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June marks that we’ve already made it to the halfway point of the year, woohoo! Can you believe it, BIC? The time has come again to take a look back and reflect upon all the things that brought us joy this month – in other words, it’s time to share our June monthly favorites! 🌻✨
Here are the items that brought me a little extra sparkle to my days in June:
Also, I’m giving a special shout out to the The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner 8 oz/ 240 mL – I’ve been using this a lot as a power combo for my face and body! It helps me with the bumpier areas on my skin and I love adding it as a bit of #selfcare in my post-shower routine.
What sparked joy for you this June? ✨ Whether they’re skincare, hair, makeup, fragrance, and/or wellness goodies (new faves or old loves), the Beauty Insider Community wants to know what you’ve been loving this month. Reply below and use the ‘#’ sign to tag those fave products!
I believe it @CookieGirl1 , bet it’s very flattering on you. I have to look this up now! Ugh. Lol. Just give us all the blush , every season! 😫
@Sunnysmom it also now comes in a stick/cream format (which of course hit the Ulta site literally a week after I bought the powder) and the formula is getting really good reviews. I could actually see myself still picking up the cream in the same shade.
Of course @CookieGirl1 , grr lol. That sounds really nice, I would love that too. Drats these wish lists never get shorter do they!! 😩
@Sunnysmom no...my list grows far too quickly.
Couple days late, but:
Haircare:
Skincare:
Makeup:
Brushes:
Nail polish:
@WinglessOne I admit I bought that cute Koyudo cat 🐾 paw because of its cuteness. 😂🤣 I might have to try to use it now 👍
Yup there’s those Sonia brushes again @WinglessOne ! 😊 They look so nice, I know a lot of you guys love them. I have a few littles. Gotta check these out. Good By Terry I’m sure, love her stuff.
@WinglessOne those Sonia G. Lotus brushes are soooo gorgeous.
@CookieGirl1 They're all available (at Beautylish) for individual purchase now, so folks can pick and choose without having to buy the whole set. Now everyone can get whichever one(s) of these beauties they want!
@WinglessOne I commiserate with you on the Coola; the Dermstore is a pretty decent dupe though, I agree. I miss the more matte finish of the Coola (helps with the forehead). I need to reorder this so thank you for that.
OT it looks like waxing cotton is a pretty simple process, so let’s see what I can do with my tote.
@eshoe Ah, now I remember both of us wondering why the heck Coola discontinued their old matte mineral sunscreen. I wonder if they ever released a replacement... I haven't kept up with their product releases to find out.
And shoot, I think I forgot to go back to the gratis thread and post info on how to wax cotton. (Sometimes I browse BIC via phone and don't like to—or can't at the moment—reply to posts that way, so I heart posts and then come back to them later, when I'm home at my laptop, to reply to those posts.) Glad you found a simple process! It's not difficult, just a bit time consuming. If in doubt, try waxing part of a tote strap first, or pull the interior pocket out and wax that as a test. 🙂 I'll be doing that myself, just to make sure that cotton weight will hold up well to a wax coating. Hope your tote turns out well!
@WinglessOne I contacted Coola and the lady I spoke with recommended their sister company Bare Republic’s Mineral Sunscreen Lotion. I tried and loved it, and then it went off (to be fair, it was within seven months of the expiration date). It turned rather liquidy when I expelled it from the tube.
Great idea to ‘spot test’ first on an inner pocket or handle. Makes sense. This tote is kinda special and I do not want to ruin it.
@eshoe I keep forgetting about Bare Republic, and that it's in the Coola family. Bummer about the sunscreen getting liquidy though. Sheesh, a product should still be fine within 7 months of expiration date (assuming you meant 7 months before that date).
Sometimes a too-liquid texture is just product separation instead of serious badness. Kinda like if you make a homemade cream sauce and it separates or curdles when heated, it's still safe to eat. Probably not very appetizing due to the texture, but it hasn't gone bad. So for some skincare products, I'd say "try shaking the container to remix the product." And that can work for sunscreens that are formulated with runny liquid textures; some of those even have mixing balls inside the container to help the process. But with a thicker sunscreen, product separation may break its ability to set up a protective barrier on skin, rendering the sunscreen useless. It might not've gone bad—no mold or bacteria causing any badness—and might be safe to apply to skin, but it probably won't perform well as UV protection anymore. Eh, I'm not a cosmetic chemist so that's all assumption on my part. But it was smart to stop using that Bare Republic sunscreen once it separated.
Hmmm @WinglessOne based on your vivid description, I would have to say that yeah, it probably wasn’t bad, but again, it also probably wouldn’t protect my skin as intended. And yes, it was before the expiration date!
Right now I am just using the Biossance Squalane + Zinc Sheer Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 PA +++ all over and following up withBenefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer on my forehead. I prefer the one and done, but the Dermstore isn’t quite as matte/blurring as the Coola was. But I may go back to it anyway, or maybe repurchase the Bare Republic to give it another go. I did shake it, but it seemed like there was just too much separation for it to work properly. If you ever come across something similar in this family, please let me know. I haven’t, yet!
This month has been about exploring new brands and shades for summer. GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Original Me Clean High-Performance Matte Lipstick , GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Anaheim Shine Clean High-Performance Satin Lipstick
and Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Mini Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara Black are all staples in my routine now, along with Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint . Perfect for summer
I also love GXVE’s lippies @chrislynb ! Great love list!
I forgot about these two DE products I sampled:
Drunk Elephant Silkamino ™ Mega-Moisturizing Masker 7 oz / 210 mL
Drunk Elephant Silkamino ™ Mega-Moisturizing Shampoo 8.4 oz / 240 mL
These have, especially the shampoo, the most natural vanilla-bean scent I've ever experienced in a body or hair product. And, the scent lasted for the rest of the day, although it was faint. But, I could catch a whiff every once in awhile. It's lovely, and there's a DE points multiplier right now!
The shampoo is very, very gentle- possible too gentle for me, as I only wash my hair twice a week. But, it looked okay afterwards so maybe it's just a very different experience for me.
The hair mask is very rich, richer than Kiehl's Since 1851 Olive Fruit Oil Deeply Repairative Hair Pak 8.4 oz/ 250 mL . I think I prefer the Kiehl's as my regular conditioner, but the DE one certainly would be great for days when I may want to leave a mask on throughout the day and shampoo at night.
Drunk Elephant has great products but I have not tried their hair ones. They look very interesting @Ispend2much6 !!
@Saradestin I really like the Lani co-wash, but the other hair products (not the ones I just mentioned) leave my hair dry and tangled.
I just tried the co-wash and was quite pleased with it! I have long, dry, color treated hair that tangles easily so I was doubtful, but I followed the directions and my hair felt quite clean and soft after. I’m not sure why this isn’t available at sephora, I had to wait until I visited the US and ordered straight from DE.