This Week's Haul and My Skin Care Routine

I went a bit crazy with shopping this week, but who really cares :). I'll try to review most of the things as soon as I can. Today I'll just talk a bit about my skin care routine which I changed a bit.

I bought:

• Micro peeling cloth/ Mikropiling krpa
• La Roche Posay Anthelios XL melt-in cream 50+ / topljiva krema za obraz 50+
• Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Feline Black waterproof mascara
• Sun Dance Aloe vera gel
• Essence Nail polish remover
• Bourjois Healty Mix Serum 51 Light Vanilla
• Essence Stay All Day concealer 10 Natural Beige (great concealer)
• Schabens Erdbeer mask (contains glycolic acid)
• Dove beauty cream bar (I love these bars! They smell amazing, don't dry out my skin plus there's no extra packaging. Currently I prefer them to regular shower gels.)

Incorporating baking soda in your skin care routine seems to be all the rage. Since I read Sam's post on makeupandbeautyblog.com I decided to try it out myself. I mixed about a quarter of a teaspoon with my regular cleanser (Nivea Baby Kopf bis Fu� wash lotion) and then gently rubbed the mixture on my face. I left it on just for a couple of minutes (leaving it too long can irritate your skin and for the same reason don't use it too often, about once a week). My skin felt amazingly soft and so polished. No face scrub that I tried can compare with the effect of baking soda. However, I will use it only a couple of times a month because using it too often can destroy your protective acid mantle.

I bought a micro peeling cloth. It feels very soft to the touch but really removes all make up. All you have to do is to use it damp in a gentle circular motion. I used a cotton pad soaked with my favorite make up remover Bioderma Sensibio and it was completely clean, so traces of foundation what so ever. And it leaves your skin so smooth. I guess the only problem is that you have to wash it often. On the box it says it's suitable for sensitive skin.

 

Sun Dance Aloe Vera gel is a light green very liquidy gel. It has quite a strong but pleasant scent (it smells sort of flowery). A few seconds after application it becomes very sticky but it dries in a couple of minutes and the stickiness disappears. I bought it to use it for my homemade aspirin toner. I used an old toner bottle, put about 50 ml of water in it, then crushed one aspirin and squirted some aloe in the mixture. I used it yesterday for the first time and those few blemished I have, diminished and some even disappeared.

 

 And for the end just a couple of pictures of daffodils. Aren't they lovely :).