Product reviews : Facial soap

Hallo :) 

Today's article is a short review of some facial soaps i tried the last months and of course my personal recommendation !

To begin with , my skin is mixed to oily and it's really important for me to use a facial soap in gel format so it can be easily rinsed out . :)

The first product i tried was a Clearasil face wash that didn't satisfy me at first due to its format ( it was more like a cream with some tiny balls inside ) . After applying it on my skin when i rinsed out the product , it went really dry around my mouth and forehead! There's an advantage of low price and it can easily be found even on supermarkets. 

Rating : 5/10






The second product i tried was L'Oreal SKIN PERFECTION Purifying Gel Wash . It is really good , it removes all the dirt and the make up as well,  leaving my skin soft , smooth and moisturized . I also noticed that my skin became brighter and the oil of the skin was balanced for the whole day after i washed my face.
I also liked it's price ( around 5 euros ) and it can be found in any store with cosmetic products . The only disadvantage here was that it was not effective on removing waterproof make up such as eye pencils and mascara . 

Rating : 9/10





The third and last face wash i tried was the New Garnier Fresh Essentials Refreshing Gel Wash . Its price is a little lower than L'Oreal's face wash ( 4.3 euros ) and it can be also find on cosmetic product stores . It has a great smell and it is more effective and strong on removing any type of make up ( even the waterproof products that L'Oreal's one doesn't ) but even though the first hour after washing my skin feels great , some hours later it turnes to be really oily especially when i wear make up .  

Rating : 8/10




The last two products are preety good but my personal recommendation is L'Oreal Skin Perfection P.Gel Wash .

If your skin needs special treatment don't hesitate to seek for a product which is suitable for your own needs ( for example acne , high oil production etc ) . You can always message me for your questions/suggestions/requests and tell me about your own experience following my advices ! 

Thank you for viewing my blog ! Come back soon for more !

Hugs, 
Irina :3

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Hair : Blonde ombre DIY at home !

Hallo my dear friends ! Welcome back to my blog :)

In this article i will show you how i achieved a blonde ombre on my own ,with an ashy blonde base .

HAIR HISTORY 

I was about to go to a hair salon but the cost was estimated over 100 euros and the hairdresser wasn't sure if he would make it exactly the way i want it to be . So i decided to make it on my own ! 

My hair before the base colour and Ombre process

For the history , my hair were red for a really long time period and then i decided to turn back to blonde so i went to a hair salon for a bleaching session . Since i didn't like the final colour ( it was TOO yellow ) , i decided to colour my hair at home ( after some weeks ) with Garnier Colour Sensation 6.0 to chase away the yellow and meanwhile i used a Silver shampoo ( for those who don't know about it , it's a purple filtered shampoo that absorbes the yellow tone when the hair are light enough ) . So after all , i decided to have an Ombre in order to let my hair breathe and be away from full length colouring especially on the summer period . So the starting colour before the following process was a medium ashy blonde :) .

PROCESS

I used:

• 2 x Schwarzkopf Palette 7.1
• 1 x L'Oreal Paris Wild Ombres preference No.4
• Gloves ( included in the hair dye box )
• Old blouse to wear during the colouring sessions

Total Cost : 19 euros 

BASE COLOURING 

Since i was about to bleach the ends of my hair ( that's what the Ombre kit does ) i prefered not to colour the ends with the base colour to avoid the double damage . So what i did is to first colour my roots and first 1/3 of my hair length, with the base colour , let it on for 20 minutes and then apply the rest of the hair dye on the lengths ( except of the edges ) and let it on for 10 minutes .

 So after that , i rinsed out the hair dye and put on an amazing moisturing hair mask ! ( The more you let the hair mask on ,the more effective it is ) and then dried my hair in medium temperature (avoid high temperature - it damages them ) . 

If you want you can wait some days between the base colouring and ombre session but i wanted to do it on the same day ( avoid it if your hair are not in a good condition ) .




OMBRE PROCESS


Here is the whole process step by step to do your own Ombre ! Relax ! It's easier than it sounds :3

After you ensure that your hair are COMPLETELY dry , you can go on the Ombre process .

The first step is to brush your hair so that you will not have any combs in your hair ! This is really important ! 

Then open the Ombre kit box , put on your gloves and mix the ingredients in the plastic bottle included . ( There are enclosed instructions in the box as well )

Shake a lot and your bleaching cream is ready ! :3

Divide your hair in two sections and put them in front ( one in each side ) . Choose the height that you want your ombre to start from and use the brush you will find in the box . Specifically :

Put a lot of the cream mix on the brush until it's completely covered. 


Start brushing small hair sections starting from the back side to the front (as displayed) and ensure the whole section is covered with the cream . Refill the cream on the brush after every hair section .

It's really important to be fast during the process otherwise the one side will be lighter than the other ( the more you leave the bleaching cream on the lighter it gets ) so manage your time properly . 


( TIP!!!! To make the result look more natural , choose 3-4 hair sections on each side and apply the cream on them a little higher  . I also applied the cream in two front hair sections closer to the roots and i liked a lot how it turned out ^_^ ! )

Check your hair every some minutes to see the colour .

 When you see the desired tone rinse out and wash your hair with the shampoo you'll find in the Ombre kit box . DON'T let the bleaching cream on for more than 30-40 minutes , this will damage your hair . Also if your hair are in a bad condition ( damaged , burned , dry , after permanent or other hard process ) reduce the pending time and don't go over 15 mins ) .




FURTHER CARE


After washing out the bleaching cream with the shampoo included , apply a hair mask for repair and moisturize and leave it on for some minutes ( i massaged the edges of my hair meanwhile ) and rinse with warm water ( not too warm though ) .

Then dry you hair as usual and you are ready ^_^ ! 

Here is the final result under different lightings :3 ( the middle picture is on natural sunlight coming from the windows so it's the most representing )

I suggest you to trim a little the ends of your hair because bleaching is a really damaging process and your hair health is more important than 1-2 extra cm of length !


Hope my article was useful for you and if you try Ombre on your own , let me know.
For further questions on it you can message me and if you feel confused we can have a Skype session and help you step by step ! 

Good luck :D

Do you like Ombre style in general? Why don't you get a summer Ombre manicure on your own? Find out my tutorial here ;) 

That was it for today ! Hope you liked my article and enjoyed your visit :3 If you did. feel free to comment and share it with your friends ^_^ ! Your messages and your questions/suggestions/requests are always welcome on my emails and Skype ! Come back soon :D

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Hugs, 

Irina :3

   

Make up : My suggestions : Purple smokey eye make up + further matching

Hallooooo ! 

Today i decided to add a new type of article on my blog which is ' My suggestions ' . :)
Simple , easy , everyday things such as make up , product reviews and styling that i tried , i liked and i want to share with you :3 !

MAKE UP PART

Today i tried a purple - black smokey eye make up , which is really easy to get and it matches any eye colour ! At first i applied dark purple eyeshadow on the whole eyelid ( also a little bit of light purple, on the inner corners ) and a medium black-gold eye shadow on the edges forming a horizontal V shape for cat eyes ! ( I didn't apply any concealer product , just a BB cream so the final result won't look heavy )



Then , i put some dark purple eye pencil across the lower eyelash lines and the outter half of the upper eyelashes.

Final hit : Mascara , of course :) I used two but if you prefer you can just use a simple black one. Voila :3

TIP ! At first i put a layer of turquoise mascara and right after i applied the black ,especially on the ends and i got really excited with the result :) 

For the rest face , i chose a light peach rouge and i just highlighted the outline of my lips with a lip pencil , A LITTLE darker than my lips colour , with a brownish tone ! ( There's a list of the products i used at the end of the article )

( Btw i got a blonde ombre look on my own - here is my tutorial )

FURTHER MATCHING SUGGESTIONS

Once i was done with my make up i was in a little crazy mood and i wanted to play with the combination of random clothes and accessories . Here are some of them :)

• Black and white dress with geometrical patterns :)

• High-waist blue jeans , white short top , colourful long bandana and beige bag with Egyptian patterns :)

• Dark purple shorts, brown belt, brown short vest with vertical white stripes , beige bow ^^

I had really much fun with all these today ! :D Hope you liked my article and you got inspired to create your own crazy style :3 Thank you so much for viewing and stay tuned for more articles! ^^

List of the make up products:

• Maybelline BB Cream , No.1 for oily skin ( foundation )
• Maybelline New York , ColourSensational , 750 Choco Pop ( lip pencil )
• Maybelline New York , Master drama chromatics , purple light ( eye pencil )
• L'Oreal Paris , New Mega Volume mascara , Miss Manga , Turquoise ( turquoise mascara )
• Tommy G , Intensive Volume Lashes mascara ( black mascara )

If you liked my blog , feel free to share it out there with your friends ! Don't hesitate to send me your questions/suggestions/requests on my emails and Skype ! Thank you really much for your support , come back soon !

Kisses,

Irina :)

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