JUST FINISHED

I'm really enjoying my just finished products posts because it feels so good using up every bit of a product that I purchase. I've been trying to focus on "good skin care" so I've been purchasing products with mostly organic, natural, paraben-free, and sulfate free ingredients.

Recently my esthetician introduced me to Epicuren and so far it's been doing wonders for my skin.  I just finished up Epicuren's Acidophilus Probiotic Facial Cream and it really helped control my acne breakouts.  For those of you who want to try this product, it is a little bit drying so I would definitely suggest adding another moisturizer on top of it.  I've also used up my Ole Henriksen's Pick Me Up face mist which I used as a toner every Am and PM.  I do have to say that I liked this product but it wasn't quite my favorite because the finish was a little bit sticky.  Last but not least, I finished Vivant Skincare's Spin Trap which was an excellent vitamin-C serum.

If you have any other suggestions, please let me know.  If you're trying to use "good, natural" products for your skin, I highly recommend you start by looking over all the ingredients before purchasing any products.  Make sure it doesn't have too many chemicals you cannot pronounce and make sure they are paraben-free.

Until my next post, have a wonderful weekend.
xoxo.

A women's greatest asset is her beauty - Alex Comfort 

JUST FINISHED

clockwise: The Body Shop Olive Body Butter, Ole Henriksen Pure Perfection, Ole Henriksen Truth Creme Advanced Hydration and Philosophy Hope in a jar 

Happy November!  It's an exciting month to start new beginnings!  Since its the first weekend of November, I hope everyone is enjoying their first Saturday.

I wanted to share with you some products that I've recently finished.   I do have to say Ole Henriksen is one of my favorite skincare brands and I've used and bought almost all of their moisturizing products.  My current favorite has to be Pure Perfection: its nourishing, light weight and it does the job of keeping my skin completely moisturized at night.  If you've never tried their products I highly recommend them.  The great thing about their products is that they do not use parabens, sulfates, synthetic fragrances, and chemicals.  So it treats your skin from inside and out.  My least favorite product was Philosophy's hope is a jar because I did not like the scent and I felt that it didn't keep my skin completely moisturized.

Since the weather is a lot drier, I switched from regular moisturizers to body butters and I think I'm never going back to lotions.  Body butters are just so much more moisturizing and this olive scent is so natural I love smothering this all over my body.

I hope you get to try some of these products out as I loved them during the summer months.  I've switched out to new brands so once I finish those, I'll make sure to post them up.  If you know of any great "organic" body butters or facial products, please let me know!

A women's greatest asset is her beauty  - Alex Comfort 

ITS ALL IN THE HAIR!

Hello and Happy Monday!

Its seriously all about the products you use to have healthy, shiny, awesomeness hair.  I for one love to try new hair and skin products and I've recently changed out a lot of my products for more "natural" products.  Since I am getting older, I've realized that with age, its all about the ingredients that keep you youthful.  These are some of the pre-natural products that I've enjoyed and I hope you enjoy them as well.

Right now, I'm about to finish up on my Aveda Air Control hairspray- which I love because it doesn't have that nasty hairspray smell and its super light weight, so if you want some hold- spray a little, if you want maximum hold- spray a whole lot more.  It also has no flakiness so you can brush through it without having white stuff all over your hair!  I also really enjoyed Aveda's phomollient- it definitely keeps your roots volumed up!

About a month ago, I discovered Conair's rat comb thingy hairbrush that I do love- I'm not a big teaser but when I got to tease- this does the trick! As for my last favorite, I really enjoyed Chi's Keratin Mist.  It by far does the trick- it gives you thicker, smoother, more radiant hair.  My least favorite this time around was Chi's Shine Infusion- it just could have been better for the price, you know?

What are some hair products you guys use?  Any great recommendations???!!! Any vegan or natural products that are you tie for??? Please comment below!

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!

FLORAL SCENTS FOR SPRING

I'm still one of those girls who haven't found their "signature" scent yet...but hopefully I'll be able to truly connect with a smell that I think personally describes me best.  What comes close I think is Prada's Infusion D' Iris, but I think its missing a couple of key notes that can give it my "umph!"

For now since its spring, I'm sticking to floral scents, 2 of which are my fav: Vera Wang Truly Pink and Estee Lauder Pleasures exotic.

Whats are some of your favorite scents?

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!

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!

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MAKEUP...

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous  - Coco Chanel. 

With girls, I think there's something about make-up that absolutely fascinates us. For me however, its all about prevention, maintaining a dewy/fresh look and adding a little pop of color.  Now that I've hit my mid-twenties, I feel as though I should be using a lot less, but more. (Less makeup, but more good stuff for my skin).  For adding something to my face, I can never live without lip products: lipsticks/vaseline/lip balm...  My current obsession: lipsticks...from reds, corals, pinks, to nudes... a pop of color brings a vibrant glow to your face.
My ultimate essentials: I never leave home without sunblock on my face (SPF 70) and I absolutely never forget to put on anti wrinkle cream and Retin-A at night for a boost of collagen.
And in all, make-up is a beautiful staple and its a product girls can never live without, especially our "holy grails." Here are some pictures I found via into the gloss that I absolutely like, especially the Nars products. Enjoy!