L’Occitane Lavender Hand Cream: Lavender exudes spring and all things floral and colorful after a few months of dreary, cold weather. Your hands probably need the moisture.
The Body Shop Coconut Milk Body Lotion: What trees grow on the beach? Palm trees. And what grows on palm trees? COCONUTS. It’s a main ingredient in sunscreen and all things summer.
June Jacobs Perfect Pumpkin Peeling Enzyme Masque: Pumpkin is a staple ingredient for a TON of beauty products since it has a ton of benefits for your skin. This peel is fantastic; it won’t dry you out and my face feels fresh and rejuvenated after using it.
Herbal Essences Honey I’m Strong Shampoo: A strengthening shampoo is super important when you dye and use heat tools on your hair. This product lines has claims that your hair will be ten times stronger after use, so I’m sold.
Fresh Sugar Honey Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15: Such a classic lip product. I love the combo of sugar and honey and I’m also really into the fact that it keeps my lips moisturized for HOURS.
Carol’s Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey: I’m not usually a pomade girl but this hair honey is perfect for smoothing down the baby hair around my forehead and the scent is fantastic.
Bite Beauty Honey Lip Lacquer: You know I love my lipgloss/lipstick hybrids and this red is perfection. Plus, the Manuka honey provides extended eight hour moisture.
Bliss 2012 Election body lotions: Let’s first start off with the genius names (‘O’ bama orange and ‘mint’ romney). Regardless of your political affiliation, Bliss will be handing out these lotions at upcoming political conventions and, starting August 27th (yesterday!), the body lotions will also be FREE for Bliss.com shoppers that spend $50 or more. Personally, I’m excited.
Lady Gaga FAME perfume: I love Gaga so, of course, I’m pumped to smell her first fragrance. It’s the first of its kind in fluid technology, exuding a black mist (“like the soul of fame”) once airborne. Black perfume = genius.
NARS Andy Warhol Collection: Ok, so it’s not available until October 1st but you can see the full collection HERE. I can. not. wait.
Everyone has them…they’re your dark little beauty secrets that you don’t share with anyone. There are certain things that a woman has to stick to, even when society (or a highly acclaimed stylist/makeup artist) tells you differently, and guys, I’ve somehow convinced some of the top beauty and style bloggers to share their dark secrets right here on my blog.
As for me? Well, I absolutely REFUSE to bleach my eyebrows or use an eyelash curler…oh, and I wear makeup to the gym. Yeah, I said it. Let’s start with eyebrow bleaching. I’m not a natural blonde (and it is NO SECRET) but, for some reason, certain colorists become obsessed with trying to convince me that my brows need to match my hair color. NO, just no. Back in my formative blonde years, I let myself get convinced once or twice and every time, you know what I got? Orange eyebrows. So now, whenever some celeb colorist tried to change my mind I just simply ask “have you ever heard of a little rock star/fashion icon named Gwen Stefani? Thank you and, yes, I’ll take another glass of champagne.” Eyelash curlers – I consider them modern day torture devices. I always thought that I just didn’t really know how to use one or the one I had wasn’t good quality — NO. I bought the Shu Uemura version that everyone raves about and you know…I still hate curling my eyelashes. Granted, I am blessed with naturally long, dark lashes (poor me, I know) so perhaps I would deem it necessary to curl them if I was in a different sitch BUT, for now, I’m down on eyelash curling. Lastly, I look my derm straight in the face when I tell him that I wear makeup to the gym. Countless derms and beauty editors will tell you not to do it. “It will clog your pores!” “You will break out!” Well you know what? I have rosacea and post-acne marks (aka hyperpigmentation) and there are hot dudes at the gym. So what if I wear a little mineral foundation or a tiny bit of tinted moisturizer (with SPF!)? Last night’s eyeliner is only included by default, mind you. In the famous words of Deena from Jersey Shore, “Get off me.”
I have a million cleansers I could/should use, but two or three nights a week, I come home tired/drunk/lazy and don’t wash my face before going to bed. (Shameful, I know!)
I RARELY wear body lotion. Only when I know I’m making out or on the weekends when I have time to let it fully absorb before putting on clothes. Jeans over damp lotion makes me want to DIE.
I refuse to wear blush.I hate it. I will highlight the shit out of my cheeks with bronzer and illuminating powder but that’s about it. I feel like that’s all I need in life anyways. Blush just makes me look clownish. Ew.
I wash off everything but my eye makeup when I have a sleepover with my (newish) boyfriend. I don’t know if seeing me without my eyelashes curled and whatnot is a dealbreaker for him, but I’m not taking any chances. #freshandsexy
I hate conditioner. My hair is fine and without a little texture and damage, it can’t hold a style. I have relented a bit and use it on my ends, but woe to the person who comes near me with a hair mask.
I’m admittedly blessed with hair that just sort of does what it does, if you know what I mean. That said, I DO use a flat iron on my bangs daily, and god forbid I ever a) use a heat protectant or hey, b) wait for them to dry. Patience is not a virtue in my world.
I never use hand cream. I’ve self-diagnosed myself with hyperhidrosis, so I fear adding any hydration to my already clammy palms, thus my cuticles suffer, but acetone is the best.
Sometimes I get lazy and instead of removing my nail polish, I just paint over it. By the time I get to the salon the manicurist is shooting me major side-eye as she’s removing layer upon layer upon layer of different nail polish colors.
I will never get laser hair removal on anything but my face– Someone told me that Kim Kardashian gets her whole body lasered. YIKES. No, the chin and jaw line are enough for me, thanks. I cannot image the pain. You’d have to dip me in aloe vera from my armpits afterwards. NO THANKS.
I haven’t used shaving cream since college. Back when I was younger and more precious about my skin, I’d run a hot shower, let the steam and water do its thing, use a fresh razor every 2 or 3 shaves… Now, I swipe the razor (inevitably a month and, like, 20 uses past its prime) all over in about 8 seconds and then call it a day. My thighs, meanwhile, have not been shaved since I was 16 (thank God for blonde hair). I haven’t downgraded to shaving in the sink yet, but it’s probably the ghost of Christmas future.
Even though it’s a major faux paus, I always leave my apartment with my hair wet. Hardly ever sopping, but always a tiny bit wet. I have curly hair and spending time diffusing it in the morning is just time I don’t want to waste.
I refuse to use eye makeup remover. I don’t even own any! I secretly love waking up with night-before-makeup. I just wipe the smudges under my eyes away and bam! It’s a Kate Moss smoky eye without trying.
Tell me and the girls, what are YOUR beauty rebellions?
Moni Moni Gypsy Bag – This chocolate brown bag makes me want to squeal. I’m really into the long strap these days and when I recently spotted Emmy Rossum carrying the brown wonder, my thoughts were confirmed.
BEAUTY:
Philip B Chocolate Milk Body Wash & Bubble Bath – We all know how much I love beauty products that smell like food. This chocolate-scented body wash (and bubble bath) is a nice treat in the shower and really wakes me up in the AM. On top of smelling delish, it also boasts good-for-you skin ingredients like cocoa butter and aloe.
Prtty Peaushun Skin Tight Body Lotion – As a super fair girl in LA, sometimes I’m a little self conscious about it. I recently tried out this tinted body lotion, created by celebrity makeup artist, Bethany Karlyn. It’s fab because it has subtle light-reflecting particles that give skin a flattering glow. As a bonus, special ingredients lift, firm, tighten and diminish the appearance of cellulite, stretch marks and varicose veins. Score.
Fresh Eat Pray Love Collection Eau de parfum – I just recently wrote about my “Eat Pray Love” screening experience and I’m now officially ob-sessed with the Fresh fragrance collection for the movie. “Eat,” my personal favorite, is Italy in a bottle. The scent indulges in Italy’s most addictive desserts and wines and boasts notes of bright Italian lemon and basil balanced with creamy textures aimed to smell like cannoli and tiramisu. And to top it off? Sparkling prosecco and limoncello…ahhh, I’m brought back to my days of backpacking around Southern Italy. I can smell the limoncello now.
Moni Moni Gypsy Bag – This chocolate brown bag makes me want to squeal. I’m really into the long strap these days and when I recently spotted Emmy Rossum carrying the brown wonder, my thoughts were confirmed.
BEAUTY:
Philip B Chocolate Milk Body Wash & Bubble Bath – We all know how much I love beauty products that smell like food. This chocolate-scented body wash (and bubble bath) is a nice treat in the shower and really wakes me up in the AM. On top of smelling delish, it also boasts good-for-you skin ingredients like cocoa butter and aloe.
Prtty Peaushun Skin Tight Body Lotion – As a super fair girl in LA, sometimes I’m a little self conscious about it. I recently tried out this tinted body lotion, created by celebrity makeup artist, Bethany Karlyn. It’s fab because it has subtle light-reflecting particles that give skin a flattering glow. As a bonus, special ingredients lift, firm, tighten and diminish the appearance of cellulite, stretch marks and varicose veins. Score.
Fresh Eat Pray Love Collection Eau de parfum – I just recently wrote about my “Eat Pray Love” screening experience and I’m now officially ob-sessed with the Fresh fragrance collection for the movie. “Eat,” my personal favorite, is Italy in a bottle. The scent indulges in Italy’s most addictive desserts and wines and boasts notes of bright Italian lemon and basil balanced with creamy textures aimed to smell like cannoli and tiramisu. And to top it off? Sparkling prosecco and limoncello…ahhh, I’m brought back to my days of backpacking around Southern Italy. I can smell the limoncello now.
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