Beauty Facts: Perfume – How To Make Your Favourite Fragrance Last Longer…

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The fact I’m going to expose next, I’m absolutely positive happened to all of us at least once, at a certain point in our lives!

So… You went into your favourite perfumery, fell head over heels for a certain perfume, and since you couldn’t imagine life without wearing it everyday, you had to bring it home with you! Such a happy kid you were! But when you spritz it on, guess what?!… It disappeared before you knew it! “What you did wrong?!”, you start asking yourself… “Where did it went?!” That’s going to be another unsolved mystery!…

Or maybe not! Because I’m going to try to explain in “poor words” what actually happened!

First of all, my lovelies, perfumes are made out of volatile essences, ingredients which in contact with our skin are activated, and become… well!… volatile, what do you know!?!?!?! ( for those who didn’t knew, the root of the word “Volatile“ traces back to the Latin verb volare, which means “to fly” – according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary ). So bye-bye, perfume!

The main “culprit”, responsible for this unhappy event always happening, is actually the “heat” of our own body… Which is also influenced by a handful of factors: weather, temperature, blood pressure, food… Yes, food! It is well known that meat eaters have a body temperature a bit higher that vegetarians, that’s why the same perfume smells differently on different persons!

It’s what’s called “different PH”! But in fact, it’s all about chemistry!

So, here’s what you need to do for your perfumes to last longer on you:

1. make sure you apply perfume after a shower or a long bath! Scents last longer on moist skins, “when all your pores are opened”. So feel free to dose yourself in perfume after drying off with your towel, but before you’re getting dressed!
2. place a couple of spritzes “strategically”. The “hottest points ” of your body are the ones you should apply your perfume on: neck, behind your ears, inside of your elbows, cleavage, stomach, back of your knees… Be careful though when you tend to slather yourself in perfume… It’s kind of essential for other people to still breathe while you’re around! No need to cover all there areas either, the most recommended are: back of your ears, inside of your elbows and knees, areas that favor evaporation, so the fragrance will be released continuously throughout the day!
3. DON’T “rub” your fragrance! You’ll only heat the area and “break” the particles of fragrance in smaller divisions, which will volatilize even faster.
4. double your perfume with a body lotion with the same scent!
5. use your perfume in your hair… also sparingly, because perfume can be drying!… and you know, people need to breathe… still!…
6. look after your perfumes! Make sure you deposit them in proper storage conditions, away from light and heat, which will cause them to break down sooner than expected! And by no means, don’t keep your perfumes in the shower!
7. my favourite “trick”: layer your perfumes! Make your favourite scent smell even better by combining  softer, airy scents with strong and longer-lasting ones ( just an example! )! Like that you’ll give them body, make them last longer and why not, create your own perfume that will only smell like… YOU! Be unique!
8. feel free to take your favourite perfume with you and freshen up during the day! for that you have perfume atomisers and perfumes perfume refills with their own fancy cases check some options here and here, like my MFK Amyris Femme photographed above.

How many of these “tricks and tips” were new to you, Beautiful? Do you have other ones to share with me?

Until next time…

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

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The Exclusive Infographic*: Fashion’s New Wave – my first amazing collaboration with Farfetch London!!!

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I am beyond happy and honoured to team up with Farfetch London for this exciting project and and be one of the first bloggers to bring you, my beautiful readers, their first and exclusive Fashion’s New Wave Inforgraphic*.

What is Farfetch‘s Fashion’s New Wave Inforgraphic?

It’s a work of art that takes a closer look at 10 emerging underground trends and translates them into the most beautiful illustrations, depicted with the funniest colours. It was carefully curated by fashion professionals at Farfetch London, the same “wizards” who create bespoke content for fashion and beauty bloggers.

This Infographic is based on serious ethnographic research and it is essentially an illustrated guide on how to do style differently… How to create stylish looks based on trends and how to be unique at the same time! It focuses on a niche of emerging trends and styles that have been quietly developing within the luxury fashion sector over the past couple of years. These styles have not yet “caught” on the mainstream, and they can be considered fashion-forward styling concepts that have been adopted by fashion leaders worldwide rather than mass followers.

The trends:

1. Gender Neutral – Androgynous Silouette, men clothes are no longer exclusively for men
2. The New Layering – Ways with Layering, play more with textures and colours to take out of the anonymous any outfit
3. One Ear Rules – One earring Trend that will make the most visible, instant statement
4. Flat-Out – Preference for Flat Shoes like trainers and flats to make an outfit count
5. Chain Reaction – Sunglasses Chains for a more sophisticated look
6. Bag It Up – Bag Layering, would you dare to be that different?!
7. The Untamed – Shaggy Bob, a fun hair do to make you look effortlessly chic in every situation
8. Warhol Wonders – Random Packaging Bag; Warhol is not one for the uninitiated… “His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s” ( source: Wikipedia ).
9. Make-Up Minimalism – Minimal Makeup Flash of Colour. By the nature of my personality, that you already came to know and what my blog is about, you’ll know that I’m one for natural makeup with flashes of colour that enhance natural beauty. Nothing more beautiful than that!
10. Laid-Back Luxe – Shirt Around the Waist to make you look younger and effortlessly chic

I’m sure you’re aware of most of these trends already! What do you think? Will they make it to the main stream? Which one is your favourite? Please share it in the comments below and have a nice chat about it!

 

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And since Farfetch‘s philosophy is based on originality, the creativity of the individual and his ability of taking something that’s mass accepted and filter it through his own personality rather than taking it in as it comes, then make it his own – here you have the

#UNFOLLOW Campaign…

Why going on with the flow when you can outshine your personality, whether if your playground is fashion, beauty, healthy living, real life… You name it!

Become THE Influencer!

Turn your back on the crowd and join the #unfollowers!

[ you can start by taking a backward selfie, hashtag it #unfollow for a chance of a live feature on Farfetch‘s hub ]

Are you with me in this adventure?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

Thank you Laurren for this amazing opportunity!

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERESTING FACTS…

About Farfetch London:

• as a luxury fashion website, Farfetch is

a global community of over 300 visionary fashion boutiques offering an inspirational shopping experience to fashion-forward consumers.

The independent boutiques within our community have been carefully selected for their forward-thinking attitude, unique approach to merchandising and diversity of brands.

They are located everywhere from Paris, New York and Milan to Bucharest, Riyadh and Seattle, but united in one e-commerce website. When you order through Farfetch, your order is delivered directly from the boutique to your door.

Founded in 2008, with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, São Paulo and Porto, Farfetch showcases over 1000 labels and is dedicated to supporting independent fashion and to the cultural diversity that comes from uniting the perspectives of hundreds of different buyers, each with their own unique style and vision.

 As seen on Farfetch website.

 

 

 

*The photographic material featured in this post is property of Farfetch London and it is under the British Laws of Copyright! annie’s beauty… has received written consent to use it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and welcome to annie’s beauty… DIOR GIVEAWAY!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS beautiful!

The last week of 2014 has officially started which also means that there’s only one week until my birthday! Yes, I was born on the 31st of December pretty close to the fireworks!

Looking back, 2014 has been THE year for annie’s beauty…! Well, I’ve been around for 10 months only but I somehow managed to make a good couple of wonderful friends who share the same love for “anything beautiful” as myself, and to whom I can’t wait to write every single day!

That’s why I love and I am thankful for ma belle and très chère ( insert a nasal French accent here ) Jackie – with you I have the best conversations ever, you can check our comments if there’s any doubt about that!; you’ll see that they’re getting longer and longer, to my personal satisfaction.

Serene, thank you lovely for your friendship and for always challenging me out of my comfort zone!

The beautiful Lena whose excellent taste in fashion can’t wait to see with every outfit she puts together in her posts.

There is also Katie, Divya and V. Thank you so much my beautiful ladies for your constant support and friendship!

And last but definitely not least the lovely talker blogger one of my first subscribers/friends here on WordPress… Lots of kisses and hugs my lovely!

And also two of my favourite men… OM who taught me everything I know about blogging so thanks a bunch Jason, and the most talented photographer Paul who always manages to be the first one to hit the Like button whenever I upload a post.

Also a huge THANK YOU to everyone who always supports annie’s beauty… by leaving me the best comments which brighten my day no matter how good or bad that is. I wish I could thank each and every one of you separately but I’m afraid this post would be waaaaaayyy toooo loooong!

 

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So for all of you my beautiful I decided to make this special week even more festive by  giving you something in return, for once!…

Since the brand I loved the most this year ( and by that I mainly intend more than a few splurges ) was Dior my gift to you consists of some of my most loved and most used Dior items throughout the year. Some are 2014 launches some are old favourites I’d love to share with you in this Christmas/Birthday/Festive Dior giveaway…

First of all here is YOUR PRIZE:

– one Dior Healthy Glow Awakening Blush in #001 Petal

– two of the Dior Addict Fluid Sticks, one in #239 Frisson and one in #754 Pandore ( my personal favourite )

– one mascara, the Dior Diorshow New Look in #090 New Look Black

– one eyeliner Dior Addict IT-Line in the Limited Edition #879 IT-PINK

And to spice up a bit the atmosphere I’m also throwing in 3 perfume samples from another brand I discovered this year and I absolutely love, Rancé. We have Élise, Laetitia and Hélène.

Then you have MY GIVEAWAY RULES:

– the giveaway starts the moment this post will be up, which is 25 December 2014 midnight EET and it will end on the 8 January 2015, EET.

– you can enter this giveaway if you’re a subscriber of annie’s beauty… blog ( if not you can subscribe by clicking the Follow button or via email ) and write me a comment about what you like the most on my blog. Also by following annie0ne on Instagram and by re-posting the giveaway official image and tag it with the #anniesbeautydiorchristmasgiveaway. Or if you follow me on Bloglovin but make sure you like this post. Or if you like my Facebook page, like and share the official giveaway photo with the official tag. Or if you follow my Twitter account and also re-post the same giveaway image under the same hashtag, #anniesbeautydiorchristmasgiveaway.

– strictly ONE ( 1 ) entry per person will count

– NO business accounts, NO private profiles, NO fake accounts or giveaway accounts, PLEASE! Such entries will be immediately disqualified. This is only for personal, active accounts!

– giveaway opened internationally

– strictly ONE ( 1 ) Winner will be picked using random.org and announced no later than 15 January 2015 .

– MY decision will be final. MY giveaway, MY rules!

Good luck, beautiful! Have a wonderful Christmas and the Happiest New Year ever!

God bless you all!

xx, Annie

Rambly post about Skincare. Organic… or NOT!?

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beauty, organic, pro and cons, skincare, SPF

It has been quite a while since I wanted to address the matter of the oh-so-trendy Organic Skincare issue! Is it better than the “traditional” skincare we all used at a certain point in our lives?

I did my research, I have tried a lot of organic/natural skincare products! Some worked fine, some literally did wonders and some didn’t worked and made my skin worst!

Please don’t get me wrong! There are great organic products on the market at the moment! But there are also organic skincare products that are really damaging for your skin! That is because of certain plant extracts or oils that are only considered to be organic. I have also discovered that certain companies, by adding this so-called “organic” ingredients to their products, literally ruin an otherwise good skincare either because they wanted it fragranced, or they simply want to use that specific plant oil because that’s what’s trending at that moment! So, I ended up buying a product labeled as “organic” and by consequence “harmless” that was very irritating for my already sensitive skin, and I kept wondering how that was even possible?!

My skin is highly sensitive and it won’t take me too much to form an opinion on a certain product! I will know right away if a skincare product is good for me to use or if I should stop using it immediately. You might have a “good” skin and put whatever you want on it, I have nothing to object, that’s your choice/luck! But if your skin is not prone to any immediate reaction, that doesn’t necessary mean that a skincare product isn’t damaging while sitting on your face/skin, weather the damage is radical and you can clearly see it with your own eyes or the damage happens, in time, on cellular level which will later on will be followed by redness, irritations, which will cause inflammatory problems, and in the end premature aging and irreversible wrinkles.

My point is that you have to be careful with choosing the products you insert in your skincare routine! Read first about the ingredients in that INGREDIENTS list on the back of any product! If they look like a total nebulous to you, go on the good ol’ faithful WWW or on Beautypedia and do your own research ( Paula Begoun from Paula’s Chioce has spent all her adult life doing research and explaining all those “hieroglyphs” for you! ). But first of all take time to really know your skin: what type of skin you have, what works better for it…

I have used a lot of skincare, from the most expensive ( Sisley, Chanel etc. ) to the most inexpensive drugstore or homemade concoctions, and everything in between. And let me tell you this: even if a skincare product ( high end or not, organic or not! ) will cost you an arm and a leg, it’s more likely that it is waaay overrated!

But if you are a snob like me, and you still want to use “the best” that’s on the market, splurge on your serums, your skin hydraters and toners. Makeup removers, cleansers and all that won’t stay on your face too long, and precisely the ingredients in your toners or serums that are really going go help change the texture and the appearance of your skin, getting it ready for and easing up the makeup application.

One last piece of advice! I used to collect skin care! Because someone recommended it, because I was curious about it, and if it worked for that person’s skin it should’ve worked for me too! WRONG! I ended up with quite a skincare collection that only looked good on my shelves and did nothing good for my skin! With skincare it’s not like you can have 10 pink eyeshadows and use them whenever you like or if you’re in the mood! With skincare you have to be consistent, stubborn and to always keep in mind that it goes so quickly out of date! That’s also one of the reasons why it’s highly recommended to change your skincare routine every 3 to 4 months!

FINAL RECAP:

– “study” your own skin

– make research on the ingredients, in general, and what works best for your skin type

– organic doesn’t necessary mean good for your skin, they same way traditional skincare doesn’t have to be “the bad guy”

– choose carefully the products in your routine and stick to those for a few months: you’ll be able to see results and decide if to change them or not

– also, choose your skincare according to what your skin needs and ALWAYS use SPF! 

– invest in some skincare that has the potential to become holy grail items for you and stick to those, no matter how expensive they are!

I hope I managed to express myself in a non offensive way, because I clearly understand that skincare is a matter of personal choice, and hopefully you can find this article somewhat helpful!

Thank you for sticking with me until the end!

Any opinion is highly appreciated – scolding included!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

Gucci to launch Makeup line in September this year!

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beauty, Charlotte Casiraghi, Frida Giannini, Gucci, makeup, Marcus Piggott, Mert Alas, news, Pat McGrath

Hi, my lovelies! I am back with another great news and this time it is targeted towards all the Gucci lovers out there!

Last week the company came out and and confirmed all the rumours were going on at the end of last year. Yes, we will have another makeup brand to lust after! Gucci committed itself to produce together with the colossal P&G Prestige company ( the one behind one of the bestsellers Gucci products: Gucci Guilty and Gucci Prèmiere ) an amazing makeup line as well as brushes ( which I’m the most excited about ) and skin prep and prime products.

Everything will be supervised by Pat McGrath – the creative design director of P&G’s beauty department who is also “responsible” for the last makeup looks at Gucci’s ready-to-wear shows.

Pat McGrath and Gucci’s Creative Director Frida Giannini decided to to have Charlotte Casiraghi, the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and a great ambassador and muse of the brand, as the face of the upcoming cosmetic campaigns shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Excited much?! I sure can’t wait for September to come!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

The photographic material used in this post belongs to Gucci.

 

Travalo – Smart travel with Style

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atomizer, beauty, perfume, Travalo, travel friendly

Travalo is the greatest invention for those beauty addicts who travel often, like myself. I like to travel light so whatever can help me achieve that is absolutely welcomed.

I have discovered Travalo atomizers two or three years ago, by accident on their website. I had to wait for a while to be able to order it here in Romania but when that was possible I got one for my every need.

But let me explain the concept.

Travalo is a refillable bottle atomizer travel spray. You can refill it from a standard perfume bottle at home, without any mess or fuss. Thanks to a patented system the fragrance is never affected by exposure to the air. So you can carry your favourite perfume around in your handbag because it is so tiny and compact ( it mesures between 80 and 100 mm depending to the model ) and freshen up any time you like. No more 50/70/100 ml expensive perfume bottles, which break or spill inside your bag! You know you’ve been there!

You can also carry it on a plane because it is approved as carry on luggage on board of aircraft anywhere in the world. So it is travel friendly.

It comes in a large variety of models and colours. You have the Excel 5 ml version available in 10 vibrant colours which can spray 65 times, the Classic Excel the 4 ml recipient with 50 sprays, the 5 ml Pure model with crystal clear plastic packaging instead of the light aluminium the other two models are made of. And there comes my favourite and my latest purchase, the Rollerball version. It can contain up to 4,5 ml of product that you can apply just where you need it.

It has an integrated fill level indicator window, so you never run out of your favourite fragrance unexpectedly, and you never over fill it.

Here you have a link to an YouTube tutorial to learn how to refill your own Travalo.

TIP: I keep my atomizers filled with my fragrances but I keep one clean to fill it with my face mist of choice. Now I have the black one in the pictures ( not the rolerball one ) filled with the Caudalie Beauty Elixir.

Bon voyage and…

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

Second Liebster Award! Say WHAAAT???!!!?!

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 – photo courtesy of blushnglow.com

This is really mind blowing! I got nominated for my second Liebster Award the next week I posted my first one! O.0 And it was possible only thanks to these two beautiful girls Jacquie Navarro and Fashion by Leia, who you should absolutely check out!

Then life got in the way. Easter came… So I got to spend some quality time with my family and almost forgot I got nominated. Until another two gorgeous bloggers reminded me: everythingbeautyforyou and Liv from blushnglow. You know what to do, right?! Follow them too! If not you have no idea what you are missing!

But now I’m back and here I am doing this post… finally!

Long story short! The Liebster Award is a way to make more popular some blogs which otherwise may not be given too much credit/attention, even if they are really awesome! Even if I really think you should know the rules by now here is what you should do:

1. Acknowledge the blogger who nominated you and display the award.

2. Answer eleven questions that the blogger gives you.

3. Give eleven random facts about yourself – they can be anything!

4. Nominate 11 new bloggers with 500 followers or less.

5. Let the bloggers know you nominated them.

6. Give them eleven questions to answer.

I will pick some random questions from each girl who nominated me:

Jakie‘s questions:

1. What inspires you?

Everything… Everyone…

2. What is your dream job?

Beauty editor for an important magazine 😉

3. What is your must have beauty item?

I will not be fully confident without my favourite perfume.

Leia‘s questions:

4. Wo kaufst du am liebsten Klamotten ein? / Your favorite store to buy clothes?

Most of my clothes are from Zara.

5. Wohin würdest du am liebsten reisen? / What is your favorite place to travel to?

Rome, Italy is where my heart will always be and where I will always go back to.

6. Lipgloss oder Lippenstift? /lipgloss or lipstick?

Lipstick all the way!

Liv‘s questions:

7. What is the one thing you would put on your bucket list?

To have ride on a bicycle through the fields of green tea in South Korea. Any South Korean reader willing to help?! Hehe…

8. What makes you follow certain blogs, what is that you like to see and read?

I will always follow a blog with beautiful pictures and with posts which reflect my own passions.

9. What is the best meal you have ever had?

I had the most amazing meal in Bulgaria, in Dalboka on a mussel farm. Click on link for all the details.

everythingbeautyforyou‘s questions:

10. Where would be your ideal place to live?

London, baby!

11. What made you start your blog up?

I have all the details in my first post… So click here!

11+1. What is the main focus of your blog?

As you can easily see – if you care to take a quick look, it is a beauty and skincare blog – the snob version! Lol

For the 11 facts about me you should go and check my first Liebster Award post ( link here ). Same goes for the 11 questions the blogs I nominated have to answer. You can find them on the same post!

Now my nominees are these amazing blogs I found mostly on the Reader page here on WordPress and followed immediately, thing you should do too!

ilyanaroseblog

AMBERMARIE

thecupidbow

henryfacebeauty

cyravelasquez

shelovespraline

shardsofillusion

chloinmind

whatshedoesnow

carylalmelor

To the girls I have nominated. This is a small gesture to repay all the hard work you put into your every post. I hope for a positive reaction from you and to read great answers to my silly questions! Good luck and…

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

PS.: my darling talkerblogger! this is your official nominee for the Liebster Award! I hope to read your post soon! kisses and hugs

Happy Easter! Thank you WordPress bloggers!

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Happy Easter everyone! I hope you have a good time!

Therefore I would like to use this opportunity to thank WordPress and you bloggers for the love and support you have shown me since day one. Two months ago when I published my first post I had no idea there was such a beautiful community full with amazing people who share common interests and pleasures. Thank you for keeping me writing about what I love, for your huge support and patience!

A big thank you to Harsh Reality the first blogger who followed me! Thank you OM! ( Follow him guys! )

Then a special thank you to all the girls who support my passion everyday. The beauty bloggers: Libby from SplishSplasch and V from sayhellotogorgeous always an inspiration. The talkerblogger,  the blushnglow blog, Else from elseaesthete, acasualbeauty, beautybydaniieb, Antonia from caffeconlatte, Judy from judyandmakeup… Thank you for all the comments, suggestions, likes, shares, views, follows… You and your blog posts always inspire me… and my purchases!!! Hehe!…

Then there are the talented writer Susanne from THE DEAD GAME by Susane Leist and the amazing photography blog Emerald Wake. It is always a pleasure to read your posts!

And now that my little Oscar-like speech is over…

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

FOTD – Sharing the secret. Shhh!… Don’t tell!

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It is Monday today! A-gain! Yeah!… Another week has started as it usually does. Me went to work…

But who says that a crappy Monday at work can not be fun?! I’m in my office taking selfies while waiting for my meeting to start. Shhh!… Don’t tell my boss! He’s a Man, he wouldn’t understand!

I even have time to write a blog post about what I’m wearing on my face today… Yay Me!

As a base I’m wearing my usual one. I featured it in my other FOTD. Clinique Superprimer followed by Chanel Vitalumière Aqua Foundation in #30 Beige ( can’t wait to get my hands on the new Chanel foundation release!! ). Then I applied a bit of a Bourgeois Healthy Mix Concealer 52 Medium Radiance and L’Oreal Accord Parfait Corrector in Rose Porcelain – I use it to highlight. Then I dusted a bit of my HG powder By Terry Hyaluronic-Hydra Powder ( review here ). For my cheeks I used Chanel Joue Contraste Blush in #86 Discrétion ( review ) and for contouring I used my Guerlain Teracotta Light bronzing powder in #04 Sun Blondes.

So, on the eyes I used as a base Dior Diorshow Mono Wet and Dry Eyeshadow in # 826 Bikini ( reviewed here ) and to add some definition to my eyes I used the Guerlain bronzer. For a bit of a highlight I used MAC Blanc Type. Then I lightly lined my eyes with a Clarins eye-liner…. . Then I curled my lashes and applied one coat of the Dior New Look Mascara 090 Black and one coat of the Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara in #10 Noir.

On the lips I slightly dabbed some Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Lipstick in #44 La Diva, then I blended it in with my finger. Previously I applied some Dior Lip Glow to moisturise my lips.

And this is the final result! Can you tell I like it…!?!!?!! Yeah! I’m even taking selfies instead of working! 😉

Hope you like it too!

xx, Annie

Ambre Luxurious Oils Blend Vitamins & Fatty Acids Rich Face Serum – first impressions

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Ambre, beauty, oils, organic, review, skin, skincare

I have already featured Ambre products in a previous blog post – the SPA AT HOME – Luxury products 1 – Body. But I have never done a proper review on any of these amazing natural findings. So, I thought it would be about time to start appreciate them also in writing.

Ambre Botanical is a small business based in Islington, London which produces raw, pure, natural skincare products. Every item is handmade, produced in small batches, using 100% natural ingredients and nothing else.

They source their ingredients from a local UK, fair-trade and organically certified suppliers. Their products are industry certified and fully conform to the European Cosmetics Products Safety Regulations. Free from any chemical additives, Ambre products deliver a healthy, effective, enjoyable and luxurious skincare experience.

Their products are created based on simple, effective, highly concentrated formulations that DO NOT contain any water and consequently NO CHEMICALS. They use ingredients derived from the plant source and a special cold process to retain their natural, potent, active nutrients in the final product.

They say that to create the Ambre Luxurious Oils Blend Vitamins & Fatty Acids Rich Face Serum they used the most rare and precious pure oils in generous quantities. It contains Marula Oil, one of the most valuable African oils, extremely rich in antioxidants and oleic acid. Also, cold pressed Rosehip Oil wich helps the regenerative cellular process helping reduce the lines, scars or burn marks. Another one is Primula Oil that is very rich in ama linoleic acid ( GLA ) to help restructure and maintain skin’s elasticity.

My thoughts on this particular face serum, after using it for a while, are that it helps regenerate the complexion without leaving a greasy film on the skin. Therefore it can be used at any time of the day, even before applying your makeup. It is very hydrating. After using it my skin didn’t felt dry or devitalized anymore. So it was easier for me to approach a no-foundation makeup look.

It has a very concentrated formula because it contains no water. So, a small amount of product is enough to cover the entire face area and neck. It also comes in a small 20 g bottle with a pipette – very convenient because I don’t have to stick my fingers inside the recipient to use the product. Hygiene matters!

It is suitable for all skin types, sensitive skin like mine included.

I got mine here, but you can also buy it directly from the company’s site here.

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie