Feb 27, 2013

Beauty on a Budget (Part 2)

SKINCARE!

Now, this is a hot topic.  I have spent a ridiculous amount of money on skincare products over my lifetime.  Sensitive, combination skin, prone to hormonal acne ain't easy to please.   Before my wedding, I had some awful prescription face wash that basically burnt off my face.  So, on advice of my dermatologist, I started using Cetaphil and haven't looked back.

The wonderful Mint Julep mask is for when I am broken out or feeling greasy.  I will dab it on pimples to dry them up in a flash.  So tingly.

I have heard that Oil of Olay is just as good as expensive moisturizers and eye creams (I would cite some studies here, but I am on a tight nap time schedule.  Just google it.  It's true).  I decided to get even cheaper and get the CVS version (they were just out of Oil of Olay name brand when I was there.  I'm not that frugal).  It seems fine?  I don't have super dry skin, but I use this in the winter, when it is drier.


Other skincare items include prenatal vitamins- I'm not pregnant but I think they make my skin, hair and nails better, makeup remover face wipes for when I am tired/lazy/hate washing my face (so, every other night), and oil free high spf moisturizer for the summer.

I am currently out, but a finalist recommend Biore pore strips to me a few years ago.  I hadn't used them since their heyday when I was in high school.  These things really do work!  Combo of this and old Queen Helene, and my pores are teensy tiny.  At least for a few hours.  During which I constantly stare in the mirror and examine my nose.

Finally, Epsom Salt.

This stuff is magic.  After a tough workout, a bath filled with dissolved Epsom salt is the way to go.  Muscles are soothed, skin is softened and brightened.  It pulls out all your toxins.  That sounds like a bunch of mumbo-jumbo, but I swear it works.


So what I am looking for is a good inexpensive exfoliating scrub- gentle.  I am working through an expensive tub of microdermabrasion scrub, and I like it, but not enough to drop a hundy on it again.

Advice please?

7 comments:

  1. I have the Queen Helene mask but have never tried it as a spot treatment for breakouts. Good tip! Are you looking for a face or body scrub? For face, I really like Exfolikate by Kate Sommerville. It's not cheap, but it's not a hundy! For body I love Origins body scrubs. They are oil based and leave your skin glowy and moisturized.

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  2. I use that St. Ives Apricot scrub for exfoliation. It is another drugstore hit for me. I have used Cetaphil cleanser, but not the moisturizer. I think I am going to have to start an eye cream soon. I still rock the prenatals too, because I bought a jumbo bottle!

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  3. I am currently using Neutrogena pink grapefruit foaming scrub.
    It has a gentle exfoliator that is not too harsh that it rips your face off - lol

    I am a Neutrogena fan and this pink grapefruit line has a really fresh scent to it.

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  4. I use the Aveenoo skin brightening daily scrub $6.49 at Target. I've actually been using it for years in the morning and it smells so nice too!

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  5. I've tried and liked the St. Ives Apricot scrub that Katie recommended. The Neutrogena one is good too. I just started using the Olay face scrubber (similar to the Clarisonic Mia, but $100 cheaper) and I love it! It seems to exfoliate my skin better than the scrubs but more gently. Love the idea of the Mint Julep mask as a spot treatment. The Aztec Clay mask is anothger great cheapy!

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  6. I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who has found the pricey items work about e same as the stuff that is half the price... It's all brand loyalty and marketing I tell you! And I am SO GUILTY of doing the same thing with face wipes just out of sheer laziness ;)

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  7. I like the St. Ives scrub for my body. It's too rough for my face, but I just leave the tub in the shower for my body.

    I'm increasingly cheap as well. Having a baby makes you poor!

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