My Finessed Life: Skin Finesse: My Bad Skin Habits

If you are a person a color, then you are familar with the phrase BLACK DON'T CRACK. Well, my pigmented brothers and sisters, if you have some bad habits like myself you may be experiencing a few fractures...EEK! Bad skin habits can be the difference between a healthy glowing complexion and irritated, damage skin. I KNOW is should be treating my skin better, but laziness is getting in the way.

2 BAD SKIN HABITS THAT I HAVE TO BREAK:

NOT WASHING MY FACE AT NIGHT EVEN WHEN WEARING MAKEUP

Sleeping in makeup is clogging my pores. I'm risking eye infections, and making my eyelashes sparse. Currently, I am trying Mario Badescu products. Early Review...LOVE Now to use it before bed.

2. KEEPING MAKEUP TOO LONG- Make up starts to harbor bacteria. Based on articles I've found at Cosmetics Suite101, and Confessions of a Product Junkie and About: Skincare, here is a list of the shelf lives of specific products:

Foundation and Concealers: 12 months (water based/oil-free), 18 months (oil-based).

Powder : 2 years.
Blush and bronzer: 2 years (powder), 12-18 months (cream).
Eye liner: Sharpen it regularly and it will last up to 3 years (pencil), 3-6 months (liquid).
Eye shadow: 2-3 years (powder), 12-18 months (cream).
Lipstick and Liners: 2-3 years.
Lip gloss: 18-24 months.
Mascara: Some experts say 3-4 months. Others say 6 months maximum. No matter
whom you’re choosing to listen to, all experts agree that mascara has one of the shortest

shelf life. Think of your mascara as a petri dish for bacteria.
Nail polish: 12 months ( Sorry just won't conform to this one)

Applicators (brushes and sponges): 3-6 months. Wash them regularly

Moisturizer, Toner, Exfoliants, Eye creams: 6-12 months

Lip balm: 1-2 years