Beauty of a Lemon: borotalco

Empties #27

Hi girls.
Time for another Empties post. I think I'm getting better at using up products. And I hope you enjoy these kind of posts as much as I do...

Uriage Eau Thermale

This is your standard thermal water in a spray. It's great for refreshing the face or using it as a toner before any cream. This one is not specially different from others but it's still good.

Repurchase: maybe

Biotherm Biosource Purifying & Make-up removing milk

I'm not much of a lover of milk cleansers, however I found my way of using them easily. I just pump it onto one cotton pad and then rub it between another cotton pad. Then I would simply rub the two cotton pads all over my face while the makeup remover is taking off my makeup. I loved that it didn't dry out my skin and removed the makeup very well. Now I could enjoy the cleansing milks because back then I hated using my fingers for the use. Read a full review here.

Repurchase: maybe

The Body Shop Drops of Youth Foaming Wash

I really liked this cleansing foam. The texture was thick and it was pleasant to use. Plus it felt very nice on the skin while it removed all the impurities. More about it here.

Repurchase: maybe

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

I was hesitant about using this micellar water. However it was so hyped up and it turned out it really is the nicest micellar water. It is very effective and gentle. Plus it removes all the makeup effectively. I do really like it.

Repurchase: yes

Clarins One-Step Facial Cleanser

I've previously talked about this cleanser here. It is just amazing for removing stubborn mascara. Even though it is two-phase, it is not that greasy. And it smells very refreshing.

Repurchase: yes

Clarins Hydra-Essentiel Gel Sorbet

The gel sorbet sounds very nice to me. And it was quite lovely. The consistency was like a sorbet, so it wasn't smooth at first, however it spread out easily and evenly hydrated the skin. I put on a lot because it wasn't that moisturising. Though I loved how light weight it was.

Repurchase: maybe

Rexona Invisible Anti-Perspirant spray

This one is always nice. It does the job and keep you "stinky-free" for a looong time ! Also it doesn't leave yellow marks. It's still a bit white though and sometimes I choke on how powerful the scent and mist is.

Repurchase: always

Borotalco Invisible Deo Roll-On

This deo was nice as well. It is quite thick but when it sinks in, it is invisible. And the smell is very gentle and powdery. I did feel like it protected me for a long time and if I was sweating, I could only smell the deodorant. Though when I was in a hurry I didn't reach for it because it took some time to dry. So this is not my go to deodorant in summer.

Repurchase: yes

Duchdas Feel Fresh Grapefruit Deo

I bought this one just because I forgot a deodorant. I thought I might keep it in my bag. It was strongly scented with grapefruit which I don't mind since I love fresh scents. Though it left white marks on my black clothing, so I didn't use it often.

Repurchase: probably not

Avon Apple Crumble Bubble Bath

Apple Crumble scent sounds lovely right. Though after using it two times, I didn't like it as much. As Maja Parokeets said, she uses it as a hand soap, I also do that. I didn't want to waste it, so I'm handling it that way. Still I'm not keen on the scent. Though if you want a lot of bubbles, it's good but just get it in any other scent.

Repurchase: no

Afrodita Cosmetics Coconut Milk Cream Shower Gel

Loved this creamy shower gel. Wasn't too coconuty and it felt pleasant on the skin. I just love Afrodita Cosmetics products.

Repurchase: maybe

Afrodita Cosmetics Vanilla Cream Shower Gel

Another one of their shower gels. This one had little pieces of cacao in it. It was quite vanillary but still nice.

Repurchase: maybe

CD Orange Flower Shower Gel

This one surprised me. It's a standard gel shower gel, however is a bit thicker and foams up greatly. I really liked the pleasant scent of orange flower. It was refreshing but still not too zesty.

Repurchase: maybe

Duchesse Maxi Cotton Pads

This brand makes my favorite cotton pads. Though I always use the regular size. The maxi ones are just too big. I prefer using one small one for my eyes and another one for the face. I don't like mixing. Though when I have heavy eye makeup, it comes in handy.

Repurchase: maybe

Cotoneve Cotton Pads

These ones had one side meant for exfoliation. Though I don't see the point of it as you're not supposed to exfoliate your skin too often. I liked that they were not thin and were easy to use.

Repurchase: maybe

Himalaya Purifying Neem Face Wash

This was just a basic face wash. Though it was thick so it took a bit of time to foam up. It was just ok and nicely cleansing.

Repurchase: no

Essence All about Matt ! oil control paper

I love these. They can be your makeup saviour in the summer or on a long day. They're great to pop into the bag and use them on the ago anywhere, to blot away excess oil. You can read more here.

Repurchase: yes

Nivea MicellAIR Expert Make-up remover wipes

I've also recently talked about these on the blog here. I liked how wet the wipes were, however they stung my face a bit and to me that is not great. I wish they were less scented and a bit more gentle.

Repurchase: no

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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My Travel Essentials: Summer 2017

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Hi girls.

Long time no see. I've enjoyed my summer and unfortunately the creativeness left me a bit. I didn't try as many products as I should, plus I kind of wanted to stay faithful to my favourites. Sometimes I just lose a will to do anything about beauty because I don't discover anything that would wow me, even though I couldn't imagine not using beauty products every day. Though it's about time I get back into routine. I'm not going to talk about anything special today but as I've been travelling a lot lately, let me show what I bring everywhere with me. I never bring full size products - only sunscreen or deodorant as such, because it saves my space and it mini travel products mean less weight - I like to pack light with no fuss.

Živjo punce.

Že dolgo je minilo od moje zadnje objave. Skratka nimam izgovorov, le to, da sem uživala poletje ter me je ustvarjalnost malce zapustila. Prav tako nisem preizkušala veliko izdelkov, temveč sem ostala zvesta kar nekaj svojim favoritom, zato nimam toliko idej za pisanje. Še vedno pa me lepotni svet spremlja povsod. Skratka, s to objavo upam, da pridem v svojo normalno rutino. Govorila bom o izdelkih, ki so me spremljali na veliko potovanjih. Plus, morem omenit, da se navdušujem nad produkti v potovalnih embalažah - še katera z veseljem kupi mini izdelke ? Sama s seboj res nikoli ne nosim celih embalaž, saj zasedejo precej prostora, plus dodajo veliko teže

The most important while being away is probably a skincare routine, however I keep it minimal and travel friendly. First of all, of course I bring a makeup remover. This season I got to try Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water which you can now get in a travel packaging to go everywhere with you. It's effective: takes off my makeup very well and doesn't sting.

After that I would always go in with another cleanser. For quite a while now, I've been using Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser (with cottonseed), however I'm not impressed. The thick moussy texture foams up nicely and doesn't feel too milky but it's deeply cleansing and not drying at the same time. However, when you're trying to take it off with water, it leaves a squeeky clean feeling under the fingers and it's not smoothly removing - it's just weird and I've never seen such thing. But of course I will be trying to use it up.

If I feel like it, I then spray my face with Thermal Water from Uriage. It's refreshing but gentle and nice.

As for daily moisturizing I carry with me Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Mattifying Fluid, (more about it here) which I've been loving and will probably be empty soon. Sometimes I repackage it into a small container. It's just a great mattifying cream with enough hydration. Plus it's very light weight.

For night time moisturizer I used Clarins Hydra-Essentiel Cooling Gel. It's very gel-like and gives me just enough moisture, while sinking in right away. If my skin was dry, I'd have to probably use something else.

Meni je najbolj pomembna rutina nege kože. Na potovanjih sicer ne uporabljam veliko izdelkov - sem precej minimalistična. Kljub temu pa ne pozabim na osnovne korake, ki skrbijo da moja koža ostane lepa. Za odstranjevanje ličil sem to poletje preizkusila Garnier micelarno vodico, ki jo sedaj dobite tudi v potovalni velikosti, kar je super. Moja ličila hitro in učinkovito odstrani ter mi je resj všeč.

Nato sledi drugo čiščenje. Trenutno uporabljam Clarinsov Gentle Foaming Cleanser, kateri me ni ravno navdušil, glede na ceno v redni prodaji. Gre za gosto, kremasto teksturo, ki se sicer kar lepo speni in ni preveč tekoča kot kakšno mleko. Lepo očisti kožo ter je ne zateguje, vendar za seboj pusti čuden občutek. Ko si to čistilo z vodo umivaš z obraza, imaš pod prsti čuden, suh občutek, kar ni prijetno. Česa takega še nisem občutila, vendar ga bom vseeno porabila.

Kadar želim, pa nato še obraz popršim z termalno vodo znamke Uriage. Tudi ta je v fajni potovalni embalaži ter poskrbi za osvežitev ter pomiritev kože.

Kot dnevno nego še vedno uporabljam Caudalie Vinosource matirni, vlažilni fluid, ki mi nudi ravno dovolj vlage, hkrati pa poskrbi, da se ne svetim hitro (več tukaj). Včasih jo iztisnem tudi v kakšno potovalno embalažo.

Za nočno nego pa sem trenutno uporabljala Clarins Hydra-Essentiel hladilni gel. Je zelo lahkoten, s teksturo gela, ki se zelo hitro vpije in nudi takojšnjo vlago. Če bi bila moja koža suha, pa bi morala uporabiti kaj bolj vlažilnega.

My hair care is the simplest as it can be. I always use Lush I Love Juicy shampoo: it's clarifying but doesn't strip the hair, so it leaves them very soft. That's why I don't need to use a conditioner. It is just my preference.

And if my hair gets flat or a bit greasy, I use Batiste Dry Shampoo (this one is in the Cherry scent). This travel packaging is a bit expensive if you think about it, however totally worth it.

Tudi nega las na potovanjih je pri meni bolj minimalna. Tako s seboj vzamem Lush I love juicy šampon, saj lepo očisti lase, hkrati pa za seboj pusti mehak občutek ter ne potrebujem balzama za lase.

Kadar se soočam s poležanimi ali malce mastnimi lasmi, pa mi na pomoč prihiti Batiste suhi šampon za lase. Cherry vonj ni moj najljubši, vendar me ne moti. Sicer pa ti mali suhi šamponi za količino niso ravno poceni.

Of course I always bring a shower gel in a smaller container. This Bubbly one is by Lush, from their Christmas Collection and it's so refreshing. Next time I might pour the bigger container into this small one.

And my favorite deodorant at the moment is Borotalco Invisible. I've previously had a version for Excess Sweating, which is amazing, but this one is good as well. It has a nice, light powdery scent, plus it doesn't leave white marks on your clothes.

Tuš gele kar redno menjavam, vendar spet s seboj ne vzamem velike embalaže. Tale Bubbly je od Lush-a, iz njihove božične kolekcije in diši zelo sveže. Ker je skoraj prazen pa bom naslednjič morda veliko embalažo istega gela prelila kar v potovalno.

In še moj trenutno najljubši deodorant: Borotalco Invisible. Pred tem sem uporabljala Excess Sweating različico, ki je bila naravnost čudovita, pa vendar je ta Invisible tudi super. Ima nežen vonj po pudru, ki ni premočen ter me zaščiti ves dan. Hkrati pa zaščiti moja oblačila ter na njih ne pušča madežev.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
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Stay protected with: Borotalco Intensive

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Pozdravljene !
Morda ste na slovenskih blogih že zasledile kaj informacij o novem Borotalcu dezodorantu s kroglico. Imam občutek, da redkeje govorim o najpomembnejših izdelkih v dnevni rutini, tako sem se lotila tega testiranja z odprtimi mislimi. To leto je bilo res vroče in toplo vreme se še kar ni poslovilo, zato je bil ta čas res primeren za test dezodoranta z intenzivno zaščito.

Hi girls !
Today I'm going to talk about a product which is essential in every day routine, however it seems as if we forget to talk about these things. I'm talking about deodorant by Borotalco.

Kaj je prednost Borotalco Intensive dezodoranta?
Odlikuje ga intenzivna 48 urna zaščita za najbolj aktivne. Vsebuje pa poseben puder, ki vpija znoj ter uravnava prekomerno potenje. Ne vsebuje alkohola, torej je primeren tudi za občutljivo kožo.

Sama nisem ravno aktiven tip človeka v smislu, da bi športala v naravi ali fitnesu, temveč namesto avta izberem hojo ter kolesarjenje in v takšnih primerih mi predvsem poleti mora dezodorant nuditi precejšnjo zaščito. Dobro sem ga testirala tudi na potovanju po Italiji kjer sem potrebovala zadostno zaščito cel dan. In kako se je obnesel?

Dezodorant diši zelo nežno in prijetno ter se ne "tepe" z vonjem parfuma. Zaradi nežnega, pudrastega vonja sem predvidevala, da se bo znoj oziroma neprijeten vonj zaznal hitreje, vendar temu ni tako. Na koncu napornega dneva še vedno prijetno diši in počutim se zelo zaščiteno. Kljub temu, da se vseeno malo potim, pa ni neprijetnih vonjev. Ne morem reči, da je zaščita 48 urna, vendar res traja cel dan.

Sicer ne zagotavlja transparentnosti, vendar na svojih temnih oblačilih nisem opazila belih odtisov. Ker je na kroglico, po rahlem nanosu (ne priporočam pretiravanja s sloji) počakam, da se malce posuši, nato pa se oblečem. Skratka, sam dezodorant me je presenetil in mi je zelo všeč !

Obstaja tudi v obliki spreja, vendar so običajno na meni deodoranti s kroglico intenzivnejši.

Seveda pa dezodorant ni na naravni osnovi. V takem primeru izberete kaj drugega.

Cena: pribl. 3€

Borotalco Intensive deodorant promisses intensive 48 protection even for the most active and it's supposed to act against hypersweating. It contains powder which absorbs the sweat and regulates sweating. It doesn't contain any alcohol, so it could be appropriate for sensitive skin.

Personally I am not an active type of person who would go to the gym and run in the nature, however most of the time instead of car I choose walking and cycling and I do that a lot. And when it's hot outside like it was this summer, I really need a great protection. Also I put it on the test in Italy where there were a lot of activities going on.

The deodorant itself smells powdery and quite gentle and wouldn't clash with your favorite perfume. And because the smell is gentle, I thought it would not protect me from bad smells. I was wrong. It does absorb some sweat but mostly it keeps me from smelling bad for the whole day. I cannot say that protection lasts up to 48h, however it definitely is one of the most intensive deodorants.

It doesn't claim to be transparent, however I didn't get any issue with white transfers on my dark clothes. I apply a thin/normal layer (don't put too much on) to my underarm area and wait a bit so it dries and then just dress up. All in all I really like it and was pleasantly surprised. Price varies around 3€.
Based on ingredients it's not a natural deodorant, so if you prefer those, then this one might not be for you.

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