Hippie Jean: The Two Potions

[bluejeans07]

The one to the right with the black and white cat is the same potion of jojoba oil, witch hazel and frankincense, while the on one the left has all of them and some cacao butter in it. The cacao butter does make the potion solidify but it also melts really easily, I take it into the shower with me and then apply it after my shower on my face and neck. It's REALLY moisturizing which is good because the skin on my face just eats up moisture after a shower. Also, the cacao butter is working at fading my stretch marks! I'm so glad, I've had them since puberty so it's a relief to see them disappearing.

The main difference between using this stuff and commercial lotion is that lotion does absorb a lot quicker. Plain jojoba oil takes time to absorb into the skin, although jojoba mixed with witch hazel absorbs pretty quickly too.

Yesterday, I ended up wearing make up to go to a party. Using jojoba oil as a make up remover is SO SO NIIIIICE! Much better than a traditional make up remover, it's so moisturizing and it did a really great job getting all of the eye make up off of my face. I also used witch hazel for the rest of my face, then used the Trader Joes cleanser just to make sure. I really like the Trader Joes cleanser, my face always feels nice and clean after using it, it's really refreshing. For some strange reason, I loooove washing the make up off of my face, it just feels so niiiice afterwards. XD

I'm looking into getting some eyeshadow primer, I've been avoiding it but then I found out that because of my monolids, my eye make up always ends up smearing. Apparently eyeshadow primer can help with that so I've been looking into some options, the most popular eyeshadow primer seems to be from Urban Decay, I'm looking at their Eden primer which is on sale, but it's an XL size! Do I really NEED that much?! I mean, I would probably use it every time I put on eye make up, but I can't imagine being able to go through it considering I only wear make up for special occasions. But I like the sound of this one because it doesn't have parabens in it, and apparently if I buy some $12 lip gloss (also with out parabens), it'll ship free? I don't really need more lip gloss though (I have too many in various stages of use)...

Another option is NYX eye shadow base, a friend told me that this one works better than the Urban Decay and it's cheaper too. It does have parabens in it, but I like NYX make up and have been using it for their stuff for awhile. Their make up is cruelty free, and it's featured on RuPaul's Drag Race! XD Meh, I'll think about it some more.

I think this will be the end of weekly updates from Hippie Jean for awhile, I've settled with the skin care products I'm using so I'm going to start looking for hair care products next. I do need to find something else for body wash, I'm currently using Bath and Body Works which I've been using for years but I think I'd like a change. I'm curious about some of the hair and body stuff that Mountain Rose Herbs makes so I'll probably order some from there and try it out once everything I'm using runs out. :)


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Comments

[redstapler.livejournal.com]

I love love love the Urban Decay eye primer.

If you want to try some of it at Gally, I'm happy to share. :)

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

I would love to try some! :D

[perrie.livejournal.com]

For eyeshadow primer I love love LOVE Benefit's Lemon Aid. I've been using it for a few years now because it's just so good, and it lasts forever. Seriously, forever. It's amazing stuff. Most days I won't even put eyeshadow over it, I'll just use it on its own because it brightens my eyes so much. Adore it.

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

I checked the price, it's REALLY expensive here O.O

[perrie.livejournal.com]

Oh eek! Benefit is always pricey here too. But, like I said, it literally lasts forever - it's amazing value for money. My current one has been going for at least six months, probably more, and it's got, oh, another three months left in it? It's not a flash in the pan beauty item, it seriously goes and goes and goes. (:

[perrie.livejournal.com]

Oh eek! Benefit is always pricey here too. But, like I said, it literally lasts forever - it's amazing value for money. My current one has been going for at least six months, probably more, and it's got, oh, another three months left in it? It's not a flash in the pan beauty item, it seriously goes and goes and goes. (:

[muralasa.livejournal.com]

I love your posts about chemical-free products.. I'm learning a lot! You may need to start selling samples of your concoctions soon! =)

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, I'm no way good enough! If you want to try mixing some of your own or try out chemical free products, this site has a bunch: https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

[phavorianne.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, you're the opposite of me in terms of makeup application. I loooove putting it on, to the point that I'm sad when I'm done putting it on. And I haaaate having to take it off, because either it doesn't come off, or my skin goes with it! :[

Also, are there any instances of cancer in your family? If so, I would continue to avoid the parabens; if not, I think a little here and there won't hurt.

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

I like putting it on too, it's just that taking it off feels really nice~ XD Aggh, your poor skin D: Too bad none of the stuff would be helpful, I did read that olive oil and castor oil were good make up removers too if that's any use :/

It's hard to tell, a lot of our family medical histories past my grandparents is missing due to the war. There's some cancer in my family, my grandmother currently has stomach cancer, and my other grandmother has Parkingson's and Alzheimer's. I'm probably playing it overly safe tho, haha.

[phavorianne.livejournal.com]

Ooh, huh. Sorry about your grandmother. But with any such history in the family, it's good to keep in mind other risks like chemical influences.

[ajmeow.livejournal.com]

Late comment to your post! I've been starting to look into organic everything too. Slow going, but slowly swapping out all my products with stuff I find at Whole Foods. Ok granted, not everything there is perfectly safe but it seems like a good place to start.

Do you remember Lindze from cosplay? She's started her own oil cleanser lines. I tried some of her stuff a while back and it was pretty good! If you ever feel like trying someone else's products: =)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/lindze?ref=seller_info

Anyways, it's fun to read about your experiments. If I get some more time, I'll have to try some too but for now I'm just trying to find brands I can buy that are safe. (Sighs at all the Body Shop stuff I gave away this past week. They smell so good... LOL)

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I had no idea! Those sound super interesting, I'll have to try them once I run out of my current cleansers.

Yeah, it's tough huh? Do you remember Jenn from Sailor Jamboree? She's going through the same thing as well! I've been buying a lot of stuff from Sprouts and Trader Joes, but I still have to make sure that I read the label and take note of what's in the darn things. It's takes work being a thoughtful consumer but I think it'll pay off in the long run.