March Favourites, Updates and Wishlist

This was on my wishlist from the moment I saw news of it and I patiently waited for it to arrive in the shops. I fell in love with this scent after trying the nail polishes with the pink scent and I hoped Pupa will make a fragrance – I think these are limited edition, though. It’s a powdery, floral, soft and comfy scent. At times it reminds me of Yankee Candle Soft Blanket, but it’s so much richer. I get tonka bean, iris, benzoin and vanilla the most. It’s a very comforting scent and lasts decently on the skin, even more on clothes and I initially thought it’s not that strong, but it was pointed out to me (by a person that hates it with passion) that one spray is very noticeable for several hours.

Top notes: orange blossom, jasmine

Heart: tonka bean, silk blossom

Base: iris, benzoin, sandalwood, vanilla

CATRICE Glow Lovely Oil-Infused Highlighter

010 Glowing Peony

I got the entire line and while I’m having problems with pilling at most of the products, this one I enjoy using and I think my skin does indeed look brighter after a few weeks of use (based on a subjective self-assessment, I don’t know if it’s true). This contains Neoglucosamine or Acetyl Glucosamine, the new potentially “it” ingredient that is a super hydrator, supposedly has an anti-ageing effect and fades hyperpigmentation, especially when in combination with niacinamide. The serums has the highest concentration of it as well as tiny shimmer that acts as an instant illuminator or a type of glowy primer. It’s the lightest product in this line, so I can layer it more easily and I haven’t experienced pilling like at the moisturisers, but I still keep this as a part of my night routine.

NUXE Huile Prodigieuse

Florale

My old trusted favourite. I’ve been using this for many years, possibly already a decade as the last step in my night routine. At the moment I use it with Gua Sha and while I’m not sure the latter does much, I know this oil makes my skin softer and more healthy-looking. I also use it on my eyelashes to nourish them. 

MOROCCANOIL Color Depositing Mask

Lilac

REMINGTON HydraLuxe Volumising Air Styler

I’m really happy with this so far. While it’s similar to my old one, the heat settings are better, it has the hydraluxe option that allows smooth styling with lower heat, it’s more powerful and it dries my hair even faster. Using this is very close to using a hair straightener, except there’s more volume left.

UPDATES

Why do all the good things run out at once? First three products are empties that I enjoyed using and now I need to find a replacement because two of these are quite pricy.

Vitamin C serum with 10% ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate from Japan. It’s a serum that has some oily feel to it and looks shiny on the skin, but I used it every morning, also under makeup. It’s the one vitamin C at with I’ve noticed fading of pigmentation, though once it reached a certain stage it stopped. I enjoyed using this one and if it were half cheaper (or I were richer) I’d repurchase it, but I think I’ll try the drugstore version of Afrodita’s vitamin C serum and hope it works the same. I just got Essence vitamin C serum Daily Drops, which I’ll start using first. 

A lotion with retinal, the “big brother” of retinol. I never got any reaction from this and it was very gentle from the start, even though they say to pace yourself when you start using it, but I quickly got to every day use. It’s a light, bright yellow lotion that absorbs quickly enough. I don’t know if I’ve seen any results. I checked my many pictures of “before foundation” where I can see the condition of my skin through time and I’m not sure there’s anything to see. But maybe my skin is at least aging slower. I just ordered the stronger version A-Game 10. 

With horror I discovered most of my sunscreens are empty and in the season when there’s nothing in stock or not yet in the drugstores. I just used this up, my favourite from last year – I wore it most often. It’s light, not greasy, doesn’t burn my eyes, which is a big deal for me, it doesn’t pill, it’s alcohol-free, it’s a great base for makeup and it always protected me well. It’s another high-end product I’d love to have again, but it’s not cheap. Ingredients are nice too, though it’s heavily fragranced – I actually really like it and it was a great way to start the day, but nowadays I feel it’s almost criminal to say you enjoy some fragrance in skin care, since everyone is so sensitive.    

Stupid Slovene DM stopped selling these. It really ticked me off because this is one of the staples in my routine, since my skin loves propolis and this was the only such product I could go and pick up at the drugstores. I could have stocked up if I’ knew, but I haven’t been a frequent visitor of the drugstores in the last two years. Now I either need to find a place online that sells this and hope I get a good price with custom costs or find something else. It’s a light serum that absorbs quickly and smells great. I find that propolis products help my skin look more healthy-glowy.

Another sunscreen that I just used up and another big favourite of mine because it’s so light on the skin, it doesn’t burn my eyes and it doesn’t pill. It’s currently out of stock almost everywhere (I found it in Müller), but in the summer it’s widely sold at about 10 €, so it’s affordable enough. The only thing I can fault it is the amount of alcohol, though I’ve never experienced any problems because of it, it just makes it lighter. 

*ORIFLAME Possess Absolute

Woody Fruity

Top: Bergamot Essence, Pomegranate Accord, Apple

Heart: Orange Flower, Osmanthus Absolute, Jasmine

Base: Cotton Musk, Amber Woods Accord, Praline

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