clear glass container with coconut oil

MONOI DE TAHITI – BEST PRODUCTS

Monoi de Tahiti – Best Products is the second part of my home spa mini-series, as it ties in beautifully with the self-care and relaxation theme. Also, I have tested at home all the products presented in this review, so let me share with you everything that I have discovered.

Monoi de Tahiti – What is it?

Firstly, Monoi de Tahiti is a perfumed oil made by infusing coconut oil with Tahitian gardenias. So it has the benefits of coconut oil, alongside the unique perfume of Tahitian gardenia, also known as tiaré flower. The word “monoï” means “scented oil“.

Secondly, Monoi de Tahiti is my current favorite scent. I have discovered it this year while searching for a birthday present for myself. I knew I wanted a body milk and shower gel set from La Maison du Savon de Marseilles. But I went there to buy some products with donkey milk. However, I was lucky enough to discover the Monoi de Tahiti products, and I immediately fell in love with them.

Today I will compare the SEPHORA Monoi Shower Gel and Monoi Body Milk with the Maison du Savon de Marseilles Monoi Shower Gel and Monoi Body Milk.

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AFFORDABLE MORNING SKINCARE ROUTINE

Welcome to my affordable morning skincare routine! This is an updated version of my previous article, day time skincare routine. I have experimented with other products in the meantime, so now I can proudly say that I have found what works best for my skin type.

MORNING SKINCARE ROUTINE

First of all, the three main steps of my morning skincare routine are the same: cleanser, serum, and moisturizer. However, the products have changed.

All the skincare items mentioned in this video are from BebeTei. This is my favorite place for health and beauty shopping, because they have a wide variety of products, and the prices are super affordable. All it takes is one visit once every 2-3 months, and you will have everything you need for your skincare routine.

I have a normal skin type, slightly oily on my nose. I do not have any sensitivity, acne problems, or scarring, so I have rarely experienced issues with skincare products.

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Day time skincare routine

DAY TIME SKINCARE ROUTINE

My morning skincare routine is really quick and easy, the steps are the same: cleansing, serum and moisturizer. I hope you will find some valuable information in this article, so let’s jump straight into it.

Step 1: cleansing the skin (1 min)

Most of the time I use only water to clean my face in the morning. I do this because I feel like using cleansing lotions every morning puts extra chemicals on the skin and strips it off its natural oils. Moreover, this works just fine for me so I don’t see a point in changing something that already works well. Sometimes, about 2-3 mornings out of 7, I will use a face cleanser, when I feel like my skin is too oily.

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Night time skincare routine

NIGHT TIME SKINCARE ROUTINE

I love taking great care of my skin! But I also can’t wait to get in bed after a long and exhausting day. Which is why I try to make my night time skincare routine as fast as possible – usually around 10 minutes.

This is by no means an unusual night time beauty routine, the basic steps are the same. My skin looks pretty damn good (food and water also play an important role here), so I thought I’d share with you the (great) products that I have discovered and that work for me.

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LASH BOTOX AT MARY’S TRICKS

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Lash Botox

Lash botox, lash extensions, hair dyeing, gel nails. I have never been a fan of these beauty procedures. They never clicked with me.
I have seen great results at my friends over the years, indeed. But I never took the time to try any of them.

Am auzit de Lash Botox din pură întâmplare.
Nu sunt fană a procedurilor de beauty. Manichiura cu gel, părul vopsit și extensiile de gene nu mă atrag. Nu le-am testat, în ciuda rezultatelor frumoase văzute la prietenele mele.

But I have to admit that I was excited when Mariana from Mary’s Tricks contacted me. Because she invited me to her beauty salon for the Lash Botox and Henna Brows procedures. So I said, why not? After all, it is the perfect chance to see what it is all about.

Însă am fost foarte entuziasmată când Mary m-a contactat. M-a invitat la salonul ei, Mary’s Tricks, pentru procedura Lash Botox. Am spus: de ce nu? Este momentul să aflu despre ce este vorba.

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TRAVEL MAKEUP BAG MUST-HAVES

As promised in last week’s Surprise Article, I have prepared a TRAVEL MAKEUP BAG LIST for all my ladies who are packing for the 1st of May holidays. <3

Before jumping straight into the makeup essentials, I would like to ask you what do you think about the first part of this series ( HOLIDAY ESSENTIALS )? Did you find it useful? Was it a bit too much? Do you also pack the whole house like I do? Leave your answers in the comments section below, or let me know on Instagram or Facebook, I would love to read your feedback!

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GLITTER MAKEUP AT BEAUTY DISTRICT VICTORIA

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I have always wanted to write about a makeup look in my Beauty section. And I am extremely excited to finally be able to do it! Even though I promote and support natural beauty, makeup is a beautiful form of art. And it is also a lot of fun! Moreover, makeup should be used in order to enhance the natural beauty of a person, not hide it.

De mult timp îmi doream să scriu despre un look de makeup în secțiunea de Beauty. Și sunt foarte fericită pentru că în sfârșit am această oportunitate! Deși susțin frumusețea naturală, sunt de părere că machiajul este o formă frumoasă de artă. Acesta trebuie folosit din pasiune, și nu pentru a ascunde chipul unei persoane.

Cristina Toma, makeup artist

I have met Cristina Toma at GLAMOUR Street Fashion Show 2017. She is the makeup artist who did my makeup for the event. Last week, she has invited me to be her model, which was an offer I could not refuse.

Am cunoscut-o pe Cristina Toma, makeup artist, la GLAMOUR Street Fashion Show 2017. De atunci am ținut legătura pe Instagram. Săptămâna trecută m-a invitat să îi fiu model la machiaj, și desigur că nu am putut să o refuz. Continue reading →

natural soap

SĂ VORBIM DESPRE SĂPUNURILE NATURALE

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În ceea ce privește îngrijirea tenului, în ultimele șase luni nu am mai folosit niciun produs din comerț. Doar produse naturale, de la firma mea preferată de cosmetice, Luthelo.

Am descoperit brandul Luthelo în urmă cu mai bine de un an, iar de atunci am folosit exclusiv săpunurile lor naturale. După care am început să explorez și celelalte produse, precum uleiurile de corp și apele florale. Puteți citi aici povestea fondatoarei brandului, Loredana Kaschovits.

Săpunurile Luthelo conțin ingrediente naturale, nu sunt testate pe animale, sunt handmade și vin în ambalaje reciclabile. Ce altceva îți mai poți dori? În plus, acționează la fel de eficient, poate chiar mai eficient decât cele din comerț. Sunt mult mai sănătoase și miros senzațional pentru niște produse fără parfumuri și ingrediente artificiale adăugate. Continue reading →

MAYBELLINE SUPERSTAY MATTE INK REVIEW

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Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink

The Maybelline Superstay Matte Ink review is here! Since I have received such positive feedback on my Maybelline review series, I have decided to make another one.

If you haven’t seen my previous Maybelline reviews, you can find the links below:

1: Master Strobing Liquid

2: Instant Age Rewinder Eraser Eye

3: Colossal Big Shot

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Maybelline Colossal Big Shot

MAYBELLINE COLOSSAL BIG SHOT

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MAYBELLINE Colossal Big Shot

This is the third part of this makeup review series, presenting you the Maybelline Colossal Big Shot! If you have not seen the first part, click HERE! For the second part, click HERE!

In terms of mascara, I have always trusted Maybelline. They have high quality products at really affordable prices, therefore I can say that it is my favorite makeup brand from this point of view.

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REVIEW – 3 MAYBELLINE PRODUCTS (PART 2)

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This is the second part of this makeup review series, if you have not seen the first part, click HERE!

The product that I am going to review today is the Instant Age Rewinder Eraser Eye concealer. I have received this product as a prize at Glamour Street Fashion Show 2017, and I must admit that I was pretty excited about it.

I naturally have dark circles below my eyes. But their aspect has improved dramatically in the past year, due to a change in my diet and beauty routine ( if you want me to write a separate article about these subjects, please let me know in the comments below or on Facebook and Instagram).

Instant Age Rewinder Eraser Eye

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REVIEW – 3 MAYBELLINE PRODUCTS (PART 1)

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Maybelline New York este unul dintre primele branduri de cosmetice pe care le-am utilizat încă din adolescență. Având o mare varietate de produse la prețuri accesibile, pot spune că, pentru mine, Maybelline este unul dintre brandurile go-to, în special în ceea ce privește fondul de ten și mascara.

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MIDNIGHT RECOVERY CONCENTRATE

I have purchased this product from the Kiehl’s store in Afi Palace Cotroceni, in Bucharest. I was looking for a night-time serum for my updated skincare routine. So Midnight Recovery Concentrate was the first recommendation that I have found online. It is one of Kiehl’s best-selling products, so I decided to give it a try.

Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate

After discussing with the shopping assistant, I went for the mini version (15ml), to test the product. There was also a full-size version which has 30ml. The price for the mini version is 99 RON (25,96 USD), while the price for the full-size version is 190 RON (52 USD).

Kiehl’s Midnight Recovery Concentrate comes in a small bottle with a glass dropper. This is a huge plus because you can easily control the amount of product you apply to your skin. It has a subtle lavender smell and it absorbs quickly into the skin. It is a transparent oil with a fluid consistency. Moreover, the serum does not make the skin look oily at all. So far so good.

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MOROCCANOIL TREATMENT REVIEW

I have been wanting to buy this product since I started seeing it on the blogs and Instagram pictures of all famous fashion and beauty bloggers that I was following. Therefore, after getting a very good grade at the math exam, I decided to reward myself with a MOROCCANOIL product.
I went to ProfiHairShop and I started asking questions about the brand. The shop assistant said she was also using MOROCCANOIL products and she said that she chose this particular brand, even though it is more expensive, because the products do not contain alcohol. Then she started praising the brand and I believed everything she said, so I bought the MOROCCANOIL TREATMENT, which is a leave-in hair oil.

What do they say?

Get the silky, shiny and healthy hair you’ve always wanted. Moroccanoil® Treatment is the product that pioneered oil-infused hair care and created the worldwide buzz on argan oil. The original foundation for hairstyling, Moroccanoil Treatment can be used as a conditioning, styling and finishing tool. Infused with antioxidant-rich argan oil and shine-boosting vitamins, this completely transformative hair treatment detangles, speeds up drying time and boosts shine—leaving you with nourished, manageable and smooth hair with each use. Outshine the rest.

HOW TO USE:

Apply 1–2 pumps of Moroccanoil® Treatment to clean, towel-dried hair, from mid-length to ends. Blow-dry or let dry naturally. Apply on dry hair to tame flyaways, condition split ends and smooth hair. TIP: Mix a few drops of Moroccanoil Treatment with Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask, Weightless Hydrating Mask or Restorative Hair Mask for added nourishment.

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WELLA DRY SHAMPOO REVIEW

At the end of the Glamour Street Fashion Show event, everybody received a gift bag with some awesome goodies. One of them was the WELLA dry shampoo. As soon as I saw it I started jumping up and down in my bedroom, because I have been thinking about purchasing a dry shampoo since the first time I heard about the existence of such product, but I would always say that maybe it’s better not to buy one and it’s healthier to just wash my hair. But I have arrived to the conclusion that there are some days when you simply don’t have time or you are not in the mood to wash your hair, and that’s when a dry shampoo comes in handy.

I have to mention that my hair doesn’t get greasy very fast, I wash it every three days, but sometimes during the third day I start to feel kind of uncomfortable because my hair is getting farther and farther from looking clean. That’s when I get some help from my hair bff, WELLA.

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EASY BEAUTY TIPS: TIP OF THE WEEK #2

In this article, I will share my easy beauty tips to be followed every single day. This is the second part of my TIP OF THE WEEK mini-series. Also, don’t forget to check out PART 1 and PART 3 of the series!

As far as beauty is concerned, if you are the type of girl that doesn’t have a beauty routine, it might be difficult for you to begin doing everything you are supposed to do, all at once. The first piece of advice that I am going to give you is to start slowly. Go one step at a time. For instance, if you don’t drink enough water, you should focus on that in the beginning. And keep drinking the right amount of water every day for a week or two. That is until you get used to doing it, and then everything will come naturally. After that, you should start focusing on another beauty habit, and so on.

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HOW TO STAY HYDRATED: TIP OF THE WEEK #1

HOW TO STAY HYDRATED?

“How to stay hydrated” is the first part of my TIP OF THE WEEK mini-series. Also, don’t forget to check out PART 2 and PART 3!

I don’t know about you, but I always forget to drink the right amount of water every day. And, as we all know, drinking plenty of water, especially during the summer, is extremely important. Therefore, if you are anything like me and you tend to forget about the famous 2 liters of water per day, here is the trick that I have been trying for several weeks, and it works pretty well for me.

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