Since I am on a fairly strict budget, there really isn't a whole lot of extra cash laying around. I've had to take some extreme measures on budgeting. I've had to take a real close look at my grocery bill. I've had to cut out a lot of things to make a grocery budget last longer. Gone are most of the snacks. I only get snacks once a month and when they are gone, they are gone. If there is a buy one get one deal, I will take a closer look at it. Especially if it is something from the meat department, then I can freeze that into smaller portions so I cant take out what I need, when I need it.
But since there is no financial wiggle room, I am not able to get my normal face cream and face wash. Skyn Iceland is my go to when we are talking about face care stuff. And since I am out of the face wash and face cream, I have been relying on the gift with purchase Tula probiotic stuff. I am not impressed with the Tula face wash and cream. I find the face wash too drying and the face cream not hydrating enough. I have really dry skin and it's hard to find stuff hydrating enough without being too much. What pisses me off the most is the smell of both of them. They both have this fake rose smell that lingers. Don't get me wrong kids, I like the smell of rose but I am very picky on the smell of body stuff. I do have loads of Chanel and Amouage body products and I knew what they smelled like. That's why I got them but I don't want too many smells when it comes to my day to day soaps and lotions. I switch my perfumes quite often and I don't need some lingering smells from my soap and lotion.
The upside is that I still managed to hold fast and not buy anything from the Sephora spring sale. I wasn't mad about it when I first decided to give it a miss and still not mad about it. I know that there will be the fall sale and other deals coming but buying anything from Sephora or even Ulta isn't in the cards for me. Redeeming my free product from Bath and Body Works is going to have to wait as well. I still have tons of candles that I am trying to use and I have a couple of months before I use the reward.
