January Favorites

It's the beginning of another great year and with Spring approaching there will be lots of awesome new products available. So far I've found some great things that I've been enjoying to share with you.

Now I know this is not a full blown beauty product and not normally something that I would mention here at Tropical Mind, but I found it totally worthy of mentioning.

This is some of the absolute best dish liquid I have ever used. Not only does it contain Olay moisturizing properties, it also has the most intoxicating smell! This scent is Tropical Shea Butter and it smells like an exotic beach. Yum! Your hands and dishes (and don't forget about your kitchen) will all thank you and all smell awesome!

I know I just did a post on it, but I am loving the new Cover Girl Natureluxe Gloss Balm. I got the color pictured above which is Marble. It's so creamy and moisturizing, has the perfect hint of color and shine and is rapidly becoming my go to lip product. Click HERE for my post if you didn't get to see it.

Lately I can't get enough of in shower creams. I have 4 different ones from Bath and Body Works including the one pictured above - True Blue Spa Shea Cashmere Shower Cream. Some people like to use these as a body wash (which I have tried), but I find them to be more intensely moisturizing if you exfoliate, cleanse and then use the shower cream. This stuff smells like buttercream frosting with a hint of strawberry. YUMMY!!!

I've already gone through one of the giant bottles of Suave Professionals Sleek Shampoo. Wow this stuff is impressive. It doesn't weigh my hair down, yet it always makes it so soft. I'm not normally a fan of Suave products since I find most of them to be too drying, but the pro line is fantastic. When I bought my first bottle of this product it was in a bright orange bottle. They have since changed the packaging and it is now in a grey/silver bottle like above. This is supposed to be a dupe for Matrix Sleek Look Shampoo, however I can't make a comparison for you since I have never tried it.

I'm loving this concealer and eye treatment in one. I think it's totally genius! It has caffeine in it to make your skin wake up and skin brighteners to get rid of the look of dark circles. And I like how the rollerball feels (very gentle) on my eye area. The tint is perfect too and I've been using this everyday as my treatment/concealer. There is a lot of product in the wand so this stuff will last quite awhile. This is the perfect concealer - not too light and not to heavy and it doesn't settle into fine lines and wrinkles. Here's more info on Garnier Nuritioniste's Skin Renew Anti Dark Circle Eye Roller.

This is seriously one of the best $5 I've ever spent. I'm not normally a fan of Pantene products. I typically find them too heavy, oily and waxy for my hair. I don't know what makes this mask different, but I get amazing results when I use it once a week. And it smells delicious! It is really helping my hair to grow faster too which is awesome!

I hope you have enjoyed my January Favorites! Until next month =)