Coffees, Desserts and Life

Hello gorgeous!

Gosh judging by the amount of empty stuff I've accumulated I'm getting better at this! It better be after I've strategically place my oh so smelly lush bag (the bag I use to store empties) by the door right in eye sight and pretty much threaten everyone who in their zealous pursuit of cleaning  might be tempted to trow my bag out ahah

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Uriage Suppléance Corps (500ml) (19€)- A really nice,light lotion for normal to dry skin. Easy to apply, absorbs quickly enough without living a white sheen or staining the clothes. It has perfume in it. It isn't thick, definitely more liquid than lets say Nivea cream for example and lighter than Xémose. Leaves my skin nourished, soft and smooths the itching. 

Uriage Xémose (400ml) (25€)- A body lotion with a rich texture, deeply nourishes the skin, giving it  elasticity, making it more resisting. It's an antipruritic so restructures and calms. Again really easy to apply, doesn't leave any white or oily sheen, it has a remanence of 48h. It also has a cumulative effect. No perfume although the smell is due to the main active ingredient. I love it, it's my favorite of all body lotions or butters. I specially use it during the winter/colder days when my skin is more fragile and itchy. And has been the key to extend the relapses of my atopic skin. And now with a new package, by vacuum to avoid waste. To me is really the best! Worth the try. The price fits its quality/quantity, but I try to switch up with cheaper ones while having one as a backup/emergency situations. 

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Klorane, vitaminized gloss balm with pulp cider (150ml) (8€) - It had a light yellowish tone to it and a pleasant refreshing smell. It isn't a balm that smooths the hair, no! It does exactly what it says "detangles and adds shine". My hair was definitely shinier and easier to brush through with tones of volume right away without any styling. But not smoother, no. Shinier Yes! So if you're looking for a nice balm of a better quality and not so much softness then give this one a go. I've bought it at a local pharmacy but it's also available in parapharmacy.

Garnier, cocoa butter and coconut oil Shampoo (250ml) (3€) - Cleans my hair and helps to detangle it.  It height my hair down, as expected, and if I don't use a good condition after, my hair feels dry. I know that as far as the ingredients go they aren't the best ones they include some nasty ones, but I need to have a normal, old school shampoo that washes my overly stressed oily and full of build up products, hair. I don't seem to get quite the same refreshing /cleanness with high end shampoo even the clear ones. Overall I like it, its efficient and easy to get a hold off (supermarket).

Body shop,Tea Tree Blackhead exfoliating wash (100ml)(8€)- It's a green exfoliating wash with also dark greens beads. I didn't like it, it didn't do anything to my skin, although it's still better than nothing. It didn't get ride of the dirt / oily enough, nor did I feel my skin any softer. The only thing I liked was the smell. I'm glad I'm getting rid of it, I wasn't lucky with this one.

Uriage, Stick labial (7€)- This stick is soft, gentle to apply, slides through the lips nicely, doesn't or leaves any colour but leaves a bit of a shine, no taste, it doesn't break (at least not that easily). It has a good nourishing formula leaving my lips happily hydrated. Compared to the labello, it's smoother, feels more natural, the hydration lasts longer and it's quicker adsorb. The only thing I hate is the damn price :/

La Roche Posay, Cicaplast Baume B5 (9€) - I've done a full review on this one with swatch and all check it here. It's a healing balm for the the everyday (minor wounds/cuts etc) contains antibacterial agents even against acne. It hydrates and speeds up the healing. For the colder days I've been using it as my daily moisturizing after I've run out of the hydrance optimale light from Avéne. My skin feels great, no pimple in sight although the pores are a bit larger :/ Overall, I advice to get one, just not as a daily moisturizing.

Avéne, Hydrance Optimale, Light (40ml) (20€) - A daily moisturizer suited for normal to mixed skin. With a fresh and fine texture leaves my skin soft and infinitely comfortable all day long. It both captures my oiliness and hydrates my skin without clogging or trigerring it. It's enough to protect my skin against harsh winds or colder days. I use it during the day while at night I use a specific one for oily prone skin. An ideal face cream for the oily skins that from time to time seems to get dryer either due to the weather, prescription pills etc. Definitely getting one again.There's also a same one only with UV protection and a richer one for dry skin. 

Avéne, Clenance k (40ml) (14€) - This is an old one. It supposedly exfoliates and drys out pimples, black heads. It has a gel texture and it's suited for skins with lighter imperfections. It gets the job done, yes it does but the thing is that It stings and not only for 5 minutes.It makes sense since it has glycolic acid. But yeah I've found my self running away from it, not using it as frequently as I should. But it's effective, I just can't take those stings on my nose! I'm way too sensitive LOL I advice instead the cousin from La Roche Posay, clenance K, does the same, only it doesn't sting.

I know talking about beauty products is a big topic turn in my blog, but since i'm almost out of my facial cream i've been searching what other fish was there in the ocean... from there to beauty videos and posts was a tiny step. Add to it a generous pile of empty bottles, some from brands not widely discussed and here it is, products i've used up so far.

1 - The Ultra-Matte Moisturising Fluid from Thalgo. It has a nice scent, leaves my face feeling fresh, matte and nourished enough. I think it's an ideal face cream to use specially after face masks. And you can use as a base before foundation. It's target more to oily skins, for those who need a cream that hydrates but most of all prevents the greasy / oily complexion. Therefore not the best for me right now, my skin nowadays is turning less and less oily, thank God! The downside? It's expensive. But it's still a good product worth the try. But I won't buy it again, i'll try to find a face cream more suited. Can be found at feelunique.

2 - The Emollient and cleansing gel from Avène. Soap and fragrance free, indicated for very dry, sensitive and atopic skin. It's a very "safe" and gentle yellowish gel, that cleans without dehydrating the skin like most do. After steeping out of the shower my skin doesn't feel itchy or flaky. I've been using it for the last 1,5 years and because it's expensive, each bottle of 400ml is over 20-22 euros, what I do is mixed it up with a normal gel. But from now on, my dermatologist advised me to switch and try a "lipid-replenishing" from La Roche Posay, we'll see how that goes. If it's a disastrous than i'll gladly go back to these one.

3 - Color Save Shampoo by Schwarzkopf. It's Sulfate free, therefore prevents the hair from loosing hydration but it's doesn't lather up which I find quite annoying when i'm washing my hair. Because I have oily roots I like a shampoo than lathers up just enough to easily & quickly wash my scalp but with these product it was a longer and difficult thing to achieve. Other than protects my hair color, cleans well, doesn't build up but for the price I think i can find better. It's an Ok product for me, the all Sulfate-free doesn't work for me. So no I won't buy it again.

4 - Normaderm Anti-Age from Vichy. I love it. I even cut it open to get a couple more uses of it.  It's basically a 2 in 1 gel-cream texture that hydrates, mattifies as well prevents the first signs of ageing, lighting up those dark spots. Among the main compounds there's glycolic acid, Vitamin C and Silica.
I've done a review on it here, almost a year now. It's my second bottle, it's around 10 euros and i'll definitely be buying it again.

5 -  50+ SPF sun cream from Avène. Always important to use a SPF sun cream to prevent sun damage and premature ageing, it's has a pump making it easy to apply. My face isn't left white, I even use before the foundation. Retails at about 16 euros. Definitely getting a new one.

6- Caudalie Anti-oxidant lip conditioner. I didn't like, it was a disappointing product. Not the easiest to apply, didn't do anything to moisturise my lips, has a waxy texture to it. It's a shame. Bleck!

5 - Benzac 5% from Galderma. Containsbenzoyl peroxide, a compound specifically to treat acne.Not an antibiotic. Similar to Panoxyl 5%. Except benzac it´s more like a gel instead of a cream. It works wonders! But there's still need for a prescription. I've never tried panoxyl but i didn't find benzac to be so drying as i feared, but again it's a gel therefore contains more water than a cream. Penetrates well on my skin, reaching the internal pimples. It's around 8 euros. I want another one, no question about it.