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anotheranon) wrote2005-01-17 04:19 pm
anotheranon) wrote2005-01-17 04:19 pm
65 to 18 in 4 days
Degrees, that is. It was springlike Thursday, but far below what's "normal" for this area today. Shearling booties rule. Just sayin'.
Still, I felt compelled to go out into this today, for a trip to the vitamin shop and one of my periodic and usually futile trips to see if there's anything on the drugstore shelves that approximates the somewhat swanky skincare stuff (say that 5 times real fast) I unfortunately got used to in the past few years.
Can someone please tell me why I do this to myself? I always hope I'll find something that works on the cheap, and with rare exceptions (Queen Helene's Cocoa Butter body lotion, mmm!) I find myself looking at row after commercial row of snake oil :P
All I was looking for was a facial moisturizer that 1) doesn't have gunk that will make me break out and 2) isn't perfumed to within an inch of it's (shelf) life. Came up empty - neither place had the one product recommended by CosmeticsCop that looked like what I was after, and the one tube that looked somewhat promising was expensive enough that I figured it would ultimately be more sensible to spend an extra $10 and spring for my pricey fave, because I know it works and doesn't stink :P
Got back without freezing to death (thinsulate gloves + New Rock boots also rule) and am now considering how I want to spend the rest of the day.
Still, I felt compelled to go out into this today, for a trip to the vitamin shop and one of my periodic and usually futile trips to see if there's anything on the drugstore shelves that approximates the somewhat swanky skincare stuff (say that 5 times real fast) I unfortunately got used to in the past few years.
Can someone please tell me why I do this to myself? I always hope I'll find something that works on the cheap, and with rare exceptions (Queen Helene's Cocoa Butter body lotion, mmm!) I find myself looking at row after commercial row of snake oil :P
All I was looking for was a facial moisturizer that 1) doesn't have gunk that will make me break out and 2) isn't perfumed to within an inch of it's (shelf) life. Came up empty - neither place had the one product recommended by CosmeticsCop that looked like what I was after, and the one tube that looked somewhat promising was expensive enough that I figured it would ultimately be more sensible to spend an extra $10 and spring for my pricey fave, because I know it works and doesn't stink :P
Got back without freezing to death (thinsulate gloves + New Rock boots also rule) and am now considering how I want to spend the rest of the day.
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Lisa adores one of their products, but didn't like their yellow all-purpose moisturizer. You might ask her what worked on her, as she's really sensitive too.
I Use:
Clinique Anti-Gravity Firming Lift Cream (neck and bosom wrinkles)
Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion (their famous yellow stuff)
Clinique Moisture On-Line (intense hydrator and protects against extreme cold or dryness in weather)
Clinique Repairwear Intensive Night Creme (for eye wrinkles, or when I've been dehydrated from traveling)
It's expensive, but I only have to resupply once every 24 months -- the stuff *lasts*.
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I hate to be a makeup snob, but it's true - the pricier lines of cosmetics seem to be more concentrated: you don't have to use as much because the product is denser, so it does last longer!
I'm not sure any of these Clinique products are right for me, though - I don't need a ton of moisture (indeed, too much and I break out). On the nebulous future day when I have $ again, I should go to Clinique or a dermatologist or someone and get some professional recommendations!