$24.00
Its getting colder and I am starting to wear gloves. Therefore, I need a luxe lip balm to apply at home that is going to last until I get to my destination so I don’t have to take off my gloves to apply more when I am on the go.
This is that balm. Continue reading
Ipsy, is one of the many subscription style monthly beauty clubs, similar to the very popular (and my fave) BirchBox. While I do get a BirchBox every month, a beauty addict like myself needs more to stave off the desire to spend all my time in Sephora, online shopping and in Whole Food Beauty, really I do, and of course I love getting mail. Continue reading
Neutrogena MoistureShine Gloss in Berry Fit color 400
$7.99
After leaving my favorite bar last night, on my way home, I stopped in to get some Diet Coke, the other nectar of the g-ds. Nevertheless. I was walking the aisles of CVS when I decided I needed a lip gloss. Continue reading
RMS Living Luminizer
$38.00
More info HERE
The theme this week unintentionally seems to be ‘things you did not know you needed until you have them, and then you realize you can’t live without them.’
This is one of those things. Continue reading
$5.00
More info HERE
Any reader of this blog knows how much I love lip balm. I have not counted my stash of lip products recently, that could be another post, but I know that its at least 100. Nevertheless, when it comes to most lip balms I have not that much to say, they are balms, they are okay. But sometimes I come across a balm that I cannot stop applying. Sprout lip balm did not start out that way. Continue reading
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Pro Picks Lip Tar
$49.00
More info HERE
What the F is Lip Tar?
I had seen this stuff and written it off as super cheap and not worth my time.
Then, after some happenstance. I changed my tune. All of a sudden I was on Sephora online and OCC’s website trying to pick a color. And then I came across this set. And bam, decision made, I had a coupon for Sephora and free shipping etc. so I think each Lip Tar worked out to be something like 8 bucks a tube. Totally worth it. Continue reading
Limited Edition Bobbi Brown Creamy Color for Lips & Cheeks
$20.00
More info HERE
I love lip products. Clearly. So when a lip product comes out that promises a hint of color that says my lips just look like this normally, not overdone but balanced perfectly between subtle and obvious, I am hooked. Continue reading
Waxelene the Petroleum Jelly Alternative
$6.99
More Info HERE
I was on the quest for my cousin Ben, to find him something to soothe his hands (he works outside and inside and just generally puts them through the ringer).
I came across this little jem one late night at Whole Foods.
Its pretty balm. Continue reading
Alaffia Shea Butter Hand & Body Balm
$7.95
More info HERE
No stranger, is my late night love of beauty product shopping.
Last, Friday after some drinks with friends JennyG and Sophia at Silver Lining, my friend JennyG suggested that we take a detour before heading back to Brooklyn to explore the Whole Foods Beauty Section in their Tribeca Store.
I was looking for something stripped down, super natural, no water based hand/body balm, for use as a hand creme. My hands because of the dips in temperatures were getting a beating and even my old standby by Weleda was not cutting it. So, I tired a bunch of the body balms and hand slaves they had. I settled on this one because the scent was spot on (Roses), the texture was great and it hit all the right points with ingredients. The balm sank in super quick, did not leave a greasy residue and left my hands super soft for hours.
This morning when I showered I decided I was going to use this post shower, my skin had been a bit dry, and starting to feel the effects of the cooler weather too. At 2 oz, this little jar might be kind of expensive for everyday body cream, but that was nixed when I used it because a little does go a long way.
The staying power, the hydrating power and the ‘this sinks in faster than super toxic cream power’, is AMAZING. It sinks in so quick so I can get dressed super fast without freezing my bottom off, and it hydrates like whoas. I could see myself trading in my longstanding Jojoba Oil post shower ritual for this, because its super quick and dries almost instantly. And the scent, the scent is the most perfect not too overpowering rose scent that I can’t get enough of.
Overall, this was a great late night impulse purchase that I don’t regret. I can’t want to decant some of this into a little jar for on the go hydration.
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