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Since I was a teenager I've been in the habit of slathering on body lotion as soon as I exit the shower, and then wandering around in a robe waiting for it to absorb. Suki's oil has officially ended lotion's reign of terror. Lightweight and smelling of cedar, this oil feels heavenly when rubbed on dry, itchy limbs, and it absorbs immediately.
August 19, 2009
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Urban Decay's lipsticks offer some of the finest colors I've seen in a lip product. The sparkly shades aren't too gritty or too crazy for work, and the creamy shades glide on smoothly. For $22, however, they don't last long on your lips. Nor do they taste or smell particularly good. The price tag, it would seem, is based on the package, a shiny purple tube clothed in a chunky lid swarming with a tattoo-inspired design. Urban Decay's logo is pressed into the lipstick and you separate cap from tube by tugging the metal sword embedded in the bottom. If you don't mind how bulky the packaging is, the stylized design has only one fatal flaw: the knife breaks off easily, and once it does it's impossible to free your lipstick from its cap.
August 19, 2009
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Yup, the rumors are true. Lush based Gorgeous on Princess Di's facial cream after successfully bidding on the recipe. All the cold-pressed oils make Gorgeous expensive, while the simple plastic pot it's housed in makes it eco chic. My Sahara-dry cheeks drink it in but it doesn't aggravate my oily T-zone. Is it worth almost 100 bucks? No. But if you buy it on Lush's UK web site, you'll pay around $60, which is much more reasonable. If you're lucky enough to live near a Lush, they'll give you a free sample.
August 19, 2009
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Jiggly, sudsy, and scented Lush's shower jellies are novel way to get clean. Because they are insanely expensive, I treat myself to them only in the summer, when I store them in the freezer and take them out only to cool down in the shower. Lush suggests breaking off a piece for each shower, but clutching it like its a wiggly bar of soap and lathering up all over is much more fun.
August 19, 2009
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Hooray for products that make life easier. One swipe of Hello Flawless covers my rosacea and other complexion woes with a powder so silky and finely-milled you can hardly tell I'm wearing any. Benefit's three-tiered design--mirror, powder, and vented chamber with sponge and brush applicators tucked into a cute plastic cube--make this foundation easy to toss into a purse and go.
June 25, 2009
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My ruddy cheeks don't need any more glow, thank you very much, but I love using this stuff on my lips. It's fun to paint on with the little nail polish-type applicator. I love how Posietint stains my chronically dry--and there colorless--lips pink, so even after my lipstick wears off I have a bit of color.
June 23, 2009
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Lush feels comfortable charging $19.55 for a tub of foot mask that is messy, ineffective, and only good for two uses (on my size-8 feet). The cooling sensation is kind of neat, but my feet didn't feel any smoother or less dry after using this.
June 23, 2009
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Unless you like to go super heavy on your makeup, Erase Paste is a bad idea. The formula is so thick and creamy I wondered if it was intended to be stage makeup. Just dabbing it on doesn't work: it won't stick. You have to really smear it on to get any benefit. Like all Benefit products, the packaging is adorable, but it's not cute enough to make up for what's inside.
June 21, 2009
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I sampled this at Lush when my hands were suffering from the soap in the public restroom. Ahh, instant relief. For about ten minutes after I was unable to open any other jars because my hands were so slippery, but then my skin greedily absorbed every lick of this stuff, leaving my hand soft and dry, but not as moisturized as I would've hoped. The jar packaging (for a hand cream, really?) kicks Handy Gurugu's appeal down another notch.
June 1, 2009
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Hooray for Lush for coming up with a deep-cleaning, blackhead-clearing, mint-scented mask that you can order online. This mask left my skin feeling baby's bottom soft and squeaky clean. Nice. What's not so nice, however, is that Mask of Magnaminty hurts. At first it felt pleasantly cool, but the cooling sensation became unpleasant rather quickly, chilling my face to the point of pain. And the nice minty smell made me queasy after about five minutes.
May 29, 2009
