Skin

I've started going to a skin therapist to get facials in preparation for the wedding, and thanks to Shin at BeautyFirst in Rockville, I've discovered some skin care products that have really made a difference!

First, there's Dermalogica's Active Moist moisturizer.

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This stuff feels greasier than what I've been using, but apparently I need it for my dehydrated but oily skin. Strange!

Then we have Dermalogica's Gentle Cream Exfoliant.

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This stuff is awesome! You wear it for 10-15 minutes like a mask and when you scrub it off, your skin feels baby smooth!

And last, there's Skinceutical's Gentle Cleanser.

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I can't tell how different this is from my normal cleanser (...Dove bar soap...), but it's expensive, so it better be doing something!

The goal is to get great skin and lessen my chances for a breakout by the time the wedding rolls around. So far so good, but who knew it wouldbe so expensive?!

Hair

Here I am, supposed to be studying for my Massachusetts teacher certification test... but as I was rewarding myself for an hour and a half of quality study time with wedding blogging, I found this!

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I'm trying to avoid really tight, done-up styles and want something kinda loose and romantic. Since I don't think my hair will be long enough to be left all the way down in loose curls, I think I may have to go for some kind of bun, and I love this one!

What do you think? Is it me?

Project 10": January Edition

In the December Edition, my hair was 6" below the earlobes.   

Today, halfway through January, the measurement is as follows...

6.75" below the earlobes. I am right on schedule!

Kickboxy

Tonight, I went to the gym for the first time in maybe months! My goal is to have excellent posture and toned arms and back--and of course...good health, right?? Eh. :)

My formula: kickboxing on Tuesday nights and pilates on Friday afternoons (once summer comes around). I considered taking Oreos out of my diet, but why would I ever do that?!?

Oreos, I love you. (I can't make this picture any smaller...)

Project 10": December Edition

I'm starting Project 10": I am determined to grow my hair out to 10" below my earlobe by wedding time next year! If I had known that I would be getting married the following year, I wouldn't have chopped off half a foot of my hair last July:

Look how happy I look. So proud of my low-maintenance cut. I wish I could appear before myself five months ago in front of the salon, Hiro-style, and say "Don't do it! I can't tell you why, but you will regret it!" I didn't measure it then, but I'm guessing that the longest locks were about 3.5 inches from my earlobes. 

And five months later, the ruler tells me that my hair is now about six inches from the lobes:

 

Ugh, is it math time? 5 months, and 2.5 inches of growth. Cross-multiply, divide...That means my hair is growing half an inch every month! Which means that in eight months, it will have grown four more inches, add the six inches I've got now, and I'll reach 10 inches by August 22!!

I think I did that right.

Not that I can actually do anything to make my hair grow longer faster, but I can make sure that I'm careful about the trims I get. Wow, I didn't think it was gonna be possible! 

But we'll see. Stay tuned for another hair measurement at the beginning of January.