A Life Changing Experience: one woman's road to healthy skin...

"Hello,

I was introduced to your skincare line by a friend of my mom's Liz. She was watching me suffer with horrible acne, and told me to lose faith, that this skincare line might offer some much needed relief. I am 26 and had NEVER had acne. I actually remember the two pimples I had in high school. All of a sudden, in my mid-20's I was beginning to see these horrible blemishes, and they just got worse and worse until my cheeks were covered in painful, stubborn pimples that just wouldn't budge. I was absolutely miserable, and my mind was CONSTANTLY busy with feelings of self-consciousness and sadly self-loathing came with those feelings. Not long after the acne took over, my boyfriend proposed. It's sad to say, but I almost couldn't enjoy the engagement because I was so worried that my skin would continue to look horrible, and that I would have to walk down the aisle looking like an acne ridden teenager. I tried EVERYTHING...and nothing worked. I was absolutely heartbroken. In this time, Liz told my mom about dermHA, and was kind enough to send me sample. Right away, I could tell that this product line was different, nothing smelled strong, there weren't crazy ingredients in the washes and creams. My skin started to feel softer just one day after I started using the products. I was noticing an all over difference. Nothing was dry, my face just felt clean. The Gentle Face and Body Wash has this fantastic lather, and when I rinse my face and it doesn't feel like there is residue left behind. The toner is fantastic, and doesn't have the extreme smell like so many toners do. It adds that extra feeling of cleanliness post-wash. And the HA Therapy is one amazing lotion! It is unlike any moisturizer I have ever used. The consistency is perfect, and it is the first lotion that I have ever used that I can really feel working long after I have applied it. Using your line in addition to a topical solution prescribed by my dermatologist has completely eradicated my acne!!! I am emailing you right now, because I just washed my face and looked in the mirror and was GENUINELY happy with the way my face looks. My skin is almost totally perfect. I now see these products as the backbone of my beauty routine. I recently also started using the enzyme mask more frequently, and the gentle exfoliating cream, and they have both been helping a lot with the scarring that the acne left behind. I could not be happier, and it is important that you know that you have created products that change lives. I'm living proof! I will walk down the aisle with my head held high because my skin is amazing, thanks to you. "

A.G.

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Freelance Writer Sugey Palomares Reflects On: The Power of Pretty

Getting Underneath Your Cover Up

Ever since I was in grammar school, my mother would powder me up and add blush to my cheeks before walking to school. She would say, "This is so you won't look so pale. Que linda. (How pretty)." I looked in the mirror and felt beautiful with my Cover Girl-covered face. There I was, a bilingual kid with an accent who wanted acceptance more than anything else in the world. If my mother told me that makeup made me look prettier-I believed her. What I was unaware of was how those early years would mark my relationship with makeup and its relation to beauty as an adult.


When I think about not wearing make-up publicly now, a voice inside of me is saying, no just some under-eye concealer, mascara and lip gloss please! I should be able to walk around barefaced from time to time, but why don't I feel comfortable? I don't lack inner beauty or self-confidence. So what is the problem here? After reading a women's magazine blog post, I sent an email out to some of my close girlfriends asking them to challenge that voice along with me and not wear makeup in public. No one wanted to join my made up makeup revolution.


As a Latina, a lot of my earliest life lessons with beauty and makeup were cultural. We take pride in looking good for ourselves and others. It is ingrained in us from the time we are able to walk, but the bigger picture is also society's view on the 'power of beauty'. We are living in a society that teaches little girls that looks are a part of who we are and sometimes, that looks are everything. Ad campaigns, magazines, and reality television shows don't help the idea either.


After taking the challenge on my own, I realized that the voice or idea that we can't be beautiful without makeup is conditioned. It runs deep and normally it takes looking in the mirror and talking to that little girl with the Cover Girl-covered face. There is nothing wrong with makeup. It sparks our creativity and makes us feel good, but when we become dependent on it, then we need to have a little makeup challenge--even if it means just going to the grocery store without anything (and I mean anything) on. I challenge you to do the same.


Sugey



Sugey Palomares likes to read between the lines. As a freelance writer she has focused on a wide range of issues including politics, music, entertainment, and more. Experienced in online publishing and editing, most recently as an Associate Editor for MTV Networks, Palomares hopes to launch the demographic success of her own site, titled The Freelancer's Blog. Sugey graduated with a M.A. in Latin American Caribbean Studies with a concentration in Media Studies from the University at Buffalo. Before graduating with high honors, she also conducted research in Cuba, Mexico and Spain. She lives in Brooklyn and enjoys yoga, reading, and spending time with loved ones. You can read more of Sugey's thoughts on her blog http://sugeypalomares.wordpress.com/