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Sayounara!

Farvel for nu! Jeg er ude til Japan i 2 uger.

Jeg vil forsøge at sende på Instagram og Twitter (@stashmatters på begge), mens jeg er der, men det afhænger af WiFi-situationen.

Jeg tager også en ekstra uge væk fra blogging for at komme sig fra min ferie, så jeg vil være tilbage i midten af ​​juni.

Vi ses senere! (Jaa Mata!)

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6. juli 2015in “Skønhed”

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18. maj 2016in “skønhed”

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14. september 2016in “Skønhed”

September 2016 Low-Buy Accountability

I chose not to do a trash stash (empties) post for September because I’m so backlogged with messages but I certainly want to squeeze in my accountability for the month. here are some of the items that got added to my stash:

To refresh, for the month of September, I had -$91.68 balance left in my budget. Yup, you read that correctly, I was in the hole. No makeup spending for me. but luckily, I went on getaway in September so the “Vacation Clause” kicked in, as is widely known.

Firstly, here’s the Mediterranean cruise makeup haul that I just posted about this week:

I purchased my first Catrice and also a bunch of Korres makeup! and that’s it in terms of makeup. Here are the other items I purchased earlier in September before I went on vacation:

Online Order

Shiseido The makeup blush brush – ever because I got my paws on the Powder brush when I was in Japan, I’ve been kicking myself for not getting the blush brush as well. I sought it out on ebay and when the Canadian dollar was a little stronger, I chose to take the plunge. I’m so pleased I did. I’ll do a review of the various brushes I’ve acquired this year.

Vindere.

These are random acquisitions when I hit up the various Winners either on the way home from work or on the weekends. I probably purchase something for every 4 times I visit a Winners store.

You Cosmetics charm Blender Cleanser Rosewater – I’ve never tried a spot brush cleanser before, but ever because I started project Pan, I’ve been sticking to the same few brushes because I’m wearing the same eye shadows day in, day out. but the idea of not cleaning those brushes gives me the heebie jeebies so I hope this brush cleanser will work well. I noted that it’s alcohol-free which is essential to me because I mostly use natural bristle makeup brushes and I didn’t want the alcohol to dry out the bristles.

Sukin Micellar Cleansing Water – I was so thrilled to find a whole display of Sukin skincare products but even much more thrilled about finding the micellar waters again!

I tried it earlier this year and it is so good that it challenged my longtime preferred micellar water from Yves Rocher – the Sukin made my favourites of early 2016 list. and I was shocked that they were only $5.99 each. I know that the bottle I got back in January cost $9.99. So of course, I grabbed 2 bottles. They have expiry date of March 2018.

Holika Holika One service Anti-Wrinkle serum – I’m stocking up on serums in advancement of the upcoming winter. this one looks like a good one for night time. It always surprises me to see well-known Korean brands at Winners now.

La Roche Posay Effaclar K – remember how I was moaning about this being discontinued in Canada? Well, I found this at a Winners, just in time!  I went into a location that I don’t visit regularly and it was just sitting on the shelf, all by its lonesome. It’s fate, I tell you.

Shoppers Drug Mart.

Etival Ener-C Vitamin C mist and Brightening Serum – I recently finished the Paula’s Choice RESIST C15 very Booster which I love, but it’s a bit spendy with the current exchange rate (C$64 not including shipping) so I chose to give this home-grown brand a try (plus, I like trying new things). Etival is the private label skincare brand of consumers drug Mart. I’ve been implying to try something from them so I was pleased to get these during a 40% off sale (with the discount, the 2 items concerned C$32).

Bunch o’ Mascaras: (replacements – I go through mascaras quickly)
• L’Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Sculpt mascara – found this in a clearance bin for $3
• Essence I extreme volume mascara
• Essence get Big! Lashes mascara
• Annabelle Expandable mascara – I like the idea of twisting this mascara wand for much more / less drama. I am a sucker for gimmicky mascaras and this was on sale for $5

The day I got back from vacation, I retrieved my mail and came across this:

I had just one day left to redeem it… 10% off makeup! thoughts of hauling from Nars or Burberry danced across my jet lagged brain. but in the end, I opted to stay home and do copious amount of laundry instead of filling my life with much more makeup.

Guess what, my No-Buy is OVER! I’m now back in the black! I have $108.32 to spend in October… let’s see how long that lasts because I’m planning on going to the newly opened Nordstrom store here in Toronto soon.

To my fellow Canadians – I wish you a very pleased Thanksgiving! may your plates be full of Turkey, stuffing and… apple pie (you thought I was going to say pumpkin pie, didn’t you – I’m not that cruel).

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2. marts 2016in “skønhed”

Grading skincare routines – part 2

It was inevitable that after I published the Grading my friends’ skincare routine entry that my other buddies also wished to have their routines reviewed.  I also had a visitor asked me in the comments to evaluation her skincare – which is extremely trusting of her! below are their self-reported skincare routines.  My comments are in [italics].  Brace yourself, this is a wordy entry.  Again, according to my previous post’s disclaimer: I’m not a dermatologist or trained esthetician, I just play one online.

M’s Skin type: virtually ideal in every way… okay, okay, I guess dry / combination

M’s Skincare routine
Morgen:
Cleanser: No method jose!
Toner: Yes, I just can’t get enough… Winter: Micellar water (right now Vichy but I choose the Yves Rocher Detoxifying Tea) Summer: best now trying to utilize up Clarins but choose Yves Rocher’s micellar water or the Perfecting Toning lotion from the exact same line… so refreshing!)
Serum: Paula’s choice (PC) withstand daily smoothing treatment (5% AHA) + PC withstand very Antioxidant Concentrate serum
Moisturizer: currently utilizing up: Silk’n deal with Dead Sea Mineral cream but choose Olay mature therapy (would like to find an alternative with less/more pleasing scent)
Sunscreen: BB cream (Dr. Jart premium BB SPF 45 in winter season & Guerlain lingerie de Peau SPF30 in summer) when staying out of the sun; If entering possible sun exposure, then anything Clarins/Shiseido SPF 50 & up!

Aften:
Makeup Remover: yes! Whatever double sample I have on the opt for eye makeup & then much more makeup cleaner (using up Vasanti but choose micellar water from Yves Rocher)
Cleanser: Oils like Boscia, Origins
Toner: Definitely! much more Vichy / Yves Rocher
Moisturizer: trying to find a wetness overnight mask but all of them have as well much fragrance which keeps me from drifting off to sleep
Eye cream: Nope (okay in some cases I utilize the Bobbin brown one :P)
Serum: PC withstand retinol serum

Others (weekly treatments):
PC regular resurfacing treatment (10% AHA)
I switch out the 5% AHA to 2% BHA lotion the week before my period to decrease the possibility of acne
Vasanti scrub when my nose is feeling flaky
Sheet masks whenever I can (& especially after airplane travel)
I utilized to truly like treating myself to Lush’s cupcake masks during the summertime but haven’t in a long time…

My assessment:  A
M’s skincare routine is similar to mine so of course I’d give her a good grade!  And I can assure you all that her skin is lovely.

I do concern why an eye cream isn’t consistently incorporated into your routine?  Do you just utilize your deal with cream as eye cream (which is completely fine as well of course, if it’s adequate enough). as for a suggestion for a non-scented daytime deal with cream (yes, I agree, the Olay stuff is as well heavily fragranced!) for your skin type, here are a few options:
• Olay does offer a few of their line in fragrance-free formats, including overall impacts 7x visible Anti-Aging Moisturizing complex and Total impacts 7-in-1 moisturizer + treatment Duo fragrance Free, and Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream
• Clinique wetness surge intense Skin Fortifying Hydrator
• Consonant Skincare Ultra Moisturizing organic deal with cream or the dry Skin version (they’re truly good at providing samples to try)
• indeed to Carrots fragrance complimentary daily moisturizer SPF 15

As for a less aromatic night cream / overnight sleeping masks, here are some suggestions:
• Clinique wetness surge Overnight Mask
• first aid appeal Facial glow Overnight Mask
• Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Overnight Hydrating Masque (at least get a sample to test out)

[My friend P sent a extremely in-depth skincare listing and explained that her main skin worry are dry patches and enlarged pores in her t-zone area.] “Both have been diminished considerably because I started to take care of my skin with the following: (funny enough, before this, I utilized anything and everything under the sunlight to pat on my skin lol).”

P’s Skincare routine
Cleansing: double cleansing, because I don’t wear cosmetics (i.e. mascara and eyeliners) I don’t utilize any cosmetics cleaner prior to the oil cleansing step. On the day I wear make-up, I just utilize the sample size Lancome Bi-Facil to eliminate mascara first . My cleansing oil is The deal with shop Deep Firming Cleansing Oil. it’s okay, I plan to change it, I have just a small bit left. What ought to I use? For foaming cleanser, I utilize Cerave, nearly finish my first bottle.
Toner: I utilize St Ives deal with vehicles Pads, exfoliating Pads with moderate AHA interchargeable with the mist you provided me from Reviva Labs Facial Spray Rosewater.
Treatment: I just started introducing 5% AHA Paula choice twice a week. I do have a question: if I utilize this, ought to I avoid the toner step? because in the St Ives pads there’s already some natural fruit extract for exfoliating. if not, what ought to I use? After aha, jeg venter 2 minutter og derefter sætte på Bha Paula valg, og vent på 30 minutter før næste trin
Balancering af vand: Hada Labo Gokujyn Hyaluronsyre lotion fugtig
Serum: Jeg forsøgte Benton Snail Bee High Content Essence Interchargable med Estee Lauder Avanceret Night Repair Work Healing Complex. Intet wow her. Jeg planlægger at følge dit fodspor, når disse to flasker er færdige.
Olie / fugtighedscreme: Jeg udnytter ren arganolie fra guddommelig essens på sundhedsfødevarebutikken (meget billigere end andre mærker på Sephora eller online) eller den nøjagtige samme linje Benton Snail Bee High Content Heavy Steam Cream. Jeg er okay med begge, men intet som fantastisk. Jeg tror, ​​jeg vil fortsætte med arganolien, men krav en fugtighedscreme, hvad tror du på den meget high-end mærke sulwhasoo koncentreret ginseng fornyelse creme?
Masker / Behandling: Når en uge, på doven søndag, ville jeg gøre en lille ansigtsbehandling og afslutte med et koreansk fugtighedscreme maskine, ethvert mærke ville gøre. nogen reco? I nogle tilfælde ville jeg gøre en dyb eksfolierende ved hudmad Black Sugar Mask Tøjvask Off eller Oprindelse Fjern forbedring af kulmaske. Virkelig, noget, jeg vil eksperimentere.

[P så venlig opsummeret det i en chart stil (nerd alarm, kan du fortælle, at hun arbejder i økonomi?!). Hun sammenlignede, hvad hun udnyttede til at udnytte og hendes nye reviderede hudpleje rutine:]

Min vurdering: A-
Jeg må sige, at jeg føler, som om jeg havde en hånd i støbning P’s hudpleje rutine! Et hul jeg ser er: Ingen rensning om morgenen. Jeg forstår, at du ikke bærer en masse makeup, men jeg tror stadig på noget som et micellærvand eller en ikke-skummende rengøringsmiddel ville være et godt hudprop-trin for at slippe af med talgopbygning og resterende hudpleje fra aftenen. Jeg foreslår Yves Rocher Micellar Water eller Spectro Cleanser til kombination hud. Du anmodede om en anden type rensende olie for at prøve om natten – jeg nød virkelig kose sofymo dyb rensende olie, hvilket er ret billigt. Med hensyn til bekymringen om, hvorvidt at udnytte Paula’s Choice AHA med St Ives Exfoliating Pads – på de nætter, du bruger PC AHA, undgå puderne og bare udnytte Reviva Labs Facial Spray.

Jeg forstår, at P er virkelig i asiatisk hudpleje og pH-niveau er afgørende for hende (jeg gætter på, at du har læst Reddit Asian Appeal Subforum, dermed sløret af Benton produkter!). Jeg tror, ​​at der er faldende afkast på Ultra high-end mærker som Sulwhasoo. Enhver enkelt hudplejeprodukt, der koster $ 200 +, vil ikke give dig to gange, eller 4 gange så godt resultat som noget i $ 100 til $ 50 omkostningsområdet. De væsentlige komponenter i Sulwhasoo koncentrerede Ginseng-fornyelse Cream – til side fra Panax Ginseng rodekstrakt – er: glycerin, squalane og glycol. Disse grundlæggende komponenter kan findes i mange, langt billigere fugtighedscreme. Og jeg er bare ikke overbevist om Skincare-fordele ved Panax Ginseng-rodekstrakt som en topisk behandling – der kan være nogle antioxidantegenskaber, men ikke nok til at validere omkostningsmærket.

Alt, der sagde, for en aftenaftale med fløde, vil jeg foreslå at prøve disse, der er blevet sendt online:
• Hada Labo Goku-Juyn Fugtighedscreme
• Tosowoong Snail Natural Pure Cream
• Dr.Jart Ceramidin Cream
Hvis du stadig er nysgerrig efter at prøve noget med ginseng, giv ole Henriksen Reality Crème Advanced Hydration et forsøg.

Jeg er ingen autoritet på arkmasker – Jeg bruger primært dem med hyaluronsyre, og de alle har tendens til at fugtige og plumpe min hud – jeg fokuserer meget mere på, hvor meget serum er i bundtet, og hvis masken form passer til min aftale med godt. Jeg diskuterede i min arkmaske, offentliggør, at jeg virkelig kan lide min melodi, jeg fik fra SASA, fordi de er 3D masker, der i form min deal med tæt. Jeg har også hørt virkelig gode ting om leders insolutionsark masker.

[Og endelig en læser, Amalia, sendte mig sin hudpleje rutine til at gennemgå. Amalia bor i Indonesien, så jeg håber, at de produkter, jeg foreslår, er tilgængelige lokalt. Jeg vil prøve min fineste til muligvis foreslå generelle produkttyper snarere end bestemte mærker. Hendes rutine som forklaret i sine egne ord nedenfor]

BEMÆRK >> (1) Jeg har kombinations hud – Oilier pande og næse med rutinemæssige afbrydelser. Jeg har nye zits, der vises på min aftale med gradvist i Pre, under og offentliggøre periode. (2) Jeg oplevede endnu værre breakouts (som 5-6 zits, der vises på en dag), når de udnytter produkter, især produceret olieagtig hud, som Biotherm Purefect Sort og Kiehls Ultra Facial Oil-Free og Blue Herbal Range, så nu har jeg en tendens til dem. Proactiv har også lavet min aftale med slicker. (3) Jeg online i Indonesien, hvor vejrforholdet hovedsageligt er fugtigt, og temperaturen kan nå 30 ゜ C i løbet af dagen.

Morgen rutine
Vask >> Juara Skincare Rice Facial Cleanser
Tone >> Clarins White Plus Stramning Brighting Lotion (dette virker som rensningstoner for mig) og Juara hudpleje tamarind te hydrating toner (dette virker som min dag fugtighedscreme, da det virkelig er hydratiserende)
Andre >> Kiehls Blemish Administrer daglig hudfjerningsbehandling og Body Shop Vitamin E Eye Cream
Sunscreen >> Clarins UV plus HP SPF 40

Evening routine
Make up cleaner >> Bioderma Sebium (used as soon as I got home)
Wash >> exact same as morning
Toner>> exact same as morning
Others >> exact same as morning
Moisturizer >> Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Gel (yes I utilize acne treatments and eye cream before moisturizer.. do you believe that’s right?)

My assessment:  B+
You’re utilizing the right products for your skin type, which is fantastic.  Thanks for introducing me to Juara Skincare – their variety looks rather nice!  I believe that the Bioderma Sebium cleanser in the evening may not be enough to clean off your skin of sunscreen and sebum from the day. I’m a huge advocate of oil cleansing for oily skin types. have you ever tried oil cleansers?  A few to try are The Body shop Camomile Silky Cleansing Oil, DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, and L’Occitane Shea Cleansing Oil – none of these contain mineral oil just in case you’re sensitive to it.

Yes, acne treatment ought to be utilized before moisturizer to ensure that it can be in direct contact with the impacted skin.  Allow the acne treatment to dry and absorb into the skin for about 5 minutes before applying anything else on top. There’s no set guideline about eye cream – I generally apply it after my deal with moisturizer but it ought to be fine prior.  The general guideline is: thinner, much more fluid products first: toner/lotion, serums, gels – and then thicker much more emollient products on top to seal everything in.  Sunscreen goes on last in terms of skincare.

You noted that the morning toner is hydrating enough as your moisturizer – I believe it would still be advantageous to have a serum or a light moisturizer which acts as a barrier / protectant between your skin and your sunscreen / makeup.  I would suggest something light but including hyaluronic acid – possibly something like Derma E Hydrating Serum with Hyaluronic Acid.

The Clarins sunscreen you’re utilizing only contains Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as its active sunscreen ingredient which does not offer adequate coverage of UVA rays (these are the long term damaging rays that promote aging).  Zinc Oxide (ZnO) the very best mineral suncreen ingredient, and ideally, a sunscreen ought to consist of both TiO2 and ZnO for maximum effectiveness.  ZnO has the added benefit of skin healing properties (it is the main ingredient in diaper rash ointment!).  Since you online in a tropical climate, a sunscreen with a SPF of at least 40 is recommended. Here are some choices that consist of both TiO2 and ZnO and are appropriate for the face: La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50 Mineral, Avene Mineral Ulta-Light Hydrating Sunscreen deal with SPF 50+, and SkinCeuticals sheer Physical UV defense SPF 50.

You may be allergic to something in those products that broke you out; common skincare components that are irritants include: alcohol, menthol, sodium lauryl sulfate, essential oils like orange oil, etc.  fragrance can also be a major irritant.  Be sure to checked out labels (here’s a useful site) and do a process of elimination – eliminate one item each time to isolate the culprit.  In the exact same vein, only try one new product each time in purchase to reduce the danger of a reaction, so if a reaction does occur, you understand immediately what is triggering it.

I don’t believe the Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Gel is doing your skin any favours, its second ingredient is alcohol.  In addition, fragrance is rather high on the ingredient list, and from experience, I do find that Clarins products are excessively scented.  My suggestion to you is to find something lightweight without alcohol, and if possible, something without fragrance – look for products with these ingredients: glycerin, sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), glycol, squalane, and vitamin E. One to try is Murad Skin Perfecting Lotion.

Jeg håber det hjælper!

Thoughts on these skincare routines and my assessments? Tal!

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Makeup as well as charm blog Monday Poll, Vol. 708

So…what is the Monday Poll?

Fremragende spørgsmål! It isn’t, as opposed to its name, an actual poll, like with bit clicky buttons. It’s just a listing of much more or less random concerns I’ve been publishing on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).

1. A charm topic that you’ve been thinking about lately?

Niche perfumes! I like the concept of discovering scents that are a bit off the beaten path. I kinda stumbled into it with work since I’ve been reading a great deal of perfume evaluations to feed my brain different methods to explain scents. If you occur to be into niche fragrances, please let me understand your favorites. I’d like to hear about them.

2. The name of a new product you’ve tried recently?

Last week I took my new bottle of Avene RetrinAL 0.1 Intensive cream for a spin, as well as WHOA. I was not prepared for the level of exfoliation. I in some cases fail to remember that I requirement to simplicity myself into these things, ya know?

REKLAME

3. have you ever had truly long nails?

Yeah, I had long, natural nails up into my mid-30s. They were fun to paint however a pain to keep up.

4. speaking of nails, red nail polish or blue nail polish?

Blue nail polish! Dark blue, with a shiny surface please. Yes, I’m still believing about that Chanel nail polish.

5. huge hoops or bit hoops?

In non-pandemic times when I didn’t have to wear a mask, huge hoops. currently bit hoops, since I just can’t offer with as well numerous things getting in the method of my mask. between earrings, my glasses, my hair — it’s just as well much!

REKLAME

Katte og makeup sweatshirt ??

$ 42.

Shoppe nu

6. What did you have for dinner last night?

A Cesar salad as well as a hunk of rosemary focaccia bread thanks to Trader Joe’s. Lately I’ve been truly crabby about cooking as well as the salad kits at TJ’s have been saving my life.

7. hot chocolate with or without marshmallows?

With small bit marshmallows, please.

8. Where’s the farthest location you traveled this year?

Oahu last summer. It had been a while because we’ve went to El Hub’s side of the family.

9. Gold, silver or bronze eyeshadow?

I’ll take bronzer, please.

Din venlige samfunds charme addict,

Karen.

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S.s. Lige her er bekymringerne for at kopiere / indsætte med dine svar i en kommentar. speak with ya soon.

1. A charm topic that you’ve been thinking about lately?
2. The name of a new product you’ve tried recently?
3. have you ever had truly long nails?
4. speaking of nails, red nail polish or blue nail polish?
5. huge hoops or bit hoops
6. What did you have for dinner last night?
7. hot chocolate with or without marshmallows?
8. Where’s the farthest location you traveled this year?
9. Gold, silver or bronze eyeshadow?

P.p.s. Hej min ven! How’s your Monday going so far? I hope something suddenly great occurs to you today!

I bought a $12 spray pump

I was just itching to purchase something at the MAC store.  I was at a mini-makeover a few weeks ago with my coworker as well as while she was making her purchases, I spied this:

It’s a spray pump.  I asked the makeup artist exactly how much it was. $12 CAD ($10 USD).  Against my much better judgement, I said, “I’ll take it.”  I’m now the happy owner of a $12 spray pump from MAC.

I should admit, I’m a bit of a spray pump connoisseur. Whenever I come across a product with a good fine mist, I either save the pump or the whole bottle (so far, my favourite spray pumps are from the Sukin toner as well as an old John Frieda root Awakening Spray).  I’ve likewise bought countless empty spray bottles from the dollar store or health and wellness food store.  But none of them expense me much more than $3.

This puppy is made in France!  Assembled in Canada!  This explains why it’s $12. Only the bag is made in China. [how fun is the word “PUMPSPENDER”?]

Apparently this fits MAC’s travel bottles, which I also own.  I do truly like their travel bottles – they don’t leak as well as don’t retain odours, as well as mine have lasted for years (they expense $12 for a pair).  The travel bottle includes a flip top, as well as it switches quickly to the spay pump with a ideal fit:

The tube is a bit long for the travel bottle however it’s rather versatile so it can bend to fit or it can be trimmed to fit. The spray pump includes a remove cap – ideal for travel. So, exactly how does this $12 spray pump perform? *Trommehvirvel*

Unfortunately, not extremely well.  It splatters as well as sprays in blotches rather than providing a fine even mist:

SO disappointing!  I’m toying with the concept of returning it, however I truly dislike returning stuff.  In reality, the spray functions just fine – I’m just being picky.  For $12 though, I can be picky.  All I can state is, at least I didn’t purchase any type of makeup while I was at the MAC store!  I was behind opponent lines as well as I did NOT succumb to temptations.

If you’re in the market for either the spray pump or travel bottle, they’re usually hanging out by the money register on a spinner screen at freestanding MAC stores.

What impulsive purchase have you made lately?

(And NO, I did not buy the 137 long Blending Brush! I believe I’m over it now.)

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