My official list of what works like a champ. Each and every one one of these products sits on my actual vanity, and not a single one sponsored this post. This is the realness.
1. Babyfoot Peel. If you haven’t heard of this, it’s probably because peeling the skin off your feet isn’t exactly dinner table conversation (I hope). I had the recent experience of walking through the Four Seasons Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico with a friend and spotting this product in the gift shop. Because I had already used it and forced my husband to do the same, I insisted my friend buy the product on the spot– literally I would not let her leave until she had the weird package of Japanese fruit acids intended for dry, calloused feet. If your feet are moderately or severely in need of awesome exfoliation, this product is a lifesaver for just about everyone over the age of legal drinking. You slip your foot into a sock full of fruit acids (no pain, just some squishing), kick up your heels and watch TV for an hour or two, and then take a shower. Over the course of the next several days your feet peel off all the weird, crusty callousy stuff that happens just from being a human. You actually get baby feet with this product called “Babyfoot.” GENIUS. If you’ve ever paid extra for the razor at a pedicure, this is your new best friend. Available here. And, if you’re really brave, I embedded a strange video at the end of this post so you can see what I mean.
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2. Fat, kissable lips. There are a million lip plumping products out there that boast everything from bee venom to strange amino acids. Frankly, I don’t give a damn about anything unless I can feel it going to work. I gave Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Pillow Plump gloss a try a few nights ago, and I’ve been using it every few hours since. I might be addicted. About 15 seconds after you apply it you notice a deep tingling sensation in your lips, and a little goes a long way. As soon as the tingling starts, so does the inflation. Lip injections aren’t my thing, so this product is high on my list of stock-up-at-Sephora items. Available here.
3. There are a ton of face wipes out there, but these are the best. OK, I have a bone to pick with the beauty industry. Why does every single luxury beauty company need to make face wipes? I mean, are they even better than the ones at the drugstore? Unlikely because the ingredients are fairly basic, and it boils down to texture. PONDS makes my fave wipes on the market, partially because they’re everywhere and affordable, but mostly because they have a diamond-grid texture that actually goes to work removing build up, makeup, and life gunk where the others just glide over the skin. I mean, isn’t that the point? Available .
4. Softest elbows and arms ever. Glytone makes incredible glycolic and AHA acid products that really do a great job of sloughing off dull, dead skin… but this Retexturize Cream is next level for some off-label uses. Technically it’s meant to be schmeared on heels and elbows to get rid of the rough stuff, but, rumor from my personal bathroom has it that it can diminish the look and texture of those weird bumps girls get on the backs of their arms. Schmear some on 1/2 an hour before showering, then wash as normal. A few treatments like that and you’ll be smooth as anything and ready for an endless supply of sleeveless attire. Available here.
5. Nails for days (possibly even weeks). If you haven’t heard of CND’s Vinylux, now you have. CND is the same company that made Shellac a thing, and they came out with a more casual long-lasting polish option about a year ago appropriately called Vinylux. You can paint it on yourself like normal polish, the dry time is faster than regular polish, it’s triple free (no weird chemicals), does NOT require a lamp of any kind, and is just about impossible to chip. The secret magic, I think, is in the top coat. It’s worth every single dime to go to a CND-selling salon to buy a bottle of the Vinylux top coat and use it on top of every bottle of whatever. I’ve been topping Morgan Taylor, Covergirl, and Essie polishes for weeks with it. No chips, and the polish lasts for at least 8 days without a drop of drama. Available . (my actual nails after 5 days with Vinylux, pictured below)
If you have gusto to watch how Babyfoot works, be my guest:
