Ok you guys, time to get reallll up close and personal – and extremely vulnerable.
Growing up, I was very fortunate and never really had issues with my skin except for the standard teenage pimple every now and then. I was super, super lucky.
Even throughout most of college, I always had fairly clear skin for the most part. It was until pretty much right after college that my skin started to see a big change (and not in a good way).
I was breaking out more than I ever had before. If anything I was using better products for my face and taking much better care of it. At least in the way I knew how. I was now washing my face every night (which I did not do for a long time – SHAME ON ME!) and keeping it hydrated and even got facials.
I kind of just dealt with it for a long time. I would go through periods of it being OK and then getting worse again. I tried a bunch of “good” products like Clinique and Mary Kay. Some kind of helped, but nothing really seemed to do the trick. Right after I got engaged I really wanted to make sure I was going to have “wedding-ready” skin. So I invested in Murad.
*Now I want to make this clear, this is nothing bad against Murad – I know plenty of people that use this product and it works great for them. The specific line I was using was not working for me, but I kept using it which seemed to only harm my skin more.*
Unfortunately I kept thinking my skin was going to get better. I started getting facials again and was starting to see some improvement but not a ton. Unfortunately my skin was nowhere near where I wanted to be. However, after my wedding my skin got even WORSE!
You guys, I had never seen my skin like this before in my entire life! It was so disheartening. I would cry looking at my face! I was so embarrassed and self-conscious. Even with makeup on you could see the cluster of bumps and zits underneath.
At this point I knew I had to find some other product that had yielded major results. I had seen Rodan & Fields all over the place with incredible success stories, so I figured I would give it a shot. In full transparency – this is the most I have ever paid on skincare products in my life. However, I have been using them for a year and a half and it is seriously worth every single penny!!!!
I took a survey and it nailed down my major skin concerns and assigned me to the “Unblemish” line. This line really focuses on acne and blemishes. It is pretty aggressive so you have to slowly ease into it. I used it every other day at night time. I did that for about 2 weeks and slowly worked my way to using it every night. It actually suggests to use it morning and night, however I just prefer to wash my face at night because my skin is pretty sensitive and really dry.
Thankfully I was warned that it was probably going to get worse before it got better. It didn’t get too much worse, but it definitely took about 6 weeks before I started to actually notice improvement.
During this time, I also had to reach out because the Unblemish was so harsh on my skin, it was getting incredibly itchy and feeling pretty dry and irritated. I added in steps 2 and 3 of the Soothe regimen. This helped calm my irritated skin and added in extra moisture. This helped so much!
Slowly I started to see less and less acne. You know when you see yourself every day it’s hard to really notice difference so I am so glad I took before and after pictures! (It’s also something they ask of you, but a great visual and reminder for yourself to see how much improvement your skin has had!)
90 days went by and so I took another picture and I was so impressed by what I saw. I kept using the product and my skin just continued to improve. Even the red marks and scars that were on my face from all the acne started to lighten and became less noticeable.
Here I am, basically a year and a half later and I still use this product every day. It has done wonders to my skin. My skin has also grown accustom to the products so it’s not irritating anymore! I have added on other items (from other companies) in to my day and night skin routine that I think just help even more on top of the Rodan & Fields.
So not only do I use the Unblemish line, and will also mix in some products from the Soothe line, but I also have their lip rejuvenation which is great in keeping your lips moisturized and smooth, and their eyelash serum. It is amazing and I have definitely seen a difference in the length and thickness of my eyelashes!
If your skin is calling – or screaming – at you for a change, this could very well be it! I seriously almost cry when I look back at my photos and the amazing improvement I have seen! I am seriously blown away! There are various lines to Target many different skin concerns!! You can take the survey and find out which line would best suite you!!
So, if Rodan & Fields sounds like it may be for you, I have a special offer! Go comment on my Instagram post – “UNBLEMISH” and you’ll get your preferred customer fee waived!! It’s a one-time fee and you get 10% off on all orders!!
