The Beauty Thread

[laylalex 7,284]

5 hours ago, Lemonslice said:

Lol

 

Oh, I have a small Eau relaxante body moisturizer in my travel kit. Smells so good.

 

I like this oil

https://www.albabotanica.com/products-alba/hawaiian-body-oil/

It goes on sale under $10 at Whole foods.  It smells great, absorb fast, works well.  I like it much better than the Nuxe one.  There used to be one from Bourjois, in spray, with light shimmer.  It was the best, but it's been discontinued

 

I'll look at Kate McLeod products, thanks.

 

@beloved_dingo+1 for The Ordinary products.  I have the zinc niamicide also, but my favourite from them is The Buffet. 

 

I will check out the body oil -- I am at Whole Foods every other day since I work pretty much next door to one. I am a sucker for the overpriced salad bar.  I used to have this amazing Bourjois lipstick I bought in the UK years and years ago, the absolute perfect coral for someone with my coloring, and then when I went back to buy one... gone. Poof! I still think about it and it has been a decade at least. My favorite discontinued body product was the Benefit Bathina Body So Fine, which was a body balm with a little shimmer and this amazing, peachy-plummy-rose scent. So nice in the summer on bare legs with a sun dress. 

 

I ordered the Kate McLeod "stone" today and will do a review. This is a pretty useful overview: https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/kate-mcleod-daily-stone-solid-moisturizer-review-48986593

 

I wanted so much to like Buffet but it made me break out -- acne and rosacea twofer. 😕 Sad nope for me.

 

 

[Lemonslice 4,768]

Why do they always discontinue the best products? 

I only have to use a couple of drops of oil per limb, after my shower. The bottle last forever, I've even split mine with my mother and siblings.

 

Now I'm hungry and i want to get some food from them too...

Edited February 7, 2023 by Lemonslice

[TBoneTX 44,925]

5 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

i want to get some food from them

Order a proper portion, because you must eat the Whole thing, LS ma'am.

[Neonred 3,537]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

Order a proper portion, because you must eat the Whole thing, LS ma'am.

I'm so impressed to see TBoneTX posting in the Beauty Thread.

 

Metrosexual, si man.

[TBoneTX 44,925]

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

posting in the Beauty Thread

It's like participating in communications with space aliens when chicas start talking about all this stuff.

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

Metrosexual, si man.

I didn't even dream about shaving today and am currently eating extra-crunchy peanut butter straight from the jar with use of a spatula, si man.  Sorry to burst my bubble, sigh man.

Edited February 7, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 44,925]

Metrosexuals don't venture beyond creamy peanut butter, remember.

[Neonred 3,537]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

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I didn't even dream about shaving today 

Your legs??

[laylalex 7,284]

Ugh, I saw the most disgusting Chef Reactions video of someone coating a steak in peanut butter. It is horrifying.

 

[TBoneTX 44,925]

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

Your legs??

Nothing below neck level, gracias.

4 hours ago, laylalex said:

steak in peanut butter

You're derailing the thread, LL ma'am!  Reported!!!!!!!

[laylalex 7,284]

It's my thread so I think I can derail a little bit.  

 

Kate McLeod stone update: I've used it twice now, and I am getting the hang of it. The first time, like a lot of people apparently, I had too heavy a hand and I ended up greasy. Yuck. Second time I followed the directions more closely, warming up the bar and then stroking it on my skin lightly before spreading it and rubbing it in. I went back to cover areas (elbows, knees) that needed a touch more. Very light this way, and I totally understand the concept of this being a daily self-care ritual. It smells great going on, but then the scent dissipates so it's more aromatherapy than something to keep you perfumed through the day.

 

Over the weekend I tried samples (obtained when I bought the Kate McLeod stone) of the Ilia liquid powder eye tint in a variety of shades: https://iliabeauty.com/collections/liquid-powder-eye-tint I think I got six shades with about 2 uses per shade, and I have tried Adobe and Dim so far. These are great! Subtle for a monochromatic look -- swipe a little across the lid and work quickly to smudge it out because it dries fast. I might get one or two when I have used them up.

[Lemonslice 4,768]

14 minutes ago, laylalex said:

It's my thread so I think I can derail a little bit.  

 

Kate McLeod stone update: I've used it twice now, and I am getting the hang of it. The first time, like a lot of people apparently, I had too heavy a hand and I ended up greasy. Yuck. Second time I followed the directions more closely, warming up the bar and then stroking it on my skin lightly before spreading it and rubbing it in. I went back to cover areas (elbows, knees) that needed a touch more. Very light this way, and I totally understand the concept of this being a daily self-care ritual. It smells great going on, but then the scent dissipates so it's more aromatherapy than something to keep you perfumed through the day.

 

Over the weekend I tried samples (obtained when I bought the Kate McLeod stone) of the Ilia liquid powder eye tint in a variety of shades: https://iliabeauty.com/collections/liquid-powder-eye-tint I think I got six shades with about 2 uses per shade, and I have tried Adobe and Dim so far. These are great! Subtle for a monochromatic look -- swipe a little across the lid and work quickly to smudge it out because it dries fast. I might get one or two when I have used them up.

Oh wow, remember when I was looking for a light grey stick?  I think the powder eye tint in Dove would work!  Happy dance, it does look very close to the shade I was aiming for   

 

The stone reminds me a bit of the Lush massage bars I used to get.   The distribution seems very limited in my area, but I will try to smell them in person if I can.  

[laylalex 7,284]

7 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

Oh wow, remember when I was looking for a light grey stick?  I think the powder eye tint in Dove would work!  Happy dance, it does look very close to the shade I was aiming for   

 

The stone reminds me a bit of the Lush massage bars I used to get.   The distribution seems very limited in my area, but I will try to smell them in person if I can.  

Yes -- I thought of you when I was trying these! Dove is one of the samples, I'll let you know what I think of it.

 

They are a little similar to the Lush massage bars (I remember them too!) but a bit more luxe. I really love the no-waste packaging on these -- the label was a thin strip of cardboard, and then everything else is wood, cloth or the bar itself.

[TBoneTX 44,925]

41 minutes ago, laylalex said:

I followed the directions more closely, warming up the bar and then stroking it on my skin lightly before spreading it and rubbing it in. I went back to cover areas (elbows, knees) that needed a touch more. Very light this way, and I totally understand the concept of this being a daily self-care ritual. It smells great going on, but then the scent dissipates so it's more aromatherapy than something to keep you perfumed through the day.

[T-B. shakes head in bewilderment]

It must be really tough being a chica...

17 minutes ago, Lemonslice said:

daily self-care ritual

Some days, I shave; other days, I don't.  On the days when I do, it's known as "shaving face."

[lovecapricorn 1]

On 1/25/2020 at 10:59 PM, NikLR said:

My face cleaning is murad. It's one of the few that doesn't cause me to break out because I always need more moisture.

Hair I use AG but when it's empty I'm going to switch to something my stylist recommended.  I have an oily scalp but I have coloured hair. 

Maybe it just because of weather and air pollution... I have dry scalp in winters and oily in summers so i have to use the products according to the seasons and trust me this is really headache for me.. 🙄 

[Boiler 45,160]

 

My latest purchase, we have had a very dry winter and I was feeling scratchy? changed the washing powder but no joy, so bought a bottle of this, seems to be helping, a little goes a long way and I like the pump dispenser.