Happy December my friends! November is now behind us and you know what that means, don’t you? I’m officially in the final month of my beauty shopping ban. Hooray! Making the countdown to the end even more exciting is the surprise early Christmas gift that my family presented after our Thanksgiving feast: the Benefit Cosmetics Advent Calendar! Stay tuned for extra special posts about the goodies inside over the next few weeks. Merry Christmas to me!
November was a fairly uneventful month in terms of empties, with several old favorites in the mix. Let’s take a look:
Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths: Okay, I know I’ve written about these several times, but I have to praise them again. As the weather turned wintery here over the past few weeks, my skin has gone a little crazy. That is, until I started using these wipes as my nightly cleanser, followed by my favorite winter moisturizer (Philosophy Miracle Worker). My skin is looking great these days!
Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes: Back in the day these were a favorite face wipe of mine. Now, not so much. I don’t know if it has to do with my age or the season or what, but these made me break out horribly this time around. They didn’t do my husband’s skin any favors, either. Sadly, I will not be purchasing these again.
Melaleuca Sun Valley White Amber Jasmine Body Crème: I found this cream a bit too heavy for all-over use – it clogged the pores on my arms – but it’s a great hand cream and it smells amazing. It reminds me of a slightly more mysterious version of Victoria’s Secret’s Strawberries & Champagne scent.
Korres Guava Body Butter: This body butter can be a little bit oily, but in the super dry winter months it can’t be beat in terms of deeply moisturizing skin, especially hands and elbows.
Osmia Organics Best Lip Balm: My new favorite lip balm. You can read more about it here.
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel Original Formula: A longtime skincare favorite, and one of my top picks for #skincaresunday. You can read more here.
FOR THE LOVE OF GLOSS 
Those Simple wipes…just, ugh. They made me break out, too (and they don’t do much by way of removing my makeup)! When I finish up my Mary Kay stuff, I’ll have to give the Cetaphil clothes a whirl…always looking for something that won’t throw my skin into a tailspin, lol.
How’s the Mary Kay stuff working out? I know it was a little touch and go for a while!
Lol after my face practically peeled off it was fine! As long as I only use the system once daily and only use the acne gel on an actual blemish it’s fine for my skin. I posted a video review sans face makeup on my blog so people could see what my skin looks like after a month of use…I’ll probably rebuy because my breakouts aren’t as bad since I started using it!
I like the sound of that Korres–my skin gets so dry in the winter it’s unreal, plus I like the packaging haha.
I love Korres packaging – always makes me feel like I’m in a spa. I love all of the Fig-scented stuff. I’d definitely recommend the body butter for the winter!