Hiya girlies!
Today I’d love for us to share the little tips and tricks that you’re proud of, things that help you feel like the best version of you! It could be about anything, makeup, hair, hair removal, voice, mannerisms, diet, exercise, fashion, whatever you learned that had a positive impact on your life that could help another girlie learning who she wants to be!
Something I’ve been particularly enjoying recently is finding ladies I particularly admire in media and copying the things they say, trying to match their intonation and expression. I know it’s not an original idea but it can be super fun and very satisfying when you get it right! :3
Lately it’s been keeping my daily skincare routine and perfecting my haircare routine. Having soft smooth hair is my favorite and is worth the effort. I’ve also been experimenting a lot of with outfits and styles that I normally shy away from, and embracing my own femininity in a much more confident less shy way than I’m used to. You can tell that people treat you noticeably different when you’re overtly feminine, and I normally don’t pass but I feel like I have been more often since making these changes.
I spent years not giving a shit about my skin or my hair or my clothes, just kinda coasting along on hormones hoping one day I’d magically be the woman I wanted to be. Realizing that it takes actually loving my body and loving who I am was honestly a big step for me. So all the self care lately has me feeling so much better about myself. It’s a lot of work but the more I do it the more I find I really enjoy it.
gosh that skincare routine does sound super comfy! I definitely need to add that to my to-do list, thank you! <3
I’m a cis lady, so please let me know if I’m not supposed to post here, but I just wanted to share - I recently started using the Glow Recipe eye brightening cream and I’m honestly blown away. I’ve always doubted the efficacy of creams that can lessen dark undereyes but holy crap, this stuff is good!
Oh wow, yeah looking at some of the reviews and it seems like exactly what I’ve been looking for. My brightening serum has helped a lot, but my undereyes are stubborn. :P I just got a sephora gift card for Christmas, I’ll have to give glow recipe a shot :)
I’m curious about the acne treatment. My instinct has always been moisturize last.
I think the concern really is that you don’t want your skin to dry up in the area where you’re applying the acne treatment. It will depend on your skin type and whether your skin tends towards oily or dry, but in my case if I put my moisturizer on top then there’s already a significant barrier to my pores in the form of the acne treatment, kinda blocking it from fully moisturizing my skin in that area. Whereas, when I apply the acne treatment on top, the benzoyl peroxide is still effective at breaking down the acne causing bacteria without drying out your skin as much? I can only apply it once a day. If I do it twice, my skin dries out. For the occasional white heads I get, putting it on last has been quite effective.