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Try it! Blemish Buster

Friday, December 19, 2008 at 6:22 PM
  |  posted by Nicole Catanese
While the holiday season is bound to bring cheer for all, for me, it also inevitably tags a zit or two along with it. The stress of shopping-procrastination and hopping from party-to-party causes my skin to freak out. Last night I opened up my bathroom cabinet (which is packed with lotions and potions), and pulled out Gkay Pimple Liquid , a skin-colored liquid that promises "fast-acting ingredients" to "eliminate blemishes," thanks to a cocktail of zinc oxide, camphor and salicylic acid (just to name a few formulation stars).

There is hope! Now that's the holiday spirit, I thought to myself. I dotted it on every slightly red or raised spot (which left me looking like a nude-colored Dalmation, but hey, that's the price of beauty!). The result? Quite Sleeping Beauty-esque, I have to say. I went to sleep, awoke with a kiss from my beau, and walked straight to the mirror to see if I had in fact discovered a magic skin healer. Abracadabra! My complexion was smooth and even-toned--those bad boys didn't stand a chance!

http://www.self.com/beauty/blogs/beyondthebeautypages/2008/12/try-it-blemish-buster.html