Collective Drugstore Haul!

October 7th, 2015

Collective Drugstore Haul/Mini Review!

Sorry for being completely MIA guys, but the program took a turn for the ugly and I was barely getting enough sleep as it was! So here are some odds and ends that I have gotten over the past month, and now that it's been enough of a time span from buying them, I can tell you how I like them!

This CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion is said to be made for normal to dry skin and has MVE delivery technology. It "provides patented controlled release of ingredients to help repair and restore your skin's natural protective barrier". It's non-comedogenic, non-irritating and has ceramides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid. I bought this moisturizer because my dermatologist recommended it since I'm using a really intense benzoyl peroxide cream on my face right now for acne. She said it would be gentle enough not to irritate my skin, but strong enough to moisturize the skin so that it wouldn't get dried out from the benzoyl peroxide. I use this at night (it IS a PM moisturizer) every night before applying my benzoyl peroxide cream. It comes out as this gel-like consistency and feels kind of watery but seeps into the skin pretty fast. At first, I didn't like it at all because I was used to very heavy creams that I would put on before bed. But I've grown to really like it. The price isn't exactly awesome, but I've started to realize that with things like your skin, you shouldn't skimp out, and will continue buying it :)

The Starbucks VIA Ready Brew Refreshers are things that I have bought in all flavors (the Strawberry Lemonade one and the Cool Lime one). I would get them in Target and for like 6 of them it would be around $4 I think. Although I loved the Strawberry Lemonade ones and the Cool Lime ones (which honestly taste like a virgin mojito!), I am not a fan of these Valencia orange ones, which is odd considering the Valencia orange flavor is my favorite one to get at Starbucks! When I used any of these, I noticed that they didn't blend well with water at all when I just mixed them with normal water. They just sorta (the powder that is) clumped together at the bottom of the glass and wouldn't be delicious at all. They would only taste good if I put it all (water, powder, and ice) in a blender (we use our Ninja) and blended it all together. Then it would taste amazing. I haven't tried it with the Valencia Orange one but when I did with the others, it tasted amazing!

The Simple company has been doing something right because my skin has been LOVING their products lately! I'm already on my third bottle of the Cleansing Micellar Water from them! It is made with skin-loving ingredients, including Vitamin B3 and C, and triple purified water, to help remove contaminants known to irritate skin. Even when my skin is red and mad at me, this cleansing water never irritates it and I love it for at the end of the day when you just want to take off your makeup. It also does a pretty darn good job with my mascara and eye makeup too!

I was also looking for a very gentle moisturizer for the day and decided to give their Protecting Light Moisturizer with SPF 15 a go. It's a lot thicker than I thought it was gonna be and I barely have to use any of it and it will cover my whole face! The only thing that I don't like is that the cap came off mine and won't screw back on so I can't really throw it anywhere and have to keep it by computer all the time :) I really do like it, but the only thing is that I have to wait 10 minutes before I can apply any kind of foundation to my face because it needs time to seep into my skin! 

So before I found this eyeliner, I was using the Kat Von D Tattoo Eyeliner because I was told that it would stay on all day long and was a great eyeliner (which by the way, cost $20!) Well, that review is a whole other post, but this one (and for only $10 and also remember the $3.50 off $10 purchase that Ulta always gives that you can use) this L'oreal Voluminous Superstar Eyeliner is so much better for the money you're paying. It has a very stiff nib which I'm not used to, however because of that, it's easier to make a more precise line! I love it!

The L'Oreal Butterfly Intenza Mascara is one of the new mascaras that L'Oreal has brought out and it's fantastic! It makes my eyelashes so long and floofed out. I think it's partly because of that weird brush that they have. I was scared to use it at first, but after the first couple tries, it has quickly become one of my favorite mascaras! 

I cannot tell you enough how much I love these Body Moisturizing lotions/butters from The Scottish Fine Soaps Company! The first one, the Au Lait Body Milk - Lait de corps, is so light and gentle that I actually used it on vacation when I had burned pretty bad from the sun in Myrtle Beach! It didn't irritate my skin, and smelled like I had just come out of the shower and bathed in really fresh-smelling shower gel. I love the scent because it smells very simple and clean to me (it almost smells like Baby Oil). Its little brother, the Honey B Body Butter, is amazing also! The body butter is MUCH thicker in consistency than the Body Milk, which is very liquidy and ideal for sunburned shoulders! :) The Honey B Body Butter smells sweet, but like a gentle sweet in that it doesn't overpower your nose and is a very nice scent to compliment any kind of perfumes that you might want to wear over it. That's what is so nice about these lotions, is that they won't overpower any kind of scent you might want to wear otherwise, and will do very well with them!

I've been on the hunt for more natural options for toothpaste and at the moment I'm using the Hello Super Mint Toothpaste and Mouthwash and trying their Hello Mojito Mint Toothpaste as well. I really like the Mojito Mint toothpaste but I'm not a fan of the Supermint Mouthwash. It's really strong and feels like it's gonna burn. However, I have quite a bit to go until those run out and I can use these. So when I do get around to using these, I'll let you know how I feel about them and if they do a good job at keeping my teeth fresh, clean, and white! Here's where you can buy them: Tom's Simply White Clean Mint Toothpaste and Tom's Whole Care Peppermint Toothpaste.

In my opinion, Aussie has always been doing it right when it comes to their products. First off, the products' fragrance is AMAZING and makes you want to wash your hair multiple times a day! What's nice is that the scent will linger, that way, even when your hair is dry, it will still have a nice fragrance! The Aussome volume shampoo has been wonderful and really gets grease out of my hair and makes it fluffy and wonderful full. The Total Miracle Collection 7 in 1 Conditioner smells so wonderfully tropical that I want to eat it when I'm using it in the shower! You don't need a lot of it and it really does make your hair miraculously soft in just a couple minutes!

I hope I was able to help you in any way with my little reviews/haul post and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day my lovelies! God bless you in all that you do, wherever you may be and whoever you may be! :) Love you all! :)

-Suzanochka-