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Destroying Acne since 2013. Hi I'm Bekah. I'm 26 and had severe cystic acne. Now I'm working on maintaining great skin and getting rid of scarring and hyperpigmentation. Contact me at [email protected]

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Nurse Jamie Brightening Bar 6.8.20

Hi guys!

Today I wanted to share with you a product that has done WONDERS for my skin, the Nurse Jamie Brightening Bar $56. I honestly cannot remember where I heard of this product as I bought it years ago and didn’t start using it until a few months ago. I know that I was drawn to the brightening qualities that this product claimed to have. This is my first product from Nurse Jamie and I will say this had made me more interested in trying other products from the brand.

The main ingredient in this cleanser is Kojic Acid which is known to help with discoloration. This claims to “reduce the appearance of discoloration caused by enviro-aging, acne or other skin conditions” which grabbed my attention because I struggle with hyperpigmentation and acne scars. It also comes with the purple beauty tool that you use to massage the product into your skin. You wet the tool, rub it in the cleanser until it creates a thick foam, then massage it on your face in circular motions. Once you have the area covered you leave it to sit for 1-2 minutes then rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

I use this most mornings with the exception of the mornings that I am on the go and don’t have time (1-2 days a week). I have noticed such a difference in the texture, color, and brightness of my skin since using this consistently. I love the feel of the beauty tool when applying it and it leaves me feeling so clean and fresh. I have gotten numerous comments on how glowy my skin looks after I started using this.

It is a bit pricy, but I have gotten 3-4 months of nearly daily use out of this first bar and I already have a second one ready for when I run out. I feel like the cost per use is very doable if you can get over that initial price tag of $56.

If you struggle with any sort of brightness issues with your skin, I highly recommend trying it out.

Let me know if you have any questions. Have you tried this product before?

<3bekah

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Long Time, No Talk 05.25.20

Hello tumblr world.  It’s been a long, long time since I’ve even logged into this account.  I feel like the new kid in school and I have to introduce myself even though if you’ve followed this blog you may have known a little about what was going on.  

Here’s the bullet points:

1. I got really severe cystic acne when I was 18 (around 2012)

2. I started a blog in 2013 called DestroyAcne where I chronicled my journey to clear skin

3. I accidentally deleted said blog in the beginning of 2016 and I was devastated.  I worked so hard on my blog and lost so much content.

4. I started PacifiqueSkincare that same day and made my second “first” post.

5. Somewhere along the line I changed from PacifiqueSkincare to SaltySkincare and then dropped off the face of the planet in 2017.

6. Now it’s 2020, the world is a disaster, my life is a smaller disaster, and I have the itch to blog again.  

I miss how much fun it was trying new products, doing research on skincare and having a creative outlet. I hope to get back into that now.  So here I am with no makeup (other than eyebrows and lashes) to show you how far my skin has come. It’s been a journey and it’s far from over, but I hope you’ll come along with me.

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First Impressions!

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Currently going through a rough time, but here’s a video to tide you over. :)

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Rant or Rave: Perricone MD Blue Plasma Cleansing Treatment 2.3.17

What’s up guys!

Long time, no talk.  Sorry about that.  I’m working on getting back into the swing of things.  Let’s start off with a review of the Perricone MD Blue Plasma Cleansing Treatment $45.  This is a product that I’ve seen forever, but never tried, so I finally pulled the trigger and bought it.  Here’s what I think...

-Price/Price Per Ounce: At $45 for 4 oz that’s $11.25 an ounce and it’s definitely a pricey product.  Also, due to the way you use it (more on that in a bit) it’s hard to make sure you’re not using too much or too little so it can lead to you wasting some.  I’ll give this a 5 out of 10 for Price.

-Ease of Use: Like I said, there is just a opening at the top of the bottle for you to pour some onto a cotton pad and there’s definitely a learning curve to getting the right amount.  Other than that it’s self explanatory, you just swipe it all over your face and get the extra gunk off.  It takes no time at all for the actual using of the product and it gets the job done.  8 out of 10 for Easiness.

-Effectiveness: This is just as good of a cleanser as any micellar water out there and you can totally use it in place of your face wash (I’ve been doing that a lot lately) and even if you do use it after washing your face it gets every last speck off.  It doesn’t leave a residue or a smell.  Your skin doesn’t feel super hydrated, but it also does not strip your skin and leave you feeling sad.  10 out of 10 for Effectiveness.

-Fun Factor: It’s So Blue!  That alone is super fun and the glass bottle makes you feel really bougie (as you should for a $45 cleansing water!).  Other than that, it’s pretty basic. lol  I’ll give it a solid 8 out of 10 for Fun.

-Would I Buy Again?: Short answer: No.  I do think this is a solid product, but at that price I can get a lot more bang for my buck with other cleansing waters.  If you have unlimited funds and really love the bougie-ness of it, then by all means go ahead and buy this and this alone.  But for the average human being, it’s not a luxury I want to spend my hard earned money on again.  2 out of 10 (because I can’t just give it a 0). 

So that gives us a grand total of 33 and an average score of 6.6 which I feel is a fair score for this product.  It works super well, but the price really kind of kills the score.  

Hope you have a STUPENDOUS day!

<3bekah

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What’s up guys!

Here are my first impressions on the Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Mask $80 and the Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Prism Cream $42.  

Hope you have a GREAT day!

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So, this is what has been on my mind lately.  

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I am a huge fan!! How did you get those dark marks on your face that come after acne to go away? Do they go away? How can I get them to go away?

hey thanks!  And time will heal some of the marks.  You can use products to exfoliate and treat like brightening products to help speed up the process, but for the most part, time it your best friend.  I will eventually have to get laser treatments to get rid of everything, especially the ice pick scarring, but that’s a bit down the road.  

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What One Writer's Chemotherapy Taught Her About Acne Care

Dena Smith is a Leo with cancer—which means a lot of things, including terrible cystic acne. This is how she takes care of it.

This was so interesting to read! Enjoy!

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Blogmas Day 22 | Rant or Rave: Marine Food Gel Mask 12.22.16

What’s up guys!

Today I’m going to be reviewing the Skinfood Marine Food Gel Mask $5 that I bought in THIS haul.  I was super stoked to use an ocean themed sheet mask so let’s see how it turned out.

-Price: At $5 for a single use sheet mask it’s not the cheapest, but it’s definitely not the priciest.  It’s like on the higher end of drugstore pricing.  I would give this a 7.5 out of 10 for Price.

-Ease of Use: This mask comes in two different pieces so it’s easy to make sure that you’re getting the right fit, but I did find it to be a little bit tricky to not let the other piece get messed up while I was putting the first piece on.  The nose part was a little long so I had to fold it up so I could breath out of my nose.  Other than that it was a relatively easy mask to put on.  8 out of 10 for Easiness.

-Effectiveness:  This mask had such a small amount of serum on it that it really didn’t feel like it did much.  I did like the fact that the mask itself was a gel consistency and felt cooling, but there just wasn’t much else to it.  I have to give it a 5 out of 10 for Effectiveness.

-Fun Factor: This was a cool gel mask that has pearl in it so I’ll give it that.  I liked the consistency of it and the packaging was really cool  9 out of 10 for Fun.

-Would I Buy Again?: Being that this was one of the pricier Korean sheet masks I’ve tried and I wasn’t super impressed with the amount of serum on it, I probably will not repurchase this one, but I will try other Skinfood sheet masks.  7 out of 10 Would Buy Again.

So that gives us a total score of 36.5 and an average score of 7.3.  I feel that’s a pretty good score because it would be just passing in a class in school.  lol.

Hope you guys have a WONDERFUL day!

<3bekah

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My Winter Makeup Routine | BekahDiaz - YouTube

*****OPEN FOR MORE DETAILS****** Here's my quick routine for makeup in the winter because all I really want to do is nap and snuggle in a blanket while drink...

Blogmas Day 17 | Winter Makeup 12.17.16

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Microneedling is the Secret to Perfect #NoFilter Skin - Man Repeller

Microneedling with Mashell Tabe would be such a game-changer.

Blogmas Day 13! | A Cool Article 12.13.16

HAVE YOU ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY!?!?!?!

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Blogmas Day 11! | My Acne Story 12.11.16

What’s up guys!

HAVE YOU ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY YET?!?!?!!?!!?!?!

Today I am going to share my acne story with you guys.  It’s kind of a long story and also it’s been awhile since I’ve really thought about it so if you have any questions, feel free to ask because I’m sure it won’t flow as well.  So let’s hop into it!

I’ll start off by saying that I went through the entirety of high school with maybe 5-6 breakouts TOTAL!!! That’s insane!!! So you can imagine how shocking it was for me to get to the point that I was in the picture above.  I didn’t start breaking out until I was 18 and in my first year of college.  I don’t really remember it creeping up, just that all of a sudden I had majorly severe cystic acne all over my face.  I saw 2 different doctors, 2 dermatologists, 2 estheticians, and 1 homeopathic doctor in the course of the 2-ish years that I had acne.  

My parents never dealt with even a tiny bit of acne and I am the oldest child in my family so we really had no idea how to go about tackling this.  I started this blog as destroyacne on May 16, 2013 because I was fed up with my acne and wanted to not only document my recovery, but because I was so alone in this I wanted to be a face for others who were going through the same thing I was.  I felt so alone during this time and blogging really helped me to feel better.  I connected with people who were dealing with the same thing and helping people based on my experience. 

I went through so many different things to try and cure my acne.  I’ll list some of the things I can remember that I tried below:

-Microdermabrasion

-Using a Clarisonic

-Using the AcneFree 3 step skincare routine

-Taking probiotics

-Cutting out dairy

-Cutting out sugar

-Glycolic Peels

-Going on Birth Control

-Using the NuSkin skincare routine

-Using an antimicrobial face wash

Ultimately, what helped me was going to see a homeopathic doctor who tested my testosterone levels and found that while the average range of ppm of testosterone for females was between 0 and 10 (10 being pretty dang high), I was at a 14.2.  I started birth control in August of 2014 and have been on it ever since.  It cleared up my acne in a matter of months and now I’m just dealing with the scarring and hyperpigmentation.  

I have so many horror stories of the stuff I went through while dealing with my acne.  Maybe someday I’ll share them with you.  

I just want you to know that if you stumble on this blog because you’re dealing with acne, you’re not alone and you won’t have acne forever.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Hope you have a MARVELOUS day!

<3bekah

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Blogmas Day 10! | My Winter Skincare Routine 12.10.16

What’s up guys!

Today I’m sharing my winter skincare routine with you!  Enjoy!

Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

<3bekah

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Blogmas Day 8! | Rant or Rave: Kocostar Cucumber Sliced Mask 12.8.16

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HAVE YOU ENTERED MY GIVEAWAY YET?!?!

Today I am going to be reviewing the Kocostar Cucumber Sliced Mask $5 that I bought from SokoGlam.com in my HUGE KOREAN SKINCARE HAUL.  These look super cool and I really wanted to see how they worked!  Let’s hop into the review!

-Price and Price Per Ounce: At $5 for 12 total cucumber slices it’s kind of hard to say if it’s a good deal or not.  If you use just 2 at a time over your eyes this could be a pretty good deal.  But if you were looking to cover your whole face you’re going to have to use half to all of the slices and in that case you just spent $5 for one go.  So It’s a range of being totally worth it to a cool once in a while treat. I’ll give it a 7.5 out of 10 on Price.

-Ease of Use: These are super easy because all you do is peel away a cucumber slice and slap it on your face.  It’s almost easier than a sheet mask because you don’t have to deal with the awkward eye/nose/mouth holes.  I wish it came in a resealable pouch because I did not need 12 slices in one go so I had to put the rest in a Ziploc bag.  Other than that, it’s a really easy product.  9 out of 10 for Easiness.

-Effectiveness: So here’s my issue.  The cucumber slices themselves were really full of serum and seemed to give off a bunch of it so that you got a good amount from them, but you needed to use a lot to cover your whole face.  Which I don’t think that’s necessarily what they are for.  I would recommend using these as eye masks to where you just set them over your closed eyes and chill for awhile.  You could even pair them with a full sheet mask for ultimate relaxation.  So I’m going to give this a 7 out of 10 for Effectiveness.

-Fun Factor: These are totally fun and cute, but you could honestly just slice a cucumber super thin and get the same effect I’m sure.  I would totally use these at a sleep over or an at-home spa day for yourself.  10 out of 10 for Fun.

-Would I Buy Again?: Probably not.  I wanted to try them out just because I was curious and I don’t see them becoming a huge part of my skincare routine.  Like I said above, just buy a slicer and slice a cucumber super thin if you really want to do this.  But if you want to give a cutesy gift to someone who likes these types of treatments, it would be a fun thing to give.  5 out of 10 Would Buy Again.

So that gives us a total score of 38.5 and an average score of 7.7.  I feel like that’s a pretty acceptable score for these because they were cool to try once, but not something I feel like I need in my life now.  

Hope you have a COOL (get it) day!

<3bekah

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Blogmas Day 7! | Product Empties 12.7.16

What’s up guys!

DID YOU KNOW I’M HOSTING A GIVEAWAY?!??!

Today I am going to share some of the products I’ve used up lately and what I thought of them.  I usually try to stock up on the empties so I can do a collective post rather than tell you as I use products up.  Let’s hop into it shall we?

First up I have the Neutrogena Hand Cream $4.69 which I use religiously due to the fact that I’m constantly washing my hands at work.  This stuff is super rich and creamy and gets your hands back to perfect in no time!  I already have a backup opened and ready to go!

Then I have the Beenigma All in One Face Cream $129 (I got a deal on a smaller size, but I don’t remember how much it was).  I heard about this from Tati Westbrook on Youtube and bought it instantly.  I heard it was super hydrating and good for redness.  It had an interesting smell, kind of like a baby doll’s head, but the consistency was really nice.  I used it up really fast.  I probably won’t buy it again, but it was cool to try!

Then I have the Sephora Collection Triple Action Cleansing Water $12.  I bought this to try out because I LOVE LOVE LOVE cleansing waters and wanted to see how the Sephora one would work out.  I think this is a totally awesome alternative to the more expensive ones.  I would totally buy it again and love the fact that it comes in s travel size.

Next I have the Herbivore Rose Hibiscus Coconut Water Hydrating Face Mist $32 which is so hydrating and cooling.  I love herbivore products and this one is no exception!  It is a bit pricey so I wouldn’t buy it all the time, but rather as a “treat yourself” product.  If you have the money to spend, totally check this product out!

I also have an EOS Lip Balm $3.29 which I have a million of and use every morning before I put on my makeup.  They’re so cute and work really well to hydrate your lips.

Lastly, I have the Smashbox Photo Finish Priming Water $32 which I bought because I got a sample of it and thought it was pretty cool.  I honestly don’t feel that this is any better than just using a facial spray and probably has way more nasty ingredients in it.  I don’t think I can recommend this product because I didn’t notice a difference.  

So those are the products I’ve finished lately and what I thought of them.  Most of them were pretty good with just one dud.  

Hope you have a STUPENDOUS day!

<3bekah