I know this is a style blog, but yesterday I mentioned Dead Sea Mineral Mud and Bath Salts and a few of you were interested. I chose one of these inquisitive comments as the comment of the day yesterday. I found my stinky mud at a natural foods shop, and the product had a website but the link doesn't work. I am not saying it is a miracle worker, and I am using it in conjunction with acupuncture, herbal skin detox tea, a blend of Vitamin E and tea tree oil and regular hot soaks and steams. Sounds like overkill. Maybe it is. I started the active regimen last Sunday though and it has cleared up immensely. Almost invisible under makeup. I think any dead sea mineral mud will do. They are all from the Dead Sea in Israel, I think anyway.
NOW, about this dress! It is gorgeous and floaty and silky and I love it so much!! It is more my style to take something that would be so obviously dressy and add beat up boots, slouchy oversized sweaters and a masculine fedora to tone down the look and make it great for everyday. This dress is from Shopmamie.com. One of the very few things I have that is NEW. Everything there is less than $100 and just sooooo cute and was started by two best friends named Amy and Megan. It is like every fashion girl's dream to start their own line of clothing and do well at it, and these girls actually took the plunge and did it! I may try to take pointers from them some day. How fun would it be to create high quality vintage reproductions from carefully selected, handmade textiles? Hmm. Pretty fun.
COMMENT OF THE DAY: From Corie of My Taste Indeed (check out her blog for great style and very grounded philosophical advice she is giving herself, but we could all use)
- we all struggle with something...but it's small. The dress you're wearing is gorgeous, and your photos are always so nice. -Corie
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Girl, I hear you. I've struggled with acne for years, too. I've tried just about every cream, pill or treatment (short of Accutane) that there is. It's a very emotionally draining process, so I can relate to the hate-hate thing. One thing I've had success with is the Proactiv system. Yes, it bleaches your towels and sheets (I just buy all white now), and it can be a bit drying in the wintertime, but that system has worked the best of any I've tried. My skin generally doesn't break out now, except maybe a few tiny whiteheads here and there. Maybe worth trying if you haven't given it a go. It's a bit pricey, but the bottles last a long time.
Also, I LOVE the layered look with the girly dress! And the hat is amazing. I'm a newer reader, and your vintage-loving ways and masterful layering have inspired me to reimagine my own outfits, usually to great effect.
Funny, I also struggle with acne - ask Meg I'm always talking about it - her poor ear! But, the pictures turned out amazing! Love the dress on you! xoxo
Don't worry about the acne. We all have our crosses to bear. You are such a beautiful woman that worrying about it makes no sense.
I LOVE this dress. The layering look really works for this, along with the black tights and the "beat-up boots". It is just a great look. To think about it, I love all your looks. Keep up the great work!
hi there! I just wanted to let you know, I've also struggled with acne for years. When I was 20 I developed cystic acne and have even resorted to cortisone shots. So painful. The only solution I've found is incredibly pricey unfortunately, but oh the confidence I gained about myself is priceless. It's a lazer treatment (http://www.cooltouch.com/) about $400 dollars a pop. I KNOW. It's horrible how expensive they are. I get them about 3 or 4 times a year. My skin looks beautiful. Also, I just want to say that you are one of my favorite style bloggers and I've always thought you were incredibly beautiful. Thanks for inspiring me to be more creative.
Ugh, I head ya with the acne as well.. I've never had it bad enough to see a dermatologist, at least I don't think, but bad enough that I can't go without makeup and I'm stills self-conscious. Please give me more info on what worked for you!
Your outfit is really beautiful and it's a winter wonderland outside!
first, you look gorgeous! i love this dress and how you paired it with the boots, belt and over sized sweater. genius, really. and like the setting is so beautiful. is that outside your house? love it.
i never had problems with acne until getting pregnant, so i've had this problem for more than five years and now i use proactiv. i tried using something else again because it makes my skin so dry but i had horrible acne for about two months. no way, i'm not dealing with that! i feel for anyone who also has skin problems. it's easy to say, oh it's not a big deal, it's what's inside that counts. but when you are embarrassed to look someone in the eye or it takes away your confidence, then it's not cool anymore. glad you were able to find something that works. i'm still trying to find the right fit for my skin.
I totally understand what you're going through. I never had acne until I was prego with my little boy. Wow, it hit me hard and it hurt my self-esteem fade away, especially as a makeup artist! I am still dealing with it, ugh!
Btw.. your images are gorgeous, look at that blue sky! It has been cloudy here in KC for over 2 weeks now, feels like the sun will never come out again.
xoxo Jolie
Loving the combo of the super feminine dress and the chunky knits with that hat! That hat is fab and I need one immediately ;)
Great photos! Great Outfit.
xo, Kim www.crowded-closet.com
These shots are stunning, lady! What a setting, and what a fabulously fun modern pioneer girl outfit.
Thanks for sharing the info about your acne. I'm a longtime sufferer myself, and recently had a NASTY experience doing antibiotics to combat cystic adult acne. Never again, never again. I'll look into the mud treatments. I'm very intrigued.
I'm dying to write the longest comments but I'm not done yet... They gave me a few more days to struggle. But I have to write these: 1- There is a Dead Sea in Turkey too and they say, it is a wonderful place to take a vacation, think about it :) 2- Your own vintage line would be a paradise! :) Love you!
oh my God, I didn't notice that you have any problem with your skin... it's not good.
your blog is about you...feel free to write and post whatever you want..OWN IT!
BTW, your face looks flawless and i wanna sit next to a fireplace and drink hot chocolate in your chunky sweater :)
LeasSuitcase.wordpress.com
wow the setting of theses photos is gorgeous, so envious you have mountains! wow!
It's strange that you mention your struggle with your skin - I always notice how luminous and clear it looks.
Bad skin has plagued me for years so I can completely empathise with your struggle. Sounds like you've found a method that works - yay! :)
I totally love this outfit! All of it!
are you kidding me??!?! these pictures are sooooo so so beautiful! hold on, i didn't even read what you wrote i just love these images so much! the background looks fake! they should be in a magazine! wow!
ok, i read it. i think it's great that you're using your acne situation to help others...i bet more people are going to benefit from it than you know! and i am going to check out your friends' shop right now! i have to say, starting something like that is my dream too! here's to making it happen in 2010!!
xo
dang girl, is that your backyard?!?! Gorgeous!
I'm sorry to hear about the problems with your skin but you've got the whole being super goregous thing going for you, so that should help :)
wow, the background of your outdoor photos was gorgeous! great outfit too!
I love the treatment that you are starting. Especially the acupunture! My mom is an acupuncturist and whenever I get treated regularly (it's hard being away at college!) all my problems decrease dramatically. Physically, emotionally, etc. How great!
And I looooove your outfit today. I've been wanting to wear a couple dresses around campus but can't because of the wind i.e. DUST STORMS! Crazy Texas weather...
That dress is stunning on you! I wish you lived closer so we could shop together! I love how you dressed it down, I got tons of dresses for my corporate dress but struggle to find a balance between my 9-5 job and my down time, this is perfect!
we all struggle with something...but it's small.
The dress you're wearing is gorgeous, and your photos are always so nice.
I just read an article about a shampoo that is supposed to help with acne. Sounds weird but check it out!Maybe it would help.
http://www.anewmode.com/beauty/introducing-kairos-acne-care-clear-skin-gorgeous-hair/
Love the hat and boots :) I struggle to give myself a break when working on my business!
first off I LOVE THAT SWEATER!
secondly,
i also have pretty terrible skin, if i keep my hands away from my face and my stress levels down its not bad
im glad you have found a remedy that works for you!
This outfit is so so adorable. I love that hat on you!
Wow! love this dress on you and you styled it so awesomely! so pretty! Oh and Django also commented that the wintery picture look great! We both like them very much!
awhh.. I have never struggle with acne but I have struggle with weight issue all my life so I can kinda of relate to the similar feeling that you can associate with these type of issue! I'm happy that you find something that work for you! :)
-Coco from Our Paper Moon
I'm twenty and I have acne EVERYWHERE sometimes. Neck, face, chest, back, shoulders... nothing too disgusting or anything,but it's there. I can't help but wonder when it's going to disappear already,but maybe for some of us (without finding just the right remedy) it doesn't. hmph.
beautiful pictures!
I had acne all the way from junior high through university. it was awful. it really made me feel terrible about myself. I'd probably still have it, but my dermatologist prescribed me birth control. it's the only thing that worked. that and dove soap.
I know how much acne sucks!! but I think you always look great.
Okay I've been reading your blog for a couple of weeks now- and I pretty much adore you. I don't think I commented though (felt kinda like a creeper). BUT I seriously could not leave without saying the following-
1- I have a dress JUST like that. Same cut and neckline. I got it specifically for a formal event, so it's a bit dressier. But I have been sooo desperate to find a way to dress it down, I was about to email Christine {from my style pill} and ask for her help. But you nailed it! Thank you!
2- you are gorgeous.
3- the fact that you had a 9.5 lb baby and are stretch mark free... makes me so happy/jealous. And I don't even have kids!
So thanks/have a great weekend/sorry for writing a novel length comment on your blog!
elle.belle.bee@hotmail.com
I love those outdoor photos, so gorgeous!
I struggle with my skin too. It's definately my most hated part of my body.
But you do look amazing in your photos!
And I love those snow photos!
The outdoor photos are gorgeous! The colours are just perfect. Love the outfit too.
Ever since you posted your "formula" of your personal style, I've been looking in each new outfit post for the 3 accent color pieces! Found them today! Boots, belt and hat! Very very cute outfit and I love the neckline on the back of that dress.
I love these pictures they're so adorable!
Oh, these pictures are absolutely wonderful. I love this hat on you.
I'm glad that people are starting to wear them again.
i have it, too. it stinks...i'm nearing 30 (literally, next month!) and i can't seem to get rid of the "hormonal"/stress acne on my jaw line. just when i think it's cleared up, i get another! it's embarrassing. i used to have great skin! i guess my hormones are just outta whack these days. FYI...i also have very sensitive skin and use aveeno skin brightening daily scrub. it does seem to help, but the BEST part about it, is that it makes the rest of my skin look bright and clear and really smooth! maybe try it?
anyway, love the outfit post and i'm envious that you get to play in the snow! i'm from the midwest, but have lived in california since 99. so, yes...i love the nice weather, but miss the snow dearly.
have a nice weekend, dear.
:)
So I've never commented on your blog before but I have to tell you about my success with the acne.org system.
I have been on accutane twice and tried every other prescription (at one point I was on 2 creams and 2 pills and my skin was STILL breaking out). Proactiv helped for a long time, but for the last few years I've been following the acne.org regimen, and my skin is the best it's ever been. I also exfoliate a couple of times a week and that helps the regimen work, I think. It's not very expensive (I buy their giant bottles of benzoyl peroxide and they last months), and even though I didn't believe an over-the-counter solution would work better than prescription drugs, it really does.
And big hugs about the skin--I know how much it hurts your self-confidence to have crappy skin. Even though it's just a "little thing," it is really detrimental in a way that is hard to understand if you've never been through it.
Thanks for being so open about your skin problems. Sometimes bloggers just seem too perfect and it makes them less attractive to me. I really appreciate your honesty and willingness to help others going through the same thing!
Plus, you look AMAZING in this look. That slouchy sweater is beyond perfection and I love how you wore it!
I read your blog (every day, a favorite on my RSS reader) but feel like i never comment enough. re: this post, and everyone else already said it, I love your honesty. I love your blog b/c I feel like I know you, and ever since I read that post about how frank you were about your pose (and that someone said you looked alien! I do NOT have thick skin like you, I would have cried!) I have earnestly come back for that same dose of honesty.
Once, a great man I knew saw me chewing the inside of my mouth. "The sign of a true woman," he said.
I think about that when I read your blog. You're a true woman. I hope you win a trip to Chictopia 10... I'm lucky I live nearby, and I'd be happy to meet you there!
best
Carey @ corksandcaftans.wordpress.com
I love the photos -- so fun! Lady, let me tell you that I still struggle with breakouts too. Of course the stress and lack of sleep leading up to my wedding meant that I had a breakout right before it. Ugh!
I love the dress, and those first photos are SO stunning. Just breathtaking, really.
So many things to say...
1. The pictures are amazing...it looks like you are in some exoskeleton or something. A fashion rebirth....ok, getting too deep.
2. ugh to problem skin. I've struggled since 12 with acne, it's ok now but sometimes I get crazy flare-ups. My dad says it means we're still young. I'll take it.
3. I couldn't think of anyone who should go to the conference more than you. You are beyond stylish, and a great blogger and blog supporter. Good luck on the contest and the fundraising!
So beautiful! I love your dress and the location is amazing. Great as usual!
-Shoeless Simone
O I feel your pain!! Honestly though, you look amazing!!! I too have a love hate relationship with my skin (stretching out for the giant baby and back without stretchmarks :))... but I'm not a fan of how young I look. I do get a little tired of everyone thinking I'm too young to be a mom!!
I love this outfit, and that is such a gorgeous location for photos.
I struggled with acne for a long time too. It took professional microdermabrasion treatments and Clinique Acne Cleansing products to get it under control.
Oh my gosh, stunning photos! I never really thought about it.. but I have no idea where you live! This is just stunning!
I know this post is old, but I new to your blog via whatiwore, so forgive my lateness :) My husband had really bad acne in high school and tried everything... twice. The only thing that worked for him is olive leaf extract-- it comes in a pill at health food stores. Just a tip. And I LOVE your blog and have spent my whole lunch hour and work pouring through your old posts. Yay.
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