A few weeks ago I finally managed to get my boyfriend to take a look at The Antiwrinkle, I warned him that the subject matter probably wouldn't interest him much, but he dutifully scrolled through the blog anyway. When he was done, his only comment was, "wow, you use a lot of products." The comment struck me as funny, considering he'd only browsed maybe half a dozen of my products, which is far from even half of my beauty and skin care products. Boys are so clueless.
However, he has a point. As women we have a lot of products we use. Now I wouldn't go so far as to say that we have too many products, because really can you ever have too much of a good thing? But, we do have a lot, and sometimes that can cause some problems, especially when travelling. Sometimes there just isn't enough room in the suitcase for the 3 pairs of heels you need or the weekend, and your bottles of eye makeup remover, face wash and toner. So what's a girl to do, leave a pair of shoes behind? Never.
The obvious answer is to buy larger luggage, however, if that is not an option, you may want to consider as all in one facial cleanser clothes to cut down your space needs.
These nifty little travel companions often come dry and need to be wettened before use. This makes them super easy to stuff into even the most over filled bag. My favourite cleaning clothes, however, take up fractionally more space because they are prewettened (like a baby wipe) and therefore must be kept in their package. The Olay Daily Facials Express Wet Cleansing Clothes do a great job of tackling dirt and makeup, even waterproof makeup, and I find they don't dry my skin out as many of the other cleansing clothes tend to. The only down side is that they aren't very textured, so deep scrubbing isn't really an option.
However, if deep scrubbing is something you want in a cleansing clothe, then I'd suggest Dove Essential Nutrients Cleasing Pillows. The pillow requires water, but it creates a rich lather, and the soft and textured sides do a great job scrubbing away dirt and makeup. The textured side kind of resembles steel wool, but it's a fair bit gentler than it looks. The lather is not friendly to eyes, however, so it can't be used to remove eye makeup. It's also a bit more drying than the Olay one, so moisturizing afterwards is a must, but you always use a good
antiwrinkle moisturizer at night anyways, right?
I love facial cleansing clothes for travel, however, for daily use I'd say stick to your many bottles. The facial cleanser clothes just don't offer the kind of specialized care you can get by customizing your own combination of makeup remover, cleanser and toner. Plus, they're way too expensive to use daily.
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Oh! I use the cleanser clothes every day ... mostly because I'm too lazy to and disposible is so convenient. I use the Olay facial clothes (not the wet ones, because I find those burn my eyes). But here's a cool trick an old roommate taught me once: cut the clothes in half (or in my case in quarters) and you can really cut down on costs. Yup.
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