"What is that on your face?..." Ibuprofen Mask

Happy Wednesday Everyone!  I know that I am posting late, but I was traveling home on Monday so I really didn't get the chance to blog.  It was such a fun week of family, weddings, and more.  My oldest niece Anna got married this weekend to her now husband Josh.  I had the great honor of doing her make up for her special day and her reception.  I will be doing a post on that later when I get more photos.  She was glowing even without makeup.  She told me I made her feel beautiful and she still felt like herself. I would say that is a job well done.  So happy for Josh and her to start their life together. 

I wonder all the time how we are related.  I swear I am her aunt.  

This weeks post was another no brainer.  I posted this  picture of my self on my IG and Facebook page and I had so many questions and request to show you how I did this.

I posted this as a joke, but you asked and you shall receive.

I was a little misleading because I called it an aspirin mask.  It is actually an Ibuprofen mask.That is were the pink is coming from.  

As you readers know,  when I travel my skin takes a turn for the worst.  I brake out and get super dry.  It is so annoying.  Instead of waiting till I got home to fix, I decided after the reception Saturday night to give my skin some much needed love and attention.

So this is what I did:

This is what I was working with.  The edges of my lips get all dry and then I get this nice beard/mustash of achene that is just beautiful.  Seriously happens Every Time I travel.

Step 1. Sugar Scrub.

When I am at home I have this generic brand sugar scrub that I use when my face gets like this.  Now because I was traveling I didn't have that scrub with me so i improvised. 

This is not a joke.  Brown sugar is a great fill in face scrub when you leave yours at home.  The granules are small so they don't irritate the skin further, yet rough enough to leave your skin feeling baby soft.  White sugar is also a good substitute, but it is more of a rough then gentle.  All I did was get my face soaking wet and then take about a table spoon full of brown sugar and rub it on my skin in circular motions.  I concentrated a little more on the corners of my mouth and anywhere else I felt more dry then other parts.  After I was done scrubbing I rinsed off with warm water.

Step 2.Ibuprofen Mask

First you need a big spoon, 3 Ibuprofen , and water.

Or in my case an ice cream scoop.  

Then you place the 3 Ibuprofen  into the spoon and crush them until they are a powder.  

Don't worry if there are bigger chunks in there.  It all works the same. 

You then add a couple of drops of water until it is a nice past consistency. (Honestly, you can make it what every consistency you want.  It depends on how much coverage you need.  For me I was just doing my lower half of my face because that is where the break outs were the worst. 

Yummy!

After it is made, your face should be clean and dry after the scrub, you place it on the desired areas. 

You leave it on until it drys and becomes flaky.

Not going to lie, you kind of look like you have a nasty skin condition. (I'm so fancy!)

After it looks like this you know that it is time to rinse it off with warm water.  Pat dry skin with a napkin or rag.

Step three: Moisturizing mask.

I just used one that I got in my June Ipsy makeup bag.

I have never used a mask like this before.

Don't I look so sexy?  "Hello Clarice..."

These masks are weird and nice at the same time.  They are low mess and no fuss.  All you have to do is take it out of the package and place it on your face. Then when it has been about 25 minutes you take it off, throw it away, and then rub in the excess product into your skin.  No need to rinse or pat dry.  It really was nice.

Final results:

Isn't the difference so amazing?! The next day my brake outs where half the size and some where completely gone.  The corners of my mouth were back to normal.  

All together, it took about an hour out of my life.  I'd say it was worth it.  

It is important to take care of your canvas readers and I hope this helps you take care of yours!

Remember readers, I may be a jack of this trade, but I am a master of none.

Natalie