Here’s the round-up of another week-long series from last year: Radiant Skin Series – which focused on achieving glowing skin just in time for Summer.
Chemical Exfoliants
Radiant Skin Series Round-up from 2015
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Skincare Posts From 2015
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know I love skincare! Here are some highlights of posts on skincare on the blog from 2015:
Grading My Friends’ Skincare Routines
Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream
I finally cracked open my tube of Mizon Snail Recovery Gel Cream. I’ve been itching to try this since purchasing it late last year, but wanted to wait until I finished my other serums first. Last month’s skincare empties paved the way for me to finally give this unusual product a go:
I purchased this on eBay from a Korean seller and it cost me $8 for the 45g tube.
Evening cleansing routine
I take cleansing quite seriously. In the morning, it’s not as much of a focus for me, since my skin is mainly covered with skincare that I applied the night before, and any sebum from my skin from sleeping. However, by nighttime, my skin has gone through a full day of external elements including skincare, makeup, sebum and any environmental pollutants / dust that have coated my face for 16+ hours. I need to remove all of this thoroughly before applying my evening skincare.
I use 4 key cleansing products:
• Oil cleanser
• Eye makeup remover
• Micellar water
• Toner
Here’s a more in-depth look at what I’m currently using.
Brainiax Collab: Top 5 Autumn skincare
Today’s post is a collaboration with 2 lovely Canadian chicks! Cat of MyLipstickAddiction and Jodi of A Brash Attitude! Cat has nicknamed us the “Brainiax”. 😛 We’re all listing our top 5 skincare now that we’re in the transitional weather of Fall / Autumn. For me, it’s still mild enough that I don’t need to pile on thick emollient creams and oils, but I need to start adding more hydration to my skincare.
Here are my top 5 picks:
L’Occitane Shea Butter Gentle Toner
L’Occitance is a brand that I don’t tend to turn to for facial skincare – their biggest draw for me is their Shea Butter Hand Cream. I decided to give their Shea Butter Gentle Toner ($25 for 200ml) a try since it’s meant to be both gentle and moisturizing, plus it’s alcohol free. I got this for “free” last year when I redeemed my Optimum Points at Shoppers Drug Mart.
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Mandom Barrier Repair Concentrate Serum
I have another skincare review since in September I finished up all of my skincare and rather than buying more (due to No-Buy), I finally cracked open a bunch of products in my stash. The Mandom Barrier Repair Concentrate Serum is a product that I had read many online rave reviews and had been keen on trying it out for myself. I purchased this in December 2014 from Sasa.com, at $16 for 60g.
The bottle comes in a clam-shell packaging that thankfully did not require bolt-cutters to open. The baby on the packaging kind of freaks me out.
Saje Natural Wellness facial mists
I recently discovered the Canadian brand Saje, which sells products that promotes natural wellness. I had never heard of the brand until I encountered it at its new location inside Toronto Eaton Centre. Although the primary focus of the store is on their essential oils and aromatherapy, I was immediately drawn to their skincare section. I was half in the market for a new facial spray since I was finishing up my favourite Sukin one and I was out of facial mists – I was all set to simply buy a replacement of the Sukin rather than try something new. But then I spied a host of facial mists at Saje and was so won over by them that I bought 2:
Rose Hydrating Euphoric Mist ($14.95 for 100ml) and Jasmine Exotic Mist ($12.95 for 100ml). I keep the Rose at home and the Jasmine for the office.
Trash Stash: August 2015
Last month was a doozy for empties, I have no idea how I went through so much:
Let’s get started!
Blotting paper stash
I write this post a bit tongue-in-cheek because who the heck has a stash of blotting papers? ME, that’s who:
I love picking up random blotting papers here and then and then forgetting about all the ones I’ve already got, and then buying more. I mean, they don’t expire, so why not?
stash matters 