Monday , November 16, 2009
Eco-Pretty: Lush Fresh Face Skincare Starter Kit
I've been traveling over the past week, hopping from L.A. to Providence to my Massachusetts hometown to New York City to Boston and back again. Usually my skin is in constant freakout mode while I'm on the road, but this time around it's remained relatively calm and almost entirely blemish-free (despite the fact that I've spent my trip doing stuff like drinking Cherry Coke for breakfast at the Port Authority bus station, shunning sleep in favor of plowing through my 15-year-old sister's O.C. box set, and passing out with my makeup still on after last Friday's show/party/screening at 21 Mercer Street in Soho).
My skin's good behavior probably has lots to do with my using Lush's new Fresh Face Skincare Starter Kit since I've been in the Northeast. I've got the combination-skin kit, which includes adorable trial-sized versions of the Eau Roma Water facial toner, Imperialis moisturizer (with St. John's wort and tiger lily extract), and Angels on Bare Skin cleanser. I'm sort of afraid of the moisturizer, since I'm completely paranoid about straying from my much-trusted Bare Escentuals cream, but I've fallen in love with the Angels on Bare Skin. It's made from ground almonds and rose and lavender - with a bunch of fat little dried lavender buds right in the jar - and it's got a really fun spongy consistency that feels so nice on your skin. The product's not supersmooth, so I like to put a dab on my palm and then swirl it around with a few drops of warm water before smearing it on. It makes your face feel so soft and fresh and most likely won't irritate even the most irritable of skin (such as mine). The Eau Roma Water is lovely as well - it's a blend of lavender and rose water, which is extra-perfect when it's all hot and muggy out and you need to cool your skin down.
Anyway, all this goodness nearly makes up for the fact that I don't have time to get one last Dunkin Donuts tea before heading west, and that the stereo system at the Providence airport is currently playing a very flute-heavy Muzak rendition of "Always Something There To Remind Me." Just so you know.
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