Here’s a quick rundown and mini-reviews of some of the current skincare items that I’m using to specifically cater to my skin’s needs at night during the winter months:
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Project Use it the F*%@ Up!
This idea came to me when I rediscovered my Mirabella Outshine lip gloss in Illusion, which I keep in a pen holder on my desk at work. I absolutely LOVE this lip gloss, it’s probably one of my top 5 coloured lip products of all time. But can you believe that this particular tube is almost 4 years old?
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Charmzone Natural Skinade BB cream
I’m a big fan of BB creams and light coverage base makeup in general. What are BB creams? Since BB creams have become much more prevalent outside of Asia in recent years, I’ll let the authority provide an explanation: Wikipedia. For ages, I wore the Skin79 Super Plus Beblish Balm Triple Function SPF30 PA++ (also affectionately just called the Hot Pink BB) but I always found it to be a bit too ashy / grey on me. I routinely mixed it with the now discontinued Kiehls Ultra Facial Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Medium, which was too dark on its own for me. The mixture worked well, but it wasn’t ideal.
After using up my last Skin79 BB cream, on a whim, I decided to try the Charmzone Natural Skinade BB cream.
Best of 2014 discoveries
I have to hop on the “Best of” list bandwagon before January is over and they become passé.
Dammit, Target!
Look at what you did!
I was minding my own No-Buy 2015 business and you had to go and announce the closure of all 133 of your Canadian stores. Nothing triggers my hoarding drive than when companies either discontinue products or when they leave (see Illamasqua, Jacob, 2014).
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