00:00Hey guys, I'm Lucy Fink and this week is 5 days of total skin care.
00:07After all, skin is the largest organ on our bodies
00:11and we always hear people saying,
00:12take care of your skin while you're young.
00:14So I gotta take care of my skin while I'm young.
00:17My first step into becoming a skin care guru is to drink tons of water
00:21and to eliminate all makeup for the next 5 days.
00:25Monday morning, no makeup it is.
00:27I'm off to work, fresh faced, emerging pimples exposed.
00:32This is gonna be a great week ahead.
00:37Hey, I'm wearing an avocado on my face.
00:40Of course I'm using toners and moisturizers, serums and more,
00:43but my skin is really dry, particularly in the winter.
00:47And I've heard great things about avocados.
00:50This is one avocado mashed with a tablespoon of honey.
00:53We tend to put tons of anti-aging creams and moisturizers on our faces
00:57and we neglect the rest of our skin.
01:00So earlier this morning, I made a DIY coffee scrub.
01:03It was coffee grounds, brown sugar and coconut essential oil.
01:07It was a mess.
01:09I did it over the bathtub, which made for a quick clean up
01:12and then I went right off to work and my skin felt great all day.
01:15And now I got this fruit on my face.
01:22But I took a look at myself in the mirror this morning
01:24and I realized I have blackheads, my pores are not that small
01:29and I'm starting to get some breakouts.
01:31So instead of doing more DIY skin care, I made an appointment
01:34with an esthetician at Caudalie.
01:36My treatment manager, Regine, was incredible.
01:39She gave me tons of skin care tips
01:41and then she gave me a moisturizing facial and a full body massage.
01:45Well, the quick tip for keeping skin care, you know, easy and effective
01:50is to cleanse your skin on a daily base and especially at night
01:53so that all the impurities and makeup don't go into your skin
01:57while you're sleeping and you're all relaxed.
01:59What a life.
02:07I woke up this morning and drank a full, tall glass of room temperature water.
02:11Thanks for the tip, Regine.
02:13But now I really want to discuss this whole no makeup situation.
02:16Society, marketing, brands, everyone tells us to wear makeup.
02:21I spend so much time making up my face in the morning,
02:23but how many people actually notice my brow highlighter?
02:26It's no novel concept that makeup is so strongly linked to self-confidence.
02:31And here at Refinery29, we even have a YouTube series
02:34where YouTube influencers take off their makeup on camera
02:37and talk about feeling beautiful without their makeup on.
02:40Agreed. I feel beautiful. I feel natural. I'm really happy with my features.
02:44I shouldn't have to justify my natural appearance to someone else
02:48just based on my own insecurities.
02:51But to be completely honest, that is how this week has made me feel.
02:5523-year-old did a week without makeup and I feel less confident.
02:59And then to be honest, not being able to cover up the blemishes has led to more stress.
03:04I think I just need to take a moment and power pose to feel better.
03:16Five days later and I've learned so much about myself, my skin, and my confidence levels.
03:21There are so many things that affect our skin every day.
03:24Coffee, drinking too much alcohol, not getting enough sleep.
03:27I really need to fight those effects and take care of my skin now while I'm young.
03:31I look at my clean, unmade-up face in the mirror and I point out all the flaws and the
03:36tiny blemishes.
03:37Those are not bothering my coworkers and friends, so why should they bother me?
03:41I actually really like wearing makeup. I think wearing makeup can be fun.
03:44But my big takeaway here is that I need to learn to be comfortable in my own skin when I'm
03:49not wearing makeup.
03:50I am my biggest critic. I'm my own worst enemy.
03:53Nobody else cares about the little flaws and blemishes, so why should I?
03:57Let them breathe.
03:57How do you think you would feel going five days without makeup?
04:00Subscribe to Refinery29 on YouTube letting me know what you want to see me try.
04:04I'll do it and I will report back to you.
04:07See you then.
