Foil Challenge

[ather]

I know we all talked about this but I need it in writing to hold myself more accountable! I have picked out around 28 foils that I am hoping to get through by the end of Feb. that’s 1 foil a day unless I decide to stack more than one! Here’s what I’ve picked randomly! 

 

[itsfi]

Mid-month update. 

Following @ather's lead, I'm checking in with where I am mid-month with the foil challenge. Currently, I'm ahead of schedule with the foils at 18 (unless you count the individually wrapped nail polish remover pads I've been going through, then I'm really ahead but I'm not counting those for this challenge since I didn't include them in the foils challenge). As for my daily sheet masking efforts, I'm just barely keeping up.  

[CynthieLu]

Thank you for the update @itsfi your doing good!

I did that too, I used products I was familiar with first, so I didn't have to worry too much about interaction/reactions with products in my routines. With new to you products it gets more tricky 😅

[itsfi]

Tricky indeed, @CynthieLu! Gone are the days when I can swap out a new skincare product daily ... oh wait, I never had days when I could do that. 😂🤣😂 The skincare lover in me *might* have tried on several occasions to do just that, and failed over and over and over again. 😳 I've learned my lessons, the hard way. Stick to what my skin knows and likes, and intro new things after a patch test one at a time with lots of time in between. 

[missjeanie]

18 is super impressive @itsfi !  Daily masking in itself is a wow, doing that AND using up foils... dang!

[itsfi]

Ahhh, thank you @missjeanie, but I sorta stacked the deck in my favor - there are only 6, maybe 7, new-to-me products in this batch so I’m more comfortable with using up what makes up the majority of goodies in the bin. 😆 This way I’m not intro’ing new items every day. My skin likes me more when I space out new products. 

[missjeanie]

@itsfi @I was thinking along the same lines as well when I chose my stash. A few new, a few older, a few I know. 

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, I think having a variety is helpful for the challenge. It’s like sheet masking or having ice cream in the house - options are never a bad thing. 😂 

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Great progress. Masking daily would be wonderful. I find i only fit it in on the weekends.

[itsfi]

Getting in time to mask whenever you can is a great way to go about it @Mellmars1185! Are you finding that you reach for the same mask(s)  every weekend or do you have a mix of them that you choose from as the mood (or your skin’s mood) dictates?

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi I am masking usually after running my errands and cleaning on the weekends. I usually wash my face in the mornings and use serums and spf. Then i have to wash them off to put the mask on. Then i wash my face again before bed. When I think about it, I feel like I am wasting product. Maybe it would be better to do as part of my bedtime routine so there is less washing and rinsing off product. The type of mask I use dependss on my mood lol. I am still trying to figure out my skin as it is unpredictable.

[itsfi]

Yeah @Mellmars1185, finding a good time in your routine to get it in can be challenging. If you're using a sheet mask, would you have time to use one after your serums and before your SPF?

[Mellmars1185]

@itsfi Yes I can. Great idea. I can make that adjustment in my schedule. Thank you 😊💓. I will try that tomorrow. It is Family Day tomorrow where I live, so we have a long weekend. Self care Monday!

[itsfi]

Yaaay for long weekends! Happy Family Day to you and yours @Mellmars1185! I hope you have a very restful and rejuvenating self care Monday. Pamper away! 😍

[ather]

@itsfi  wow you are doing amazing!!’ Ahead of the game is the best place to be!! I bet it feels so good to be ahead of the game. 

[itsfi]

Thank you @ather! 😊 More than half of the samples are of products I’ve used before so it’s been easier to incorporate them into my routine without worrying about how they will interact with my skin or other products that are staples in my routine. This last half of the month will be a little trickier. There are a couple of foils for products I’ve never used before so I need to figure out how to put them to use and minimize the likelihood that I will have a bad reaction to it, if that’s possible. 😆 

[ather]

So since today is the 14th and there’s only 28 days in February this year I thought I would count my halfway progress!! I have 10 used. And thankfully thanks to @itsfi  I have 2 more in the shower!! So I’m around 12. I also did a mask the other night so I guess I could count 13!! I don’t think I found any loves that need to be purchased yet. I had some reactions to a couple and I have a breakout right now. But I’m pleased I am using up my foils!! 

 

[CynthieLu]

Sorry to hear that you had reactions @ather 😔 That is such a bummer! 

I hope that your skin clears up and recovers soon 💗

[ather]

@CynthieLu  Thanks. It seems to be getting better! I’m going to dig through my mask foils and see if I can find a good one for tonight! 

[missjeanie]

@ather Oh no!  I'm sorry you had a nasty reaction to a few... I guess silver lining is that you now know you don't want any of those as full size!  I'm going to go use an exfoliating foil now and will have to count where I'm at. 

[ather]

@missjeanie  That is exciting!! I am going to use another DDG peel set and see if it helps me. I have so many breakouts! 

[itsfi]

Ooooh, look at those skincare foils! 👀 @ather, ruh-roh! I’m so sorry your skin had a reaction to some of the samples. Do you think it was the sample(s) themselves or a combination of samples? Or your skin not being accustomed to different products all around the same time? I hope your skin is healing and gets back to normal quickly.