okay 2 days in a row! And a product review

242.2.. We'll see if we can get the numbers headed down (the royal we).

So I love a good clay mask, if my skin goes crazy or if I just want to be pampered I will break out the clay mask. The best part about a good clay  masque to me is the deep clean at the end.

 The first mask i ever used was St.Ives clay mask, it was a green clay mask, as they have reformulated much of thier product line and changed thier packaging i'm not even sure they make it anymore. The one I rember came in a tub and was just for "regular "skin.

 As I got further into full teenage skin freakout mode and started shopping more for myself I tried many products but found a favorite: Queen Helene Mint Julep Clay Masque. It claims to help with blackheads as well as dry up pimples and shrink pores. I never saw much pore shrinkage or reduction in black heads, but others have had better results with that. My Favorite part about this mask is that it is minty and has a gentle tingle as it dries.



This is right from thier web page( mine is long gone)

 Now when I ran out last time and coluldn't find Queen Helene anywhere I decided to try something new.
I've used other Freeman products some of thier pedicure scrubs and foot lotions, so when I saw this:




Again borrowed from the compays website

I decided to give it a try.Mint: check. clay mask: check. Lemon is supposed to help soothe skin and according to the tube it is perfect for oily tzone types ( hello me). So first what i like, it smells great minty citrus. It cleans like a clay mask should and my skin feels great and clean after.

Now what i don't like, it feels greasy coming out of the tube and you have to spread it VERY thin for it to dry in reasonable amount of time. Previous masks I have used I was able to spread on and within 10-15 min they were dry and flaky, the first time i used this i put it on thick and almost 45 min later it was no where near dry, I just rinsed it off and decided to try another time. Subsequesnt times I put it on more sparingly and had a better time with it drying, but I'm still not sold. As soon as i find my Queen Helen I'll be switching back. Sorry Freeman you may have my feet... but not my face:(