The Secrets of Double Cleansing Sunday, 07 March 2021 Disclosure: Bear in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. After I published my review post about Simple Cleansing Oil last week, many people commented in different social networks about the fact of cleansing the face with an oil. That brought me to write this post about the Double Cleansing, something familiar to me but that may not be the same for everybody. What is the Double Cleansing? This way of cleansing the face comes from Asia, more precisely from Korean and Japanese beauty routines. The Double Cleansing…
Simple cleansing Oil Review
Simple cleansing Oil Review Sunday, 28 February 2021 Disclosure: Bear in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. I love testing new products and discovering new favourite skincare products. Whenever I see something appealing or I read a good review, I put the product on my wishlist and try to buy it. One of those products I tried is the Simple Cleansing Oil, which I have been using for some time as the first step of double cleansing. Today, I would like to share with you my review of this product. What does the brand say about…
PAO: A Guide to Cosmetics shelf-Life
PAO: A Guide to Cosmetics shelf-Life Sunday, 21 February 2021 Disclosure: Bear in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you. All the favicons used in this site are from Icons8. Different surveys show that people keep cosmetic and skincare products up to 6 years after the expiration date. That can represent a problem for your skin. How long do you keep them? We need to keep a hygienic routine with our beauty products and tools but it is very important to keep in mind the expiration date of the products and the Period After Opening (PAO),…
Olay Nourishing Cleansing Balm Review
Olay Nourishing Cleansing Balm Review Sunday, 14 February 2021 I am always looking for new products to try, I love to discover new MUST-HAVE from a new collection or maybe something which has been in the market for years and it’s a cult product. You never know what you can find. This time I tried the cleanser that I am going to review today. It is from Olay and it is the Olay Nourishing Cleansing Balm for dry skin. Let’s go to the review. Olay Nourishing Cleansing Balm Olay Nourishing Cleansing Balm cleanses skin from impurities, dirt and pollution, melts away makeup and deeply nourishes and hydrates skin. Its special formula leaves skin feeling soft and supple. It’s a face wash designed with a creamy texture that emulsifies in water, for a refreshing yet nourishing cleanse. Specially designed for dry skins. Enriched with vitamins E and B3, pro-vitamin B5 and caring oils. From the Olay website. What the brand claims…
The Ultimate Guide to the Ingredients in Cosmetics (II)
The Ultimate Guide to the Ingredients in Cosmetics (II) Sunday, 07 February 2021 If you normally read the ingredient list of the products you use, you should know that most of the cosmetics have between 15-50 ingredients on the list. If we think about makeup and skincare, on average, we can use between 9 to 15 products each day. That means we use around 500 ingredients per day. Quite a lot….. In the first part of this series (you can read it here), I mentioned that all the ingredients in the ingredient list or INCI are part of at least one of these groups: active ingredient, excipients, and additives. The active ingredients are the ingredients producing the main function, the one the brand claims for. It can be a moisturizing, anti-ageing, sunscreen, alpha-hydroxiacid,… I am not going to talk about them, each ingredient deserves a post and I am planning a series about active ingredients. I mentioned in…