Sky finds beauty

LUSH is an amazing organic brand mostly known for their bathbombs, but their skincare is also the bomb. Tbh the only skincare products I've tried from LUSH are the toners... But still, I've read a lot of good things about their skincare. LUSH has three toners: tea tree, sea and rose water. These spray toners are great for refreshing throughout the day, but also a good product to tone your skin, close pores and remove any excess dirt or cleanser residue. I like to take these everywhere with me if I feel oily or am in need for a quick cleansing. Price for 100g is 6,95€ and for 250g 12,95€ In search for a good inexpensive toner I found my way to the Tea Tree water for oily acne-prone skin.  Tea tree has antibacterial properties and it also mattifies. The toner only contains a few ingredients, all of which are natural. Grapefruit water is rich in vitamins and juniperberry water is antiseptic. I really like this toner. It is mattifying, refreshing, non-drying and makes my sk...

Pixi is now available in Estonia! Of course I had to get my hands on this cruelty-free brand from UK. I'm still struggling with acne (it won't go away!!) and I found out that glycolic acid helps skin cells renew faster and effectively removes dead skin cells. Maybe that would help my acne and acne scars heal faster. Also results include smaller pores, glowy and smoother skin, so why not? While searching for a good toner I've come across the Pixi Glow Tonic many times and apparently it is one of those holy grail skincare products. In store the price is about 22€ for 250ml. The packaging is already so simple and bright and obviously cute. The Glow Tonic contains 5% glycolic acid and other natural and beneficial ingredients. And very important - it is alcohol free!! Then you just pour some on a cotton pad and swipe across your face. The toner doesn't dry out my skin, which is great. It is pretty gentle and actually reduced my skin's sensitivity, although this is e...

I think about a lot of things. Some of my thoughts I have even posted here, but since this is more of a beauty blog, especially reviews, I try to keep it that way. Lately I haven't been inspired to even write reviews. I have been cooking a few posts, but I'm not so sure about them. Anyways my make-up obsession has calmed down and I try to create a minimal make-up look for everyday. Usually I would use a perfector for base, mascara and brow mascara. If I feel fancier I add some bronzer and a lip colour. It's important to remember that you don't have to wear make-up. Nowadays most girls do, but it's something that people should do only if they want to, not that they have to. There was a time when I felt confident going to school having only some mattifying powder on my face and mascara, eventhough my skin wasn't clear. Then my skin got worse and I just had to cover it up. I never do make-up to impress people, I do it so I could feel better. I know that everyon...

The Infallible 24H Matte foundation claims to be waterproof ultra matte for 24 hours. But we all know that's not true. This foundation is supposed to be perfect for oily skin. Coverage is medium, but buildable. It is best to apply this foundation with a brush and not put powder on it (right away). Applying powder on top makes it really dry. But if any shine should pop up after a few hours, then feel free to touch up with powder. I tried the lightest shade available 11 Vanilla. You have to be quick while applying, because the foundation dries fast. It looked matte, natural. Covered most of my imperfections. But at the same time it felt like a mask that sinked into my skin and kept tightly on my face. The only BIG downside to this is that the shades are way too dark and orange. I read that as this foundation dries, it oxidizes, turning the foundation a bit orange (or a lot). And that was my main problem since I'm so pale. I really liked the matte finish and lasting power. ...

Revlon finally made its way to Estonia and the Colorstay foundation has been pretty hyped. Since I've got combination skin right now and I would like the foundation to stay all day, this seemed perfect. I got the lightest shade Ivory 110 and it was a perfect match for me (finally!!). The first time I applied it with Beautyblender, but that was a big mistake. It got patchy and brought out my skin's texture, didn't look natural at all. By skin's texture I mean that my uneven skin, flakes, acne scars, pores and a few pimples were more defined than without any make-up. Then I put on some powder, made it only worse. But at least it lasted pretty much the entire day on my face. The second time I used my Real Techniques expert face brush and it blended so much better. But still brought out the texture, stuck to my dry patches and was really sticky. So I let it set for a while and then applied powder. Didn't make it better. I am disappointed. As this is supposed...

http://www.crueltyfreekitty.com I came across a video of a monkey that was used to test cosmetics. That poor monkey! I did some reading and that really opened my eyes. Why did I just now realize what a serious and horrible issue animal testing is?! Animal testing for cosmetics is cruel. Torturing and killing so many animals just for makeup and skincare is unnecessary. I understand why it was done in the past, but now in the 21st century it shouldn't be allowed anymore as the industry has evolved so much. I made a decision to no longer support the brands that test on animals, which are most of the brands that I find in stores. Of course I'm not gonna throw out all of my products, but from now on I will buy products only from cruelty-free brands. Change is necessary. This amazing blog Cruelty-Free Kitty has a lot of information about the issue, a list of all the good brands and guides to buying cruelty-free products. I also made a little list of cruelty-free cosmet...

17 and still struggling. I have tried so many different skin care products and visited 3 dermatologists. Finally I've put together a skin care routine that works for me. I have oily skin (sometimes combination) and acne. Actually now my acne has calmed down. A few blemishes and acne scars. Less is more, so I tried to find simple products. Here is my 3-step routine: 1. Eau Thermale Avéne Cleanance Cleansing Gel I came back to this product, because this is simple and effective. Read my review of this product here . 2. LUSH Tea Tree Water Toner is important, because it closes pores and removes any make-up or cleanser residue. Many facial toners contain alcohol, but that's actually really bad for your skin. This LUSH tea tree water is natural, contains only a few ingredients that are tea tree water, grapefruit water, juniperberry water, limonene, perfume, methylparaben (the last two are safe synthetics). It has a good price at 12€ for the amount.  I spray it ...

A foundation that is matte, oil-free, full coverage? Yes, please!  This foundation has an emulsion type formula that brightens and nourishes skin, but also leaves it matte and controls the oil. So it's perfect for oily to combination skin. 13,49€ Usually I have problems finding lighter shades, but since Lumene is Nordic, they have mostly light shades. For me the shade 0 Light Ivory is perfect, but also 00 Ultra Light matched me, I just looked super pale. The coverage is medium to full coverage. It feels so light, but covers pretty much everything. I think the foundation looks better with primer, I usually apply the primer mostly in the T-zone, to keep the oil away and not let the foundation set in my pores.  The foundation leaves my skin looking semi-matte and really natural. After application I set my T-zone with some powder. When 3-4 hours pass I am usually pretty shiny, but with this foundation it looks like a natural shine (does that make sense?). It was a lit...

Thank you, Kelly, for recommending this product to me. I've never been good at buying concealers, but finally did it. This Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer moisturises and brightens my under-eyes. The concealer contains vitamin C and radiance pearls. This sparkles, so the finish is more radiant and awake. The coverage is light to medium, though I wish this was full coverage to completely cover the black holes under my eyes. Also then this would be better to cover blemishes. Since this creamy concealer moisturises so well, it's great for blemishes with flaky skin around them. This is pretty long lasting and doesn't crease under my eyes. This is a good affordable concealer, but the coverage could be better.

I am still a big Clinique fan and finally I convinced myself that I need this so called amazing 3-step skincare system. Fortunately Clinique sells these 3-Step intro kits, so you could try out the mini versions of the products. These are available for 4 skin types and I chose number 3 aka combination oily. Price 29,99€ The kit consists of Liquid Facial Soap Oily Skin Formula 50 ml, Clarifying Lotion 3 100ml and Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel 30 ml. Step 1: Gently wash face with the Liquid Facial Soap Step 2: Pour some Clarifying Lotion on a cotton pad and swipe across the face Step 3: Apply a small amount of Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel all over face. Updated: I've used the Facial Soap before and it's still really good. It's not too rough, but enough to remove any dirt. The Clarifying Lotion was really harsh at first, it was really drying and my face was pretty irritated. But after a few days my skin got used to it. I see now how it has h...

I have been making this post for too long, because NYX opened their store in Estonia in October. I of course had to be there at the opening, so I could finally get my liquid matte lipsticks. Price 8,5€ For the longest time I've wanted to join the trends with matte nudes. It is kinda over now maybe I don't know whatever. NYX has a whole line of liquid mattes called Lingerie. The packaging kind of reminds me the Kylie liquid mattes, but hey one can dream. So before the big day I had chosen two shades: Push Up and Bedtime Flirt. Push Up is more of a pale darker nude, a bit brown. Bedtime Flirt is like Push Up, but with a touch of red. So they're really similar in colour. I expected the shades to look prettier tbh. I watched many reviews while deciding on shades and all of their favourite was Bedtime Flirt. It is really long lasting. When I wanted to remove the lipstick, it was pretty hard to get it off. So that's a good and a bad thing. The wand is long and the...