Pimples in plain view & Prada Infusion d'Iris
Happy holidays from my zits to yours!
Every day for about two weeks, I was using a sunscreen that shall not be named every morning. The texture was fantastic, it dried down to an undetectable finish, and was more affordable than my current daily favorite. But in the last week, I started to break out like crazy throughout my t-zone. Look, I have oily skin and absolutely massive nose pores, but this crop of whiteheads was unheard of for that area before. This was a sobering reminder for me that I simply cannot be adventurous with sunscreen— ugh, and in the time of Olive Young global shipping and frenchpharmacy.com, no less. I didn’t even think I was being that adventurous, either. I’d cleared the product for any of my typical triggers. All for naught. I **think** it was rice bran oil.
On the otherhand, this was also a happy reminder of how much better I feel about myself than years past. This type of thing, as silly as it may sound, would have kept me inside for a week. I barely covered these up, like little facial twinkle lights. Festive! They’re healing now, a big thanks to my unexpected (to me) self-restraint that kept me from picking too much.
In another tale of two selves, I’ve had a couple of iris fragrances on my wishlist for about a year now: Iris Cendré by Naomi Goodsir and Prada Infusion d’Iris. The former is a smoky and spicy nighttime iris, while the latter is a bright, citrusy good girl iris with a woodsy dry down that reminds me—in the best way—of baby soap. Sam got me Infusion d’Iris for Christmas, and I’m thrilled to have it in my collection. In order to pack light for a trip we’re currently on, I decided not to bring the full bottle. Instead, I gave my travel scarf a heavy-handed spritz. Sam’s brother described the scent as “formal,” and to an extent, I agree. If you saw me in my gray sweatsuit from Amazon at the airport right now, you wouldn’t know how fancy I was unless you smelled me.
Off to catch up on sudoku & AD’s top 100 design talents. Until next time! — <3 Addison