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Survey Says... January 29th, 2014
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- Must-have nail treatment?
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Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/Light, neutral undertones
Must-have hair product? Macadamia Deep Repair Conditioner/12 Benefits Spray
Must-have body care product? Tree Hut Sugar Scrub/The Body Shop Body Butter
Must-have nail treatment? Don’t really have one…
Your skin tone/coloring: medium warm
Must-have hair product? A lightweight cleansing shampoo for fine hair. I like Shu Uemura’s Cleansing Oil shampoo
Must-have body care product? Body butter! I love the one with shea butter from The Body Shop
Must-have nail treatment? A good base coat. I like Essie nail treatments a lot.
Your skin tone/coloring: NC15
Must-have hair product? Beauty Protector Protect & Detangle! This stuff is amazing!
Must-have body care product? The Body Shop body butter & any sort of body scrub
Must-have nail treatment? I don’t really have a specific nail treatment, but I like the Julep Essential Cuticle Oil
Skintone/Coloring: Fairly light, very neutral; dark-featured.
Hair: A brush & ponytail holder? I don’t use anything “special” in my hair, and grab whatever shampoo/conditioner that’s on sale… I literally won the genetic lottery when it comes to my hair; no matter what I put it through, it never seems to suffer, and it grows abnormally fast, and is fairly thick. My mom & brother are the same, as is my daughter! I’m always being asked what I use in my hair, and when I say nothing special, I don’t think people believe me…
Skin: Staying hydrated from within is very crucial for me, or my skin gets extremely dry. As for topical products, I haven’t found “the one”. I also use castile soap, or olive oil based soaps for cleansing, as they’re the only products that don’t completely dry out my skin.
Nails: Burt’s Bees Cuticle Balm. It’s inexpensive, absorbs easily, and works wonders. I worked in a bank for several years, and between the constant A/C & the need to wash/sanitize my hands all day (cash handling is a filthy line of work!), I needed something heavy-duty that didn’t make a mess. This was the only thing I tried that fulfilled every need, and I’ve been hooked since!
Your skin tone/coloring: Light-medium peachy skin, dark hair, blue eyes
Must-have hair product? L’Anza Healing Strength Neem Plant Silk Serum. I have very thick, wavy color treated hair that frizzes easily. This serum makes my hair smooth and shiny and smells AMAZING!
Must-have body care product? Eminence Organics Naseberry Cranberry Body Wash. I have normal-oily skin on my body and often get ingrown hairs from shaving. I also have keratosis pilaris on my arms and this shower gel helps a lot on the kp by gently exfoliating. It’s never drying, but makes my skin smooth and very clean feeling.
Must-have nail treatment? CND Solar Oil. Hydrating for nails and cuticles. I have thick nails that never breaks, but they can sometimes get a bit dry, mostly because I often wear nail polish and when I’m lazy I use pure acetone to remove because of how fast and easy it is. This cuticle oil helps on that dryness overnight and makes them less crunchy.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light/Medium Olive
Must-have hair product? CHI Silk Infusion Reconstructing Complex
Must-have body care product? Organic Coconut Oil from Trader Joe’s
Must-have nail treatment? Salon Science Instant Artificials as a base coat, Biotin supplements
Coloring: light with pink undertones
Hair product: other than hair dye to cover up my grey (I am only 33- thanks Mom!), it has to be Wen cleansing conditioner
Body care: Josie Maran’s whipped argan body butter- it is amazing! I use it all over and it is the only thing that has helped my dry feet. The smell is kind of strong (I think I have the vanilla one), but it is so good that I am able to overlook the scent. If she ever makes it in unscented I willo be in heaven!
Nail treatment: I don’t do my nails a lot since I don’t have much luck with polish staying on me and I don’t have the time to re-apply every night, and with an active 2 1/2 year old, I don’t have time to let them dry enough to not get smears and dents in them. So, I guess my must have is a good nail file- I like the crystal ones- and a good buffer to make my nails shiny. When I do have time for nails- I like a good polish and I have had good luck with Zoya.
Your skin tone/coloring: Warm/Medium yellow undertone
Must-have hair product? Wen Cleansing conditioner i also use it as a leave in conditioner
Must-have body care product? Eminence cinnamon Firming lotion & Vitiate Firming lotion
Must-have nail treatment? Gels i guess they keep my brittle nails from breaking
Your skin tone/coloring: light-medium with yellow undertones
Must-have hair product? Any hair oil/ serum! Currently on my second bottle of Morrocanoil (light) but I also like the Alterna Kendi dry oil & Living Proof serum!
Must-have body care product? Body lotion, usually not too picky but I really like the L’Occitane almond milk concentrate or the Shea body lotion. I also like any Bodyshop body butters! The Laura Mercier body soufflé is an absolute indulgence treat too!
Must-have nail treatment? For now I’m using OPI nail envy because I’m trying to shop my stash!
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium Dark
Must-have hair product? Clarifying Shampoo. and Coppola Keratin Smoothing Treatment
Must-have body care product? Body Shop Body Butter
Must-have nail treatment? Essie Grow Stronger
Skin tone/coloring: Fair/warm
Must-have hair product: Aveda Light Elements Smoothing Fluid. I have very fine, yet curly hair. I’m still looking for my holy grail hair product, but I’m fairly happy with this one.
Must-have body care product: Organic coconut oil. I was a bit skeptical at first, but it turns out this stuff can do anything! Aside from using it as a body moisturizer, I’ve even used it as a makeup remover and a hair conditioner.
Must-have nail treatment: Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream. I’ve been using this stuff for at least ten years and have never seen a reason to switch it up. It’s totally easy to slather on before bed or after I’ve removed layers and layers of damaging glitter polish. And you can’t beat that yummy lemon scent!
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/light, cool-to-neutral undertones.
Must-have hair product?: Coconut oil, and anything by Chagrin Valley Soaps!
Must-have body care product?: Chagrin Valley’s shea rose clay soap. Smells wonderful and it’s so moisturizing.
Must-have nail treatment?: Don’t have one!
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium with yellow/olive tones, dark brown eyes, dark hair naturally but rocking the ombre color right now.
Must-have hair product? Carol’s Daughter Hair Milk
Must-have body care product? Baby Oil (I put it on my legs to shave and always in the shower right before I get out. Keeps me from getting itchy from my terribly dry skin).
Must-have nail treatment? CND Solar Oil
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/Light, neutral undertones, N3 or MUFE 117
Must-have hair product? WEN Conditioning Cleanser, its the only thing that has touched my hair in over 3 years, other than Big Sexy Hair hairspray or Kenra Heat Thermal spray
Must-have body care product? Josie Maran’s body butter. I live in the desert, so having a good moisturizer is essential!
Must-have nail treatment? Josie Maran’s Argan Oil
Coloring: Fair neutral with dark hair.
Hair Product: Garnier’s Hair oil. Fantastic stuff and smells delicious.
Body Product: Cetaphil. For winter I mix my tub with cocoa butter for extra fantasticness.
Nail Treatment: Uh… *looks at short, splitty nails* I think I’ll just listen in on this part of the conversation.
Your skin tone/coloring: super fair, cool to neutral
Must-have hair product? la Biosthetique smoothing/hydrating serum for the ends of my long hair!
Must-have body care product? Basically any Body Shop Body Butter 😛 I’m addicted!
Must-have nail treatment? Er… 😛 I’m not very good at bothering with these!
Skin tone/colouring: fair, cool-toned
Must have hair care product: Moroccan Oil mixed with Aveda Smooth Infusion Glossing Straightener; I also really love Ojon Damage Reverse Restorative Serum
Must have body care product: oh, that’s a tough one as I have so many that I really like but I guess I rely most on the rich nut butters from The Body Shop and, lately, Inca Oil from Cake Beauty
Must have nail treatment: Aveda Beautifying Complex (a multipurpose oil that I rub into my hails and cuticles). I also like the Burt’s Bees cuticle treatment and Beauty Secrets Cuticle Oil.
Coloring: Porceleine with neutral undertones
Hair: Redken Rough Paste for texture
Body: Amlactin for KP and dry skin
Nails: Lemony Flutter from Lush!
Coloring- fair/neutral
Hair- Redken shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair, Uniq One, Schwarzkoph Osis + elastic hold hairspray
Body- Laura Mercier Almond Cocunut Soufflé body creme
Nails- CND Shellac on my fingers, OPI on my toes
Skin Tone/ Coloring: NC15
Must-have hair product? A good hair mask! I loved the formula of the Shea Butter, since then I haven’t found the perfect one, the L’oreal Ever Rich Mask and the Morroconoil Intense Hydrating Mask are really good, but not HG material…
Must-have body care product?: Really like the Kiehls Body Scrub and the Body Butter from Crabtree&Evelyn.
Must-have nail treatment?: For cultics I like the Dior Apricot Creme, but as far as actual nail treatment goes, I’m still searching my HG
If you love shea butter, then you might like Shea Moisture’s hair masks. The obvious one is their Raw Shea Butter & Argan Oil deep conditioning mask, but that one was way too thick for me personally. You may also like their African Black Soap Purification Masque (thinner in consistency and also made with tea tree oil and willow bark extract, to help your hair get really clean and condition your scalp without stripping) or their Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie (shea butter-based but also has coconut oil, silk protein and neem oil to smooth hair and eliminate frizz).
My personal favorite shea-butter-based deep conditioning treatment is Bee Mine’s (www.beemineproducts.com) BEE-U-TI-FUL Deep Conditioner. All natural and organic ingredients and it makes my hair feel like butter without weighing it down.
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair
Must-have hair product? Aveda Smooth Infusion Shampoo
Must-have body care product? Lush Dream Cream
Must-have nail treatment? Sally Hansen Quick Dry Top Coat
Your skin tone/coloring: Light/Medium with yellow/orange undertones
Must-have hair product: SPRAY! I don’t care what kind, just spray and plenty of it! It’s my must have for styling!
Must-have body care product: Heavy duty creams or oils. I like Jergens shea cream and lotion and Body Shop body butters
Must have nail treatment: any kind of cuticle oil
Skin tone – Dark (African American medium-brown) with warm/yellow undertones
Must-have hair product – So many, but really Bee Mine’s BEE-U-TI-FUL Deep Conditioner.
Must-have body care product: LUSH’s Shower Gels. Favorite scent right now is Rose Jam.
Must-have nail treatment: Uh. Cuticle oil?
Your skin tone/coloring: Tan/ Mac NC42
Must-have hair product? Macadamia oil deep conditioner/mask (or anything from shea moisture brand!)
Must-have body care product? Josie Maran Argan balm
Must-have nail treatment? Nailtek foundation keeps my nails healthy
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair/cool
Must-have hair product? Argan oil/Moroccan oil
Must-have body care product? Olive oil/coco butter cream
Must-have nail treatment? Sally Hansen Cuticle Massage Cream
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium Dark, NC 30, very deep yellow undertone.
Must-have hair product? Volumizing shampoo. Even generic brand will do.
Must-have body care product? Almond or shea body butter.
Must-have nail treatment? Almond or shea body butter also… for my cuticles!
Your skin tone/coloring: NW10
Must-have hair product: A DevaCut and Paul Mitchell Fast Form (3A curls)
Must-have body care product? Salux cloth and Avene Akerat cream
Must-have nail treatment? Vaseline or CVS’ generic lanolin cream
Your skin tone/coloring: Light to fair, neutral undertones. I lean a little cool.
Must-have hair product? Anything Oribe and Moroccan oil!
Must-have body care product? I picked up this really delicious-smelling container of vanilla coconut body scrub from a local soap and skin product shop. It’s a really dangerous place, and so fun to try out new products from a small business in the neighborhood. ALSO Bliss’s Body Butter.
Must-have nail treatment? I wish I had nails to speak of…
Your skin tone/coloring: fair nw15/20. Blue undertones
Must-have hair product? Claudelíe Devine oil for hair and body
Must-have body care product? Bodyshop body butter
Must-have nail treatment? Claudelíe Devine oil for hair and body
Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, very warm toned
Must-have hair product? Any sort of deep conditioner. My hair is extremely long- down to my butt!- so I need it conditioned to look decent. Also, hair ties are a must.
Must-have body care product? LOTION. Preferably in Gardenia scent. And chapstick. I love EOS chapstick in Summer Fruit.
Must-have nail treatment? I used to love OPI’s Nail Envy, but then my nails started peeling 🙁 So now I don’t have one.
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium (NC30)
Must-have hair product? I have two must-haves: I mix Ouidad Heat and Humidity Gel with Curl Keeper gel (2 parts Ouidad, 1 part Curl Keeper).
Must-have body care product? Don’t have one… I like Bath & Body Works but I am not great with body care.
Must-have nail treatment? I guess my Butter London Horsepower Nail Fertilizer. I am really loving my new Sephora Formula X topcoat, although that’s not really a treatment
-Your skin tone/coloring: Fair, neutral toned
-Must-have hair product? L’Oreal Everpure Moisture Deep Restorative Masque – best I’ve tried and the Macadamia Nourishing Leave-In Cream
-Must-have body care product? Soap n Glory The Breakfast Scrub and Body Shop Brazil Nut Body Butter
-Must-have nail treatment? Body Shop Nail Block for filing and making the surface nice and smooth followed by the Essie Grow Stronger Base Coat
Your skin tone/coloring? Light olive. I wear NARS sheer glow in Fiji shade.
Must-have hair product? Morrocan Oil I usually apply it to damp hair after washing and put my hair in plaits so it ends up ultra soft and shiny.
Must-have body care product? Liz Earle Hot Cloth Cleanser, Decleor Hydra Floral Multi-Protection Light Cream, Vaseline Cocoa Butter.
Must-have nail treatment? O.PI. Nail Envy & O.P.I. Avoplex oil.
Your skin tone/coloring: Light, warm / brunette
Must-have hair product? It’s a 10 miracle leave-in treatment
Must-have body care product? Yes To Blueberries hydrating body wash
Must-have nail treatment? Burt’s Bees Lemon Butter cuticle cream
◾Your skin tone/coloring: NW15
◾Must-have hair product? Shikai Curl Enhancer
◾Must-have body care product? 100% Pure Strawberry Lemonade body wash
◾Must-have nail treatment? Seacret buffing block
Your skin tone/coloring: Dark, neutral undertones
Must-have hair product? Healthy Sex Hair Leave in Treatment/Nume Hair Mask
Must-have body care product? Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Scrub/Body Butter
Must-have nail treatment? Coconut oil
Your skin tone/coloring: Light/Medium
Must-have hair product? It’s a tie between Christophe Robin Crème Lavante au Citron and Leonor Greyl Sérum de Soie Sublimateur
Must-have body care product? Bioderma Atoderm
Must-have nail treatment? It’s a tie again, between Dior Huile Abricot and Sephora Express Nail Polish Remover
Just to add that although the Sephora polish remover isn’t quite a ‘treatment’ it is very soft and doesn’t dry out my nails, which other removers do!
Your skin tone/coloring: Dark (NW50)
Must-have hair product? Carols Daughter stuff
Must-have body care product? An oil (Argan oil or comperable) my skin is so dry, I would be reapplying lotion every hour without it.
Must-have nail treatment? does seche vite count????
Your skin tone/coloring: Medium with yellow undertones
Must-have hair product? L´óreal Elseve Extraordinaire Oil
Must-have body care product? Nivea Q2 Nourish Cream
Must-have nail treatment? I don´t have one. I just try to keep mys nails clean and painted.
Forgot to say I´m from Brazil. It´s possible that those products are exclusive from here. 🙂
Fair with pink undertone & an overall cool toned complexion
My wide toothed comb
Dial glycerin soaps all scents
Sally Hansen Cuticle Massage Cream