The Fashionista & Baby

Given the current state of our economy and the uncertainty of its ability to bounce back in a year or two, many are making preparations to ride the wave of this economic crisis by reevaluating how they spend their hard earned dollars. I know I have. I have been clipping coupons, spending a lot of time at free events, shopping around for the best bargains, and so forth. I have also been spending time trying to distinguish between the very fine line of needs and wants. I figured that spending over $20 for lotion was definitely a want; not necessarily a need. Surely I could find a less expensive, high quality lotion that would moisturize my body just as well; so I thought.

And so for a very brief moment in time, I experimented with a few different brands of lotion in hopes of finding one that could be my new favorite at a reasonable price. But I realized that there are some things you just can’t skimp on when I felt the ash creeping back on my skin after 20 minutes of applying the lotion and the cheap smell that seemed to linger in air. My skin needed a drink after that debacle so I quickly declared that enough was enough and went back to what I knew best: L’Occitane’s rich, silky Olive Luminous Body Cream, my skin instantly felt soft and well moisturized. I realize that I'm going to have to look for other ways to save money, and cutting corners on skincare is not an option.

My other favorites include:

Product Body's Whipped Shea Butter

Body Time's Vitamin A,D & E Moisturizer

For those times when I'm in a hurry and I don't have the extra time to spare I use Lush's King of Skin when I'm in the shower because there is no need to apply a body cream after you get out of the shower.

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