My eyes, my eyes.
Oh hey, I'm twenty-five and just now realizing that shit is GOING DOWN on my face that I was not aware of.
I need some eye cream, and I would love to know of any brands or treatments you're down for. A general, great moisturizer would be awesome, as well. Some basic information:
1. I am bi-racial, which means that I am forever being told I don't 'need' creams, moisturizer, serums or the like because I am brown and that myth is perpetuated by members of my own family, who use nothing but Dove and look 10 well into their seventies. However, I absolutely do need them as I am dealing with a little bit of hyperpigmentation, a little dry skin in the outer corners of my eyes, a little uneven texture and tone, a little bit of The Wrinks when I squeeze my eyes together and smile really big. I also don't drink enough water, get enough sleep and sometimes I am around enough cigarette smoke to feel it the morning after, even though I don't smoke.
2. I have a maximum budget of 50 dollars for each item (eye cream/moisturizer), so 100 total. If we can't do it for less than that, I'm up for using mayonnaise. If you're a Kiehls girl, let me hear those names being dropped.
3. I'm more interested in prevention and maintenance than a cure. I just want to stay hydrated and healthy, rather than transport my dermis back to the dewy days of 1986, when I was four. Like I'm down for my age showing on my face, I just want to make sure that my face is happy about it.
4. I don't break out or deal with acne beyond the occasional, monster cheek or chin zit, and I've got that taken care of thanks to salicylic acid and a scorched-earth policy when it comes to that. I use Cetaphil, because it is just great, and I sleep on my face which I shouldn't but I do. I don't know if that makes a difference, I just feel like confessing.
5. I apologize if this comes across as being demanding, all "TELL ME YOUR SECRETS" -- I just, like I said, have no idea where to turn. All of my back issues of InStyle are pissing me off, and my friends, when we attempted to have a round-table about this, were equally dumbfounded. We are all in the sausage factory, blindfolded and running around. There are no adults.
Please, be our adult.
I need some eye cream, and I would love to know of any brands or treatments you're down for. A general, great moisturizer would be awesome, as well. Some basic information:
1. I am bi-racial, which means that I am forever being told I don't 'need' creams, moisturizer, serums or the like because I am brown and that myth is perpetuated by members of my own family, who use nothing but Dove and look 10 well into their seventies. However, I absolutely do need them as I am dealing with a little bit of hyperpigmentation, a little dry skin in the outer corners of my eyes, a little uneven texture and tone, a little bit of The Wrinks when I squeeze my eyes together and smile really big. I also don't drink enough water, get enough sleep and sometimes I am around enough cigarette smoke to feel it the morning after, even though I don't smoke.
2. I have a maximum budget of 50 dollars for each item (eye cream/moisturizer), so 100 total. If we can't do it for less than that, I'm up for using mayonnaise. If you're a Kiehls girl, let me hear those names being dropped.
3. I'm more interested in prevention and maintenance than a cure. I just want to stay hydrated and healthy, rather than transport my dermis back to the dewy days of 1986, when I was four. Like I'm down for my age showing on my face, I just want to make sure that my face is happy about it.
4. I don't break out or deal with acne beyond the occasional, monster cheek or chin zit, and I've got that taken care of thanks to salicylic acid and a scorched-earth policy when it comes to that. I use Cetaphil, because it is just great, and I sleep on my face which I shouldn't but I do. I don't know if that makes a difference, I just feel like confessing.
5. I apologize if this comes across as being demanding, all "TELL ME YOUR SECRETS" -- I just, like I said, have no idea where to turn. All of my back issues of InStyle are pissing me off, and my friends, when we attempted to have a round-table about this, were equally dumbfounded. We are all in the sausage factory, blindfolded and running around. There are no adults.
Please, be our adult.
