THE CRAZY CREAM LIGHTENS MY SPRING COMPLEXION ROUTINE

With this beautiful sun coming back, we want to lighten our complexion a bit, right?
Here is a product that I really liked: the Crazy Cream by Sampar. The Online Fashion Store totally agrees with this product. This cream is sort of between care and makeup and exists in a "nude" and "tan" complexion (this is the tan I tested).

Its particularity: it uses the brand's technology, the SSP (Smart Sun Prevention) which strengthens the skin's natural defenses against UV rays. So ideal in spring to help the skin readjust to the sun.

Besides this, the cream offers good hydration thanks to the hydro complex, which strengthens the hydrolipidic film of the skin, as well as adenosine which stimulates cellular oxygenation and boosts the synthesis of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid.

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The little extra thing is that the cream contains encapsulated micro-pigments. The cream first appears whitish, then the pigments are released on application (besides I am not sure of the interest of the thing, apart from the playful side on application).

A word on the packaging, always very successful at Sampar: airless pump-bottle which delivers the right dose of product. I like the fact that you can see the remaining amount of product transparently.

The cream itself is very light, the fluid texture is a real pleasure on application. On the scent side, it is fresh, pleasant.

The shade can be scary for rather pale skin like mine at the end of winter, but the cream melts very easily with the complexion. It just gives a nice and discreet little sun effect.
On the other hand, do not count on it to camouflage imperfections, it is really light. But the good side is that it is easy to apply without leaving any boundaries (by applying a little eh, in the photos below I applied it roughly).

So don't be afraid to take the "tan" version, I imagine that "nude" is more suitable for porcelain shades. On the other hand, if you already have tanned skin, it will not serve you anything. I recommend it to skin tones approaching mine.

In the end: nice cream, pleasant to apply, the natural tanned result really successful, nuanced, luminous, unified, and mattified skin.

However hydration side is a bit tight for my cheeks, I apply a moisturizing serum underneath. Likewise, I correct my small imperfections and redness locally before applying it.
I had put tinted creams aside (in favor of sun powders) for many years because I was not delighted with the result, level tint or demarcations that they left. I think this is the first one that suits me perfectly on these points.

CANDY BLUSH

After the very successful Vanity Affair, was the Sweetie box going to seduce me this month? Well yes, not bad! The theme for the month of July  2020 is  Candy Blush: colors, vitamins, and indulgence.

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For this occasion, My Sweetie Box has put on its finest looks with a very colorful and "makeupesque" design (I feel that it will very quickly be recycled for storing brushes).

Here are the products I received in this box:

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• a shower gel Aloe Vera, Green Brand: Nice first discovery, a shower gel that is useful, and in addition it is enriched with hydrating active ingredients of aloe vera bio at 40%.
• Vea Spray dry oil miniature format: A dry oil for the body, enriched with vitamin E. I will take advantage of its miniature format and spray to take it on vacation (oils are always a nuisance to take!). At the first try, it looks cool, it leaves the skin well showered without greasy effect. It contains no perfume, preservative, or color.
• Voluptuous Oil Sarôme Cosmétique : this will be my only (very small) downside of this box, I fell in the version containing 2 oils ... some will fall on the scrub of the same brand. The Voluptuous Oil is enriched with vegetable oils of sweet almond, reason seeds, and sesame. Very nourishing, it contains omega 6 and 9 as well as natural antioxidants. It can be used on the face, body, or hair. Pleasant scent!
• Mini Valcena Paris cleansing milk: With Bulgarian rose, it smells very very good.
• Bios Paris gloss and nail polish: I really appreciate that the 2 shades are coordinated! I came across a dark red, not really in season, it must be admitted that it is more like autumn… But I like it. The color of the varnish is really beautiful, very glam, on the lips I fade so that it is less dark because I am not used to it.
• a Sumiko Kiabi necklace: a super colorful ethnic style necklace, I am very happy with this kind of necklace, so very happy  
• + a sample of Clairjoie cream

The Online Fashion Store totally agrees with this product.

Well, we can say that this box was placed under the sign of discovery, I knew no brand, no product. On the whole, I find the content sympathetic and I am very seduced by the small necklace as a gift.

Nevertheless: sometimes I wonder what is the point of giving a theme to the boxes, very often it does not fall a little near what we imagine. For example Candy Blush, well I imagined tart colors, gourmet, and fruity scents… and why not and well… a blush (or a multi-purpose lip/cheek product)?. Not you?
Besides that I find it successful so it's just a shame to bring a disappointment in relation to a given theme, don't you think?

SUN IN MY SHOWER

COTTAGE, the brand that still offers gourmet shower products that I love (and in addition made in France, cocorico), offered me to test 2 new products in 2015:

• Shower with Precious Extra-Nourishing Oil with Shea Butter (560ml) - 98% ingredients of natural origin, which will take care of your skin!
• The Energizing Cottage Milk Shower Pineapple & Coconut Cream (250ml), which will make you travel without a doubt!

What a pleasure to discover these delicious scents! (it's the hardest thing at Cottage: the choice!)

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Let's start with the Precious Shea Oil Shower. It is intended for dry and sensitive skin, contains 98% ingredients of natural origin, does not contain paraben, the pH is neutral.
The product smells delicious! A sunny scent that makes a nice alternative to its sister to the monoï which I adore. A real pleasure to use, the format of 560ml is economical and ecological.

The  Cottage Pineapple & Coconut Cream Energizing Milk Shower is also a novelty, with an ultra gourmet scent. It contains pineapple and coconut extracts for their moisturizing properties and energizing vitamins.
The formula is enriched with moisturizing complexes, the texture is milky and the foam is thick. It is also paraben-free and the pH is neutral.

As Online Fashion Store said at the beginning of the article, at Cottage the hardest part is making a choice! Impossible to choose among the scents, all successful. For my part, I admit that I have a preference for the large Oil Shower formats, with their more natural and softer composition ... but to take on vacation, the 250ml formats are perfect and the choice of flavors is so delicious.

NEW DIVINE SCENTS AT KORRES

KORRES continues to delight us with its incredible scents, again and again. Online Fashion Store always has the same happiness to discover their new fragrances, always very successful.

Here are the new spring/summer 2015 items: on the program, floral, airy, and fresh scents.

Let's start with the new Eau de toilette: Bellflower, Tangerine and Pink Pepper.

• Top notes: Cardamom, Bergamot, Mandarin, Pink Pepper
• Heart notes: Iris, Tea, Bellflower (Bellflowers)
• Base notes: White Musk, Cedarwood, Vetiver

The whole is a beautiful floral/fruity/woody balance as I like them. A very nice summer fragrance!

If you do not yet know Korres eau de toilette, note that the formulation is natural, in line with the image of the brand close to nature. They do not contain any non-biodegradable synthetic components such as phthalates, polycyclic musk (PCM), and nitro-musk (widely used in the composition of classic perfumes) but natural antioxidants extracted from the leaves of Rosemary (rosmanirus Officinalis), seeds of sunflower and rapeseed for a long-lasting fragrance.

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Add to that an always elegant packaging and a very affordable price… Decidedly Korres eau de toilette is always one of my favorites. I really strongly invite you to discover them on occasion if you haven't done so already!

Then, I would like to share with you my discovery of the new shower gel/body milk fragrance. I know that many of you have now become like us addicted to this range, here is a new fragrance that should delight you.

And this new perfume is Nymphéa.  You can imagine that it is a super fresh and sweet scent of water flowers ( water lily, lotus), really perfect for cooling off after the hot days ahead.

Shower gel with wheat proteins and neutral pH is gentle on the skin, and body milk has a powdery texture that does not stick at all. It leaves the skin super soft and comfortable thanks to the extracts of Shea Butter, Almond oil and provitamin B5.

It's crazy that with each novelty, the brand manages to surprise us with scent and always falls right on target. Really congratulations on the originality and the always perfect balance. And yet I am not a fan of floral scents in general ... like what! It is my opinion that this feeling will be a great success.

Here, I invite you to discover this fragrance, especially if you like me in the summer you like light and fresh scents.

FINALLY BRAND

Online Fashion Store had already told you about the lip and contour care or the Stop mist!  , you will have understood the credo of the brand is to fight against environmental aggressions, in particular pollution, cold, air conditioning, or even cigarette smoke. It is a French brand, which offers practical and nomadic products.

In recent months I have tested the face cream Finally! come to expand the range.
What does she offer us? Well take care of our skin and fight pollution. On the program, a DRP5 ©  active complex which aims to detoxify the skin and reduce wrinkles.

I particularly like the format of the cream and its very practical and elegant airless pump bottle. The texture is also a good surprise, it is a gel-cream that is very quickly absorbed by the skin and leaves it velvety.

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The cream promises 4 actions: hydration, cell regeneration, detox effect, and anti-wrinkle. On the hydration side, it keeps its promises on my combination skin, I particularly appreciate the fact that it does not grease the skin at all.

On the scent side, it is very curious, I can't describe it. It is rather "master key". I have not seen any particular effect on my complexion or my wrinkles, but I know that the brand is aimed in particular at smokers on whom it is perhaps more impactful in terms of radiance?

In the end, nice cream, good hydration, super texture, top packaging but ... high price for the capacity, I can't find out if it's really justified.

I'm curious to have your opinion on the brand: do you know it? Does the communication around the anti-pollution effect speak to you?

I TESTED HOME TEETH WHITENING

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Who has never dreamed of a Hollywood smile? Unfortunately, we are all uneven in the coloring of dental enamel, especially if we consume tea, coffee, spices, or if we are a smoker.

Online Fashion Store was offered to test a Cristal White kit, a French company based in Narbonne.
What reassured me in the first place is to know that these kits were designed in collaboration with health professionals and therefore meet French and European standards.

I had indeed heard that some commercial kits are too aggressive for enamel, so it is very important to make sure to choose an effective brand but above all safe for our quotes.

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First of all, it is essential to make sure that your teeth are in good health : a visit to the dentist is essential (as a reminder, once a year is a minimum) with descaling beforehand.

It was my case, I had visited my dentist very shortly before (I already told you about it here, I give a lot of care to my teeth when we have adult orthodontics we take it particularly care  ).

Here is what the complete kit looks like… and it is very complete!

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• A color chart: it allows you to see the actual money laundering
• Of purifying and cleansing wipes: Use before treatment, they clean the teeth as close to abduct deposits that a simple tooth brushing can not.
• An anti-stain activator product + foam applicator: this is an anti-stain pre-treatment
• A shape memory gutter: we bite into it so that it takes the imprint of our teeth
• A glitter whitening gel: without peroxide and approved by the ANSM, the glitter will reflect the light of the led lamp as much as possible
• A Dental Led lamp: it accelerates the process of dental whitening
• A remineralizing gel: it is based on fluorine and calcium in order to increase resistance to cavities.
• A cheek retractor
• A Perfect White pen: without peroxide, it can target the spots that remain after the whitening treatment with the gutter, if necessary.

How does the Cristal White dental whitening kit work?

First, brush your teeth. Then we pass cleaning and purifying wipe on the teeth (the taste is minty, very pleasant). We bite into the gutter so that it takes the imprint of our teeth.
Then apply a little stain-activating product on the foam tip provided for this purpose and pass it over the teeth.

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We fill the gutter with the whitening gel (it is a graduated syringe, it allows to know how much product to put) and we put the gutter on the teeth. We place the LED lamp as close to the teeth and let it act for about twenty minutes (for my part in front of a small TV series to pass the time). It's not the most glamorous moment in the world.

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Afterward, rinse your mouth and gutter. It is imperative to avoid consuming drinks or foods that can color the teeth for at least 30 minutes after treatment.

For maximum results, the treatment should be carried out for 5 to 10 consecutive days.

If after the treatment we notice differences in coloring on the teeth, we use the Perfect White whitening pen thanks to the cheek retractor to remove stains locally, always for a period of 20 to 30 minutes.

The remineralizing gel is a real plus, it contains fluorides and calcium which strengthens the enamel in order to protect against cavities and dental sensitivity. It is advisable to take care after 5 uses, and outside the treatment once a week. The remineralizing gel is applied in the gutter and left to stand for 5 minutes.

The Cristal White dental whitening kit: my opinion

Satisfied? And yes, I really liked this dental whitening kit to do at home. It is very comprehensive and the results are there! For my part, my teeth were not too yellow at first, but have lost their luster over the years. So it's super nice to find your smile of yesteryear.

Here is a little before / after, I gained about 2/3 shades.

In terms of sensitivity, the very first time I felt little tingling that quickly passed. No more feeling like that afterward and no tooth sensitivity. I really appreciated that the products were sweet.

I particularly appreciated that the kit contains a remineralizing gel to take care of the teeth.

FYI, there are several kits depending on what you need: localized bleaching (kits with a pen) or for the entire surface of the teeth concerning kits with a gutter.

I highly recommend the BEST kit (which was elected for the 3rd time "Best home dental whitening kit of the year"), really complete.

So here is if you want a little sparkle on your teeth (I am thinking in particular of the bride and groom of this spring/summer) this kit is top-notch, I don't know its equivalent as complete.

INCOCO PRINT VARNISH

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Varnished nails are great, what is less so for me is to spend a lot of time doing them, and for a manicure that does not exceed 3 days (yes, with base and topcoat).

I do not spare my hands too much, I like to tinker, to make music, and in addition my nails are fragile/porous and at the slightest shower the varnishes come off from my nails.

I leave from far enough therefore and I do not hide from you that most of the time it results in immense laziness to do my nails (while I have a large collection of rainbow varnish).

Online Fashion Store was offered to test Nail Patch, I told myself that I had to try the experience!

MyNailPatch is a site that offers more than 50 references of nail polish printed in France of Nail Patch Incoco (100% real soft nail polish).
They do not contain DBP, Toluene, or Formaldehyde. You will find plain or patterned patches, depending on the mood.

I received a patterned kit (the Haute Couture model), not necessarily to my taste, unfortunately, which will distort my opinion on the outfit since I removed it before it is completely damaged, but that still gave me a good idea.

In a kit, you will find 16 strips of different sizes to fit all nail sizes. That's good, mine is very small and not large.

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First, we pass a small wipe over the nails to degrease and ensure the adhesion of the patches.

The patches are stretchable, we take them off and then we put them on the nails (it is advisable to push back the cuticles beforehand in order to put them as close as possible and keep them as long as possible despite the regrowth). Then we fold the patch over the edge of the nail then we use the file to cut and polish everything.

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At the very beginning, it is not so simple because once taken off from the protection, the patch is super thin (which is what makes the rendering very natural), but with a little training, it comes quickly. No particular concern to make the other hand whether you are left-handed or right-handed, as they are repositionable it is rather easy.
Once opened, do not delay in applying it otherwise the patch hardens in the air.
If you look closely, I just messed up a little on the little finger because I started with this one, the others are posed almost perfectly (I will throw flowers for little!).
The fact that there is no drying time is a huge advantage, you can do your manicure just before going to bed, or before going to work or going to the evening, no risk of getting damaged.

The outfit announced is 14 days, or as the design did not please me more than that I removed the varnish after 4 days: it was nickel despite the fact that I absolutely did not pay attention. Suddenly I am likely to fall for a solid shade (red, classic!) For the summer in order to be quiet for a while.

To remove it, use a conventional solvent.

Here, a nice discovery of really qualitative patches with a natural look and really extra hold (yes, I am amazed).

The collection includes 27 plain patches, 25 “design” and 2 French manicures: there is something for everyone.