5 New Beauty Products I’m Loving This Winter

Since I’ve been focusing a ton of my time and effort into creating the best possible holiday gift guides for you all this year, I’ve neglected to put together a blog post updating you on my new beauty obsessions! Back in November, there were also huge Cyber Monday and Black Friday deals that I couldn’t pass up sharing over on my LIKEtoKNOW.it page and Facebook page, too. Today I am finally sitting down and writing out some of my latest beauty product obsessions, covering a couple of hair care products and even a gorgeous eyeshadow palette that happens to be on major sale! Keep reading this exciting new post where I take you through my top beauty obsessions for the winter.

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As much as I love Christmas and putting together gift guides, I also have quite a passion for sharing beauty products here. Some recent beauty finds are from Target, Sephora, Walgreens, and even Amazon! I feel like it was necessary to take a break from writing about beauty products so I could spend some time testing out the products for weeks at a time to see how I really felt about a certain moisturizer or shampoo. Well, the time has come for me to share my latest rendition of beauty products I am loving: winter edition. With the winter season comes drier skin and even drier hands, ugh! I am so glad I found a couple of new beauty products to help me out this time of year. Although I was only in New York for a week, I am still going to share a couple of “winter must-haves” for those of you who live in colder climates.

In this photo, I am applying the Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick “Pillowtalk”

In this photo, I am applying the Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick “Pillowtalk”

1. Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution Lipstick -“Pillowtalk”

Quick Takeaways on This Product:

• I love the square-angled tip for super-precise application
• The color is beautiful and the right shade of nude pink
• Great for ladies with fair skin

2. Kiehl’s Calendula Deep Cleansing Foaming Face Wash

Moving onto another amazing new beauty find that is a facial cleanser. This Kiehl’s foaming cleanser is absolutely fantastic for combination skin types! How did I discover this new beauty product?

STORY TIME: Well, I was patiently waiting for my sister and her friend to meet up with me at Disney Springs back in September. While waiting for them to park, I leisurely walked into the Disney Springs Kiehl’s location. I browsed the travel-sized products and tested out a couple of moisturizers before the kind store employee asked me if I was browsing for any particular reason. Upon realizing that I didn’t bring a great cleanser with me on my overnight trip to Orlando, I asked him for advice on picking out a great cleanser especially fit for my combo skin. He did an in-store test on my face and we discovered that my skin was definitely combination and severely dehydrated! I was very shocked to find out just how dehydrated my poor face was and he recommended that I pick up the Calendula Deep Cleansing Face Wash. I told him that I really enjoy using face washes that are foaming (because it looks like it’s actually doing something to my pores!) and since he personally uses that same face wash on his skin he knew I’d love it as well. We chatted further about our own struggles with breakouts and our eventual Accutane journies as I was checking out at the register. Boy, I am so thrilled that I had the chance to talk to him and discover this awesome face wash because of it!

Quick Takeaways on This Product:

• I use this every single night to remove my makeup and clean my skin. 
• For the price you pay ($30) you get a TON of cleanser!
• This cleanser has no scary ingredients and is packed with real Calendula petals to ensure the utmost soothing properties 
• Calendula is extracted from Marigold flowers and is an anti-inflammatory healing herb

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3. amika Vault Color-Lock Shampoo/Conditioner

Hair products are key to maintain healthy, shiny hair. Of course, when you dye your hair every 6-8 weeks, you also need to keep up constant with color fade! Enter: amika hair care. This brand is new to me and after testing out a sample of their conditioner, I was hooked. Not only do I love the smell of their hair products, but I love what they do to my color-treated red hair. amika hair products are excellent at color-preserving and leaving my hair feeling fresh and clean to the touch! I mean, the products have insane 4.9/5 ratings online so they must be working, right? I need a powerful shampoo and conditioner combo to maintain my color vibrancy which is another reason why I keep amika vault color-lock products on my shower shelf. 

Quick Takeaways on This Product:

• Receive 10ml of product for under $20
• Helps keep my hair looking fresh in-between dyes
• Color-safe formula free of harsh parabens and sulfates

4. Love Beauty and Planet Coconut Water & Mimosa Flower Hand Lotion

I am so bad at applying hand lotion. I wash my hands like a crazy person a million times a day so I am never able to keep hand lotion on for too long! However, while up in New York on vacation during the Thanksgiving holiday, I desperately needed to find a hand lotion to use on my cracking fingers. This $4.99 drugstore hand lotion seriously came in handy while walking around outside in the cold. I also love the smell of sweet coconut and fresh flowers. The scent lingers on even after you rub in into your hands which I appreciate in a hand lotion. I even applied some of the lotion to my knees and legs right after the shower for an all-over sweet and hydrated feeling! 

Quick Takeaways on This Product:

• Light and creamy texture that dries quickly on the hands
• It’s cheap at under $5!
• You can find it anywhere from Target to Walgreens
• No harsh ingredients in this hand lotion!

5. BECCA Volcano Goddess Eyeshadow Palette

Although I’ve had this eyeshadow palette in my makeup drawer for over a year now, I’ve recently picked it back up again to use on my lids for some fun dinner events. The eyeshadows found in this BECCA palette are great for mixing and matching a variety of eyeshadow looks depending on the day or night! Before using this palette, I typically apply a concealer or eyeshadow primer to my lids to ensure that the shimmery shadows stay put. Sadly, I cringe at the thought of me buying this palette at full price when it’s now on sale for under $30! I wish I could have lucked out on this current sale, but you can score it yourself at ULTA online. 

Quick Takeaways on This Product:

• The gold “Gilded” and copper “Lava” eyeshadows are my favorite to use
• This eyeshadow palette has a mix of matte and shimmer shades
• It’s now marked down to $30 which is very affordable for all of these high-impact shades  

A holiday flat lay image ft. Charlotte Tilbury Lipstick in Pillowtalk

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