Covergirl Lash Blast Rave (BOGO 50% off)

A rave about CG lash blast which I've been using for a while now. I thought I would hate it because of the plastic bristles. (I absolutely hateeeee plastic bristles. I prefer a nice, fat regular brush) With LB its actually not so bad and I'm able to coat all of my eyelashes evenly. LB is a volumizing mascara and it *really* does its job. My lashes look so full and thick that they look like they're falsies. Best part is that it doesn't smudge (and believe me, I've got oily skin) and lasts until you remove it. I've slept in this mascara with no problems. No hint of raccoon eyes at all. None. Nada. Zilch. It also washes off very easily. There's also a waterproof version which apparently works so well that it's hard to wash off. But regular Lash Blast is already fantastic, I doubt anyone would even need to use waterproof unless they wanted to swim or something. Honestly, after using this mascara for a while I think LB is my HG mascara.

Which leads me to.... stocking up on more LB before I'm even remotely close to being done with the one I already have. I couldn't help it. I happened to wander into a Rite-Aid today and discovered that they're doing a BOGO 50% off on all Covergirl merchandise. I ended up buying 2 more LB mascaras in Very Black and Black Brown.

I believe there's a sale on other brands too so if you're going to do a drugstore haul you should probably check out your nearest Rite-Aid (or their website). The sale ends this Friday 12/5/09.

wash, rinse, repeat

Being the (slight) germaphobe that I am, I am constantly washing my hands. Now that it's the flu season I'm washing even more often. Soo what does that do to my hands?? They're dry and looking a little wrinkly. Not cute. It doesn't help that I'm always too lazy to put on lotion.

So, I got out my Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Therapy hoping to repair some of the damage. Well it helped a bit. They were looking more moisturized but still kinda wrinkly and...dare I say it? Old. It looked like my hands were dry even though I had lotion on. I figured I just needed to put more lotion on until it repaired itself.

I stopped by the Crabtree & Evelyn store to pick up some more lotion and discovered their "Citron Honey & Coriander Rejuvenating Hand Remedy". Hand Remedy is part of their Hand Treatments line. According to their website it has peptides and antioxidants to keep hands looking young while maintaining the moisture. Some of the benefits include: even skin tone, supple skin, and reducing the signs of aging.

I picked it up along with another Rosewater Hand Therapy and lemme tell you, it's fantastic! My hands are looking young again and they seem to stay moisturized longer than the regular Hand Therapy. My hands are smooth and they really do look more "supple". As for evening skin tone, I haven't seen much of this. I have a small burn scar on my hand that I got a few months back and it has remained the same. The citron scent is just lovely. I adore citrus scents and this one smells great without coming off like furniture polish. This is possibly my new favorite scent from them, beating out La Source.

Hand Remedy is a little more expensive than the regular Hand Therapy ($24, $15 respectively for 100mL) but I find myself using it more and I actually like it much better than Hand Therapy. Anddd right now www.crabtree-evelyn.com are having a storewide 20% off sale! If you're having hand issues like me, try it out and let me know what you think. =)