Review: Luuv Self Tanning Dry Oil | Dark

Hi loves! I'm not very good at self tanning and I haven't used much of this type of products in the past. But I wanted to try out Luuv Self Tanning Dry Oil (100ml, €19.90).

The self tanner comes in a white plastic bottle and has a sprayer on it. The style of the packaging is clean and simple, which I like. There is 3 shades available light, medium and dark. I picked up the dark shade. Its produced in Estonia. Its 100% vegan, cruelty free and natural. Its should be used up in 6 months.

This contains tons of good ingredients to the skin and it promises to gives you perfect golden tan. It says the deeper tan is achieved gradually. It hydrates the skin and can be used instead of your daily moisturizer. It also claims to fade naturally, no peeling.

The natural self tanning agents are raspberry sugar extract and dihydroxyacetone (compound fermented from beet). These also fit sensitive skin type. It contains carrot oil, which is rich with vitamin A and beta arotene. These give the skin beautiful complexion. Antioxidants and vitamin E help to maintain the juvenility of the skin. Aloe vera in it helps to shoot the skin and it claims there is no scent to it.

Now lets talk about my experience with it :) I would say there is a slight self tanning scent to it, but its not too strong. The spray doesn't spray out even spray, you do need to massage it all into the skin. It sinks into the skin beautifully and leaves it hydrated. I noticed a tan developing in few hours after the first application and it looked beautiful and even. After that things went bad and fast. The next day I was umpa lumpa and thank God I applied it only on my legs. It wasn't looking even, which might be my application skills and there is no directions how to apply it. I just used my hands, which I washed after application. It didn't transfer on my cloths, but it did transfer when I dried myself up with a towel after shower (I noticed it few days after the application). One good thing about this self tanner is, that it does fade naturally and evenly. It has faded a bit and now my legs look slightly tan and it looks even. This product is so confusing to me.

Ingredients: Aqua, Glycerin, Dihydroxyacetone, Aloe Barbadensis, Helianthus Annuus & Beta Carotene, Erythrulose,  Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

There are things I like about this product and I would use it just before going to a event to have tanned legs and the next day hide them. It might be my lack of experience too, so I don't know. I'll keep using it and let you know how it goes for me. If you have tried it let me know how you liked it and if it worked for you, tell me all your application tricks :D

Thank you for reading! xo's

Review: Melvita Rose Petal Shower

Hi loves! So this week's second post is here and its on Melvita Rose Petal Shower (250ml, €14.00). If you are not familiar with the brand, Melvita is a France brand and they make natural and organic beauty products. They have been around over 30 years.

The formula of this shower gel is soap free and contains 3 wild rose extracts, which are hand picked. 99% of the ingredients are natural and 10% are organic. Its certified organic by ECOCERT. It has a faint rose scent, which I love. It makes shower experience so much more enjoyable. The formula is sulphate free and there is not color to the shower gel itself. It fits all skin types.

It can be used daily and the formula doesn't dry out my skin, which so many shower gels do. It feels light weight and I also enjoy the faint rose scent it leaves around me in the shower. It doesn't leave a scent on the skin though. Down below you can find full list of ingredients.

Ingredients: WATER - GLYCERIN - AMMONIUM LAURYL SULFATE - COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE - CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE - HORDEUM VULGARE EXTRACT *- DECYL GLUCOSIDE - ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER WATER* - ROSA CANINA FLOWER EXTRACT* - ROSA GALLICA FLOWER EXTRACT* - ROSA RUBIGINOSA SEED OIL*- ROSA DAMASCENA FLOWER OIL** - GLYCERYL OLEATE - COCO-GLUCOSIDE - SODIUM LEVULINATE - HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES CITRATE - LEVULINIC ACID - SODIUM BENZOATE - BENZOIC ACID - POTASSIUM SORBATE – ALCOHOL*** - TOCOPHEROL - PARFUM/FRAGRANCE – LINALOOL** - GERANIOL** - CITRONELLOL** - CITRAL**.

*Ingredients from Organic Farming.

**Natural components of fragrance.

***Made using organic ingrédients.

I usually don't get excited about shower gels, but this one is beautiful. It smells good, its natural, gentle to my skin and doesn't dry it out. Its a first body care item I have tried from them. I have tried toothpaste before and I liked it. Next I wanna try something from the skincare range.

If you are interested in this and like rose scented items, you can find it here.

Which is your favorite natural beauty brand?

Thank you for reading! xo's

Review: Ontic Minerals Compact Single Eyeshadows

Hi loves! Once again the weekend just flew by me. I did have fever on Friday and I just couldn't make myself write a blog post. That means this week you'll get 2. The first post is a review on Ontic Minerals Compact Single Eyeshadows in shade West Coast, Starfish, Scarlet, Moondust and Dewy Green (9.95€, 2g).

These just come in a pan and is easy to put into a magnetic palette, which I really like. The formula does contain vitamin E, which is a strong antioxidant and protects the skin against free radicals. It also enriched with jojoba oil, which moisturizes and softens the skin.

The overall quality of the shadows is good. These are pigmented and can be build up to full color. It would be good for beginners or you just want wash of color all over the lid. On swatches you can se how they are and there is one shadow, which I'm not happy at all, which you can see swatched down below. These feel more stiff in the pan and I didn't get any fall out when using these.

 

• West Coast - is beautiful shimmery champaign shade. Its gorgeous highlighter for inner corner of the eye or on the face.
• Starfish - is shimmery orange peachy shade. I love doing one shadow look with it. Looks so pretty all over the lid!
• Scarlet - looks gorgeous in the pan! Its shimmery red brown shade, which doesn't look true to the color in the pan and it didn't swatch evenly at all.

    

• Moondust - is shimmery blue gray with green sheen to it. I don't think I own any eyeshadow like this one, its so unique.
• Dewy Green - is shimmery cool tone green with hint gray to it.

I have mixed feelings about these shadows. I do love the shades and find them unique. I would like the formula to be more buttery and some of the colors to be more true what they look like in the pan. But I have done beautiful looks with these and I'll keep using them. If you wanna check out their pressed single eyeshadows, you can find them here.

If you wanna see the looks I have created with these shadows you can check it out here and here. 

Have you tried their pressed shadows before?

Thank you for reading! xo's

Review: Lumi Revitalising hyaluronic acid cream mask

Hi loves! I have been testing for months Lumi Revitalising hyaluronic acid cream mask (50ml, €56.00). 

Lumi is Estonian brand and they make effective skincare and body care, which is gentle to the skin. Their skincare line doesn't contain any fragrance. Their products will fit sensitive skin. The packaging of their products is simple with the brand name and logo on it. 

The mask comes in a white bottle and has a pump, which makes using it so easy and you don't get any bacteria into it. The texture of the mask is thick cream and its nourishing mask. Its perfect for anyone who has super dry skin. 

Active ingredients:

• Organic raw hemp seed oil - has a high content of fatty acids, which have positive effect on skin and relieves allergic reactions.
• Hyaluronic acid (HA) - is a must have ingredient to keep the skin vital. It helps to keep the water in and keeps the skin hydrated. Its allergic free, doesn't irritate the skin and protects the skin from UV-rays. Its anti-aging bioactive ingredient, derived from the sugar beet. 
• Vitamin E - Neutralizes harmful free radicals by protecting and strengthening cell membrans and extending cell life span. It helps to avoid skin aging and helps to even out skin texture. It acts as preservative in natural skincare.
• Wild mallow extract - helps to sooth sensitive skin and is natural moisturizer.
• Elderberry extract - is natural astringent solution for skin fitness
• Ribwort plantain extract - is natural collagen booster.
• Buddleja extract - is natural DNA bodyguard and skin regenerator.
• Masterwort extract - natural reepithelialization care
• Sea buckthorn oil - has a high content of fat soluble vitamins (A,E) and nutrients (EFAs, phytosterols, antioxidants, carotenes). It helps  with malnourished or prematurely aging skin symptoms. The antioxidants and fatty acids help to revers damaging effects of sun radiation and minimize long term effects of sun exposure, like wrinkles, dryness, dark spots, reduce skin inflammation, promote natural skin restorative processes. It fits all skin types.
• Camellia oil - is one of the lightest and fast absorbent plant oils. It penetrates the skin as fast as water and leaves it hydrated. This oil is full of good things like mono-saturated essential fatty acids, oleic acid (omega 9 fatty acid), vitamins, A, B, and E and phytosqualene. 
• Grape seed oil - is natural astringent and skin moisturizer. It helps to strengthen cell membranes and improve skin health generally. It also contains antioxidants and can prevent pores to clog. Is also natural UV protector. 
• Apricot kernel seed oil - is rich with fatty acids, vitamin A, C and E. Helps against premature aging and wrinkles.
• Unrefined shea butter - is rich with fatty acids, vitamin E, D, provitamin A and allantoin. Helps to stimulates collagen production, regenerating and has repairing effect.
• Rosehip oil - has significant amount of vitamin A, linoleic acid (omega- 6 fatty acid), oleic acid (omega-9 fatty acid),linolenic acid (omega-3 fatty acid), beta-carotene, lycopene and vitamin C. These all help to keep the skin in good condition and balanced.
• Mango butter - has high level of antioxidants and beneficial vitamins A, C, and E. It helps to keep skin moisturized and maintain the moisture level.
• Royal Jelly - It supplies all the B-vitamins, vitamins A, C, D, E and K, more than a dozen key minerals. 18 amino acids, and other important constituents, including nucleic acids. 

Full ingredient list: INCI: Aqua, Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) seed oil* , Betaine*, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate*, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter*, Camellia Oleifera seed oil*, Magnifera Indica Seed Butter (Mango butter), Peucedanum Ostruthium Leaf Extract*, Myristyl Myristate*, Cetearyl Alcohol*, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) seed oil*, Sodium Benzoate*, Potassium Sorbate*, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil*, Rosacanina (Rosehip) seed oil*, Tocopherol (E-vitamiin), Malva Sylvestris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract*, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract*, Buddleja Davidii Extract*, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract*, Glycerin, Citric Acid*, Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea buckthorn) seed oil*, Panthenol (provitamine B5), Sodium Hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), Royal Jelly.

*certified organic ingredient

How to use:

Its recommended to use once or twice a week. After opening it, its advised to keep it in the fridge. When you use it the first time keep it on 3 minutes, so your skin gets use to it. Otherwise I keep it on 7 to 10 minutes and use it once a week. I rinse it of with warm water and my skin is left hydrated, plump and overall brighter. Down below you can see the before and after pictures. 

                       

I'm very impressed with this mask. I love how it makes my skin look and feel, and I know its full of amazing ingredients, which are good for my skin. I also like the packaging is simple and they have put more importance whats inside the packaging then the outside.

If you want to check it out for yourself, you can find it here and they have a lot of information available about their products and whats inside, which I like.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks post and thank you for reading! xo's

Natural Beauty Haul 2018 #2 | Kaubamaja

Hi loves! Today I have haul video! I'm in Estonia at the moment and Kaubamaja has discounts going on, which means I picked up some skincare and other beauty items. You can find all the items mentioned in the video listed down below.

Products mentioned:

• D'Diffrence Natural Beauty 4D Mild Cleansing Gel For Face & Eyes (120ml, review)
• Lumi Refreshing Birch Mist (100ml)
• Ingli Pai Hair Growth Promoting Hair Oil (50ml)
• Luuv Self Tanning Oil - Dark (100ml)
• BonMerité Radiant Glow Body Cream (200ml)

Have you tried any of these products before?

Thank you for watching! xo's

Review: Bellápierre Shimmer 9 Stack | Glamorous

Hi loves! Sorry for missing last week's post, but my life is crazy at the moment. I have hard time keeping up with my other blog and I just feel stressed. But this week I took time off and here I am with a new review. Today we are talking about Bellápierre Shimmer 9 Stack in Glamorous ($90.00) and I have reviewed one before, which where their Shimmer Powders (review). 

The Glamour 9 Stack contains only glitters. There is 9 glitters, which come in a clear packaging and they are stacked up on each other. Its a great way to store it and to travel with it, because it doesn't make a mess. I haven't had any issues using it. If you are afraid of a mess when working with loose glitters or eyeshadows, put a towel under the shadows when you open them, so when something does come out it will go on the towel.

I love the shades they have included in this set. There is something for every occasion. There is light shades and also more bold shades. With these there is a change you get fall out, so use them before you do your face makeup. I use NYX Glitter primer to apply these and a tamp flat eyeshadow brush. The glitter primer has tacky base and the glitter stays on and doesn't move around. I also used it on swatches which you can see down below.

I usually go more to the lighter shades, because the bolder ones are too strong for day time :D Yes, I wear glitter in my everyday life. If I wait for special occasion I can't wear it as much as I want. I love the selection of this set and if you are looking a good glitter set I would recommend it. I know its pricy, but I trust Bellápierre as a company and I haven't had any issues with any of their products, including these glitters. If you are interested you can check it out here.

Thank you for reading! xo's

Review: Innisfree Its Real Squeeze Mask | Rose

Hi loves! Sorry for missing last week's post. I have had super stressful period. I'm moving to other country and at the same time I constantly have to travel to France from Belgium. Life has been more complicated the usual. I have hard time finding the time to just sit down and write. Anyway this week's post is on Innisfree Its Real Squeeze Mask Rose (20ml, $0.79). 

The mask comes in a beautiful packaging and has roses on it. The mask itself also smells like roses. It claims to give supple and radiant skin, which we all want. The mask had nice amount of essence on it and it fit well. It was bit big around the mouth area. This is triple layer sheet mask and that means it helps the essence gradually sink into the skin and its  more  moisturizing. The rose in it provides moisture to the skin and makes it supple and smooth. The jeju green complex consists green tea, tangerine, cactus camemllia leaves and orchids to keep the skin healthy. 

I applied it on cleansed skin, after applying toner. I kept the mask on 20 minutes, which is the max recommended time. After the time was up, I removed the mask and let the essence sink into the skin. My skin felt after the mask refreshed, soft, smooth and hydrated. Down below you can see the before and after pictures.

Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Ethanol, Betaine, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Rosa Centifolia Juice (200mg), Xanthan Gum, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tangerine Peel Extract, Orchid Extract, The green Tea Extract, Camellia Leaf Extract, Prickly Pear Extract, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance

It does contain fragrance, so it might irritate sensitive skin. I personally didn't have any irritations, but I don't have sensitive skin myself. 

Would I buy it again? Yes I would! Its affordable, does great job making my skin looking radiant and it smells like roses.  If you are interested you can find it on RoseRoseShop (link).

Have you tried any of their skincare before?

Thank you for reading! xo's