Winter skin care favorites!

Hello!

I wonder how everyone takes care of skin in winter - it can be so rough on our delicate skin (T_T). Here in Poland we have temperature from -5C to -25C degrees... Serious freezer situation. D:

I guard my skin from all this winter by using a couple creams every day.

Below are some of my favorites!

WELEDA Skin Food cream

Oh, how I love it!! It is full of natural oils and smells like citrus fruit (mostly grapefruit/lemon to me) and it`s just like a soft warm blanket for skin! I like to apply a lot at night and just go to sleep like that - I wake up with soft, moisturized skin! (*___*) I love it! In summer I would never do that, but now I also use it in daytime, under makeup - just a thin layer and not on my forehead, because I think it would make my fringe oily. It works great. :)

You can also use it on you whole body, especially dry spots like knees, elbow, feet.

Vitacreme B12

It`s a great light cream that feels like it`s treating my skin and curing it. Blemishes, dry skin, acne marks - it helps to remove them faster and also moisturizes. It`s light and has a pleasant rose smell. (^_^*) You can also use it on cold burned/sun burned skin, on your elbows, etc. I already wrote about it HERE!

BABA DE CARACOL snail cream

Well, I dunno, the fad, the snail cream. Actually I`m not even sure there is snail secretion in this one (??), but anyway it hydrates quite well but has shady ingriedients (lots of parabens and mineral oil). I`m not crazy about it, but I`ll use it all anyway. It creates a sort of a veil on my skin, absorbs quickly and it great for layering with other creams I mention here. :D Actually I also have night version of this one too and I like it too. I won`t repurchase though. I found a way better snail extract cream with actual snail extract in it (Velvetin) and I can buy it in the natural products pharmacy right around the corner. (^_^)

IWOSTIN Hydratia Eye cream

From a Polish brand like La Roche-Posay or Avene - we also have natural springs with wonderful healthy water here in Poland, and Iwostin uses it to make really good cosmetics! (http://www.iwostin.pl/) Recently they added hydrating eye cream to their skin care line so I went and got it! I was using Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Recovery Complex, but I`ve run out and it`s kinda pricy, so I decided why not try the 5 times cheaper but still great Iwostin eye cream? ;D I like it and feel it works well. 

OXY5 and OXY10 (benzoyl peroxide acne treatment)

I decide to try it after seeing Gossmakeupartist`s acne treatment advice video! (^0^*) It dries out skin soooooo bad! XD But it really works on acne! I only apply it at night, only on my trouble areas (jaw, hairline, etc), at first I used OXY5 because the stronger one cause irritation, but now I got used to it and I can use both. It does nothing after one use, but after using it regularly I see a big difference! If you have trouble with acne why not try this? I will repurchase and continue using it. :)

What is your winter skincare?? Share your beauty secrets with me, ok?
Kisses! :D

M.A.C Venomous Villains collection! Mineralize Eye Shadow Duos rock!

Hello!
I went to Sephora recently and omg! I want the Dior mascara base, it looks amazing~ Also the black/sparkly silver smoky eye palette looks amazing! (Even though it's nothing new or surprising, it just looks soooo pretty.... ahahah, I should not go to Sephora (=_=''))

But, dum dum dummm!!! MAC Venomous Villains went on sale in Poland!!! (3 weeks ago! LOL) I was just too busy to visit MAC. D:

 

I managed to get 2 MAC's Mineralized Eye Shadow Duos from Venomous Villains collection though! <333 I love them! :D I actually had no time to go to MAC even, so I asked my friend to get me those. But when she went, they only had My dark Magic left! Oh no! In an attack of madness, I quickly purchased the She who dares, blue/green one from eBay! eBay if more expensive than regular MAC price of course, but while the regular price for this in USA is 21$, here in Poland it's more like 30$! So paying around 32$ including shipping from USA through eBay did not seem that crazy to me. (Ecept that I should buy things I really need, not another cosmetic lololol)

direct sunlight

in (kind of) shadow

I got a very dark one with this one, too bad... but I still like it!

Overall, they are well pigmented, look amazing applied wet (so intensive) and are great for a smoky eye, or I use them as bottom eyeliner :D I will be uplaoding eye looks with those soon!

I also repurchased Vitacreme B12 and I love it so much, life saver.It really makes skin look and feel much better in 1-2 days! I really recommend it!

march/april favorites! :D Ulubione rzeczy marca i kwietnia!

First of all, I had 10,000 visits!!!!! Thank you so much! :D
I thought I would post about my march and april favorites, so here it is! It will also be a short review of some stuff I`ve ben using and now have and opinion. But since this post is faves, you can predict what the opinion is. xD Here are my favorites:

You can click on the links to see my previous posts about those items! ^^*

1. MAC select moisturecover concealer (NC20)

OK, I came to really like it, even though it does not give 100% coverage, it works really well and feels like I have nothing on my skin, maybe I got used to it. The color matches my skin perfectly and I really like the fluid to powder finish, but it doesn`t look dry, even around the eyes. I actually use it every day, with bb cream or the Mineralize SPF15 foundation I recently got on impulse. If you have good or I dunno, half good skin, try this! I`m afraid it might not work for bad skin though, by bad I mean deep scars, very dark discoloration, big acne scars, etc. For that try something else!

2. Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Recovery Complex

I`ve been using this every night and day. I think that after 2-3 days there was a visible change in my dark circles, they became much lighter and definitely less puffy! When I apply it, there is a little bit if tingly sensation and it feels warm/hot too, but it`s nothing unpleasant and I don`t think it`s alergic - I`m alergic to nothing so far. Also the little funny applicator that came with it is a great idea! To think I laughed at it when I saw it first... ashamed now, hahah...

3. Etude House nail polish (GR601)

I bought it last summer in Seoul, after being surprised how soooo many korean girls wore green and blue manicure and pedicure! And not even pretty blue or green, more like dirty, mossy, muddy shades of those colors. I guess in Europe it would be just weird and ugly at that time, but it looked soo good on Korean girls, especially with their black hair and light skin :D So I bought this (and a green nail polish too) and I`ve been using it ever since, but since spring has come, I feel like wearing it more now! It`s a beautiful color! <3 (And btw, colors like this are appearing more in non asian countries too, MAC`s Birds and Berries collection nail polish anyone?)

4. INGLOT nail hardening polish (15 diamond top coat)

I just works great as a base and top coat and my super dry weak nails are starting to grow a little bit again. It also helps nail polish to dry faster when used as top coat! INGLOT girl told me there is something-something from diamonds in it, uhmm... well, it works! xD

5. MAC dazzleglasses (moth to flame, baby sparks)

I looooooooooove dazzleglass lipglosses! If you love sparkle and don`t mind a sticky gloss, you will love it! Actually many people complain that they are too sticky, but I disagree. They must be sticky to stay on the lips longer! And they look gorgeous on lipsticks or on their own. I predict more dazzleglasses coming my way for sure!

6. SIGMA angled brush

It`s so soft I couldn`t believe it!! Also feels so funny when wet, being washed! It helps applying brush in a more delicate, natural way, feels so soft on skin, it`s just great. If you must get just one brush, get this one!

7. SIGMA flat foundation brush

I am a big fan of applying makeup with a brush and I have two flat foundation brushes now, this one from SIGMA and one from MISSHA, which I got in Seoul. The fibers feel basically the same, both are soft and great, but I think the handle on the SIGMA brush is more balanced and a better shape to fit in my hand and the brush fibers are just a little bit shorter than on the MISSHA one, which kind of requires a little bit more time to apply, but at the same time leaves less brush streaks/marks on applied foundation, I like it just a little bit more than the korean one! I also use this to pat in concealer and apply cream brush sometimes, all in one makeup.

8. Vitacreme B12 cream

I bought it to test it. And just in case I wouldn`t like it, I bought two tubes to sell the second one and get some of my money back, just in case. But... I definitely won`t be selling it! I feel like the first tube really helped remove (!!) some blemishes and red acne marks and my whole face has a more even, better tone now, after using Vitacreme B12 for 1,5 months! I will be ordering more! I also gave myself a curling iron burn on my cheek (clever, I know!) and put a thick layer of Vitacreme on the burn mark and  it heals fast. I also had a dry skin rash on tops of my hands, so I decided to treat it (it was sth like a super dry skin to the point where it cracks like a dry ground and is easily irritated by anything and has red spots, terrible) with Vitacreme, and after 3-4 days it disappeared completely and my hands are as good as new since then! Amazing! Plus I got used to the granny/rose smell, and the pink color just makes me smile. :D

!!creepy fact: I carry the almost used up tube in my bag everyday and have secret urges to apply it to my coworkers` faces, just to make them more beautiful... xDD I don`t want to say they are ugly, but I just want to make them feel better and look better! Is that bad? But sudden cream application would be awkward. XD

Random zoom, you can see the sparkles in dazzleglasses well here! :D

And to finish this post, a photo comparison on my two flat foundation brushes! Sorry they are not dirty, it`s just the zoom option catching every small finger mark...! I wiped them right after taking those photos. Oh, and the Sigma one is wet in those photos as I just washed it. :D So far the Sigma brush is the winner by 0,05% xD

       

the SIGMA brush is just slightly smaller and shorter

the more regular SIGMA handle feels better in my hand ^^

And please forgive less posts. I will try. I didn`t buy anything since last time though. I am planning to buy a lot in may after payday though. I also want to try MSF Natural for shading. OR should I go for a blush for shading? Help!

new: Vitacreme B12

I am always curious about new and/or hyped about products! So when I saw info about Vitacreme B12 somewhere I got really interested! They have a couple local official pages, like http://www.vitacremeb12.co.uk/ and the cream is supposed to be great for skin and patented "cutting edge" and high quality product. 

It promises:
- Skin Reconditioning
- Very significant reduction in the extent of the wrinkles and fold of the skin
- Improvement in skin elasticity
- Correction of the skin dryness
- On the individuals presenting light burns and dry skin, after several days of application ofVITACREME B12: rapid normalization, skin becoming supple, desquamation stopped. feeling of burning rapidly eased, suntan improvement, eperdimal moisture level re-established.
- On the individuals who showed burnt skin, wrinkled and peeling, gradual improvement of the smoothness of the skin, reduction of wrinkles, desquamation stopped, burns soothed.
- Of the individuals showing badly burned skin: after several days of treatment, no lesions remained. For the people who had applied VITACREME B12 in a preventative way: the treated areas remained soft and moist. No desquamation.


The main ingriedient is vitamin b12; and it`s properties are supposedly:
- Prevents premature wrinkling
- Reduces wrinkles and folds in the epidermis
- Improves skin elasticity
- Corrects epidermal dryness
- Smoothes or alleviates new or old scars
- Regenerates tissues after prolonged exposure to sun, wind or cold (mountain sea etc..)



A crazy long pic on the left with bits and pieces from asian magazines hyping over Vitacreme B12. It supposedly also helps with breakouts! 
Here are some reviews, from Shanghainese Dumpling and Soap of the Day blogs. One more review! People are comparing the cream to De La Mer, wow! Here is a page with ingriedients, sudgested face massage and history of the cream. The cream is supposedly popular over in Japan and Korea, especially after some celebrity said she loves this cream and it makes her skin so beautiful. But when I was in Japan I never heard of it... but I never read those hig end beauty magazines, so maybe that`s why I missed it? If you are in Japan or Korea tell me if it`s really a hit over there! 


There are 50ml of cream and the price is... well, the price is high! :o The canadian website sells it for 48cad, USA one for 36usd and the british webstore sells it for 20gbp... :o While some japanese stores on rakuten.co.jp sell it for as little as 1590yen, which is only 18usd!!! So of course I went shopping in Japan with a shopping service (namely my favourite http://i-tm4u.biz/, check them out and tell them I sent you!) I decided to get 2 creams at the same time and sell the other one if I didn`t like it. I just got it, and I applied it to my forehead and I still can`t review it only after one use, but it really feels like it relaxes my skin - not just the surface, it kind of feels like it relaxes muscles I didn`t know I was using - which I guess lead to wrinkles. :o The cream is pink! And it has a flowery scent, which I don`t mind, it`s not too strong, but I do prefer no fragrance creams!
My photos!

the packaging looks simple and "serious", I like it! It`s easy to use the cream all up with tubes like this.

english info

It`s even pinker in real life xD

And btw here is a bigger pic with massage instructions! You can use it with any cream, especially night cream, to remove puffiness and make your face look better! And it`s very relaxing too. ^^*

Anywhoo, I just got it, so I will be testing it from now. If you have questions or opinions about this cream let me know!