Beauty Queries..benefits All !!

Its more of a catching up time with my ex colleagues for me. 3 of us are 3 different stages of life.
I'm late 30's with grown up kids, one in early 30's with a new born and another one is single and in mid 20's. We get along great and this came out as a common ground we could meet and spend time together for non stop giggling

 

@anika987, Look like you have some makeover plan as hidden agenda here? Moving away from being a minimalist ?

 

Josie Maran is USA based. check out her info here. Sephora and Ulta do carry her products. Do check EWG ratings for any personal care or cosmetics you use. Look for green brands with lower risk ratings there. There r way too many brands in the personal care industry. Even if we work for that industry, I doubt anyone of us will know all of them. that is one reason I have a hard time stepping into big malls/ stores...Select a few, try samples and then commit to just a few items/ brands that work for you. And once you find your favorite, do not bother visiting big stores/ websites again.

Sephora also give out samples. Their samples worked for me for good 2-3 months. Oh and try their travel size products. Josie's travel size argan oil and other stuff lasts a long time.

 

1) What is ph balance and best shampoo in your opinion?
Kerastase

2)Best sunscreen for sensitive skin?
Vichy Spf 50

3)Best perfume?
My all-time favourite are BLV by Bvlgari (now discontinued) and Angel by Thierry Mugler... nowadays, I'm using Burberry Brit


4) favorite home facial tips?
I have a plastic bottle with borax inside the shower, which I use for both face and body twice a week but everyday for armpits, elbows, knees, inner thighs. After facial scrub, I prefer using a cooling and moisturizing sheet mask instead of my regular moisturizer.

5)Does hair coloring gray hair?
I haven't notice it but I've been coloring my hair for the past 15 years.

6)Favorite brand of makeup?
Mac, Nars, Shiseido, Clinique

7)Favorite store for clothes?
J Crew, The Bay


8)Most important beauty tip that works wonders?
Keep your feet warm, your head cool, and bowels open.

9)How often do you do facial,spa,mani pedi?
mani/pedi, twice a week
spa, monthly

10) Best face wash?
Vichy fresh cleansing gel

 

face wash- Dr. bronners soap/ avalon organics vitamic c renewal cleanser/ josie maran cleansing oil. Check out this travel pack from sephora.

lipstick- silk natural's rapturous. review here for office. and for other occasions, I try nude colors from them and from 100% pure.

 

Definitely, you should give it a try Anika... It is really great for sensitiv skin, even my children are using the cleansing gel. Their sunscreen is similar to the Japanese kind- milky and not sticky.

p.s. mani/pedi- twice a month, not twice a week

 

hi BB and CC creams are for light coverage, all in one type products so sunscreen plus primer plus skin benefits all together. Originally the trend started in Asia but now you can buy various brands in US as well. BB is beauty/blemish balm and CC is for color correction.