Welcome back to part II of my Best of Beauty 2015 segment where I’ll be covering skincare and hair products I’ve enjoyed throughout the year.  Let’s get to it. 🙂
Skincare
Cleanser
Monarch Beauty Herbal Milky Cleanser
Love using this creamy cleanser when my skin is dry and it also doubles as a makeup remover.
Renee Rouleau Purifying Face Wash
This unscented cleanser deep cleans skin without leaving skin stripped of moisture and will last you a long time.
Toner
Monarch Beauty Transforming Toner
A soothing mist integrating green tea and chamomile that helps calm skin and restore skin’s pH levels.
Rhonda Allison Cucumber Spritz
A light toner that is perfect to take on the go to refresh and hydrate skin.
Facial Moisturizer
Skin Script Cacteen Balancing MoisturizerÂ
This medium-weight moisturizer contains prickly pear cactus to help heal and is rich on olive oil fatty acids that help retain moisture in the skin.
HydroPeptide Power Lift Advanced Ultra-Rich MoisturizerÂ
When my skin needs a little bit of extra moisture, this one is perfect to use as the thicker consistency glides on skin without making me breakout.
Eye Cream
SkinMedica TNS Eye RepairÂ
The fast absorbing and light texture makes this easy to work with plus the blend of peptides, retinol and vitamin C and E help firm, brighten and smooth the eye area.
Renee Rouleau Total Eye RepairÂ
Another fast-absorbing eye cream that contains hyaluronic acid to hydrate skin and works very well under makeup and concealer.
Exfoliator
Kate Somerville Exfolikate Intensive Exfoliating TreatmentÂ
One of my favorite go-to exfoliators, this contains several acids and enzymes to exfoliate skin while cinnamon helps blood circulation.
SunscreenÂ
Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 50
This product streamlines my morning skincare routine as it’s a moisturizer and sunscreen in 1.
Mask
Dermalogica Sebum Clearing Masque
Perfect for spot treating, this has kaolin and bentonite clays to this soak up extra oil and salicylic acid to treat breakouts.
Body Moisturizers
Skinfix Ultra Rich Body Butter
An unscented moisturizer that absorbs quickly and allows you to customize it with your favorite essential oil.
Lush Cosmetics Charity Pot
Another great moisturizer that helps lock in moisture and the ylang ylang cocoa butter scent is soothing.
HairÂ
Shampoo
Acure Organics Repairing Shampoo Moroccan Argan Stem Oil + Argan Oil
I received a sample of this in a Target Beauty Box and I really liked how it cleans hair without taking away too much moisture-crucial for curly hair!
Tessa Water Colors Shampoo in Molten BronzeÂ
Love using this color depositing shampoo about every week or so to help refresh my hair color.
Conditioner
Nelson J Beverly Hills Argan Oil 7 Moisture Healing Mask
This hair mask helps smooth out the frizz factor from my curly hair and makes detangling easy.
Dry Shampoo
Bumble and bumble Pret a Powder
This travel sized option quickly blends into the hair, absorbing any excess oil.
Klorane Extra Gentle Dry Shampoo with Oat Milk
Fairly unscented, this also helps absorb extra oil in hair without leaving behind a white residue.
Shine Spray
Dry Bar Sparkling Soda Shine Mist
Adding shine to hair is very easy with this portable spray and it leaves hair smelling amazing.
Heat Protectant
Treseme Keratin Smooth Flat Iron Smoothing Spray
The best affordable heat protectant spray that makes straightening my hair easier and leaves it smooth and shiny.
Are any of these your favorites too? Â Let me know in the comments below!
StephanieÂ