A Challenge: The Dark Spot Preliminary
Skin. It’s one of the most critical aspects of makeup and it’s been one of the toughest things for me to get a handle on. Unfortunately for me, my skin is quite temperamental. I can’t tell you how many times that I’ve finally thought I’ve found a great product. The results are fantastic for a week or two, and then week three will give an entirely different (and usually negative) result. Pair that with obnoxious and unpredictable hormonal breakouts and it’s a constant battle.
The jawline has always been problematic..
Despite all of that, I have gotten a better handle on my skin within the last year or so. However, there’s still the issue of hyper-pigmentation. Whether my skin is irritated by a cut or scrape, acne or ingrown hair or eczema reaction; the aftermath tends to result in areas of darker skin. Blemishes can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to resolve, but the dark spots/scarring lasts for months on the face or years on the body.
Clinque's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector
I picked this up a few months ago, but I wanted to wait until the new year to start with it. Due to my skin’s diva-like nature, I’m giving this product a two week preliminary. It’s suggested to use both day and night, but for the first two weeks I will be using it only at night so I don’t have to worry about any conflicts with my current day time routine. Once I finish with the initial two weeks, I will follow the format of my last 28 day challenge with weekly updates and sharing my experience and any relevant tips or suggestions.
My past experience hasn’t been great with Clinique skin care, but I have heard really good things about this product. Hopefully, this will help in turning a new leaf for my skin.
If this is a problem for you too, how do you cope with hyper-pigmentation?
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I’ve been actually eying this product for sometime. I may purchase it as well. Keep us posted!
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I definitely will be. :]
I’m a big fan of Clinique’s Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector. I alternate between using this, MAC Brightening Serum, and MAC Lightful Charged Essence. Honestly, I believe they’re the same products and Estee Lauder just repackaged them. LOL! All three work great for my skin. I think you’ll like it. You won’t get instant results, but over time you should notice a difference. You should instantly feel that your skin is softer though. I also noticed that my makeup goes on easier and looks more like skin when I use these products. The only reason I’d prefer MAC’s products over Clinique is because of Back 2 MAC.
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Ooh, that’s interesting.. I never thought about the comparison. I’ve never used the Lightful line. We’ll have to see how it goes, though I’m not expecting instant results.. my skin did feel quite soft this morning, which I wasn’t expecting.
I have sun damage from too much sun exposure so I’m anxious to see/hear the results–I’ve been curious about this product for some time now but like you, I haven’t had good luck with Clinique.
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It will be a six-week run all in, but will definitely keep the photos coming. Fingers crossed.
Ohhhhh I am dying to know if this works for you. I have sun damage on my nose and forehead and all I’ve been doing is covering it with concealer. I’m going to be watching/following
Cant wait to see your results
thisthatbeauty did a great post on fighting hyperpigmentation that you may like babe: http://www.thisthatbeauty.com/2012/02/thisthatbeauty-vs-hyperpigmentation/
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My Skin is oily.Will it create any side effect?