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My Current Beauty Favourites #2

April 01, 2014 • body care hair care makeup organic perfume skin care

Time for another 'beauty favourites' post. While I have been using so much new and great products lately that I haven't talked about yet, I needed to cut down the amount of products I love and bring you the best of my favourites. So these thing made the cut, are totally trustworthy and basically my heroes when it comes to beauty care. Again, I must admit that I have undetectably become a junkie and an addict for natural beauty products. While I do have some things in my beauty stash that aren't completely natural, I noticed that these are mostly natural and safe to use for everyone.

Hair Care

Organic Surge Moisture Boost Shampoo and Conditioner are both the products that surprised me the most. These are so affordable and free of all the nasty stuff that aren't good for your hair. Shampoo is so gentle yet lathers well and cleans hair like nobody's business. It is enriched with aloe vera, olive leaf and grape vine extracts that keep hair moisturised and silky. Lemon peel extract seals the hair cuticle to maintain its shine and keep hair frizz free. Thyme and fennel seed extracts work to strengthen and prevent breakage. While shampoo cleanses without stripping hair, conditioner is with its thickness and creamy texture hydrates and nourishes even the driest locks. I am so pleased with these products and have managed to get my hair into better condition than I have ever dreamed.

Unique Haircare Leave-In Conditioner is a certified organic spray conditioner with a low pH-value and milk proteins that protect every individual hair strand from heat stress, colour fading and environmental damage. I truly recommend it to everyone, but especially to people who need to improve their hair condition, lock in moisture, but are worried about their hair weighing down or going flat. This adds perfect amount of luxurious moisture and strength to hair, but also gives surprisingly great volume and body to it. I have used it in damp hair before styling and in dry hair when I need to refresh my locks between washes. Both ways work wonders!

Skin Care

Vestige Verdant Face Mask is a miracle in a jar. It is produced in my own little home country, Estonia and has become a huge thing in here. I can't argue with the fact that it is amazing! It comes in huge jar that lasts basically months and months. It can be used daily and is suitable for every skin type and skin condition as it has so many benefits. It deep cleanses and moisturises, improves skin texture, revives blood circulation, heals allergies and overly sensitive skin, diminishes acne, relieves stress and restores natural pH balance of skin. As has only organic minerals and bioactive humic acid I truly believe in every statement this mask has made! It goes on smooth, looks absolutely black and starts to itch on skin soon after waiting around. You can actually feel it working and pulling all the nastiness out of your skin. It is messy to remove, but not impossible. I have found it is best to wash it off in the shower so this has become my daily face routine just before getting into shower. My skin has become a lot clearer, smoother and balanced since I have used it regularly.

Selexir Peace Balm has been my another must have wonder product when it comes to skin care. It is and intensive cosmetic salve that specifically soothes distressed, irritated and sensitive skin areas. Its formula is bursting with goodness as it contains 21 highly concentrated natural ingredients. It improves skin's texture, balances its hydration levels and strengthens skin's natural barrier. I have used it around my mouth which was my problem area when temperature changes got the best out of my skin. I have also used it on cracked hands and lips just before going to bed and woken up to perfectly healed skin. I am especially impressed with the amount of time it works. You literally apply tiniest amount of it on your problem area and wake up to beautifully healed skin in the morning!

NOVExpert Eye Contour Care is a moisturising lifting and decongesting eye cream with hyaluronic acid, cucumber extracts and cornflower in it. It is deeply hydrating, yet so light and absorbs fast without laving any residue on the eye area. It has significally reduced my dark circles and promises also to combat any puffiness and dryness. It relieves redness and discomfort when I have my common spring time allergies and feels comforting in the morning right after waking up. I also love the fact that it is hypoallergenic and 100% natural.

Make Up

Beautiful Me Finishing Powder in 'Dewy Perfection'. It is clearly a bright and shiny gem in a mineral makeup world. I have tried many mineral makeup brands and few of them have been wonderful enough to add my daily makeup routine. Mineral makeup is often too shimmery/bright for daily use, too drying or messy in general. This a wonderful perfecting powder I set my makeup with every single day. It has 'barely there' light diffusing and radiant sheen in it that isn't overpowering and can be used all over the face to achieve that healthy glow we all want. It helps my makeup to stay in put all day yet doesn't make me cakey or overly matte. If you are looking for super fine HD setting powder in a natural form, this is the must have for you! Huge advantage I love this product for is a packaging, it has a lock system that keeps your mineral powder in a jar and your makeup bag clean at all times.

AEOS Organic Liquid Concealer in Ivory has only organic 'good for your skin' ingredients in it that is usually hard to find in a good concealers. It has perfect pigmentation to achieve light to medium coverage for problem areas. This concealer is something I didn't get along with at first as I found it has a poor coverage for my preferences. As I liked the idea my skin could breathe through this concealer I gave it a second, third and maybe even fourth go and tried to make it work. Then I discovered it is absolutely amazing and something I love to pieces. I just tabbed it on my problem areas (under eyes, around my mouth, blemishes etc) and let it sit for a minute or two before starting to blend. I usually do my brows or just hang out while waiting. Then I start to blend the concealer with my finger by pressing it gently into my skin. It covers beautifully, looks natural and doesn't sit on my skin.

Body Care

The Body Shop Moringa Eau de Toilette is something I have used for a while now. I loved the Moringa scent when I first got the body butter and then decided I have to have a Moringa scent I can spray on whenever I want. I adore the size of this sleek yet simple bottle even though I was little bit disappointed at first because how little it is. Little did I know you don't need much when applying it, it smells pretty powerful and stays on longer than most of the high end perfumes do. I usually don't need to reapply it during the day. It smells delicately floral, feminine and uplifting. Being fresh and not too sweet it would be perfect scent for spring time!

I do plan doing a full detailed reviews on some of these products, so bare with me. When you want me to write a review on the product that got your attention, just let me know!

My Current Beauty Favourites #1

August 30, 2013 • body care makeup skin care

Here are my favourite beauty products I have been reaching for oh so often lately. I haven't used too much makeup or if I have it has been simple and light for my skin's pleasure. Most of these are on its last legs, so that proves the point that I have enjoyed them very much indeed.

Senna Cosmetics Powder Point Brush from the summer collection. It is so silky and soft on skin and therefore you won't even need any additional effort when applying blusher, bronzer, highlighter or simple powder. I use it for the blusher or bronzer and love it!

BeYu Eyebrow Gel is the one an only brow product I have been using for taming and styling by eyebrows. It holds a perfect light brown gel inside which isn't too waxy or sticky. Brushing through your eyebrows is so underrated and should be done more as it gives naturally polished look.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream Eyeshadow in Permanent Taupe is a matte long lasting cream shadow that would suit most of the people. It gives perfect swipe of contouring shade to the eyelids that stays put like no ones business. I also like that this is best when applied with fingers, that makes makeup routine so much more easier.

Clinique Almost Lipstick in Flirty Honey is a lipstick I got from Clinique Almost Lipsticks set that included four of them. This particular shade is a true sheer pink and gives that 'your lips, but better' shade. It doesn't feel sticky or heavy, but more like wearing moisturising lip balm with excellent colour.

Weleda Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream is like a dream come true in a hand cream world. It smells no naturally like a pomegranate mixed with roses. I sometimes keep applying it just because of the scent of it. It moisturises like a wonder product would do and leaves skin softly hydrated for a long time.

The Body Shop Moringa Body Butter is the most feminine of them all. It contains moisturising shea butter that leaves skin moisturised and smelling delicately floral after every use. This has been and is my most favourite scent of The Body Shop butters.

ESPA Refining Skin Polish is a natural brightening skin exfoliator for deep cleansing and smoothing. I have this in a travel size yet I have gotten quite much use out of it. It acts like a natural microdermabrasion leaving skin smoother than any other face scrubs I have used. That said it should be used in moderation and small amount goes a long way.

Ingli Pai Sea Mud Mask is a natural face mask made by Estonian skin care company that makes 100% natural products. This particular face mask has been developed for a skin with enlarged pores. It contains natural sea mud and essential oils of cypress, chamomile and lemon. It smells really harsh like a real sea mud would do, but I got used to it. I like the fact that it is so powerful and draws out even the most stubborn impurities, leaving pores much smaller afterwards.

Dr Bragi Marine Enzyme Age Management Moisturiser is a wonder product I did full review on recently and absolutely adore. It moisturises, purifies, smoothes, heals, hydrates and brightens.

Keep Your Nails in Condition

August 29, 2013 • body care review

Beauty Wish List #3

August 09, 2013 • body care hair care makeup skin care wishes

It is still great summer going on here and that affect definitely my wish list, where everything looks light and bright. I have been lurking on ASOS so much lately and therefore many of my beauty wishes happen to be from their selection. Another wonderful and very comparable website is Siison. I have talked about it before and get regularly so many good ideas from there.

1. OSKIA Skincare Bedtime Beauty Boost, is a nutri-active regenerating and nourishing night cream. I love night treatments as they are highly effective and I love them even more when they are natural and full of minerals, vitamins, omegas, essential oils and peptides just like this one.

2. Sleek Makeup True Colour Lipstick in Peaches and Cream, looks like a perfect bright coral nude lipstick. I have heard that Sleek lipsticks are so pigmented, long lasting and true to colour. No wonder it is tempting me every since I know its existence.

3. Ted Baker Treasured Orchid Makeup Bag, is a floral printed, has a glossy finish, zipper and even smaller inner compartment. Ted Baker knows the world of makeup bags and is always creating new and prettier ones.

4. Moshi Wild Mango Body Scrub is made in Estonia and extremely nourishing smoothing for your skin. It has a sea buckthorn oil full of vitamins and smoothing sugar for extra sweet body exfoliation. Plus it promises to leave body delicious and silky!

5. L'occitane Angelica Protective Lotion SPF 15 is a fresh light textured moisturising day lotion infused with real organic angelica from France. I can imagine how perfect it would be for morning skin routine with its freshness, protectiveness and boosting effect.

6. Bourjois Cream Blush in Nude Velvet looks like a perfect nude coraly pink shade. I am more and more into cream blushes and can't fancy them enough. They are fuss free to apply, stay on very natural and leave such a polished look on cheekbones.

7. Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Liner in Nude is a creamy long lasting liner in a variation of colours. I would opt for a nude shade to brighten up the eye area and waterline whenever needed.

8. The Balm Shady Lady Vol 2 Eyeshadow Palette. Apart from cutest packaging The Balm tends to have wonderful quality and colour payoff so this eyeshadow palette would be amazing for autumn. These shades are perfect for everything: from neutral eye to more dramatic look.

9. Jenoris Pistachio Oil Hair Treatment is full of Omegas, vitamins and fatty acids. Perfect for frizzy dry hair as a pre styling product or nourishing oil treatment before washing your hair.

10. SteamCream 3in1 Moisturiser Scarlet Tin is a lightweight all purpose moisturiser in a sleek handy tin. All SteamCream moisturisers are handmade from unrefined steam and floral extracts. Not to mention that all their tins are to die for!

Products I Have Used Up #1

July 31, 2013 • body care makeup organic perfume skin care

Lately I have been going through things like crazy and that means another 'empties' post for my blog. Some of these I have done a proper review on and I won't stop on them for too long.

Dove Essential Nourishment Hand Cream is a pretty plain hand cream full of chemicals. Although I didn't enjoy it much I used it up and it took me quite some time. I was expecting a deep nourishment from it, but it did nourish my hands only temporarily. This is definitely a product your hands could get addicted to and I mean it in a bad way. It is so bad that Dove doesn't want to put ingredients on their webpage.

Marc Jacobs Daisy In The Air is a simply divine perfume. It is fresh, floral but in a delicate way. And can we please talk about the bottle? It would decorate anybody's beauty table! I did a full review on it for a while ago.

AEOS Refreshing Hydrating Mist is an organic face mist full of biodynamic essential oils, plant extracts and real gems and crystals. It smells light, floral and super energising! It has been a huge relief for me on hot humid days when I needed a refreshment. My skin was always so soft, glowing and comfortable afterwards. Even though it is quite pricey it is a huge good quality glass bottle you can't miss out on.

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Smoky Eyes Macara was a mascara I thought would be good. Instead it was just average. I have seen worse, but also have seen better! It flaked on me pretty bad after a long day and the tube died out pretty fast. Huge plus was blackness of it and quite big brush which gets lashes voluminous with few strokes.

Clayspray Hydrate H20 Spray Mineral Water is mineral rich mountain spring water that treats skin with instant moisture. I used it with my Clayspray clay mask, but I ran out of this spray before I even got finished with my mask bottle. It did feel very good and relieving on skin! I also have a full review on this water spray.

Circaroma Replenishing Hand Cream, so this is a hand cream you can call a real hand cream! It is perfect to achieve permanently soft and smooth hands. It has so much goodness in it and smells just like wild rose flowers. More on this cream is available in my review on it.

Viridian Clear Skin Complex is natural organic supplements that supposed to be good for any skin problems from acne, eczema, aging, pigmentation etc. It has a lot of good probiotic bacteria in it along with much needed minerals, antioxidants and omegas. I didn't notice tremendous difference in my skin, but I did notice a lot more toxins getting out of my system and digestion getting better when using it. I would definitely use it again when I need to cleanse.

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