An Ode to The Body Shop's Vitamin E Moisture Serum

Hey, so you guys know those blogger awards thingies? Does there happen to be an award for "Most Sporadic" and/or "Most Janky" (jankiest...? I don't know)? Cause I'd definitely deserve some nominations in those categories. Anywho, you're not here for my apologies you're here for a tale of romance and smooth skin. Let us begin...*cough cough*

Once upon a time...

Current Skincare Routine 5/26/14

Ah skincare. A true double edged sword. On one hand you could have a product that you love and you swear by and you would marry if you could, but you could also pay thirty bucks for a face wash and not have it do diddly squat for your pretty face and be left with a gut full of regret. Fortunately for me, my feelings toward my skincare routine are much more akin to the former. Seriously my skin hasn't looked this nice in I don't know how long, so here's what I'm chalking my ever-improving complexion up to.

#ICan't // La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo

Bonjour ducklings!! Have you guys ever seen the show Girl Code on MTV? Well for those of you who haven't, you should, cause it's ab workout levels of hilarious. (Psst there's entire episodes on youtube go friends go) For those of you who have seen Girl Code, however, you know how they have that one little snippet every episode called "#ICan't" where a member of the cast goes off on a mini rampage about something or someone that makes them just go, "ugh, I can't"? Well if I was a member of the cast of Girl Code (#thedream) my rampage would be about the Effaclar Duo. Let me elaborate...

Lush Haul

  If there's one thing you should know about me, it's that I love Lush. Lush and I have a very deep emotional connection based on sparkly bath bombs, shampoo bars, and other natural goodness. And although the fact that there's a Lush branch at the mall next to my house doesn't exactly feed my wallet, it does feed my soul.

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

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 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.