Presents for me!

On Tuesday my eagerly awaited box arrived from Sephora with all of my goodies in them. One of my coworkers and I opened the box to see the new bounty. There it all was, plus my yummy samples.

I wish there was a website somewhere where I could order nothing but sample sized beauty products. I would happily pay a nominal price if I could sample more than the three I get with online orders.

So far I've used all of my new stuff and love them all!


The Clinique mask:



This is my favorite so far. The mask is creamy enough to spread easily and not too 'clay' like that feels like mud. I have dry skin, but need help in my T-zone with clogged pores and such. My *favorite* feature - you leave the mask on for FIVE minutes. That's it. Not 15 or 20 minutes, or any other complicated instructions - just five minutes on a clean face. I can handle that!

The Juice Beauty mask:



A moisturizing mask that is left on your skin for a bit longer, about 15 minutes is good. The instructions say to use 3 times a week for best results. I don't know if I can manage that, I feel like a champ if I do anything extra once a week!
The product seems to work very well. My skin is a bit red and tingly when I rinse it off - so maybe I need to cut back on the length of time. I'll post on this product again when I have the chance to use it a few times. I know there is quite a bit of exfoliation going on with the ingredients and I'm curious how my skin is going to fare with regular use.

The Ojon hair mask:



I love the smell of this product, and I have found that it works very well so far. I dye my hair regularly, and swim in a pool at least three times a week. You can imagine how dry my hair can get! This helped keep it soft and shiny and smelling OH SO GOOD the next day! I definitely recommend this product.

It will melt in high temperatures, but won't alter the quality. However if you travel with this - be *sure* to pack it in a zip lock baggie as the product will seep through the lid on a hot day, even if it's tightly closed.

I used about 1/2 a teaspoon, rubbed it between my palms to melt it and slicked it through my hair. I left it on for the length of a bath, about 15 minutes, and it washed out with shampoo easily; which is a big plus for me. I really dislike using something on my hair that takes like 10 shampoos to get out. Blech!

I'm so in love with the hair mask that I'm planning on buying a bottle of their shampoo. I have a huge bottle of Rusk shampoo, plus a tiny bit left of my Phyto. I like to have different variations on hand to switch around every few days and the Ojon brand seems like it would be good at hydrating my poor hair.

The Clinique dramatically different moisturizing lotion:



This is fairly okay for my skin. I'm glad I didn't buy a bigger bottle as it's not quite moisturizing enough. Since it's summer I don't need as much as I do in the winter, I think this will work nicely for the next couple of months and then I'll need to find a much richer cream to use once Fall rolls around.