“I always feel the need to start out by saying that I am not a minimalist by any means. I admire people that can have a minimal set of products and be set. To each their own; I like to test and try different things and my skin can handle it.
My skincare story, however, does have a not-so-glowing past. I had really well-behaved skin growing up, until I had a bad reaction from a peel I got in 2010. I was left with red, irritated, and raw skin and from there I got acne and dermatitis. My complexion looked so awful I did not want to go to work or anywhere else. I felt so embarrassed that, in my early twenties, I had skin that looked like a teenager going through puberty. It was then that I made it my mission to seek out skincare products that actually do something. All the top-rated products only seemed to make my skin worse. After about a year of trials and thousands of dollars in products, I discovered Josie Maran products and they changed my skin. I will always be loyal to the brand that truly gave me my own skin back. I hid in the shadows of social media for years before finally deciding to start my own IG account and share my journey with others last year. My philosophy on skincare is to know your own skin. Your skin will show you what it needs if you just take the time to get to know it rather than try to make everything work for you that you see others using. I have chosen some products to talk about that I have loved for years and some that are new loves for me. B...