Although I do buy myself a few presents around my birthday time I generally try and hold off with any major beauty buys until September aka to me as 'The month of GWP'. However this year there were a few things that I needed right this minute so here's a quick look at some new beauty bits.
I'm lucky enough to live close to Caudalie's delightful boutique on Bleecker St. and I stopped in there to restock my supply of Grape Water - my favorite face spray. I came out with a generous handful of samples and they also gave me a token that allows me to add free oxygen treatment to any facial I book there.
Mr C&C zips through his Kiehl's products so when I went to restock his stash I also took in a load of empty Kiehl's packaging. For ten empties you can choose a free travel sized item. I'm just about out of body scrub so I was happy to swap the empties for a 2.5 oz tube of Soy Milk and Honey Body Polish. This is one of my favorite body scrubs, it smells de-lic-ious. It's not harsh yet somehow you don't need to use a lot of it so it lasts for ages. Whilst there I asked for some samples of their new(ish) Iris Extract Activating Treatment Essence that I am curious to try.
I was quite amazed to find that I had finally worked my way through all my daytime serums so I ordered Sarah Chapman Skinesis Intense Hydrating Booster from Space NK. I love this serum, it really does seem to plump and hydrate my skin and although it's a pricey one you only need a couple of drops so the 30ml bottle lasts for ages.
I've used up a lot of cleansers in the last couple of months and I have been dying to try Tata Harper Purifying Cleanser. This totally natural soap free cleanser not only smells divine, it removes excess oil from the skin cleansing pores and balancing it - so far I really, really like this and it's my most reached for cleanser at the moment.
Because I've got a crazy addiction to all things Sunday Riley I just had to try out their Effortless Primer. It is a truly lovely primer that is slightly tinted to even things out - you could use it by itself on good skin days - and it gives a little grip to your make up that you can feel. It feels hydrating and although it doesn't give the longevity that Hourglass Veil does it did significantly prolong the life of my make up. I feel that this will really come into its own once the weather cools down a little. I split this shop into two orders and picked out the same samples each time (unintentionally) - 37 Actives Cleanser, Oribe Shampoo and Conditioner for coloured hair and Ren Glycol Lactic Masks
Because I've got a crazy addiction to all things Sunday Riley I just had to try out their Effortless Primer. It is a truly lovely primer that is slightly tinted to even things out - you could use it by itself on good skin days - and it gives a little grip to your make up that you can feel. It feels hydrating and although it doesn't give the longevity that Hourglass Veil does it did significantly prolong the life of my make up. I feel that this will really come into its own once the weather cools down a little. I split this shop into two orders and picked out the same samples each time (unintentionally) - 37 Actives Cleanser, Oribe Shampoo and Conditioner for coloured hair and Ren Glycol Lactic Masks
I was browsing in Sephora recently (as you do) and found myself wanting just about everything from Surratt. I managed to restrain myself though and only picked up the Artistique Blush in 'Guimauve'. The texture of this powder blusher is amazing - it is so finely milled that it is almost creamy. The color is a delicate, pretty rosy pink - I don't have another blush like this it really is unique. But here are a couple of downsides to this product... One is that the packaging is cheap looking and flimsy - it's not even sturdy enough to carry around in a make up bag. Now you are meant to transfer these to a compact that you buy separately, but it's a pretty pricey product already at $32.00 and I think it's a little cheeky (no pun intended) to expect you to pay another $17.00 just for reasonable packaging. The other thing is that the blush itself is pretty small only .2 of an ounce. I don't mind this - I'm quite partial to smaller make up items as they last so long, but it is annoying that it's not easy to swirl a larger brush on the pan without overspill...
The 'weekly special' sample I opted for was a Sunscreen Sample Bag, 10 samples of different sunscreens,which is perfect for me. (I have so much trouble finding sunscreens that don't make me break out or that I find uncomfortable to wear that they are one product I really do like to try out before purchase if possible.)
The 'weekly special' sample I opted for was a Sunscreen Sample Bag, 10 samples of different sunscreens,which is perfect for me. (I have so much trouble finding sunscreens that don't make me break out or that I find uncomfortable to wear that they are one product I really do like to try out before purchase if possible.)
That's not a bad little restock is it? But for now I'm honestly not going to buy a single beauty item until it's time for SpaceNK's Autumn Beauty Edit and Barney's Love Yourself event!
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