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.

Covered by Roses

Hello lovelies,
I've wanted to do photoshoot with this blue dress long time ago, since I only wore it live, two years ago, in Slovenia. Since then I have been collecting red roses to make a crown. I didn't have enough red roses to do so.

The combination of red and blue is definitely one of my faves. Luckily, I can still fit into the dress, as it's in size xs, and I gained a little bit of weight :D

I didn't wore any jewelry  because the effect of the crown and vibrant blue is effective enough. I kept make up super simple and as natural as possible. Minimal on eyes, and bold on lips. Hair took me a little bit longer, since my hair is so thick and wavy. I had to smooth the waves section by section for a long time, but I love the result.

Happy Holidays

Hello lovelies,
I hope you are having great time! Wishing you Happy New Year and Holidays!

I want you to step out from your comfort zone if you want to live fully in the following year :)
I will go home for a couple of days, spend some time with my family and friends, and do some sightseeing at the mountains.

So, blogging will be postponed during that time ;)

Avon Surprise

Hello lovelies,

Avon surprised me with these goodies recently, and I can't wait to do some make up looks. It's been a hell of a week, since I couldn't move from my bed, but I'm getting better. So much stuff needs to be done, and I'm bursting out of creativity, as always ;)

Here are some swatches from the Avon collection in December. Loving the packaging, so festive and glittery.

Smokey mood

Hello lovelies,

here's my recent make up look. Although I'm a huge fan of red lips, I do love nude lips as well, especially in combination with smokey eyes. And when it comes to smokey eyes, you can be creative as hell. But my ultimate favourite combination is definitely golden-black smokey eyes.

The lipstick I'm wearing is L'oreal Colour Riche Star Secrets (Brilliant De Rose-328)

 

Holiday Market

Dreamwalker

Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield

Hello lovelies,
I just want to share the story behind DW watches before I put any pictures.
DW story begins with a trip half way round the globe where Filip Tysander, the founder of DW met an intriguing gentleman from the British Isles. The man had the inspiring ability to be gentlemanly but still relaxed and unpretentious. He had an impeccable style and loved to wear his favourite watch, a classic timepeace with a solid, round casing and a dark natostrap. That man is DW. The strong relationship emerged between the two, and the founder of DW watches was inspired by Daniel's timeless style of fashion, and he decided to name his line of watches after him. DW watches are modern classics. They are sleek, smooth and easy to wear. Good for any occasion.
I ordered the one which has the tiniest round casing, because I don't like the huge ones. My hands are slim and tiny, so I love wearing small watches.

Matching Red

Hello lovelies,
here are some of the pictures I thought to share with you. Although the first ones were taken earlier than the one with coat, the combination is matching and it's absolutely connected to my basic idea of ultimate red lip with leopard print.
Although every season's trends change and I do not follow them, I find red lips the one that last forever in the beauty world. Definitely not outdated if you wear it with some leather and stilettos. Matching red lips to my clothes or making contrast with it, is something I do most of the time. Red lip is my statement for sure.

The first pictures are taken inside, and the last one is taken today, while it was raining. I do not have more pictures, as my friend took them in a rush. We had to run to the nearest cafe and save ourselves from the rain.

Hello December!

Hello lovelies,
here are some of the pictures taken in my apartment. Since the weather is awful these days, I couldn't take regular pictures outside, so I used the opportunity to do some shots inside. This time, I decided to do pinky-purple girly make up, which was perfectly fitting the whole concept, fairy dress and floral background.