Priceline 40% OFF: Recommendations, Wishlist, Misses

Hi peepos~ If you follow me on Insta, or Priceline and/or other bloggers, you would've seen these cute pink ads poppin' up everywhere...

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.

Christmas Beauty Gift Guide for Her 2011

Christmas is only twelve days away! Trust me.. It sounds like a long way to go, but it will come at a blink of an eye!

...And if you're a procrastinate-r like me, I swear I will leave almost everything till last minute.. from studies to blogging, shopping and especially when shopping for gifts for friends and family. Sometimes it's not a bad thing as bigger deals and pocket-friendly sales do come on closer to date, but saying that, it also mean that you'd be rushing around to gift, wrap and prepare!

Gifts for her is an extremely broad topic since every lady has a different interest and not to mention that we are also extremely fussy and picky! Heh.. So I'll only limit this post to everything beauty-related.

Gift Sets

Priceline is having a great bargains on gift sets such as Britney Spears Fantasy 3-Piece Gift Set ($34). You can view this month's catalogue here for other gift sets available such as ones by Mariah Carey, Kate Moss and Elizabeth Arden. Other countries shouldn't have a problem finding these gift sets at all!

Maybelline New York Nail Polish Set ($24.95)

A set of set of seven lovely nail polish colours, guarantee-ing that at least one shade will suit her taste and is season-trendy. Retails for $24.95 and exclusive to Priceline.

Australis Lip Travel Case ($14.95)

Austrais Lip Travel Case contains five mini Colour Inject Mineral lipglosses in Contemporary, Lambada, Bellydance, Jazz and Bollywood. I own these lipglosses in full-size and I definitely love em' to bits! You can read my review here. Retails for $14.95 at Priceline, Big-W, K-Mart, Target and selected pharmacies within Australia only.

Australis Lip Tricks Palette ($9.95)

This palette contains eight shades of my favourite Colour Inject Mineral lipsticks in Samba, Twist, Boogie Woogie, Jitterbug, Flamenco, Honky Tonk, Ballet and Salsa. I've also reviewed the lipsticks here. Definitely a great gift for those lipstick-lovers and make-up starters. Retails for $14.95 at Priceline, Big-W, K-Mart, Target and selected pharmacies within Australia only.

EcoTools Brush Sets

You can find four different brush sets from EcoTools which are ideal gifts for make-up newbies. Not only are they eco-friendly, but also great quality! Available at Priceline, Price Attack and selected pharmacies in Australia. International residents can check out store locations here.

Burt's Bees' Gifts & Kits ($15 ~ $30)

Burt's Bees also do some gift sets and you can check it at their page here. There are 8 sets to choose from! Whether your friend would love to own some body products, handbag essentials, lip balms sets, baby-care products or a set which covers from Head-to-Toe -- they have it! Check your local stockists here.

That's about it! Hope you found it helpful and happy shopping! ^_^

Please also share with me what you've already shopped or is going to shop for your loved ones!