Beauty Products Aux: What are you using?

[merrylove]

@bunannie, I tried the amlactin, too, but it smells so bad! Almost like hair perm solution or something. I couldn't stick with it.

[merrylove]

Face: Clinique foaming Sonic facial soap w/clarisonic/ Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance serum/ Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation

Body: Mario Badescu AHA Botanical body soap/ TJ's pumpkin body butter (until it runs out... I'm not loyal to a body lotion)

Hair: Loreal, Herbal Essences, Pantene...not loyal to any one brand or formula...right now I'm using Herbal Essences. I'm
a curly/wavy girl and wash, apply curl cream and air dry. I'm constantly trying new curl creams as I have yet to find my HG. If anyone has suggestions for a good curl cream that will not make hair crunchy, I'd love to know!

[ns1]

Anything Lush:), ideally,

But usually - Face: a tea tree oil soap from etsy (Kalamazoo Soap Company), LUSH tea tree water toner, and cetaphil face moisturizer. Not that I have very nice skin though, so maybe you shouldn't listen to me...

Body: LUSH rose jam just because it smells to delightful. If I'm feeling especially generous with my money, I will also by LUSH Ro's Argan Body body conditioner.

[kittyriot]

It sounds like our skin is doing the same thing right now @bunannie - so just yesterday I finally decided to go take some time at a cosmetics counter and find something better for my current skin.

She showed me my skin under one of those crazy dermatological lights. And I must say, it was horrifying. I also learned that my skin is currently severely dehydrated. So I am trying out the Bioderma cleansing milk and moisturizing gel for sensitive dehydrated skin. It's only day one, but I am impressed so far.

I'll let you know more after a week.

Also, I haven't purchased expensive makeup in a few years. Not since my flush private sector years. Anyhow, I splurged yesterday and purchased Smashbox Liquid Halo www.sephora.com/liquid-halo-hd-foundation-spf-15-P380996?skuId=1526797

Seriously, where have you been all my life?! I'm in heaven. It's seriously the most amazing foundation I have ever tried and I am a makeup junkie. And I have tried many other Smashbox products, just not this one. I could wax poetic all day...if anyone is in the market for a new foundation, and would be okay spending a bit of coin, try this!!!

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Feb 4, 2015 9:45:10 GMT -5 kittyriot said:

It sounds like our skin is doing the same thing right now @bunannie - so just yesterday I finally decided to go take some time at a cosmetics counter and find something better for my current skin.

She showed me my skin under one of those crazy dermatological lights. And I must say, it was horrifying. I also learned that my skin is currently severely dehydrated. So I am trying out the Bioderma cleansing milk and moisturizing gel for sensitive dehydrated skin. It's only day one, but I am impressed so far.

I'll let you know more after a week.

Also, I haven't purchased expensive makeup in a few years. Not since my flush private sector years. Anyhow, I splurged yesterday and purchased Smashbox Liquid Halo www.sephora.com/liquid-halo-hd-foundation-spf-15-P380996?skuId=1526797

Seriously, where have you been all my life?! I'm in heaven. It's seriously the most amazing foundation I have ever tried and I am a makeup junkie. And I have tried many other Smashbox products, just not this one. I could wax poetic all day...if anyone is in the market for a new foundation, and would be okay spending a bit of coin, try this!!!

This is good to know! I may need to change my night-time face washing routine for something more hydrating. Eagerly awaiting the arrival of new face oil today though  

I've been tempted to get a new tinted moisturizer lately. I tend not to wear much makeup -- only concealer, an illuminating tinted moisturizer and maybe a little bronzer at best -- but I just feel like I look really tired and sallow and that the glowy bronze look is only making it worse. I might need a sephora fieldtrip.. 

[luckynumbers]

@bunannie - I will let you know how it goes with the scrub. My KP has always been pretty bad on my legs, but after giving birth, it definitely got worse. I am trying to do every other day, so I'll let you know how it feels in a week or so. Immediately though, it made my skin so much smoother, and softer for longer. The bumps/scars are still pretty visible, but I'm thinking I might add some lemon juice to it next time to help with that. We shall see.

[babybarlow2014]

Wow. I'm boring.

Hair: suave

Body: dial soap, utter butter

Face: apricot scrub

Make-up: cover girl bb cream.
Cg mascara and chap stick.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Feb 4, 2015 10:58:47 GMT -5 babybarlow2014 said:

Wow. I'm boring.

Hair: suave

Body: dial soap, utter butter

Face: apricot scrub

Make-up: cover girl bb cream.
Cg mascara and chap stick.

the apricot scrub used to be my favorite but it stopped working for me after I had DS2 :\

[babybarlow2014]

Feb 4, 2015 11:15:12 GMT -5 aimeefarrahfowler said:

Feb 4, 2015 10:58:47 GMT -5 babybarlow2014 said:

Wow. I'm boring.

Hair: suave

Body: dial soap, utter butter

Face: apricot scrub

Make-up: cover girl bb cream.
Cg mascara and chap stick.

the apricot scrub used to be my favorite but it stopped working for me after I had DS2 :\

Oh, that sucks! Its my favorite.

[microworm]

Hair: Nothing too special, probably Pantene something right now.

Body: Olay moisturizing body wash, Target brand body lotion, Tom's deodorant

Face:

Morning - witch hazel for a toner, Cetaphil face wash and lotion
Night - witch hazel, clindamycin topical for acne, Burt's Bees intense hydration night lotion, some retinol for anti-aging but I forgot the brand

Make-up: This is where I am particular and spend money. My skin sucks. Daily I use Smashbox primer, Tarte full coverage foundation and concealer, Too Faced blush, Cover Girl Lash Blash mascara, Ulta brand eyeshahow, and some eyeliner that I can't recall.