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Dear Vitamins, PLEASE HELP MY ACNE

Okay okay, so I took one of my many strolls into Shoppers Drugmart because, it's like my favourite store. Only because I could totally spend like a gajillion minutes reading labels. I could spend my WHOLE lunch hour in these aisles: Makeup, Lotions/Creams & Vitamins. Before going on my vitamin escapade, I read up on some sites and blogs regarding vitamins that were beneficial for battling acne. In my previous post, I tried to lookup Vitamins to Heal Acne  but only got so far as Vitamin A and Omega 3. Vitamin A I see everywhere and is pretty much the "go to" vitamin for face creams other than Vitamin E and Vitamin C. However I have read to be weary on going over the recommended dosage for Vitamin A and it totally made this girl's butt bleed . I haven't gone to a Dermatologist yet although I plan to, however it seems like Vitamin A cream is what's being prescribed. I'm trying to go for more of a holistic approach like XOJane  instead of medications. 

Body Composition - What does it all mean?

When I got a consultation done at Goodlife Fitness, the trainer had me step on a Tanita scale which gives you a body composition breakdown. It prints a little receipt telling you about your body and I am trying to break it down from a simple perspective. I'll be using myself as an example. But first, tell me which girl would you rather look like? Personally, I want to keep my curves and have a smaller waist like on the right; more muscle, less fat.

Bangs too long? Finger Coils!

Do your bangs ever hang down in your face? Constantly feel like you have to push them away? Want to trim your bangs but don't want to lose length? Same here, but I have a solution.  Position your bangs, most likely hanging in front of your face, and move any "too long" pieces out. Unless you're in the mood to do some trimming, you'll just have to keep these pieces out of the way for now. If you have to, sneak in some bobby pins ! Take strands of your bangs and start to finger coil. This is where you pretty much twirl the hair around your finger (index finger preferably) to form a ringlet . When doing this, the hair springs up and turns into a defined curl .  Downfall: this most likely won't match your natural curl pattern.  If you don't notice from almost all of the " Instagram famous " naturalistas, a lot of curly girls sneak in random finger coils all around their head. Why? Random finger coils add depth, and draw attention. So if you're no