Feeling the Burn

Last week the esthetician who waxes my eyebrows suggested I use a clay mask to reduce the size of my pores since I am having my engagement pictures this weekend.  My skin has been a wreck the last month because Mother Nature can’t decide if Florida is still in winter or moving straight to summer (if you have ever been here you know that we skip the comfort of spring altogether).  Anyway, the only mask I have on hand at the moment is a peel-off alpha hydroxy one so I went to Ulta to get my tried-and-true-favorite Queen Helene’s Mint Julep clay mask.  But then I saw  Freeman’s Avocado & Oatmeal one that honestly smelled a little more appealing and was about $.50 cheaper (yes, I am that cheap).

So I slathered it on me and on Mr. Juicefairy (I want him to look his best too … and now he is going to kill me for sharing this) and he says …

“This burns a little.”

Me: “I don’t feel anything. Its only oatmeal and avocado how can it burn?”

Mr. Juicefairy: “Are you sure there is nothing else in here?  It feels funny.”

… I look at bottle …

Me: “Oh.  There is a lot of other stuff in here.”

… pause …

Me: “Whoa!  This burns”

Mr. Juicefairy: “I told you!”

Yes, now I know trying a new skin product right before my engagement pictures are taken is sooo stupid.  Luckily when we removed it our skin was unaffected and it actually did feel a little smooth.  But I certainly don’t recommend this product. Apparently I am not the only one that had this reaction as well.   Anything that is so harsh it burns cannot be good for your skin.  And btw, I called Ulta and they are willing to exchange the product for something else.  Thanks Ulta!