The Ravings of an Insomniac

(Sorry for the photoshop job - I reeeeeally don't want to take pictures today, plus the lighting is weird in my room right now!)

H2O+ Oasis Mist

I found this at TJ Maxx just as I was starting to contemplate purchasing one of these facial sprays. There haven't been any drugstore releases and I was going to go out and purchase an $18 bottle until I found this gem for $3. I am in love. I spray this on my face (or body) whenever my skin is feeling a little dull and needs a refreshing pick-me-up. It also works very well as a makeup finishing spray. The spray nozzle itself is very good as well, the spray is fine and consistent.

H2O+ Face Oasis Hydrating Treatment

I was beginning to think I would never find another moisturizer other than the infamous Nivea Soft, which contains things like mineral oil and petrolatum. When I stumbled upon it, I remembered I really liked the Oasis Mist and decided to try it - after all, it was oil free, not tested on animals, and the packaging was lovely. I have to say that I adore this. The gel texture is amazing. It feels soothing and refreshing, and the smallest dab can cover my entire face and neck. It hydrates my normal/dry skin amazingly well and I quite like the scent of it! The only problem I have with it is that it's unhygienic and no SPF - but both of those aren't a big issue.

Garnier Anti-Dark Circle Eye Roller

I've had very mixed feelings about this product. While I like the product itself, the claims are just ridiculous and that really puts me off. Anyways, it's nice and light, perfect for a no-makeup makeup look. It's also very convenient, very nice for quickly slapping it on and running out the door. I'm enjoying it lately mainly because it's really easy to apply. I dab a bit on the inner corners of my eyes, by the crops of my nose, on my chin and bridge of nose, and I can blend as I make the mad dash out my door and to the car. Although most of the coverage fades away after just a few hours, the concealer never creases or gets cakey.

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette

This nifty little palette is something I use on a regular basis without really thinking about how nice it is. It's a cream concealer with a very creamy (duh) consistency that has medium coverage, is very blendable, and not at all drying. It contains a green toned concealer so you can cover up any red spots with ease, and two shades so you can mix your custom shade. Very handy, quick, and a lovely product in general.

e.l.f. Studio Small Stipple Brush

Seriously, this brush is amazing! It's a small stipple brush, as the name would suggest. Why use a small one, you ask? Well, it allows you to have more control and reach areas you wouldn't be able to reach with a larger one (like around the nose and under the eyes). I wouldn't recommend for foundation simply because it would take too long, but you could do it. It's a very multipurpose brush - I can use with liquid, cream, or powder products! I use it buff and blend out my undereye concealer, which gives a very natural but beautiful finish. Fair warning though, stipple brushes give light, airbrushed coverage. This one does so as well. Anyways, it looks sleek, doesn't shed, and dries quickly!

No7 Beautiful Brows Pencil - review here

This brow pencil is a savior when I'm in a hurry. It's a hard, waxy pencil, which means that I can skip out on brow gel because not only will the color last all day, the wax base of the pencil will tame my brows to an extent. It's also got a spoolie on one end for quick brushing. Like I said, savior!

Nivea Creme

This is a very very VERY thick cream. I wouldn't recommend using this on your face, but I find that it's great for moisturizing my neck. I often forget to moisturize my neck, because it's too high for my body butter but too low for my face moisturizer (what terrible reasoning). Lately I've been slathering this on my neck after my shower and I've found that my neck feels... tighter. It's hard to explain.

Triple Threat Facials

I've been LOVING VDM's Triple Threat Facials! I did a post on some products that I've been using for these facials - basically you exfoliate, then deep cleanse, and finally hydrate. I find that after one of these bad boys my skin just feels amazing.

Misc favorites now!!

Little Alchemy

This is an app on the Google Chrome store, but now that I think about it is it available on the Apple store? Update: I just checked and it isssssss. Anyways, this is a cute little game where you start out with four basic elements: earth, air, fire, and water, and you have to make more elements. For example, if you combine fire and earth together you'd get lava, see?

Supernatural

Oh dear lord, please don't get me started on this. I crammed eight years worth of 45 minute episodes into six weeks. What an amazing show. Very suspenseful and each season has an amazing plot. The actors, writers, and directors are amazing. I highly encourage you to watch... Wait, don't. It's so painful... 

Thanks for reading! What have you been loving?

I always have to have a lip balm with me. If I don't, I steal yet another one of my boyfriend's. I have a growing pile of his stashed in a drawer of my desk. However, his lip balms are no competition when it comes down to using either mine or his. I always have my favorite lip balms floating around on my desk... my current favorite is the Fabulips Softening Lip Balm.

I'm too cheap to slop out $18 dollars for a Caudalie Beauty Elixir, which in my head is just a glorified toner, so I have a toner on my desk. This can be seen as a bit strange to some people, but I like to spritz it on my face whenever my skin is feeling a bit dull and drab. It really revives my skin and wakes me up. The toner I have right now is the H2O+ Oasis Mist.

Speaking of refreshing my skin, I have a refreshing eye roller in this little pile as well. It's the Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Puff Roller. I think this product is a bit gimicky, as it doesn't actually depuff eyes, but it does feel cooling and lovely on eyes.

This is another essential I usually have on my person, eye drops. My eyes get very dry and tired sometimes, and these hydrating eye drops from Visine always perk them up and rewet them.

Of course, to care for my ever dry hands, I have two creams: Nivea Creme, and the L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream. Both of these are deeply hydrating and help heal my sad little hands.

For hair, I've got one of these tiny claw clamps and a hair tie!

I have some random essentials here as well, a pair of JLab headphones (I love these bad boys), my flashdrive with all my blogging work on it, and a microSD card reader!

Thanks for reading! What products do you keep by your desk?

This cream is so thick it's nearly solid. I only use it on the very dry patches of my body, like my elbows, knees, and heels. I can't imagine putting it anywhere else, it practically sits on top of your skin. I won't use it on my legs for that reason, it feels like it's suffocating them. I think it's okay, but I would not advise getting the big 6.8 oz jar for it. It will last you way too long. Get the little tin or tube and use it only on super dry parts of your body.