Always read the directions...

So, humble reader, tonight I did something foolish.

A few weeks ago, during a random trip to Walmart, I purchased a bunch of different face mask packets. You know the ones I mean, girls... they smell nice, some are clay and some are those kind that you peel off. Well, I almost alwyas use the peel off ones. But there was this interesting antibacterial one that had aloe and lime in it.

Of course, any girl, but especially those who are the edge of falling in love with the sweetest boy in the world, wants to look her best. It had been a while since I had done a facial, so I figured that tonight was the night.

I smeared the goop on my face... Man did it smell good. Citrus... yummy! And it felt good, kinda tingly... and then it started to get hot. REALLY HOT! But it still felt good. I felt the clay start to harden on my face. I let it sit for the ten to fifteen minutes that the package directed, then began to wash it off.

Now here's the thing. If I would have read the package fully I would have noticed the warning about the potential to burn and the strict recommendation to do a test spot on your neck.

So I start scrubbing off this dry clay from my face and I notice that my face is rather pink under the clay. As I continue washing my face, I notice that its VERY pink. Pinker than any pink I would ever wear.

Beyond pink... almost red actually...

Lobster red. Red like a cherry. Red like a stoplight... oh wait... I was so red that I was glowing. I looked like I had just spent 5 hours out in the sun, floating on the lake in an aluminum canoe.

The best part tho, was the lines around my eyes, lips and under my chin. We are talking ghost pale compared to the lobster look I was sporting everywhere else.

Now, about two hours later, my face is almost back to normal.

But, humble reader, my lesson has been learned. I will ALWAYS read all the warnings first...

Until next time,
MissBaggins

PS - 9 days and counting!