sat-8 :: you are beautiful

Saturday8

i’ve been thinking this week - what makes you beautiful? of course, beauty comes from inside … but every girl has her ‘beauty secrets.’ tell us yours!

1. tell us your favourite brand of facial cleanser. (i’ve been bouncing around, and i need advice!) 
dermalogica Anti-Bac Skin Wash

2. i recently discovered c.o. bigelow’s rose face lotion, and my skin has never been softer (really!). tell us about your favourite facial moisturiser. 
i have really oily skin, but even so, you still have to use a moisturizer.  i use dermalogica Oil Control Lotion, which doesn’t come on heavy or greasy, and really does soak up excess oil.

3. i have a great body lotion from les couvents des
minimes (bath & body works) - the honey kind. WOW - i just want to eat my arms when i put it on! what’s your favourite body lotion? 
unlike my face, the rest of my skin tends to be dry.  i don’t usually like heavily scented lotions, so i use Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Body Emulsion.

4. must-haves for mascara … i prefer the kind with the white primer. do you wear mascara, and if so, what brand/shade is your favourite? 
i don’t wear make-up on an everyday basis, but when i do, i like Lanc?me D?finicils in black.  this particular mascara makes it look as though i actually have eyelashes!

5. razor - UGH. do you wax, razor, pluck, or use depilatory? if so, give us brand that work for you. 
i just shave and use the Gillette Venus.

6. LIPS - like many women, i feel naked without some colour on my lips. i prefer deep plums & wines. tell us your favourite brand and color (if any).  my lips tend to be dry, so i use Mary Kay’s Satin Lips? Lip Balm, which is the best lip balm ever (here’s my full testimonial).  when i was teaching, my make-up was limited to mascara and some lip color, but not a lot of color.  i liked a little, but not as much coverage as lipstick, so i’d use Clinique Almost Lipstick.

7. i never wear foundation/base … just a little
powder every once in a while to stave off the shinies. how do you feel about foundation? 
part of the reason i don’t wear make-up every day, mainly in the summer, is because it’s so humid here and i hate the way my face ends up feeling.  in the fall and winter months, however, i might wear foundation to even out my skin tone when going out at night.  i use Clinique’s Stay-True Makeup Oil-Free Formula, for obvious reasons.  i never put it on my with my fingers because that’s just gross.  so are those wedges.  i love a good brush and use Chanel’s Le Pinceau Teint (foundation brush, i guess). after initially applying foundation, i use loose powder (Clinique’s Blended Face Powder), and Clinique’s Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder throughout the evening for touch-ups.

8. if you could do away with one female
‘beauty convention’ - shaving, perfumes, eyeliners, blushes, hair
masks, etc., what would you like to rid the world of? 
the concern with one’s weight