You Little Flirt

Victoria Secret Lather Me With Love from their Sexy Little Things line.

Smells so good, is creamy and sudsy when you use it as body wash (it is also a bubble bath, but I'm not much of a bath taker) plus, it's pink!

Don't get lippy with me

Jason Natural Care SPF 20 Lip Balm
Natural is always good, especially when its something you're practically eating. This one smells beachy keen, doesn't give a minty sting (I'm against mixing flavored lip balms and practical purposes, mainly because when I lay in the sun, I drink frozen cocktails, and I don't like to mix the flavor of my lip balm with delicious alcohol slushies), has SPF 20 to protect your pie hole, and has a little grit for exfoliation. All in all, not too bad!

New, and improved, now with clumps!

Ulta's Maximum Length Soft Curl Mascara in black brown. A bad idea.
I figured, hey, length is great, I can always do a second coat if I want some extra volume. Forget it. You don't need a second coat with this stuff. One coat, and it's almost as if you have one solid lash. I didn't even have to wait 3 months to replace this baby. 3 weeks, and it was in the trash.

Calypso

I'm getting some real sun today to balance out that orange glow from sunless tanner.
And if I could roll myself around in a vat of this stuff, I would.  Australian Gold Dark Tanning Accelerator plus Instant Bronzer - it's delightful.

Pros:
Smells awesome
Instant bronzer
Indoor or Outdoor tanning
Only $5

Cons:
Product is kinda hard to find, finally got it at Publix
Bad for a white bathing suit (i love white bathing suits)

All Soft

Redkin's All Soft Shampoo and Conditioner are outrageous.

Pros:
Smells great
Squeaky clean
Thick conditioner without being heavy
Soft hair, even if yours is a little rough around the edges
Not hair color specific
Good for colored hair

Cons
Nope

Two in one!

We all want soft skin, and that, of course, is impossible unless you are exfoliating.
Why not skip a step in the shower and save yourself the trouble of soaping up a loofah, and then taking the precautions to dry it lest it mildew and form bacterial growths (ew). I tried Earth Therapeutics Loofah Exfoliating Soap in Kiwi Aloe.
I was skeptical about the exfoliating power of a bar of soap, but I really like it. If you can master your grip on the slippery fella, it feels like getting a back scratch, which is pretty cool.
The kiwi aloe one smells really amazing, but not overpowering enough to clash with a perfume.
For $3, you really can't beat it.
One thing to beware of, it makes your shower a wee bit slippery, so make sure you rinse the floor of the shower clean before attempting any shaving in the flamingo position or other acts of in shower yoga.

Oooh! Shiny!

Philosophy Lip Gelato.
Ahhhh. It's a beautiful thing. Smells good, tastes good, feels slick on your lips, doesn't get sticky when your hair flies into your face. It's just all around fantastic. I didn't think I'd be into lemonade or tangerine flavored lipgloss, but once I tried them, I realized they kinda remind me of Lipsmackers from when I was a kid. Remember those? Yeah. This is that, but for grown ups!

Fake and Bake, the orange edition

Summer is on its way, which always puts me in a panic about the pasty-ness of my fair skin.
Personally, I like to remedy my sickly pallor with a wee bit of sunshine, and a wee bit of sunless tanner. That way, I can't get too much of the cancer, and I can't get too much of the orange tinge.

If you were thinking about trying the Neutrogena Sun Fresh, its just meh.
Pros:
foam equals fun
dries fairly quickly (5 minutes)
claims that a "delicious scent features hints of grapefruit and nectarine for an overall fresh experience"

Cons:
makes my elbows and ankles ORANGE (even with extreme precautions against it)
leaves a line at my wrist when i wash my hands
does NOT smell like grapefruit or nectarine, although it doesn't smell as bad as other tanners.

It definitely isn't the worst self-tanner I've ever tried, but it's not the best either. Next time I think I'll take my 10 bucks to a gradual daily self tanner that has a bit more of a golden brown.
'd rather smell like a nectarine instead of look like one (and Sun Fresh didn't even do that!)

I have it, you have it, we all have it

There's a big mess under my bathroom sink, and unless you are some kind of alien, I'll bet there's a big mess under your bathroom sink too.
It happens to the best of us - we buy a beauty product, hoping against all odds that it will do as promised, or at least satisfy a basic beauty need. Then it doesn't, and we just can't throw it away.
Or maybe its a mess of all the products we really do like, each with a specific purpose.
You aren't alone.