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La Roche Rentin A Face Cream

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Retin A (and I am not a doctor) is an acid form of vitamin A. It has huge popularity and uses in medical and beauty industries.  Let's focus on beauty.  Retin A Creams have peeling effect on the skin. They are mostly used to improve the surface and the look of the skin. It is also widely used to cure wrinkles.  Basically Retin A encourage the skin to peel off is surface cells, which helps in reproduction of collagen in order to come up with new surface cells. This collagen production helps in the appearance of younger and healthier skin. Retin A also helps in the glow of the skin as you are going to have a new skin that is not effected by any harmful conditions yet. I do not have wrinkles yet and my skin texture is fine. I bought this cream as I am obsessed in skin glow and age fighting. I used La Roche Retin A cream for almost 3 months now and I like its results so much. It revealed a whole new skin of mine, very glowy and healthy and healthy and very less discolorat

Renee Rouleau Toning Cloths Review

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Did you know that when using a cotton pas, 50% of the liquid product you are applying on it is absorbed by the cotton pad itself. Hence you are going to need more quantities to do the job perfectly. This is one of the great losses we face when using cotton-based tissues. Its absorption rate is very high. Similar to beauty blenders and sponges. I was introduced to Renee Rouleau Toning Cloths through her website. Somehow the description she wrote was very convincing to me. After looking also at the price and the amount of tissues in each box, it made some sense. I got almost 135 tissues for 13.50 $. It is like 0.1$ for each tissue. Also these tissues are recycled and recyclable which is very considerate for the environment. She stated in her website that: " Toning Cloths by Renée Rouleau is a skin accessory to reduce toner waste instead of using highly absorbent cotton balls or cotton pads. These economical, lint-free, fuzz-free cloths use a soft blend of fibers to absorb

How to Make your Body Moisturizing Experience Packed with Nutrients and Brightening Agents

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whether using ordinary body lotions or organic oils, these tips work for both ways. Sine our bodies expose to many harsh environment conditions. Their moisture levels and health conditions are effected. So it is a must to take care of our body skin as we do to our face.  P.S: Hands are as age detector as under eyes wrinkles! I use mostly coconut oil to moisturize my body immediately after shower. Coconut oil fatty acids lock the moisture inside the skin cells. This returns necessary hydration to the skin and gives it young look.  I add the following to my coconut oil moisturizer or body lotion for maximum hydration and brightness effects: 1- A few drops of fresh Lemon Juice: I add a few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice as this steps helps in packing up my moisturizer with good quantities of vitamin C, the main agent in collagen reproduction in the skin. This also helps in lifting the skin and eliminating stretch marks. Vitamin C is the skin's oxygen. 2- A

Stretch Marks - How to Prevent or Cure them

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Most of us have stretch marks, might be because of pregnancy or sudden weight gain or loss. Some of us have them very non-noticeable and blurry while others have deep marks. Stretch marks are not shallow and they are not formed on the skin surface. They are deep wounds which are sunk deeply in the skin. Therefore, they are not easy to remove. Basically people with stretch marks are divided into 4 groups: 1- Don't have stretch marks and not expecting to - Preventing Stretch Marks- 2- Don't have stretch marks and  expecting to especially in the early pregnancy 3- Have light, shallow stretch marks 4- Have deep stretch marks After so many researches and trials this is what I found to cure stretch marks: 1- Don't have stretch marks and not expecting to   - Preventing Stretch Marks- Moisturize!! Moisturize your body especially around belly, arms and legs areas with a body lotion/moisturizer that has vitamins C in it. Vitamin C stimulates the production

Bioderma sensibio H2O - cleansing water

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This is my second bottle, It is super gentle on the delicate eye area and most important, it removes all make up at one swipe. This is the revolution I am talking about Bioderma has invented a new miracle in removing eye make up, it is water based !! Oil based make up removers irritate the eyes and leave oily residue on the skin, these residues clog the pores. While using this cleansing water leaves the skin fresh and oil-free , you can apply your eye cream immediately without rinsing the product, even if it gets into the eyes, it won't affect or irritate them. I know it is expensive compared to other make up removers, but it's worth it and for all makeup geeks, you need to give this product a try.. you will love it that you would barely grab any other product you have. Until Next Time.. Have a beautiful life..

DIY Different Eyeliner Colors / Glitter eyeliners / Glitters Base

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If you do not have this thing, then go get it ! EyeKandy base is a water based sealer for powders and glitters, it makes any powder or glitter stick to any skin surface, including the lips. Suitable for sensitive eyes and it is very affordable ! If you ever needed a colored eyeliner or a certain eyeliner color that you can not find, you can simply have an eye-shadow of the color you want, scrub a little of it on a plate using a tip of a spoon or a make up spatula, put over the powder you scrubbed few drops of this base, and using your eyeliner brush, draw the eyeliner you want on your eyelid. It is similar to Inglot Duraline and Lit Base except it is way cheaper. this is the brush that it comes with the base you can use it to stick the glitter on your entire lid or lower lash line, or you can use it to have a glitter eyeliner as well - which is my favorite way of using it- or just use eyeshadows for eyeliners, my favorite eye-shadow/eyeliner color is Burgun

My 2 stars from Make Up For Ever Primers!!

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One or two months ago, Make Up For Ever launched their new line in primers, they produced around 10 of them at once. they have different colors and functions. they are divided into two categories according to their function: 1- priming the skin  2- equalizing the skin  Priming the face means improving the texture of your skin, hiding fine lines and pores, giving hydration to dry areas or nourishing the skin overall. and that is the job of :smoothing primer.  Mattifying Primer , hydrating primer and nourishing primer Equalizing the face means correcting the skin color, hiding redness or dullness, reducing imperfections or correcting the undertones of the skin. and that is the job of  Redness Correcting Primer,  Radiant Primer in all colors. My absolute Favorites are Smoothing Primer and radiant primer in yellow. I have minor fine lines around my mouth and I sometimes notice some pores on my cheeks area so the smoothing primer solved this issue for me and the yellow prime

How to Remind Yourself to Drink More Water at Work

I used to forget to drink water for 1-2 days without any problem! I did not used to like water or its taste. One day I decided to change and drink more to enhance my skin conditions and  my overall health. Fortunately, this was one of the steps that dramatically changed my skin and wellness. It was hard at first so I followed few steps and tricks to always remind and force myself to drink more water. 1- Search for the benefits of drinking enough water and the changes you except: I started by searching on how water effects us, and how much should I drink and what to expect when drinking enough water. Also what is dehydration causing me. Google is filled with such articles. Read as much as you because it is a great motive. 2- Put in mind that drinking water causes skin/hair anti-aging: Enough said! Enough hydration plumbs the skin, reduces fine lines and wrinkles and reveals healthy and young looking skin and body. Water also prevents hair breakage and gives it the

How to maintain your makeup at work

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I wear makeup to work. But after spending 8-9 hours at work. Our make up is then exposed to hard conditions. So we need to reinforce it. HAHAHAHAHA These are the steps I follow for keeping my makeup fresh looking: 1- Mario Bedascu Rose Water Face Mist: I always have this mist in my bag for refreshing my makeup and my face in general. It is very light weigh and it smells good. It is safe to apply over your makeup. I use it also to get rid of the powdery look for my face when applying makeup. 2- Compact foundation / powder for touch up: usually the foundation rubs off near jaw line and around mouth areas fast. These areas are often touched and rubbed with our hands. I always keep a compact powder -you could totally use compact foundation too- for touch ups every now and then. I prefer MAC 3- Cotton Swab: When working outdoor for long time your mascara or eyeliner smudges. I always keep some cotton swaps in my bag for removing smudges around the eye area.

The two affordable things that changed my BODY SKIN!! \ Dry Brushing

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Silky, smooth  skin. I  know it is all what we ask for especially in the summer time. Bikinis, beach dresses, all require the perfect skin. Now I used to suffer from extreme dryness, like  I could feel the flakiness of my skin very easily, no matter what body lotion I use, no matter how body scrub I buy. It has been always the same. The results of the products I used to use were always temporary. BUT since I found my two jewels, I am living in the heaven of EXTREMELY silky skin. It feels like baby skin, so moisturized, so clean , so fresh and dewy.  My secret is very affordable and easy. You need two things:      -Body Brush     -Virgin Coconut Oil That's it! I heard alot about dry brushing but didn't give it any serious consideration until I started searching for a natural solution for my dry skin. I believe that all the chemicals our bodied expose to wither shampoos or body lotions or perfumes. They all affect the state of the skin. So I searched for somet

Anastasia Beverly Hills Banana Powder VS MAC Emphasize powder

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The most famous highlighting powders from both brands. Banana is yellow-ish powder where Emphasize is a strike white powder. Which one is better? When to use each? I own both of them and I spent quiet good time with each. I have to set my concealer or it will crease as hell. According to the sizes, Mac powder is larger pan than Banana powder.  You can notice the difference in colors. I used to use MAC Emphasize all the time but once I got the Banana powder I started switching between both of them as follows: - Day time : Banana Powder  - Night Time: Emphasize Powder - Day Time Noticeable Highlight: Extra Banana Powder with little bit of Emphasize Powder - Night Time Brightening : Extra Emphasize with little bit of Banana Powder My philosophy is that it is hard to wear white powder through day time in the sun. I shows like you are wearing tons of highlighting powder, however, when using the banana powder, the yellow tone in it set the under eye are

Zoeva Complete Eye Set - Rose Gold - in depth review

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I already talked about how I found Zoeva and how I fell in love with it along with morphe brushes and the comparison between them and Sigma Brushes. you can read my in depth review  Here . But I want to give a detailed, exclusive review about this amazing set! This set is to die for, it is very affordable and contains all the necessary brushes to do any eye look you wish. Starting with daily all blended look to cut crease, very smoky eye. It contains 12 brushes in different sizes. they are made of both, natural and synthetic hair. UGHHH I love this set. Not to mention how slim the brushes feel along with the rose gold metal. It is PERFECT. It comes also with a clutch labeled Zoeva, so you can have your brushes with you when you travel.!! YAY!! Those brushes are as good as MAC's and Sigma's if not better. They Helped me so well with the "blending" life I do everyday. They perform very well and with variety in the brushes sizes and shapes, this set made ac

List of foundations I used recently and reviews

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Hello Bellas: I always tend to try new foundations. I have dry to normal skin so it is hard for me when I try to use  full coverage foundations. they are mostly too drying and matte, and some of them cracks near my mouth . So  This is a list of the foundations I use since the beginning of this year, some of them worked so good for me others were a bad experience: MUFE HD Foundation: This is my favorite in the list, it is very light weight yet very full coverage and build-able. It leaves the skin flawless and perfect like it has been photo-shopped. Great for taking photos. I usually use a brush dampened with Fix+ or a damp beauty blender to apply it. Both ways it wears beautifully. Clinique Perfect real makeup foundation: I was so excited to try this foundation, especially knowing that Clinique is medical makeup brand, which makes you more relaxed when trying their products. However, this foundation did not work for me at all. It is horribly Matt, and it sett