I was at my favorite 'discount' super store the other day to replenish my make-up and hair color supplies and decided to share with you the stuff I use. At one time, I used to pay high dollar for designer brand make-up and go to expensive salons for hi-lights. I decided to experiment with less expensive popular brands at the discount stores and boy have I ever saved a ton of money and I love these products.
This is a great face scrub. It has a hint of 'orange' fragrance, and has exfoliating beads. My face feels so polished after using. When I rinse it with cold water, it has a minty cool feel to it. Awesome stuff and I use it morning and night.
I have used L'Oreal Mascara for years and years. It is not expensive and I love the way it applies. No clumping or smearing. Great stuff! At one time they had Navy Blue, but I have not been able to find it for a long time. That was my all-time favorite. Now I use 'blackest-black'.
This is a great face scrub. It has a hint of 'orange' fragrance, and has exfoliating beads. My face feels so polished after using. When I rinse it with cold water, it has a minty cool feel to it. Awesome stuff and I use it morning and night.
I love all of the Olay products for cleansing and moisturizing. I've tried just about all of them and I don't have a specific favorite. The age-defying products are great.
This is the foundation I use. The stores usually have a little swatch to put over your skin to find the best match. It also has suncreen in it. I love the mineral make-up as well. Makes your skin look super silky. To finish off my make-up, I spritz toner on my face with a misting spray bottle to make the finished look 'dewey'.
I have used L'Oreal Mascara for years and years. It is not expensive and I love the way it applies. No clumping or smearing. Great stuff! At one time they had Navy Blue, but I have not been able to find it for a long time. That was my all-time favorite. Now I use 'blackest-black'.
I use L'Oreal Eye Makeup Remover to remove the mascara. Super gentle and does not irritate my eyes.
Instead of paying hundreds of dollars on expensive salons to color my hair, I experimented with different products and found that these two were my very favorites. The Clairol Perfect Ten is perfect for me (pardon the pun). I use #7 for covering those blasted little gray hairs that are starting to pop out at the roots. It actually only takes 10 minutes to process. Next I put in blonde hi-lites by using L'Oreal hi-liting kit. I use 'Champagne'. These products are super gentle and very true color. I still get my hair cut by a professional. That's just a little too tricky for me to do myself. However, my stylist asked me who colored my hair, and I told him 'L'Oreal' and he was super impressed. He said my hair was in great condition and to keep doing what I was doing.
I believe most of the over-the-counter hair color products are super safe and I can honestly say that I have never had a problem coloring my own hair. I'd rather keep all that extra money and decorate something or shop at my favorite thrift store. I am OVER paying high prices when I can get the same or better results shopping discounts or over the counter.
