Friday, February 15, 2013

January 2013 Going, Going, Gone!

When you are practicing the "buy less and use what you got more" strategy that I am currently, it only seems fitting to start back with my Going, Going, Gone series. Here are the products that I used up for the month of January.


Lush Almond & Coconut Smoothie:
This was purchsed last winter in hopes that it would help soothe my dry skin on my legs. While I really enjoyed the smell of this product (as did my hubby), it didn't do much for my dry skin. I also didn't feel very clean after using it in the shower. I love Lush products, but this is not one I am likely to purchase again.


Lush Veganese Conditioner:
I purchased this conditioner earlier last year, thinking that if I went "all natural" it would be better for my hair. Sadly while going "all natural" might be good for your hair, this product didn't moisturize my dry hair at all! Needless to say I am still on the hunt for the "perfect" hair product, is there one??


Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque:
A patient in the office I work in, who is a hair dresser suggested I use a masque on my highly color-treated hair to improve the shine and overall look of my hair. She told me I could find one for cheap in the drugstore. I went to Target in hopes of finding such a cheap deep conditioner and found this one, which was actually targeted for African-American women. I have to say the smell of this product wasn't the greatest, but it covered all my needs otherwise. This was actually my third tub of the product, I haven't repurchased another only because I am trying a new deep conditioner at the moment.


Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Moisturizing Emulsion:
I recieved this sample in a nice sample package the lovely ladies at the Torrance Mitsuwa Shiseido counter gave me. When I worked in Mitsuwa I used to chat with these ladies often and so they give me samples from time to time. During that time they matched me to their "White Lucent" skincare line. I really liked this product, used with the softener and other products from the line. I just wish the line wasn't so pricey. I plan to purchase fullsize items when I can.


Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Balancing Softener:
As with the Emulsion, I really enjoyed this product and when used together they helped to keep my skin soft and moist without being oily. I hope to purchase this with the full line of White Lucent items when I can.


ROC Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum:
While I don't have much in the case of wrinkles yet, but it's never too early to start in preventing them right? I used this item as part of my night-time routine. While the smell is nothing to write home about, I do feel that is made a difference in the area around my eyes. And whats nice about this product is that a little goes a long way. I plan to repurchase this and I'm glad to find that its one of those items that is definitely cheaper here in the USA.

What are some of the products you have been using up?

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Warm Bodies Advance Screening

Anyone who knows me or my husband knows that we really love movies. One of the biggest perks of living stateside again is that we are able to see movies shortly after they are released and not wait months later.
A few weeks ago I received an email from AMC (a large cinema chain in the US) inviting me to an advanced screening of the movie Warm Bodies as part of their stubs card perks. In all honesty I'd not heard anything about the movie prior to this email, but I could not pass up the offer of seeing a movie for free.
Last Wednesday we saw the film at our local AMC theater and I have to say it was really a fun movie! It's a zombie movie, but rather than being scary, its funny and even has some romance. There were many hilarious lines and the cast was great. I liked it so much that I am actually considering paying to see this movie again. This movie is actually based on a novel by the same name, which I'm planning to read soon.
If you check out Warm Bodies, let me know what you think!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year!!!!

明けましておめでとうございます!今年も宜しくお願いします!

It's definitely been a while since I posted anything here, but there is nothing like a new year to get one in the mood to start blogging again. I did lots of thinking in my time away from blogging and am motivated to try even harder in the new year. I hope everyone had a great 2012 and that 2013 will be an excellent year for all of us!