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Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:46 pm  |
I thought I'd start a thread about what you ladies keep at the office!
I always find that during the summer when they have the AC on full blast, my skin feels pretty dry by the end of the day and handcream is a MUST at my desk.
What do you use throughout your day or something you put in your purse to keep you looking nice and pampered?
I'll start off...
Right now I'm using up what's left of my H2O+ SPA Hand and Nail cream, Shiseido sunscreen SPF 50 for the trip home from work when the sun's shining right at my face and sample sizes of H2O+ moisturizers. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:16 pm |
| I keep a tube of Caudalie hand cream, Clean & Clear oil blotting sheets, and Kiehl's lipbalm #1 at my desk. I also have my smokey eye kit of dark eyeshadows, eyeliner and mascara which comes in handy for drinks after work. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:58 pm |
| Just the usual stuff: hand cream, sunscreen spray, lipgloss, oil blotting paper. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:05 pm |
| Just hand cream, from washing hand too much. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:54 pm |
I have a tube of hand cream on my desk.
My handbag contains: hand sanitizer, lip gloss, lip balm, blotting paper, and MAC studio fix & concealer. |
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34, oily acne-prone skin, Toronto, Canada |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:55 pm |
Not what I keep at the office since I only have to do the "face-time" thing 2 days a week, but what I keep in my purse....
1. Camellia oil [moisturizer for hands, neck, chest, eyes
2. sunblock [both facial and body]
3. hand lotion
4. hand sanitizer
5. lipgloss and lipbalm, always!
6. silken pearl primer [to soak up any oilies]
7. flax seed blotting papers [although I don't need these to often, but glad to know they're there when I need 'em]
8. manicure kit [essie nail file, nail oil and buffer]
9. itty bitty bottle of toner/spritzer
10. tampons
11. Epic chewing gum and breath mints
Needless to say, I have a big Betsey Johnson Lucky Charms purse and it's heavy!!  Hey, does this mean I'm high maintenance? |
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44 – combo/oily skin with a tendency towards clogged pores. Thanks to EDS, tweaked my skincare routine and normalized skin… no more breakouts. PSF, silk powder, Janson Beckett, Cellbone, NIA24 are staples. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:11 pm |
| Wow athena123, u sure have a lot of items in your purse. I only have my lipgloss and blotting papers in my purse. Btw, if u have makeup on, how do u apply sunscreen again in the middle of the day? |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:39 pm |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| Wow athena123, u sure have a lot of items in your purse. I only have my lipgloss and blotting papers in my purse. Btw, if u have makeup on, how do u apply sunscreen again in the middle of the day? |
I know  it's truly ridiculous, but when I go somewhere for the day, I'm usually driving long distances and must still have a little of that girl scout in me to be prepared for all instances. I even carry a case of bottle water in my trunk, it's truly pathetic!
I use PSF SPF50 sunscreen. If I need to top up, I'll just apply right on top of my makeup and it looks great! |
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44 – combo/oily skin with a tendency towards clogged pores. Thanks to EDS, tweaked my skincare routine and normalized skin… no more breakouts. PSF, silk powder, Janson Beckett, Cellbone, NIA24 are staples. |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:18 pm |
Hairspray
Dental floss
Handcream
Blush
lipstick
evian spray
moisturizer
brush
=) |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:26 pm |
| For me I keep 1 or 2 tubes of lipsticks, a few perfume sample vials (KENZO/VERA WANG, etc.) - in case I'm too much in a hurry to put those on in the morning . Also a must is a big tub (pump type) hand cream - either Crabtree or L'Occitane - to save my hands. |
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Asian-40's-combination/dehydrated skin-on endless quest for perfect skin-like you! |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:07 am |
Im my desk i keep
Blotting papers
Lipbalm
hairbrush
mini hairspray
dental flosh
and loccitane hand cream |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:35 am |
I've these in my office:
1. crabtree & evelyn hand cream
2. bobbi brown eye palette
3. eye drops
4. LipFusion lip gloss |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:49 am |
Hmm.. looking at the top of my desk, I have:
large can of Soin d'eau Spring Water Mist (heaven)
pump bottle of Nature's Gate sanitizing hand gel (all those ewww office germies)
pump bottle of Suisse Programme Multi-protective hand treatment
in the drawer I have:
- tube of lip balm (Avon)
- Origins sensory therapy "peace of mind" (godsend)
(and ewww, 3 things that really need to be tossed)
- Origins Zero Oil (useless and now well out of date)
- Murad Cellular Replacement Serum (trial size)
- hotel room body moisturizer
we wont talk about the handbag... |
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SKIN: combination, reactive to climate changes and extremely fair. "Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself." --Roseanne |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:02 am |
How are you ladies liking the spring water mists/sprays? I REALLY wanted to get one for the office but I thought it would be SO weird if I start spraying my face at my desk and my boss happens to walk by!!!
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| we wont talk about the handbag... |
LOL! |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:26 am |
I work from home but on my desk at all times I have lip balm, hand cream and a tube of sea kelp. And a nail file and cuticle trimmer.
My apartment being so small, sadly, while seated at my work desk I can also reach all my make-up, perfumes and hair styling products, without even moving. Skincare is in the bathroom, less than 10 feet away. I want a bigger apartment! |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:23 am |
| I just have handcream and sunblock at my office. |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:34 am |
| The only thing I really carry with me to work and everywhere is my Liz Earle Superbalm Concentrate which is a little rollerball applicator of oil which I use to moisturize lips and eyes any time during the day. It contains organic rosehip oil, argan oil, lavender, neroli, chamomile and natural vitamin e. The scent is very calming as well - I adore this product. |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:13 am |
| I have hand cream, body lotion and lip balm |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:55 pm |
Always a few handcreams around, right now Glysomed and Body Shop mango bodybutter.
Extra Vitamin D so when I eat any calcium foods I can take a few.
Purell hand sanitizer.
Unopened packages of toothbrushes and paste, in case I forget mine at home.
Extra sunscreen for that drive home, when my left arm gets toasted!
Avene thermal spray. a refresher at any time of day |
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62, dry skin prone to milia - why oh why can't I find skincare products I can rave about! |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:24 pm |
In my desk I have Burt's Bees cuticle cream, some lip balm and some hand cream that I never use, nail file, nail clippers, vitamins, loads of herbal tea, sometimes Tiger Balm and these prosthetic massage-finger-tipper-thingies for when I get bad tension knots in my neck, ibuprofen, and antibacterial deodorant body spray.
And I usually have my purse-sized makeup bag with me that contains lip gloss and stain, mascara, brow gel, powder, concealer, perfume, a tiny vial of deodorant cream, eye drops, tweezers, toothpaste and toothbrush, and band-aids and hair ties. I DO NOT like being unprepared! |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:47 pm |
I keep a make-up case stocked with the cosmetics that I use daily in case I need to do a full touch up for anything (late minute date after work):
Face powder
eye shadows
eye liner
mascara
blush
lip gloss
hairbrush |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:52 pm |
| hand cream, mist spray, lip balm.. |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:48 pm |
| I also want to get a humidifier for my office at my new job that starts in September, to keep my skin (and throat!) from getting so dehydrated in the recirculated office air. |
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32, fair hair/eyes/skin, always a mix of dry/oily/sensitive/acne/clogged pores. But I keep getting compliments on my skin, so something must be working! Beauty blog at http://heliotro.pe; online dating coaching at http://theheartographer.com |
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:19 pm |
| ginnielizz wrote: |
| I also want to get a humidifier for my office at my new job that starts in September, to keep my skin (and throat!) from getting so dehydrated in the recirculated office air. |
I know what you mean!! Sometimes when I forget to drink water, or I've been in a 2.5 hour meeting, my throat feels like I've been breathing in desert air! |
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Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:28 am |
| I keep an extra of every makeup and skincare item I use at the office and then some. I spend a lot of time there and it makes sense for me to have it at hand. I do have a large private office with lots of desks/drawers, though, so it's a natural thing to do. |
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Best, Jeannine (40s, fair skin, hazel eyes, sensitive skin). To fight the dread lemming sickness, I promise not to rave about a product until I have used it for a long while. |
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