Mouse continues to trudge along in the quest to un-paraben her beauty supplies. It's a tough job (have you checked the ingredients on your mouthwash lately?). Anyway, here are some of the new soldiers, so far, so good:
Clinique Repairwear Anti-Aging Makeup SPF 15: It's a little heavy. And it's slightly too light. But it is the only non-Lancome foundation that has ever worked for Mouse (Lancome was making foundation for the incredibly pale since before everybody else started wearing sunscreen like I do. But it has hella parabens). I'm trying to replace Lancome Photogenic, which is lighter, more light-reflective, and does better about not sinking into fine lines. BUT, Clinique Repairwear is paraben-free, covers smoothly, moisturizes, and works on your skin all through the day. I like that. And someone should try Clinique Even Better, which actually works on evening pigment. It's too dark for Mouse. But tell us how it is!
Clinique Zero Gravity Repairwear Lift: Hm. Got a sample. Doesn't seem to take a lot of it to be my night cream, which is good considering that it's about $70 bazillion dollars. Has retinol (good!) but no parabens (good!), and the retinol is in a low enough quantity that my face doesn't peel or turn red. Mouse might also try SkinCeuticals Retinol .5--anybody an expert on that one?
Origins Balanced Diet: Finally, Mouse is still trying to replace her yellow Clinique lotion which she has been using since she was twelve (yes, twice a day, every day), and is chock full of parabens. I can't tell how this one is working so far. We shall see. Does not burn my eyes, does not peel or feel weird on my forehead, does not smell icky. And very reasonably priced, at $25.