Obagi Nu-Derm Week 9

Week 9 has arrived! I was mistaken with what I thought before. The 12 weeks is a trial and your first turn over of the cells. It take 12 weeks for a full cell turn over so I am still not done. After your first 12 weeks you can adjust dosage of things like the Retin-a. You can also mix products between the two Obagi Nu-derm systems: Normal to Oily and Normal to Dry. I am using the normal to dry products but I will be upping my dosage of Retin-a after I am done using the one I have. I know a lot of people have their suspicions about the Hydroquinone but from the research I have done I cannot find any people who have had any hyper-pigmentation through Obagi (using it correctly). It is a very safe and solid line. I will go ahead and trust the experts on this one, especially since my skin has never felt better.

Givenchy & Blink Liquid Eyeliners

I ordered these liquid eyeliners online at sephora.com. I had used the Givenchy before and really liked it because it was very precise and the formula was nice, although a little flaky. The Blink LE was one I had not tried before since sephora only has it online. The Blink is not as intense a black as the Givenchy. The Givenchy applicator brush is better than the Blink IMO, but the formula on the Givenchy seems grainy. I don't know if mine was just defective but the Givenchy had some, I don't know it looked like dried eyeliner chunks in the formula. BUT I do like the intense black the Givenchy has over the Blink. I have to apply two layers of the Blink to get the intensity of one layer of the Givenchy.


The Givenchy rubbed off in little flakes easily. The Blink rubbed on in bigger flakes but it took a lot more rubbing to get it to flake. All in all these both are good eyeliners. The Givenchy is $5 more expensive for less product, BUT I use less of the Givenchy to get the intensity I like. Whereas the Blink comes with more product but I have to apply a lot more because it is not an intense black.

After using them for a week I think the Givenchy is much better than the Blink liner. The blink liner flakes.

Night Out Look

I just did my makeup tonight and I really liked how it came out. It is my Friday Night look for tonight. I used my LORAC kit again for this look http://kawaiicrush.blogspot.com/2010/09/lorac-kit-trail.html. I hope you like it!

LORAC KIT Trail

Obagi Nu-Derm Week 8

I have some makeup on in this picture

*singing* O-B-A-G-I I have only 4 more weeks left of you!!!! *
I am actually a little sad to be so close to the 12 week mark. I am going in next week to talk about my results with the doctor. I just wanted to make sure I got the full potential of the system. This week I have been peeling every evening around my chin and mouth. It's weird because I will just randomly start peeling on certain days. Maybe it is because the air is changing here with Fall coming.

Decoden!!!!

I needed a new case for my phone so last night I got to work and make this case. I LOVE IT! I glued a mirror on the back so I wont have to dig through my purse to touch up my makeup. I should have made a "How To" video with this but the lighting was terrible so the video would have come out pretty dark. Anyways I hope you like my latest creation!

Obagi Nu-Derm Week 7

Everything is going good here with the Obagi. Loving my skin and feeling great in general. I didn't take any pictures and I probably won't do another video until week 9 or 10. I am almost done though YAY! Once I get to week 11 I am going to schedule an appointment with my doc. to get info on how to do maintenance. I hope they keep me on Obagi products because they have a really solid line and I am a life long fan now. Any time some one asks me about products I recommend you can bet that Obagi will be top of the list.

Life has been pretty boring though lol. Its getting to be that time where a girl just can't stop eating and gets really moody (you all know what I am talking about). Today I ate TWO cones with Rocky Road ice cream and I finished a can of whip cream. I also crave red meat A LOT this time of the month so we have been going out to eat a ton. We are kind of tight on money right now because these last few months expenses kept coming out of nowhere (cars, home repairs.....). I have to admit that I probably spent too much money on my winter wardrobe as well. I grew up in AZ so I decided this year that I would be ready for the Colorado winter. Last year I was miserable. My jackets were pretty worthless and I really didn't know how to stay warm. This year I purchased a nice down jacket and some boots to wear outside. I am really excited for the winter this time actually, because I feel like I will enjoy it since I know what to expect.