Pukka Rosewater {Review}

Hey beauties :) 

One part in my routine is a toner, in my case a hydrating mist. I really love rosewater and pukka has a great Rosewater 

I bought it on www.naturisimo.com and it's about 15€ for 100mL

Ingredients 

Really clean ingredients, huh? :D 

Packaging:

• Glass bottle
• Pump

Consistency:

• Water, obviously
• Sinks so fast into the skin
• Light rose smell

Skin compatibility:

• Amazing
• Reduces redness
• Helps to cool and tone skin
• Nice for a pick up during the day
• Hydrates
• I use my hyaluronic acid serum/Rosehip oil right afterwards

Fazit:

• Just a good toner
• Clean ingredients
• Helps to balance and hydrate skin
• 10/10

Pai Rosehip bioregenerate Oil {Review}

Hi beauties :)

Today again a review of one of my absolute favorites Pai's Rosehip oil. 

It's an amazing product!!

 

Pai says this about its oil:

Here are the ingredients:

What I say:

Consistency:

• Orange oil
• Easy to distribute
• Easily absorbed

Skin compatibility:

• Amazing!!
• Best organic retinol
• Skin feels soft and supple
• No irritation
• No redness
• Helps skin to heal and lines become softer (my mom and grandma love this stuff) 

Packaging:

• Glass bottle
• With dropper
• Hygienic 
• Easy to use

Fazit: 

• Amazing stuff
• CO2 extraction is the most gentle method, so the oil is pure and high in concentration 
• Highest concentration in an organic product of Rosehip oil
• Great for skin, makes it soft and helps to fight radicals
• 10/10

Hope you guys like this products as much as I do

Jess :)

Lavera Basis Sensitive 2in1 Cleansing Milk, old and new formulation {Review}

Hi beauties :)

As a student I have a new budget. Yeah but sometimes at the end of my money sometimes there's still so much months! So I sometimes switch to the cheaper version of a cleansing milk, Laveras basis sensitive cleansing milk.

It says it's a 2in1 product, makeup remover and cleanser. Isn't every cleanser also a makeup remover? 

Ok, this particular product is organic, but the ingredients aren't that amazing for me.

Full ingredient list OLD FORMULATION:

Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil*,

Alcohol*,Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Sodium Coco Sulfate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Xanthan Gum, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil*, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Rosa Damascena Flower Water*, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract*, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water*, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Lysolecithin, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Beta-Carotene, Lecithin, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Fragrance (Parfum)**, Limonene**, Linalool**, Geraniol**, Citral**, Citronellol**, Benzyl Benzoate**

* ingredients from certified organic agriculture

** natural essential oils

Full ingredients list NEW FORMULATION:   

Water (Aqua), Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil*, Alcohol*, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Mystryl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Fragrance (Parfum)**, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Extract*, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract*, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Limonene**, Geraniol**, Linalool**, Citronellol**, Coumarin**, Citral**, Eugenol**, Benzyl Benzoate*. 

* ingredients from certified organic agriculture
** natural essential oils

As you can see glycerin and alcohol are at the beginning of the list. And there's also Perfume in it. It's a cleanser, so I rinse it and it doesn't stay permanent on my skin, so I can bear a bit of alcohol. 

Consistency:

• More like a cream than a milk
• Yellow-white color
• Typical lavera smell
• Old formulation: oily, but not too oily and very good to rinse 
• New formulation: extremly oily, doesn't give you a clean feeling afterwards, face has a oil film even after drying

Skin compatibility:

• It's a bit drying 
• No irritation, no breakouts
• Old formulation: cleans, skin feels dry afterwards, but it's totally bearable 
• New formulation: doesn't clean the skin, even with the clarisonic

Packaging:

• In a white tube

Fazit:

• Old formulation was ok, was a good substitute for my usually pricey cleanser
• Could never use more than one tube, cause too drying
• 6/10
• New formulation is horrible
• Just smears the dirt around, doesn't clean skin
• Can't rinse it, can't take it completely off with a cloth
• 1/10

MyChelle Ultra Hydrating Serum {Review}

Hi beauties:)

My very dehydrated skin got rescued by this amazing serum!

Look at the ingredients! They're really good and there's so much hyaluronic acid in it! Haven't seen this with any other natural/organic product. This product is natural, not organic.

~ 44€ for 30 mL 

Consistency:

• Slightly white, translucent milky serum
• Runny
• Very nice to distribute over the face
• One pump is enough, so a little goes a long way

Skin compatibility:

• So soothing for my skin, it's like my skin drank a bottle of water
• Absorbs very quickly
• No irritation, no blemishes
• Goes perfect with every moisturizer
• Best when applied to slightly damp skin

Packaging:

• Glass bottle, but very sturdy
• Pump

Fazit: 

• One of my favorite serums
• It makes my skin soft and it doesn't feel dry and itchy anymore
• It lasts long 
• 9/10 

Pai Avocado & Jojoba hydrating day cream {Review}

Hi beauties :)

Today I have a review for you about one of my favorite moisturizers, my favorite skincare brand in general! 

Pai Skincare and in detail, the Avocado & Jojoba hydrating day cream. 

This moisturizer is free of everything toxic and free of alcohol. 

Here are the ingredients from the Pai website. 

Looks really really good!! :D 

Price 42€  for  50mL

Color and consistency:

• White cream
• Not to thick not to thin 
• Light, absorbes quickly

Skin compatibility:

• Very very good
• No skin irritation
• No acne
• Skin feels so soft 
• But not enough for my skin, I need a hydrating serum underneath it

Packaging:

• A plastic bag in a glas bottle
• Airless pump
• Very hygienic and you get every little bit out of the bottle
• One bottle last for me about 5-6 weeks, depends on the serum underneath 

Fazit: 

• Very good product
• Hydrates skin good
• Hygienic 
• 8,5 / 10 

My skin story

Hey beauties!! 

I started this blog, cause I had always problematic skin and never felt very confident about it. There are lost of other people with the same or similar problems like me. So I'm sharing my skin story and maybe you'll find your skin here as well.

Everything started when puberty hit me. I got acne. Not just teen acne, no I got big cystic acne! All over my face! I went to tons of doctors, estheticians and what not, but nothing really helped. I tried every drugstore anti acne product out there and nothing helped.

My gyn said we are trying the anti-baby-pill and my acne kind of flattened and the redness wasn't as prominent. But I still had acne and my skin wasn't clear. 

During my time on hormones I tried every skincare brand and nothing happened!! Seriously guys nothing worked!

My skin became oilier on the top, but felt dry underneath. It just didn't feel good.

After 10 years on hormones I decided to get off it and wanted to cleanse my body from it. So I didn't took my hormones and bang - the acne came back!! It was wore than before!

Yeah, great decision.....but after a few months my t-zone cleared up. Seriously, my t-zone was clear, and only on my lower cheeks the zits developed to cysts.

My research began! I searched the Internet and found that acne on the mostly the lower cheeks is related to hormonal imbalances.  I observed my skin for a few weeks, to see if it gets better or worse during my cyclus. Yes it got worse during the time of the month and better afterwards. 

I researched again and found that evening primrose oil and monks pepper are natural helpers to balance hormones and to stabilize your cycle. 

They really improved my skin! My cysts were flat overnight and weren't that inflamated anymore. I was hella impressed! My skin looked better than it ever looked during the time I took hormones. 

My next step was to improve my skincare. The issue with the oil on top and the dryness underneath was still present.

So I researched again. My skin was dehydrated. Ok sounds logic, my skin produces enough (actually it produces too much) oil, but it lacks of water.

What I needed to find is what ingredient is too harsh and dries my skin out. Simple as that :) 

After a long trial and error with different products, different brands, different everything I found out that my skin can't tolerate dyes, perfumes, alcohol and mineral oil. As well as silicones and parabens. 

Ok that only means I needed to throw all my skincare away and need new one! 

Yaaas!!

That's how I began my adventure!! My skin, hair and body care is now completely natural/organic, but with my makeup I have to compromise. 

Let's go on this adventure together and find the perfect products for us :)

Hope you enjoyed this post

Jess :)