Continuing with the theme of major brands vs generic brands from yesterdays post, I thought that I would talk about a cleanser that I recently discovered. A while ago, I was looking for a gentle foaming cleanser that wouldn’t strip my skin as I was looking for a cheaper alternative to my beloved Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel. The mua at the SDM near me suggested this cleanser.
I have to say that I was a bit skeptical at first but I have to tell you that it’s a great dupe for the Dermalogica cleanser at a fraction of the cost; the Dermalogica cleanser costs $43.50 + taxes and the Boots No 7 cleanser costs $17 ish + taxes. Other then the price, there really isn’t much of a difference between the way that these cleansers work. They both foam but not too much and both leave my face feeling clean but not taught.
Are there any products that you have found that work as well or better then the major brands? If so, leave me a comment and let me know what it is.
Boots No7 Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Written on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Small Drugstore Spree
Written on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
I picked up a few things at the drugstore this past weekend to try out. The first thing that I grabbed was the Maybelline Superstay 24HR foundation as it was 20% off. Maybelline is one of the few mass brands that carries darker foundation shades in Canada. Revlon used to back in the day but I’m not too sure why they stopped. Any way, this seems like it would be a good one and I did enjoy the Dream Matte Mousse foundation when I tried it a few years back.
I also picked up the Rimmel 60 seconds top coat. I usually use the Revlon one but it’s gone all gummy on me (it wasn’t even half used yet) and I had to throw it out. I’m really trying to get back into doing my nails; I’ve really been slacking over the years. Hopefully this top coat will make my polish last a lot longer.
Shoppers Drug Mart had (has?) the Annabelle Mono Eye Shadows on sale for $2.99 so I picked up one in graffiti which is a shimmery grey/charcoal colour. I really like the creamy-ness of these eye shadows so I’ll go back and pick up a few more this week. I also want to get my hands on gleam which would make for a great highlight colour or a lid colour with graffiti to smoke it out.
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