Review: Simple Micellar Water

Super Water to the Rescue!

Simple (my favorite skincare brand) has just released an interesting little product: Simple Micellar Cleansing Water.  It claims to cleanse, remove makeup, and hydrate, and THAT, my friends, is exactly what it does.

What is micellar water?  I had absolutely no idea.  After a few minutes on Google, I learned that it is a product of French origin designed to help women cleanse their skin in spite of the hard water in Paris.  An article from Marie Claire explains that little micelles pick up makeup, dirt, and more icky stuff on the skin, and explains it in hydrophilic and hydrophobic terms.  Having just taken a biology class last semester, this made a lot of sense to me.

Basically, you pour the product onto a cotton pad (very important for the science-stuff), and wipe it around your face.  It pulls off the makeup leaving yummy hydration in its place.  It removes eye makeup, you might just need to hold the saturated pad over your eye for a bit. (Don't rub.  It's simply not necessary).  The coolest part- no need to rinse.  Just swipe, and you are done.  No residue.  Just apply moisturizer if you wish.

In the end, you have cleansed skin that is happy to be able to breathe.


This is the first free product that I have ever received, and I was so excited to get it!  It was a complete surprise (I obviously don't pay enough attention to emails) and came with cotton pads (to properly test the product) and travel sizes of a favorite cleanser and moisturizer.  (And really, who doesn't love clean, white packaging?)

I like this product to remove makeup or for a quick pick-me-up cleanse (hello, exercise!)  I find my skin needs a little more love because it is so dry, and needs to be exfoliated.

Overall, this is a nifty little product, and does what it claims to do without smelling horrible, breaking me out, turning me red, etc.  And it saves my wash cloths.  Who likes having makeup colors on their white washcloths?  It's not very attractive on the shelves.

Thus, I would like to thank the French for developing this kind of product, Simple for sending me a sample, and my skin for actually liking it.  Next time you are in the market for a makeup remover, consider giving this one a try.  (Plus, Simple usually has coupons, and CVS likes to do buy one get one 50% off...)

Keeping the Ears Warm

Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a wonderful set of holidays... I sure did. Can't beat seeing family and staying some place warm for a few days. A week without internet wasn't bad, either.  Really.

How many Resolutions do you have this year? I haven't written any down, but I do have some goals, including keeping my house spotless...(ha! Like that's ever gonna happen! I'm too lazy.)

I do think I could pay more attention to the blog though. 

I do like to write.

Actually, my goal is to read. Maybe I can share my thoughts on the books I choose.

....

The wintertime is here, hitting harder in some parts of the country than others. (Yep, I'd definitely be here than in Minnesota...) Though some people may assume that Mississippi doesn't get incredibly cold, I'd compare walking around outside to get from place to place with trying to keep your hand submersed in a bowl of icy water...especially in January and February. Ouch. Don't walk around with your mouth open if you have sensitive teeth. It's worse than eating ice cream. 

Thus my newly completed project: a knitted ear warmer. 

Yes, you heard me correctly. Knit. Knit. Knit. 

Two needles. 

[Technically, I did crochet a border on part of it in the pinch]

But yes, knit. 

I received a lovely set of knitting needles, yarn, a stitch encyclopedia, and a fancy yarn bowl for Christmas...and I was obsessed with trying to figure it out until we left Texas. The first hour or so with the needles was quite awkward, but catching on wasn't too difficult. 

Once I got home and back to my beloved yarn stash (and Pinterest!) I grabbed some leftover Lion Brand Wool Ease I purchased last summer in Minnesota and got to work with my Size 10 needles. A few days later, I have warm ears that are (not quite) ready to head back to campus. 

All of the pictures I saw of the headband show the bow-like piece in the front. I'm not much of a bow girl, but I do like to rock a ponytail (since my hair is so fluffy) and the pinched bit workes perfectly at the bottom of the back of the head. 

Hopefully I will get to share some more knitting and crochet projects with you this year (and other fun things I might get myself into.)

P. S. I really dislike cold weather.