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By Marianne Mychaskiw, InStyle
Navigating the changes in my complexion around the time my period is
scheduled to start is pretty tricky territory. The week before, my skin
breaks out and I turn into a total pill in terms of attitude. During my
period, my skin is surprisingly clear, but after my cycle, I break out
again and somehow look like I'm running on barely an hour of sleep.
This, of course, is due to fluctuating hormone levels, and I thought the
only way I could really deal with it was by somehow finding the correct
serum and spot treatment combo from the products I've hoarded in my
bathroom cabinet. According to the BeautyMe team, it's more of an
inside-out solution.
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Formulated by Dr. Michelle Yagoda, BeautyMe is a supplement rich in
collagen, biotin, and hyaluronic acid among many other skin-friendly
ingredients, designed to keep your skin hydrated and glowy throughout
your period and beyond, hormones be damned. For five days, you should
mix a scoop in with the morning beverage of your choosing, starting with
the first day of your cycle. It has a subtle vanilla flavor, so it's
easy to mix in with smoothies, if that's your thing. I resorted to
mixing it with my morning coffee, which made it slightly less depressing
with the additional flavor, and knowing it was possibly doing something
for my face.
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According to Dr. Yagoda, the falling estrogen levels on the fifth day
of your period are what cause your skin to look dull and tired, so the
mix of collagen and peptides used in the BeautyMe formula are meant to
counteract that. Ingesting the ingredients as opposed to applying them
topically allows them to have an effect at a deeper level, as the press
info claims. It's also gluten-free, if that's important to you.
Each morning, I'd dump a spoonful into my coffee, mix well, and drink
the entire cup as I waited for my skin to change. Of course, it's not
anything that happens overnight, I know that. I finished the five days,
and although my skin doesn't look entirely different from the beginning
of my cycle, maybe that's the point—or anyway, I don't look as tired as I
typically do toward those last few days. My breakouts remained more or
less the same, though this one dry spot seemed to disappear. I'm not
sure if that's the work of the supplement or my night serum, but I'll
take it.
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Find the BeautyMe supplement at beautyme.shop priced at $20 for a jar, or enroll in the brand's subscription service for $16 to get a jar delivered to you every month.
