I am writing this and our Halloween curtains are billowing from the windows, the cats are howling and the wind is crazy. What a creepy night!? I kind of feel like I should be celebrating by watching a witchy movie and sipping orange cocoa. Instead, I'm going to share something equally horrifying - my pores!
One of the things in my box today was the GlamGlow Gift Sexy. This awesome little kit from Sephora includes the Super-Mud Clearing Treatment and the Youth-Mud Tinglexfoliate Treatment (which I haven't used) from GlamGlow. Now I will be so honest, I hadn't even heard of these until one of my favorite beauty bloggers purchased it the other day. After hearing her description of the product, I was more than a little obsessed and began reading up on it, watching videos, etc.
The Super-Mud is meant to help fight common skin concerns including breakouts,
discoloration, and black/white heads. The mud draws out dirt and congestion while brightening and softening skin. I was more than excited to order this, until I saw the hefty pricetag of $69. Generally just the Super-Mud is $69 so I figured great way to try two for one. And, I completely planned on returning it if I didn't like it after the first try. I mean, for $69 you have one shot to wow me!
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| What pretty packaging! |
As soon as the box came in today, and I had properly swatched my little heart's desires away, I got right to tackling these pores of mine. Warning, the below is kind of gross. I mean, it's my skin and I was even feeling icky about it.
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| Oh pores, why are you so enormous?!? |
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The packaging is not only sleek, but also feels substantial. I will admit, the jar isn't tiny, but it isn't big for the money so I was wondering how long it would last. The package says to expect 17 full masks or 1,000 spot treatments in one jar. The mask does try very quickly, so you will need to work fast and don't leave it out drying. It does feel thin, but still gives complete coverage.
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| I was able to cover my entire face using just what was on the lid! |
Once the mask is on, you let it sit for 5-20 minutes. The neat thing is, and you can see below, the mask starts out dark grey. Once it dries, it begins to turn a light grey and tightens around your face. Then it begins pulling the oogies from beneath the depths of those cavernous pores and little black spots of grime begin to appear. This is where you learn that your Clarisonic Mia isn't a super cleaner (although it is amazing) and girl, you needed a mask ages ago!
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| This is the point where I feel like I have way more impurities than other reviews I have seen! |
Once it's dried (about 5-20) minutes and mostly light grey, you wash it off with warm water. The result? Some pretty sweet, clean, soft skin. Like, really soft. I am so in love, no way this baby is going back!
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| So soft and clean! |
And just for comparison, after just one use, a before and after. I really notice a difference on the tip of my nose, and my pores look less deep on my cheeks. This is going to become a favorite, I can tell!
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| You can click the picture to zoom and see a difference. |
Happy Friday!
