After several months where I got to recycle a ton of empties, in July I didn’t have as many empties as I usually do. But I had enough that I didn’t want to wait till next month. I’ll make this one quick! LDC Cosmetics: Advanced Plumping Hand Cream: Although this was a nice lightweight …
Old and New Friends from Curel Body Lotion
If you have super dry skin like me, you need to know about these affordable yet powerful body lotions from the drugstore from Curel, a brand recommended by dermatologists. Curel often uses ceramides in their lotions like the two I’m talking about today. Ceramides, ingredients that you expect to find only in expensive department-store brands, …
Treets Traditions Foaming Shower Gel: Relaxing Chakras – Cherry Blossom Scent!
Several months ago, I wrote about Treets Traditions Foaming Shower Gel, Nourishing Spirits (here). It’s a liquid that foams up on contact with water, or comes out of the can as foam. And I mean FOAM! I was blown away by this stuff! The Sakura foaming shower gel from RITUALS had been my favorite …
Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel: No Need for Water!
Ever have those times when you need to shave but you can’t or don’t want to have to shower to do it? Camping? Medical reason? In a hurry to head out but no time for a full shower? Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel is perfect for all of those situations! First, I love the adorable …
My Most Repurchased Beauty Products
Several months ago, Beauty Spotlight Team started a new feature, Most Repurchased Beauty Products. Before I was a blogger, I bought the exact same products over and over again, often for decades! But now as a beauty blogger, I am often required to test new products and I have to stop using something I love …
Browsing and Shopping at New Cuddlefish in Manchester-by-the-Sea
Did you see the movie, Manchester-by-the-Sea? I did and though I think the movie was more about the people of Gloucester, it was a terrific movie and Manchester-by-the-Sea is a beautiful town. My aunt was visiting with me over the holiday weekend, and today she helped me work on a floral display that my friend, …
May 2017 Beauty Empties
Oh, this month I used up a lot of big bottles. Happy day! Haircare StriVectin Hair All Smooth Shampoo and Conditioner for Frizz-Prone Hair: How usual is it to use up both shampoo and conditioner in the same month? Not very, right? But I did! StriVectin’s All Smooth Shampoo and Conditioner are one of …
April 2017 Beauty Products I Used Up
In April, I used up fewer products but more full size products. I love recycling full size products! As usual, the vast majority are skincare products. Some are already repurchases. Here’s what I finished up and what I thought about them. EO Everyone Hand Soap, Meyer Lemon + Mandarin: I love EO products. They smell …
Instant Relaxation for Mother’s Day with Aprilis Bath Bombs
Taking a fragrant, warm bath is so instantly relaxing. Putting on some great music. Maybe lighting a candle. And adding a beautiful, fragrant bath bomb is the frosting on the cake. I love to slip into the pretty colored fizzy water. So when I think about Mother’s Day, bath and body products are often at the …
Celebrating Earth Day with Reverie Farms Bath and Body Products
Saturday April 22 is Earth Day, and it’s more important than ever to do things to help protect the environment and to advance science to that end. I actually remember the first Earth Day oh so long ago. It was a very big deal because so little was being done at that time to protect …
Farmhouse Fresh Rainbow Road Body Wash & Bubble Bath
Spring to me often means new lighter scents. And that’s where Farmhouse Fresh comes in. Although I adore their gourmand Whoopie Cream scented bath and body products, it’s great to change things up a bit. In time for the first leaves of spring, I’ve had a chance to try out the new Farmhouse Fresh Rainbow Road …
Sample Size Me: Perfectly Posh and Good Earth Beauty Natural Skincare
To be honest, it’s tough to make an appraisal of a beauty product from a small sample. But a number of samples of varying sizes have come my way recently, and there are several standouts among the bunch that warrant buying a full size IMO. I thought I’d tell you about all of them and …
New Organics Collection from Farmhouse Fresh!
Oh happy day! My favorite delectably scented skincare brand, Farmhouse Fresh, just launched a new Organics collection! I recently wrote about an organics ingredients certification that I hadn’t been aware of, NSF/ANSI 305, that certifies to a particular standard. The world’s largest certifier QAI is authorized by the USDA to certify organic operations according to …
Beauty Product Empties February 2017
February is a short month, but I seem to have collected a lot of empties! Yay, lots to recycle. Let’s see what’s repurchasing. Bath & Body Rituals SPA Sensation Organic Rice Milk & Cherry Blossoms Foaming Shower Gel: I adore the cherry blossom scent of this shower gel. In fact, this is my third …
Aquation Gentle Moisturizing Cleanser and Moisturizing Cream: Affordable Skincare with Luxury Ingredients
A zillion years ago when I got a real job while I was still in graduate school, I used the little bit of extra cash in my pocket to buy skincare products. I worked in midtown Manhattan at the Guttmann Breast Cancer Diagnostic Center as an interviewer, and our office wasn’t far from both B. …