help!

[verbicide]

I need some product recommendations, guys!

As winter encroaches, my skin is becoming very dry. There are too many products out there and it's driving me crazy. I keep a jar of Restoration Hardware's No Crack (or something) creme at my office, and try to apply it daily, but I also need something for home, and preferably something more spreadable, but super moisturizing.

I like:

- pump-style bottles but don't mind squeeze-y bottles
- more lotion, less cream in terms of heaviness
- something that feels light, but isn't (in that it's very moisturizing)
- long-lasting

I don't like:

- greasy feeling (duh)
- overly sparkle-y
- overly heavy feeling of lotion on skin
- food-related scents (exception is that the Restoration Hardware creme is some orange-scented thing)
- any heavy or perfume-y scents

Also, I am cheap. I'd like something that comes in a medium-sized bottle that doesn't cost a lot. I like the Olay Body Quench lotion okay, but the sparkles annoy me sometimes and it doesn't seem to be all that long-lasting. Vaseline Advanced Healing doesn't seem to absorb that well, and has a waxy smell. I haven't cared for Lubriderm when I've used it in the past.

I'm determined to keep on top of skin care this winter!

Recommendations?

(Also, I tend to use Olay spf30 something face cream, but any face cream recommendations also appreciated.)

Comments

[worldofgrace.livejournal.com]

Did you try the Restoration pump bottle hand creme? It's lighter than the stuff in the jar but works pretty well. See you this weekend

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

I've been using St. Ives' Aloe & Chamomile lotion and really like it!

[leighdb.livejournal.com]

I've been using Aveeno products for a while, including moisturizer, and I like it jes fine. And apparently the oatmeal in it is good for your skin, or some such, so.

(Can you tell how into this stuff I am?)

[margotheangel.livejournal.com]

This is what I use. It's a pretty small bottle and it's not cheap, but a little goes a LONG way (I usually use a dime-sized blob when my skin is REALLY dry and normally about half that). My biggest problem is that when I use a really oily moisturizer, my skin breaks out, and when I use no moisturizer, my skin breaks out - or is just so dry that I feel like an alligator.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I CANT BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE SO SOOON!!

And I may have to try that out. I love the creme!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Awesome--I will give that a try!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I used an Aveeno lotion for awhile and liked it. Actually, wait. No, that was Aveda. Nevermind. But I will give the Aveeno a shot, too!

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I do love MAC products, but that's just to 'spensive for me. I want a big ol bottle of lotion I can toss around --and I want it to be relatively cheap.

Seems like a cool product, though!