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 #3: Skipping My Pre-and Post-Workout Cleanse What Actually Happened: I booked an evening barre class in the middle of the experiment. Earlier in the day I had applied a thin layer of a lightweight tinted moisturizer, a coat of mascara, a hint of blush and tinted lip balm. I generally don't sweat much during barre, so I wanted play it safe. I was also paranoid that people would stare at me if I looked too made-up, so I kept things relatively natural. Since I didn't get super-sweaty, my makeup was still intact at the end of the class. I dutifully slept in my makeup that night, and besides the few whiteheads that popped up during the course of the week, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary the next morning.

Later in week, I hit up a morning Zumba class at my local gym sans makeup. I've never left a Zumba class without sopping in sweat, and this time was no different. To really ensure I wasn't washing my face, I hopped in my bath when I got home and rinsed off my body but didn't wash my hair (dry shampoo, FTW). I could've totally used a splash of cold water to cool down my face, which did look slightly flushed. This subsided after a few minutes, though, and I went about my makeup routine before going for a walk with my BF.

Image courtesy Christina Heiser

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