My daughter and I recently decided to do a complete Spring (albeit Fall) cleaning because we could no longer take another minute of living in a messy, unorganized houseful of things we certainly did not need. We went to The Container Store and bought dozens of organizational shelves, drawers, and other miscellaneous storage containers. But when we got back from the store we realized we couldn’t bring in all of our new items without discarding many of our old household items. And as it turned out, most of the things we did not need (nor use) were skin care and beauty products that took up most all of our space. So as difficult as it was…we filled up trash bag after trash bag of half-used, taking-up tons of space and most likely ineffective (and possibly expired) beauty products.

Once we were done with our household purge of beauty products we had to deduce what to do next. We decided instead of a multitude of bottles, jars and tubes taking up all kinds of space, we were going to go with a select few of super-sizes of our favorite skin, hair and body care products.

I said, “Ashley, Imagine one shampoo, one conditioner and one body wash in the shower? And one body lotion on the bathroom sink counter, along with one facial cleanser, one treatment product and one moisturizer that are large enough to last a good length of time and is not only superb but perfect for most all skin types and indications?” She agreed wholeheartedly!

So my mission was to find unparalleled quality, super-effective, results-oriented products that we both could use and would also last a nice length of time.

These are the magnificent products I chose:

Body Cleansing and Moisturizing
Gentle foaming and terrific smelling Archipelago Botanicals Pomegranate Wash for the Body.  And the ultra hydrating and skin restoring AHAVA Mineral Body Lotion Triple Size.

Facial Cleansing
A 16oz. Philosophy Purity Made Simple liquid cleansing emulsion that not only cleanses and clarifies the skin, it’s a dynamic multi-tasker that removes makeup, decongests and tones the skin as well!

Facial Treatment
Perricone MD Cold Plasma Super Size is suitable for all skin types, profoundly repairs and nourishes the skin and addresses ten specific issues of aging. This is the mother of all anti-aging products and is a value to boot!

Facial Moisturizer
My favorite along with being World famous…The uber-hydrating (without being greasy) moisturizer (and one of Oprah’s favorite things!) Philosophy Hope In A Jar.