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Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:09 pm  |
So I've been thinking about "product lust" lately -- how I fall deeply in love with new products (or products that I don't own) when browsing beauty catalogs, reading EDS reviews, etc. The pretty pictures, the enticing claims, the hope of brand new, beautiful skin in mere moments... And because I (like the rest of the world) am trying to reign in my spending a little bit, I've had to hold back from just going ahead and purchasing the next "miracle."
I was sorting out my vanity over the holidays, which also meant going through all my samples, many of which I didn't know I even had (or how to use them!) so I went on EDS to learn about them. Lo and behold, with all my samples there were miracles just waiting there for me! While I was at it, though, I decided to look at the old reviews that made me buy my daily-use products in the first place, and that's what I'm actually posting about: how reviewing the blurbs on my normal cleanser, moisturizer, etc. helped me to get "re-excited" about them. Just because it's not new doesn't mean it's not good.  I enjoy the sensual pleasure of what I use normally (how it smell or feels good), but I'm always wondering if there's something better...
I'm sure people have figured lots of this out already, but it's just my two-cents about dealing with product lust, particularly when money's tight. I'm getting to fall back in love with all the stuff that's already in my bathroom! Don't just recycle, reread!!  |
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early 30s; combo skin: medium-fair pale with freckles, controlled breakouts. Love: argan and tamanu oil, Devita SS, NCN rhassoul cleansing bar, pumpkin peel, DIY Vit C serum. Getting into more DIY... Fan of natural/organic products. |
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