The Dry Skin Blues

I have no clue what is going on in the universe, but my skin is changing!  I’m an oily girl through and through, but for the first time ever,

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my skin is super dry!  Every day I catch myself in a mirror, I see dry, flaky skin!  What the freak?  Luckily I had a few items around the house for dry skin.  In fact, these are the only items that I had in the house for dry skin! They’ve been lounging around my mother’s bathroom for months.  Here’s what’s been helping me out!

Make Up For Ever Serum ($38) astounded me the first time I heard Dany Sanz talk about it!  It’s so packed with amazing stuff that it hydratesyour skin for hours at a time.  In fact, as the day goes on, your skin retains more moisture. Since my skin was super oily at the time, I gave the bottle to my mother.  But this random flaky skin of mine has me using it, and since then everything is so much more tame. There are SO many positive effects for using this stuff! Just a bit of this serum gives you a 520% increase in hydration in only 15 minutes.  Seriously, this little bottle is astonishing. Read more about the miracle juice here!

Clinique Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief ($34)is a gel like moisturizer that completely hydrates. Just rubbing a little on your hand shows your skin just how amazing it really is! Truth be told, it was the only moisturizer that I had in the house made for dry skin.  (Although my mother has dry skin, she is old school, she uses the nearest body lotion no matter what is in it!) Just realized that in the product description, it says this is great for all skin types? Who knew?

You all know that I’m pretty big on all natural skincare, so using these products typically wouldn’t be the norm for me.  I ran out of my Juice Beauty Cleansing Gel ($22) (and it’s out of stock at pretty much every Sephora in Maryland).  The sales associate at Sephora told me about Boscia Clear Complexion Cleanser with Botanical Blast.  She said it was all natural, but not organic like Juice Beauty.  She also said it would compare the best to what I’ve already been using.  I’ll give it a few weeks and let you know how it goes!

Note: The Clinique and Make Up For Ever products were sent as samples for me to review.

About Scandalousbeauty

Erin Bailey has been beauty blogging for 6 years. She also creates makeup guides and tutorials on Youtube. She also hosts a podcast show, Creative Colony. Be sure to follow her on twitter (@erinscandalous and @erinjbailey) and facebook!

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  • Toya

    I’ve been reading your blog for a while but had to comment on this post, because I am going through the same thing! I’m not used to the flakiness and I’m terrified of putting any ole moisterizer on my face for fear of breaking out. I’ll try some of your picks- thanks!

  • Karen

    Hello Scandalous Beauty, Karen from Juice Beauty here. You can order any of Juice Beauty’s products at Juicebeauty.com or Sephora.com. Juice Beauty products are also carried at most Whole Foods. We’d love, of course, to keep you as a customer!

    Email me your mailing address and we’ll send you a Cleansing Gel. Can’t wait to hear the comparison!

  • Kendra (dodiem37 on YouTube)

    Erin, I too have had problems with my skin being dry as I am normally oily. I know my skin issue is due to my changing hormones (9 months prego)! This is still a shock b/c I’ve never experienced dry facial skin ever until now. I will look into those suggested products and try out a few alternatives of my own and let you know what I’ve come up with. Happy New Year and I pray your Christmas was wonderful!

    Kendra (dodiem37 on YouTube)

  • http://www.thebfbee.com Marsha (BrownFace)

    This happens to me in winter. I am oily, but as soon as the colder weather hits…flakes and dry patches around mouth and eyebrows??!!! My cure?? Eucerin! Works like a freaking charm. I’ve also started using shea butter on my face and it also works great! But if you’re planning on beating your face that day, stick with Eucerin.

  • Tina

    I love the cleansing gel by Juice Beauty!! They really are the highest when it comes to organic content! Also, i order mine off sephora.com or juicebeauty.com. You should do that too if they are out of stock at your local store! LOVE IT!!

  • http://www.calmingcorners.com Calming

    My sister told me about Eucerin the other day. I use Palmers Coca Butter or Coconut Oil.

    xo,
    CC

  • Alisa

    Don’t forget to exfoliate in the winter. I have dry skin, but it becomes flaky in the winter time. My weekly exfoliaters work magic miracles (sing in Earth Wind & Fire Voice).

  • Jen

    I loved your article, it has great information! I think you and your readers might be interested in another article I found, about beauty and dry eyes.

    http://whatistheeye.wordpress.com/

  • Gabriella

    Thank God!!!!! Erin i thought i was going crazy. My hairline had all kinds of dry patches after i used my usual moisturiser. I was planning on getting some MAC moisturelush cream but i think i’ll try the MUFE Serum.