January was definitely a good month, a great start to the new year. There are products I have been reaching for more than others throughout my morning/night routines. Some are known, others not so much. I'll try to go in order from shower, to skincare/body in this post. I'll do makeup in another post or else this thing will be super long. If I can find products online, I'll link them up to info sites or to places that sell the product in case you all are interested. Let's get started!
Hair - shower
I have been loving the Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Shampoo and Conditioner. I received a sample back in December and after running out of the stuff I was using, I immediately went to Target and bought the big bottles. The shampoo and conditioner make my hair super soft, manageable, and has fixed the dryness it was getting. This is for dry and damaged hair, and I just now found that there's a shampoo for extra dry and damaged hair. They contain avocado oil, almond oil, and olive oil. My hair is pretty wavy, thick, and longer than it used to be. Before using this product, my hair would just be annoying and very frizzy. I love it and will definitely keep using it.
Hair - after shower
Even though I am using the awesome shampoo and conditioner, I use two more products in my hair and I have been in love with this combination. One is the Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Conditioning Repair Cream which I got at Walgreens for under $6. This tub is pretty big, it's lasted me probably a little more than a month (I'm pretty much out already). Once I brush that through, I put on a bit of Hawaiian Silky Hydrating Sleek Healing Oil Treatment (Moroccan Argan Oil). My mom bought this at Sally Beauty it is so amazing. It's not too expensive and it lasts forever (okay, not forever but definitely over a month). I still have half of it left and she got it probably early to mid December. The only thing that I find annoying, but I'm not sure whether it's my hair doing it or one of the products, is that my hair tangles up bad throughout the day. By the end of the night, my hair is still soft but I can't run my fingers through since my curls tangle up. I should probably carry around a brush, eh? Darn curls.
Body
I don't have too much for this area because I'm literally trying to finish up the lotions I own. I did get a body oil from Christopher for Christmas and I love it, but I haven't used it too many times this month. The annoying bottle of lotion I'm trying to finish up at the moment is something called Cucumber And Honey Body Milk. I looked it up and just found one on amazon. I had two bottles of this, but I have no idea where I got them. I think they were gifted to me sometime ago. I'm about halfway done with this bottle. Don't get me wrong, it moisturizes nicely, but the formula is extremely watery.
The body oil I got for Christmas is the Neutrogena Body Oil Light Sesame Formula. I have the 8.5 fl oz bottle and gosh, it is so great. I use it straight out of the shower in order to lock in moisture. It absorbs into my skin very quickly and it looks like it has super tiny sparkles to give your skin a glow, but it isn't outrageous. It smells pretty good and it makes my skin really soft. I especially like to use this on my legs when I'm wearing a dress. A little definitely goes a long way, so this bottle will probably last me a long time.
For perfume, my grandma got me one of my favorite perfumes. It's called Halloween by Jesus Del Pozo. I remember having this when I was a teenager and then never found it again. It was quite the surprise to see it as my gift for Christmas. It's a perfect scent for me. I can't really describe it, but it isn't flowery, strong, or overpowering. It smells fresh and cool, I love it.
Face
Makeup removers
Before I wash my face at night, I use Epielle Facial Cleansing Tissues. They're great at removing my makeup, even the waterproof mascara and eyeliners. I get them at the 99 cent store near my house for $1 each. I get 30 pre-moistened tissues. They're sturdy, so the tissue doesn't rip while wiping away the makeup. It leaves my skin soft, clean, refreshed. There's different types, but most contain vitamin E, aloe vera, and green tea. Love 'em!Even though the wipes do a great job, I like to use my Clarins Cleansing Milk for combination or oily skin when I'm not feeling up to using the Neutrogena Cleanser or just to remove any stubborn eye makeup.
Cleanser
I have been loving the Neutrogena Deep Clean Cream Cleanser since way before January. It makes my skin feel nice and clean. It doesn't have anything to exfoliate the skin, but the girl in the beauty department at Target (hey, she asked if I needed help and I asked) said that the best cleanser for my skin would be a cream cleanser. She said that exfoliating cleansers are good but not for daily use, so since then I've switched over to this.Moisturizer
I like to use my Olay Complete All Day Moisturizer with SPF 15 for normal skin. It makes my skin really soft and moisturized. I might try something else when this bottle is up, but I still do like it. It absorbs into my skin, but it doesn't leave behind any greasy feeling. I did try the Clean & Clear Morning Burst Hydrating Gel Moisturizer this month, so I think I'll get that one next. I like the feeling of it much better than the Olay one.
Hands
I have really dry hands, especially because of my job. I work at Domino's and I'm constantly washing my hands. The soap we have sucks in terms of moisturizing hands. I got two samples off online (2 oz each) of the Suave Skin Solutions lotions. One is the Smoothing With Cocoa Butter and Shea and the other is the Advanced Therapy With Rich Hydrators. I carry these around in my purse and I love them. My hands haven't been this soft in a while. My hands also got to the point where the sanitizer, jalapeno juice, pineapple juice, and generally anything acidic at work would burn my hands. After using these for a couple of weeks, my hands didn't hurt anymore. However, I stopped using them for a little while and my hands got like that again. I got back into using them and they're healing nicely. Once I'm totally done with all my lotions, I'm definitely sticking to these for my body.
That's about it! Eep, I didn't realize it would be this long. I decided to split up my monthly favorites into two posts as I mentioned in the beginning. I think it'll make it easier on us all if I did that. If you have any monthly favorites, comment below! I'd like to try them out sometime. :)
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