Au Naturale

I've been such a bad blogger I'M SO SORRY I'm trash. I've been MIA for a little over a week cause I've been feeling real under the weather, but that's no excuse for not giving you guys a little post or two and I'm so sorry! I'm feeling better now and am getting back into the groove of things, so I hope you didn't miss me too much.

Review // Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream

 Bonjour ducklings!! I'm here today to tell y'all about this rust colored magic in a tube. Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream is an all natural cleanser formulated with a whole bunch of nice extracts and almond meal for a nice deep cleanse and light exfoliation. I purchased this at my local Whole Foods for $28.99, but can be found for a few dollars less on the brand's website.
Now, I've only been using this cleanser for about three days, and already I can see a huge improvement in the texture and cleanliness of my skin. My obsession with this grows each day as it has been restoring moisture to my skin while effectively clearing up my skin. This stuff soothes, clarifies, and exfoliates all while managing not to strip my skin of absolutely everything. And to top it all off; it's all natural!! Score! Seriously, the ingredient list is just a bunch of scientific names for plant extracts and some water.
One interesting thing about this cleanser is there's a special way you have to use it in order to get the intended results. The brand's unique "press and roll" cleansing method is said to "stimulate the skin's ability to cleanse itself and lifts away dull, dead skin". I had absolutely no idea what that meant at first, so I turned to YouTube. If you want to see the "press and roll" method in action, click here.
Having such awesome results from this cleanser makes me wanna spend all day in the beauty aisle at my Whole Foods. I'm super interested in natural beauty and am definitely trying to incorporate more of it into my routine. Why put nasty chemicals on your face every day when you could be using the good stuff?!

Ain't nuthin' gonna keep me from my MAC lipstick, though…
xo
Claire

Preferred Methods of Wasting Time

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm a professional night owl. While most of my day is spent sometimes actually doing stuff, my evenings/early mornings are spent gaping at my computer screen. While this is a habit I would love to break, lying in bed four hours before my usual bedtime trying to fall asleep simply isn't as much fun as Twitter. Therefore, I shall continue my nocturnal ways until some divine force intervenes.

Current Skincare Routine

Bonjour ducklings!! My valentine this year may be my cat, but my love for skincare never dies. My skin has been getting a whole lot better for the past few months, leaving only some deep blackheads and the occasional wombat. Those ding dang blackheads are becoming the bane of my existence now, which is why I've added the Mario Badescu Drying Cream to my arsenal. It's definitely helping and a lot of those blackheads have peaked out by its hand (along with the hands of my facialist), but it is true to its name and dries out my skin quite a bit.

A Few Things

First of all…
Ahhhh look how pretty my blog is now!! I can't say I did it myself (thank you Etsy), but it's absolutely worth every penny. Just having a nicer theme for my blog makes me want to add more to it and give you darling ducklings more to read. My goal is to post 2-3 times a week and I've definitely been slacking for about ten days…oops!! Don't worry though, I'm hopping right back in with my cute as heck new theme!

A Little Haul

Bonjour Ducklings!!
It turns out that I'm pretty good at scrounging together some money when I have a strong need to just buy stuff, and this haul is the result of that talent. Here we go…

Up Next: Skincare

Question: does anybody else have a long list of stuff they want for when the stuff they have runs its course? Specifically for skincare? No one? Bueller? Well I, for one, do have a list and oh boy is it a long one. Here's the stuff that I'm seriously considering purchasing after my current tube of REN Clay Cleanser peaces out.

January Favorites

Well, 2014 is shaping up to be a big'un. January has definitely been…a lot for me. It's leading to some great changes, though. I hope you've had a super kickass start to the year! Most of the fruits of this post come from the glory that is Christmas money and have been much loved ever since I purchased them. We've got a good mix of hair, skin, makeup, and even a book so let's get started!!