Intro: Clarisonic Mia Chronicles

Oh yes...
I hopped on the Clarisonic Mia Sonic Cleansing System ("Mia") bandwagon...
But prior to that...
I had to eat my words, eat humble pie...BIG TIME...

For I was one of those who scoffed at the whole Clarisonic hype,
especially before the Mia came out and the Original System costs a (nuclear) bomb!

Oh bollocks! It's just "a giant tooth brush - Pffftttt!"
Oy! To my defence, Clarisonic uses the same Sonic technology as their toothbrushes ~_~
I distinctly recall saying that to a fellow blogger (I sure hope she doesn't remember :P).

Million Dollar Question: "Why the Mia NOW?"

Because my skin...is at its WORST...in...4 Years? 5 Years?

And I ain't being a drama mama...My confidence level is actually compromised...

** My Significant Other had this brrriillliianntt brainwave in November 2010

to dry the laundry out in open air in the porch (+) try out a new detergent.

Sure thing! Although in 27 of my 35 years existence on Planet Earth, my laundry has always been dried in a room right beside an open window.

** A week down the road after this new laundry routine (NOTHING ELSE CHANGED - Skincare nor Bases), I started noticing small headless bumps appearing on my jaw, especially the right, on which I usually sleep.

And they multiplied...day..by day...by day...like rabbits...

Before I knew it, I had bumps all over my jaw line and lower cheeks...

** Alarm bells went off because my breakouts are very bi-polar. Yea, even my acne has "issues" ^_~

They're either full-blown nodular/pustular/cystic ones visible a mile away,

or blackheads/whiteheads.

Also, I could usually pinpoint EXACTLY what causes them because I try ONE new product at a time.

And these annoying nodules, I AM sure, were due to EITHER the new laundry detergent AND/OR the allergens hovering in the air, mingling with my (supposedly "cleaner") laundry! In this case, my pillow case & the hand-towels over them.

The last time these small headless bumps hounded me was when I was still struggling with adult-acne, before settling on my current skincare routine (for details, simply click HERE).

** Knowing my skin, these would not stay small and headless for long.

Oh nooo...They're ticking time-bombs...

They'd erupt sooner or later into full-blown zits...
In fact, quite a few HAVE already erupted...
Thus, there's plenty of scarring in the photo as well T_T

And I will NOT wait for a full-blown catastrophe...If I could help it...

** Up until end of January 2011, I tried every possible remedy I could think of,

and NOTHING worked T_T

They're still here, as you can see from the gory photo below...Nice, eh?

Bottom Line:

Instead of plonking down cash on Dior and Lunasol's Spring 2011 Collections,
(Thank God for little favours that I wasn't really keen on them in the first place anyway),
I decided to invest in the Mia instead.

After all, 'tis the year of Skincare & Bases for me.


The following installments of these Chronicles would be brief:
- consisting of short Progress Reports and
- gory Photos
(which speak a thousand words, no?)
And if you find these photos icky, bear in mind that it took me quite a bit of guts to showcase them in the first place =_=

They may be weekly or bi-weekly.
We'll see...

So, tag along my "Mia Journey"
....I pray that I will be healed...
...I pray that the purging process would not be too traumatic...
...On second thought, I pray that I won't have to go through the purging process at all....

Week 0: Right Jaw