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anotheranonDegrees, 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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Date: 2005-01-18 02:35 am (UTC)Moisture Surge Extra - thirsty skin relief - I use this during the day when I need moisturizing - I carry a small, sample-sized jar in my purse - it is fabulous stuff. Non-greasy and no fragrance.
Repairwear Day - SPF 15 intensive cream - my morning moisturizer put on after I wash my face.
Anti-gravity Firming Eye Lift - I use this under my eyes, where the skin has just started to get that little wrinkly look, and I've noticed a dramatic improvement.
They make quite a few products. Now, I tried the "yellow stuff" Semmie spoke of, and didn't care for it so I gave her my bottle. I preferred the Moisture Surge and Repairware.
Check it out - you should be able to get tiny little jars as samples to try it out. The products aren't cheap - but they last quite a while and are worth every penny, IMHO.