I’m back on Great Day Green Country this morning to share my tips, tricks and products to cure the inevitable dry skin we find this time of year. I turned on my heater for the first time last night, so I know keeping up with dry skin just got far more important.
One of my favorite things about Laura Mercier is her bath and body collection. The scents have those gourmand notes I am nutty about. This year, her latest and greatest is Fresh Fig. Dare I say it might have surpassed my old favorite, Almond and Coconut Milk (at least for the winter months). Fresh Fig combines notes of celeste figs, apricot nectar and yang yang for just a hint of spice.
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Today is our first real proper cold day. I haven’t turned on the heat in my apartment yet, but I know that time is coming all too soon. And just like every past year, the second the heat is turned on, my skin is sucked dry of moisture. So I am getting a jump on the game with this arsenal of body butters. Here are my top five for winter:
I’ve been a long-time by Terry fan. I am captivated by the fact that she developed the iconic YSL’s Touch d’Eclat before starting her own line. And I fell hard with the first of her products I tried, this beauty. Terry de Gunzburg Fragrances were somewhat of a surprise to me. I didn’t expect her to develop a perfume. But I knew she would do it incredibly well. I’ve been wearing all five scents over the past couple of weeks and honestly struggle to find a favorite. While some are heavier and some are fresher, I find them “season-less”. I didn’t go crazy layering and trying different combinations, but they are designed to be both worn alone and combined.
You could call this drugstore roundup designed for holiday season. Since Halloween isn’t really my cup of tea, I am going to skip right onto fall festivities. Everything from shiny hair, white teeth and an awesome hangover cure just screams PARTY! That seems to be my focus as I troll the drugstore aisles. Here are some of my favorite finds:
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask expertly douses my hair with much needed moisture now that I color my hair. My strands are much softer and shinier after using twice a week for the last month.
UrgentRx Ache & Pain Fast Powder works without water and is perfect to stash in your purse. Just pour the powder into your mouth and that lemon-lime flavored goodness will have that headache gone in no time (also an awesome hangover cure).
Purpose Gentle Cleansing Wash manages to be both oil and soap-free yet lathers into a satisfying foam that gently removes makeup and leaves skin soft and not dry.
Wet n Wild MegaLast Lip Color applies much more luxuriously than its $2.29 price tag. This rich color has hydrating ingredients ensuring no caking.
Colgate 360 Optic White Toothbrush (I know… a little random) has special polishing bristles which I really do think are helping make my teeth whiter.
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I love the theme of sharing finished beauty products, but I’ve never managed to remember not to throw them away. Finally, this week I’ve been stowing them away. Since I am always trying something new, it is something of a miracle if I finish a product – almost with a since of victory. So here is what I polished off this week:
Johnson’s Baby Baby Oil – nothing works better than this classic in the bath.
Bliss Fabulips – this lip balm is ultra-rich and hydrating, perfect for the cooler months.
me and the girls Lavandula Revive Foot Scrub – my feet are a disaster area, peeling and dry. This scrub moisturizes while removing dead skin.
St. Ives Triple Butters Intensely Hydrating Body Wash – hydrates while it cleans and has the coziest vanilla/coconut smell.
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