Current Obsessions

January 28, 20122min read214 views

1. My Errand app on my iPad. I love that I can categorize each task (into different folders such as self-improvement, work, to buy etc) and then check it off when completed. There is also a logbook that shows you to date, how many tasks you have completed and how many that day. This appeals to my type-A personality that likes to have visual proof that progression is occurring.

2. My significant other and I abhor having chapped lips. So we try every high-end to drugstore balm created, in search of finding our favorites. Kiehl’s original in the tube is clearly the one for me and in his bag of presents (not during Christmas, a bag of “just because” presents) I picked up the men’s version or “facial fuel” for him. I like that this balm has a hint of peppermint in it (of course I tried it) and lacks the stickiness and fuss of others.

3. Mario Badescu’s Enzyme Cleansing Gel. I use this pretty much once a day and it keeps my skin so clear, clean and exfoliated without the tightness that occurs when you’ve stripped your skin of too much moisture. Because of the gentle exfoliation, my cream and tinted moisturizer go on much smoother.

4. Lush’s 25:43 limited edition fragrance. This. Is. Incredible. Released solely for Valentine’s Day, it is everything I like in a fragrance. Fresh, light and feminine, named 25:43 because it took creator Mark Constantine 25 minutes and 43 seconds to create.

5. Erno Laszlo’s: Velvet Night Cream & Morning Beauty Rescue It actually took me a while to find a photo because I do not have the cream with me and I believed the maker to be Enzo instead of Erno. I use the night cream for both night and day right now because the winter dryness and frigidity is so harsh to my skin. I love the Morning Beauty Rescue (it is a translucent gelee with light reflecting particles in it) especially for days when my skin actually does look a little tired. I mix it with foundation and a bit of moisturizer and instantly my skin glows as if I did get eight hours of sleep and was not too tired to take my makeup off last night.