I know that I said that I would do more posts about beauty and beauty products. Well here is my first post about beauty! I'm a little nervous to share because I consider myself still a beginner in beauty. I don't usually do a contour. I am a highlight and a golden glow kind of girl. I don't use super expensive beauty products and I don't use super cheap products either. My make up bag is a hodge podge of different price point products. So without further ado here is what's in my bag. ( I do apologize. I should have actually taken pictures of my real products but this thought just occurred to me now.)
1. Cleansing
We all know that no makeup routine is complete without the first essential step of washing our faces. I do have an oily T-Zone with rather large pores on my cheeks. I don't have sensitive skin so I pretty much just wash my face with regular soap. As I enter my thirties, I do actually want to have good skin care routine down. But for right now, I'm sticking to my Ivory. I love Ivory for your entire body. Its pretty no muss no fuss soap. Its clean and simple. It has a light scent that says I'm clean without being overpowering. I even Google Ivory soap + babies and there are a few articles out there that say that you can use Ivory on babies. Its very reasonably priced and I love the way my face feels after I wash with Ivory. It doesn't feel tight or dry. I feel clean and my face loves it.
2. Toner
Now this is a brand new step for me. I'm trying to find products that control oil and shrink my large pores. I went to Wal-Mart and found this toner on sale for like $2! I decided to give it try because its was on sale. I also didn't want to spend a lot of money on something that could potentially not work for me. I've been using it at least once a day. I use it twice a day when I remember to. I must say that I really love this products. I'm not as oily in my T-Zone and my large pores have been less noticeable. I also like that this doesn't dry my face out either. The scent is very light. The product does contain Witch hazel so be careful when you use it around your eyes. I typically just take a cotton ball and get about 4-5 pumps of the product and swipe it over face. I usually use more on the area where my pores are the largest. You get a lot of oil and dirt and that don't come off from just washing your face.
3. Eye Cream
Now I work with someone that worked for Clinique. My Pat! Pat is an older lady that has gorgeous skin. Her beauty tip to me was that I was never too early to start an eye cream. I get a ton of sample from her! One of my favorite samples is the All About the Eye Cream. I do not use this every. I simply don't have time for or don't remember to do all these steps. I take a very small amount under my eyes. I use my middle or ring fingers and tap it under my eyes. I then use my index finger to smooth the cream under my eyes. There is little to no scent for this product. The packaging is pretty. I do think this cream can last a long time. I have only the samples and I've been using it forever.
4. Moisturizing
I am admitting that I don't usually use a specific face cream or lotion. I usually use whatever I'm using on my body. Again I will try to get a real skin care routine sometime soon. But right now I am using this Cantu body butter. Again I found this in the same section as the toner. It was on sale for $2.50! I love anything with cocoa butter and shea butter. As the colder months are approaching, I like to use anything with extra moisture. I like that way that this smooths on. I usually take a small amount on my finger tips and smooth all over my face. The scent on this is very light and I like the texture. I've never seen this at Wal-Mart so I bought all of the ones that I saw around. Hopefully I'm able to find this again. But I do have a few for back up.
I think this post is getting a little long so I'm going to stop here. I will come back with actual makeup products that I use. I think I'm actually going to take pictures of the products too.
I look up, He looks down!
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