The Benefits of Serums and My Thoughts on My Latest Acquisition.

The other day I went shopping with a friend. She was in the market for a new foundation, and I was there to give my advise on colours, textures, what´s new and the likes. I wasn´t really going to get anything, other than a cup of coffee, but after having convinced my friend that Guerlain´s…

De-stressing skin saviours.

My poor, neglected blog. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to post, exactly, but I’ve had other, more pressing matters at hand. The deadline for my master’s thesis, to be precise. What was not supposed to happen happened, and I got a writer’s block. I’ve really struggled for these past months just to get something…

Prioritizing Products: Paint by Numbers

So for my last trick, here’s a word of wisdom: The more you spend on getting your skin in tip top shape, the less you’ll have to use on makeup. Now these suggestions are based on my experience, and in my experience, brands such as Smashbox and Urban Decay offer great products in the mid-range,…

Prioritizing Products: Give something back

Another random picture. Hope you enjoyed the previous post. People sometimes seem to underestimate the importance of removing the grime from their faces before adding more product. Somehow its apparently not common knowledge that not washing your face properly before hydrating is a waste of product and money. Have you ever experienced applying your moisturizer…

Prioritizing Products: Take it off!

Totally unrelated picture for this one, because I don’t want to show you the state of my cleansers. I was planning on doing a quick post on this, but apparently I have rather strong feelings on the subject and had to split it into several parts . I think it was Carrie Bradshaw who said…

A Few Droplets Of Sunshine

So, you’ve got the Monday Blues, it’s pouring down outside, you’re feeling drab and then you step into the bathroom only to see your face in the mirror – a ghostly pallor that no amount of bronzer can amend without looking like you’ve spent the morning rolling in mud. Well, this week is getting off to…