Things I love. That I probably shouldn’t.
I thought, ‘Is it insensitive to follow up a post like Baby Girl Has A Cyst On Her Brain with a post about products I love?’ But then I realized how much peace Chris and I have about all this and figured what better time to share things I love but shouldn’t!
So here goes. A recent list of Things I Love. But Shouldn’t.
Item 1: (is anyone else reading this with a Murray voice?)
Jo Malone fragrances. Okay, let’s just stop here and reflect on the fact that I have a bottle from TWO YEARS ago and I use it SPAR-ING-LY because I am so afraid it will run out. *Any thoughts on Jesus keeping this full a la the fish and bread?* THIS.STUFF.IS.DELICIOUS. I have never had a scent that is so fresh, so non-alcoholly smelling, so AMAZING. It lasts ALL day, my clothes smell like it weeks later, and it is the best stuff EVER. I got a sample of another scent at the Bloomingdale’s counter in Chicago and I could not stop smelling myself!! I feel like I’m going to stop traffic one of these days with my luxurious scent!! I have Orange Blossom and I recently aquired the Nectarine Blossom and Honey sample.
Why should I NOT love it, you ask? Because it is DANG expensive and the nearest store? Cheeecaaaagoo… Oh, and it’s DANG expensive. Glerrrgg….
Item 2:
Lush products. I was introduced to this fantastic brand in California and love love it. The thing about Lush is that these products are all natural (like literally, ingrediant lists read like a recipe) and let’s be honest, are a little weird. For example, I got some Ultra Bland face cleanser and the first ingredient is PEANUT OIL. I was hesitant to see how peanut OIL would be on my dry-in-parts, oily-in-parts skin. But would I give it a shot? Heck-to-the-glowy-skin-yes! My skin has never felt so SOFT and clear and SOFT! I tell Chris how soft my cheeks are frequently. I think he agrees! It’s a little disconcerting scooping out some heavy oily whipping cream and smearing it on your face. *Consistency of Vaseline*
Why should I NOT love it, you ask? Because it is kind of expensive and Cetaphil does (kind of ) the same thing…
Item 3:
WOW! That’s BIG!! It doesn’t NEED to be because it lasts FOREVER. Philosophy’s Hope In A Jar…it’s a moisturizer that has the consistency of whipped butter. And it meeelts onto your skin. Here’s where I’m torn. When I use Lush Ultra Bland, my skin is so soft, I don’t NEED moisturizer! But if I stop using Lush, I would like to continue in using H.I.A.J.
So why shouldn’t I love it? Take a guess…it’s dang expensive.
Item 4:
Any and all Fresh products. I’ve only used their Sugar Lemon stuff, but C & I went into a Fresh store when we were in San Francisco, and I wanted to move in right then and there. Maybe their products AREN’T so grand, I’m just lured in by their DELICIOUS marketing/design/packaging/store decoration.
No.
They are that grand.
Item 5:
Okay, we’re going to take things in a different direction now. BonneBell Cappuccino lipLITES. My first experience of this remarkable product was exactly EIGHT years ago and I have YET to find something I like better. EIGHT YEARS! I was living in Kollen Hall in Michigan with Elizabeth Boss, across the hall from Christine Powers whose friend came to visit her from high school and she whipped out this little beauty and here I am today, almost 29 years old, and still addicted. It’s creamy, goes on SO smooth, is the MOST flattering color on ANYONE and it tastes delicious. So why should I NOT love this? Well, again, I’m almost 29. They sell it next to sparkle headbands in Walgreens.
So that’s my (non-exhaustive) list of things I am currently loving. And thanks to my generous B, I am able to try out these girlie things. I want to live a life of simplicity, so can I just stick to buying Target clothes/cappy and splurge on Jo Malone? Every two years?