Tag: moisturizer

  • My first order with Tarte

    My first order with Tarte

    Tarte, if you don’t know is an American cosmetics company that was founded in 2000, their products first caught my eyes I want to say about 3 to 4 years ago. I can’t remember what product it was that interested me but I quickly joined Team Tarte. Team Tarte is their loyalty program where you can earn points that enables you to get some free stuff with your purchases. Just opening an email from Tarte gets you 10 points. I didn’t make a purchase before because while I enjoyed makeup that was inexpensive Tarte is anything but. My eyes saw more than my pockets could handle but this year I decided I was going to splurge a little and get something for myself since I don’t usually get any gifts.

    I still had a budget mind you so I went on the site and looked for things that were interesting to me but not that expensive. I immediately saw the Hydration Celebration Hydrating Skincare Set for 23,00€ (47€ Value), what exactly is this set about? Well, this is what the description says:

    What It Is

    Celebrate good skin, come on! These 4 hydration sensations feel ultra-lightweight & quench your skin’s thirst.

    SET INCLUDES

    • full-size quench lip rescue in rose
    • travel-size quench hydrating primer
    • travel-size drink of H2O hydrating boost moisturizer
    • deluxe 4-in-1 setting mist

    The small sizes of the products didn’t bother me since I have a few other products I’m currently using. I thought this would be a good way for me to try out the products before committing to the bigger sizes.

    With my order I received a sample card of Rainforest of the Sea Water Foundation in Medium, there are five different shades you can swatch to find your perfect match.

    While I was there I decided to use some of my points and collect some rewards. I took the Birthday Set which is two cult classics but in mini size. It’s the Amazonian clay 12-hr blush in Quirky and the Lights, Camera, Lashes, 4-in-1 Mascara.

    I also took a Deluxe SEA Wink h20 Vegan Collagen Eye Cream

    Reviews

    I tried out my purchases today and the first thing I applied was the Eye Cream, it is a bit thick in consistency, there’s no smell, and doesn’t leave the skin feeling greasy. Since this is my first use I will come back after I have used it a while to update you on how I like it.

    I next applied the moisturizer, it feels very light and went on smoothly, the scent is not strong at all which I like, my skin feels moisturized, once again I’ll update after using it a while.

    The next step, the primer, has a gel-like consistency which I was not expecting, it went on smoothly and did not leave my skin feeling like there was something on it.

    I then applied my foundation, my preferred YSL Touche Eclat, after it was the eyeshadow, the mascara which I like a lot because it gave me length and that dark color without the spider effect, and then the blush, followed by the gloss which is just that, a gloss, I prefer my glosses to have a bit of color to them so I’ll probably add this over a lipstick, and finally the setting spray which smells like very citrusy and I panicked a bit thinking I might break out due to my allergies but so far my skin is still smooth and bump-free.

    The finished face:

    Out of all these products, I think I enjoy the mascara the most and will probably consider buying it again, the rest? I’m not very impressed with them so far.

  • What Made My October Interesting

    What Made My October Interesting

    So, it’s October…

    The month of both Naveen and his father’s birthday as well as several other family members. The month of Halloween which I have to admit I don’t really pay attention to. We’ve never celebrated it when I was growing up but Naveen has been big on doing the whole dressing up and trick or treating but not this year for obvious reasons.

    Since the 25th of September, I’ve been using the Multi-Restore Gel Cream and Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil from Garnier Bio. I spoke a bit about it here. This was my first time using a Gel Cream and a Facial Sleeping Oil, normally I wash my face and apply a cream then go to sleep so this really was a new experience for me, here are my thoughts on the products:

    Multi-Restore Gel Cream

    First of all, what is a Gel Cream?

    A Gel Cream is water-based, it has a lighter and more fluid texture compared to regular creams which is why they provide better hydration without leaving your skin feeling heavy or greasy. They are aimed towards people with oily skin.

    The first thing I noticed about the Gel Cream was how light and easy it was to spread it on my face and neck, the second thing I noticed was the scent, I really don’t like the smell of hemp and this was no exception, whenever I get a whiff of hemp it reminds me of some kind of musty old thing you’d find in the back of your grandmother’s house. Disgusting.

    Thankfully the scent does not linger at all.

    Once the Gel Cream is applied it absorbs into the skin rapidly and you forget all about that terrible scent and are left with a very moisturized face.

    Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil

    Facial Sleeping Oils or Night Oils are oils designed to be used before you go to bed. They are usually too heavy to wear during the day or under makeup.

    When using a Facial oil a little goes a long way, trust me, when I first applied the oil I used it like I would a cream and it left my face feeling very very greasy, the next day I applied less and it was much better. Once again the scent is terrible but doesn’t last long. I never remember that I applied anything with Hemp let alone two products which in my opinion is great.

    Reactions

    I can’t say for certain that the products were behind my lack of PMS pimples, PMS is the only time I get pimples, and this month I had 0 pimples! If it was because of the products then great but it could easily have been just a coincidence. I will only have to keep using it for a couple more months to see if I skip the pimples for the next two or three months to see.

    Voxbox Update

    Now onto my Voxbox or should I say lack of Voxbox…

    I know, it’s been 4 weeks since my last post and I’m still without my Opi Rainbow Voxbox…

    A lot of people in the UK as well as some in France for their boxes but I’m among the unlucky few who have still not received their boxes. The campaign ended earlier this week and literally disappeared off my dashboard, I was pretty anxious, to say the least. If you don’t complete your missions for a campaign you can be excluded from ever receiving one again and I really didn’t want that to happen. Two days later the campaign reappeared and has been extended again! It should last until November but to be honest I’m losing hope that I will ever receive this box. I’ve been a member of the site for 6 years and this is the first time I’ve ever had this kind of problem. I don’t know if Covid is to blame for the terrible shipping or if this will be the norm now.

    So, you remember those false nails I bought to use with the Voxbox?

    I already started using them. I have painted my nails a few times thinking “Oh no! What if my box comes now?” It never does though so I’ll continue to use the nails and color my nails something new every few weeks.

    The nails are very long in my opinion, I can’t leave them too long or I start to feel like I can’t do anything so I trimmed them down to the perfect length for me.

    Nailfies 💅

    Cien in 15 Nude Brown
    Spartoo Glossy Nail Polish in Red Beauty
    Opi Tokyo Collection – I’m on a Sushi Roll

    I guess we’ll see if I get my box next week or if I never get it…

  • My New Kylie Skin Routine

    My New Kylie Skin Routine

    Le post d’aujourd’hui sera spécial, mon premier post en français sur l’essai de la Kylie Skin Routine. J’ai utilisé le nettoyant moussant pour le visage, le tonique au lait vanille et la crème hydratante pour le visage. Ma peau n’est pas du tout problématique, ce dont j’ai parlé ici dans What I Use To Keep My Skin So Smooth. Si j’utilise quelque chose, c’est peut-être un nettoyant et une crème. Vous pouvez voir les produits que j’ai utilisés dans Peau lisse et Dry Shampoo for Natural Hair.

    Permettez-moi de commencer par dire que j’ai entendu parler de Kylie Jenner, mais que je n’ai jamais rien acheté chez elle ni regardé “Keeping up with the Kardashians”. Honnêtement, je ne savais pas à quoi m’attendre avec les produits. J’ai essayé de ne pas regarder les critiques ou les commentaires afin de pouvoir être aussi impartial que possible et me faire ma propre opinion. Pour tous les produits nécessaires, j’ai cherché les ingrédients et deux des produits m’ont fait réfléchir. J’y reviendrai plus tard.

    Ma phase d’essai a commencé le samedi 1er août 2020 et s’est terminée aujourd’hui, le samedi 15 août 2020.

    Ma routine de soins de la peau comprend ces étapes :

    • Se laver le visage avec le nettoyant moussant
    • Appliquer le toner de lait
    • Appliquer une crème hydratante

    Juste pour voir si je pouvais repérer une différence notable, j’ai pris une photo avant de commencer ma nouvelle routine.

    Ignorez les cheveux, s’il vous plaît. C’était le jour du lavage.

    Mousse Nettoyante Visage Nettoyant Visage

    La première chose qui m’a inquiété dans ce produit, c’est qu’il contient de l’huile de kiwi et que je suis allergique au kiwi. Je n’étais pas sûre de ma réaction à ce produit car je n’avais jamais utilisé de produits de soin contenant du kiwi auparavant. J’ai quand même essayé et j’ai espéré que tout irait bien. Lors de la première utilisation, j’ai remarqué qu’il avait une très bonne mousse, ni trop ni trop peu, il a laissé mon visage très doux, mais j’ai l’impression qu’il ne m’a pas vraiment nettoyé le visage.

    J’ai l’impression que cela convient mieux à un nettoyage en douceur plutôt qu’au démaquillage.

    Pro :

    • Le visage était doux après l’utilisation
    • L’odeur est légère et non accablante

    Contre :

    • Je n’avais pas l’impression de m’être vraiment nettoyé le visage
    • Huile de graines de kiwi

    Vous pouvez acheter ce produit ici :

    Nocibé

    Lait Tonique à la vanille Tonique

    Ce produit est vraiment bon, il a une belle consistance et j’ai l’impression qu’il enlève vraiment tout ce que la mousse laisse derrière elle. Le parfum est très léger, presque sans odeur. Je n’ai vraiment rien de mauvais à dire à ce sujet.

    Pro :

    • Enlever l’excès de saleté du visage et du cou

    Contre :

    • Rien du tout

    Vous pouvez acheter ce produit à l’adresse suivante :

    Nocibé

    Hydratant visage Hydratant

    Je n’étais vraiment pas sûr d’utiliser cette crème. L’un des ingrédients est un extrait de peau d’orange et je suis allergique aux oranges. Je me suis dit que si c’est sur la peau, ça ne devrait pas être si grave puisque mon allergie est plutôt à la consommation de produits à base d’orange. J’ai essayé et je dois dire que je n’ai eu aucun problème. La crème a une bonne consistance, pas trop épaisse et pas trop légère, elle s’absorbe très bien dans la peau ; malheureusement, je n’ai pas trouvé que ma peau se sentait hydratée après l’avoir utilisée. Elle était assez sèche. Au début, il était assez facile de faire sortir du produit, mais après l’avoir utilisé pendant un certain temps, il est devenu plus difficile d’obtenir du produit, parfois je devais pomper plusieurs fois ou secouer un peu le produit.

    Pro :

    • Bonne cohérence

    Contre :

    • Le visage ne se sent pas hydraté
    • Extrait d’écorce d’orange
    • Il faut pomper plusieurs fois

    Vous pouvez acheter ce produit ici :

    Nocibé

    Réactions

    Le tout premier jour où j’ai commencé cette routine, deux heures après avoir appliqué les produits, mon visage me semblait légèrement brûlé. J’avais très peur d’avoir des boutons ou de voir mon visage devenir très rouge, alors j’ai continué à regarder dans le miroir pour voir si quelque chose changeait. Heureusement, je n’ai vu aucun changement.

    Le deuxième jour, je n’ai pas eu de sensation de brûlure, de rougeur ou de boutons.

    Deux semaines après avoir commencé la routine, mon visage est lisse et doux.

    Mon visage après ces deux semaines, je sais que vous remarquerez que mon grain de beauté est de l’autre côté maintenant mais c’est parce que j’ai enlevé le réglage du miroir de ma caméra frontale, c’était un peu de la vanité. Je voulais que ma chaîne Cruzan Girl se lise vraiment comme Cruzan Girl quand je prenais des selfies et j’ai oublié de la remettre en marche.

  • New Nuxe: Huile Prodigieuse Florale

    New Nuxe: Huile Prodigieuse Florale

    Hey guys!

    I forgot all about this beauty they were coming my way, since I’ve been sick I haven’t reviewed much of anything but this will come in pretty handy since my skin is so dry now.

    This is a new scent for their Florale Huile Prodigieuse line.

    It is 96.9% Natural ingredients.

    If you’ve never heard of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse it is a multi-purpose dry oil for the face, body, and hair.

    I’ve spoken a bit about them in this post.

    It nourishes, repairs, and beautifies with 7 precious oils.

    It is labeled as All Skin Types.

    Touted as the new floral, fresh, and delicate perfume I think I am really intrigued to try out this dry oil.

    What I like about this product:

    🌸 The scent is light and not at all overpowering

    🌸 The oil seems to seep right into my skin and doesn’t leave that oily surface feel.

    🌸 The sample was provided in a very unique and cute way. I really enjoyed it.

    What I don’t like:

    🥀 Samples always seem so small!

    Other than that I can’t think of a negative.

    I’d definitely get the full-size version of this Prodigieuse oil.

  • New Gel Micellaire Nettoyant from Le Petit Marseillais

    Hey guys! Today I’m going to sidestep the emotions lol I got a lot of response from it and frankly, I felt overwhelmed and needed to process. I never really meant for it to cast blame on anyone, I just needed to release something that’s been with me for many years. I’m happy to finally let it all out and now I’m going to talk to you about the new Gel Micellaire Nettoyant I bought recently from Le Petit Marseillais.

    In this post, I spoke about how much the scent is similar to the 1 Minute Masque that I recently tested and that this was the first Gel Micellaire that I’ve used. It is pretty different from Eau Micellaire but kind of similar to Milk Make-up removers I’ve used before only in the fact that it’s not a tiny liquid. It was pretty sticky and left my skin feeling a bit heavy almost like I didn’t remove everything. It did work really well and got rid of all the everyday yuck but it’s a bit too heavy for me to use on a daily basis. I think I will leave this for those occasions when I have a full face of makeup on. I haven’t noticed any new breakouts since using this which is always a plus but I’ll be keeping a close eye on my face for the rest of the week.

  • Carrefour Haul!

    Carrefour Haul!

    Coucou !

    Today we went shopping at Carrefour, I really wanted to get some of those press-on nails that they had and see what hair supplies were available but I only accomplished one of those goals.

    There were no press on nails to be found anywhere! But I did manage to get the entire line of Garnier Ultra Doux Richesse D’Argan as well as some other things.

    Since my move here this line has been my holy staple and it is very hard to get my hands on all the products when I need them. They fly off the shelves so fast!

    I also picked up Garnier Ultra Doux L’huile Merveilleuse aux huiles d’argan et de camélia which is also another one of my favorites, if I’m not using abierto one of Garnier’s oils. You can probably tell I adore Garnier’s products. What can I say? They work really well for my hair and they are inexpensive.

    My last purchase was a Gel Micellaire Nettoyant from Le Petit Marseillais.

    Gel Micellaire Nettoyant Fraîcheur de Rose

    I’ve used Eau Micellaire from Cien which I’ve spoken about here and Eau Micellaire from U which I’ve also briefly spoken about here. This is my first time using a Gel Micellaire and I’m really interested in seeing what the difference is. The scent is the same as the 1 Minute Masque of theirs that I recently used and spoke about here.

    All in all, it was a pretty good haul and didn’t cost that much money.

    If you’re lucky you can find all these products at your local Carrefour and you don’t have a Carrefour in your location then you might be able to find one of two items at a Super U, Lidl, Netto, or other supermarché. You can also try looking on Amazon, I can’t guarantee that the price will be pocket-friendly though.

    And now I leave you to do some reading.

    Talk to you later!

  • Dry Shampoo for Natural Hair

    Hey everyone!

    As you guys may or may not know I shaved off all my relaxed hair two years ago and let my natural hair grow in. Let me tell you it was quite an adventure.

    While I enjoy my hair in its natural state I wash my hair quite often and it’s getting expensive continuously buying Shampoo, Conditioner, Deep Conditioner, and Leave-in Conditioner. Hair oil can last me a few months so there’s no problem on that front.

    I keep seeing reviews of Dry Shampoo and some of them have not gotten very good reviews from other women of color. The one that did have good reviews was the DevaCurl No-Poo Original Zero Lather Conditioning Cream it’s not exactly a Dry Shampoo but it seems the Quick Cleanser is no longer available. This poses a problem for me because of 1. DevaCurl not shipping to France and 2. Buying it on the French Amazon is expensive as hell DevaCurl No-Poo-Cleanser. On the DevaCurl website, the cleanser is just $10, and Amazon.fr it is 38,00€ which is a $32.97 increase. I understand importing can be expensive but $32.97?!

    With DevaCurl out of the running I turned to Dry Shampoos that would be readily available in the stores around me, they include the likes of Batiste, Garnier Ultra Doux, and U by Super U.

    Yes, I live in a very small town and our offerings are very limited!

    I was not going to pick up any Batiste because of all the reviews I’ve seen where it does nothing but makes natural hair greasy and leaves a white residue. That left me with Garnier Ultra Doux and U by Super U, I’m well acquainted with the brands having used Shampoo, Conditioner, Leave-in Conditioner, and Deep conditioner from both the Ultra Doux line and U by Super U, I’ve also used hair oil, Micellaire water, and facial moisturizers by U.

    With this in mind, I think I will buy both the Garnier Ultra Doux Dry Shampoo and the U by Super U to test out which one I like better.

    What about you? Do you have a brand of Dry Shampoo that you like?

    Leave a comment to let me know!

    Until next time!

  • What I Use To Keep My Skin So Smooth

    I am not affiliated in any way with Cien or Lidl, I was not given these products to review or offered a reward for my review.

    I was recently complimented on my clear skin, to be honest, I have never had much issue with my skin, one or two pimples over the years, my main problem is my raccoon eyes but they are hereditary so not much I can do about it except try to find a really good concealer.

    Even if I’ve never had to battle bumps on my face I still try to take care of it, one of the first things I did when moving here was to find a good facial wash and moisturizer, I was not used to the cold and it was proving to me that I needed moisture more than anything in this unforgiving temperature, my husband bought me a Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse set that included a small bottle of bath oil, multipurpose oil, a candle, and hydrating cream. 

    These items served me well for a few months but I had run out and Nuxe is not the cheapest product to buy especially when you have a really small income. I needed something but I had no idea what to buy so I asked a friend what she used, her answer was Nuxe lol but she also mentioned that there was a line of products by Lidl called Cien and she had heard good things about it, Lidl, if you don’t know, is a German global discount supermarket chain, based in Neckarsulm, Germany, that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe and the United States. There is a Lidl very close to my home and it is very affordable so I decided to give it a try.

    I picked up the Crème Hydrante Aqua for 2,99€

    • Made with Glycerol and Pantherol.

    This cream will deeply moisturize your skin and protect it from the harmful effects of the sun thanks to its UV filter. Its formula is without mineral oils which allow for better absorption of the cream, without leaving a greasy effect, it promotes the oxygenation of the skin.

    • Essential protection for all skin types.
    • No added Mineral Oils.

    A great success and a recognized quality that allowed him to be acclaimed by a jury of consumers during the 12th Victoires de la Beauté.

    I also picked up the Aqua Rich Gel Nettoyant for a little under 2€.

    • For clean and fresh skin.
    • For Normal and Mixed skin.

    Lastly, I picked up the Eau Micellaire Refraichissment for a little under 2€.

    • Facial Cleanser
    • Makeup Remover
    • Refreshing              

    Now, this was my first time using a Micellar Water I don’t know if it’s usual for it to leave your face feeling dry but this one does that, I always put on some of the moisturizers after using this, it works really well for removing makeup and I especially love that it’s a pump bottle I just have to press my cleansing pad down on the tip and the product comes up and wets my cleansing pad, this bottle design leads to less product wastage and one bottle can last you a pretty long time.  

    I’ve been using these products for a year and a half now and I think they do their jobs very well, my face has never been more smooth or soft, if I don’t moisturize around my nose it can get pretty dry but not with these products. In total, I think all the products came up to less than 7€.  

    If you’re in France and don’t have a lot of money to spend or just like a good bargain I’d highly suggest buying these products from Lidl.