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I hope all of you had a great holiday season, and hopefully we can all celebrate Trump getting impeached soon.

Awhile back I discussed skin and hair care products. Since then I discovered the amazing Laniege and Hello Fab (Thank you, Sephora, for your free gifts!) More specifically, I'm talking about Laniege's Lip Sleeping Mask and Hello Fab's Coconut Water Cream. I spoke about the Lip Sleeping Mask on my Instagram page when I first fell in love in with the product.

A few days later, I tried Hello Fab's Coconut Water Cream on my daughter's incredibly wind burned wrists and HELLO! It practically healed her skin on the first application. Her wrists were completely healed by day two. Yes, this was an important discovery. I found myself using it as well on my face after a long walk outside in the windy and cold mornings with my dogs. Dudes, this cream felt amazing!

So naturally I wanted them for Christmas, and luckily, my husband is awesome and went out to Sephora and bought me not only Hello Fab's Coconut Water, but also the Laniege Dream and Glow box set!

So what did I think of the products?

Honestly, the Lip Sleeping Mask is still the absolute bomb. I love it.

But I can't say the same for the Water Sleeping Mask. I decided to try it today because I've been sick with a cold and had a fever over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so my skin needed some TLC. Initially, it felt very similar to the Hello Fab Coconut Water Cream. It was thick and cool against my skin, and I could feel my skin absorbing the needed moisturizer but....I didn't like how it felt near my mouth and the sides of my cheeks. I have pretty sensitive skin which is why my usual night cream is pure extra virgin coconut oil with a few drops of lavender essential oil and tea tree oil.

The area around my mouth became red pretty quickly, but after a few minutes went away. I don't like the tight feeling this mask is giving me so I already know that I will be washing this off in a few minutes. Yeah, I don't think an overnight mask is for me.

So I just washed the mask off and I gotta say that it feels smooth coming off, and my skin feels really soft now. Okay, so maybe it isn't so terrible, but I'm not sure if I am going to use it again. Now that the mask is off, I decided to try the final product in the Dream & Glow set: The Moisture Cream.

I like it. It isn't as heavy as the mask, and it stays on light against my skin. I can see myself using this as an occasional night or day cream. It feels nice. It makes me wonder if they have an eye cream and if it feels the same as this face cream? Has anyone used it?

#notanad

The other day someone asked me what do I use on my hair to keep it so healthy. If you know me, you'd understand the question: I change the color of my hair multiple times a year. It's been brown, red, blue, purple, green, ombre of bright colors or dark colors...I like the variety.

So what do I use?

Pureology. You can go to their website to learn more about their sulfate-free products. I use their hydrating shampoo and their Color Fanatic leave-in spray. https://www.pureology.com/haircare/

I have not tried their dry shampoo. In fact, I haven't tried any dry shampoo. I might be in the minority here, I know. I'd love to hear what others try.

Top to bottom, my favorite body wash is without a doubt: Elemis Sharp Shower Body Wash. https://www.elemis.com/us/sharp-shower-body-wash.html

Other things I swear by? Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses Daily Shade lotion visage Facial Lotion SPF 18. https://andalou.com/products/1000-roses-daily-shade-facial-lotion-spf-18 It's light, makes my face feel hydrated without the heavy stickiness of other lotions, and it has an SPF which makes it a super win.

I don't have an eye cream that I absolutely adore. At night I just use coconut oil, which does the job. But I want a morning eye cream that will help me not look like I'm suffering from a hangover when I wake up in the morning. I'm currently using Lancôme, which is nice, but I've always used other brands and I haven't found one that I liked more than another. If anyone wants to share their favorite with me, I'd love to hear it.

so...eye creams and dry shampoo brands: go!