What's in my winter stock!

  As the changes in season occur our skin requires different routines as well. We have read about what's in a travel bag but what do you bring out for the winters?

In winters more careful, a little dehydrated and lines and dry patches will be more obvious. 

Following are some things I'm excited to work out with this winter:

Goodies in my winter stock

1. The Olay Total 7 effects day moisturizer (detail review will come in a while as I have just bought it).

2. Olay essentials complete night creme (detail review will come in a while as I have just bought it).

3. Honey mania body butter, The Body Shop (purchasing 2nd time)

4. Cocoa Butter creme body scrub, The Body Shop (detail review will come in a while as I have just bought it).

5. Essential almond oil for hair and nails

6.Revlon PHOTOREADY foundation

7.Revlon Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in Love sick

8. Revlon Matte balm in Sultry 

9. Rimmel liptick in Cutting Edge in 120

  The Body Shop body butters are the best product for winters they keep the skin hydrated, smooth and glossy. The scrubs are ever important in winters as in summers. The dead skin and the flaky dryness will be cleaned and skin looks polished.

  I have been a fan of using essential oils all year round so I always keep them at an arms length. Almond oil is great for moisturizing skin,nails and hair. Especially if you're a nail color addict then your nails definitely need almond oil to keep hydrated in between polish changes. Keep consistent your nails will be shinning without manicures and buffers.

  Revlon Photoready foundation I did not find best in the summers so kept it for the drier months. It has worked out quiet nicely. Detail review will be posted in a few days.

Revlon Matte balm in Sultry 225

 The lip colors in LoveSick (bright pink) and Sultry (dusty rose) are absolute love. These colors are great for people with dark lips, tan/olive skin tones or the undertones of  their skin is yellow. Sultry is best day color or understated lips at night. Lovesick is great for fun occasions or night outs. 

  The Rimmel cutting Edge in 120 is definitely a classic fall color. A deep mauve/purple. It turns out a little lighter (when photographed) on my lips than the shade looks.

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Caution: Winter Skin health care

Keeping skin smooth and supple is a task in fall/winter seasons. Avoid dry patches from drinking lots of water and exfoliate 2-3 times a week depending on skin type and age. Dry/combination skins would do a little less than oily/combinations. Younger girls less than 25 should keep the routine once a week however after 25 I wouldn't suggest skipping the routine especially if they put makeup everyday.

Exfoliation helps cleanse the skin from dirt stuck in your pores. It is beneficial for the body and face. However on the face always use an exfoliator which has micro particles.
Never use any scrub or exfoliator with big particles on face, it uses a lot of pressure which your face does not need and large scrubbing particles ruin the layer of skin and end up harming your skin on the long run.

The Body Shop's Vitamin C collection includes the Microdermabrasion exfoliator which contains vitamin C rich Amazonian camu with shea butter. This exfoliator has small particles which is great for the face. The smell is refreshing and the feel after use is like a baby's bottom. This is a great in home treatment.

Just warm your face by putting a warm cloth towel over and then take two pea size amount on finger tips with small amount of water and start exfoliating. Do use more if needed especially neck area front and back.
5 minutes is good then wash your face, the results are amazing.

Moisturize your skin with the Vitamin C face cream for added protection and keeping the moisture locked.

Vitamin C is known to refresh dull and dry skin and since the no makeup look is on trend this is a must have product.

Product repurchase: Yes
Product review: 9/10

Keep summers fresh!

Hello,

Quick tip as summers are here, hydrated skin is ever important, especially with the minimal makeup trend . Just remember to fill a spray bottle with rose water or get hold of The Body Shop's Vitamin E face mist and spray it a couple of times throughout the day. It does not matter how many times a day you do as its just rose water and as soon as you spray your skin will feel fresh!

Keep the bottle in your fridge so you can use it while cooking and take it with you to the beach or outdoor trips. Its nothing harmful and can be sprayed on children's skin as well.

The Body Shop's face mist also boasts to hold your makeup can't say much for that as the spray is not very refined and your skin definitely gets wet so I don't try to use it after my makeup. However, I think it will be good if your skin dries and lines start appearing this will keep it moist.

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D.I.Y: Smooth and fresh face

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Lemon+sugar

I recently saw a video about a face cleansing mix by Kandee Johnson (MUA+Youtube guru). She soaked the cotton pad in lemon juice and puts sugar on it.

According to her it helped getting rid of black heads and takes off the dead skin.

I really enjoyed trying this quick mix. Do try it over your sink so all the sugar granules fall in the sink and you don't end up making a mess else where.

Do wash your face from warm water first and then start gently massaging the mix on face and neck.

Clean it from a wet wash cloth. My skin felt so smooth and soft especially my neck area. 

I recommend trying it once a week but not on sun tan/burnt skin(lemon is acidic it might react).

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D.I.Y Winter/Summer face prep

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Are you fighting dry skin or is your face complexion looking down because of the scorching heat? Lately mine was and I came across this amazing natural face moisturizer (you can call this something between a face moisturizer and facial from the salon!)

So I ran to my kitchen cabinets and  found the best ingredients olive oil and honey (pretty simple). Took 1 teaspoon of honey and a little less than a teaspoon of olive oil and mixed them together and gently massaged it on my face and neck (never forget the neck). In addition grab a small towel and soak it in warm water and place it on you face so the pores can open up to let the ingredients sink in. You can dab your the face with warm water before applying the mix to avoid the towel, either way is good!

I laid down for 15 minutes and by the time I was up my skin absorbed the mixture. I gently wiped my face with water only and voila my skin was soft and supple. 

Among many benefits honey is known to have properties which helps to refresh and rejuvenate skin which is great for the hot summer months. Olive oil is an all rounder for the inside and outside. Consistent use of olive oil on the face can correct uneven skin tone as well.

Quick tip: best to do a night or even a few hours before an event. Skin will be so smooth which will make applying makeup very easy.

Take care and remember the simple things!

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