Sea Breeze Smooth Hand Gelato

On a whim, I picked up these two tiny 18g tins of Sea Breeze Smooth Hand Gelato via Amazon JP for my gym bag. There were two scents available, Botanical Sweet and Pink Grapefruit, and I got both.

NARS Afterglow Lip Balm

This NARS Sur La Plage Lip Balm Set was a cart filler for a Nordstrom order a couple of years back. I guess I'd been curious about these for a while so that was a good opportunity to try out something new. The set came with three colors: the signature Orgasm, and Baja and Marbella.

All pictures taken in natural light without flash. 

 

L'Occitane Shower Gels

Over the years I've used and posted about quite a few Shower Gels from L'Occitane, and instead of having those posts scattered about, I thought I'd gather them all into one post here. 

Original post Sunday, November 18, 2018.

Bonne Mere Peach Shower Gel 

Finally used up the tube of Biotherm Lait de Douche Cleansing Shower Milk and happily moved on to this 300mL/10.1fl. oz. bottle of L'Occitane Bonne Mere Peach Shower Gel.

 

This shower gel is slightly stronger scented than the Peach Bonne Mere Soap (will post a bulk soap review later). Actually, make that really strong. However, it's a nice scent, kind of tropical fruity with a flowery bent and nothing reminiscent of peach. I actually like the scent ^.^

Molton Brown Moisture Rich Shaving Soap

Hubby is almost finished with this 100g/3.5oz. bar of Molton Brown Moisture Rich Shaving Soap so here's a quick post for it. 

 

 

 

Thann Aromatic Wood Body Wash

Oops. This post got pushed to the very bottom of my draft folder and forgotten for years :( Oh well, better late than never.

This 37mL/1.25fl. oz. travel sized bottle of Thann Aromatic Wood Body Wash was among the set of toiletries hubby and I received from a Marriott stay (I think) in NC, where hubby had a work conference. 

I really loved this Aromatic Wood scent, but mostly in the bar soap. The Body Wash smelled lovely as well, and the formula wasn't too harsh, but if I had to pay top bucks, I'd rather stock up on the bar soap because the lather was so creamy and fragrant. This Body Wash was decent, but didn't leave as big an impression on me as the soap. Glad I got to try this, but I won't be buying a full size anytime soon. 

Yves Saint Laurent Water Stain

I'd read lots of raves for these Yves Saint Laurent Water Stains and had been curious about them, so when Selfridges UK put them on sale (admittedly, a few years ago...), I picked up 3 colors to try: 605 Bain de Corail, 609 Submerged Coral, and 618 Wet Vermilion. 

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.

 

Nest Fragrances Hand Cream

These 133mL/4.5fl. oz. aluminum tubes of Nest Fragrances Hand Cream in Black Tulip, Citrine, and Wisteria Blue were impulse buys, and I ended up trying just one tube (Black Tulip) for just a few times before passing all three of them on to my mom. 

Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist

Update Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

No, it's not that it's been 13 years since I last used this product. More like after several more bottles, I got this super duper cute 15mL/0.5fl oz travel sized spray bottle and couldn't help but take photos of and post about it :)

Not sure if Jurlique has updated the formula, but it feels the same to me, which is not quite moisturizing enough for the dry climate where I am, but if it's humid where you live, you might appreciate this.

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Original post Saturday, August 10, 2013.  

I'm 2/3 of the way through the 50mL/1.7fl oz. this mister bottle of Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist. Like Boscia Balancing Facial Tonic, this is a multi-purpose mist to be used as toner right after cleansing or throughout the day as needed. After "demoting" the Boscia tonic to daytime freshener use, I started using this Jurlique one as a toner instead.

Even though both Boscia and Jurlique products are runny and watery, the Jurlique Balancing Mist feels substantially more moisturizing while still maintaining that super watery light, barely there feel. In fact, on some nights I spray this onto my neck and décolletage and it feels adequate just like that! That said, in contrast with the alcohol-free and unscented Boscia, this Jurlique mist is scented and contains alcohol! Note alcohol as the second ingredient on the list, although since this is coming from Australia I'm not sure if the listing order signifies concentration. As for the scent, it is a very strong rose fragrance. It's not perfumey or fake but more herbal, and either way it took a while for me to get used to. So it really depends on how much you like roses and rose fragrances.

Jurlique Activating Water Essence

Update Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

 

Been enjoying these travel-sized 20mL/0.6fl oz bottles of this Jurlique Activating Water Essence. I might need to go back for another full size bottle if there's a sale!

 

 

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Original post Monday, June 4, 2018. 

 

At last, I forced myself to finish up the 85mL/2.8fl. oz. refill pouch of Ettusais Medicated Skin Version Up Essence. It was meant for acne-prone skin and no one I know has that problem, so I was stuck with it (note to self: don't do that again). For the past month, I've happily moved on to this 150mL/5fl. oz. bottle of Jurlique Activating Water Essence, which was part of the Rapid Hydration Ritual set I bought a while back.

***Screencap from Jurlique.com.

Estee Lauder Futurist Aqua Brilliance Watery Glow Primer

I had at least three of these 15mL/0.5fl. oz. deluxe travel sized tubes of Estee Lauder Futurist Aqua Brilliance Watery Glow Primer from three different GWP's. EL was hyping them up so much--I saw ads for it everywhere! Every time I opened up Instagram, I saw more ads. And then with every order I placed with EL, I got a sample. Naturally, I looked forward to trying it, because that's how marketing works, right?

All pictures taken in natural light without flash.  

 

Skincare Surprise Gift 

 

Revitalizing Supreme+ Gift