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Review: Creme de la Mer – A miracle come true

Published on December 13, 2009 in Beauty. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Creme de la Mer is where miracles begin. I’m skeptical about miracles sometimes too but this one sounded so good that it must be true. So I decided to try this cream and see the effects on my own skin.

I wrote a preview for this moisturizing cream a few days ago, where I talked about its ingredients (which are all natural), what you should expect of it, the price, how it was made and by who. So, if you are interested in those details please read the preview here.

Creme de la Mer Moisturizing Cream Review: Creme de la Mer A miracle come true

I’ve been using this cream for more than 6 weeks now, and I figured it’s just about time to make a review. I like to test the creams for a longer period of time, especially the ones who claim to be anti-wrinkle because you have to give them time to adapt with your skin and until you will see the effects it will take a few weeks, depending on the cream.

I’ve been using good creams before this one too (even anti-wrinkles) so I can’t really say that I had a lot of wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles. I always used face and eye creams and I took very good care of my complexion.

I just turned 28 in the beginning of December so I’m qualified for testing anti-wrinkles creams, because I’ve also start using them for over a year now. It is said you should start using anti-wrinkles creams not when you notice your first lines but long before that because you want to prevent their appearance.

First of all I want to let you know that I have an oily type of skin. If you girls have the same you know for sure that it takes special care and you always try to fight shine (at least I do). I have been searching for creams that will be absorbed fast by the skin without leaving my complexion looking oily but I can’t say that I’ve found the perfect one yet.

Creme de la Mer Review: Creme de la Mer A miracle come true

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Clinique Holiday 2009 Skincare Gifts

Published on December 6, 2009 in Beauty. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Daily Defenders – Limited Edition – $55.00

Daily Defenders

This is a gift for all skin types that want to arm their skin with the best line of defense. The set is wrapped in a pretty pink bag and contains:

  • Youth Surge SPF 15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer (1.7oz/50ml) helps slow visible signs of aging.
  • Even Better Skin Tone Corrector (5oz/15 ml) helps virtually undo visible evidence of sun damage, age spots and acne scarring.
  • All About Eyes Rich (21oz/7ml)  de-puffs, targets fine lines

All About Tomorrow – Limited Edition – $42.50

All About Tomorrow

Three skin brighteners unveil brighter, smoother skin from head to toe, all in a cool blue bag. The set is dedicated to all types of skin.
Set includes:

  • Turnaround Concentrate Visible Skin Renewer (1oz/30ml)
  • Turnaround Body Smoothing Cream (1oz/30ml)
  • Turnaround Instant Facial (5oz/15 ml)

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Estee Lauder TOP 10 Holiday 2009 Skincare Gifts

Published on December 6, 2009 in Beauty. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

Hello my dears,

Here is another post full with great gift ideas for the holidays. After writing about Estee Lauder’s Makeup Gift Sets here is the turn of Skincare Gifts.

Lifting / Firming Essentials (with full-size Resilience Lift Extreme) – Limited Edition – $80.00

Estee Lauder Lifting Firming Essentials Estee Lauder TOP 10 Holiday 2009 Skincare Gifts

This limited-time collection includes beautiful skin solutions for Lifting / Firming in an exclusive gift box:

  • Resilience Lift Extreme – Ultra Firming Creme SPF 15 (1.7 oz) for dry skin
  • Perfectionist [CP+] Wrinkle Lifting Serum 5 oz
  • Resilience Lift Extreme – Ultra Firming Eye Cream 17 oz
  • Soft Clean – Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser 1.7 oz

Re-Nutriv The Ultimate Lift (with full-size Ultimate Lifting Creme) – Limited Edition – $295.00

Estee Lauder ReNutriv Ultimate Lift Estee Lauder TOP 10 Holiday 2009 Skincare Gifts

This limited-time collection includes a chic, zippered travel bag filled with:

  • Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Creme, 1.7 oz.
  • Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Serum, .5 oz.
  • Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Eye Creme, .24 oz.
  • Re-Nutriv Intensive Hydrating Creme Cleanser, 1.7 oz.
  • Travel Bag

Perfectionist [CP+] – Wrinkle Lifting Serum – $55.00

Estee Lauder Perfectionist Wrinkle Lifting Serum Estee Lauder TOP 10 Holiday 2009 Skincare Gifts

This powerful wrinkle-correcting serum dramatically reduces the appearance of lines, wrinkles and age spots.

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A beautiful skin in any season!

Published on November 19, 2009 in Beauty. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

The beauty of skin is a woman’s business card!

For this, preventing the signs left by time should be a major concern for a woman, starting from the age of 20 years! Therefore, our skin needs special care!

Every esthetician will tell you this: a beautiful skin is a well cleaned and moisturized one. Besides the daily hydration, and the gentle exfoliation twice a week, use also a moisturizing and nourishing mask, soothing and regenerative, to restore your skin vitality and freshness!

Beautiful-winter-skin

How? By applying periodical (1 day per week) a beauty mask made from 100% natural products! You don’t always need to go to a beauty salon to take care of your skin! Even you, in the privacy of your home, can prepare such a mask! You only need a few natural ingredients, a little time … and some skill!

If you want to know the recipe, keep reading!

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My experience at Make Up For Ever and Sephora beauty shops

Published on November 11, 2009 in Beauty. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

Hi Girls!

Today I went to Make Up For Ever (MUFE) professional beauty shop decided to check out their goodies and to buy a new foundation. Almost 2 months ago I’ve bought All Mat Face Matifying Primer (I will review it shortly)  from Make Up For Ever and since I was so pleased with it I’ve decided to buy the foundation from the same brand.

The shop was not very big (almost the size of my living room) but full with all the products of the new collection and makeup accessories. When I entered the shop the 2 makeup artists present there were very polite and they offered to help me right away. It was a pleasant surprise to see that they have makeup artists in the shop instead of beauty sellers like in other beauty shops and let me tell you that the difference was huge. They were really aware of all the products in the shop (at least of all  that I’ve asked for) and they could also help you with makeup tips and advices . After checking out some of the new products I’ve stopped to look at the HD foundation and one of the makeup artist was glad to help me out.

Make-Up-For-Ever-Professional-shop

I told her that I’m looking for a new foundation (for oily skin) and she invited me to take a seat at the makeup table, where she will test some of the foundation on my skin. Here was the first difference (in the positive way of course),  because working with clients all the time she really knew what I needed and showed me the only 2 foundation fit for my skin type.

Since I knew that I was going to look for a foundation I didn’t put any makeup on my face (only mascara and lipgloss) so she started by testing the Mat Velvet Matifying Foundation (for oily skin type) after she used a makeup cream removal. Maybe in other countries is normal that when you are shopping for a foundation a makeup artist should assist you and test the foundation on your skin, but believe me that here this is not happening (most of the times sellers try the products on their own skin) and this was the first time when I’ve experienced this in my country and I felt great. I definitely told to myself that I will comeback since they were so professional in choosing the right shade especially since I’ve never tried their foundations before. Continue reading ‘My experience at Make Up For Ever and Sephora beauty shops’

Academie Hypo Sensible

Published on October 14, 2009 in Beauty. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

I’ve been talking to you before about Academie products and its Professional Facial Treatments but now I want to offer some answers to those who have a sensitive skin. Is your skin is sensitive, gets easily irritate and red, it’s reactive to any cosmetic product? Academie has created the Hypo-Sensible Line  to answer the most difficult skin’s demands.

Academie Hypo Sensible

The scientific beauty concept in 3 acts:

1. Purifying and raising

Water, lotion, gel and velvety cream prepare and purifies the face, respecting the skin sensitivity. They improve the dermic breathing, accelerate the cellular renewal and fortifies the immune system. Each texture corresponds to a specific gesture, with or without water. The skin is ready to receive the care products.

Purify without water:

Demaquillante Biphase for eyes

Demaquillante and tonicg water for face and eyes

Demaquillant milk Hypo-Sensible

Purify with water:

Demaquillant purifying gel

Mousse demaquillant

Purify with tonic:

Tonic lotion Hypo-Sensible – without alcohol

Normalized lotion

Raising:

Phyto – Gomaje marine

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Academie Professional Facial Treatments

Published on September 24, 2009 in Beauty. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

When was the last time you spoiled your complexion with a professional treatment? If you are treating yourself with a professional facial treatment every month let me congratulate you for taking such a good care of your skin, but are ladies that don’t have the time or the time to go every month to a beauty salon for a professional facial treatment.

Healthy Face Skin

I admit that I would like to spoil myself with different skin treatments every 2 weeks if  would be possible but I try to compensate it with weekly face treatments at home, using pealing, hydrating and anti-aging masks. I try as much as I can to go to the beauty salon for a professional facial treatment with every chance of season.

We all have to be reminded that since autumn came we need to give a different attention and care to our complexion because autumn is the best season for facial treatments when we can prepare our skin for the cold season and also treat the damage done by the hot summer sun.

Today while I was in the beauty salon I talked with my cosmetologist about the Academie Professional Facial Treatments  and which one would be better for my oily skin type. I liked many of them but I can try only one at the time so I’m still thinking what to choose.

Facial Treatment

But let’s imagine for one second that we have an entire day to relax at our favorite beauty salon and spoil ourselves with all the goodies that cosmetics products offers us. Which facial treatment would you choose? What is your type of skin and what do you need the most in this season?

Academie laboratories have developed treatments for every type of skin and every facial problem. I’m going to talk you today only about the facial treatments but Academie also has body treatments  from which you can choose your favorite.

All these professional creams are based on manual massage techniques. They are original and exclusive treatments, effective, that restore the skin well being. The promised results are visible and long lasting. Continue reading ‘Academie Professional Facial Treatments’

Review – Florena Hand Cream with Chamomile

Published on September 17, 2009 in Beauty. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Florena HandCream Review Florena Hand Cream with Chamomile

I like using creams, face creams, eye creams and hand creams but I become instantly lazy when it comes to body creams or body lotions. I guess I don’t have the patience to stay and apply them all over my body. With the hand creams is a little bit different. I used quite a lot of  hand cream back in the days when I had a job that made my hands dry and I needed to hydrating them very well. Back then I was using a normal cream with chamomile but I wished that I could turn back time and used Florena Hand Cream with Chamomile.

I have to admit that during the summer I don’t use so often my hand cream, but when the cold season starts my hands ask for it immediately. I’ve discovered this cream a few months ago and I still have half of it for the cold season (this is only because I bought it during the summer).

What I like:

  • The packaging. It’s a 100 ml tube ( 2 Eur or 3$ ) with a pink design and chamomile flowers ( the pink was what attracted me at first). When I reached for the cream and touch the plastic I was surprised to see that it has a soft texture (can you believe this, I’m talking about the plastic tube). Although the tube is not transparent if you put it in a strong light you can see the amount of product left inside.
  • The smell is very discreet and the chamomile flowers give the cream a pleasant, even calming fragrance.
  • The texture is soft, light and it quickly absorbed by the skin. It has no mineral and silicone oils, so is not oily. Only a little amount a product will hydrate your hands without leaving them oily.
  • The formula with proven chamomile relieves the stress from the sensitive hands.
  • Contains Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5 that improve the moisture content of the skin and strengthened the fingernails in the same time.
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