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This is a bit of a different post, but I really needed to share this with all you guys who – like me – are struggling with zits. A few months back I started getting hormonal and stress-related acne, and have tried almost everything short of medical drugs to get rid of it.

GIVEAWAY TIME (aka my faveeeee time of the week/month/year).

I love hosting giveaways for you guys because it’s my teeny tiny way of repaying you all for the endless support, sweet comments, & all of the great feedback/advice I get from you wonderful ladies.

Zits. Gross. The most dreaded word when it comes to your skin. Come to think of it, to your entire beauty life! I never understood what it mean to have a “break out” because I didn’t struggle with acne or zits when I was a teenager. As an adult, my skin  has changed drastically and my hormones have caused to me have serious breakouts and stubborn pimples. I’ve tried several products, changed my skincare regimen, and my diet in order to find the perfect way to manage the new shift in my skin.

Lately the days have been just too pretty here in LA, so much so that I find myself spending a lot of my time on my balcony. I love starting my mornings feeling the fresh breeze on my face while I sip on my cup of jo. Doing this makes me feel so energized and inspired. So, today I figured I would get ready here too! I mean why not? It’s good to change things up a bit every once in a while right?

ACNE. It sucks, it’s there, but no one really talks about it. Actually, I do. I’m the kind of person that can’t wait for things to “heal” “properly”. I love popping zits, I love popping my friends’ zits. Something that also sucks is hyperpigmentation and acne scarring, which is why treatment and prevention are important–no popping necessary! I teamed up with Zapzyt to infuse my daytime skincare routine and show my skin some TLC while still giving acne the boot. The set includes the Acne Cleanser, Pore Scrub, Spot Treatment, and Pore Treatment.

Oh bless the acne gods for helping me find one hell of a product: ZAPZYT.

For those of you who follow me for my beauty and skincare tips, you’re in for a treat! I was sent a box of Zapzyt goodies to test out and share with you all. Let’s see how they worked?!

Thank you to ZAPZYT for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.

Looking to banish those breakouts but not break the bank? I was recently introduced to ZAPZYT, a line that is safe, effective and has economical skincare solutions. ZAPZYT has a full line of products designed to give you the clear skin you’ve always wanted. I have been dealing with breakouts since as long as I can remember (and still am at the age of 33!) so I was really excited to find a line that was affordable and easily accessible if I needed to repurchase any products.

Who would have thought that I’d still be fighting acne from time to time?! Not me. I assumed that those days were long gone but just as the tides change (so do hormones) and I’ve been fighting acne yet again.

I enjoy sharing my sense of style along with beauty routines and products that I have found to work. When my skin recently broke out, I struggled with it so much because I wasn’t used to that. When I do break out, it’s always a big, obnoxious one right in the middle of my face! I tried a few different remedies and found that ZAPZYT acne treatment gel worked the best and the fastest.

Thank you to ZAPZYT for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.

As a busy mom of three I know that while my days are mostly consumed with taking care of my girls but I also know that I have to take care of myself. I hit the gym each day and with the heat and just life happening lets face it, zits happen. Even though I’m about to have a tween with breakouts of her own I’ve still managed to find myself with the occasional breakout.

Today I partnered up with Zapzyt to bring you a post I’ve been working on for a LONG time. I have had acne and skin issues since I was a teenager, so I am VERY familiar with breakouts. With my years of experience comes strategies and methods for dealing with those terrible times. Presenting my BREAKOUT DAMAGE CONTROL CHECKLIST!

I can’t believe I’m 28 and still get pimples. Didn’t you think your skin would magically become smooth and perfect when you hit your twenties, or was that just me? While I’ve certainly improved on my skincare routine as I’ve grown up, I’m realizing I may always be dealing with pimples to some degree. So rather than deny it, I’ve decided to come up with a system for treating my pimples that gets rid of them as quickly as possible. Here’s how!

We all have experienced zits in our lifetime. I know that even me at my age still get time from time to time. When I’m stressed especially you can find me having breakouts. As a teenager, while my face wasn’t flawless, I do remember having a difficult time managing my acne and having to go to my high school prom with a zit the size of a golf ball on my forehead. OK, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the size of a golf ball but you get the idea.

Let’s face it, there is never a good time for a break-out. Acne is always an unwelcome guest, especially when it comes to beach days. Growing up, acne was a constant struggle, so when it came to make-up free pool parties or beach outings, I always ran the other way. As a teenager, I used to find solace in knowing that someday I’d “outgrow” my skin issues.

The right skincare is a significant part of achieving and maintaining an acne free lifestyle. Recently I was able to finally regain control of my breakouts and I’ve been a little stressed out about finding the right skincare regime to maintain everything. It seems like as soon as I find something that works for me my body chemistry decides to change and the blemishes go wild. I don’t want to ever go back to that.

Getting a zit is bad but popping a zit can be as disastrous as the blemish itself… I remember my most embarrassing moment in my early 20’s. It was the night before a big date with a guy I was swooning over and of course there was a huge pimple size of a moon right above to my lips. I should have listened to my mom’s advice to never pick, gouge, pop, scratch or squeeze the damn zit. But I wanted it gone!

Let me share a funny conversation I had recently when I went out with a friend; I told her, “This morning I found a pimple on my nose, red and bright, and it’s so annoying!”

My friend said, “Yes, that happens to me all the time!  They are so annoying!” Then we both laughed and talked about how bad we treated our acne skin when we were young.

When it comes to my skin, I have been very lucky throughout my life because I have never experienced major acne breakouts. Don’t get me wrong, I had the occasional zit here and there that bothered me, but it was never something that covered my entire face and affected me a lot. I managed to avoid them in middle school and high school and I figured since that was the most typical time to get acne, I was in the clear.

In my teen years I had a little bit of acne in the form of small clusters of pimples or zits here and there. It was definitely a little worse on certain parts of my face and then as I got older, zits and pimples became less frequent (thank goodness) but were always an annoying surprise never-the-less! And then came pregnancy….let’s talk about the first trimester and early second trimester and zits or pimples….shall we?

Okay okay okay, so today’s topic is one that no one really wants to deal with or talk about, but that’s just too bad because it really needs to be discussed & DEALT WITH…

Good old acne.

Being lucky enough to have the ability to work from home means I have to be very self disciplined. I mean, think about it — I could easily spend my whole day curled up in bed refusing to acknowledge that a new day has started, right?! Trust me, sometimes it’s hard. I remember when I used to go to my old nine to five and having that alarm clock wake me up and know I needed to get out of the door by a certain time was almost good for me. Now, that’s not a hint at ever wanting to trade spots again,….ever. It just means I’ve learned what I can and cannot do.