This week has gone by so fast, probably because exams are quickly approaching...ewww. This week has been quite a bit better than other weeks. Things are healing and not forming. My face, although sunburnt looking, is clearer than it has been since I started Accutane. My arms are a slightly different story though....every little scratch turns into...an open wound really. Things that would not have even drawn blood before do now. Oh well, I'm sure this will go away as soon as I'm done my course, and it's a small price to pay. The dryness is still extremely difficult to deal with, hopefully the dermatologist will have something to recommend for this. I get to see him/her on Friday, and I am sooo excited. A doctor who actually knows something! Yay! Classes are done for me on the 11th, and I'm going home on the 10th, then I have 10 days off, which means ten days of cramming like hell, but also ten days of pure moisture because I won't have to put make-up on. Yipee! That should make a huge difference. I'm also probably gonna go tanning and NO I'm not tanning my face, and YES I know how bad it is, but I'm gonna start off with like..3 minutes and see what happens. Why would I want to do this? Well, given the history of my skin...I burn outdoors in like...10 minutes. I wear SPF 60 sunblock whenever I'm outside, so there's no way in hell that I'll ever get any colo naturally. In a controlled situation like a tanning bed, I figure I MIGHT be able to get some color without burning to a blister, so I won't look like a ghost! I've had comments from customers at the store I used to work at about how white I am, probably because I have really dark hair and really light eyes, and it's annoying. Who wants to be called "Snow White" by complete strangers? Not me! So anyway, back to the topic, I'll let you know how the tanning experience goes. I'll probably end up scorched, but it will serve me right, and I'll know not to do it again.
An amazing thing I've discovered is the lack of need for a concealer or foundation. Once you get to the "flat" stage of Accutane (when all the zits/scabs/ugliness are suddenly FLAT) all you need to do is moisturize, and then use pressed powder over it. The moisturizer helps it stay in place very well, and you don't feel all goopy under tons of makeup. I've always hated makeup and look forward to the day when I don't have to wear it at all. Or at least my idea of makeup can be like all those perfect-skinned friends of mine, a little eye makep and some lip gloss! Haha...I always laugh at them...they're so lucky and they don't even know it!
Not really much to report, although I did get a small pimple-ish thing near my temple after I came home from the bar on Saturday night. And, by the way...it must mean something good if I went to the bar, remember the "I won't go to Walmart with my mom" phase? So for those of you who haven't seen the light yet, your day is coming. One day, you'll wake up, and your face will be totally different...and the improvement will just keep happening! Wooohoo!
Talk to you all (sometimes I wonder if I'm even talking to anyone) soon.
Take care,
Katie
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