Because I missed out on buying liquid beauty products last time around in NYC, I really stocked up this time.
At the airport in Seattle, killing time before our flight ultimately got cancelled, I rediscovered an old favourite,
The Body Shop's hemp hand cream. My hands were seriously suffering and I forgot to pack hand cream. The airport store had a whole bunch of holiday sets left over at 50% off, so I picked up three small sized hand creams (Hemp, Rose and Almond) for $12. On the way to our gate, I noticed that Sea-tac has a Butter London boutique. I was really surprised, and wish I wandered a little further instead of sitting in the food court for an hour! I was looking for Black Knight, which was sold out, so I picked up the colour-shifting
Knackered instead.
I heard about
Intelligent Nutrients through
Into The Gloss, and wanted to try out some of their products. I bought mine at Barney's, but I also saw them at ABC Carpet and Home. My face mist by Caudalie and shampoo and conditioner from Kérastase is almost empty, so I bought the
Anti-Aging Mist and the
Harmonic shampoo and
conditioner from Intelligent Nutrients.
Two other things I got at Barney's were from the Japanese makeup and skincare line
Koh Gen Do. Another Into The Gloss recommendation! I got the
Moisture Concealer palette and the
Maifanshi Makeup Color Base in Yellow.
A few weeks ago Koh Gen Do's website was having a 20% off sale, so I decided to order a foundation sight unseen, which as you could imagine is quite dangerous. I just took a wild guess that I would be the lightest shade, and I was right! I got the
Aqua Foundation in PK-0 and also the
Maifanshi Face Powder, which is basically a loose translucent setting powder. To say I was impressed with the formula of this foundation is an understatement. I wanted to test the colour, so I spread a little bit over my dried-up scaly hand skin and it immediately smoothed out and became incredibly soft. It's my new favourite foundation and I highly recommend you try it out if you can!
I'm loving Koh Gen Do so much that I picked up the
Maifanshi Moisture Foundation at Sephora in the Meat Packing District, and plan to order their
Fresh Face cheek colour and
Maifanshi lip gloss soon.
At
Aesop in Nolita, I picked up the
Geranium Leaf Body Scrub and the
Tuberose Lip Heal. I previously used
Origin's Incredible Spreadable Ginger Scrub (it smells amazing!) but that ran out and I wanted to try something new. Also, my lips have been seriously dry and I've therefore been obsessed with curing them with all sorts of products. The Rosehip Seed Lip Treatment is a blend of oils that you apply morning and night with a little roller-ball applicator to condition and heal dry lips.
Two other things I bought were the
Leonor Greyl Lait Luminescence Bi-Phase detangling milk. I really love this product and mine had about two sprays left. It's expensive, but mine lasted me an entire year. Last but not least, as I blogged previously, I picked up Chanel's new June varnish, perfect for spring.
I must say, New York is ideal for stocking up on hard-to-find beauty products. I don't think there are many brands you can't find in that city!
