Back to the Basics

     Though I love being adventurous and trying out new cosmetics, my skin has taken a turn I was not at all prepared for. I am currently battling the all-too-common: Pregnancy Acne. Without warning, every morning upon waking, I find myself welcoming a new visitor to "Shavonda's Face Island". It's annoying and nothing really seems to be working.
     All I can do right now is be as predictable and boring as I can in hopes of warding off anymore pustule riddled breakouts on my face. So that means: sticking with what I know works for me.
     My go-to cosmetics just received a refresh since I used my 15% off discount at Sephora's most recent Rouge Love event. I typically would wait for the better 20% off sale, but I knew I was low on most of these items so I bit the bullet.

     You guys have heard me exclaim my love for most things Nars. I once again picked up my tried and true Nars Sheer Glow in Tahoe. I love that Nars leans yellow in their matrix of colors. With that, I grabbed another Radiant Creamy Concealer in Biscuit. This stuff is amazing! Never creases on me, never looks dry under my eyes, and brightens wonderfully.
     As far as moisturizing has and always goes, the more emollient the better. Even during the summer I tend to use creams and balms. I'm just dry by design I suppose! This Embryolisse cream has a cult following for a reason. It's retail is around 29.00, and packs quite a punch of moisture and primer like silkiness that makes most makeup artists happy to use it on set before applying makeup. I've used this for close to a year so I know my skin's not  reacting to this when i apply it every morning.
     Lastly, the Too Faced Hangover Primer was a purchase a long time in the making. I have had this marked as a "love" on my Sephora app for sometime, but never got around to grabbing it. This time I did, and I'm loving it. I did a test run with this and this only on my skin for three days to make sure my skin wouldn't go crazy when I applied it. All systems were go so I've been using it every day after my moisturizer.
 I hope my breakouts subside sooner than later. But if they don't, I have a few options I can explore that don't involve the Not Prego Friendly avenues such as Retinol, Lasers, and Chemical Peels. I'll start with my Glamglow masks and keep you all posted on my progress!

What did you pick up at the Love Note sale at Sephora?

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Surviving the First Trimester

     Yowza. I never knew just 8 weeks could take so much out of me. I was down for the count for quite a while during the first weeks of this pregnancy.  Having a toddler who didn't quite understand what was happening made those days even harder to bear.

     I am happy to say, however, that there is and always will be an end in sight to the misery of morning sickness. It's hard to tell yourself that when you're hanging your head over the toilet puking your brains out! But the nausea and the overall feeling of  grossness does lift away.

    This time around I found my nausea resistant to most of my go-to remedies that seemed to have worked for me in the past. The vitamin B6 and Unisom concoction proved useless. As did all the prego geared lozenges, pops, and chews.

   There was a brief stint with the prescription drug called Zofran, but that route was quickly stopped after the hubby and I saw the "Did you take Zofran during pregnancy, and did your child have cleft palate or other birth defects?!" commercials on TV.  Talk about fear mongering.

  So I ended up just roughing out the sickness. But I found some other ways to reduce the misery throughout my time stuck in bed!

Kid's Chewable Vitamins

     For some reason, my body just couldn't handle the potent ingredients in a full size prenatal vitamin. My Dr gave me the go ahead to take 2 chewable vitamins at NIGHT to stave off nausea in the morning, while still getting my nutrients. 

Clarins Huile Tonic Oil

     

     I used this stuff last pregnancy and do you remember what happened? ...Nothing! I didn't get one stretch mark. Zilch. Nada. And I truly believe it was because of this product. So you can bet your fanny I will keep slathering this stuff on this second time around too! 

Books to Read

     

     I'm pretty geeky by nature, and Type A by virtue, so being in the know is sort of a requirement for me to feel like I'm somewhat in control. And since I was NOT in control of how I felt physically, I wanted to feel  in control mentally. So I've been reading! Some are oldies that I refer to here and there. And two are new finds that I'm using to navigate new territory in the world of pregnancy, birth, and nursing. 

      I can't tell you all how happy I am to be feeling good again. I hope my insight has helped you! If you're expecting, what are some things you're doing to combat the 1st Trimester Queasies?

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