Looking Good, Feeling Great - What are your favourite cosmetics/beauty treats? ;)

Now, I'm a girl who loves makeup and pampering, so I thought it would be fun to share some of our favourite things!

As for toiletries and bathtime pampering, I LOVE Soap & Glory! I think I own just about every product in their range. They smell divine and I admit half of the attraction was the packaging. It's covered in fun vintage glamour photographs of ladies from the 1940's and 50's, which I'm totally in love with.

With makeup, I'm a bit of a snob, I think - I'll usually only buy MAC or Urban Decay. I just bought the Cyndi Lauper shade of MAC's Viva Glam lipstick (it's a charity product, 100% of the money goes to an AIDS charity which is super) and it is gorgeous!

I'm using these as treats in substitute for tasty snacks in the hope I'll be more motivated to diet and exercise, haha!

I recently treated myself and my daughter to a Clarisonic! For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a sonic face cleaning brush (and was one of Oprah's favorite things a few years ago, a lot of celebs use it also). We have been using it for about 3 weeks now - and honestly, I can't BELIEVE the changes in our skin! Both of our faces have less redness and it is clearing up her breakouts (she's 13). Not cheap ($195) but well worth it!

As for facial products - I am a SkinMedica junkie and use their whole line - love it! It's my self indulgence!

I love the sound of the Clarisonic, but I have rather hard to please skin, and I've always assumed it would be too rough for my face, although from what I hear the bristles are super soft... It's a shame none of the UK department stores seem to stock them, to have a look at it before buying.

I love the Aussie hair care range, especially the 3 minute repair 1. Smells too good!

I also love lipbalm... Any thing slightly different in concept or that smells edible, I'll probably end up buying :) I just got a sour lemon flavoured one which I'm loving.

Hey, that Clarisonic sounds great! My skin isn't that bad, but I think it's because I'm very rigorous with my skincare routine. I used to have horrendous acne when I was a teen, I could have done with it then!

Anything I don't have to do myself.

That is, anything that enables me to lie on a table at a day spa, in a softly lit room, with my eyes closed, with New Age music playing in the background, while someone else lays hot cloths across my face, or rubs in botanically based ointments & lotions, or covers my face with some kind of thick paste.

Heavenly.

With makeup, I'm a bit of a snob, I think - I'll usually only buy MAC or Urban Decay. I just bought the Cyndi Lauper shade of MAC's Viva Glam lipstick (it's a charity product, 100% of the money goes to an AIDS charity which is super) and it is gorgeous!


Thank you for this March! I looked this up online, and now it must be mine!!!!

I love anything for Sephora - mostly eye makeup and nail polish, and sometimes lipstick. I love make-up forever's glitters, sephora's brand's giant treasure chest of shadows, glosses, and eyeliners (Merry Christmas from DH) and the Kat Von D shadows.

I like bliss products also, such as the blood orange/black pepper lotion, body scrub, and soap.

I love make-up!!

I recently discovered the Upper Canada Soap (http://www.uppercanadasoap.com/) brand and their Freshly Cut hand cream in Passion Flower with Lychee. It smells heavenly.

I also have been indulging in more higher-end makeup, such as Cover FX (love their matte face powder), Clinque (terrific blushes) and Too Faced (awesome eyeshawdow primer).

I'm just like you Marchmallow. I've been replacing food with beauty and bath products and don't regret it one bit. This is how I would rather indulge myself nowadays.

Haha, I think we're on the right track, Lata. If we eally want the reward, we're going to work for it!

Dcapulet, I've not managed to spot any Make-up Forever stuff where I am, though I'm dying to try it. It looks fabulous from what I've seen online! And I just know you'll love that Viva Glam lippy. It's a really wearable red that's not too dramatic for day wear, goes on like a dream!

I haven't heard of those soaps/scrubs, but Soap & Glory has given me the bathtime pampering bug something chronic, so I'll be looking out for those. ;D

I got a bar of Kiss My Face pure olive oil soap for Christmas. I love it! I also got some Dermalogica facial cleanser that is to die for...I use it with my Clarisonic. I love the cleanser so much that I ordered a bottle of Dermalogica toner from Ulta a couple of days ago. It's pretty expensive, but worth it! I tend to get breakouts, but I haven't had a noticeable pimple since I started using the cleanser.

I've recently become a Bare Minerals convert. It looks so natural and it doesn't irritate my sensitive skin. For me it's pricey but i think its worth it. :)

I have a new favorite as far as beauty treats, and it's not even intended as a beauty product, though it works wonders. Coconut oil. I bought some for my dry legs (they used to get itchy to the point of pain, since I started using the coconut oil on them it only happens when I don't reapply after being outside). With regular lotions and body butters I would have to reapply every 2 or 3 hours to stop the pain. It has also totally cleared up a dry patch I get behind my ear. I keep a little travel makeup container in my purse with some in it to use as lip balm.
I make my own bath bombs, as well as some for friends, but I need to stock up on some essential oils. I like doing this because then I can control what is put in them. I use mini cupcake tins as the molds for these, and they're just the right size.
As far as makeup. I love the Rimmel curling mascara (not sure if that's the exact name, but it's in a purple metallic tube). I like a little hint of color on my cheeks but I'm not picky about the brand, and for eye shadow I prefer the almay ones geared towards eye color. I like a red for lipstick, or a wine, or a sheer pink gloss, again no favorites as far as brand.

I love the sound of the Clarisonic, but I have rather hard to please skin, and I've always assumed it would be too rough for my face, although from what I hear the bristles are super soft... It's a shame none of the UK department stores seem to stock them, to have a look at it before buying.
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Space NK sells it, as does Harrods and Selfridges if you are in London. Extortionate here in the UK though, we have to pay more in GBP than our fellow Americans pay in USD.

I want to move into Sephora and live there for the rest of my life. If they moved it next to Victoria's Secret & the Apple store..I'd be in major trouble. I love love LOVE Urban Decay. Love Junkie is my fave lip gloss!! I was so paranoid about not ever finding it again, that I bought 4 tubes of it, lol!!


I recently treated myself and my daughter to a Clarisonic! For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a sonic face cleaning brush (and was one of Oprah's favorite things a few years ago, a lot of celebs use it also). We have been using it for about 3 weeks now - and honestly, I can't BELIEVE the changes in our skin! Both of our faces have less redness and it is clearing up her breakouts (she's 13). Not cheap ($195) but well worth it!



I have this!!!! Omg, I LOVE it!! My face is so smooth & clear!! I'm buying one of my hubby, and getting a travel one too (I lugged around the reg. one on my last trip).

I love products of all kinds, but I am a shiseido fan and have been for a while. It is pretty expensive, but the eudermine toner is the best stuff I have ever used. I also like clinique's youth surge for a day sun screen lotion.

I am a complete MAC addict. It's also one of my best motivators. when I meet a goal, not just WL, I treat myself to a trip to the MAC counter. I also go there whenever I'm feeling homesick for a pick me up.

Nars eyeshadows are another favorite but I can't get them here in korea. T.T

For beauty products I love anything from Isle of Eden. Their body scrubs and creams are amazing! And they have such unique scents plus international shipping.

Do you have Lush (http://www.lushusa.com/shop) in America? Their products are amazing and the stores always smell divine.

Haircuts.

I gave up coloring it (I mean ... it's really dark brown, and highlights just never make me happy) in order to spend more money on the cuts.

I love MAC makeup, too! Did anyone else see the pictures of the Wonder Woman collection that's coming out soon?

And actually ... Revlon makes FANTASTIC lip glosses

I just got into bare escentuals...and i looooove it

Do you have Lush (http://www.lushusa.com/shop) in America? Their products are amazing and the stores always smell divine.

Lemony Flutter is a staple of mine! I have some at work and some at home.

Hey Cutie,

Please do tell me more about the Coconut Oil! Is it actually a cosmetic product or do you just apply real coconut oil? I have the same problem with my skin in winter, especially on my legs - horribly dry and if I scratch, ugly things happen!

I am not much into cosmetics - that is, I love to see it on other ladies or in magazines, and I always buy lipstick or something and then I don't use it. I only wear mascara every day.
But, I really like Boots Serum No. 7 - I use the Hydrating one (sorry, I will have to copy the name from the jar, I am not 100% sure - the one for dry/normal skin). It seems to work well on my face and a friend compliments me on my skin. I use it daily at night and now in winter also in the morning.

I Love Benefit!!!! Has a great concealers and blushes, right now I'm in love with the Hoola bronzer, is what I use to countor my face

And actually ... Revlon makes FANTASTIC lip glosses

I love their glosses too. Their colorstay one in Life's a Peach is seriously the best gloss I've ever owned.

I reeeeally love makeup. I love MAC's shadows, blushes, brushes, contour powders, and their Fluidline eyeliner is the best stuff ever. For foundation I use Make Up For Ever. It's expensive, but soooo worth it. I like it a million times better than MAC. Urban Decay is great too, and I love BeneFit.

I'm a brandwhore on one hand, but I'm a total cheapass at heart so I love bargains. Maybelline Great Lash with the big brush a great mascara for dirt cheap, Ecotools make REALLY good brushes and you can find them at any drugstore, Coastalscents.com has some nice brushes and makeup items for darn cheap, Sinful Colors nail polishes are awesome, and Suave Professionals almond and shea butter shampoo and conditioner are better than my Redken stuff and they costed like.. $3.50 together.

I'm an Olay girl, have been for years. Couldn't live without their Regenerist Serum!

My makeup is Smoky Mountain Minerals, the BEST mineral foundation out there! I love NYX eye shadow palette's and L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara, Milani Liquif Eye eyeliner.

For hair, One n Only Argan Oil Moisture Repair shampoo, conditioner, restorative mask and argan oil treatment available at Sally's.

I am also a HUGE Bath & Body Works fan! Love Moonlight Path, Black Amethyst & Brown Sugar & Fig!

I love Bobbi Brown cosmetics -- especially the eye shadows and the tinted moisturizer. Whenever I want to treat myself I visit their website.

I also like BB's lipsticks, however I'm not thrilled with the shades, so I'm always on the lookout for that "perfect shade", which continues to elude me! I can't use any product that is too "perfumey" (smells synthetic) and that rules out a lot of cosmetics..

My skin is somewhat sensitive so I use Weleda moisturizers -- I use Bobbi Brown as well, however it's more expensive, so I tend to use Weleda more often.

Ohhhh.... I love this thread already!
For face makeup, I LOVE Physician's Formula cream foundation. I'm really prone to breakouts and blackheads, and PF covers them and actually helps clear them up for me.
As for scented products (lotions, perfumes, etc.) I like anything from Victoria's Secret Secret Garden collections, although Pure Seduction is my trademark scent.

Do you have Lush (http://www.lushusa.com/shop) in America? Their products are amazing and the stores always smell divine.

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Fav is The Big Tease, Snowcake soap, The Olive Branch shower gel, and just about everything else.

Just figured I'd do a little rave for the Soap and Glory Fab Pore Facial Peel.

I've been using it for a few months now and it's really fantastic. My skin type is dry/normal and can be quite sensitive to some products, especially ones like this (Perfumed etc). This is supposed to exfoliate/minimize appearance of pores and help heal/prevent spots and it definitely has for me.

After I wash it off my skin doesn't have that horrible tight feeling either. Sweet almond oil is nice to massage into your face afterwards or just a serum or moisturizer if you're pushed for time.

Urban Decay's eyeshadow primer is the best thing in the world.

Ulta has a deal right now where you get a free bag of make up if you buy $17.50 in Ulta brand products. I got it and it is the first one of those freebie bags that I think is awesome. It has 3 different color sets, so you can pick one that suits you well. It also has:

-4 make up brushes
-mirror
-blush
-2 eyeshadow pallets
-mascara
-double ended lip gloss
-double ended eye pencil
-double ended pencil that has a lip liner on one end and white eyeliner on the other
-lipstick

The stuff is nice and not junky like a lot of those freebie bags are. I highly recommend. You can get it online or in the store, although it's easier to check out the different color selections in store.

i love bobbi brown makeup! also i couldnt live without a clay mask at least once a week! it really makes the skin so soft and clears it up really well!

The newest product that I LOVE is the Naked palette by Urban Decay. It has the GREATEST colors...I can create so many looks with it. Ahhh, it's the best.