Showing posts with label The Steam Cream. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Steam Cream. Show all posts

15 May 2017

Empties

Hello,

I have been scouting through my extensive cosmetics stash and found some of the forgotten items (that perfume I loved two years ago or the body lotion I felt the need to repurchase because I got such an awesome deal), some of them are still a favorite of mine but some just went to stinky town and I collected them here and I'm about to toss them.


Let's start with the magical Balea Marigold multipurpose cream. I used to use it everywhere and for everything. It is super thick and moisturizing, I used it on my dry elbows, cuticles, on my nose if I had a cold or on wounds and scars. Because of the thick greasy texture microbes couldn't come in (honey is also known to be antibacterial but it is easier to carry around smaller tub of cream than sticky honey if you get a paper cut) and it would help heal my skin faster and leaving minimal or no scars. In the process of moving I misplaced it and forgot about it, now it is too old to finish it up but I will buy myself a new pot, maybe a bit smaller than this 250 ml packaging.

The other, smaller pot is famous and expensive Steam cream which also went bad on me. It used to smell very nice, like lavender and when I used it it felt greasy, somewhat oily but it did absorb into my skin. It was part of my night time routine for a while until I bought something new and lighter for the warmer months and I forgot about it. Now I have about a third left but a weird crusty layer appeared and I don't think it is safe to use it. I like it but I think that the price tag is a little too high for a product that didn't perform miraculously on my face.

Let's continue with Avon Big & Daring mascara about which I talked in my previous post. For me this one is very basic, it looks like I'm not even wearing mascara and I personally love big and daring lashes. The name was very off and it didn't live up to its name so I'm tossing it.

I finished another Essence all about matt fixing compact powder (my fourth or fifth one). It looks white but on my skin it comes of translucent, it sets my make-up (not for long) but it doesn't look cakey. I can reapply through the day and it manages to look nice. The low price tag is also a nice touch and I think I will repurchase it forever.



At the bottom is Avon ultra color lipstick in a limited edition shade called Polarizing Peach. It had a nice cream finish without shimmer. The formula was a standard Avon one which I love so much and the lovely fresh peach shade was very fitting for the Spring time.

In the middle there is one last item and it is from Skin 79 the oriental double perfection eye healer (eye cream in short). It had a gel consistency which absorbed quickly but it didn't impressed me, it was an okay eye cream and definitely not worth 20 € I spent on it. I'm already using something new and so far so good.



Thank you for reading and have a nice day

18 January 2016

A little steam

Hello,

today I have prepared skincare post. This is the cream I have been using at night and recently I incorporated it in my day routine as well. This cream is very natural and has some interested technology hence the name The Steam Cream.


The Steam Cream

It was really popular a couple of years ago and I never understood why. Well, last year my sister was talking about it so I bought it for her for Christmas. They had special set, two creams for the price of one. They are not that cheap so I decided to take it and test one myself. I gave the prettier packaging to my sister so I was left with this rather vintage looking holiday inspired one which doesn't appeal to me to much.

The Steam Cream

I had so many creams already opened so I opened and tried it in warmer months. It has oils in it and my skin is already oily especially in the summer so I didn't like it at all. It was way too greasy but I liked the scent. It has lovely lavender smell to it and that is something I love. I again forgot about it and just recently I rediscovered it and I decided that it is time to use it up since it is a natural product and it will soon go bad.
I'm using it at night when I don't mind greasy face and my skin really likes it. The other day my skin was acting up and it was pretty dry so I applied thin layer all over my face, topped it of with a primer and BB cream and obligatory layer of powder and it was okay. I was so surprised that in the summer when I tried it it didn't worked but now in cooler months my skin loves it.
I would recommend it to everyone with a dry, flakey or dehydrated skin. Yes it is a bit on the expensive side but you need so little at the time and this tin is a bit bigger than your normal face cream, it holds 75 ml of products.

I'm honestly not so sure if I would repurchase at least not in the warmer months when my skin doesn't need such a rich cream. First I will try to use up everything I have and then I will see what works best for me.


Thank you for reading and  have a nice day