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Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System Review, Photos

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System Review, Photos

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System

Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System ($149.00) is the latest launch from Clarisonic. It is a miniature-sized version of the original Clarisonic, and it is also $45 cheaper. It's also available in pink.

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LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask ($7.95) has all of the ingredients and benefits that I'd want in a face mask. There's just one major problem -- the scent! Oh, my goodness, it is a mix of garlic and tea tree oil, which are both incredibly powerful scents. The garlic is what really gets me, I...

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Combat Dry Skin with Herbal Hydrating Serum

Combat Dry Skin with Herbal Hydrating Serum

Mario Badescu Herbal Hydrating Serum ($30.00) is my go-to for ultra hydrating spot treatment. Sometimes when I use acne treatment products, my skin dries out in certain spots, so to counteract the drying factor of many acne treatments, I always have this at the ready. I use it in conjunction with my...

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LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask Review

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask ($7.95 for 2.6 oz.) is one of Lush's quick and easy face masks that you can purchase in-store (because they're just *that* fresh). Cupcake is designed for oily, more acne-prone skin. According to the label, Rhassoul mud cleanses and soothes skin, while several other...

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Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Cream!

Mario Badescu Drying Cream ($12.00)

When it comes to small, flesh-colored acne, this is the king for me. Whenever I spot any that crop up, I'll smear a little of the Drying Cream on the area before I go to bed. In the morning, they've totally vanished, and I mean vanished! I'm pretty skeptical about...

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Hide & Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion

Hide & Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion

Mario Badescu Buffering Lotion ($17.00)

The Buffering Lotion is formulated to help you cope with deep, cystic acne. It's sulfur-based coupled with allantoin (helps with inflammation). Mario Badescu recommends using this before/after their Drying Mask as well. It's good for combination and oily skin,...

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Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Acne Spot Treatments: Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion ($17.00)

The Drying Lotion is designed to be used as a spot treatment. It uses a combination of calamine and salicylic acid. (So when my boyfriend called me "Calamine-face", he was actually correct!) Mario Badescu makes several different acne spot treatment products,...

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Acne-Prone Skin: Tone with Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion

Acne-Prone Skin: Tone with Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion

Mario Badescu Special Cucumber Lotion ($15.00)

After I use the Acne Facial Cleanser, I pat my face dry (with a towel used *only* to dry my face). I squeeze a little bit of the Special Cucumber Lotion onto a cotton round, and then I use apply it to my face. You basically apply it the same way you...

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Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser!

Fight Acne with Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser!

It's Mario Badescu Week here on Temptalia!! :) I'm finally reviewing the products that have taken my skin from omg-total-pizza-face to minimal acne/near clear. In just a week, I saw a noticeable difference; within two and a half weeks, it was 80% cleared. After a full four weeks, it was at 90%...

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LUSH Coalface Cleanser for Your Anti-Acne Arsenal

LUSH Coalface Cleanser for Your Anti-Acne Arsenal

Lush Coalface Cleanser ($10.95 for 3.5 oz.) is a solid bar that has licorice root as its main ingredient (supposed to help the skin "heal naturally") and powdered charcoal to exfoliate the skin.  The first noticeable characteristic of this product is it has a distinct smell.  I couldn't quite tell...

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