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Speaking of "scents" - the only scents I could wear around patients were Philosophy Amazing Grace, and Pure Grace... everyone said it smelled "comforting" and "clean" - it's such a nice but not over powering scent. I bet it would even last longer on me now that I am not stanky from ciggie smoke 
I'm gonna go look at PUR and Everyday Minerals... My only problem with the 'lesser' brands so far has been finding the right color foundation. Many of them are too yellow or peachy.
Thanks Ladies!
Thanks Ladies!
Remie the brand is called hard candy. I found it at my drug store. Two part tube. p 1 is the stain p2 is a "freshening" gloss. It's quite nice. I have difficulty with the consistancy and the smudgeability of lipsticks so I stick to lipstains.
Naw, you're good. I can't stand to be around someone who smells like they spilled their scent all over themselves.
My favorite scents are 'soap' - like.
Have you ever smelled Philosophy Amazing Grace or Pure Grace? So clean... Pure Grace is a "soap and water clean" scent, but light and soft.
Ahh... Sephora is calling my name - I must resist. I must resist... lol!
Anything Dove is good, it's not too harsh on my skin though I do wear sunscreen (even in the wintertime) cuz I burn pretty easily when I go out in sunlight
Another Bare Minerals girl here.....have worn it for years. I sleep and eat in it. However, my weekness is Estee Lauder. So, I use their products underneath. I'm older than dirt anyway and need the lifting power that the labels advertise. However, I only buy it when they have freebie offer kits a few times a year. Then, I have lipstick, eyeshadow and mascara to use and they're really quiet good. Plus, all the cases I receive get packed w/ e-cig stuff. As back-up, I find Oil of Olay has good products also, especially the face wash.
Happy faces, happy vaping, it's a win win......
Happy faces, happy vaping, it's a win win......
A friend just gifted me with a huge bottle of Philosophy Inner Grace perfumed body emulsion. Haven't tried it yet, but I'll bet it smells wonderful. (Don't you just love how these companies come up with names like "perfumed body emulsion" ? I believe that's just good ol' "scented lotion".
I don't wear any makeup most of the time (pointless when bathing & grooming wet dogs that are shaking water off in my face!) Have heard so much about the mineral makeups, but have never tried them. I would like to try some to have when I do wear makeup when we go out to dinner etc. I looked up the Everyday Minerals website. Thought I would try a sample of a couple of the colors, but any tips selecting a "formula" choice: semi-matte, matte, intensive, or originial glo? I don't have a clue what they mean!
I haven't been to the EM website in a while, but I thought there was a description somewhere on there about the difference in the finishes of the powder. I believe that in the past I have used both the semi-matte and the original glow. A couple of them are new since I last ordered (this stuff lasts a long time !). Depending on your age (I'm 50 with a number of fine wrinkles), I don't think you would want to go too matte. I don't like shiny either, so my guess would be to pick original glow or semi-matte.
Thanks! I ended up spending several hours on their website, and ordered a sample pack of the foundations in beige, and then a couple of other samples in other colors. It seems the only choice for the sample pack was the colors & formula's they include, so they give one of all, matte, semi-matte, original glow and intensive. I think I'll like the semi-matte the best, so wish I could have gotten them all in that, but at least it will give me an idea on the colors.
Oh, and I'm 56.. so hoping I won't have powder lines in my growing wrinkle craters, LOL!
Thanks! I ended up spending several hours on their website, and ordered a sample pack of the foundations in beige, and then a couple of other samples in other colors. It seems the only choice for the sample pack was the colors & formula's they include, so they give one of all, matte, semi-matte, original glow and intensive. I think I'll like the semi-matte the best, so wish I could have gotten them all in that, but at least it will give me an idea on the colors.
Good deal mixxy ! Their sample packs are great, and if they haven't changed the size of the containers since I last ordered them, can last quite a while.
Here are my cheap products. I tend to break out, and I have found it is the fragrance or perfume they add to cheaper brands that I have problem with. So I stay away from anything with a strong or perfumy smell.
I use St Ives facial cleanser w/2% salicylic acid. (It is currently a green tea version that seems very gentle to me). Baking soda makes the best facial scrub and works like a toner to re-balance the PH in your skin (if you have oily skin use vinegar). Baking soda and vinegar also work well on your hair to clean the buildup that products add.
As far as facial moisturizer, everything I have read says most are similar in ingredients, so I use Suave Aloe and Cucumber for $3.50 as my face lotion as well as body. They also say the only kind worth paying more for is those that contain silicone. I used to love clinique green tea serum($30) because it had the silicone, but have since (after trying alot of different brands) started using the equate or Walmart version of the Olay Daily Regenerating serum($12).
Hard to find good colors, but if you need a quick cheap mineral makeup, try wet and wild's brand ($4-$5). It is very cheap and does not contain talc and many of the ingredients that other more expensive drug store brands contain.
Perfume wreaks on me so I have found that one of the only fragrances I can wear is Calgon's Hawaiian ginger. It is light and sweet. ($3 for a huge bottle)
I use St Ives facial cleanser w/2% salicylic acid. (It is currently a green tea version that seems very gentle to me). Baking soda makes the best facial scrub and works like a toner to re-balance the PH in your skin (if you have oily skin use vinegar). Baking soda and vinegar also work well on your hair to clean the buildup that products add.
As far as facial moisturizer, everything I have read says most are similar in ingredients, so I use Suave Aloe and Cucumber for $3.50 as my face lotion as well as body. They also say the only kind worth paying more for is those that contain silicone. I used to love clinique green tea serum($30) because it had the silicone, but have since (after trying alot of different brands) started using the equate or Walmart version of the Olay Daily Regenerating serum($12).
Hard to find good colors, but if you need a quick cheap mineral makeup, try wet and wild's brand ($4-$5). It is very cheap and does not contain talc and many of the ingredients that other more expensive drug store brands contain.
Perfume wreaks on me so I have found that one of the only fragrances I can wear is Calgon's Hawaiian ginger. It is light and sweet. ($3 for a huge bottle)
@shopgirl284, I agree about the baking soda scrub. I recently got a compliment about the smoothness (texture) of my skin from a young co worker. She asked what could she use on her skin and I told her baking soda. I don't see her often as she works in another area so a few weeks after I told her I saw her and noticed her skin looked smoother and asked her what she was using and she said baking soda, twice a week like you said.
Friend of mine always wore that and I couldn't stand it.. Always smelled like my hampster cage to me.. I buy jasmine oil and dab it on..
I switch between my regular shampoo and a cheap shampoo once a week. Switching shampoo's once in a while helps get rid of build up.
I have always used vasaline on my feet once a week (wear socks to bed!). It really helps keep your feet smooth.
I have always used vasaline on my feet once a week (wear socks to bed!). It really helps keep your feet smooth.
It really doesn't matter what I use on my face because once I like a product, the company switches the ingredients or I can't find it anymore.. But I cannot live without St.Ives facial scrub.. I scour my face nightly...
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