1. Trader Joe’s Nourish Shower & Bath Cleansing Oil with Almond Oil
The body care section at Trader Joe’s has been FIRE ? lately. Case in point: Nourish Shower & Bath Cleansing Oil with Almond Oil, which is the TJ’s dupe for the fancy schmancy $25 L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil. It’s a rich, thick hydrating oil that turns into a milky wash when it comes into contact with water, and I think you’ll love it if 1) you have dry skin, or 2) if you wear lots of sunscreen and you despise the elbow grease required to remove it, or 3) a combination of the two.
The key to making the most of it, I’ve found, is to rub a small blob of it on my skin while my skin’s dry before I get into the shower or bath. That way, I can fully work in the product without it washing off immediately. Then, when I get into the shower, that’s when I like to build it up into an aromatic, almond-scented moisturizing milk. I use a soft wash cloth to gently exfoliate my skin, but hands and bath poofs work too.
2. Trader Joe’s Hydrating Hyaluronic Body Gel Cream
This is SO GOOD that I bought a backup bottle! I like how quickly this unscented gel cream absorbs, but don’t get it twisted… It might feel light, but it packs a major moisturizing wallop. I highly suggest applying this after showering with the Cleansing Oil! You’ll feel like you just spent the day at a spa.
3. Trader Joe’s Low Fat Lemon Yogurt
Try not to be weirded out by the bright yellow color, because as far as lemon-flavored yogurts go, this one’s tops. It isn’t too sweet or tart, has a wonderfully rich texture, and it tastes like dessert. YUM!
4. My Meyer Lemon Tree
Speaking of lemons, remember the Meyer Lemon tree I got last year? Well, IT FINALLY HAS TINY LITTLE LEMONS ON IT! Every time I walk by it, the little lemons are bigger and bigger. I’m not expecting a bumper crop of lemons, though, because the plant isn’t in a huge pot, but I’ll take what I can get.
5. Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Kids Mineral Sunscreen
I bought this bottle of Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Kids Mineral Sunscreen for Connor (she starts camp this week and will be having many outdoor adventures), but I like it so much that I’m thinking of getting a couple bottles just for myself. She has trouble with sunscreen stinging her eyes, and this physical, mineral-based sunscreen, which has zinc oxide 21.6% as the active ingredient, is the only one that doesn’t seem to bother her.
Most mineral sunscreens usually take FOREVER to rub in, but this one absorbs quickly, WHICH I LOVE, and although the white/purplish cast is kinda intense at first, after 10 minutes you can’t really see it.
It’s extremely water resistant (a huge plus!), so you need to use either an oil-based cleanser or some type of cleansing balm to fully remove it. On me, I’ll use the TJ’s Cleansing Oil, and for Connor’s little kid skin, I use just the tiniest bit of Avene XeraCalm A.D Lipid-Replenishing Cleansing Oil.
What have you been loving lately?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
**adds shower gel, body lotion, lemon yogurt and sunscreen to list** Lordy, I love Trader Joe’s!!! I could spend hours in there just looking at all the stuff they have!!! And they get new things all the time – I’m glad you post your faves from TJ’s because I scoop up nearly everything you love and love it too! 😀
Seriously, me too! I love discovering their new things, but I’m always so bummed when things disappear!
Ooh! I need to try that TJ’s shower and bath cleansing oil. I like the one from L’Occitane, except for the price. The TJ’s one works out to 85.8 cents per ounce compared to L’Occitane at $2.98 per ounce. That’s a considerable savings for something that just gets rinsed down the drain.
I’ve been loving My/Mochi ice cream lately. Sweet mochi dough filled with yummy ice cream flavors. Somehow I manage to just eat one at time at a time. Sweet mango is my favorite flavor.
We currently have green tea, strawberry and vanilla mochi in our freezer! I’m with you on the mochi addiction!
The TJ’s shower oil is also great as a shave oil
Ooh, I’m going to try that tonight!
I may just have to get my butt over to Trader Joe’s tomorrow. I love the Passionfruit Greek style yogurt and the Strawberries and Cream is like dessert too.
Be well.
I’m loving riding my bike, scouring Pinterest for lob ideas and strawberries in salad! Oh, also red hot banana ice cream….
Ooh, thanks for the tip for the cleansing oil! I realized last summer, I think, that I needed a cleansing oil for my body because of like you said the elbow grease to get the sunscreen off, ha! But then over the winter it was lovely for dry skin. I am annoyed that that seems to be a trend that didn’t totally take off, so it’s harder to find shower cleansing oils these days.
GAH! I’m almost screeching with excitement about your lemons. I was so jealous when you got the plant (even if our climate was conducive, I could never keep one alive, let alone have it bear fruit). I hope the lemons are awesome. 🙂
How is the oily residue in the shower after using the cleanser? That’s the only downside I’ve found to oil based cleansers.
That shower oil sounds amazing! I buy the original one as occasional treat because I love the scent, but the price makes it less something for everyday. I wish we had Trader Joes so I could try that one.
I never go to Trader Joe’s because it’s not the most convenient location and it’s always crazy, but man, now I have to. I could probably go on the way back from circus on Wednesday evenings without it being too bad.