Comments | darkitysnark: Ain't no sunshine when she's ashy.

darkitysnark

Ain't no sunshine when she's ashy.

Nov 14, 2007 16:18

Yeargh. It's been years since I possessed a fresh, dewy complexion (if at all) but this winter skin situation is getting ridiculous!

Granted, I've been slowly dehydrating myself (not on purpose!) and keep forgetting to lotion up après shower (I was going to go all out French but après douche just sounds too raunchy), but really. The return of ( Read more... )

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hushdawg November 15 2007, 16:08:03 UTC

Dude, my feet have been cracking all the sudden and I'm in the fraggin' tropics!

I think it is the dramatic increase in wearing flip-flops.. as in going from never wearing them at all to wearing them almost every day.

:( it sucks

darkitysnark November 15 2007, 17:02:03 UTC

Ugh. You're probably right (about the flip flops). I personally swear by LUSH's Pied de Pepper foot goo. It's very concentrated and clovey. One night with that slathered on your feet with socks on top and your feet are good as new.

Dunno if you wanna be sleepin' with socks on your feet in the tropics, though.

hushdawg November 16 2007, 08:17:13 UTC

You'd be surprised at how chilly the nights have been this week. I've actually been using a BLANKET!

:D

I'll have to find some stuffs around here though since Lush doesn't exist this close to the equator. :D

pearlandopal November 20 2007, 16:30:42 UTC

Eucerin lotion is wonderful. Also humidifiers and drinking lots of water.

darkitysnark November 20 2007, 17:11:53 UTC

Slightly related: I had a nosebleed this morning - the first one I've had in I-don't-even-know-how-long... and I blame it completely on the recent dryness of our indoor air. Now that the heater is on, I feel completely parched all the time.

We have a de-humidifier in the basement, and the last time I was around a humidifier was during my childhood in Iowa, but I'm strongly considering one for the bedroom now.

More related: I used Eucerin's redness reducing face lotion for while, seemed like good stuff. Thanks for the anti-ashy rec!

pearlandopal November 20 2007, 17:31:17 UTC

I haven't had one in a number of years, but I used to get them all the time as a kid. Raymond gets them occasionally in winter.

We got this humidifier at Target and it's great so far.