I’d always had low maintenance skin. In fact, I had never even worn powder until I experienced a bad case of skin karma.
It all started when was so exhausted from my colicky baby that I didn’t know which way was up- and the SEVENTY pounds I had packed on while pregnant didn’t seem to be melting off nearly as quickly as I would have liked.
So when a random woman came up and said I beautiful skin and asked me what foundation and/or powder I used, I was pretty stoked to tell her that it was all au natural. Because even though my kids had taken away my sleep and my all hopes of ever wearing bikini again, they couldn’t take away my glowing skin.
And I’m not gonna lie, I bragged about it. I told my mom, my BF and anyone else who would listen. I may still have been wearing my fat pants with empire waist tops, but at least I had great skin!
Until I didn’t.
Less than a month later, I started getting zits. And not just one zit-LOTS of zits. By my mouth, on my forehead, near my hairline. And I was pissed.
Looking back now, I have a feeling that my sleep deprivation and poor diet played a huge role in why my skin thought I was thirteen, not thirty-six. But at the time, I thought it was because I had bragged about my glowing skin to anyone who would listen.
Since then, I wear powder each day- in general it just makes my skin look better. But no matter how fab it looks, you won’t ever hear me brag about it. I don’t want skin karma to bite me in the booty again!
(Liz Fenton is one of our skin-savvy guest bloggers we’ve invited to share skincare experiences with you. We created this blog to be you-powered).
Love this! You know I’ve suffered from my fair share of skin *issues* over the years so this article really hits home. But I’m afraid to talk about how in fear the zits will overtake me!