Along with looking in my closet and thinking "Man, do I have a lot of moisturizer," I also sometimes think, "Wow, I have a lot of face masks. A lot of OLD face masks." Surely, I am not alone.
So I used Origins' Drink Up face mask yesterday and remembered how much I like it. It's very wet-feeling. Almost like a nightcream, but you're supposed to wash it off. Truth be told, I didn't. And my skin still loves me.
Have you ever looked at the shelves in your closet and thought, "Man, I have a lot of moisturizer." Yup, that's me. So I'm trying to use it all. As soon as humanly possible. So I can buy some more.
I like this stuff. A lot. It's really smooth and soft and has a nice cocoa smell.
3 tubs for $23.97 at Amazon.com
(Can't seem to find it in the U.K.)
I don't know what was wrong with me this weekend, but I was just tired and more than a little homesick, which is odd given that I've lived here for four years and haven't been homesick in ages! To get my mind off my troubles, I decided to treat myself to a facial at the Mandarin Oriental Spa. (If you're going to do it, you might as well do it right!) And oh my. Was it fantastic. Words cannot express. I've already booked a return visit!
The Age Defying Facial (80 minutes)
£150. Yes, you read that correctly. It was painful.
66 Knightsbridge
SW1X 7LA
+44 20 7838 9888
I either get manicures all the time and look fantastic, or my nails are a mess. There is no happy medium for me. This is because manicures and pedicures in London are way too expensive generally. But I'm excited to have found California Nail Bar in Hampstead. For £34 quid, Julie and I got manis and pedis and I even had some green tea. It was lovely. I'll be back.
California Nail Bar
78 Heath Street
London NW3 1DN
Tel: 020 7431 8988
I have thick hair. So I didn't think I would need this Bumble & Bumble Styling Lotion stuff. I didn't think I would like it either. But seriously, if I apply just a dab of this and then really concentrate when I blow dry my hair, I look fantastic. My hair gets huge...in a good way. And perhaps I'm imagining this, but I look even better the day afterwards...
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I am a recent convert to Bobbi Brown. A friend of mine wears the Bobbi Brown Tinted Moisurizing Balm and always looks so "fresh." (I'm not sure why I'm putting "fresh" in quotes. I think it's "just" to emphasize it.) So I bought some. And now I look "fresh" too. It's sheer and silky and gives your skin a little shine, in a good way.
£32 online at BobbiBrown.co.uk
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If you have eyebrows like mine--fuzzy caterpillars, that is--you can spend hours taking care of the problem yourself, or head to Apsara in London's Whitechapel for a quickie threading fix. For £6 for a reshaping, or just £5 for a neat-and-tidy, the only butterfly you'll see is you.
Apsara Herbal
259 Whitechapel Road
E1 1DB
020 7377 2004
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I don't know what quince means. But I'm going to take some guesses...smooth...fresh...shiny (in a good way). Because that's how I look when I use this, my favorite moisturizer in the whole entire world.
£16, online at Dr. Hauschka.
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I so sometimes want to fall into bed with my face on. But that all changed when I discovered Eve Lom's cleanser. It just makes me feel so clean. It's gritty and thick and a little goes a long way.
Exclusive Offer for the Peter Jones Treatment Room from 1 February until 2 March 2008 Book a 90-minute Eve Lom Signature Facial at the Eve Lom Treatment Room in Peter Jones and receive, with every paid treatment, an Eve Lom Mini Product Set, worth £40. Appointments can be made at the Eve Lom counter in Peter Jones or by telephone on 020 7901 8021.
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