In this new economy, it’s time to get creative. If the wallet isn’t agreeing with everyday beauty budgets, scan the kitchen cabinets for ingredients to create fresh, homemade, and even organic beauty solutions. For brilliant hair: – To help mend split ends rub olive or coconut oil onto the ends of hair. Leave in for 30 minutes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘toner’
May 27th, 2009
Summer Skin Care: Jaime Earl Review
I recently had the pleasure of trying Jaime Earl’s cruelty-free beauty products. I tried the Balancing Facial Tonic, the Balancing Masque and the Ootanga Body Oil. The Balancing Facial Tonic is an organic chamomile distillate (kind of like chamomile tea for your face). It can be used alone to soothe angry, red skin (seems like [...]
Posted in Acne, Bath & Body, Combination Skin, Dry Skin, Oily Skin 
Tags: body oil, cruelty free, face mask, natural skin care, organic skin care, toner 
No Comments »May 12th, 2009
RS2 Rosacea Line from Pevonia Botanica
According to the National Rosacea Society (NRS), over 14 million Americans have rosacea and don’t even know it! According to NRS, Rosacea can manifest as: Redness on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead Small visible blood vessels on the face Bumps or pimples on the face Watery or irritated eyes I have had mild rosacea [...]
Posted in Dry Skin Tags: cruelty free, facial wash, makeup remover, moisturizer, natural skin care, rosacea, sensitive skin, toner 2 Comments »May 11th, 2009
Sircuit Skin Immaculate Mist Review
After loving the last Sircuit Skin product I tried, I thought I’d try another designed for acne-prone, oily skin, Sircuit Skin Immaculate Mist. It’s what they call a “moisturizing mist.” But to me, it felt much more like a toner (though not as drying). Yes, it feels good to apply it on a [...]
Posted in Acne, Oily Skin Tags: Acne, cruelty free, natural skin care, organic skin care, toner 1 Comment »April 23rd, 2009
Product Review – Grapefruit Splash Refresh Towelettes by Giovanni
These little towelettes are great to keep on hand to clean your hands or refresh your face. The star ingredient is grapefruit oil, which has antibacterial properties and acts as an astringent. The wipes also contain jojoba oil and aloe to soothe skin.
Posted in Bath & Body, Combination Skin, Oily Skin Tags: aloe, antibacterial, facial cleanser, grapefruit oil, toner No Comments »April 19th, 2009
Product Review – Violet Rose Skin Toner by Rachel Perry
I went to T.J. Maxx to see if they had any Bliss products in stock. They didn’t. But, they did have plenty of other goodies. I bought Rachel Perry’s Violet Rose Skin Toner. I love the packaging – pink is my favorite color. There’s some kind of nonsense on the back of the package about [...]
