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Almost 3 months ago, I've posted my skin's journey when i had an Obagi Blue Peel. I can still remember how weird i looked back then with all those peeling and dryness...not to mention me having to go to work without makeup. No regrets though, since I am still enjoying the effect it has on my skin...a lot more refined and less oily skin. I was too scared to use my usual liquid foundations back then so I bought the Colorescience Pressed Mineral foundation . I promised to post a review and yeah, i know it's been months already...but like they say, better late than never! ^_^ here's a photo of me right after toning and moisturizing: this was taken almost 2 months after my peel. there are still a lot of red marks on my face, but the doctor said it would be better to have IPLs to get those out. but i love the texture of my skin and the fact that i don't get to use a lot of oil blotting sheets like i used to. after putting on powder...no concealers used, just the pre...

Day 7 It's has been a week already since my Obagi Blue Peel treatment and I can say that most of the old skin are now gone. I am still not wearing any makeup even at work (no foundation, concealer or blush) and I am more confident than the previous days. A lot have been saying that I have smoother skin and that my skin has also brightened. I love that my pores are less visible too and would you believe I don't oil up as much? If you can see in the picture above, my cheeks are a lot more reddish this time. Well, I already have rosy cheeks and I turn red easily. Before taking this pictures, I've washed my face with the Obagi C-RX foaming gel instead of Obagi Nuderm and i'm not sure if it did make my cheeks a lot rosy. After washing, I can really see my cheeks all red, and a bit warm...but not itchy. It did go away after a few minutes though. I actually got scared so probably I'll stick with my Nuderm foaming gel for now since my skin's a bit raw. my for...

Day 6 a large area of old skin on my cheeks are now gone, and as you can see in the picture the new skin really looks raw and reddish. keeping my hands off my face has becoming a tougher challenge, even my colleagues at work would yell at me whenever they would see me tinkering on my face. and yep, i went to work WITH NO MAKEUP ON. hmm okay, i had drawn my brows and curled my lashes. ^_^ my jawline is kinda itchy still because of the old skin peeling off. there are still old skin on the sides of my face and on my undereyes. there's a bit of old skin too on my lids. see that pinkish patch on my cheeks? it's raw skin and i am scared to get allergies if i'll apply creams on it. i haven't been doing anything on my face except for washing it with the gel wash and applying sunblock. i've been wanting to apply an eyecream already coz my undereyes are really dry, but i still need to ask my derma's permission.

I know I wasn't supposed to wear any makeup for the next 10 or so days, but my derma didn't say I can't buy new makeup right!? Colorescience Pressed Mineral Pigment when I first saw this pressed mineral powder from Sophie , i really got intrigued. This powder has been helping her achieve that perfect, almost-flawless look and she just loves that this is made of minerals! Sophie prefers mineral make up over traditional and tries to only use minerals as much as possible. I've been intrigued all the more when I saw Liz used this on one of her FOTDs and gave her that smooth, glowing look. This can't be bought anywhere, and i'm not sure if you can only get this from House of Obagi, but they are one of those who distributes it. I got this from HOO, Sm City North Edsa for Php3750 . Steep, i know but with Sophie using this most of the time, I know I made a right decision in getting myself one. i love the sleek packaging I got myself the "All Even"...

Day 5 i woke up this morning and saw patches of old skin on my pillow...i got so scared that i might have been unconsciously scratching my face while sleeping. i got up and look at myself in the mirror and whoa! some of the old skin have gone off already, and i can already see patches of new skin. it's soft and looks raw so i've been trying really hard to keep my hands off my face. i still look weird, but i am keeping my hands crossed that this will soon be over and that on my birthday, i'll have a brand new facial skin! ^_^ i'll be going back to work tomorrow and like my derma told me, i won't be wearing makeup...only sunblock. maybe i can draw my brows and curl my lashes though. but until she gets to check my face, i won't be wearing any creams, nor foundations. wish me luck!

Day 4 pic taken in the morning, applied Obagi sunblock after washing face my apologies if I scared you with my update pic, I know I look terrible (even mom says so LoL) especially with the sunblock on. I applied it and no matter how hard I try to blend it, it just won't...probably because of the flaky, almost-scaly texture of my face. I really look like a cadaver here, and honestly, I now hate seeing myself in the mirror. I've been trying so hard to keep my hands off my face because it's so tempting to pull off those loose skin. Mom has been scolding me all day because she always catch me trying to pull off some skin. ^_^ I actually look okay minus the sunblock which leaves a whitish stuff, but it's really important to have sunblock on during day time...so yeah, I have no choice.

Day 3 Skin is still reddish, this time feeling and looking scaly. As you can see, there's a bit of peeling at the sides of the mouth. This pic was taken at night after washing my face with Obaging Foaming Gel. No sunblock applied after. My uncle saw me and asked me if I stayed under the sun too long. They still think I got sun burnt. ^_^

here's an update on how my skin looks like after 12hrs: pic was taken around 9AM the next day, when I was driving my way home. I had to make sure I've slathered enough sunblock to avoid burning. and here's how i look like 24hrs later: as you can see, my cheeks are a bit swelling (or maybe, I'm just bloated since I've been eating like a pig for the past 24hrs LOL). my skin are wrinkly and reddish on the cheeks area. mom even said i look like I've been beaten up. I seriously am getting impatient as to when my skin would start shedding the old skin, but I just have to wait and hopefully my skin gets better on the following days (I HOPE!) I haven't been going out and been trying my best to stay indoors. As prescribed, I only use facial wash (Obagi Foaming Gel) and sunblock which is also from Obagi.

It was never a secret that I used to suffer from bad acne some 4-5 yrs ago. Acne is something that I didn't encounter during my adolescent years but when it finally hit me, it seriously left me with scars that I still try to cover up to this day. I've used a lot of products, one of which is Obagi Nuderm which also helped me with my acne and some scars. I've been visiting my derma for facial cleaning and diamond peels and been using different whitening creams for my blemishes. They have been working fine but I need something that would take off these nasty scars off my face FASTER. Call me impatient, but to eliminate the need to layer my face with anti-blemish creams would not only cut my skin-prepping by more than half, is something that I've always wanted. Being a fan of Obagi skincare, i came across the procedure Obagi Blue Peel. So what is Obagi Blue Peel? Obagi Blue Peel The Obagi Blue Peel is a procedure that removes thin, surface layers of aged and da...