Beauty Crown 2013 | Facial Care Products and Tools

The Beauty Crown Awards are a yearly favorites collaborative effort including beauty bloggers around the globe. The Beauty Crown Awards were created by Lily from Beauty with Lily Liz from My Pretty Obsessions, Jackie from Five Two Certified, and Shalunya from Shalunya & Boyet. We felt that a collaborative effort from a large number of beauty bloggers would be much more interesting to our readers and would garner more attention. The Beauty Crown Awards are a 5 week event with each week covering types of products.

~~Week 1 – Personal Care Products – Dec 2 – Dec 8, 2013~~

~~Week 2 – Facial Products – Dec 9 – Dec 15, 2013~~

~~Week 3 – Lip & Nail Products – Dec 16 – Dec 22, 2013~~

~~Week 4 – Eye & Misc Products – Dec 23 – Dec 29, 2013~~

Week 5 – Facial Care Products & Tools – Dec 30 – Jan 4, 2014

Week 5 of the Beauty Crown Awards covers Facial Care Products & Tools. Below are my selections:

-I apologize for the lack of ‘real’ pictures! I am out of town and forgot my camera in which I had the pictures. Thank goodness for Polyvore!-

FACIAL SKIN CARE

Cleansers | Neutrogena Ultra Gentle Daily Facial Cleanser

-I’ve been using this cleanser for most of the year now, and I have really enjoyed it. It doesn’t leave my face super dry and it’s really gentle on my semi-sensitive skin.

Serum | I don’t use any special serums.

-I am determined to find what works best for my skin in 2014!!

Moist Towelette | Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes

-These are by far my holy grail makeup remover wipes!! They leave my skin so soft and take off all of my makeup!

Exfoliators | Michael Todd Jojoba

-Before I hated using exfoliators! They always gave me little red bumps or broke me out bad! I eventually stopped using them. And then this came along! Hallelujah! This thing is magic on my skin! Super gentle but gets the job done! Best part, I don’t break out or get little red bumps!!!

Masks | I am just now getting into using masks, so I don’t have a yearly favorite.

-I recently bought a mask from The Body Shop that I’m really excited to try!!

Facial Mist | ELF Makeup Mist & Set and Urban Decay De-Slick Setting Spray

-I like the ELF mist because it works as a great “refresher” on long days! It feels great on the skin! I don’t think it makes a difference in the longevity of my makeup, like the UD setting spray does. But it’s great for a quick spritz to freshen up your face!

Cleansing System | N/A

-As you can see, I’m not much into skincare, yet! I am working my way into setting up a good routine. I don’t own any cleansing systems. My dad recently bought my mom a Clarisonic Mia 2 for her birthday, I’m thinking of buying my own brush head and seeing what all the fuss is about. Who knows, I may just LOVE it or my skin may hate it!

TOOLS

Brushes | Sigma, Eco Tools, and Beauty Blender

-I use a few brushes from Sigma that are my go-to, as well as a variety from Eco Tools, ELF and a few random ones from palettes. Of course, I can’t forget my beloved Beauty Blender, it’s my Holy Grail foundation sponge! I love it SO much I have a backup for my backup!

Eyelash Curler | ELF Eyelash Curler

-I am loving this little inexpensive eyelash curler, it does the job!!

Tweezers | No name.

-I’m not sure where I purchased my tweezers, I think they are Mary Kay?? They name is rubbed off, but they are pointy and get the job done!

Nail Tools | No name.

-I have a little nail kit set that I purchased quite a long time ago, it doesn’t have a name. I believe I purchased it at Target, everything works just fine!

That wraps up Beauty Crown! I hope you all enjoyed this series! Thank you all who have participated along with us, it was definitely fun and I met a lot of wonderful bloggers!

I also want to thank Shalunya, Jackie, and Liz! They are amazing and I enjoyed working with them!

Thanks for reading and I wish each and every one of you a wonderful new year! Thank you for all of your support, love, and words of encouragement! Love you all!!

Until next time beauties!

Daily Nuggets

♥ I hope you all had a safe and fun New Year’s Eve, we didn’t so much, we aren’t “party” people. LOL!
♥ Now that 2014 is here, I’m thinking of doing a No Buy Challenge, I just don’t know when yet???
♥ Being out of town really throws me off with my blogging schedule…