it's that time of the year. dry dry winter. your skin is chapped, lips are chapped, hair is chapped, your overall demeanour is... chapped. this is what ive been doing lately, and it works for me in keeping any part of me not chapped. so, im sharing, whether you like it or not. 1. fresh sugar face polish.
allegedly exfoliates, but for me, it moisturises, and i use it like night soap, after using the bobbi brown makeup remover and lancome neurowhite x3 cleanser. the best thing about this face polish, however, is the scent. brown sugar with a pinch of lemon and something gingery sweet...i want to chew my hand off and eat it, it smells so yummy. 2. fresh meadowcream hair treatment.
the scent is very similar to the above sugar face polish, only more gentle on the sweet notes, which is a good thing. i actually want this to be a perfume. i am actually sniffing my hair as i write this. i can't stop. it does some things for the hair, as well, namely, makes it less frizzy. 3. laura mercier creme brulee honey bath.
use it like shower gel. smells yummy and makes you sing. other 'gourmand' products have nothing on laura mercier. 4. fresh sake bath
smells like peaches. not so yummy as all of the above, actually, but for unexplained reasons, when you take a scolding hot bath with this sake elixir stirred into the water...your body thanks you wham bam thank you maam and naturally goes easily to sleep. really. it's happened to me a few times. insomniacs, take note. 5. aveeno skin relief moisturizing lotion.
it's cheap, yes. but maybe to my advantage it is the only thing that works. locks that moisture in, and saves my poor skin from getting itchy & scratchy & show. your body thanks you and bitch you buy another bottle. 6. neutrogena white sesame moisturizing oil.
apply generously after the above aveeno to lock that wetness in even further. yes, you like that, don't you... 7. laura mercier french vanilla body souffle.
this, i use not really as body lotion, but just a dab on the wrist, behind the ears, around my ankles, and behind my knees...yes, as winter day scent. a brilliant alternative to cloying and boring garden variety perfumes usually on the market. 8. chanel precision age delay nuit
this goes on the hands as hand cream. your hand will look like paris hilton's before she even attempted mimicking manual labour on a simple life. use on neck, too, if you want, to avoid turkey neck later. 9. mac lip treatment.
this is sold in a tube, now, which is a happy step-up from the previous tub. i dont like picking the balm out from under my nail after. 10. good hard crush.
this cannot be bought for money--usually.
maybe do #1 - 9 with said crush? what are your 10 winter battle secret moves? | 
