Christine from 15 Minute Beauty Fanatic issued a challenge. How many beauty products does one use on a daily basis? I made a list and counted 23 products. Compared to Christine’s 35 and Little Sunshine’s 30, I felt as though I was missing out on something.
But the truth is I keep my routine pretty simple as I take ages to get ready anyway. I am black and because of the difference in hair texture and quality it is damaging for me to wash my hair more than once a week. While Caucasian’s hair gets greasy quickly, coloured folks have to add moisture to their hair especially if it has been chemically striaghtened like mine. Therefore shampoo and conditioner are missing from my list. Also missing is concealer. I am from Barbados where the climate is tropical year round, I therefore try to minimize the amount of products I put on my face during the day.
Here is my list:
1. Dove Body Wash Deep Moisture
2. Dove Beauty Bar White
3. Aquafresh Extreme Clean Toothpaste
4. Apricot Scrub for Oily or Acne Prone Skin
5. Clinique Facial Soap
6. Listerine
7. Clinique Clarifying Lotion
8. Aveda Tourmoline Charged Radiance Fluid
9. Clinique Super Defense Triple Action Moisturizer
10. Dove Invisible Solid Deodarant
11. Prescription Body Cream
12. Clinique Blended Face Powder
13-14. Mac Eye Shadow (2)
15. Max Brow Shader
16. Bonne Bell Eyeliner in Soft Black
17. Maxfactor Master Piece Max Mascara
18. Blistex Lip Balm
19. Bonne Bell Eyeliner in Expresso as Lip Liner
20. Mac Lipstick
21. Mac Powder Blush
22. Motions Hair Sheen
23. Perry Ellis F
Christine said,
June 28, 2007 at 2:03 am
I’m jealous that you’ve been able to pare down your routine this much! Great work! I started my blog mostly to keep track of that I did and didn’t like, I was trying a bunch of things to simplify. I think I’ve only ended up adding things to day each day!