Empty products #7

I have been putting aside all of the products I have used up and it is again the time to share them with you. Finishing and using my products somehow makes me happy as it is kinda worth it all that buying!?!lol
Products mentioned: Timotei with Jericho rose Golden highlights shampoo Soap&glory Rich&famous body wash St. Tropez Bronzing mousse - my blogpost Ojon Full detox Rub-out Dry cleansing spray Listerine Cool mint mouthwash Clinique Turnaround overnight night moisturiser Indeen Laboratories Retinol reface - my review Clinique Lash building primer Oral-B 3D White luxe healthy shine toothpaste Aussie Miracle moist conditioner - more in depth info:) Bodyshop bodybutter in Olive Lancome Genifique eye light pearl Eye illuminating youth activating concentrate - an old love Rituals Wai Wang Organic White Lotus&Yi Ren exfoliating body scrub Origins Make a Difference night Skin rejuvenating gel-cream Origins Make a Difference Plus + Rejuvenating treatment - separate blogpost Bleach London Rose Super cool colour  Clinique Super city block in spf 40 Clinique Bottomlash mascara in Black GrowGorgeous Hair growth serum - 1 month of use - 3 months of use Aussie 3 minute miracle reconstructor Palmer's Cocoa Butter formula Natural bronze Body lotion Gradual tanning moisturiser - review Rituals Magic Touch Cherry blossom & Rice Milk ultra rich, whipped body cream Origins plantscription anti-ageing concealer - blogpost here Clinique High impact extreme in Extreme black L'oreal Absolute makeup remover eye&lip Herbalife NouriFusion Multivitamin clarifying mask with vitamins A,C & E

What I am currently loving

Hello there, 

just a quick post about products I am in love right now. They work, makes my life easier, so let me share the goodies with you.

Clinique All about shadow 8-pan palette 

This is perfect compact palette that I bring with me to the GYM, it has got 8 different shades from very pale to the darkest so I can create different looks every day if I wanted to (I am creature of a habit, so mostly my eye look stays very similar). The colours are nicely pigmented and you can easily blend them as well. 

Origins Clean energy Gentle cleansing oil

Recently I have been doing cleaning in my skincare stash and I found this cleansing oil. I haven't used it for a while and now I love it. It is so easy to remove makeup with this. Just pump up few times into palms of my hands, massage into the skin (with the scent it feels very aromatherapeutic and spa like) and then you just wash with your normal cleanser. It was a life saver in my lazy evenings when I just didn't feel bothered to do anything:)

Organic forest honey

I still swear by honey as a cleanser. It just really works for me. It is really funny at first as it doesn't feel like any other cleanser, but whenever I don't use it, I can see my skin doesn't like it. I just put a little on dry skin, massage for up to a minute and then wash off. Skin is soft afterwards and this organic one is so smooth and not sticky at all, I just love it. (I have bought mine in Holland&Barrett)

And last but not least a toothpaste everyone talks about and there is a good reason for it. I haven't been whitening my teeth for few months now, but still have compliments about my white teeth. 
What are YOU currently loving? 

Origins Make a difference+ Rejuvenating treatment & night gel cream

Origins Make a difference

Origins Make a difference

Origins Make a difference

Origins Make a difference

Origins moisturisers always were and are on my wish list. Having natural ingredients and the range make a difference is supposed to specifically help with rehydrating and repairing the skin. And let me be honest here, who doesn't have dehydrated skin these days? The air-conditioning, different temperatures inside and outside…our skin needs extra help now. 
And that was the main reason why I wanted to try these. I went specifically for the ones for combination oily/oily skin and they are definitely very light on the skin, they sink in right away and leave no residue. It is not as amazing experience in winter when it is cold as the gel texture can make you feel colder (well, that's how I feel that gel texture makes me colder and more intense texture makes me sweat in winter), but definitely I would recommend it for upcoming spring and summer. (I have used them for few months and no reaction, just hydrated, plumped skin, love it:))
As I said, light (oil-free), hydrating, repairing.
They contain nature's rose of Jericho Lychee and Watermelon hydra-sustain complex which quenches deep to help add moisture to dry, dehydrated skin.
If you have oily to combination oily skin which is dehydrated, I highly recommend these.
Check the Make a difference+ Rejuvanating treatment (£34) and Make a difference Night Skin rejuvenating gel cream (£34) on Origins website (the customer's reviews there are great as well).
Are you Origins lover as well? Which is your favourite?

"just paid" Beauty haul

You know those times when you just got paid and for the whole previous month you were eyeing some cool things and you just have to get them? Oh well, that was my mood on Monday. I managed to get some items which I wanted for a while and I am excited to share them with you:)

Firstly the Fountain beauty molecule has been advertised for a while, but it was time when Caroline Hirons mentioned that The hyaluronic molecule is coming, I started to have a proper interest in these goodies. I checked reviews on boots website and as I am getting married in April, I thought it would be a nice treat to try if these could help with my skin getting healthy, glowy and plumped. I will keep you posted on these:)

This month my management change at work and it was quite unexpected and stressful. For that reason I was having a lot of headaches, so I wanted to get something to calm me down, so I got these rollerballs from Aveda. One is Blue oil to balance and the other Stress-fix with rather lavender scent. These will be great also on my travels.

There is never enough of creamy eyeshadows, so no excuse for this paintpot in Vintage selection.

I was nervously waiting when this sponge will finally come to the stores. It was online, but I just like to get my things from stores if I can.

I was never a user of a foundation sponge, so I am a newbie, I am just trying this out, but so far, so good.

It completely changes though how I do my makeup. It is a funny little tool:)

After trying some of the Origins products, I had on my wishlist their moisturizers. I didn't particularly need one, but after reading reviews, knowing how I loved every single product I have already tried, I just couldn't resist. So far, the scent is very pleasant and no reaction to it.

As we all know, Boujrois is owning Channel, so sometimes when I am hooked on something from Chanel, I am trying to find it in Boujrois. This time I really liked the Beiges and as much as I was tempted to buy it, I rather went for this Java rice powder. I am not claiming it is the same thing, but let me just say that I love this so far. I am using it allover as it gives very nice settled glow and oh man, love, love, love.

I have been painting my nails on a regular basis, so no time for playing around. I hope this will truly be Magic nail polish remover. 

Since my friend Lauren did a blogpost about Seche vite topcoat and how amazing it is, I wanted it. But £9 and I had another topcoat, I decided to wait. But boots were having offer, so oh well, I got it. And it is GOOD. The texture is very thick, the applicator not my favourite, but it really does dry fast and protects the nails well. Proper review later on though:)

Did you make any naughty purchases after you got paid this month? Share. Would love to hear. 

Lucia

xox

September favourites

September favourites

It started to feel like autumn, so my makeup went into darker shades and definitely more plumy and berry. My favourite blusher is Mac plum foolery, which doesn't show as extreme on cheeks, I would be brave enough to claim that you can work on building it up and it never looks like you are wearing too much. 

A little bit of shimmer makes it nice and glowy on cheeks, so if you don't use highlighter, you can definitely skip it while wearing this. 

If you would tell me few years back that I would willingly wear a dark lipstick, I wouldn't believe you. But somehow these past 2 years I have really enjoyed it. Apply a little something on the eyes and darker lip colour. 

I am sure I am loving it now as I got a lot of compliments wearing it, but this just really makes fun from makeup, changing it up and having different looks. 

My favourites has been Mac rebel and Topshop trigger.

If you are after a cheap body lotion, I would highly recommend this Garnier body lotion. Smells good and is easily absorbed. The only thing I am not the biggest fan of is the packaging, making it complicated with getting the product out...and the opening lid...oh, no...

I need a good hydrating eye cream all year around and most of them just feel too greasy. My undereye area just can't handle that so after I found this Origins eye cream, I was a very happy bunny. Feels good, hydrates, leaves no residue, smells like cucumbers and has no harsh ingredients. 

read my review here for Origins eye doctor

It is quite challenging for me to explain how this setting spray really changes my makeup, but somehow my makeup looks fresh, literally after whole day at work, I don't have to worry about looking crap (even if I can feel that;)) so definitely recommend this big time.

What I am wearing on my nails in the video:

On my nails: No7 Damson dream, OPI Mariah Carey collection

My hair was having that phase when it just didn't want to perform. The same thing happened year ago and after I went for Lush haircare routine, it went back to normal. So I am back to Lush routine as you could find out from this and I just forgot how much I love this conditioner. Light, with specific scent which I became to love and hydrating benefits, it is just my love. And perfect for travel.

A treat this month was this Jo Malone candle and it really makes whole apartment smell divine. So happy I got this, but I am really bad in burning it so it doesn't do a hole. Oh well. 

Easiest breakfast that really makes me happy. Red berries porridge, normally I put cinnamon, golden syrup and some fruits on the top. It fills me up and is healthy.

What have you been loving previous month? Let me know in the comments:)

Lucia

xox

Origins Eye doctor Moisture care for skin around eyes

Eye area is the area of first signs of everything. Tiredness, ageing, dehydration... Past few months I have noticed a lot of dehydration lines around my eyes. As first in my mind I thought, sh*t, I am having wrinkles at the age of 25, great. But learning more about skincare and how it reacts, I found out that those are dehydration lines and I can help with them. 

There is always so many products for your eye area, but mostly they will help with dark circles and then right away helping with lines and wrinkles. Two options I found was La roche-posay hydra phase intense eye, which is a very light gel helping with dehydration. Good for summer. 

But I wanted something that feels like it actually does something amazing. I think I found it. I tend to look into Origins products as most of them are loved by people who tried them (very small percentage is not happy with them) and they are super conscious of what ingredients they are putting in. 

No mineral oil. No parabens. No paraffin and animal ingredients.

on origins website 

When we are in the times we can choose what we put in our bodies and on them, I thought to really do a step up in my skincare routine is to go more natural. 

And I love the change.

This eye cream called Eye doctor is amazing. With texture of gel-cream and scent of cucumber (which isn't my favourite but somehow is great) it really does hydrate, sinks in very quickly and even after me piling on a kilo of a concealer, the skin is still looking great. I think I found my holy grail eye cream.

Check it out. If you are in need of hydrating eye cream. Want something without all the nasties. Something that moisturises and hydrates but doesn't take an hour to sink in. You are on a right address here.

Retails for £27.

Have you tried any Origins products? What is your verdict?

Lucia

xox

Get ready with me...:)

My first get ready with me video, I hope you enjoy:

Lucia

xox

FOTD-Glowy coral

L'oreal Lumi magique primer
DiorSkinNude BB creme (002)
Origins Plantscription concealer (01 Light)
Chanel natural finish pressed powder (20 clair)
Real Techniques expert face brush
MAC 129 brush

Maybelline Anti-age The eraser eye (light)
Clinique airbrush concealer (04 neutral fair)
Smashbox Halo yellow colour correcting hydrating powder

Benefit Coralista blush
MAC Soft and gentle mineralize skinfinish highlighter
Real techniques Blush brush

Clinique Superfine liner (Soft blonde)
Soap and glory The double crayon liner (using the lidshadow under the brows)
Elif C eyeshadow bruh (blending the highlighter colour )

base: MAC Bare study paint pot
allover lid: MAC Phloof!
middle of the lid till crease: MAC Satin taupe
crease: MAC Cranberry
eyeliner: L'oreal Superliner (Black)
Shu eumura eyelash curler
Clinique High lengths mascara (Black)
MAC 217 brush
MAC 239 brush

YSL lipstick rouge volupte 13 Revlon Lipgloss (170 Coral Reef)

Lucia

xox