2010 Beauty Favorites ~ Skincare, Hair & Scents

Hey everyone :)
I am really excited to do this blog post on my 2010 skincare, hair, and scent favorites. I hope you enjoy!

Skincare:

This year, I really got into caring for my skin. In the beginning of the year, I started using the

-L'oreal Go 360 clean facial clenser: At the time, I really loved this cleanser. I repurchased it several times. It comes with a great scrublet to use with the soap to really deep clean your face. However, if this soap gets in your eyes, it will sting.
-The Clinique Three Step skincare system: Later during the year, I purchased a higher end facial soap, toner, and moisterizer.
- Clinique Liquid Facial Soap in Mild: I LOVE this facial soap. Unlike the L'oreal soap, it does not burn, even if it gets in my eyes! It is truly a lifesaver and I have been using it since August. You can see in the photo that I need a new bottle! (Might I add I am quite impressed with how long this product has lasted me as well as the great pump added!)
- Clinique Clarifying Lotion (Toner) for dry/combination skin: This is a wonderful toner. It truly purifys my skin and really makes my skin feel rejuvinated and refreshed. I use it twice a day with a cotton ball on my skin. I will never go back to just using a facial soap.
- Clinique Dramatically Different Moisterizing Lotion: If you're looking for a light, thin-consistany facial moisterizer, this is for you! This moisterizer is extremely light weight and very moisterizing. I recommend it especially for the summer when pores may become large and skin oily.
- St. Ives Sensitive Skin Apricot Scrub in Gentle: After seeing so many positive reviews on this facial scrub on Youtube, I decided to bite the bullet and run out and get this scrub. I am glad I did. This scrub is fantastic. I use it about once a week to really remove dead skin cells from my skin and allow new cells to form. I love how the scent of this srub is not at all overpowering. I also enjoy how squeeky clean, yet moisterized, my skin feels after using it.

Hair:

-Garnier Fructis Leave-In Conditioning Cream for frizzy, dry, unmanageable hair: This a perfect leave in conditioner everyone, in my opinion. If used sparingly on damp hair after a shower, it will make one's hair completely frizz-free and moisterized. The only bad aspect about this product is that it may make your hair appear greasy if applied thickly to your hair/roots. I use this conditioner about every four or so days when I take a shower.
- Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Serum: I use this on the ends of my hair to prevent split ends and frizz. It works truly amazingly at taming any sort of dryness around this area as well. My only problem with this is that it might make your hair look greasy like the leave in conditioning cream if used to excess--especially at the roots!
- Redken Smooth Down Heat Glide: Whenever I streighten or curl my hair, I ALWAYS use this! I will apply a small pea sized pump to all of my hair, especially at the ends when I use this. This product is works well at protecting my hair from the heat from my hair streightener. It also makes my hair feel really smooth once I streighten it!

-CHI Infra Shampoo: Wanting to branch out into higher end hair brands, I picked up this Chi shampoo at my local Walgreens. I was pretty impressed with this product. It left my hair looking shiny and feeling really soft after taking a shower. I didn't even have to use conditioner on my hair when using this shampoo! The only bad thing about this shampoo is the $14 price tag!
-Nourishing Coconut Milk Shampoo & Conditioner: While browsing through the drugstore, I noticed this shampoo. It stuck out to me the most from the rest because it reminded me a lot of philosophy products from Sephora. Since I needed a new shampoo and conditioner, I figured I would purchase these two items. I am really glad I did! First off, these two products smell like a tropical vacation. Organix was dead-on with the coconut scent! It couldn't have been more accurate. Additionally, I love the consistancy and texture of this hair product. I see myself repurchasing this in the future.

-VO5 Extreme Style Heat Defense Conditioning Spray: This heat protectant really lives up to its name! I really do feel like it geniunly protects my hair when I style it using heat.

- My Conair Hair streigtener from Justice: I love this hair streighener. Since it was only $10--on sale--at the time I was hesitant to purchase it since I was very cheep compared to other high end hair stregtener makers (like CHI, etc). However, I feel like it does the job as a stregtener. I purchased it last year and it still works like new. It heats up quickly, has variable heat settings, and makes stregtening my hair a peice of cake. I can also curl my hair flawlessly with this streigtener.

Body:

-Deep Aqua Shower Gel By Bath and Body Works: Ever since the summer I have been using this shower gel. It smells great and lathers wonderfully. I also find it very nourishing as it has Aloe Vera and Vitamin E.

-Caress Daily Silk Silkening Body Wash: I have been using this since summer. As the Deep Aqua Shower gel, it lathers up really well. Unlike others, this body wash really feels like silk on my skin! I also love the nice, light, floral, feminine scent.

-Dove Ultimate Go Fresh Cool Essentials Cucumber & Green Tea Scent Deoderant: I love this deoderant! It smells really fresh and clean and lasts all day!

Scents:

- Forever Sunshine Body Splash: I purchased this body splash during the summer from Bath and Body works. Whenever I use it, it brings back tons of memories from summer vacation 10' :').

- Winter Candy Apple Body Splash: This will forever be my FAVORITE winter apple scent. I loved it last year as well, but never got around to purchasing the body splash until this year and I am so happy I did!

Body (Continued):

-Nivea Creme:Dry Hands no more! I can always count on this moisterizer favorite to revive my hands of windburn and to moisterize my legs and arms when the weather is brittle.

-Philosophy The Gingerbread Girl & The Gingerbread Man body washes/shampoos/bubble bathes: Although I just recieved these for Christmas, I still think they deserve a spot in my 2010 favorites. Every shower I have taken, I have always used one of these body washes. They lather very well and leave an amazing scent on my skin! The gingerbread man smells exactly like ginger ale, while the gingerbread girl smells like ginger ale mixed with bubble gum. (It is a much sweeter version of the gingerbread man.)