Beauty Products- Down to the Pore....

So, lately I have been into skin care products.  I really want the size of my pores on my nose to shrink.  Its all I see when I look in the mirror.  Anywho- so I went to Ulta in search of some pore shrinking products.  I purchased  Formula 10.0.5 Pores Be Pure Mud Mask and Down to the Pore Strips.  I chose these because they were only around $10.00 each and the packaging is cool. 

I did browse the skin care section at Ulta, and gosh everything is so expensive.  I've heard such great things about the Philosophy line, but just don't know if I can bring myself to pay that much.  I'm sure I will cave and end up buying it.....  I've also been researching the Clarisonic.  I've read really great reviews, so this may be my splurge for Spring.  I currently use make up remover wipes (which I feel are rough on my skin) and then follow with eye make up remover (I use close to 7 cotton balls- ugh) and then wash my face with a mild face wash Neutrogena Simple or Mary Kay.  I then have to do eye make up remover again, because what I had still on my eyes smeared when I washed my face.....and I still don't feel fully cleansed.  So I've read that the Clarisonic gives you that deep clean feeling.  So, when you apply moisturizer or anti aging creams it settles deeper into your skin and you soak up more of the good stuff!  I will keep you posted if I end up getting this.  I'm excited just thinking about it.  My goal is to start doing a mask and nose strip once a week along with a scrub once a week and use a gentle cleaning cream/wash every night and morning.  I'm also a sucker for anything that has vitamins and minerals in it.  I honestly wonder if all the anti wrinkle cream stuff even works....I feel like good skin is a combination of genetics and taking care of yourself when you are younger (your diet, spf and adding vitamins and minerals to your skin), I feel like if you keep up a good routine of doing so, your skin will be the best it can be with what God gave you.

For all your beauty product questions and concerns please go to What's the Story Brooke?  She's way more into this stuff than I am, although I feel like I'm not far behind.  We would probably be so dangerous in Sephora together....eek.   

Have a Pore-tastic Friday- yeah....that was lame...I know ha