Monday, November 7, 2011

Belated Halloween Pedicure

Bats and black cats as you can see!  My little toes were done in black with streaky white in an attempt at spiderwebs.  I really like how the bats came out though :D  Maybe next year I'll have my holiday nails up in time :P

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Product Review: Neutrogena Light Night Cream

So I've been using this lovely product for about two weeks now.  I didn't want to review it right off because I wouldn't know what effects it would have then, would I?
Neutrogena's Product Description:
Light Night Cream is a light yet effective overnight cream.This non-greasy, dermatologist-tested formula absorbs quickly into skin. It provides an immediate surge of moisture, doubling skin's moisture level for eight hours.

The appearance of fine lines and wrinkles is minimized. Skin is left feeling softer and smoother.
-Hypoallergenic
-Absorbs quickly

Now I've been skimping on my skin routine for financial/time issues, but I finally got around to replacing my old night cream.  I had been experimenting with Olay's Regenerist line, but gave it to my mom instead because my skin is sensitive and weak, and my mother is the actual target age group for the product.
In the mean time, my skin had been feeling a bit drier and just less...elastic than usual.  This product fixed that.
It claims to be non-greasy but I'll never know since my face is a bit oily naturally.  On nights when my AC is working right, I wake up to significantly less greasy skin than usual, but a warm night will render the magic of this cream a bit useless in that regard.
I know that it does definitely hydrate my skin much more than my hypoallergenic off-brand lotion that I'd been using, so my skin is much nicer now overall.  Some people complained that it gave them acne, but I've had no trouble with it in that regard - whatever acne I have currently can be completely blamed on stress.

Overall, I'd buy this again.  I'm a sucker for simple, tried-and-true products that just work, and I've read reviews of people using this product for decades who still rave about it. Good job Neutrogena, I'll probably be one of those rave reviewers in another couple decades :)