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

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.

Prvi korak k dobro negovani koži je seveda čiščenje. Dobro očiščena koža bo boljše sprejela aktivne ter hranljive sestavine, kar pa pripomore tudi k lepi podlagi za ličenje. Kadar nosim ličila, jih sama vedno najprej odstranim z micelarno vodo. Pri čemer mi je bila Uriage micelarna voda všeč saj je lepo odstranila ličila. Nekatere trmaste maskare je sicer težje odstranila, načeloma pa je bila nežna do kože ter kar dobra. Ker sem imela majhno embalažo, sem jo seveda že porabila.

First step to good looking skin is cleansing. You need to always make sure to deep cleanse the pores, so the active ingredients from creams can really work and do their job. My preferred type of product for removing makeup is with micellar waters. In this case Uriage micellar water did the job fine, while not removing some of my stubborn mascaras. It was gentle to me. And of course I've already used up this smaller version.

Naslednji korak je drugo, globinsko čiščenje. Pri čemer trenutno uporabljam Uriage peno za čiščenje. To pa uporabim v kombinaciji plastične gobice ali ščetke za čiščenje obraza, da odstranim še odvečna ličila ter res globinsko očistim pore. Ob iztisku je pena precej gosta, kremasta ter koži daje prijeten občutek in je ne izsuši. Uporabljam jo zvečer in zjutraj, ter mi daje osvežilen občutek.

Second step is second cleansing. In which case you can use a gel, foam or creamy cleanser to remove all the remaining makeup and deeply cleanse the skin. Currently I use this Uriage foaming cleanser in combination with a plastic sponge or actual electric brush to really deeply cleanse the pores. It makes such a difference. The foam is nicely creamy and thick, plus it makes your skin feel nice and not dried out. I use it at night and in the morning and it leaves skin refreshed.

Sama linija sicer ne vsebuje tonika, vendar lahko tudi termalna voda v spreju deluje kot priprava kože na nadaljno nego. Pri čemer takšno vodo popršim na obraz ali gobico. Še najraje pa jo uporabljam tudi po uporabi različnih mask za obraz ali pilinga, saj kožo lepo pomiri ter daje občutek vlage. Super je tudi za osvežitev poleti.

Normally after all this cleansing I would use a toner, however this line doesn't have one. In this case it can be replaced with an actual thermal water in spray. I spray it onto the face or cotton pad. It soothes the skin and feels refreshing. I also love using it after a face mask or a scrub to sooth my skin and re-hydrate. Also it is lovely to use in hot summer days.

Sledi serum za obraz kateri me je najbolj navdušil. Je zelo lahkoten, skoraj prosojen in se takoj vpije v kožo. Takšni serumi so moji najljubši ter jih sama rada uporabljam tudi kot dnevno nego. Ta serum ima sicer kot osnovno sestavino tudi hialuronsko kislino, pri čemer je dobro, da nato uporabimo še drugo nego, da se vlaga "zaklene" v kožo. Skratka serum pusti zelo prijeten, vlažilen občutek brez mastnega občutka ali sijaja ter pusti takojšen občutek hidracije. Serum je dobra rešitev, če je koža precej suha, saj lahko tako slojimo kreme. Prav tako pa prodre globlje v kožo in vsebuje več aktivnih sestavin.

Next up is serum which amazed me immediately. Drugstore serums sometimes can be still on thicker side, however this one is so liquidy, it feels like putting water and lots of moisture into the skin. I love that it sinks into my skin immediately without leaving any greasy feeling or residue. Also it doesn't makes my face shiny, which I love and that's why I would also use it on daily basis. Because it contains hyaluronic acid, a good thing would be to put a cream on top to lock in the moisture. If you have drier skin I would also recommend layering your daily cream with serums as you can get more moisture, plus serums have more active ingredients and are really good for your skin.

Kot končni korak pa uporabim še Uriage lahko kremo za obraz, katera vsebuje SPF20. Tudi ta je zelo lahke teksture, vendar malce težja kot serum. Primerna je tudi za mešano kožo, ker je ne zmasti in doda dovolj hidracije. Za nočno nego pa bi verjetno potrebovala bogato kremo za obraz iz Eau Thermale linije, ker se sliši bolj hranilno.

The final product is always a face cream. Uriage offers two creams: this one and rich water cream. I opted for light one because I have oilier skin and of course it sinks into my skin quicker without leaving any greasy feeling. However for night time I would maybe need a richer cream to provide more moisture.

Vsi izdelki imajo prijeten svež vonj, ki sicer ni naraven vendar ni premočen. Ne vsebujejo parabenov ter so nežni do kože. Produkti se mi zdijo dobri za dehidrirano kožo, vendar sem za povrnitev vlage morala slojiti serum in kremico. Nego priporočam tako dehidrirani kot mešani do mastni koži saj so izdelki lahkotnih tekstur. Prav tako so primerni za občutljivo kožo.
Hkrati pa imam občutek, da izdelki niso za zelo suho kožo saj takšna koža morda potrebuje več masl ali hranljivih olj, ki jih v tej lahkotni liniji ni. Najbolj pa se veselim uporabe seruma tudi poleti, ko ne maram težkih krem.

Vse izdelke najdete v lekarnah in tudi drogerijah Müller ter na Mediforma.si

All of the products have the same gentle but fresh smell which is not natural but not overpowering. The products don't contain parabens and are gentle to the skin. To me they seem good for dehydrated skin, however to restore hydration I needed to layer serum and cream. I recommend the line for dehydrated or mixed/oily skin because all of the products are really light-weight. However a dry type of skin needs more good oils and butter for moisturization. 
All in all, I liked the products. I especially enjoy the serum.