HAIR
Shampoo - Kerastase Bain Apres Soleil
Conditioner - Kerastase Bain Apres Soleil Creme
Hair Mask - Kerastase Age Recharge
Styling Products - Kerastase Vita Ciment; and a Shu Uemera (sp?) oil, creme and hairspray that I can't remember the specifics of. I also really like Kerastase mousse in the orange can, but I haven't bought it in a while. This is a good reminder!
Kerastase products are really reliable and put a nice shine in my hair. I've used Phyto before. I'm not sure if I'm just using Shu Uemera because it's the product of the moment, but I'm happy with the results. I can't even remember much about the Phyto product I used to use, for straightening, besides that it was really too goopy. Neither Kerastase or Shu are like that... they go on the hair, they go in the hair.
Tools: Chi dryer; GHD styler
BODY
Body Wash - Neutrogena Grapefruit Body Clear [I think this will become a staple] I use it with a washcloth (I'm not a fan of things you don't put in the washing machine after you use them) and I even bought my husband the non-grapefruit one because I think it's a really good product.
Body Moisturizer - L'Occitane. I like the shea butter one in the pump because I like the pump. However, I just got the Olive oil one too and it's really nice and light. I may just keep buying that and try dumping it into the pump (if that works..it may not because of the difference in consistency)
Anti Perspirent - Tom's of Maine. I'll also use KissMyFace if I have to, although it's not that great. Adidas absorbent deo is the best. If you don't already know, you should only use deodorant, not antiperspirant. Antiperspirant has aluminum in it that you absorb into your body and that's really not healthy. Aluminum (along with cig smoke) has been found by study to be a trigger for Alzheimer's disease, and I'm sure there are other factors that make it a bad idea to absorb aluminum and prevent your body from sweating a little if it needs to.
Fake Tan - Nah.
Tools: Washcloth, Pumice Stone and this little square thing that's like a super pumice stone... I think it's officially dubbed as a corn remover (EW!). [both used in shower]; Gillette Venus Razor...I still don't really have total Razor loyalty yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Although I did find that those Daisy Flicker things were good when I was younger, I couldn't deal with the waste of disposing that huge thing over and over again.
Fragrance: I love Coco! I also have No. 5, Crystalle (sp?) and Trish McEvoy Blackberry No. 9 I do love the No. 9 almost as much as the Coco. I have the parfums, not the eau de toilettes. I also have a little coco solid, but perfume solids get grungy and you lose so much wiping off the top with a tissue to keep it tidy. It's a beautiful compact though.
FACE
Makeup Remover - I'm a cleanser only girl
Cleanser - Neutrogena Clear Grapefruit Facial Cleanser -- another new but probable staple, to replace the Astara product I used to use as we all scale back a bit
Exfoliator - Neutrogena Clear Grapefruit Scrub (I may stop using this and pick up another old reliable St. Ives Apricot scrub)
Moisturizer/Eyebalm: L'Occitane Very Precious Cream and their eye balm
Mask - not used as often as I should! Maybe today as I have the day off... most reliable for removing impurities, as a mask is supposed to do, is always St. Helene's Mint Julep
Teeth - occasional crest whitestrip, never 10 days in a row. Jason Powersmile tooth gel with Flouride. I don't have total floss loyalty, but I always have floss.
Tools: That Conair vibrating brush thing. It comes in pink now. Also, I have one of those sephora extractor things (EW!) that's really handy. Tweezerman tweezers also come in pink.
I bought toothbrush called "extra clean" can't remember if it was crest, but think it was. I think that is the best toothbrush. Another good reminder for me!
MAKEUP
Primer - Nah.
Foundation - Chanel Vitalumiere in Gentle Ivory, if it's a foundation-wearing day, which I'm on-again off-again about
Concealer - I've found that these Cargo "invisible" lip liners are fantastic to use for concealing blemishes. I keep two, the other one I mark on so I know it's my eye pencil and I use it to brighten my lower lid to look more awake. I don't recommend it as a lip liner though.
Powder - I have Chanel Loose Powder, I rarely use it. Burt's Bees Talc Free Powder is what I use on my body. And sometimes I throw a little powder on my hair if it feels oily and I don't have time to wash it or want to give it a day to recharge. However, I find that the best powder for that is Johnson&Johnson baby powder - I think it's the vanilla jasmine or lavender or something....? It has a nice scent. Anyway, that's another good reminder to pick that up. Using a bit of Chanel Loose Powder in the hair works well, but that seems to not be very cost-effectice. I've used that Bumble&Bumble spray powder for the hair before and it's just not reliable.
Blush - Tarte (yes, the blush "stick"-- I love it) in Babydoll. I started on Flush, I think I prefer Babydoll. I'm going very Audrey Hepburn on my makeup these days. It works for me.
Bronzer - I have a Chanel one, I don't really use it.
Highlighter - Nah.
Eyebase - Urban Decay Primer Potion. Fantastic Product that does what it says and doesn't cost very much. However, the packaging is just silly.
Eyeshadow - Chanel Quad in neutrals
Eyeliner - Chanel, mostly Noir, but every once in a while I use the dark green one
Eyebrow - a bit of the brown from the Chanel quad [I use it on a small compact brush... remember Eva Green doing her makeup as they prepare to go to the Casino is James Bond/Casino Royale? I was like, hey! That's how I do my eyebrows!] and Chanel's soft brown pencil (which used to be Bistre)
Curler - I have naturally curly lashes.
Mascara - Chanel Inimitable (does anyone else get tongue-tied when they try to pick this up at the makeup counter?) but only on the top outer third I'll have to order online from now on to spare myself the embarrassment.
Lipstick - Chanel Chocolate Lip Liner filled in with some Rosebud balm - plain, mint or strawberry (I have them all!) to blend, moisturize and protect. Then, Too Faced Diamond Gloss (chocolate is the best, but I don't think they make it anymore so I have a pinky one) over that.
Gloss - see above
Tools: MAC brushes of every shape and size [no animals were harmed in the making of the brushes]
Nail Varnish - I love OPI for quality, durability (I'm BIG on reliability) and color. I'm a slave to blue nail polish, though it mostly goes on the toes only because it doesn't always work on the hands at work. OPI Designer products are really cool -- like one coat looks like two and goes on so perfectly. I like Fantasy (obviously not going to work at the law firm) and Russian Navy (really very classy looking with pale skin especially I think). I'm feeling a lot of Lavender type polish lately as well. OPI rocks. I have lots of Chanel polish, I love the Vamp color for instance, but it's just not (you guessed it!) reliable. It's funny really, because the Makeup is soooo reliable.
Also re Nails -- burt's bees lemon cuticle balm...not sure exactly what it is called, but it's good.
And this concludes my report. That was fun and I hope maybe there is some info that's helpful to someone!
So I use Carbon Black Voluminous.
That was fuuuunnnn!!
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