this nyc winter has been brutal on my skin, so i finally decided to invest in some high end serum to see if it was worth the price.

i started with chanel’s le jour de chanel and la nuit de chanel, both available at nordstrom’s.  i have been using them consistently for about a month, and i am please with the results so far.  my skin is looking a bit brighter, and they have reduced the tightness/dryness i usually feel in the winter (even though i don’t use them with a moisturizer).  however, because i do not have much experience with serums generally, i am not sure whether the price justifies the results.  

i don’t know about you, but i tend to keep makeup long past its expiration date (especially mascara…ewwww).  because i don’t wear makeup very often, i often forget to throw it out.  i spent last weekend cleaning out my medicine cabinet, and tossed an item if i couldn’t remember when i bought it.

here is a handy guide for makeup and beauty products expiration dates.

since i got rid of all my mascara and lip gloss, i picked up these two replacements from sephora.  the lip color looks very pink in the tube, but is gorgeous on.

i have already professed my love for journelle here and here, but i feel the need to do so again for a moment.  i have taken many friends there to get fitted and redo their lingerie wardrobes, and i have gotten to know several of the lovely sales associates in the process.  i was tickled when i received a note and a bottle of their lingerie wash in the mail the other day, as a thank you for my patronage.

even in this age of online shopping, it is wonderful to see that old-fashioned customer service and gratitude still exist.