Cetaphil oil control moisturizer: best one so far

     Once my skin was almost back to normal, I started looking for an oil control moisturizer. I think I’ve found the best one so far. A while back I got two samples of the Cetaphil moisturizer and tested it out for a couple of weeks, and I’ve come to really like it for a few reasons.

The first thing I love of the bat is the spf 30. It’s not heavy or greasy and doesn’t irritate my skin, and I love that it’s spf of 30 and not some flimsy amount. So with the spf built in, I don’t have to layer sunscreen with my oil control moisturizer which then cancels out any oil control properties and I end up shiny real fast.

I also love that the ingredients in it haven’t irritated my skin.  I’ve noticed that some oil control creams can sting or be harsh for whatever reason and this one hasn’t done that so far in addition to it not having a strong scent. Some products have a strong menthol smell and have even stung my eyes, yeah.

Lastly, it does a pretty good job at, what else, controlling oil. It’s probably not the most potent as I get oily after about 4 hours if I’m outside in the elements, but I think that’s good considering the whole package. If it’s a day where I want to be oil free for longer, I’ll combine it with the Cetaphil oil control wash, which I like on occasion, and another oil control cream. Even the other oil control moisturizer I use slightly burns for a few seconds. I’ve tried out so many oil control moisturizers from Murad and DDF to Boots No. 7 and Alba, and this Cetaphil one is really the best for its spf, gentle formula, and availability, since it’s a drug store brand. Also, it’s priced at around 14 U.S.D. which I think is an ok price for 4 oz, especially since most oil control moisturizers run much higher than that.

So I’ll be sticking with this one until I discover some hidden gems or the market introduces some new ones for me to try.

Any thoughts or comments?


*Blogger has been acting a bit strange, and I'm still trying to figure it out*

How much do I love BareMinerals cleanser and moisturizer?

    A while back I was having really sensitive skin issues and nothing was helping. All of the different products that were being raved about did nothing and some even made it worse. Yikes! I'm talking about red faced, itchy, burning skin. It's clear that I was desperate. So on a trip to Ulta, a beauty store in the U.S, I got the purifying facial cleanser and purely nourishing moisturizer by BareMinerals in a trial kit when I was looking for a gentel product. This clenaser is so good! It's the only cleanser I found that didn't irritate my sensitive skin, and I have tried so many from high end to drug store. It has a pleasent smell and a cloudy white colore with a slight gel consistancy. The cleanser didn't dry out my skin and left it feeling really clean and soft. I followed it with the moisturizer that had a slightly runny consistancy which I liked for my combination skin, though I did find it just a tad heavy for the oilier parts of my skin. Neither one of the products broke me out, which is always a good thing. Though on a side note, these products aren't meant to treat acne, so I would probably put in an acne treatment step.
   
      Also, I used up a sample of the moisturizer for dry skin that was equially amazing, if not slightly more amazing. It was during the winter when my skin was dry, chapped, and sensitize and the moisturizer didn't bother my skin at all.
    
     Now that my skin has calmed down, I'm not using the cleanser or combo moisturizer because I'm trying to go through other products, and I'm planning on buying the dry skin moisturizer in the winter. I really recommend these products and, once I'm done with what I'm using, I want to try some different products from the brand.
   
     So in the end, I really love these two products if only because they were the only products I could use for my hyper-sensitive skin. These products, and possibly the whole line, are my Cetaphil, Purity Made Simple, Aveeno, and any other sensitive skin aimed line.
  
 Is there a product that was the fix you needed or maybe one that didn't live up to the hype?

 

How blissful is the Bliss daily detoxifying facial toner?

Was that too cheesy? Should I make a Bliss series?

     So, I was in the market for a new toner, and I heard good things about bliss; so I was excited to find the Bliss daily detoxifying toner at TJMaxx, though initially I thought it was the cleanser when I bought it (I really should read the label before getting excited). But I decided to keep it and give it a try. The bottle comes with 200 ml in a clear and simple package that gives a nice clean impression, which I like, while the toner itself is light blue. The product is slightly thick, like water that has soap dissolved in it, and smells like, you guessed it, soap! But I will say that I really don't like the pump. It's on the stiff side so you end up getting way too much product and it ends up shooting out. And there are no half pumps with this bottle either. It's not the worst, but I have to cover the pump with a cotton ball so it doesn't go everywhere. On the positive side, I like that the toner picks up anything the cleanser didn't wash off, but it leaves a slightly tacky film on your face that lessens after it's left to dry, but it's still stays tacky. I heard this from other people, but some found it to be more moisturizing than tacky. The bottle says "all skin types," so I was a little bothered by it since I have combination skin and I usually don't need the extra moisture, but dry skin may prefer this. The toner doesn't really irritate my skin, which is a good thing since some toners are just too harsh for me.
   
     In the end though, I wouldn't by this toner again because it goes for about $22, and I just think there are better toners out there for what I need. Also, this toner is probably best suited for dry skin so that may be why it's not for me.

What I think in under 200 words: Tresemme dry shampoo review

     I’ve decided to start making reviews that were shorter and to the point. I’ll try to think of a more fun name, but here’s my first one.

     I had been looking for a dry shampoo to use in between washes for the longest time and decided to try the Tresemme spray for oily hair. It’s inexpensive, and you can find it almost anywhere. It comes in a canister with about 6 oz and sprays out like hairspray but in powder form. When I picked it up, I wanted to test it on three things: If it absorbed any oil, if it left residue, and if it left color in my hair. And for me, the product failed on each one. It didn’t do a bad job at absorbing the oil, but It gave it almost a matted feel and look, and I could feel it in my hair. I also found that I had to brush my hair a lot to get the powder out.
     I know that this worked for some people, and I know that they have one for dry hair that may be better. I am trying another dry shampoo that I can talk about after I’ve used it long enough.

My new obsession…Face Off.

Where has this show been all this time? For anyone who does not randomly check the syfy channel, let me explain. The contestants battle through each round by creating works of art with makeup, sculptures, and creative characters. I’m talking about movie-like masks and transformations. Since the new season just started, the old season was rerunning, and I couldn’t stop watching! I loved all the finalists’ creations. Gretel crouching on the ground was so creepy with her eyes, little red looked awesome with her steam punk inspired look, and the frog prince was perfect, especially with its throat movement. And the winner of the first season is now working on The Hunger Games movie!
So after seeing the first episode of the new season, I am so excited. The two teams had to recreate four characters from The Wizard of Oz, and I really liked some of the designs. I love the cowardly lion with his skinny frame and timid demeanor, and the scarecrow was so good with its coiled, root-like fingers. I watch a lot of what I like to call “junk TV” from reality to runway shows, and I was getting into a monotonous routine. But this show is really interesting. I’m waiting each week to see what fantastic, creepy, and interesting characters the contestants’ come up with.
I think everyone should give Face Off a chance. Does anyone have a show that they love?   

Md Skincare Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel review…wow, that’s a mouth full :)

           One of my favorite things to do is to exfoliate my face. I love it. Whether it’s a chemical exfoliation or the rough, scrubbing type, I want to try it. I had never tried a peel like the one from md skincare, and I had heard so many good things about it. The only thing holding me back was the price, but I decided to splurge buy the one with thirty applications when I saw it on sale. The peel is available in extra strength and regular; I got the regular. When you open the cylinder package, you see that it came with two jars with step one and two. Each jar has thirty cotton applicators saturated in the liquid. You wipe it all over your face, neck, hands, where ever you want…except your eyes, of course. After that, you wait two minutes and then apply step two the same way. I was left with a tingling feeling that felt really clean. It didn't hurt or burn, but I don’t know how it would be for more sensitive skin. I do think it helped with overall cleanliness and exfoliation. I used it twice a week, so it also lasts a really long time and made me feel like I was getting all I could out of it.

I only had two problems with it; the price and the packaging. I can’t really justify paying that much for just “good results”. I think a product has to be great for me to repurchase it. I've bought products for less that have done just as much. And as far as the packaging goes, the cotton applicators in the one of the jars dried out. But if you buy the ones in the travel packaging and not in the jars, that won’t be a problem. I am happy that I tried it and, I do think that it’s worth a try if you can afford it. I don't have a camera to take pictures with, but the one I've inserted is similar to the one I got. 

Something a little different (it involves a sandwich)

The other day started off as expected, with its little surprises sprinkled in, and I thought it would end in one of the ways it usually did. But it didn't. There was one more happy surprise for me. I walked into a sandwich shop ready to order what I regularly did, the familiar. Only on a whim did I change my mind and go from ordering the 12…or 13 to the 8…or was it 7. Whatever the number was, I was hoping that I wouldn't be disappointed. As much as I love sandwiches, I have found few that have really satisfied. I often default to what I know. My mother even ordered one of my favorite defaults, so I could compare my whim to it. But when the sandwich came, it looked like any other I had ordered. Nothing stood out about it. Bread, meat, sauce, and veggies; Pretty standard. But when I took a bite, I knew what it was like to have a great sandwich. Everything came together and made sense. As common as the ingredients were, together, they were just great.
The funny thing is that I don’t even remember the name of it or everything that was even on it. That’s how little attention I paid to it when ordering. It was the kind of sandwich that I couldn't have every day, but would really appreciate when I did. But now that I have tried one of the best sandwiches, I’m a little nervous. I have this image in my head of going back to the shop, getting the same sandwich, and feeling…nothing. That what I tasted the first time was caused by a mixture of hunger and the excitement of not having to order the same thing again. 
Well one thing’s for sure, I will be having it again, and, fingers crossed, it will be just as delicious.

Does anyone have a favorite sandwich that they love?