Name your favorite beauty products!

[AVERYxo]

skincare: neostrata. jan marini. nuskin.

make-up:
-bobbi brown concealer kit.
-desert dust bronzer.
-either dior, diorshow mascara OR maybelline, full 'n soft mascara.
-MAC lipstick & lipgloss. -MAC blush & eye shadow.
-Prestige eyeliner. -Burt's Beeswax chapstick & shimmer chapstick.
-sometimes i wear MAC studiofix powder OR bare minerals.

hair:
HAI flat iron.
CHI blow dryer & Elchim blow dryer.

shampoo/conditioners/hair products- ENJOY. Schwarzkopf. Kenra. Paul Mitchell. Nectar of the Gods.


also.. AirBrush/Spray tans!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by mkawczak

I too am a cocoa butter lover. The only thing I have ever used on my face to clean it is Noxema. For my hair I love Redkin Anti snap leave in treatment. For a face moisturizer I use Walmart brand moisturizer. I have never had a acne problem in my entire life ,and I'll be 40 in a few weeks.

I love Noxema, i love how it smells and feels on my face. I was using it before but wanted to try something else. I am acne prone, i hate my skin!! So i need gentle things

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Nikki+2

If I could only have one thing it would be my GHD flat iron. It is definitely my most valued beauty item. I used to use a Chi and my GHD has saved my hair and works so much better. My other hair favorites are Pureology Nanoworks shampoo/conditioner, Tigi S-Factor flat iron spray and Esuchen RD protein cream.

Makeup favorites: Cargo Blu-Ray powder and blush and DiorShow mascara. I'm also a huge fan of Smashbox O-Gloss.

I also use Pureology sometimes, i love it! What is preotein cream for? I LOVE Cargo, i use their foundation cause its oil free and also their bronzers and blushes!!! Sooo good!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by txrosegirl

true....squalEne comes from sharks however squalAne comes from olive oil ... it is NOT an animal product

this comes from a great site: http://www.gardenofwisdom.com/f/What...d_Squalane.pdf

ETA: when i buy squalane i make sure the site EXPLICITLY says it comes from olives

Good to know, thanks!!

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by Yorkie Gems

Hmm let me see, I have very sensitive skin, but you're not going to believe this but my favourite facial cleanser is Proactive facial cleanser and repairing lotion never had acne, but I do have very fair skin and the really pink cheeks and this takes away the redness. Everything else that I have tried either dries out my skin or makes it really greasy. My all time favourite eye shadow is M.A.C, for face powder the Guerlain meteorites, lipstick would be clinique, body lotion, would be aveeno.

And since I have my own perfume business, my favourite scent is molinards Violette.

~Tammy

Really? Wow i thought proactiv was harsh on the skin and very strong. I tried it before and made my face red. I also have fair and sensitive skin. I also love MAC, i use their blushes and their eye shadows, pencils, they have a large selection. Wow thats cool you have a perfume business. It's called molinards??

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by txrosegirl

oooh one of my favorite topics other than my furbabies

if anyone is interested, there is a forum on QVC called "beauty banter" ... lots awesome ladies, tips, coupon sharing, etc we do not talk about just QVC products - we talk about everything!

my favorite products:
retin-a (the only anti-aging product PROVEN to reduce & prevent wrinkles hehe)
DDF enhancing sun protection SPF30
jojoba oil (add to cleanser to clean out pores)
squalane oil - used as a moisturizer
BE bare minerals cleanser - except it smells funky
anything bobbi brown
clinique cream liners
smashbox halo (new product) ... it is a "water infused" light coverage foundation / finishing powder
my babyliss hairdryer (my furbabies love this too!)
diorshow mascara

FUN THREAD

Ok so i checked out the qvc forum and i keep coming across threads about Green cream, Renova, Retin A, vitaminc c. What is green cream and retin a, renova? i am 21, can i use them now or for older ppl?

[hviola]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Ok so i checked out the qvc forum and i keep coming across threads about Green cream, Renova, Retin A, vitaminc c. What is green cream and retin a, renova? i am 21, can i use them now or for older ppl?

Im 29 and have been using anti-aging eye cream for several years. I love how they brighten up my eyes and make the skin around them look nice and even. I like the oil of olay regeneration, its cheaper than dept. stores and works just as well. $18 I think at walmart.

[Yorkie Gems]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Really? Wow i thought proactiv was harsh on the skin and very strong. I tried it before and made my face red. I also have fair and sensitive skin. I also love MAC, i use their blushes and their eye shadows, pencils, they have a large selection. Wow thats cool you have a perfume business. It's called molinards??

Molinard is actually an old company from France that makes fine fragrances. I carry their products.
I've sent you a private message with the details.

Best,
~Tammy

[txrosegirl]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Ok so i checked out the qvc forum and i keep coming across threads about Green cream, Renova, Retin A, vitaminc c. What is green cream and retin a, renova? i am 21, can i use them now or for older ppl?

oh wow, okay...i am going to try and NOT write a book here lol

vitamin c is an antioxidant which is useful for everyone - it protects your skin from normal, daily environmental "stress" (e.g. smog, smoke, pollutants, etc) certain forms of vitamin c products will actually also make your sunscreen more effective (skinceuticals CE ferulic claims this) ... it should also help "brighten" your skin tone when used regularly

retin a, renova, green cream and retinols are all forms of vitamin a....the basic differences between them is retin-a and renova require a prescription so they are "stronger" and green cream and retinols are OTC and are "weaker"...in a nutshell the active ingredient in retin-a (for normal skin types) and renova (for dry skin types as it is retin-a in a VERY emollient base so it would probably cause breakouts in oily/combo skintypes) is tretinoin...the job of tretinoin is to "speed up" cell turnover and get rid of the dull skin to make way for fresh skin which = decrease in wrinkles and fine lines - YAY!...i believe - but am not quite 100% sure - that it also increases collagen production which decreases naturally as we get older....retin-a was originally created for ance but once the other benefits started appearing, it is a huge product in the anti-aging world...because of the emollient base, renova is stricly marketed as an anti-aging product even though it is in essence the same product - just in a different base - as retin-a

green cream is a form of retinol...retinol is weaker than retin-a because it takes 3 processes once applied to your skin to turn into tretinoin, which means you will lose a lot of efficacy (retin-a IS tretinoin so there are no extra processes it needs to go through to turn into tretinoin)

i believe the weakest form of retin-a (0.025%) is still 10X stronger than the strongest OTC retinol you can buy

since you are so young (lucky you! ) i think just making sure you use sunscreen 365 days/year, rain or shine, inside or outside, and an antioxidant like vitamin c would be great! i am sure you do not have wrinkles to address so retin-a might be a waste of money for you...if you wanted to start out with a retinol, i highly recommend neutrogena, green cream and skinceuticals

geeez i am sorry this was so long but HTH!

[amandawash]

I love, love LOVE Jan Marini skin care! I also love Diorshow mascara and Bare Escentials for make-up. I could go on and on and on......

[Nikki+2]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

I also use Pureology sometimes, i love it! What is preotein cream for? I LOVE Cargo, i use their foundation cause its oil free and also their bronzers and blushes!!! Sooo good!

It's a leave in treatment that makes my hair super soft. ESUCHEN - HAIR CARE -

[donaldd]

Hello,
Beauty banter is really great forum. i also heard about it. i used only fw products. but they really effective. all of you gave very good information now other persons also know the products name.

thanks!!

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[kdreamson]

Honey. Plain old honey from the grocery store. Use it alone as a 10 minute moisture mask, put a few squirts in the tub and it is a bath moisturizer, mix it with sugar and you've got a yummy face/lip/body exfoliant. I moisturize my lips with it also. I have used it for years! Another thing I use is cheap hair conditioner...not on my hair but on my legs as a rinse off shower moisturizer. I am a total skin product addict and have tried everything from high end to drugstore brands and i have got to admit honey is the best product out there! Try it you'll love it!

[Darlin Beauxs]

Another of MY favorite topics, too!

Facial Products
1. Clinque foaming cleanser (its the light pink one) very gentle on the face
2. Ponds Cold Cream-This is all I will use to take my eye make-up off, since I
was a teenager.
3. Ora Gold facial peel--has real gold in it, and takes off the top layer of dead
skin & realy makes you glow
4. Ora Gold Eye Cream
5. Ora Gold Moisurizer---feels like rubbing satin on your face

Make-up
(I used to be a brand-name high end make up junkie, but it was the one thing I sacrificed when I became a doggie mama. I would rather splurge on toys and treats for them)

1. Clinique cream eyeliner in the little pots. Its waterproof, and I seem to be more accurate with it than pencils
2. Sonia Kashunk (buy at Target) eye pallettes, foundation, and cream blush in the tube
3. Sonia Kashunk makeup brushes
4. Estee Lauder More than Mascara, or the Revlon kind in the green tube that is supposed to make your eyelashes grow
5. Burts Bees lip balm
6. Estee Lauder or Clinique lipsticks--most of mine come from free gifts LOL

Perfume

Summer-Ed Hardy, Light Blue, Flora by Gucci, Unforgivable by Sean John
Winter-Gucci, Hypnose, Armani Code, and Sensuous by Estee Lauder

Bath
Almost anything from Bath and Body Works, but love the C.O. Bigelow Lemon and Pomegranate products for the summer...the wash, lotion & spray

Hair
Chi Shine Infusion flat iron spray
Dust it! Hair powder (a must for the fine haired)
Tigi Moisture Maniac Shampoo & Conditioner
Aquage straightening gel (will switch to their hair products after I use up all the tigi stuff) This is what my hair dresser uses

AND my chi curling iron, flat iron & blow dryer

[LoALAnna]

As far as makeup/ foundation goes I can't beat Bare Minerals!
THE best all purpose scrub, cleanser, toothpaste, hair clarifier-you name it-is good old BAKING SODA! Cheap, too!