Comments on: Clarisonic: How I Cleared Up My Skin Without Really Trying http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/ ~ all shades of beautiful Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:56:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ask Afrobella — Help For the Shiny Bella | afrobella http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-105602 Ask Afrobella — Help For the Shiny Bella | afrobella Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:45:56 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-105602 [...] gotta work or be at school all day, that isn’t exactly feasible. That’s why I still use Cetaphil, but recently, I have been using Neutrogena Rapid Clear Oil-Control Foaming Cleanser. I always wind [...] [...] gotta work or be at school all day, that isn’t exactly feasible. That’s why I still use Cetaphil, but recently, I have been using Neutrogena Rapid Clear Oil-Control Foaming Cleanser. I always wind [...]

]]> By: Emma http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84573 Emma Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:48:01 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84573 Clear Skin 2008!! Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser got an average 4.8/5 stars by people who have purchased and tried it out: http://www.buzzillions.com/prd-90779-cetaphil-gentle-skin-cleanser-for-all-skin-types-reviews/?in_merch=1 I have heard of the Clarasonic brush as well, but there are at-home solutions you can use if you don't want to throw down the $200. Mixing a bit of baking soda with Cetaphil makes one of the best and gentlest exfoliants out there! And I'm definitely not the only one that thinks so: http://www.ehow.com/tips_2728.html Clear Skin 2008!! Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser got an average 4.8/5 stars by people who have purchased and tried it out: http://www.buzzillions.com/prd-90779-cetaphil-gentle-skin-cleanser-for-all-skin-types-reviews/?in_merch=1

I have heard of the Clarasonic brush as well, but there are at-home solutions you can use if you don’t want to throw down the $200. Mixing a bit of baking soda with Cetaphil makes one of the best and gentlest exfoliants out there! And I’m definitely not the only one that thinks so: http://www.ehow.com/tips_2728.html

]]> By: Fiona http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84560 Fiona Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:01:33 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84560 Clear Skin 2008!!- I have hit 2008 with a set mission to clear my acne fied skin and other bit and was soooo happy to read this section- I am 29 and have a bad case of acne – it crept up on me beginning of 2006 and did not see it coming to full effect until the end of last year (did not know acne can effect you at this stage??) –when they became HIGHLY visible I did what any normal human being does I stated to pop!! BIG MISTAKE I had no idea it would spread like wild fire!! not only than I have caused some real scaring to my skin I have tried everything under the sun from Aveda products, pure green clay to massage loads of oily concoction on my face- Most of the products or accessory for good skin care are not available in the UK and would love to have a The Clarisonic brush and be one of the first in London to say HIP HIP HORRAHHH free at last ……….. Clear Skin 2008!!- I have hit 2008 with a set mission to clear my acne fied skin and other bit and was soooo happy to read this section- I am 29 and have a bad case of acne – it crept up on me beginning of 2006 and did not see it coming to full effect until the end of last year (did not know acne can effect you at this stage??) –when they became HIGHLY visible I did what any normal human being does I stated to pop!! BIG MISTAKE I had no idea it would spread like wild fire!! not only than I have caused some real scaring to my skin I have tried everything under the sun from Aveda products, pure green clay to massage loads of oily concoction on my face- Most of the products or accessory for good skin care are not available in the UK and would love to have a The Clarisonic brush and be one of the first in London to say HIP HIP HORRAHHH free at last ………..

]]> By: bellakarenna http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84444 bellakarenna Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:58:01 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84444 Clear skin in 2008!!! Woo hoo! At 31 y/o I've tried every lotion and potion known to woman. As a little girl in the islands I had the most gorgeous clear reddish brown skin. My pre-teen years in S. Florida left me ravaged by sun, oncoming acne, and American processed food. I never got treatment and I never grew out of it. So, I've been on a two decade quest to find a simplied, organic skincare routine. I've even gone so far as to get a skincare license so I could just learn about what was going on with my skin (and treat others). To date I've used benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, peels(even strong ones that cause a complete necrosis of the top layer of the skin), HQ, kojic acid, AHA/BHA, ultrasound, hi-frequency, retin a, tri-luma. Anyone remember, Edgar Morris? Yep, I used that, Pro-Active of course. I've had 'acne surgery', all day clay masks(while I do household chores). I know it's a emotional topic for many women at the core. Every bella on this board deserves a Clairisonic. Two years I worked for an evil dermatologist in Manhattan who bilked her patients of thousands and before I quit, I heard about the Clairisonic. I spoke to a sales rep on the phone who wanted us to try the product. This was only available in fancy schmancy derm offices before. Evil doctor lady would not let me try the product which I deemed to be a stellar and innovative. It's been on my wishlist since. It's truly remarkable. Today I use the simplest non-chem products possible. Basically essential oil and such. I have discovered proper cleansing and gentle, gentle exfoliation and cleansing are key. I'm going back to Jamaica this year, I want to look and feel beautiful in 2008. Clear skin is central to good health and good self esteem. Please please let me get what I want this time! Thanks Bella! Best wishes and happy exfoliation to the winner. I'm done, I promise. :) Clear skin in 2008!!! Woo hoo! At 31 y/o I’ve tried every lotion and potion known to woman. As a little girl in the islands I had the most gorgeous clear reddish brown skin. My pre-teen years in S. Florida left me ravaged by sun, oncoming acne, and American processed food. I never got treatment and I never grew out of it. So, I’ve been on a two decade quest to find a simplied, organic skincare routine. I’ve even gone so far as to get a skincare license so I could just learn about what was going on with my skin (and treat others). To date I’ve used benzoyl peroxide, sulfur, peels(even strong ones that cause a complete necrosis of the top layer of the skin), HQ, kojic acid, AHA/BHA, ultrasound, hi-frequency, retin a, tri-luma. Anyone remember, Edgar Morris? Yep, I used that, Pro-Active of course. I’ve had ‘acne surgery’, all day clay masks(while I do household chores). I know it’s a emotional topic for many women at the core. Every bella on this board deserves a Clairisonic. Two years I worked for an evil dermatologist in Manhattan who bilked her patients of thousands and before I quit, I heard about the Clairisonic. I spoke to a sales rep on the phone who wanted us to try the product. This was only available in fancy schmancy derm offices before. Evil doctor lady would not let me try the product which I deemed to be a stellar and innovative. It’s been on my wishlist since. It’s truly remarkable. Today I use the simplest non-chem products possible. Basically essential oil and such. I have discovered proper cleansing and gentle, gentle exfoliation and cleansing are key. I’m going back to Jamaica this year, I want to look and feel beautiful in 2008. Clear skin is central to good health and good self esteem. Please please let me get what I want this time! Thanks Bella! Best wishes and happy exfoliation to the winner. I’m done, I promise. :)

]]> By: Faith http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84442 Faith Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84442 PS: It is 11:54 am my time but my post is reading 12:54. I hope that my entry counts! PS: It is 11:54 am my time but my post is reading 12:54. I hope that my entry counts!

]]> By: Faith http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84441 Faith Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:54:55 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84441 “Clear skin in 2008!” I am so happy that I read this post just before I went to lunch. I am 24 and desperately want to get rid of this acne! It is so difficult to find products because I am trying to be more conscious about what I take into my body as well as what I use on my skin and hair. Everything natural seems to be so expensive (entry level positions sure don't pay enough for expensive trial and error) so I have tried homemade recipes. They work sometimes but the need to exfoliate is leaving me at a loss. Not only am I excited about trying the CETAPHIL I am excited about possibly winning the first thing I have ever won! Help me get beautiful and confident PLEASE!!! “Clear skin in 2008!” I am so happy that I read this post just before I went to lunch. I am 24 and desperately want to get rid of this acne! It is so difficult to find products because I am trying to be more conscious about what I take into my body as well as what I use on my skin and hair. Everything natural seems to be so expensive (entry level positions sure don’t pay enough for expensive trial and error) so I have tried homemade recipes. They work sometimes but the need to exfoliate is leaving me at a loss. Not only am I excited about trying the CETAPHIL I am excited about possibly winning the first thing I have ever won! Help me get beautiful and confident PLEASE!!!

]]> By: LTEEFAW http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84437 LTEEFAW Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:31:31 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84437 Clear Skin in 2008. “The Twenty Year War” that’s what I’ll call my battle against acne. I can’t tell you how many lotions and potions I’ve used trying my damnedest (if that a word) to have skin like Jada Pickett-Smith. At the top of the list is Pro-activ. Honey that stuff provided me with amazing results for a total of 2 hours then I was right back at square one. Differin was the bomb until I got pregnant. Most recently I’ve tried Skin Ceuticals now let me tell you this stuff is great but I would have to take out a small business loan in order to afford just one of their product. That stuff is not cheap. The C+AHA is like $110 a bottle. ***Shh, listen. Is that a violin playing? Just in time for me start begging**** My skin had been “showing out” for way to long. Mrs. Afrobella please give me the Clarisonic brush. I’m begging. Please, please, please……Okay let me get off my knees someone just walked into my office and I had to pretend I was down here praying instead of begging shamelessly for a beauty product. Clear Skin in 2008.
“The Twenty Year War” that’s what I’ll call my battle against acne. I can’t tell you how many lotions and potions I’ve used trying my damnedest (if that a word) to have skin like Jada Pickett-Smith. At the top of the list is Pro-activ. Honey that stuff provided me with amazing results for a total of 2 hours then I was right back at square one. Differin was the bomb until I got pregnant. Most recently I’ve tried Skin Ceuticals now let me tell you this stuff is great but I would have to take out a small business loan in order to afford just one of their product. That stuff is not cheap. The C+AHA is like $110 a bottle.

***Shh, listen. Is that a violin playing? Just in time for me start begging****

My skin had been “showing out” for way to long. Mrs. Afrobella please give me the Clarisonic brush. I’m begging. Please, please, please……Okay let me get off my knees someone just walked into my office and I had to pretend I was down here praying instead of begging shamelessly for a beauty product.

]]> By: LTEEFAW http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84436 LTEEFAW Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:28:23 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84436 "The Twenty Year War" that's what I'll call my battle against acne. I can't tell you how many lotions and potions I've used trying my damnedest (if that a word) to have skin like Jada Pickett-Smith. At the top of the list is Pro-activ. Honey that stuff provided me with amazing results for a total of 2 hours then I was right back at square one. Differin was the bomb until I got pregnant. Most recently I've tried Skin Ceuticals now let me tell you this stuff is great but I would have to take out a small business loan in order to afford just one of their product. That stuff is not cheap. The C+AHA is like $110 a bottle. ***Shh, listen. Is that a violin playing? Just in time for me start begging**** My skin had been "showing out" for way to long. Mrs. Afrobella please give me the Clarisonic brush. I'm begging. Please, please, please......Okay let me get off my knees someone just walked into my office and I had to pretend I was down here praying instead of begging shamelessly for a beauty product. “The Twenty Year War” that’s what I’ll call my battle against acne. I can’t tell you how many lotions and potions I’ve used trying my damnedest (if that a word) to have skin like Jada Pickett-Smith. At the top of the list is Pro-activ. Honey that stuff provided me with amazing results for a total of 2 hours then I was right back at square one. Differin was the bomb until I got pregnant. Most recently I’ve tried Skin Ceuticals now let me tell you this stuff is great but I would have to take out a small business loan in order to afford just one of their product. That stuff is not cheap. The C+AHA is like $110 a bottle.

***Shh, listen. Is that a violin playing? Just in time for me start begging****

My skin had been “showing out” for way to long. Mrs. Afrobella please give me the Clarisonic brush. I’m begging. Please, please, please……Okay let me get off my knees someone just walked into my office and I had to pretend I was down here praying instead of begging shamelessly for a beauty product.

]]> By: Soontobemommy http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84417 Soontobemommy Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:02:28 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84417 Clear skin in 2008! I am a 21 year old soon to be first time mommy and let me say that my skin is paying for it! I found out on September 11, 2007 that I was going to be a mommy and I couldnt wait to experience all of the goods and bads of pregnancy. i mean- to prove that i was actually pregnant, I actually used to smell coffee just so i can get that "im about to puke" feeling . I knew about morning sickness, headaches, backaches, feet swelling and all the horrors of pregnancy- but no one tells you about the hair falling out, nails not growing (as fast as you'd think), icky taste in your mouth or... ACNE. Now, i've always had yucky skin but, let me tell you, this by far is the worse. My skin has always been oily but now you could squeeze my cheek and cook a chicken dinner with the residue that comes out of my face. Im beginning to believe that the "glow" everyone is telling me i have is a nice way of telling me I need Pro-Activ. Im a pimple popper and although i know its bad and it'll leave a mark that even Ambi couldnt clear, I still do it. Now, I have Vegetable oil skin and pimples, blackheads and dark marks sketched across my face. As far as products that I've used... Black Soap, Shea Butter Soap, Pro-activ, Clean & Clear, Biore pore strips, Ambi foaming cleanser, St Ive's peach scrub... i could go on and on but my son is kicking my bladder and i dont need to tell you what will happen if i wait any longer. Clear skin in 2008! I am a 21 year old soon to be first time mommy and let me say that my skin is paying for it! I found out on September 11, 2007 that I was going to be a mommy and I couldnt wait to experience all of the goods and bads of pregnancy. i mean- to prove that i was actually pregnant, I actually used to smell coffee just so i can get that “im about to puke” feeling . I knew about morning sickness, headaches, backaches, feet swelling and all the horrors of pregnancy- but no one tells you about the hair falling out, nails not growing (as fast as you’d think), icky taste in your mouth or… ACNE. Now, i’ve always had yucky skin but, let me tell you, this by far is the worse. My skin has always been oily but now you could squeeze my cheek and cook a chicken dinner with the residue that comes out of my face. Im beginning to believe that the “glow” everyone is telling me i have is a nice way of telling me I need Pro-Activ. Im a pimple popper and although i know its bad and it’ll leave a mark that even Ambi couldnt clear, I still do it. Now, I have Vegetable oil skin and pimples, blackheads and dark marks sketched across my face. As far as products that I’ve used… Black Soap, Shea Butter Soap, Pro-activ, Clean & Clear, Biore pore strips, Ambi foaming cleanser, St Ive’s peach scrub… i could go on and on but my son is kicking my bladder and i dont need to tell you what will happen if i wait any longer.

]]> By: Jacquelyn http://www.afrobella.com/2008/01/07/clarisonic-how-to-clear-up-skin/comment-page-3/#comment-84412 Jacquelyn Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:06:39 +0000 http://afrobella.com/?p=406#comment-84412 Clear skin in 2008! My biggest problem is dry skin. I had skin that looked like braille & was prescribed a ton of meds, but now, while my skin has cleared up drastically, I'm still left with crazy, dry, flaky skin. Quite frankly it disgusts me. What to do? As well, on the occassion that I get the monthly hormonal breakouts, I'm left with unsightly dark spots. I haven't a clue how to speed up their removal! Clear skin in 2008!
My biggest problem is dry skin. I had skin that looked like braille & was prescribed a ton of meds, but now, while my skin has cleared up drastically, I’m still left with crazy, dry, flaky skin. Quite frankly it disgusts me. What to do? As well, on the occassion that I get the monthly hormonal breakouts, I’m left with unsightly dark spots. I haven’t a clue how to speed up their removal!

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