#Skincare-FOREO

Hey Fluffies!

Today is the beginning of the week and we are kicking it off with Self-Care Sunday’s!! 

We’re getting into skincare. What’s your skincare routine?? To be honest, I don’t really have what one would call s “routine”, but I wash my face! I used to have acne during my late teens and early 20s but now other than the occasional menstrual breakout, acne is minimal. As I did s deep spring cleaning yesterday, I realized that I had ALOT of skincare products. Confession: I have a habit of purchasing things I don’t need(I blame Amazon Prime).  On top of my purchases I am a rehabilitated subscription box subscriber. I had Fabfitfun, Ipsy, scentbird, Sephora box —yeaah, let’s just stop there. Now that I’ve curved my spending, I’m left with plenty of unused products and I’m ready to use them. 

Where do I get it?

This week I started my FOREO skincare cleaning device. I received it in my Fabfitfun box over a 6 months ago and It’s a device that tests and measures your skin with sensors and then tells you what your face washing regimen should be. Cool right?!?!

So you start off by downloading the app, registering and syncing it to your FOREO device. Once that’s done, it’ll ask you to put the sensors on your left cheek, right cheek, forehead and nose. This determines what motions and length of time you need to spend using the FOREO in each area, your skin age and moisture level. When you have the routine in place, you turn on the device and it’ll gently vibrate and scrub each area for the length of time recommended. 

Look here to see my routine

My Scores…

Before: Low moisture

Skin Age: +2 years

After: High moisture

Skin Age: -2 years (heeeyyy!)

My total skin score was 66/100.

My 66/100 skin score will improve as I continue to use. The vibrations are light and my skin felt extremely smooth once done. I like the device and I’m looking forward to continuing to use it.

#HappyMothersDay

Today we celebrate all the women who make sacrifices daily for their families. We celebrate their strength and ability to love unconditionally. Happy Mother’s Day to all of you. Enjoy today while we take time with our families. Love you all!!

#HealthcareProviders

Finding a good PCP(primary care physician) is probably one of the most important decisions you have to make in your adult life. Fluffy or not, everyone needs a doctor and I say the better your relationship with them, the better your attitude towards health. Now from the fluffy perspective, finding a good doctor didn’t seem prevalent until I got older. 

I’ve had my share of great doctors and not so great doctors. One doctor I had when I was younger would just say lose weight and that’s it. No referrals, resources or tips for my parents and I. This left it in our hands and honestly lead to a lot of fad dieting(remember Atkins?!?). It wasn’t until my early 20s upon referral from my aunt(who is a gastroenterologist) in GA, when I got my first GREAT doctor. After conversations and detailed testing, I was told food was not my main issue when it came to weight, it was more so my hormonal levels, etc. Unfortunately, due to insurance reasons I couldn’t stay with that particular medical group(we’ll talk about health insurance another time— heh Obamacare) and I went on a hunt for someone as thorough as the doctor I had in Miami. Finally, I found a great one end of last year that was close to home, HIGHLY recommended and his reviews were genuine. When I visited, he saw past the physical and paid attention to everything. He was detailed and very easy to talk to. It’s important to read up on those reviews because at first I was seeking a female doctor in his office, despite some of her low reviews. Let me tell you how I dodged a bullet there cause funny enough I received a letter 3 weeks ago explaining she is no longer with that medical group and I’ll  leave you with that. 

Do your research loves. 

Check out these sites for checking for medical provider reviews. 

www.ratemds.com

www.zocdoc.com

www.healthgrades.com

www.vitals.com

#MentalDay

Ever had one of those weeks where stuff didn’t go as planned? Not like one eff up and you manage to bounce back. I’m talking world came crashing down type week. One to the point where you say “I NEED to get away” or yearn to just do some shit you ain’t never done before. Do you  realize that until something out of the ordinary happens, THAT’S when you want to get away? It shouldn’t have to be like that. Life shouldn’t SCARE you into time with yourself. Mental days. I believe you should make mental days apart of your routine. A specific day where you purposely remove yourself from the world to just think, relax and focus on mental clarity(I call it a energy tune up). 

I did some reading on #mentaldays ( click here and here) and most articles suggested that you take it when you feel overwhelmed; I say you plan it. Why? It gives you something to look forward to. What’s the sense of bottling up all those emotions and mind cluttering UNTIL you’re close to the edge - - then you take a break. How effective can that really be? #mythoughts. 

Do you take #mentaldays ? How do you spend it ?

Spread the word this week about the importance of taking a mental day, someone may need to hear it.

#SundayFunday

“Me, myself and I. That’s all I got in the end, that’s what I found out...” It’s time to be your own best friend cause wooh sah just isn't enough anymore sis. Have you been losing track of time wonder how the week just passed you by? Wanna lose some weight but all these diet trends confuses the hell outta you? Or how about those weeks that pass by and everyday you feel yourself drifting. Self care Sundays will be about tackling you. They say health is wealth and that couldn’t be any truer. Being fluffy, people automatically assume your unhealthy, but health is more than just looks. How do we destress in this stressful world? It starts with making time for you and learning to take care and love the body that you are in. When was the last time you made time for you?