I can’t believe I’m able to do one of these again!
So, travelling for a few days to London, and these are the beauty products I’m bringing with me, all fitting in one small-ish Cult Beauty make up bag (seems to be discontinued, sorry).
Category: hair care
January empties
new year, old good habits remain of using up what I already have before jumping into something new. here are my thorough reviews of all the products I used up over the past month.
- Briogeo Scalp Revival Shampoo
- Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant*
- Geek and Gorgeous C Glow*
- Uriage Bariederm Cica Daily Serum
- Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream Mist
- The Ordinary B Oil
- Benton Fermentation Eye Cream
- Hey Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream **
- Clinique Moisture Surge
- Skintegra Lunar ***
- La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel
- Hada Labo Gokujyun Super Hyaluronic Acid Lip Balm SPF 15
- M.A.C. Prep+Prime Fix+
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** product sent by Yesstyle in exchange for a mention – obviously they don’t define my opinions, and I don’t sell them for a moisturiser. Use code FREEVOLOUS10 for a discount on Yesstyle.
*** product kindly offered by the brand, no request for mentions.
last empties 2021
I was drowned in work for the last 2 months of the year (only stopped by Covid, which gave me the opportunity to sit down and record a few videos for you), so here’s a good amount of empties from those months. since these have been used up, the reviews are as in-depth as they can be :)
Slowly, I’m using up what I already had laying around at home and I haven’t been buying new things before I finish what I already have, so I’m pretty proud of how I’m starting to shift my spending habits and drastically reducing my whim-buys.
2021 skincare favourites
here’s the products that I came across in 2021 that achieved favourite status.
- Percy and Reed Abundantly Bouncy Volumising Mousse
- Paula’s Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant*
- Uriage Bariéderm Cica Oil
- The Chemistry Brand Retin–Oil
- Paula’s Choice Omega+ Cleansing Balm*
- Evolve Gentle Cleansing Melt
- Paula’s Choice Azelaic Acid Booster*
- Vichy Mineral 89 Pro-biotic fractions
- Geek and Gorgeous Stress Less*
- Geek and Gorgeous A-Game 10*
- Skintegra Úna
- Skintegra Lunar
- Uriage Bariésun Ultra Light Fluid SPF50
- Hello Sunday The One that’s a Serum SPF45
- Uriage Bariéderm Cica Lip Balm
- Paula’s Choice Lip Booster*
- Benton Fermentation Eye Cream*
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an underwhelming haircare routine
I have fine and very oily hair, I don’t dye it and rarely use more heat that the one needed to roughly blow dry it. these are the products I use to keep it in great shape, fuss-free, and wash only 3 times a week.
the essentials
- Klorane Cider Shampoo – could only find the Nettle one online, but it’s pharmacy.
- Wetbrush – Wet Detangler
- L’Oréal Elnett Satin Crème de Mousse Extra Strong Hold (soon to be replaced by Percy and Reed Volumising Mousse)
- Klorane Oat Dry Shampoo (Eco-friendly)
- Briogeo Scalp Revival Shampoo – Once a week
to condition/repair
(I use very sparingly, because I don’t get much hair dryness or split ends)
- Lush American Cream (Check your local Lush)
- Percy and Reed No Oil Oil
- Schwarzkopf Bonacure Q10 Time Repair
to style
October favourites
the usual mini-reviews on finished products, my verdict, and the newness in my routine.
September empties
An overview of last month’s empties, with mini-reviews: know what I loved and repurchased and what is not coming back to my collection.
august empties 2021
some skincare and makeup empties
let’s talk about trash, baby
let’s talk about my empties
let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things used by me ;)
used these all up, hardly any regrets.
some I won’t repurchase just because I’m currently going through other products, or because I’ve found some alternatives I prefer. bar from one, these are all winners.
best in skin/hair care 2018
So many amazing products on the market, these were the ones I trusted my almost 40 acne-prone combination skin during the year. Of course I experimented around and there are some others out of this list that I truly rate, but I had to cut somewhere or this video would be 10 hours long.
Happy new beginnings, everyone!
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