Beauty Hack

Recently I was going through my skincare collections and I realized that I try a lot of products, in all fairness the reason why I try so many products is because I am looking to create a solid skincare routine. My skin is oily and dry at the same time, so I fall into the combination skin category. A year ago I tried to use products that do not test on animals and then I tried to find green beauty products. Both searches were a challenge for me green beauty products are expensive, not accessible (mainly online), and when I did get my hands on some of the products they were not as effective as I thought it would be. I have a blog post about some green beauty products that I tried that you can check out, I  share products that I have used on my IG stories, they are all saved on my IG highlights.

      The hack that I want to share with you today is buying travel size products and asking for samples that are prepackaged. When I am in the checkout line at Sephora or Ulta I am always looking for mini size products to try. I keep an eye out for brands that I want to try and products that grab my attention such as Tatcha, Ole Henriksen, Drunk Elephant and Origins just to name a few because full-size products are expensive, and since I am trying out the products I prefer to test it out without paying full price for a product that may not work for me. Some travel size products come in packs of two different products to try and the price is usually around $18-$25 compared to a full-size bottle that can cost up to $50 or more. Yes, you can always ask for samples, but depending on the store associate you may not get that much product. ( Yall know they are stingy when you ask for a sample.) When trying new products, it is best practice to test it by itself and then incorporate it with other products to see how it pairs with each other. A dime size sample is not going to do much of anything, results do not happen over one night.

Tips:

1)Find out what kind of skin do you have. Ex:

Acne-prone, oily skin, dry skin or combination.

2)Check to see what products you are currently using. Create a keep and trash pile.

3)Research new products that you would like to try out, read/watch reviews online and then create a list of products that you want to try.

4) If you can visit a dermatologist and get a professional opinion before you try new products.

5)Visit a TJMaxx, Marshalls, and Ross before Ulta or Sephora. They may have products that you are looking for more than half of the price.

6) Once you decided to visit a Sephora or Ulta visit the checkout line and see what travel size products they have and do not be afraid to speak to a store associate about other travel size products they may have in the back stockroom.

A recent product that I tried and fell in love with is Ole Henriksen Truth serum, after reading so many positive reviews I decided to give it a try. I went to Sephora and they had it in a travel size package, the package is called the 3 Little Wonders Mini. I paid $25 plus tax and I got to try not only one of Ole Henriksen product but three of them, moisturizing gel for night time, a moisturizer for the day time and the vitamin C serum. Ultimately after 1 month of trying out the different products the vitamin C serum is what I loved the most. I used the products consistently and incorporated it with other products that I own. If you are looking into trying new products I highly recommend buying travel size products, you will save money and your skin will thank you.