I was looking at the Clinique stuff and its reviews and saw:
“Highly recommend if no medical causes of dark spots.”
I know that my hyperpigmentation is medical. Dammit.
But those sorts of serums are so expensive anyway.
― JuliaA, Saturday, 17 March 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
I've heard good things about clinique's pore stuffs. Anyone have any experience with them? My pores are hueg.
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 March 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Big self-improvement/pampering day today. Two masks (drying, then calming), a pore strip, a self-administered two-tone manicure with this deeply shiny topcoat called Seche Vite, then some eyebrow darkening. This is for a party tonight that will be full of stylish people glamming it up. (You cannot do "too much" for this crowd: the last time I saw them, the hostess was wearing an allover gold sequined mini-dress.) Now, what to WEAR??
― drawn to them like a moth toward a spanakopita (Laurel), Saturday, 17 March 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Seche Vite is totally awesome (the quick dry one), as is POSHE. Did not realize quick-dry, badass shiny topcoats could actully convince me that doing nails is worth doing.
That said, I have not done my nails in, like, months.
― quincie, Saturday, 17 March 2012 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
"That said, I have not done my nails in, like, months."Ditto!
― *tera, Saturday, 17 March 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
The fancy Walgreens by my work has $10 manicures. My nails are did.
― carl agatha, Saturday, 17 March 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
Had no idea there were fancy Walgreens.
― *tera, Sunday, 18 March 2012 02:11 (twelve years ago) link
http://winnetka.suntimes.com/business/9908814-420/sushi-at-walgreens-new-state-street-store-offers-urban-format.html
Fancy!
― carl agatha, Sunday, 18 March 2012 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
Crazy!
― *tera, Sunday, 18 March 2012 08:44 (twelve years ago) link
It's pretty cool.
― carl agatha, Sunday, 18 March 2012 12:29 (twelve years ago) link
I used to fuss a lot about my skin but a few years back I got a really soft brush for the face and just use it in the shower every day. So much for $50 "brighteners"! I use that stuff for special occasions now.
― โตเกียวเหมียวเหมียว aka Colored on TV! (Mount Cleaners), Sunday, 18 March 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
went to the doctor and got this rx that i ran out of ages ago and have been dumb about going back to the doctor for and consequently have been breaking out for months - clindoxyl gel (clindamycin + benzoyl peroxide) - this stuff works like a damn. it's pricey though, like $60 here, so prob more in the US. but whatevs, it works.
i also got tretinoin gel 0.025% (generic retin-A etc)- this stuff is cheap! $27! there are boring old face creams that cost this much and don't work! i'm going to use it super sparingly at first... i got the alcohol-based gel, which gives me fear, but the cream is full of stuff that i might react to, but i can try it if this doesn't work. anyway. feel like i'm experimenting on self but hey what else in new...
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
p.s. just fyi, even thought it's "free" to go to the doctor in canada, going to a drop-in clinic, and even going to yr doc if you have an appointment, takes hours. ugh. so glad it's still light and warm outside right now.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
(Obv of your insurance covers drugs, this is all less $)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
that is a pretty low dose of tretinoin.
― kate78, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
I use something 4 times as strong on my face.
I kind of want a clarisonic. Any thoughts, Kate? Ps just emailed u. :)
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I've been thinking about the olay version, since it's way cheaper - everything I've read says they're amazing??
― just1n3, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I was thinking of getting the olay too. I know! People seem to LOVE them.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
I use a nutri sonic, got it the Christmas before last. It makes a noticeable difference in my complexion–I have never found anything exfoliating that worked for my skin without irritating it (and even with skin irritation, nothing exfoliated decently!). This does. I use it a couple times a week, and the one time I tried going without for a while my skin was awful.
From what I've read, the olay version is pretty much the same thing. And of course it's much more affordable.
― JuliaA, Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
I have extremely sensitive rosacea-acne skin and that's the % recommended - there's even a 0.01% version!
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:06 (twelve years ago) link
I like the idea of these brushes, like putting your face through a car wash. (I love car washes!)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 12:16 (twelve years ago) link
anyone got any lipbalm recs? this whole winter my lips have been chapped and cracking and i want my face back
― uh oh i'm having an emotion (c sharp major), Friday, 23 March 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
weleda lipbalm is A+, best I've tried.
― JuliaA, Friday, 23 March 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
The spherical Eos ones are incredible imo.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
I'm digging Sugar lip balms a lot. Pricey though.
― carl agatha, Friday, 23 March 2012 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
I've never liked those. They are too slippery for my taste. Not thick enough, I guess. They smell really wonderful though.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
My BB 3-in-1 face stuff is too pale/flat/cool for my skin color. :( And it only comes in one shade, which is mystifying. They also sent a sample of the other two formulas, which are in other colors. Maybe one of those will work because I like the amt of coverage and moisturizing and sunblock all together, it just makes me a funny mask.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
:/ That was the main reason I never ordered any. I was worried about the color not matching.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
Could you add a drop or two of a pigmented foundation to it? I know, not the point, but better than wasting money. In the winter I mix skin cream and foundation because my pale skin is more pale than most foundations :P
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
Was thinking of that, will try this eve. It just means I always have to carry around both items, but maybe I'll squeeze them into a little pot for travel.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
Now's a good chance to deploy any too-dark foundations you may have! Heh.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 23 March 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
re: lips - I know i've preached the gospel of lanolin before, but it is the best when your lips seem beyond help - I buy the stuff in the baby aisle of the drugstore - it's for cracked nipples! And then I put some of it into a little container, of course. You can also buy it from health food stores or places that sell diy hippie-beauty supplies.
I also love Aveda renewing lip treatment, tho it is like $16. It's just oils and wax but it's good. All petrolatum/vaselin products destroy my lips, so...
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 23 March 2012 16:06 (twelve years ago) link
Chapstick, always and forever.
― kate78, Friday, 23 March 2012 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
Burt's Bees is my go-to, although I realize not everyone reacts well to the mint and stuff.
― how did I get here? why am I in the whiskey aisle? this is all so (Laurel), Friday, 23 March 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
Lanolin's great, but some people are allergic (also problematic animal product for some others). I use shea butter from Pre du Provence, comes in a little tin or a tube. If things are super awful, cracked and peeling, Blistex ointment, slathered on multiple times, really helps smooth things out. Then revert back to a balm.
― Jaq, Friday, 23 March 2012 16:16 (twelve years ago) link
I have had real trouble with my lips this winter, too. even the kind of medicated stuff from the store didn't do much - it just sits there and feels thick and after half an hour they feel cracked again. I got this lanolin stuff from my mum (recommended by Sali Hughes on the Guardian) called Lanolips Lemonaid. It's the best I've tried so far and it's all lemony! But I still need to apply it fairly often. I didn't know about lanolin from the drugstore - I might try that!
― kinder, Friday, 23 March 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
also try making sure you are drinking lots of water! you can dry out from the inside.
― Paul Smon (La Lechera), Friday, 23 March 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
I don't use lanolin because it grosses me out but it's supposed to be wonderful and I have heard good things about that Lanolips stuff.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
I can't say it's changed my life but it's p good.
― kinder, Friday, 23 March 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
i got a free duo of fresh sugar balms for my birthday from sephora. the tinted one is really nice because the shade adds a v natural tint to my lips. very smooth and great smell but i don't know if there's any long term treatment effect from using it :(
― tehresa, Friday, 23 March 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
They give you birthday stuff?! i have over 100 'points' but their things you get for that right now aren't very intersting :(
― kinder, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
i got an email around my birthday with the offer!
― tehresa, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah everyone with a Sephora card can go in and get the birthday gift two weeks before or after their birthday. It used to be Philosophy shower gel but I think they changed to the lip balms at the start of this year.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 23:11 (twelve years ago) link
I wish they just had a page that tells you what you get with 100 points. I keep having to fake-buy something to see what it is. Is it the same birthday gift all year?
― kinder, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
I think it is, yeah. Your point perk page idea is really good.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Friday, 23 March 2012 23:17 (twelve years ago) link
It's always worth it to wait for the 500 point perk, IMO.
I got the Sugar lip balms as a Sephora birthday gift, too, then I bought a rose one. I've about used all three of them up, actually.
― carl agatha, Friday, 23 March 2012 23:26 (twelve years ago) link
the 500 point perk idea is hard for me to think about without feeling guilty because it translates to sooooo much money spent at sephora.
― tehresa, Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:20 (twelve years ago) link
^^ exactly! Also there is a chance I will be moving out of the US before my birthday and definitely before I get 500 points. Can't believe there's still no Sephora in the UK >:(
― kinder, Saturday, 24 March 2012 05:15 (twelve years ago) link
There isn't? There was! When I lived in London there was a Sephora in the shopping center by the Angel tube stop. This was 2003-2005. I guess I assumed it was still there but I just looked and it seems like they shut down all the UK ones. :/ TBF some of the bigger nicer Boots are almost like Sephoras and they do 2 for 3 offers all the time!
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Saturday, 24 March 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link