SKINCARE

Hello lovelies,

these are my current favorite skincare items. I am testing some of them at the moment, so I will let you know if they are worth repurchasing. I am using some of these products for a month only, so I need a little bit more to know if they are perfect for my skin type.

Skincare & make up update

Hello lovelies,

this blog post is dedicated to some of my favourite skincare products as well as foundations and concealers. Some of them, I have been using for ages, and some of them are pretty much new in my routine.

I have always had such a roller coaster journey when it comes to my skin, and I still have troubles with taking care of it. My skin is ( as I like to say) the worst type of them all. It is combination to oily, plus, it is hypersensitive. When you have combination/oily skin, you use strong products, to maintain your sebum production, and keep your skin looking healthy, but at the same time, get rid of the ugly shine, because of the overproduction of sebum. If you want to make sure that your skin does not break out (because of the overproduction of the sebum) you also want to make sure that is stays hydrated, and your skin should not be over dried by the harsh ingredients. On the top of everything, if your skin reacts to everything, it makes it super hard not to get breakouts. When I say everything, I mean everything. Even to the air you breathe, and the dust in the house. That is why I am obsessed with cleaning and making sure that everything is always so sanitized.

I am taking care of my skin as much as possible, and I do not skip my routine ever. If I am travelling and I have to skip my routine, my skin will get bumpy and red all over the face. So, I pay attention to the cleansing the most. I use drugstore make up, almost everything I use is drugstore, but when it comes to skincare, I do not regret my money. I would spend a fortune on the skincare, as no foundation can replace healthy looking skin.  

So, I always use Micellar Water to remove my make up. First, I take of the fake lashes, and liquid lipsticks with amazing Garnier oily make up remover. It takes off the long lasting and stubborn lipsticks. For my skin on the rest of the face, I use Bioderma one, because it is perfect for my sensitive skin. I never react to it. After I cleanse my face with Micellar Waters, I wash it ( sometimes I do double washing) with the Murad Soothing Gel Cleanser. It is wonderful for my sensitive skin. I never feel discomfort or tightness after washing my face. After cleansing it with water, I spritz a little bit of the Murad Hydrating Toner.

Nashi Argan After Sun

Hello lovelies,

I wrote about hair care in some of my previous posts, and I introduced you to the Nashi Argan brand. I will not write about history of this particular brand, as you can find all the information in the older post.

Let me tell you just one more thing about Nashi Argan: I thought new products will be in the same range with the regular one. When I discovered Nashi Argan for the first time I was blown away. I thought, the After Sun will not be as fascinating, but I was wrong! I was blown away once again!

I can not imagine summer without these After Sun products.

They saved my pale skin, that is for sure.

Skincare routine

Hello lovelies,

it's been a while since I posted about skincare products. Not much has changed, that's why I didn't post about new skincare products.

When it comes to make up, I have to confess, as much as I adore putting my make up on, I don't wear it everyday, just because I feel that my skin can not bear the weight of it. Although the process of putting make up on is always fun and filled with joy, make up removal is always the opposite. And if you are a perfectionist like me, well, it may take you a while to clean it afterwards. I do not do harsh contour, American styled eyebrows, those you see on Instagram. I'm more sophisticated and natural obsessed girl. If you watch Lisa Eldridge, you will know what I'm talking about.
To cut the story short, even though I do not put make up everyday, I have to stick to the skin regime or my skin will go nuts. Trust me, I have tried skipping the routine, and it didn't work. If I'm on plane, or have to travel long distance, I have to carry a bag full of skincare products, otherwise, my skin will react crazily.
I got it used to the perfectly clean environment, and I have to maintain that level of hygiene or the skin will break out.

I do not put layers of foundation on, just on the areas where needed. Even in that case, I double cleanse the skin.
Of course, I do that very gently.
My skin is sensitive and combination.
I do not have dry patches, but sometimes dehydrated. T-zone is slightly oily. I can not use products full of parabens, alcohol, perfumes, etc. It reacts immediately.
So, after years of searching the perfect products for my skin, I ended up mostly on Avene, Bioderma and Dr. Hauschka . Dr.Hauschka is amazing and what's the most important thing, the ingredients in the products are natural and are formulated to support the skin's biology to achieve balanced and radiant complexion.

So, here are all the products I'm using. Of course, in rotation, and not at the same time. Some of the products are rarely used, just in the special occasions, and some of them are used regularly.

This is what my skincare routine looks like:

Morning 

Cleansing

1. I cleanse the skin with Avene Clean-Ac Cleansing Cream which is so gentle, and it doesn't dry your skin. Sometimes with that sometimes with Dr. Hauschka Cleansing Cream, which is not a scrub or anything like that. You just press it on the skin with your fingers, and then rinse it.

Toning

2. For toning, I use Dr.Hauschka Clarifying Toner. It's so refreshing. I leave it for a couple of seconds to dry and then pat what's left on the skin with gentle pressing. 

Moisturizing/Hydrating

3. After toning, or sometimes just spraying thermal water, I use a couple of drops of Clarifying Day Oil which normalizes the oil production on T-zone, and leaves the dehydrated patches nourished. Instead of that, I sometimes use Melissa Day Cream or Bioderma Sebium Global. If my skin is feelinf really dehydrated I rarely use Avon  Anew Nutri-Advance. Underneath Make-up, I sometimes use  L'oreal Magic Blur. 

For the udereye area, I use Dr. Hauschka Daily Hydrating Cream or very light one by Balea. My eyes become red when someone near is smoking, or mascara is not good for my sensitive eyes, so I can not live without Visine eye drops.

Evening

I do not like to put creams during night, simply because I feel my skin needs to breathe. Sometimes I put Cleanance K creme gel, which is amazing one. It's the one you use at night, and not only it hydrates it also exfoliates your skin during night. Most of the time I put a little bit of coconut oil on the lips and that's it.

Deep Cleanse

For deep cleanse which I do once or twice a week, I use face masks. The steam bath from Dr Hauschka saved my life. You use it before the deep cleanse to open the pores and make the mask penetrate deeper. I use Clay mask twice a week. And once a week I use revitalizing mask and the one I make myself which consists of lemon juice and baking soda. 

For massages I use Clinique take the day off balm. 

Make up removal

Bioderma H20 and Eucerin Dermato Clean Micellar Water are great for removing your make up.

New in/Make up and Stuff

Last post was all about clothes that I have bought recently, and this one is about make up and other stuff.
 I'll start with make up products  first ;)
These are all bought recently. I didn't have much time to take all the pictures of products bought a month ago.

 I'm not massive fan of blush, and I do not use it at all. Rarely ever. This one was cheap, and I liked the texture, so I thought to give it a try ;)

 Lovely product, but, as you can see I used only this forth shade, the palest one would be probably right for the winter, and the third for the July-August when I get a bit darker. But the first two shades won't be used, I'm sure ;)

 Great product, for lips, for hands, for legs. I use it all over my body after shower, massage it into the skin, when it feels dehydrated.

 Immediately after buying this lipgloss from Revlon, I tried it on and took a couple of shots, to show you how wonderful it is. It is greatly pigmented! I do not wear any make up here, except this lipgloss, but this color would be intensified when I make a post with some lovely eye make up :D
p.s. This is just one thin coat of the lipgloss, my lips are full, so I didn't want to put another layer, or use lip pencil, because my lips would get giant, and it would look unproportional with my small head :P
I bought these two shades, the cooler one is fuschia pink, and the warmer one is coral pink. In shades 303 and 501. There was bright red shade, and one amazing nude shade, but as I have got tons of red lipsticks in all possible shades, I chose to skip that one.

 Some of the jewelry :) I made a similar post a couple of months ago, where I put tons of jewelry pictures, so I chose to put only the most recent bought ;)

 Wonderful Parfois bracelet. I bought 2, to wear them on stage, they look fantastic!

And, to finish off with Dr. Scholl's^®High Heel Insoles. These are the brand new, but I bought tons of these, and I have it on every single heel I own. These insoles are proven to improve the way you feel in heels. The unique design helps prevent foot aches and pains caused by high heels two inches and higher. Plus, the ultra-soft gel arch shifts pressure off the ball of your foot while providing guaranteed all-day comfort.
Well, ladies, if you are non-stop in heels, you need these, believe me!

These are the brand new Dr. Scholl's Callus Reducers. Well, I used them for ages, and I bought the new ones. I brush my feet once a week, and make a bath with some oils in it, and then finish off with the creme.
Once you come home, wearing high heels, you need to make a feet bath, and use these reducers firstly. Especially in the summer, when your feet are exposed. I hate when I see a girl's dry and rough feet, it looks awful. It takes time, I know, bit it's for yourself. I do this once a week, for about half an hour, and it makes my feet look smooth and polished. I'm a bit mad about skin care, and home rituals :)

So, that was it.

Hugs and kisses

Angelica

Make up/Part III

I've been writing about Make up history a couple of months ago. You can see it here. I've been posting pictures and shared opinions about my make-up products, which you can see here. And yes, the first post, about my make up products needs to be completed, so I decided to do another post, of my make up products.
As I've said in the first part, it won't be post about make up recension. I'll just put the pictures of my skin care and make up products. As I use it, I obviously love it. There's no need to write about negative and positive sides, as I'm not any kind of make up guru. And to be honest, I've got no time for it.
I'll just say that my skin needs extra care, and is very sensitive, if not treated properly I may get breakouts. I'm hygiene obsessed girl, and I hate every little sign of dirt. My clothes need special care, I hate cigarettes, I don't like our second hand shops in which I immediately get red after I come in, I can't stand watching people sleep with their make up on, and seeing them with mascara left under their eyes. I find it awful. I've got nothing against second hand shops, I visit them sometimes, and one day I'll go to London and Paris just to visit all of their second hand shops. But our second hand shops are the story for its own. And oh, there's a huge difference between vintage and second hand shops(but I'll write about that in another post). And again, I started talking about tons of things at the same time.
Let's go back to make up. I'll be quick, as you could see every little detail about make up in the previous posts, to which I posted links above.
Let me start with the skincare products I missed to post in the first make up post.
I'll just say that, when I wear no make up, I'll just spray Avene Thermal Water and pat it with the tissue.
If I'm wearing a sheer foundation, just a small amount, I'll remove it with Avene-Extremely Gentle Cleanser.
If I'm wearing full Foundation,powder, false lashes, red lipstick, I'd use Miccelar Lotion for removing make up from face. But for eyes, I'll use another product separately, which is Avene Gentle Eye make up remover/it removes false eyelashes as well. After all of that, I'll cleanse my skin with some additional products, as it's not enough. I'll wash it with purifying gel, or put an exfoliating creme, or use Lotion Toner. But I wear it only in a special occasion(when I've got concert, or when it's someone's birthday party, etc)
Normally, everyday, I'll just wear spf hydrating creme, and a lip balm. Sometimes mascara,red lipstick and a tiny amount of eyeshadow. That's all.
Now, I apply foundation with fingers, I also use fingers for applying some eyeshadows. I use brushes from time to time, and I've got a couple of them. I've posted about each of it in the first part, so I'll just put one picture here.

Under make up, I always use Light Hydrating creme, and I use this one, as my skin is sensitive and Combination.

For cleaning my skin, but with no make up on, I regularly use Thermal water, and Extremely Gentle Cleanser

I've already explained what I use for removing extra make up, so I'll just put the pictures without description.

 All together

When it gets warm and sunny in the early summer, I'll use this 30 SPF creme for face,

but when it gets warmer in July and August, I'll use this one with 50 SPF, for my body.
Now, let me add a couple of pictures of my make up products, which I didn't put in the previous post.

That's all
Hugs and kisses
Taida