When you find something that works for you, you hold on and stay with it. It's like falling in love. When you find The One, you'd be a fool to let that one go. Sadly, I had to let this thing go even if it broke my heart to a thousand pieces (or rather broke my face with a million zits to be more precise!) but with hopes that one day I will find it again.

Among the things I had to give up when I got pregnant with NoodleLito was my vanity. I had to stop using all sorts of beauty and skincare products because I wanted to be better off safe than sorry. Since 2008, when I first discovered The Original Local Obagi kit during the golden age of Multiply.com, I was so happy to have stumbled upon finding an effective way to get rid of acne and pimples. It solved all my skin problems and gave me "celebrity" skin without having to sell an arm or a leg. Don't believe me? Check out my old blog entries from 2008-2010. I also posted this testimonial online around that time.

Updated with current phone number. :)

Religiously I used the product and after a year, there was hardly any trace of acne or skin problems on my face! It was flawless for 3 years! I also didn't keep it a secret because I wanted to share to everyone that ANYONE can have naturally beautiful skin. But I must warn you though that there are sooooooo many products out there right now claiming to be the Original Local Obagi, but mark my words... they are just not as good, heck, not even close! I have a lot of people, friends and strangers alike, sending me countless messages time and again asking me why they are not getting the same results as I did even though they're using "a local obagi set". Well, there's one very simple explanation -- they were not getting the genuine ORIGINAL LOCAL OBAGI.


But then in 2011, I got pregnant and my hormones went crazy then and I had to suffer the consequences. Previously when my acne flared up, it was more on my forehead rather than my cheeks and jaw area. So as soon as I stopped breastfeeding our Little Mao after 2 years and 6 months, I told myself I will get that flawless skin back no matter how long it will take me. I know it's just a matter of time. Tee hee.

The Original Local Obagi set still contains the same products albeit with improved packaging. For P850, you get the clarifying toner, medicated astringent, kojic soap, placenta cream with SPF 30, bleaching cream, and the peeling cream. Many "beauty kits" out there contain the same products, but questions is, are they made from the same high quality raw materials that is also used by one of the biggest skincare clinics in the country? Nah, I don't think so. There can be only one ORIGINAL Local Obagi kit as far as I'm concerned.

Instruction on how to use it effectively is included in the kit.

Come join me in this new journey. Photos uploaded are unedited with no filters, and of course, no makeup. Just my bare face after washing it with kojic soap. DO NOT JUDGE ME! LOL! It took guts to post these photos.

February 2014 - Started using the Original Local Obagi on the 12th of February. I experienced some peeling into the 1st week where my face got really red on my cheeks, around my forehead, on my nose and the mouth and chin areas. I stayed away from the sun and if I had to go out I made sure to put on a light moisturizer and applied a generous amount of placenta cream which also contains sunscreen. Applying medicated astringent caused quite the sting and felt like my face was burning and to alleviate this, I had to apply in front of an electric fan to "blow away" the pain. Tee hee! All for the sake of vanity...

March 2014 - I felt I had quite a purging stage since some of the big pimples erupted on my face and yes, it hurt like hell. However, I was glad that they simply disappeared in a few days and never came back. :) Also I'm really happy that some of the blemishes and pimple scars are really fading and my skin is on its way to becoming clear and blemish-free once more! Yayyy!!! I use the peeling cream and bleaching cream interchangeably every other night after I finished my first kit since I don't want my skin to lighten that much anymore. I already got re-matched for my foundation shade and now I'm an NC30. One whole Original Local Obagi kit lasts about a month, by the way!


April 1, 2014 -  I am 7 weeks into using the Original Local Obagi and the skin changes are quite remarkable when compared to the day I first started using it. No more huge pimples and annoying acne. I'm also having my period right now so it's good to know any skin breakout due to hormones has also been controlled if not totally prevented.

Slowly but surely. We're getting there!

May 2014 - Sorry for the color variation. I'll keep in mind to document the photos here on using the same light settings. Photos taken in February were from my mobile phone and current May photos were taken using my dSLR camera. Still got some redness where the acne/pimples used to be but no more cystic acne! WOOT!

June 2014 - For a week, I took a break from the Original Local Obagi and I trialed Belo Acnepro.  I'm happy to say that I have no more active acne or pimples right now. I did have one or two pimples coming out during my period. I still have scars and I'm hoping they'll go away soon. I'm pretty optimistic about it.

Bare face, 4 months later with the Original Local Obagi.

  July 2014 - To be updated. Please bookmark this page (hit Ctrl + D) and come back in a month. ;)

I guess a picture paints a thousand words, right? Also I realized that eating dairy, cheese, peanuts, and eggs really does trigger my acne so I also try to stay away from them as much as I can. But during days when a slice of cake or ice cream cannot be avoided (ahem, PMS!), then I must face myself, literally on the mirror, with the consequences that a pimple or two will pop out the next day. Although now I'm not worried about one zit or two anymore because of the Original Local Obagi. It may not have worked as fast as before, given my previous experience in 2008, but I guess I'll have to take my age into consideration here. Tee hee.

Aside from this regimen, the only other thing I use is a light moisturizer like Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisturizer for Sensitive Skin or Simple Sensitive Skin Experts Hydrating Light Moistuizer during days when it's rainy or cold and when it's fairly hot, I use my trusty Celeteque Acne-Clearing Facial Moisturizer Gel. I believe in moisturizing because even if you're skin is oily, trust me, you still need to moisturize!


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Since it's my birth month, I'm giving away an ORIGINAL LOCAL OBAGI kit to one (1) lucky Basta Igat, Sikat! reader. As usual, all you need to do is simply join via Rafflecopter widget below. Wait for it to load!

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This contest will end on April 30, 2014. Open to my international readers as long as you have a valid PHILIPPINE address to join the contest so I can ship your prize if you are unable to pick it up. The name of the winner will be announced on my social media accounts. Be sure to follow me on FB, Twitter, and Instagram!



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