I’ve had an accident that doesn’t allow me to wear much makeup these days (read on if you want to know about it) but before that, I did have a chance to try this It Cosmetics Hello Sunshine Invisible Hydrating Serum Lotion which was sent to me. I was intrigued because it was partly marketed as a primer/sunscreen duo. I was expecting a matte, oil-absorbing formula, which is what I’d want under makeup, but this is actually a moisturizing sunscreen but it does work remarkably well with makeup. Makeup glides on to your skin when you wear this sunscreen and melts into it. The final finish is glowy and healthy-looking. Don’t bother trying to mattify this because it won’t work, just rock your glossy skin as if you wanted it to look that way. Makeup will look flawless. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But I’m not using this anymore – last week I got badly splashed with hot oil, suffering burns all over my arm and face. It’s a miracle the oil didn’t get my eye because it did get around my eye and the rest of my face. Incidentally, a couple of days later I had an appointment with Xthetics in Calgary about something unrelated, and the kind people there cleaned the burn on my face and sent me home with the Halederma hypochlorous acid spray – I’ve read about hypoclorous acid all over the place to treat eczema and other skin conditions, but it’s great for aiding would healing and I did have a pretty bad wound on my face. I’m spraying it on and patting gently to clean my burns. The burns on my face are healing quicker than I expected them to. I also reached for Biafine that I had picked up in Paris years ago, and you can see that it’s on its last legs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Other than that, I’m staying away from makeup and using mineral sunscreen until all this heals. I know there are some clever, helpful people following me – doctors, aestheticians, formulators – if you have any advice for me as my burns heal, please share it in the comments or via dm. Yes, I’ve seen a doctor and a nurse, so I’m doing the things they’ve told me to do.
As people have pointed out, if anyone knows about taking care of your skin, it’s me.
