My 2 cents: Crema vitaminizanta de zi cu ulei de masline si catina - Cosmetic Plant

Hello ladies!

Stiu ca anul trecut in urma unei campanii Trender multe fete au primit spre review crema vitaminizanta de zi cu ulei de masline si catina de la Cosmetic Plant insa eu am achizitionat-o de curand cand am ramas fara crema mea obisnuita de fata si vreau sa va impartasesc opinia mea despre acest produs.

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Am mai folosit in trecut diverse creme pe baza de plante si alte ingrediente naturale de la diverse companii: Apidermin, Gerovital, Cosmetic Plant (alte game) cumparate de regula de la plafar precum si creme mai scumpe si nu la fel de naturale si nu am gasit niciuna care sa ma multumeasca pe deplin...ba erau prea grase, ba nu erau suficient de hidratante, ba aveau alcool si parabeni sau prea mult parfum...si asa mai departe...

Pana acum! Pot spune cu mana pe inima ca aceasta crema este perfect echilibrata pentru tenul meu mixt...imi ofera suficienta hidratare pe parcursul zilei fara sa imi incarce tenul sau sa lase o pelicula grasa. Se absoarbe imediat in piele, are un miros placut si discret, pielea mea nu luceste pe frunte, nu se descuameaza pe obraji si lateralele fruntii si aceasta senzatie de hidratare se mentine pe tot parcursul zilei. Ba chiar am observat o mica ameliorare in ceea ce priveste secretia de sebum in exces in zona T.

Ingredientele principale sunt cu siguranta cunoscute de toata lumea:

Uleiul de masline - care nu lipseste din rutina mea de demachiere seara fiind pt mine cel mai mult demachiant care exista. Topeste orice urma de machiaj si ofera o baza foarte buna pentru exfoliere. Este foarte hidratant si hranitor insa pentru un ten gras si mixt nu poate substitui crema fiind prea gras si greu pentru porii deja incarcati de sebum. Uleiul de masline contine atat de multe vitamine printre care voi enumera vitaminele A, B1, B2, C, D, E, K, precum si fier si multe alte ingrediente care fac din acesta unul dintre cele mai cunoscute si utilizate produse in cosmetica de-a lungul timpului.

Catina - un produs extrem de important pentru organism. Are un continut foarte mare de vitamina C, esentiala pentru acel aspect sanatos si radiant al pielii si este un puternic antioxidant ajutand pielea in lupta zilnica cu radicalii liberi.

Pretul acestei creme este mai mult decat rezonabil si accesibil (10 lei pt 50ml) si eu folosesc aceasta crema atat ziua cat si seara, dar seara aplic si ulei de argan in zona ochilor si putin pe obraji pt extra hidratare dupa exfolierea de seara.

O recomand cu incredere fetelor cu ten normal spre mixt!

Sper ca v-a fost de folos aceasta postare si veti da o sansa acestei creme :)

Va pup!

My 2 cents: Syoss Heat Protect Styling Spray

Hello ladies!

Yesterday was the international women's day so I want to start by sending you a big hug and a kiss and wishing you a warm sunny spring filled with joy, happiness and laughter! :)

Now for the review part...I wanned to look really pretty yesterday so I decided to curl my hair... This usually is a nightmare for me because my curls don't normally hold more than 1-2 hours. However since I discovered the Syoss Heat Protect Styling Spray this has changed completely. My curls have stayed in place yesterday and after sleeping on them they are still almost the same (WOW) :D 

This is such a cheap (around 7 $) yet very effective product like nothing I've ever seen before! I've tried using mousse, hair spray, heatless rollers, straightener, curling iron...everything except hot rollers (they are on my whishlist) but nothing would make my curls hold for more than 2 hours max. 

I initially bought this product just as a heat protective spray because I blow dry my hair every other day and I use  hot tools maybe 2-4 times a month (I try my best not to over process my extremely thin, dyed and damaged hair too much) and so this was a surprise for me...to see my curls in place even the next day after sleeping on them was beyond my wildest imagination :)

The spray is said to help protect your hair against heat up to 200 degrees C but since my hair is naturally straight and very thin I rarely go that far.

I highly recommend this product to all of you out there that have thin hair that just doesn't hold curls for the life of it and want a 2 in 1 product that helps protect your hair as well as hols your waves/curls in place for hours and hours.

This is the look I wore yesterday (YES I like to pose :D:D)

And this is how my hair looked this morning when I woke up:

I am very impressed with this product!

Have you tried this? How did it work for you?

My 2 cents: Rimmel Wake me up concealer

Hello ladies!

Today I wanned to share with you my experience with the new concealer from Rimmel London. The "collection" if you can really call it that has 2 products: a foundation that I'm gonna buy in the future - because I have a few that I just opened - so I only picked up the second product the concealer.

The concealer comes in 2 shades: 010 and 030 and in the swatch I made in the store on my hand the difference isn't that obvious.

It retails at about 7$ so I wasn't expecting much from it but it said on the little tube that it's their first full coverage concealer and I decided to give it a try since I was out of concealer and in desperate need of a new one. 

Here are my thoughts and opinions on this product:

PROS

• Medium coverage
• Light weight formula
• It does indeed instantly brighten the under eye area
• Blended well it doesn't crease even if you don't set it with powder but it wear off very fast
• Set with powder doesn't look cakey and lasts longer
• I use it on my oily lids as well and doesn't crease even if it's not set with powder
• Can be used to cover blemishes but since it's liquid it's a medium coverage and you can't really build it up without looking cakey
• The 030 matches my skin very well
• Very affordable
• You get a pretty good amount of product too : 7ml / 0.23 fl.oz

CONS

• It only comes in 2 shades and unless you are (like me) very lucky to be a match to your skin you can't really use this concealer other than underneath your eyes in a very very thin coat but then where's the purpose in that (?!)
• If you are in a hurry and you pull out the doe-foot applicator too fast from the tube you're bound to ge a blob either on your clothes, floor or vanity
• It wears off pretty easy even if you set it with powder so you have to retouch it through out the day
• It's not full coverage as the company claims

OVERALL      8/10

I believe it's so far the only concealer that hasn't creased on my oily eyelids or my fine lines underneath the eyes if applied in a very thin coat and blended well but as far as coverage goes... it's not bad but it's not full coverage either. Unless I find something better in the meantime, I might purchase this again once I finish this one.

Hope you found this helpful!

My 2 cents: Carmex Lip Balm - Trick

Hey ladies!

   Today's post is about Carmex the pretty famous lip balm that alot of people use and love but I'm gonna share something you may not be aware of. It comes in 3 shapes and sizes:

   From left to right these are the sizes : 7.5 g (round); 4.25 g (stick); 10 g (squeeze tube).
   The price is about the same for all of them although the third one is more than twice the size of the stick...

   Back to the subject now - the ingredients in this "miracle product" as I like to call it (you'll understand later) are: Petrolatum, Lanolin, Cetyl Esters, Cacao seed butter, Cera Alba, Parafinum Liquidum, Camphor, Menthol, Salicylic acid, Aroma, Vanilin but the do vary from country to country a little bit.

   Oh wait! What was that among the ingredients? Salicilic Acid?! That's right! This product contains the same ingredient most acne products contain so that's how my little story begins... Here I was sitting in bed one night just watching a tv show like every other night but then I start feeling this tingling sensation on my cheek. I reach for it with my hand and I realize it also hurts to the touch so I reach for my mirror and I see it...starring right at me a big red bump. It's late so I don't really want to run around my house trying to do my regular acne treatment because it takes time and I'm tired...and then it hits me! Standing quiet on my night stand is my lip balm...yes, plain and borring but is it?! I remember reading the ingredients earlier that week so I pick it up, slap a good blob over my bump and go to sleep. In the morning I get up, go to the bathroom and when I look at my face in the mirror I remember last night bump...only that it's not a bump anymore, it's just a barely visible red spot on my skin. :D

   The great thing about this in comparison with my regular spot treatment (for which I will make a separate post) is that it dries up the pimple or bump or whatever without drying your skin! Isn't that awesome?!

   I really hope you give it a try IF you need to :D but never if you're going out because it will look shiny and attract even more attention on that area, so just over night ;) 

Can't wait to hear from you guys! 

Let me know if you try this little trick!

Review - Syoss Extra Strong Hold Hairspray

     

         I bought this hairspray about 3 weeks ago because I really needed one that day and I couldn't find my regular one. Do I regret it? NO! 

         This hairspray is actually surprisingly good. The first thing you notice about it is that it doesn't make your hair sticky at all!

         Pros:  

• NO stickiness 
• Rather pleasant smell
• Very easy to brush out
• It holds my curls better than any other hairspray I ever tried - I have really fine hair that normally doesn't hold curls more than an hour or two if I'm lucky, but this one hold my hair in place for about 6-7 hours on a very hot and humid summer day
• It's pretty cheap (15 RON = 5$)

        Cons:

• I feel like it's reducing the natural shine of my hair when applied
• It doesn't add any shine - like the label says
• It is very hard to get out of the tube. No matter how much you shake it, it's still a lot more difficult to apply than other hairsprays - you have to constantly make a "shaking" move when applying.

        Would I recommend this product? Definetely! If you get passed the fact that it's harder to apply, it's a very good product that I will be repurchasing for sure especially for curly hairdo's.

         This is the hairdo that the Syoss Hairspray helped keep in shape throughout the day:

I hope this was helpful!

xoxo

Adriana