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Boost Hydration: 5 Hydrating Lotions and Serums I love that work (and are mostly affordable!)

June 26, 2019 Paris B 12 Comments

While I’m at that age when products labeled as ‘anti-aging’ grabs my attention, my primary concern isn’t so much ‘aging’ as it is hydration.

It is my personal experience and belief (non-professional) that keeping skin well hydrated helps it look better, and even to function better and heal more quickly from blemishes.

However, I don’t seek out very heavy formula. Instead, I opt to layer my skincare, sandwiching thin layers of potent hydration, to build that buffer.

5 hydrating serums and lotions that work

In my time therefore, as many of you have oft-reminded me in person and online, I have tried numerous products. Yes, if you’ve read a review here on my blog, it’s gone on my face LOL! 😀

And there are products that I return to over and over, or will recommend, because they are just that good at their job.

Today, we talk about Hydration, and I’ll share 5 hydrating lotions and serums that work. And not only work, they work incredibly well! 😀

Try the One Minute Rule for greater productivity and a more clutter-free home

June 19, 2019 Paris B 14 Comments

I shared about my useful one tip to corral clutter a while ago. I’m notoriously bad about picking up after myself, which doesn’t quite bode well for living in a clutter-free home.

A few weeks ago, I went for a house-viewing, and I was stunned at how well-kept it was. It was neat, tidy and everything was in its place. There was no stray bits of clutter lying around. Everything looked deliberate and it was beautiful. And CLEAN!

I was inspired.

So I returned home, and for the next few weeks, I started picking up after myself a little better. I still kept my landing strip, except I’d cleared it out more.

I started making it a point to run the vacuum more regularly (The Roomba iRobot is a dream!) and clean the floor more often. I started picking up after myself.

And then I came across an interesting concept – the One Minute Rule. I was intrigued and inspired.

3 Things you can do to improve your skin without changing your skincare

May 27, 2019 Paris B 12 Comments

If you’re a skincare afficionado like me, you’d be keeping your finger on the pulse, yearning to check out everything new in the market, and trying everything you can get your hands on, to (hopefully) improve your skin.

Is there a new Vitamin C serum in the market? Let me at it!

Is there a new retinol product that everyone says is worth trying? I want to try too!

Is there a new cleanser that everyone is raving about? I want it or I’d feel left out!

3 things to improve skin without changing skincare

Yet, because I’ve forced myself to slow down, and to use it or lose it, I have restricted my beauty purchases (and spending in general) this year. There have been the odd times that I’ve fallen off the bandwagon, but in the main, I’ve been quite good 😛

But I’ve since also learnt that sometimes, we can improve our skin not with new products, but with how we use them. Sometimes, you can quite literally improve your skin without even changing your skincare! And best of all, these tips should suit all skin types 🙂

My favourite makeup collection is here! So is the Chanel Les Beiges 2019 collection Les Indispensables?

May 24, 2019 Paris B 10 Comments

I have to admit to feeling a little beauty fatigue. There are only so many new makeup or skincare releases I can handle, before it begins to overwhelm. And before they start looking the same.

Yet, there is always one collection I look forward to every year – Chanel Les Beiges makeup collection.

The Chanel Les Beiges collection is always like a breath of fresh air, with its predictability and basic, neutral hues. It is, in many ways, almost dull in its predictability.

But it is that predictability that I look forward to. When we are bombarded with bright colours and imagery in each different makeup collection, with polished, airbrushed and defined, almost cookie-cutter precision looks that accompany it; I feel the need to ground myself.

The Chanel Les Beiges collection, with its splash of neutral beige, and celebration of all that is natural and basic and neutral, is just that!

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