What a wonderful sale to follow Australia Day, right? XD
I wanted to quickly whip up a post sharing with you my top fewer picks, what's on my wishlist AND recommendations!! I may not be the best skincare-guru (not that I am a guru of any sort), but I have been through a quite a few drugstore skincare products (the budget-range, that is) ~ XD
RECOMMENDATIONS
St Ives Naturally Clear Blemish Fighting Apricot Scrub ($9.99 - $6.00 after sale)
I know, I know... the scrubby bits in this product may not be the best for the environment, but when it comes down to picking the best exfoliator... this may just be it for me! Extremely scrubby!
Clean & Clear Morning Burst Cleansers* ($10.99 - $6.60 after sale)
I've used these, reviewed one here. The scent of all 3 are amazing (they are supposed to wake you up in the morning). My pick would have to be between the yellow and orange, but formula-wise, I don't think there are too much differences between the three.
Sukin Purely Ageless Botanical Hydration Booster ($23.95 - $14.35 after sale)
Perfect for the upcoming colder seasons, especially if you're a dry skin babe. Substitutes in as a night cream, and you only need 2 drops maximum!
Sukin Foaming Facial Cleanser* ($9.95 - $6.00 after sale)
I don't usually do "foaming" cleansers, but this is a gentle one that doesn't strip the moisture of the skin. Also removes leftover make-up. Highly recommended! P.S. You may need time to adjust to scents of Sukin's products~
EcoTools Intensive Hand Cream* (???)
Ah!! I tried to find details about this product, but there's barely any~ I'm not too sure if it's discontinued, but if you happen to find this, then do peek at it. It's a really good hand cream. The scent may be odd at first, but I just love moisturising formula and non-sticky, non-slippery feel altogether!
Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lotion with Vitamin E* ($9.29 - $5.60 after sale)
The scent of this is amaaaaaaaaaaaaazing. It's one of my top favourites! The formula is a tad heavy, so only suitable for those with very dry skin, or night-use. For day use, I find it waaay too heavy, but the scent is really... amazing.
Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash* ($9.95 - $6.00 after sale)
If you're looking for a body wash that'll make a difference -- this is it! Body washes all feels the same for me, besides this one. It actually leaves the skin feeling moisturised! My top pick for body washes.
WISHLIST
St. Ives Triple Butters Creamy Vanilla Body Wash ($5.49 - $3.20 after sale)
Haven't tried this, but its name (and packaging!) is pretty catchy! I love vanilla-scented products, and the price of this is fairly cheap!
PRODUCTS TO SKIP
St. Ives Timeless Skin Apricot Scrub ($9.99 - $6.00 after sale)
I held onto this product for looong time, and I still think it's sitting around in my bathroom. It's just not scrubby enough for my liking. It's more creamy and gentle, so would work much better as a cleanser. Absolutely a miss for me.
Sukin Cream Cleanser ($9.95 - $6.00 after sale)
Gentle cleansers are ideally what we'd like for our skin, right? But this cleanser is just..... too gentle. As a cream cleanser, it surely does pack back moisture into the skin, but cleansing-wise... not really. Way too gentle to cleanse off any make-up residue. Such a shame~
Beauty Essentials (also known as BE)
Priceline's own brand, I believe. I've purchased two products from this range, and I've only ever touched them once. I can't remember much about the make-up remover, but the scrub I bought was just watery and barely made my skin feel any better~ Skipping this whole range, forever.
That's all for my recommendations, wishlist and misses~
Feel free to share with us YOUR recs/wishlist/misses!
Disclosure: Products marked with (*) were provided for trialling purposes, and review consideration only.
I wanna garb those St. Ives products. These are the kinds of deals that I should not miss.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I bought two skincare products on the weekend!! Arg! Now I'm not sure if I need anything else!
ReplyDeletexx Kat @ Katness
Yess I'm so keen! Can't wait to head in tomorrow and get my HG cleanser! The sukin foaming facial cleanser.
ReplyDeleteSheri | Behind The Frames
I enjoy the St. Ives Green Tea Scrub, I'm not sure about the Apricot -whether or not they're similar in terms of 'scrubbiness'. You're the best blogger for local sales (Imma lovin'!) hehe
ReplyDelete~Weng wengiful
The st ives triple butters body wash looks so good! I love the st ives green tea scrub. It's not super scrubby which I like. I highly recommend the nuxe lip balm.
ReplyDeleteGreat recommendations! I love love love the St Ives Apricot Scrub and Morning Burst range! They smell freakin beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely getting some more Sukin skincare ! I love them :) Thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeleteDisappointed to hear you don't care about the damage the plastic beads are doing to the environment, - "not the best" is a bit of an understatement, fish are consuming these plastic beads, and we in turn are consuming said fish. I appreciate your honesty but I'll have to unfollow your blog.
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