Hydration For Skin Care. As most of you already know, I spent the past few days in Las Vegas. Although I wasn’t there to party, my skin still got a beating. With a combination of extreme heat, air conditioning and cigarette smoke, it didn’t stand a chance. On top of that, as much as I try to be consistent, my water consumption can sometimes fall short,which certainly doesn’t help increase the hydration my skin so desperately needs. . This is especially prevalent when I’m tired. When I don’t get enough sleep most things about my diet just go out the window.
So of course dehydration lines appeared around my eyes and my skin got a little blotchy even with my fabulous new HD foundation. Here’s where something interesting happened that I want to share with you. Walking around in Vegas you are constantly bombarded with people wanting to sell you something. Be it clothing, accessories (it took me about a half an hour to get out of a bag store. Who knew I’d want to leave but I did), or skincare. The sales are aggressive.
One such salesperson caught me on my last day. She was working at a kiosk in the Fashion Mall. Now keep in mind that I barely had any sleep the night before, I had just come in from a 25 minute walk under the blazing sun and I was dehydrated. First she complemented me and then proceeded to say that she had something for my eyes. Okay sure. She asked if I knew what collagen was, I said yes I am familiar with it and she proceeded to tell me all about it anyway. I suppose it’s just a part of her sales script.
She applied a cream all around my eyes and viola, all the fine lines disappeared. I was about put down my credit card to purchase an expensive cream when she told me I also have rosacea. That’s when my brain kicked in. First she created a skin problem that I don’t have and of course my eyes looked better, she just put a whole pile of badly needed moisture on them.
This is where my little life lesson comes in. As much as I love skincare products and will happily buy all of them, it’s important to actually try them out for a few days without purchasing everything in sight. Also, I need to remember to be smart about what I buy. There was a good reason that I wasn’t at my best and I can’t let a pushy sales person tell me what I need.
So from now on I pledge to drink a lot more water and be extra mindful of applying hydrating face masks when I travel!
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never heard of black tea mask ! would love to use it once at least !
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It is so wonderful. I feel my stress melting away when I use it!
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I have to try it!
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Thanks!
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Caroline, you’re a wealth of knowledge, as always… My skin is hating my Euro-road trip and I am looking a bit like a sleepy pizza, if you know what I mean! I must try these products!
I do, unfortunately! Seriously up the water and at night a calming face mask. Loving all your pics btw!
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We have to be careful with our skin I know what you´re talking about, one time I was having a little rosacea my skin also, and I got worried, thanks for the tips
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Yeah, whenever I get stressed or tired my skin tells the world about it!
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Indeed! Easy to spend money on products we actually don´t need or works so well with the skin 🙁
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Sample always samples from now on!
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Another great post Caroline! The same dehydration issues occur to me when I travel, because my routine is discarded. Hope you are drinking plenty of natural water and packing your skin with trustworthy products!
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Oh I am! Now that I’m home thank goodness everything is back to normal.
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Black tea mask??? Wow!!!! I would like to try it!!!
Great post Caroline!
It’s really fabulous!
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great selection Caroline, I love the products. Happy week-end!!!
Happy weekend!
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I love all of the selection you give. I’m just starting to care for my skin (bad girl, I know) so it is nice to hear tips from a pro! Thanks so much!
Thanks so much! Yes start taking care of it now, you will thank me!
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There are so many beauty products out there and some times it is really difficult to choose. I think i always go with exactly what i want and then the value for money.
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Agreed! I still like to collect samples though!
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I loved reading your story….I always apply a hydrating mask on the plane… I look super shiny but it works.
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For longer flights I so as well. Luckily the flight was only 2 hours!
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I love the Fresh line!
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This is such a helpful post! Dehydration and travelling do take such a huge toll on the skin… And I can’t even count the number of times a pushy sales person has gotten the better of me (and my wallet). Thanks for the lovely post!
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Caroline, when my brown sugar mask from Fresh that you recommended is gone, do you think the black tea is a better product or stay with the brown sugar?
Well, the brown sugar one is more of a polish. I would say it’s definitely worth a try. I love how cooling it is on my face and so far it has been lasting and lasting!
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…little did that sales woman know with whom she was talking 🙂 Excellent recommendations you got there!
Seriously! I was shocked at how pushy and insulting the sales people were!
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Drooling over here…you know I love me good skin care and that definitely is right up my alley!
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Sparkling water is my favorite way to stay hydrated! Now I’m kinda addicted..
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