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LANCASTER sun control

SPF 50 yes, I am not kidding. We all have to be careful with our skin! Some of you may say: but then you will not get tanned.. hmm, I will get my tan for sure, also with SPF 50, but I will also make sure that my skin still looks lovely when I am 40+

Lancaster was so nice to let me try these new SUN CONTROL products – thank you so much! so let me introduce the new LANCASTER sun control collection with infrared technology and DNA expert:

#Anti-Wrinkles & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Radiant Glow Cream SPF50+

#Anti-Ageing & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Uniform Tan Milk SPF50

#Anti-Wrinkles & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Radiant Glow Fluid SPF50

this weekend was the first time I have used these products as it finally was sunny again in Basel, Switzerland. On Saturday and Sunday I applied the  #Anti-Ageing & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Uniform Tan Milk SPF50 to my arms and legs. It smells soooo good! Since years I am using the LANCASTER sun products and I m so attached to its smell. when I smell my skin it brings back my summerholiday memories from sunny California or beautiful Barcelona. It just instantly brings me into a happy summermood! my skin is very pale compared to how tanned I am in summer so I am thinking about trying the LANCASTER self tanning products. I will keep you updated about that. 🙂 so now back to the SUN CONTROL products. On Saturday I applied the #Anti-Wrinkles & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Radiant Glow Cream SPF50+ to my face and neck – the skin absorbs the cream really fast and it leaves a beautiful glow. Yesterday, Saturday I used the #Anti-Wrinkles & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Radiant Glow Fluid SPF50 allover my face and neck – and this will be my go-to Sun Screen for this Spring/Summer. I love the texture, its light and easy to apply under my foundation or BB Cream. As soon as my face is a bit tanned I dont wear foundation too often. I prefer to wear something lighter like a BB or CC Cream or sometimes I just use a bit of Bronzer and thats it! So I have to say that I am really happy with the results of these products. my favorites are the #Anti-Ageing & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Uniform Tan Milk SPF50 and #Anti-Wrinkles & Dark Spots Sun Sensitive Skin Radiant Glow Fluid SPF50 – I would definitely repurchase these two products!

tips and tricks!
I prefer to apply the sunscreen (body) before I get dressed, like this I make sure that none of the products gets on my clothes and I am also sure that the Sunscreen got absorbed by my skin before exposed to sunlight. I apply the Sunscreen (face) before my moisturizer. I read an interresting article on howstuffworks (link) and I came to the conclusion that it actually doesnt matter in which order you apply the moisturizer and sunscreen, as long as you use both.

What do you think?
Have you tried the LANCASTER sun Control Products?

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LETS TALK ABOUT FEET

 

Are you all ready for Spring Summer Season? Are you ready to wear your slingback- and peeptoepumps? Well, I am NOT! And thats why I was very happy to see the ALESSANDRO PEDIX collection and the new TWEEZERMAN SoleMate Tools! In Switzerland they stock them at MANOR, GLOBUS, JELMOLI and AMAVITA but I am sure you can find these products in your country aswell.

www.alessandro-international.co.uk
www.tweezerman.com

My main problems are my dry feet and heels. So the pedix FEET Heel Smoothing Stick is perfect for that! The product claims: “Its the ideal treatment for targeted relief of dry, cracked heels. Active ingredients like Panthenol, Allantoin and Urea immediately care for the skin and protect against new formation callus.” I have started to use this stick every other night and I can already feel a difference the morning after.

What do I do before I apply the stick? I use the new TWEEZERMAN SoleMate Tools. It consists of 2 tools: a File and a Smoother. Soak your feet in lukewarm water, then scrub with Tweezerman’s Sole Mate Foot File and Smoother.

Have you heard about the pedix FEET Purifying Energy Pads?
The product claims: “These Purifying Energy Pads for the feet boost foot care, stimulate a feeling of well-being and support a good nights sleep. Place pads on bottom of feet and wear as you sleep. Remove in the morning! The energy pads contain natural acetic acids and tourmaline, which, according to traditional Chinese Medicine, are said to encourage the elimination of metabolic waste products and environmental toxins via our intenral cleansing organs. According to TCM, all organs, muscles and body functions are reflected in the feet of every individual in so-called reflex points.”

The box contains 14 stickers and herbbags for a 7 day treatment. I started 2 days ago and I am really amazed by the effect it has to my feet. When I apply the herbbags at night, they are dry and have a rather light beige color. In the morning when I remove the pads, the herbbag is rather wet and turned almost black. So something is happening over night!

have a look at this reflex zone chart and apply the pads where you think you can need some extra energy!

http://www.crystalinks.com/reflexologychart.jpg

so far I am very happy with these products and I will continue to use them until my feet look amazingly clean and soft! Soon I will show you the new Alessandro “Très chic” nailpolishes and will feature everything in a “Spring Summer Shoe Special” – stay tuned! xx

http://www.alessandro.ch
http://www.tweezerman.ch

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NÉROLI & ORCHIDÉE

NÉROLI & ORCHIDÉE
Eau de Toilette de L’Occitane de Provence

spring is here.. and with spring comes my yearly fragrance change. I switch from fall/winter to spring/summer fragrances and wanna introduce you to my newest fragrance:

LA COLLECTION DE GRASSE
this is something new, something fresh and floral, perfect for spring!

#eau de toilette 85 CHF
#bodymilk 28 CHF
#soap 11 CHF
#candle 46 CHF

Karin Dubreuil is the creator of the La Collection de Grasse and she was very inspired by the orange blossom when creating this new eau de toilette.

head note: Orange & Mandarine
heart note: Neroli, Peach, Figmilk
base note: Orchidee, Musk, Iris

the collection consists of:

JASMIN & BERGAMOTTE
MAGNOLIA & MURE
VANILLE & NARCISSE
THE VERT & BIGARADE
AMBRE & SANTAL
FLEUR D’OR & ACACIA
CEDRE & ORANGER
NEROLI & ORCHIDEE

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M.A.C shows me something nice!


thank you very much for letting me try these gorgeous new products.
as you can see in my picture above IT’S SPRING TIME and that’s why I feel super confident to show you bright colors.

#MINERALIZE GLASS
wake me up
cheerful
lovingly yours

aaww.. they smell so good, I really have to hold myself back from licking my lips. I used them the last couple of days and I gotta tell you: I LIKE ! lovingly yours is a great everyday color – wake me up is an alerting red and cheerful is a trendy orange. a perfect color range for spring & summer!

#MINERALIZE RICH LIPSTICK
so good

I am a lipstick person from the bottom of my heart, I told you before that if I can only take one beauty item to an island I would choose one of my bright lipsticks. I guess that says everything about how crazy I am about the new mineralize rich lipsticks! so good is a wonderful dark magenta toned lipstick with a creamy finish.

#PREP+PRIME CC COLOUR CORRECTING LOOSE
illuminate

so far I have used the illuminate twice and I can see the illuminating glowy but not powdery finish it leaves on my skin. It can be used to set foundation or just directly on the moisturized skin.

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CLINIQUE spring trend 2014

“NOW IN BLOOM” thats the name of the spring trends 2014 by CLINIQUE. I love bright colors and when I saw these gorgeous products I went totally crazy! my favorite colors are CHEEK POP in #berrypop – CHUBBY STICK in #PUDGYPEONY and A DIFFERENT NAIL ENAMEL in #hisweetie – I wore the nailpolish in the photos above and soon I will show you a total CLINIQUE spring trend 2014 look. stay tuned. xx

#limited edititon CHEEK POP 43 CHF
#limited edition CHUBBY STICK 29 CHF
#limited edition A DIFFERENT NAIL ENAMEL 26 CHF

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DKNY be delicious skin

DKNY be delicious skin
Hydrating Eau de Toilette

something new ladies !!
I am sure you know the original fragrance DKNY be delicious that was launched in 2004. Now they extended their line with this new skin hydrating eau de toilette that you can see in the photo above.

The collection consists of three already known fragrances now in a new skin formula:
DKNY Be Delicious Skin Hydrating Eau de Toilette
DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Skin Hydrating Eau de Toilette 
DKNY Golden Delicious Skin Hydrating Eau de Toilette

aww.. the scent of DKNY Be Delicious Skin Hydrating Eau de Toilette is very fresh and has a touch of green apple with a citric note – perfect for spring. The magic is called “Apple Fusion Complex”, a blend of ingredients that is clinically proven to help moisturizing, smooth and brighten the skin. I really like the re-design of the bottles and the new atomizer spray for all-over body misting. It really makes it easy to spray the product all over the body.

visit your nearest shop and try it out – it might be something nice for you.
have a wonderful day. xx

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“aint no sunshine when she is gone..”

 

a wonderful black white and red mix from yesterdays photoshoot with Zaira – it was a blast to work with you!

she is wearing

top WEEKDAYS
blazer UNIQLO
skirt H&M
boots FRED DELA BRETONIERE – shabbies amsterdam
jewelry VINTAGE
nailpolish ESSIE
makeUP M.A.C.

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“lets go dancing bonita” –


the gorgeous red maxidress together with the floral blazer – a wonderful way to mix colors – from yesterdays photoshoot with Zaira P.

she is wearing

dress H&M
blazer MIU MIU
boots ZARA
jelwerly VINTAGE
bandana NINO BOLLAG
nailpolish ESSIE (geranium)
makeUP M.A.C.

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SHOW SOME COLOR GUYS

what a wonderful bright colorful outfit – ZAIRA shows how to mix bright colors! We had so much fun at our photoshoot yesterday.

she is wearing:

blazer VINTAGE (fleamarket Peterspaltz)
shirt PRIMARK
jeans TALLY WEIJL
boots ZARA
clutch MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA for H&M
collarnecklace ISAWSOMETHINGNICE.CH
watch POP SWATCH
rings VINTAGE/ RAGE
nailpolish ESSIE geranium
makeUP M.A.C.

model // ZAIRA P.
styling makeUP photography // ISAWSOMETHINGNICE.CH

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outfit of the day

t-shirt AMERICAN APPAREL
shirt H&M
blazer MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA for H&M
jeans URBAN OUTFITTERS
shoes AIRWALK
jewelry CHRISTIN WEBER
bandana VINTAGE (no panties, no socks)
clutch VINTAGE (fleamarket)
pin ANNE WOLF
makeUP M.A.C.
nailpolish ESSIE

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strolling thru Berlin Prenzlauerberg

strolling thru Berlin Prenzlauerberg –
on my way ro the hairdresser “KOPFGELDJÄGER”

t-shirt AMERICAN APPAREL
skirt H&M
coat FASHION AGAINST AIDS BY H&M
shoes AIRWALK
watch VINTAGE
ring CHRISTIN WEBER
clutch VINTAGE
sunglasses RAY BAN
earrings H&M
makeUP M.A.C.

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“back to mac day”

today is “ back to mac day” and I therefore got a free lipstick!
did you know about that? return 6 empty M.A.C. prodcts and get a free lipstick!

I love lipsticks by M.A.C. and can highly recommend them not only because of the wide color range they have also because of the creamy, matt and frost finish.

If you need some inspiration about their lipsticks here is what I have

matte lipsticks // RUSSIAN RED // RUBY WOO
glaze lipsticks // HOT TAHITI
creemsheen lipsticks // STAY IN TOUCH // MODESTY
amplified lipsticks // VEGAS VOLT
satin lipsticks // REBEL
lustre lipsticks // LADY BUG // SEE SHEER
frost lipsticks // CB 96

special edition/one shots:

dazzle lipstick // BABYS ON FIRE
satin lipstick // Marilyn Monroe Collection LOVE GODDESS //
WHAT JOY! //
VIVA GLAM lustre lipsticks // CYNDI

pro longwear
EXTENDED PLAY

have fun shopping for the perfect color for you!
check DOUGLAS, GLOBUS or MANOR if you are from BASEL 🙂
xxx

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todays outfit

todays outfit – ready for the fleamarket – sunny spring day in basel, switzerland

sneakers CONVERSE
jeans VERO MODA
tank top FRUIT OF THE LOOM
blouse VINTAGE (form my aunt Michele)
coat JO BRAUER VINTAGE online shop
jewelry ISAWSOMETHINGNICE.CH
bag FLEAMARKET

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