Thursday, July 28, 2011

recent beauty purchases

Hello beauties,

After a recent allergic reaction on my face, I went on a hunt to find skin care items free of SLS, parabens and alcohol. I was pretty much looking for a new skin care regimen that included products specifically tailored for sensitive skin and without all the crap that most companies love to put in their skin care line. I checked out Avene and most high-end brands, but to my dismay most of the products contained parabens, SLS or Alcohol.


As a last resort, I stopped by the Vichy counter at my local pharmacy to see if they included any of the above mentioned ingredients. I found these 2 items that didn't:



I got the Purete Thermale Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser and Cleansing Micellar Solution (Bioderma solution dupe). They were reasonable priced and also 30% off! I was a happy shopper.

I will post a skin care routine post soon.




















I also decided to place an order on strawberrynet.com for the Laura Mercier Mineral Powder in Natural Beige. The Mineral foundation is supposed to be dewy looking and is also paraben free. Score! I haven't really used it yet, but will post a review once I have used the product enough.

Last but not least, I caved in and placed an ebay order to get my hands on the discontinued Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel make-up base and bronzer. This came only recently and so far I have only smelled it. I must say, it smells divine! The only down side is that the bronzer has 5 different parabens on the list of ingredients. This is a shame. Especially since I am trying to buy paraben-free products as much as possible as of recent.

















So far I like the Vichy items I got and can't wait to use the make-up products as well.

Have you tried any of these products? Which brush do you use for the Chanel bronzer?

Love,
Maya

6 comments:

  1. yaaay! U caved in and got the chanel bronzer! It's lovely!! You'll enjoy it..

    My sis got me the LM mineral powder yesterday.. been wanting it for a while but they don't sell it where I'm at.. So was so excited when she got it for me from europe! Can't wait to try it!!

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  2. When I heard that the bronzer was discontinued, I just HAD to get it. Oh, and I seriously live chanel!

    We also don't have LM here, so couldn't get colour matched. Seems like natural beige pulls more neutral beige than yellow. Let's see. I may mix it with my everyday minerals powder.

    Which shade did you get?

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  3. Got it in Real Sand.. Not too bad..

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  4. Allergic reactions are the worst. Ugh. Been there. Have you tried Lid-care/ Cil-net eye makeup remover, it's what my doctor recommended, and is beyond gentle. Cetaphil is also a great (and cheaper) option for cleansers. Although I've used a number of Vichy products, and they are really nice!

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  5. I have been meaning to try cetaphil. Will try it next. thanks :)

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