There I was, all wrapped up in my cozy blanket on a Thursday night. This semester Thursday's have felt long and hard. The thought dawned on me that I really want to try a face mask, and why not use the activated charcoal that I just bought from the local organic store? That would deffintly be relaxing while I relax and sip my tea before tucking into bed.

The normal thought process in my mind is to try to do everything by myself... How can I come up with my own recipe? Would this work? Could that work? I finally gave into pinterest and let it help guide me on how I was going to create this black concoction. I sat there scrolling, reading probably a hand full of DIY articles. Each one had supreme results- LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST SKIN EVER.

I closed the app and got to work... I took nuggets of wisdom from a couple of blogs. I choose to also put my own twist on it. So, I grabbed the messy bag of activated charcoal, and added it to my tiny mixing bowl that I make all of my face-care potions. I added some bentonite clay because that is my favorite base to make face masks out of. I also read somewhere that olive oil is super rejuvenating for the skin- "great", I thought to myself. I had just gotten tested on olive oil and I no longer was allergic to it- perfect.

I grabbed my knife made out of bamboo and started mixing the activated charcoal and bentonite clay together. My game plan was to add a tiny bit of olive oil, and then add water to the rest. As I was pouring in the olive oil I was mesmerized my how smooth it was making the mix. I mixed it until it formed the most satisfyingly smooth slime. I decided that right there, I had just made the most significant face mask. I used my little bamboo knife to smooth it all over my face. One word that was going through my mind: HEAVEN. The soothing, cool slim ran beaufifully all over my face. Then I remembered how activated charcoal is supposed to help whiten teeth. It was dripping in my mouth so I went for it. The concoction was soon in my mouth covering my teeth, making it hard to talk.

As I looked in the mirror I couldn't help but laugh my head off. It looked scary. But I was quite proud of the results.

Three minutes in... tragity strikes. The black goop made it's way down into my eyes. The olive oil was burning, so I ran to the sink and decided that this had to come off right now before all of it ended up in my eye. I was sad to be washing it off so soon, scared that i wouldn't get the rewarding results that pinterest told me I would have. I splashed and splashed water on my face, then panic happened- I was reminded on a simple equation: water+ oil= NO MIX. NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. I scrubbed with a little more elbow, and when that felt wasteful, I grabbed the closest white towel I could find and whipped my face hard against it. I looked into the mirror- and terror set it. I very well could be stuck like this forever.

I couldn't help my die of laughter before the true fear set in. MY mind was going through this circular reasoning of, " you have class in the morning, THIS NEEDS TO COME OFF, but this is the funniest thing I have ever seen!!!!"

My eyebrows were stained, and nothing was working. I took a couple selfies while i was brainstorming. I thought how I just might have to look like a chimney sweeper.

I came up with a game plan, and figured out that apple cider vinegar was pretty much a magic eraser. So, I poured it onto a towel and started erasing. This BURNED, my eyes were force crying from the potent smell. I went through this cycle. :Scrub with apple cider vinegar, and rinse with water;FAST.

Finally, I got to a faint black tint. At this point my skin was super irritated. I was discouraged because pinterest was a lyer, and I would probably end up with really bad breakouts.

That day taught me that you really can't trust everything on the internet. Sometime you may think that you need a peaceful night when you really need some humor. I hope this made you smile, and the knowledge to learn from my mistakes!