When is sweet just too sweet? Look, I love Bath & Body Work shower gels but I get very picky now when it gets to their scents. I steer towards the floral (maybe aquatic) but the gourmands are just so sugary. Case in point: Pink Velvet Cupcake. It’s just sugar dough on a gel. The gel quality is luxurious but the smell will give anyone a diabetic attack. I got it because I need a good Monday scent, but I think I will use this very often so I finish it soon.

Talk about a cheap effective thrill.  I am addicted to Trade Joe’s Rose Water Facial Toner. I have been using a very similar one from Mario Badescu’s line, and at 4 bucks a pop, this is as great. Actually, the practical Virgo in me thinks this is even better. It is refreshing and of course the rose scented water is very appealing to me, as I like anything and everything rose. In the winter, this is great to moisturize dry patches in the face, and in the summertime it balances skint ones. I think everyone should have this in their office desks, and I like spraying this on my face before leaving the house – to seal t=my face from impurities. This is a must!

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I didn’t have my battery of beauty products with me just yet and on my first day, I actually had to buy a facial moisturizer. I was going to get a drug store brand then realized I could do one better – Trader Joe. So I purchased a 6 oz huge bottle of the Nourish Oil Free Antioxidant Facial Moisturizer. And it is great – a real good ‘bang for the buck’ kind of purchase. It is not too thin in texture that it feels like nothing, and it is not of that cloying heavy consistency that makes one break out. And, it is oil-free so it did not feel cakey once I put it on.  The pump is perfect for an -on-the-go application, and it’s perfect for when I am rushing in the morning.  I mean, it’s not La Mer, but I have done worse paying for much more.