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Acne + Accutane, Beauty, Lifestyle, Skincare

my accutane journey: month 5

June 16, 2018January 12, 2019by The Southern Sooner2 Comments

this update is a couple weeks behind, but for half of this month I was on half of my regular dosage to help cut down on the weird side effects I started seeing in month 4. buuuut lucky y’all – it’s looking like these accutane journey posts may extend past 6 months! this process has been all over the place between me forgetting to take it some days, having to travel nearly 200 miles for refills, my followup appointments being inconsistently spaced lol so it’s looking like I might end up on an extra month of Accutane, which I personally don’t think will hurt. Hopefully I’m not someone who will end up having to do a second round of it all (if anything because I’m tired of being pricked by needles every month). but let’s go ahead and get started with this month’s update!

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Acne + Accutane, Beauty, Lifestyle, Skincare

my accutane journey: month 4

May 7, 2018January 12, 2019by The Southern Sooner3 Comments

month 4 is done! my dermatologist mentioned that this is where I would start to see a lot of breakthrough with my acne and dude he was right. I went a whole week without seeing a pimple! I have gotten a few this month, but they were fairly spaced out, and likely related to my diet (which has not been the best lately – oops). I have started to see some of the more undesirable side effects start to kick in, which is a bummer because it is starting affect what I can do throughout the day, but they’re not so severe that it’s completely inhibiting me. so if you’re curious to see how month 4 went, just keep reading!

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Acne + Accutane, Skincare

my accutane journey: month 2

February 26, 2018January 12, 2019by The Southern Sooner7 Comments

Month 2 – CHECK! This month was easier in some ways, but harder in others. For starters, I worked on building up to 30mg two times a day, so doubling my dosage has made some side effects more prominent, but now that my body has had time to become acclimated to the medication, some side effects have faded. So, without further ado, here’s the update on my Accutane journey.

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Acne + Accutane, Beauty, Lifestyle, Skincare

my accutane journey: month 1

January 29, 2018January 9, 2019by The Southern Sooner11 Comments

It’s already been one month since I started my Accutane journey. CRAZY! One down… 5 to go. It’s been an adjustment – both in good and bad ways. Although there’s still a long way to go, I’ve made enough progress in just one month that even others are starting to notice. But it does come at a bit of a price – I have a list of side effects I’ve started experiencing, some of them within a week of starting the medication. So for those of you who have been interested to keep up with me during my Accutane journey, here’s month one! Read my initial post about My Decision to Start Accutane to get an idea of my skin/acne treatment history.

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Acne + Accutane, Lifestyle, Skincare

my decision to start accutane

December 28, 2017January 9, 2019by The Southern Sooner11 Comments

Before I get started, I just want to state that this post is not promoting Accutane – it’s a personal decision I made as a result of many years of frustration with my skin and was not a decision I took lightly. Accutane is a serious drug with serious side effects and is not for everyone; speak with your dermatologist about what plan of action is best for you.

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Beauty, General, Lifestyle, Skincare

winter skincare tips to combat dry skin

November 27, 2017January 9, 2019by The Southern SoonerLeave a Comment

Winter is such a wonderful time of the year (because it finally starts to feel like fall in the south). The holidays, post-season football games, the crisp, refreshing air – it doesn’t get better than that! But the down side is that as the air dries up, so does our skin, which can make skincare routines more complicated and intense.

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Beauty, General, Hair, Lifestyle, Skincare

6 must have beauty products I can’t live without

November 6, 2017January 9, 2019by The Southern Sooner1 Comment

Raise your hand if you’re a little guilty of splurging on beauty products to “treat yo’self.”

*Raises hand*

Now raise your hand if you’re also a little guilty of spending lots of money on products that weren’t worth the price.

*Raises hand*

Being a woman can be hard because there’s so much pressure to have perfect skin, perfect hair, perfect clothes… just about perfect anything. And do we really make ourselves feel any better when now we’re flat-out broke after spending money on “great” seeming products that didn’t help like they seemed they would? If you’re looking for an honest review + help finding a certain product, here’s a list of beauty products I have tried, fallen in love with, and can’t get enough of!

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