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How to read the ingredient list in cosmetics
07 Okt 2019 Skincare Comment

How to read the skincare ingredient list

If you have been with me any amount of time, you have heard me say one thing: „Learn to read the skincare ingredient list!“ Well, that one and „I need more tea.“ But tea bags aside – because loose tea is the way to go, people – tea bags aside, I am very passionate about reading the skincare ingredient label before purchasing a product.     Yet recently I realized that despite telling you to read the ingredient list over and over again, I never really told you HOW.  I…

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pixi skintreats Vitamin C skin care line
05 Okt 2019 Skincare Comment

pixi Vitamin C Collection – Overview and reviews

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS PAID FOR CONTENT, WHICH MEANS I RECEIVED MONEY TO WRITE IT. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND WERE NOT INFLUENCED. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER.   After publishing my series of individual pixi Vitamin C reviews, a lot of you asked me if I could share my overall thoughts on the collection. Well, of course I can – here is a short rundown of every product, whether or not I still use it and which skin type I think it is best suited for. The pixi…

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Instytutum Hydra Flawless Mist and Insytutum Hydrafusion 4D HA Water Burst Cream Review
26 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

Instytutum Flawless Hydra Mist and Water Burst Cream – Winter is coming

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR-SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER There is no denying that fall is well and truly upon us. The leaves change color, there is a chill in the air in the mornings and sooner or later we will have to turn the heating back on. I am more of a „sooner“ person in that regard, given that I am cold whenever temperatures drop below 24 degrees, but so far environmental concerns have stopped…

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pixi pHenomenal Gel Review
19 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

pixi pHenomenal Gel Review – Does it live up to its name?

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR-SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER   I was pretty close of starting this review with a snarky remark about the naming of the product – I mean, pixi pHenomenal Gel, that is quite of a bold claim. But instead I thought I might talk about something else first: The „Practice what you preach“ mantra and how miserably I fail to live by it. Not in all areas of my life, of course…

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Skin after vacation - Why does it act up and what can you do about it?
16 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

Skin after vacation – Why you get breakouts after your holiday

Whenever I get home from our annual France vacation, I know why Edith Piaf sang „Je ne regrette rien“, which loosely translates to „Sorry, not sorry“ for those of us that are not fluent in French. Because my skin after the vacation is usually a mess: Lots of blackheads and breakouts, irritation, dehydration – you name it, I have it. Of course I know that first and foremost my diet consisting of Croissants, Chocolat Chaud and Saint Felicien (the best stinky cheese ever!) is to blame, which I am not…

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pixi On The Glow Moisture Stick Review
12 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

pixi On The Glow Moisture Stick – How to use it?

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR-SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER To be honest, I mainly tried the pixi On the Glow Stick Moisturizer because it is sold as „travel friendly“. I am all about the travel friendly items. Not that I travel all that often anymore, no, but having them in my stash makes me feel as if I might be traveling soon, a reminiscence to „The years before the kids came“ or TYBTKC. (Yeah, not going…

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Essence vs Toner
09 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

Essence vs Toner – What is it and do I need it?

Why do things tend to get extra complicated once marketing is involved? After my review of the pixi Vitamin C Tonic (read it here) I decided to look up the difference of Essence vs Toner and how a Tonic fits into the equation. And of course whether or not they need to be part of your skin care routine. With the helpful comments of fellow skincare nerds like Rowena from Rolala Loves and hours spend googling (there is no PubMed research for that question I fear), I finally felt like…

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pixi Vitamin C Lotion Review
05 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

pixi Vitamin C Lotion Review

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR-SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER.   Todays review of the pixi Vitamin C Lotion marks my last in a long line that started quite some time ago with the pixi Vitamin Wakeup Mist (Review here). I admit I hadn´t thought about that one in a while, as that product was released years ago, but apparently pixi are building more and more whole lines around their hero products, and I am here for…

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Everything you need to know about Vitamin C
02 Sep 2019 Skincare Comment

Ingredient Spotlight Vitamin C

I sound like a broken record, I know, but I really want to talk some more about Vitamin C and everything there is to know about it. Why? Well, because it is easily one of my favorite skincare ingredients, and one that I recommend over and over again. You remember that Instagram Stories Template popular in the last few weeks that made you choose between two ingredients, always pairing the ones that you picked against each other until you were left with one hero ingredient? Vitamin C was always among…

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pixi Vitamin C Caviar Balm
22 Aug 2019 Skincare Comment

pixi Vitamin C Caviar Balm Review – Acquired taste

ADVERTISEMENT INFO: THIS BLOG POST USES AFFILIATE LINKS AND CONTAINS PR-SAMPLES (GIFTED ITEMS). I RECEIVED NO MONEY TO WRITE IT. PLEASE READ DISCLAIMER. Do you like Caviar? I do, but I think it is an acquired taste, like wine and French Cheese, and I remembered it had been a while since i ate some when writing my pixi Vitamin C Caviar Balm review. Not that this one contains actual caviar, no, but some skincare lines do.     Caviar is said to have an antioxidant effect when used in creams,…

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