July Five Faves - Beauty Products

This month I am focusing on my top five beauty products, 

all of which I use practically daily. 

Almost all of the products cost under $10. 

The $20 "splurge" for the #2 product is worth it!

In addition, most of these products use all natural ingredients,

which is something that is very important to me.

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Neutrogena's Revitalizing Lip Balm

$8

Neutrogena's Revitalizing Lip Balm makes my lips shinny, soft, and even has a slight fruity taste. This sheer tinted balm has SPF 20 right in it and actually makes your lips look fuller and healthier even after you take it off!

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Nature's Gate Hemp Conditioner

$7

This conditioner has a great scent, is super creamy and moisturizing, contains all natural ingredients, and uses absolutely no damaging sulfates, artificial colors, alcohol, or animal-derived ingredients.  Nature's Gate Hemp Conditioner uses essential fatty acids from Hemp Seed Oil as well as other natural ingredients to calm frizzy hair and make your hair look and feel healthy.

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Aveeno Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer

$15

I have slightly dry skin and I need to moisturize my face every morning. This Aveeno Clear Complexion moisturizer works very well for me. It is great to use a facial moisturizer with SPF already in it because you will always leave the house with your face protected from the sun. This product has SPF 15.  

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Moroccan Oil

$20

This all natural hair product almost seems like magic in the way it eliminates frizz without leaving your hair looking or feeling greasy. I mostly use it on my hair when I get out of the shower to give my hair a great shine. It also works well for quick touch ups throughout the day.

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Burt's Bees Facial Cleansing Towelettes

with White Tea Extract

$6

The wisest women know that you must always wash your face before going to sleep. Leaving make-up on your face over night is detrimental to your skin; causing blemishes and even worse WRINKLES in the long term. For those nights when you are already cozy in bed when you realize you have not washed your face yet, leave these facial cleansing towelettes next to your bed for a quick wipe down. This product not only leaves your face clean and refreshed, it also moisturizes and has a great scent! I also believe that you can never go wrong with buying any Burt's Bees product.

Hey Big Spender

I am excited and slightly nauseous about a few big purchases that I am about to make. My 6 year old MacBook is pretty much dead. It doesn't connect to the internet, the battery always feels like it is on fire, and the OS is so old that it doesn't know what an iPhone is nor does it understand how to run Netflix. That being said, I have a beautifully configured 15 inch MacBook Pro with a 2.6Ghz Quad-core processor waiting in my cart at apple.com. And I think tonight is the night I will actually go to the checkout. Who knows, maybe my next blog post will come from the new machine!

My next adventure in to adulthood (aka buying expensive sh*t) is purchasing a new car. My Toyota Corolla lease will be up in a few months and I'm going to need a new whip. I'm dead set on buying a hybrid and at this point in my search, the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is at the top of my list. I was able to test drive it last weekend and it was very cool! You are able to see when you are using the battery versus the engine and even witness the battery charging as you press the breaks. The design is sleek and the interior is very ergonomic.

Now if you will excuse me, I need to go jump around with excitment and then go purge in the restroom. Oy.