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Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JudyL — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:43:34 GMT

Happy Leap Day! Let us know what you purchased this past week, if you've tried it, if it's a new to you item or maybe it's a tried and true favorite.

Here's my list:

Naturium: I like this brand a lot. The products seem to work for me. I bought the Retinol Complex Serum and the Niacinamide serum. Have used the Retinol serum in the past without any issues and now going back to it after trying something else for a while. The Niacinamde is a repeat purchase. Thought I was running low so ordered another one.

Maybelline - As I mentioned in another post, I bought the Fit Me loose powder in Light. Love it! Was placing an order on Amazon so ordered the Fit Me powder compact in Classic Ivory. Wanted the compact so I could take the powder with me if I wanted to.

MAC - single eyeshadow in Orb. This is a very light peach shade. I like it as a one and done lid shade.

Catrice - Saw someone on YT use this and it seemed to work really well so ordered from Amazon the Under Eye Brightener in Light Rose. Seems peachy in tone to me not pink but they call it light rose. Haven't tried it yet.

ELF - Used to have it, decluttered it, but wanted to try it again so picked up the Halo Glow Filter or whatever it's called, in light. Used it mixed in with my foundation the other day and liked it that way a lot. Will do it that way again.

Perlier - Yesterday I purchased the TS from HSN. The Black Rice Hyaluronic Serum, the Night Eye Serum, and the Hyaluronic booster. All these are new to me products.

Looking forward to reading everyone's posts. If you are in Northern CA, please be safe the next few days with the storms coming through. Sounds like we're going to get hit pretty hard. Be well all!

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

cheriere — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:33:48 GMT

I purchased two of the Josie Maran TSV's, one citrus lavender and one peach pear. They haven't arrived yet, but will post an update about what I think of the scents.😃

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

Squirt60 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:04:47 GMT

@JudyL I have been thinking about trying the Natrium line. Which products do you suggest and how do you use them? AM/PM?

Thank you

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

LadybugDG — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:28:20 GMT

I ordered Josie TSV in the Vanilla Bean during the first hour it was on. This morning I checked the status on it and it was on backorder I just cancelled my order. Really didn't need that large of a tub anyways. But I did order her Sugar Scrub in the Vanilla Bean. I have never tried her scrubs. Can't wait to get it.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JudyL — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:15:06 GMT

@Squirt60 wrote:
@JudyL I have been thinking about trying the Natrium line. Which products do you suggest and how do you use them? AM/PM?

Thank you

@Squirt60 - I use the Retinol Complex Serum and the Niacinamide. Use both at night. I've had no irritation from either products. Forgot to add: I also use the Tranexamic Acid, which works on hyperpigmentation, etc., and the Multi-Peptide Advanced Serum. Like both of these also. The Tranexamic Serum I haven't been using long enough to give a review yet. The Peptide Serum I've been using since January and I like it. It feels nice going on, absorbs quickly. Both the Tranexamic Serum and Peptide Serum, I use in the morning. I use a lot of products so can't say which one works better than others, but for 69-1/2, I think my skin looks good and I'm told that I don't look my age - gotta like that!

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

Meowingkitty — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:39:31 GMT

Bought La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Triple Repair moisturizer. Sent it back two days later. Greasy, and if I rubbed my face it would ball up and shed little balls of whatever. Thank goodness for Amazon. I was just wearing it around the house with no makeup.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

cheriere — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:14:41 GMT

Josie Maran TSV's just arrived. The Lavender Citrus is VERY heavy on the lavender (medicinal) and light on the citrus. I was really hoping the lavender would be more secondary as described, but I guess I'll keep it.

The Peach Pear honestly is such a light scent, I can't really smell either fruit. I do smell vanilla. Guess I'll keep this one too, but I am disappointed she didn't offer these larger sizes in tried and true favorites like Sweet Citrus.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:19:51 GMT

Here's my list for the week...

Room Darkening Eye Mask - bought an inexpensive one from Amazon and it works quite well. Soft and no gaps.

Perlier Mega Size Hyaluronic Acid Gel A/S (the TS) - nice price for a big size. I've used this in the past, thought I could live without it but changed my mind when it showed up on a deal with autoship.

Perlier Black Rice Day Cream A/S - I’ve used this before and liked it. I stopped when I had an abundance of products in inventory. The sale price with autoship was too good to pass up.

Perlier Black Rice Platinum Ultra Booster A/S - revisiting this product.

Perlier Black Rice Triple Size Night Eye Contour Serum - This is a PM staple for me. I already have three unopened tubes in my stash so I just bought one.

Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder - shade choice is always a guessing game for me. I chose two and neither worked. Besides that, it seemed to have an uneven application and was drying on my face. I’m guessing that’s from the talc. I returned both and will stick with Laura Geller or Pur Minerals.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

Catbelly — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:22:06 GMT

I picked up Josie's Daily Moisturizer 47 SPF. Used it years ago and I liked the lightness of it. I find the IT CC, etc. way too heavy and opaque for what i like.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JudyL — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:51:11 GMT

@Catbelly wrote:
I picked up Josie's Daily Moisturizer 47 SPF. Used it years ago and I liked the lightness of it. I find the IT CC, etc. way too heavy and opaque for what i like.

@Catbelly - I love the Daily Moisturizer from Josie. Use it every day.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

Squirt60 — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:04:14 GMT

@JudyL

Thankyou for your reply. Do you use the retinol first and then the niacinamide?

Thanks for all your help. 🙂

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JudyL — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:39:37 GMT

@Squirt60 wrote:
@JudyL
Thankyou for your reply. Do you use the retinol first and then the niacinamide?

Thanks for all your help. 🙂

@Squirt60 - Yes, I do. I work my serums thinnest to thickest. So I use something else before the retinol and then the niacinamide.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

SaveTheTurtles — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:09:33 GMT

I bought a liter of Moroccan oil shampoo and conditioner today from Amazon.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

Icegoddess — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:30:52 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch Have you actually seen any results with the contour serum? I was looking at it yesterday, but truly, I couldn't tell any difference in the B/A photos.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:54:44 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch Have you actually seen any results with the contour serum? I was looking at it yesterday, but truly, I couldn't tell any difference in the B/A photos.

@Icegoddess - my reply is always the same on this type of question. I use multiple products in my routine so it's impossible to attribute results to a single product in particular. What I can say is that my skin is in very good shape for my age. I have a few lines, but the skin under my eyes is smooth, plump, and firm. I have slight flaps but a good amount of real estate showing on my mobile lid.

Re: Beauty Purchases This Week; 2/29/24

MalibuFox — Fri, 01 Mar 2024 03:58:19 GMT

A small order for me this week...

MAC Eye Kohl pencil in Costa Riche- I'm a brown eyeliner wearer so I have a vast selection of different tones and brands... This particular brown has more rust in it, and is a warm brown. My holy grail liner was Tartes Golden Tiger Eye , discontinued of course...

Milani Eye Primer -I've not used this before, so I'm hoping it's a winner