Jergens Natural Glow Express Body Moisturizer

Jergens Natural Glow Express Body Moisturizer promises quick, natural looking skin color. It comes in medium & medium/tan formulas. Well, I am pale-fair. Any sort of tan is not so natural on me, so the lotion really had it's work cut out for it. I used this on my shockingly white legs, which had not seen the light of day in about 6 months. I actually have non-white color now!
It works way better when you follow the instructions for self tanning (read May's Allure), and use it after showering/exfoliating. The 1st time I used it, I put it on legs that had lotion on them already, so it did not go on evenly (I have a brown spot near an ankle).
Nice color starts in about an hour, builds well. Not smelly or messy.

Soap: Pacifica Spanish Amber & Mediterranean Fig

Pacifica Soaps
The packaging is lovely. Very Art Deco.
Natural, vegetarian soaps. No animal testing.
Glycerin & vegetable oil bases with oils/fragrances.
Spanish Amber-- Amber with sandalwood. Clean & warm, masculine. The soap itself is strongly scented, but doesn't leave strong scent on skin. The way I would like a man to smell.
Mediterranean Fig-- light & fresh, almost citrusy. The fig base is very nice. It smells good. I would like to try the candle.

Urban Apothecary Luxe Cream Liner

Urban Apothecary
Luxe Cream Liner
Midnight Opal

I am a big fan of cream eyeliner, so I was stoked to test Urban Apothecary's.
Midnight Opal is a dark navy with a very slight shimmer. It's a great alternative to black for more casual looks (sometimes black is just too intense, KWIM?). Easy application, long wearing and once set (give it a minute or two), non-smudge. I noticed a little flaking during application, but it cleaned up easily. My only bit of advice to UA would be to make it a little more moist/creamier to nix the flaking.
I'd love to compare the color with Smashbox's Picasso, which I believe would be a lighter, brighter blue.

Urban Decay Brow Box

Urban Decay
Brow Box
Brown Sugar

This is the coolest little thing! It's a pretty dark grey box with a light purple embellished metallic inset on the lid. Inside, you'll find two shades of brow powder, mini applicator brush and mini tweezer. Pop out the drawer below, and you'll find the brow wax. I love the mini brush - it's just the right size for applying brow powder - the size helps control the amount you are using (and if you read my previous post, you know that brow color can easily get out of control). There's a mirror on the underside of the lid, and the tweezers are good for the strays you missed during your usual pluck session.
I also really liked the colors of Brown Sugar. Having darker brows, the dark brown was perfect, with a light dose of the taupe for highlight (so it doesn't look too fake). The color is long wearing, even without the wax. Definitely a keeper, and a fave!

Lotion: Ciao Bella- Hand & Body Cream

Ciao Bella
Nourishing Hand & Body Cream
Cafe Latte
http://www.ciaobellabody.com/product.asp?PID=62
Scent: At first, I was deterred by the name. I don't like coffee. Not to drink, not to wear. But this grows on you. Cinnamon & other spices. Nice. Subtle.
Lotionosity: So, I made up that word, it's what I want to say. This is a nice, cool cream. It made my hands feel nice. My boss & I got addicted to it. It is now used up, and we are sad!
Luckily, the loverly people at Ciao Bella gave us a 15% off code to share: BELLA15. Now I'm going to order 2-- one for my boss so she doesn't use up mine;)

Palmer's--Olive Butter Cream

Palmer's
Palmer's Olive Butter Formula Concentrated Cream
Tested by Hope!
The great & wonderful Hope is on the older side, and works with her hands.
She tried this hand cream & fell in love!
Even her hard-working husband, Jay, had smooth hands after using this.
It's not heavily scented, very gentle, & has Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
I trust Hope & Jay, so I feel I can recommend this.

Intellegent Aesthetics--Balance line & Scrub

moved to About Face!