Since I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with beauty products. I remember some of my first purchases ever made with my newspaper delivery money were Freeman’s facial masks. One was your typical mud mask and the other was this super fun to use peel-off with aloe and cucumber. Do you remember the Biore warming masks? Or when the Biore pore strips came out? I was out of my mind excited/obsessed with them.
I worked at CVS throughout high school and was ecstatic when we got a delivery and I got to put away product in the beauty aisles. I wasn’t as into the makeup as I was the hair and skin care stuff, but I was so enthusiastic about grooming, even the toothpaste aisle gave me a little thrill. I could paw bottles of shampoo and lovingly “face*” bottles of body lotion for.ever.
(*For those who don’t know, “facing” in a pharmacy like CVS is the equivalent of folding a sweater so it looks all fancy, at a retail clothing store like J.Crew. You just move product forward on the shelf, making sure all the bottles up neatly aligned. And in case you are wondering, I loved facing.
Which brings me here. I love, love, love beauty products. I love trying them, reading about them, admiring their packaging, and analyzing their ad campaigns. I adore researching purchases, browsing, and testing. Basically, I love every single step of the process that will occasionally lead me to finding those life-changing products that absolutely blow me away. But my absolute FAVORITE thing of all has to be talking beauty products with people, which is why I’m writing.
I need to share. I hope you guys enjoy!
Do you have “secret weapon” products that are your all-time favs? I would love to hear. Drop me a line here to share them.
Has anyone ever not lusted after a beautiful bottle of Philosophy body wash? I tend to always sniff, but abstain, telling myself I’ll splurge some day. I still remember the first time I ever saw Philosophy products in a store. The scents, the branding, the packaging — I was in love! The Purity cleanser is still one of my favorites.
