LOOK WHAT HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!

sorry for the crappy quality guys!

My vitacost package is finally here! I have been waiting for this stuff for like 4 weeks, so I am pumped. I got the Indian Healing Clay because I have heard fantastic things about it as a mask and I can't wait to try it. As weeeell, I got Dr. Woods African Black Soap with Organic Shea Butter. This is the one I am most super pumped about. I did a lot of research and looked at reviews of this product and it seems to be a miracle worker for everyone who has used it. Just a quick background as to why I bought these items:

My face has not gotten all that much better since starting my oil cleansing method. Well, I mean it has...but it's not where I want it to be and I feel like I've been doing the OCM long enough that I should see better results. My face is all one even tone (no more splotchy redness) and my GIANT pimples are no where to be found, but I still get pretttty significant breakouts. And I have started to get breakouts around my jawline and neck which is new (probably because I'm lazier about removing the dirty oil from these areas). Anyways, I have heard that these products are amazing and healing and great for people with insistant breakouts. So here I am. Excited and hopeful.  

I still plan on continuing using oils but more for moisturizing and mixing WITH these products rather than separately. Also, I still want to point out that the oils I was using definitely saved my face. It was bad. Like, I-don't-want-to-look-in-any-mirrors-because-I-might-cry bad. Atleast for my skin it was that bad, for others it may have just seemed like a bad breakout and it would be over. No. My breakouts were life shattering and world crushing. So I decided after months of trying the OCM (EVEN THOUGH IT HELPED ME) I wanted more drastic results. Because I want perfect skin. Sue me. So, I kind of have high hopes for all this stuff...

FIRST IMPRESSIONS!!  ♥♥ 

DR. WOODS AFRICAN BLACK SOAP WITH ORGANIC SHEA BUTTER

Firstly, I have to mention the smell. It doesn't smell...bad...it just smells like old European grandfathers. It smells like men. Old men. Nice smelling old men, but smelly old men none the less. Not exactly something I'm going to want scenting my body...so probably won't be using it as a body wash. However, I did use this as a face cleanser and it removed my makeup nooo problem; just as well as my Philosophy Purity :O!! I know. What. Did. I just say. It lathers up really well and a little of this stuff goes a long, long, looong way. A dime size is enough for my entire face, neck and I could probably stretch it to my chest if I needed to. It is soft and soothing and makes my skin feel like silk. Cashmere and silk combined. Sooo soft. However, while I noticed it left my skin super silky, I also noticed my skin was a little tight (not surprising seeing as my skin is the dryest of the dry naturally...) so I definitely have to moisturize with this. If you have super oily skin, I can honestly see you not having to moisturize (though you should..). On a side note, DO NOT GET THIS STUFF IN YOUR EYES. I REPEAT, DO NOT GET IN EYES. It burned like an especially violent and malevolent pepper spray. I have never splashed my eye out with such vigor. It buuuuurned like hell. So yea, take precautions. Other than that, I like this stuff thus far. Other than the smell...which lingers. It's on my hands. I'm going to go wash them now.

AZTEC INDIAN HEALING CLAY

I don't really have a first impression of this stuff yet because I think I did it wrong...I added oils to my mix (which you can do) but I think I added too much because my mask never hardened..whoops! I left in on for about 20 minutes and then went to wash it off because I realized I screwed up. The impression that I can give is that it is messy. It is messy to get out, it is messy to mix and it is messy to take off (I will probably take it off in the shower next time). However, the way it comes off is pretty cool. It like flakes off. You start rubbing it and then it all just starts falling off your face like you are a copper emptying an underage drinking party. They flee. Aaaanyways, I will have to try this one again and let you know fo'reals what my thoughts are on it.

For another day I suppose!


UPDATE

So as you guys know I washed my face with the Dr. Woods Black Soap last night, so I just wanted to let you know the immediate results.

My face looks worse. Now, before that makes you drop the bottle and run away screaming, you have to understand (and I tell myself all the time) that when you try something new, it often gets worse before it gets better. My face did that with the OCM, too. Anyways, the pimples that I had the night before seemed a little bigger and redder, so I'm assuming all the gross stuff in my pores is coming to the surface...semi-sarcastic yay. My pores seemed a little bit open this morning too (but that could be because I woke up all sweaty and gross so my face was oily and gross), so I am going to have to remember to use cold water and a toner afterwards. Also, my face seemed a touuuuch dry when I woke up (wasn't dewy and glowy like it usually is), though it was still soft, so I am going to see if I can find an all natural moisturizing cream (shea butter, anyone?). A lot of stuff to take in, and try. So here's hoping for a better face in a month!