Winter skin essentials

I stopped by The Body Shop during work today. I picked up a the Honey & Oat 3-in-1 Scrub Mask , Neroli Jasmin body lotion and the Aloe Soothing Day Cream.  I love the smell of the lotion and its not too greasy which is great. It has sandalwood in it so it's a bit strong but I think it will be good for winter. I already tried on the face mask; you can't really go wrong with oats and honey because they are both good for dry skin. I"ll see how the face cream works out, I wanted something without SPF for moisturizing purposes. Now I need a good eye cream that will take care of both dark circles and dryness, any suggestions?

 

Fari's Dad

One of my best friends' father passed away Monday night. He was suffering form colon cancer for a while now. I spent the day with her and her family yesterday. The prayer for him was in a Masjid in the Bronx last night and they are burying him this morning in New Jersey. I'm really not very good at dealing with these kind of things, I usually stay away from it. When I walked into her house I wanted to turn around and run back out. I guess this was Allah's way of saying, " It's not always about you, so man up and do something for someone else for once." Her mom was there when he passed away, yet she couldn't remember it at all. her mind just blocked it all out. She had a moment of hysteria, but she was okay later on. I know my friend is trying to be very brave just for her mom, that's just the kind of person she is. Even if she is scared, she will put it aside.
It was the first dead face I've seen so up close, and I did get a bit freaked out afterwards. Thankfully, her cousins' husband helped me out a bit. I shouldn't be scared because there is no reason to be, but it was the first time so didn't know what to expect. I know she sort of wanted me to, so I could be a part of what she's going through. I wish I could do more, but I don't know what I could possibly do. I still feel very overwhelmed, I cant even imagine what they've been going through. Even though they've been expecting it for about two years now, you can never be fully prepared. They're very strong people though, so I'm positive they will definitely be okay.