Empties

 Hello,

this is the second half of my empties for the month of August (okay, one isn't completely empty but it has probably gone off).

First is Pflanzen kosmetik von Miller Jojoba oil. It is a staple in my make-up since I like to use it as a make-up remover and as a moisturizer. I think I already have a new bottle but I got spoiled with make-up removing balm which I think I prefer, so now this Jojoba oil will become more as a moisturizer for me. 

I did not use this oil from The Body Shop Tahitian Orchid as a massage oil but in the shower after washing (applying it on wet skin) and my body had nice herbal scent when I went to bed. I used to love oils on my skin but now I am just not that much into greasy filing so now I prefer lotions. I am glad that I used it up but I won't be buying it again.

The only item which isn't completely finished is this old H&M color essence eye cream eyeshadow in Shirocco. I had this for way too many years and now it is time to declutter it. It was still very creamy but it started to crease and so it hit the bin.This one was doubled as a primer as well since it lasted on me all day long. Beautiful warm brown which could be sheered out and I often applied something powdery on top to change the tone and made it slightly different and interesting to wear. If H&M would still have them I would get it immediately.

Big pot ia Afrodita's Pure Coconut body butter. In a way it was light but it didn't completely sink into my skin. I wanted to get the scrub but I accidentally got the butter... I wasn't mad because I liked it but probably I will get the scrub next since I have too many body moisturizers.

I have finished another bottle of my beloved foundation, it is Catrice HD liquid coverage foundation in Light Beige. I really like it because it is buildable, shade matches me and it is very inexpensive. I already have a backup and I am full stocked with it if they perhaps discontinue it. I hope that will never happen but why my luck you never know. 

I wanted to try some of their loose powders and at the end I also picked up two of their lip products, one of them is this Makeup Revolution London glaze lip oil Glam Pink with Cherry scent. This oil was slightly pink tinted but on the lips it was clear. The scent was present but it didn't remind me specifically of Cherry. This was super thin lip oil which disappeared within 10min of of my lips, my lips got a bit dry and flaky towards the end of the day and that is major reason for not getting it again, plus it was gone in just three days.

Next is another Dr. Paw Paw plumping lip oil. Recently I was talking in detail about it and I was not a fan. It also disappears within 10min, it doesn't hydrate much and constant reapplying is a must. For me this is just too much of a hassle and I don't want to get it again, their multi purpose balms suit me better. 

And the very last item is another lip product it is Mixa lip balm  anti-dryness for dry, flaky lips. This was a solid lip balm, hydrating and nourishing but it also disappeared from my lips too fast. I probably won't get it again but out of the three used up lip products from this post this one was my favorite.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Empties

Hello,

long time no words from me, I know I know but I'm back with one of the most 'refreshing' posts. That is how these empties feels for me, like a little Spring cleaning where I get to throw a bunch of empty and now useless packaging away.
Less clutter is how I want to live my life and that mostly includes using up what I have (check) and buying as little as possible (a bit smaller check ;)-

Okay, without any rambling this is Garnie oil beauty body scrub. I bought a set with lotion which was recommended to me by my sister (I haven't used it yet) but this scrub was nice. I prefer to use a brush for my body but this one smelled really good. Would I repurchase it, nope simply I don't think it is cost efficient compared with the big 'horse' brush which lasts for a really long time.

Mixa baby surgras moisturizer for face and body for sensitive and dry skin was another 'let's try it out' kind of product. A while ago I was into baby creams for my sensitive skin to provide it with necessary moisture and tone down my redness. I wasn't really pleased with it (I honestly don't even remember what I thought of it since it was so long since I used it), now I found it at the back so I just used it on my body to finish it up.

One of my favorite face washes is this Himalaya purifying neem foaming face wash. It is bright green but it comes out as a light foam which effectively removes everything from my face but it doesn't dry it out. I still love it and I will buy it soon, right now I'm using another favorite of mine.

Hands down my favorite under the eye area concealer is this Essence camouflage healthy glow concealer in Light Ivory. It is a bit light that is why I only use it under my eyes but I love how buildable the coverage is and how natural it looks, very very little creasing and that is amazing. I'm already using my next tube of it.

Huh, Essence used to make these prettifying lip oils in three options (I had all of them). This one is red named First help pinky. It had very little pigment but it was super glossy/juicy looking with nice nourishing properties even though constant reapplying was a must. Still, I think it is worth it.

This is my second Milnica's Rosemary toner. It has quite a strong herbal scent (I like it a lot) but the reason why I keep buying it is that I think it is nicely moisturizing, I even pour it into the spray bottle and use it on my face without any cotton pads that would absorb its magic.

The very last one is this Fenjal intensive creme deo roll on that I fell in love with. Roll on thingy is my favorite way of applying deodorant and I liked the fresh and clean scent of it and to top it of it really worked for me, no stinky underarms for me  ;)




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Empties

Hello,

my vacation is coming and I would like to finish up as much as possible. This time I don't have much but I split it into face and body care even though at the first glance it might not look like that...

Mixa soothing toner optimal tolerance for reactive and sensitive skin was with me for a really long time. The big 200 ml bottle lasted me for months and I haven't notice anything special about it. I liked the pump but the products itself was nothing to talk about. I'm already using something new and I don't miss it.

L'oreal micellar water has become a staple. This is the 'new' bottle, previous one was squared and this one is round and much bigger (400 ml) so it also just like the toner, last for a long time. I liked it because it effectively removed all of the remains of my make-up but right now I'm using a different brand because I wanted a change but most probably I will repurchase it.

The third product is Avon foot works Vanilla Berry exfoliating scrub which is meant for feet but I always use them on my face. I get the LE scented ones so they make my routine a bit different. This one smells nice of berries but the formula is different. They usually are packed with rough particles which effectively removes all dead skin but this one felt like the particles are more round and more gentle which is good in theory so that way I'm not damaging my skin too much but the negative side is that it felt like rubbing my skin with moisturizer. I used it up pretty fast and I'm about to use a Coconut scented one and I hope that the formula is the 'old' one.

The tube is Avon naturals sensational Wild Berries and Pomegranate creamy yoghurt scrub. The scent really reminds me of fruity youghurt and the texture is rich and creamy with actual seed irregular shapes and sizes so they look real and I do believe they come from the actual fruit mentioned before. It really is a nice product but I still prefer my big 'horse' brush (it is round and has a strap to put your hand through, just like the ones people use brushing their horses with) which leaves no residue in my shower ;) but I will have to get the lotion in the same scent because it is so very good.

Avon after sun soothing body butter is the very last item finished this month and even though I haven't been on a vacation and wasn't exposing my pale body to the almighty Sun I used it at night to nourish my body and give me that real Summer feeling (right now it is raining outside and all in all we are having a crappy Summer so far). I liked it but it was a bit thick which probably isn't the best in the hot climate but thankfully we are having pretty cold weather so I wasn't bothered by it. The scent remind me of raw Cocoa butter with a fake Coconut scent but it wasn't to bad, very tropical and happy.

I hope that the temperatures will rise again and we will be able to enjoy in the real Summer and use up some sun lotions with high SPF ;)




Thank you for reading and have a nice day

Empties

Hello,

it is almost the end of the month and I'm back with my empties post. It will be divided in two parts, simply because I used too many things and this post will already be long.

First one standing is Mixa cleansing micellar water for sensitive and reactive skin & eyes. It was a clear and scentless watery liquid which I tried to use as a make-up remover and it didn't do to well, it only manged to push make-up around but it didn't remove much. They also have the regular one which I haven't tried yet but this one didn't give me much hope. I eventually used it up after make up wipes and face wash, just to make sure there is absolutely no make up left and also to slightly moisturize my face after extensive cleanse. It did calm down and moisturized my skin but not enough, so next time when I will shop for cleansing water I will skip this one.

Natura Siberica makes this tonic lotion which still leaves me a bit puzzling at how to use it properly. You see, the texture is creamy like cleansing milk but the instructions at the back tells you that you put it on a cotton pad and apply all over clean face. It is not meant to clean but to moisturize and I'm just not used to using such creamy products as moisturizing toners. The texture of the product don't match what it is supposed to do, at least not for me but after two or three weeks I got used to it until I figured it out that it was causing my skin to break out, heavily. I finished this product in the shower where I mixed it with my body wash. I definitely won't repurchase it again.

Next we have Avon Anew genics dark circle corrector eye cream. I feel like it wasn't so long time ago since I started using it. It had an interesting safety opening which is convenient for traveling but I still manged to squeeze some product into the cap. It had a little pigment pearls in it which camouflaged some under eye darkness, I'm pretty fair and the shade wasn't to dark. I appreciated the formula as it was moisturizing but at the same time it sink in really fast. I would repurchase it again but considering not so low price tag and how fast I used it up, I will try something else next time.

I finally finish this sun cream which is from Lavazon sonnen fluid SPF30. I talked about it in May and since I figured it out that it breaks me out I was using it on my hands whenever I went out. Someone might thought that I haven't used much protection since this bottle is small, 50 ml, but I was using some other creams in conjunction. It was alright for my body but definitely not okay for my face.

The last item is old Avon Super Shock lip gloss in the shade Melon Madness. These bottles are huge, they hold 12 ml of product and I manged to use maybe a quarter. The scent remind me of melon so first I thought there is connection with the name (I bought two other shades and they all smell the same) but it isn't. The scent is still nice though. The main issue is the color. Don't get me wrong, I like coral glosses and even the little golden shimmer doesn't bother me but this is so pigmented, basically the color you see on the photo is what you get on your lips and you can't sheer it out much. I figured that I haven't use it in over a year so I think I won't miss it. I like this line of glosses and if they would still be available I might pick some shades but only if they are light, sheer.

Stay tuned for second part of my empties.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day

For babies butts and my face

Hello,

I'm back with another skincare post. This time is my favorite night cream type of product. I'm almost done with my first tube and on the photo is the second one.

Mixa Barier Cream Baby-Change

It is Mixa Barier Cream Baby-Change. It is a cream meant for babies butts to prevent irritation and reduce the redness. I had Bioderma Anti Redness cream and these two perform the same, the only difference I could find is in the price and packaging. The Bioderma one comes in a 40 ml tube and costs around 20 € while this Mixa one carries 100 ml of product and you can get it for around 4 €.
I use it only at night because it is very greasy (I don't mind it because I usually sleep on my back and I don't wipe it of in my pillow) but it moisturize my skin very well. Have you ever had dry irritated and red nose because you had a cold? Well, then you probably haven't been using this cream. I swear my nose looked fine, no one noticed I had a cold but that is not all. It says it is anti redness cream and I have overall pretty pink/red irritated face and using this baby every night helped to reduce it for real.

I can see why people overlook this cream, I mean it is meant to be applied on babies buttocks. Probably I'm the only crazy person out there who read what it says on the packaging and think oh yeas, that would be amazing for my face as well  ;)


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Shopping day

Hello,

how are you? Today I had some errands to do and while I was in the city I jumped to the drugstore (actually I went into two different ones) to check whats new or if they have some nice sales going on.

As you can see I was successful  ;)

I wanted to try these little pots from Balea for a long time now and finally I picked up two scents.

Mixa cream is a repurchase, mine tube is still pretty full but apparently they are discontinuing it in one of the stores and it was pretty cheap so I just had to get it.

Afrodita's great burdock oil is for my mom since I told her that it is a magical product for me. She wanted to try it so I got it for her.

The rest of the products are new to me and when I saw the in the store I felt the urge to picked them up  and I will be testing them for the next few weeks. 

Thank you for reading and have a nice day