My new favorite cleanser

Garnier's cleanser line came out here in January. I had looked at them a lot but never tried any.

I finally tried the Nutri Pure Detoxifying Cream Cleanser this week. I love it. I am often searching for a great cleanser, and not finding them . I try a lot, and then try more.

The Garnier cream cleanser really gets the makeup off. It is very thick and you only need a little. It is very soft and it smells great. Really great, like Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea Fragrance.

The cleanser does have Green leaf extract, as well as Vitamins E, B5, and Grape Extract. All to help the skin.

Skin feels very soft after cleansing and in this weather, I need no moisturizer after. In winter, this would be even better.

I have my eye on the gel version of this, and may try that, but I will return to this cleanser. I am as impressed with a cleanser as I have been in a while. The last was DDF Glycolic cleanser, which I loved, but I really didn't like the 25.00 price tag. I prefer to spend less on cleanser if I can.

The Garnier Cleansers retail at 5.99 and CVS will have them next week at 4.99

Dark Nails Still Rocking the Runway

At the CFDA Awards Debra Messing was sporting very dark nails, either black or super dark purple to go with her pretty purple dress. Eevn though we have been hearing about more brights for summer, apparently the dark nail look goes on. Something different for summer. I think it looks good on Ms. Messing.

Michael Kors dressed all the ladies doing their " Angel " imitation here.

photo:hello magazine

Summer Must Haves 1

Cosmedicine Medi Matte is the first, and only mattifier I have used that really works. I love this. I hoard this. I have used many by other brands and they may have helped a little but Medi Matte actually works long term on the T zone.

It is a thick cream gel that goes on easily and only needs a minute to sink in. I then apply my foundation and am ready to go. It keeps the oilies at bay quite well for hours. It also has SPF 20.

A tube costs 42.00 at Sephora, so it's not cheap but cheaper than the 2 others I have that I don't use in the end.

Sephora should be able to make you a sample, so try it if you can.

This is the first in My Summer Must Haves Posts. Hopefully I will get to share more of my finds with you soon in between new info.

Maybelline Define A Lash

I have been wanting to try this for awhile, and finally have. I used it today, thinking I could probably not do a review until I see how it fares in the lasting on the eyes category. Well I was just out for awhile in the 90% humidity we have been having, with 90 degree temps, and it didn't budge a bit, so review is on.

This mascara is relatively new from Maybelline, debuted in March.

It has a very flexible wand, and goes on very easily but needs several coats to get going. After 3 coats I had very long lashes. It does define the lashes individually, and lengthens. It does not add any volume, but the packaging does not claim that anyway. It is meant as a lengthener.

Each lash was spiky and long, and stayed that way. I used Very Black but didn't think it super dark, just a bit darker,maybe.

Overall I like this so far. I tend to like the volume as well, but will definitely use this. I especially like that it is smudge free.

Update next day : In the rainstorm today, this did smudge just a bit. It's very hard to have a mascara that doesn't smudge on me. I have a few that I love, but I like to try new ones sometimes. That said, this is still nice and if you don't have smudge difficulties, give it a try. I will use it again, just not in the rain.


Define a Lash is available at all drugstores, retails at 7.95