Best of September Roundup - Skin Care, Makeup, Body Care, and Fragrance

Hello, It is a beautiful Sunday and the sun is out!  I have enjoyed so many new and old products in the month of September, it was a bit hard to choose which products to post.  I have been hauling happy lately, so my personal goal is to use up most of the older products first.  So they do not end up going bad which is very wasteful. 

Anyway, let's get started......

Skin Care

Lip care is a part of my skin care regimen.  It is important to protect our lips from the sun too.  I wore Lavanila The Healthly Lip Screen SPF30 almost everyday in September.  I alternate it with Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms on the days when it was not as hot.  The Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms do not contain sunscreen. 

As you can see, the ingredients are very natural.  When I first put it on, there is a cooling and tingling sensation from the peppermint oil.  The balm warms up easily on the fingers and it has a minty taste.  I have tried other natural lip balms with sunscreen and the sunscreen in the product would always make my lips white.  Unless I am hanging out at the beach, I would not care about this.  But for everyday, I get too embarrassed and I will not leave the house with white lips.  Lavanila The Healthly Lip Screen SPF30 is clear, so white lips are not an issue.

Makeup

I reviewed the FAIRYDROPS Scandal Queen Mascara here last month.  It is my HG mascara to date and I have been wearing it everyday.  It is amazing because it volumizes, lengthens, and it curls the lashes.  Really?  Yes, it curls my lashes!  I forgot to curl my lashes with an eyelash curler one morning and left the house, I do not know how it works but the mascara curled my lashes when I put on the mascara.  My lashes looked lifted and curled up as if I curled them with a eyelash curler, it was a WOW moment for me!

Body Care

I picked up the butter London Handbag Holiday Cuticle Oil from Nordstrom's this summer.  I love their nail lacquers, so I thought I should branch out and try their other products too.  I have been doing my own manicure and pedicure and needed something for my out of control dry cuticles.  What I love most about this cuticle oil is the scent, it smells like Pina Colada!  I cannot stop smelling my hands whenever I brush it on.  It smells divinely tropical, I imagine myself on an island far far away......Back to earth now.  I do not know the exact ingredients in the oil as they are not listed on the butter London's website or on the bottle.  There are ingredients listed on other online retailers' websites, but they are not consistently the same.  According to Nordstrom's website, it contains vitamins A and E.  On the back of the bottle, it mentions it is mineral oil-free if it is a concern of yours.

Fragrance

I always carry a bottle of Tsi~La Organics perfume oil in my handbag, it is easily portable and perfect for touch ups.  They are natural and so light, not overpowering in the warm weather.  I reviewed this collection here.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!  Thanks for reading!

Tsi~La Organics Mini Eau De Parfum Collection

Hello, I first read about Tsi~La Organics from the Spirit Beauty Lounge's website.  Tsi~La Organics was founded by two women, Natalie Szapowalo and model Annie Morton. The company offers a 100% natural and organic line of perfume oils.  According to the website, Tsi~La Organics products do not contain alcohol, preservatives, artificial fragrances, or colorings.  This collection uses a moisturizing base of select coconut oil infused with botanical extracts of pink orchid flowers.

The collection contains four beautiful 4 ml roller ball bottles.  They come packaged in a nice black cardboard box with a green sticker stripe wrapped around it.  The four scents are:  FLEUR SAUVAGE, KESU, ILANG ILANG, and KIZES.  According to the Tsi~La 's website, the benefits of the scents are:  PASSION, CALM, LOVE, and JOY. 

Product information card

You can read more about the notes of the four scents on both websites and in the product information card above.  I personally love all four scents.  The scents are not overpowering, so they are wearable in all seasons.  My favorites are FLEUR SAUVAGE and ILANG ILANG, I alternate wearing all the different scents depending on my moods.  I will also try layering the scents too, I think it is a fun way to create your own personalized scent.  These scents last longer on the skin  as compared to regular perfumes because they are made from oils.  I always carry one bottle in my makeup bag because the bottles are small and portable.  I highly recommend Tsi~La if you are looking for safe and natural alternatives to the traditional perfumes.  This set would make a great gift too, you can even break up the set and gift the individual bottles.  The set is $95 available on Spirit Beauty Lounge and Tsi~La's websites.

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Do you use natural perfumes?  What is your experience?  Until next post......