Skin Care

I Committed the Most Common Skin Care Sins for a Week -- Here's What Happened

Yep, I really did sleep in my makeup for seven days

by Christina Heiser | COMMENT

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Sin #1: Sleeping in My Makeup What Actually Happened: The first day of the experiment, I applied a handful of products (liquid foundation, cream highlighter, mascara, sparkly eye shadow and lip gloss) before heading to work. By the time 11 p.m. rolled around, it took all my willpower not to run to the sink and scrub my makeup off before my head hit the pillow. My foundation felt so heavy, and my face started itching. I tossed and turned thinking about what was sitting on my face.

When I woke up (after a not-so-great night of sleep), my skin looked shiny, AND I noticed a couple of small whiteheads starting to form. Some of my mascara had smeared under my eyes, and my gloss had worn off -- not as bad as I expected. Phew.

My eyes, though, were a different story. They were really red. The next day, I switched mascaras, and my eyes didn't feel as irritated the next morning. As the week went on, I got more comfortable with the feel of foundation on my skin, so by the end of the week, I wasn't bothered by it come bedtime.

Image courtesy Christina Heiser

SEE NEXT PAGE: Sin #2: Not Washing My Face for Three Days

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