Skin Care Sunday | Michael Todd Pumpkin Face Mask

Hello! Happy Sunday!

For today's Skin Care Sunday Post I'm going to be reviewing the Michael Todd Pumpkin Nutrient Rich Facial Mask. I've been meaning to do this review for a while, but I thought Fall was a good time since this mask is a pumpkin one!

So a while ago I bought a skin care set from Michael Todd for combo oily skin and this mask was included in it. This set was pretty disappointed and nowhere near as good as the set I bought for acne prone skin before this one. Spoiler alert- this mask was a no go. 

About this mask from Michael Todd's website 

'Formulated with vitamin rich pumpkin and a blend of gentle exfoliants, PUMPKIN MASK dissolves dead dulling skin cells as it infuses fresh new skin with protective antioxidants and strengthening vitamins. PUMPKIN MASK is a weekly facial rejuvenating treatment that will leave skin glowing.

Who Should Use it?

All skin types except sensitive. Not to be used in combination with retinol based products on compromised or on sunburned skin'

*Now let's first talk about that little tidbit at the end that it shouldn't be used with sensitive skin that I some how looked over when I bought this. My skin is indeed very sensitive.* I would list all the ingredients for this (all organic!) and what their benefits are but meh- I'm not recommending this mask to anyone so if you are curious then you can find them on their website. 

My Thoughts-

-I don't exactly know what I was expecting this mask to be like, but you can see from the picture that it looks sort of like pumpkin purée. I guess I thought this was going to be more like a clay mask that was pumpkin scented? I don't know. I can see my friend Pilar cringing at the thought of this mask since she's not a fan of pumpkin LOL!

-This felt super goopy and just plain gross when I applied it to my skin. It doesn't smell pleasant- nothing at all like a yummy pumpkin spice. 

-And this mask BURNED this heck out of my face. Which I'm guessing is why they say not to use it on sensitive skin. 

-Once it's applied to sets for a minute, the burning is not quite so bad, and it doesn't feel as gross. So I guess if you can stick it out for a minute or so then it's not so bad. But still,  I don't like it. 

-Other than the two bad things I mentioned, I don't have any other complaints. It didn't make my skin break out, but I did only use it a few times so I can't be too sure that it wouldn't in the future. 

Over all this is definitely not one that I will be finishing up or repurchasing. 

I was kind of disappointed because I love the Michael Todd Kaolin Clay mask, but o guess you can't love everything from a skin care line!

Skin Care Sunday | Favorite Products for Acne

Hello!! It's been a while since I did a Skin Care Sunday post! Today I'm going to share my favorite products to use for acne. Most of these aren't specifically for acne, but they are what works for me and what I use to keep any acne or belmishes at bay. 

I do like to use mostly organic stuff on my face, but the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser has way less ingredients in it than other non organic face cleansers. I started using this about 2 years ago and it cleared my skin up really well. This isn't my current everyday cleanser, but it'd still one that I love and use quite often. 

The Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel is something I've talked about a lot recently but it also does really great things for my skin. It's very soothing to any problem areas on my face. 

Aloe Gel is a recent discovery of mine (for other than sun burns!) and I started using it as a spot treatment to help the healing process of blemishes. I have stated using it all over my face as well, after I use a toner and before my mousturizer at night time.  

 I have mentioned before that I love Michael Todd Skin Care and I had a set for Acne prone skin that was amazing. In currently using a different one, and it's no where near as good, but the first two products here are what I have left from the acne set. Michael Todd products are all organic and I've had really great results while using them. 

The Jojoba Charcoal Scrub is my favorite face scrub/exfoliater. I use this about twice a week and it's the best one I've ever used. Charcoal is great for your skin to draw out impurities!

The two face masks that I like to use are the Michael Todd Kaolin Clay Mask and the Lush Mask of Magnaminty. Lush also uses all natural ingredients and this is one I've been using for about 2 years also. It's done great things for any acne and oiliness in my skin. The Kaolin Clay mask is super gentle on the skin and always makes my face feel so clean and fresh. 

Spot Treatments

I mentioned that I like to use Aloe as a spot treatment but I wanted to share some other things I like to use too. 

-Face Masks. I sometimes just dab a little bit of either of my face masks on a blemish and leave it on overnight. It helps to dry up the spot.

-Toothpaste is also a good spot treatment that helps dry up blenishes. I leave it on overnight like I would the face mask. This is something I've been doing for 10+ years. 

-If I can tell a spot is infected I like to use peroxide or rubbing alcohol on it. This cleans the bacteria and helps to dry out the spot as well. I know some people say not to do this and it helps slow healing but it has always worked for me! 

What are your favorite products to help treat acne? 

August Ipsy Bag!

Hello! I finally received my Ipsy bag in the mail today and I wanted to share here on my blog what came in it! I love getting these in the mail and I look forward to it every month! It feels like I'm getting presents lol. I thought this months bag was pretty good and I'm excited to try all of the products that I got. I will probably do some reviews for a few of the products once I try them out.

I love the purple and gold colors in the bag this month, it's super pretty. From left to right the products I got are a sample of the new Urban Decay lipsticks, a Pixi lash booster mascara, a Mica beauty pigment, a Pacifica mineral BB cream, and a Michael Todd jojoba charcoal face scrub.

Here is a picture of the Urban Decay Lipstick in the color called Anarchy. It's super hot pink color.

Here is a swatch of the lip stick and of the Mica Beauty pigment in the color bronze. I love gold/bronze colored eyeshadows so this is perfect for me.

Here is the BB cream and the face scrub. The BB cream looked a little dark for my skin, but maybe once I blend it into my skin it will be okay. The face scrub looks a little weird lol.

Here is a close up of the mascara. I have not really tried any products by this brand before so we shall see how I like this mascara!

Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoyed!