UPDATED SKINCARE ROUTINE- OLE HENRIKSEN

     (clockwise: Ole Henriksen pick me up face mist, pure perfection, truth creme advanced hydration)

Here's a little sneak peek of my updated skin care routine.  All my basic night and day products are still the same, however since I ran out of my Kiehls Ultra Cream, Laneige Toner, and Ole Henriksen's Sheer Transformation, I thought I'd try more Ole Henriksen's products because I really, really enjoyed their Three Little Wonders set.

Overall if you guys are sensitive to smell, theses products may not be right for you.  It does have somewhat of a distinctive oak smell but its by no means a disgusting smell.  I mean the product itself is fragrance free so it has no perfumes in it.  But the overall great thing about Ole Henriksen products is that they use natural ingredients and they do not use:  parabens, sulfates, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals, phthalates, GMOs, and Triclosan- things that can overtime affect and damage your skin.

I also changed out my shampoo to tea tree oil and started to look at the ingredients in all my products.  For starters, stop using products with sulfate because it does dry out your hair.  )Aveeno and Loreal came out with sulfate free shampoo's so I highly recommend you guys try it out).  I can't say this enough but, check out the ingredients in all your products and become more knowledgeable with the chemicals/ingredients your putting on your skin/hair.   Your skin is as important as the food you put in your body so stay as close to organic and natural as possible.

To health and beauty!

A LITTLE BIT MORE BEAUTY

(clockwise: Loreal Infallible Shadows Iced Latte, Bronzed Taupe, and Infinite Sky, Maybelline Color Tattoo Bold Gold, Tough as Taupe and Too Cool)

Happy Monday!
I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter Sunday!  I ended up cleaning out my entire closet- getting ready for my massive garage sale- so that I can make some money and stock up on more goodies :)
On another note, I wanted to share with you awesome drugstore finds! As a side note, I do believe in name brand skincare, however for make up that is NOT directly applied to the skin, I use drugstore.
Recently I came across Maybelline and Loreal eyeshadows and let me tell you they are awesome!
The pigmentation, lasting power and the color itself is definitely comparable to name brand cosmetics.  On top of that its a lot more affordable so its a bang for your buck!
If you're at your local drugstore, definitely pick a color up, you'll LOVE it!

WHATS IN MY BAG

So, I thought I'd share with you some of the ish I'm carrying around in my purse.  I actually carry a lot more things, such as my make-up bag, a book, a camera, pens, notebook, etc.. but these are the basic "essentials" that I lugg around all the time.

I'm really loving my kindle right now, (present from the lovely sister) and I'm getting used to filming a lot too.  I tell myself I'm an amateur film maker-but we'll see how that goes, maybe I'll start making youtube vidz!

Overall, here's the lowdown- Kindle, Samsung camcorder, Michael Kors wallet, Panasonic headphones, (all presents from the boyfriend), itouch, droid, weekly calendar, notebook for all my quotes and my must carry on make-up necessities.

DRUGSTORE HAUL

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from left to right: Revlon Colorstay 500 Addictive Intoxiquant, 520 Brazen Desinvolte, Wet N Wild C252B Nutty, C303 Golddigger, C257A Kitten

Happy Friday!
Everyone knows how much I love my neutrals, and so I couldn't help but pick up a couple things from Revlon.  Seriously, you can never have enough neutral palettes in your makeup collection, its definitely a staple to have and its easy to throw on your everyday looks. (my favorite has to be Naked1 and Naked2)  Anyways, I recently went to CVS to pick up some feminine products and I came across 2 Revlon Colorstay palettes as well as single shades from Wet N Wild.

If you haven't tried any Wet N Wild eye shadows, I highly recommend you try them!  For $1.00-4.99 you get great shades at an affordable price.  The lasting power is great and the pigmentation is phenomenal!  The packaging though is really cheap so you don't want to travel with any of their products because they do crack and break.  Overall, the shades are pretty and Nutty is one of my favorite taupes.

I really love Revlon Colorstay nail polishes so I thought I'd give these quads a try.  My personal opinion in comparison: the pigmentation isn't as great as Wet N Wild and it definitely runs a bit sheer.  The colors themselves aren't as pretty on the skin (they are not true to color from the pan itself) and the shades do have a little sparkle in them.  Overall, its an "average" product.  I love the simplicity of their packaging and they do put together great color quads, however, I would recommend you not grabbing all of their palettes just because I know there's better out there.  I do though, want to try out their green/blue palettes just because the colors look a little bit more pigmented than then ones I picked up.    If you've tried them, definitely let me know!

FACE

My skin routine doesn't really change much, but I wanted to share with you some of the products I've been loving this month.  For my morning routine: 1. Laneige- Power Essential Skin Refiner (toner) 2. Origins- Plantscription Anti-Aging eye treatment 3. OleHenriksen- Truth serum and 4. Kiehl's- Ultra Facial Cream.  If you haven't followed me on my tumblr account, I raved about OleHenriksen's 3 Little Wonders Set that I picked up during Sephora's 20% Friends/Family sale.  If you haven't tried any of their products, I highly recommend it!  (Organic, fragrance-free, natural plant based and free of any harsh chemicals.)

For my night routine I use: 1. Retin-A 2. OleHenriksen-Night Gel and I sometimes switch it out with 3. Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate.  Then I'll use 3. Origins- Plantscription Anti-aging eye treatment and finally 4. OleHenriksen-Sheer Transformation.  (I do switch out number 2 on a bi-weekly just because I love both serums).  

I usually shop for natural/organic facial products because I'm very particular with what I put on my face (and inside my body).  I like products that are derived from plants, products that are free of parabens, free of harsh chemicals and fragrance free. The more organic it is, the better.  My current favorite brands are: OleHenriksen, Kiehls and Origins.

What do you guys use/recommend??