Send me things...

So due to the global economic crisis, I've had to cut back on my experimentation. I will be back testing shit out as soon as I have spending money to waste! Swear!

In lieu of me buying stuff, if anyone out there wants to send me things to try out because they are chicken, please contact me and do so. I am also accepting cash donations, luxury handbags and clothing as well as high-end electronics. Send away!

Moisturizer

As my readers know, I have acne-prone, oily and sensitive skin. This is the best moisturizer I have ever tried. I would highly recommend it to anyone out there with my skin type.

The brand is Dr. Hauschka and a brief description of the product is below:

"A light, activating moisturizer. Lightweight oils and healing plant extracts encourage the skin's ability to retain moisture, normalizing dry, mature and normal skin conditions.
Anthyllis, carrot and St. John'swort combine with nurturing oils to regulate moisture content

Absorbs quickly
Provides light protection
Refreshes and enlivens skin

A main ingrediant, Wild carrot or the familiar Queen Anne's lace. The root extract is highly nutritive and cleansing. High in antioxidant beta carotene and other flavonoids."

Yeah so all the aforementioned stuff is why I bought it. I do loves me some natural ingredients in my skin stuff! It ranges from $38 to $50 bucks a pop; the only place I've ever seen it is in a high end grocery store out here in California called "Whole Foods", but you can buy it online at

http://www.drhauschka.com/holistic-products/face-care/moisturizing/details.aspx?id=64&product=Moisturizing+Day+Cream+-+For+normal%2c+dry+or+mature+skin

It is very light and does not cause any breakouts or greasy feeling. The only drawback (in my opinion) is that it does not contain sunscreen.So yeah, I love it and would highly recommend for all my home skillets out there with bad skin.

THE Lip Balm

This is the best chapstick in the whole world. Go out and get it. It's the Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm and it rocks my friggin' world!

Please to compare this to a regular chapstick.Regular = paraben based (ie made from petroleum/oil byproducts), kinda feels waxy when you put it on.Burt's= Beeswax base with pure pomegranate oil. 100% all natural. Feels like silk on your lips!

The pomegranate oil adds a nice sheer cherry-stain to your lips or cheeks. This stuff is super and I always stock up and let people try it. I'm not a total bitch about this like I am with my perfume.

Why you should be reading this blog...

This is the $90 moisturizer that caused me to breakout.

I am such a sucker!

Listed below is what was on the back of the package that made me want to buy it:

• Derivatives of vitamins & vital trace elements like magnesium, copper

• Energizes skin to renew & rebuild itself to preserve youthfulness

•Blue Ginger PFA adds new radiance

• Leaves skin soft, moist, glow with vitality & well-being

• Fresh & light texture instantly melts into skin

You all know how I like natural ingredients and flowers in my beauty stuff, this really seemed to have it all. BLUE GINGER! What the hell is that? It sounded so exotic and potent!Listen to Mama: N-E-V-E-R buy a product that does not specifically state it is "oil free" or "non-comedogenic", no matter how much Blue Ginger it has in it.

But the saleswoman was so nice and she did let me try it; but after standing there and talking to her for 3 minutes with it on my skin I figured everything was gravy. Three minutes is NOT enough time to see if you will have a reaction. Get a sample to go and work it into your routine for a few days to see if you have a reaction. But as I've stated, I'm a sucker and I was so excited I couldn't wait and just bought the whole bottle.Don't do that.Read my blog and learn from my mistakes.This is a $90 one.

And as a shout-out to anyone working at Chanel: You all have VERY high-quality products, this one just didn't work with my skin. Please send me some of your equally high-quality handbags and shoes... I'm sure I won't have an allergic reaction to those!

Bronzer

If y'all have read the previous posts about sunscreen, then you know how I enjoy being the palest person in the room, in the middle of July, in California... but not for the reasons you may think.

My mother was a model for many years in the 70's and 80's; a skincare regimen was actually written into her contract that she HAD to wear sunscreen. Because of this, my 60 year old mother doesn't look a day over 40. THAT is the reason I enjoy being the palest person in California; pale = no sun damage.

When I want to change things up a bit and blend in with the tanorexic population of my state, I slather on this bronzer by Murad. I also let it set in for 10-15 minutes because you know how I like to do that.This stuff is really great for people with sensitive and acne prone skin! I have never had a problem with breakouts or it leaving my skin feeling greasy.

But I should clarify that this is NOT a self tanner. You put this on everyday with your makeup and wash it off at night. Also, this stuff WILL stain your clothes if you don't let it dry before getting dressed... what a perfect opportunity to try out the my patented "sit and wait for 10-15 minuets" beauty routine!Another drawback is that this crap is like, $50 a pop. That being said, a little goes a looooooooooooooong way! Just a pea-sized amount will cover your whole face and neck and you will be DARK!

I'm not a fan of self tanners (besides the breakout factor) because I can never tell if I'm putting on enough and it never seems to be dark enough. A small amount of this stuff will make you look like you just spent a week in Bali; just put it on your legs and shoulders/arms too. Oh yeah, and it has SPF 15 already in it. Thats a plus for all you non-sunscreen wearers, but as for me its just covering to go on top of my SPF 70.

So long story short: this is a great product for ME, perhaps not for YOU unless you are as sun/self-tanner-phobic as I am. It is $50 smackeroons and it WILL stain your clothes so keep that in mind.

Masques

This is a drug-store find but I have also seen it at Sephora; it ranges in price from $4 to $7.This is the Booth's Deep Cleansing Volcanic Mud Mask and I love it.

If you've missed the previous postings I will reiterate that I love 3 things in my face masks:1) All natural ingredients, 2) Flowers, 3) Slathering it on and letting it set in for 10-15 minutes. Hmm, I should change it to four things, the 4th being if they call the mask a Masque, I live for that shit!

This comes from a friggin' V-O-L-C-A-N-O, how much more all-natural can you get? While its true there are no flowers in it I think the Volcano thing makes up for it, and it does say to slather on your face and let it sink in for like 20 minutes, so I went ahead and bought a whole tube of it without trying it first.

Fortunately it seems to work pretty well; specifically on the enlarged oily pores I have on my nose. Seriously, the rest of the mask on my face will be bone-dry and peeling off but the section on my nose is still wet and I can actually SEE the outline of every pool of oil the mask is soaking up. GNARLEY!

So go out and get it if you have oily skin or large pores, this will really clean it out. Any girls with sensitive skin will experience some redness and tingling but the end result is well worth it. Also of worthy mention is the Origins mud mask. I like that one more but only because they call it a masque. Such a sucker.

Cleanser

This is the only acceptable skin cleanser.

End of story.

Go out and buy it.

And relax, its like, $6 at any rite-aid.

Really.

Thats it.

Were you waiting for more?

Its not really open for discussion.

This is it.

Oh, yeah this company doesn't license out their product for knock-offs so don't go getting the Safway or Target equivalent. If the beauty Gods gave me an ultimatum that I had to pick one item and use it forever this is it. Its good for babies too! Ok, its good "on" babies, not "for "them like to eat.

Don't feed babies Cetaphil!