Your beauty choices will change. That's okay.
Let it be guilt-free.
I’ve always been a skeptic of eye creams and eye patches.
Even after I started to develop fine wrinkles under my eyes, I didn’t start obsessively reading eye cream reviews. And I definitely didn’t believe some product out there would banish them.
A part of my skepticism came from lack of knowledge. What can eye creams really do? How effective can they really be? And which products truly carry long-term effects?
The true motivation behind my use of eye creams and patches these past few weeks has been stress. I’ve put more emphasis around relieving the tension I feel around my cheeks, the bridge between my eyes and nose, under my brow bone and near my temples. So why not elevate the experience with a soothing eye cream?
My new use of eye patches and creams is rooted in movement, increased blow circulation under my eyes, and how it feels when the textures come in contact with my skin. The fine wrinkles around my eyes may never go away, and I am okay with that.
Still, I don’t allow my prior skepticism for eye cream or the emergence of Insta-worthy eye patches make me feel weird about my new practice. I started out with these patches by Klorane, which I do enjoy. In addition, I found these under eye patches by Peace Out, that I love the texture of.
There are two ideas that drive my love for beauty: the power to choose and it being the one of few things you still have to show up for. These two points have not been more clear to me than the moment we are in right now. I can’t book a hair appointment or walk into a Sephora. And I’m happy to keep following stay-at-home orders until there is wide-spreading testing of COVID-19.
In a world where it feels control over my choices is slipping through my hands, I am looking for something to hang on to. No one can stop me from applying eye patches when I wake up in the morning, or have a say over which one I choose. This is a choice I make, and I’m holding on to it. It is not a small choice. The moves I make have an impact on my attitude, mood and how I forge relationships with others.
So, here is my reminder that you don’t have to feel uneasy about flipping and reversing your beauty choices as you please. Let it be guilt-free.
Dispatched from my quarantine headquarters with eye patches on,
This newsletter was edited by Dominique Bañas
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Friday, May 15th
· 10 AM PST: ‘Ask Dermalogica’ on IG live. Led by a Dermalogica professional skin therapist. Instagram Live.
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Monday, May 18th
· 1 PM PST: Skin Care Myths Busted with Dermalogica on IG live.
Wednesday, May 20th
· 12 PM PST: Talking sensitive skin with Dermalogica on IG live.
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· E-guide: How to apply lashes like a pro with celebrity makeup artist Camara Aunique.