A Pleasant Surprise!!

Happy Monday Product Junkies!!! I am back from a wonderful visit with my sister and niece in St Louis. While I was there I found some goodies to share with you all!! This first one was quite a nice little surprise. Sister (that's what we call each other) and I were shopping in Anthropologie (cant wait to fit into their clothes again!) and as I was checking out I saw a familiar logo in an unfamiliar tube...My old favorite (before Khiels stole my heart), Smith's Rosebud Salve now comes in a tube!!!! Stop the press! Its amazing! This stuff is fantastic-I use it for lip balm mainly, but I also use it on really dry skin and on my cuticles. It is clear-ish but leaves the tiniest hint of pink on your lips which is so cute! This product makes it on InStyle's 100 Best Beauty Buys every year for a reason-it rocks! I love it and the problem w/ the original packaging (in a tin) is that if it melts, it gets really hard to open and close the tin. So-problem solved!! Perfecto!

Ahhhhh the absolute best in face cleansers!

Here is another area where I splurge: my face wash. These cleansers are so great that I certainly get to save on acne treatments and on make up remover because they do it all. When I am really on top of it I use a different cleanser for morning and night: Purity Made Simple by Philosophy and Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel by La Roche Posay. If I had to choose just one, it would be the Purity Made Simple(often in the winter I just use this one). It is mild, soft, luxurious and it really washes junk off my face. The Effaclar is super cleansing-I actually came across this cleanser when I worked for a facial plastic surgeons 8 years ago(goodness time flies!). Both get nice and foamy which is a must for me because I want to feel like my face is getting really clean. You don't need to use a lot of either product-so they last a long time. I get lots of compliments on my skin and these cleansers, my addiction to sunscreen, and the crazy amount of water that I guzzle are definitely why :)