🌸 Quarter One Musings 🌸
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I'm no longer... In my 20's
- I already had my "almost 30"-crisis two years ago. So the anxiety of entering a new bracket has settled down and, oddly, I feel good about getting older for once. 
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I've been reading... The Humans by @mattzhaig
- Took a rest from the typical factional books I usually read. I loved this book, need to read more from Matt.
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I just finished... The last season of The 100
- Similar to when finishing watching Vampire Diaries, this put me in grief for 5 days. 🙈 I still get emotional when I think about the ending. I need to rewatch all the seasons to get more closure.
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Morning melodies... Please Don't Ruin This For Me (live version) by @tennisinc
- Some songs just speak your current mood or theme. I don't know the exact meaning of this song. However, when listening, I feel encouraged to move forward with my inner work.
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I've been brewing... Black tea ☕
- For years I avoided black and green teas for their caffeine content, and only drank herbal ones. Now I make my own delicious chai latte, which can only be enjoyed using black tea. Don't fool yourself by using anything else. 💁🏻‍♀️
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I'm excited for... Bunk beds in The Sims 4!
- Why did it take so long?! 🤨
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I spotted... A weasel!
- So tiny and cute I died. 😱
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I've got my eyes on... New sunscreen launches
- Vichy, LRP, Garnier and Ultra Violet, are all on my list. 😍
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My 3 most used products...
- NIOD Modulating Glucoside
- L300 Revitalizing Night Cream (Use it as day cream)
- Bioderma AR SPF 50 (review soon)
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My latest beauty purchase... Kjaer Weis Flush & Glow Duo in Inner Light
- Found it on sale and felt like I was worth a little luxury. ✨
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What have you been up to?
Easter is just around the corner, can you believe Easter is just around the corner, can you believe it? 😱 It's not a holiday I celebrate much anymore. But if you are someone who likes throwing easter egg hunts, Bybi boosters would be perfect stuffing! Not sponsored btw 😅 Just realized what a perfect timing this is as their boosters do sort of give off an Easter-vibe. Don't you think?
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Anyway, here's a long-overdue short review of the #Bybi Bakuchiol and CBD booster 👇🏼
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🐣 Bakuchiol Booster
Sadly there seems to be some sustainability issue with Bakuchiol. But going on performance alone, I've been really impressed by Bakuchiol! I started using it at the beginning of last year and saw almost instant improvements in my skin. It's not like high-strength retinoids, but my skin behaved calmer, less breakout-prone, and felt soft and even. However, it didn't work much on fading PIE faster than other actives. I took a break after my first bottle and my skin seemed to get worse. So I quickly had it back into my routine and my skin clear up and I felt like I never want to be without it. However, as of this moment, I haven't used it for two months, and my skin is doing fine. But I still find it to be a great antioxidant for the skin and good for reducing inflammation/reactivity.
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🐰 CBD Booster
Of course, I was curious to see what effects CBD would have on my acne! Unfortunately, I don't have much to say about this particular CBD-infused oil. This one's hosted in hemp seed oil which is not my favorite lipid for my skin. I saw no reduction in breakouts or improvements in my skin. Bakuchiol had a greater calming effect in my opinion. While I'm open to explore higher strengths of CBD for skin, this one in particular I will not repurchase. And if I had to recommend something for acne, I'd tell you to buy the Bakuchiol over the CBD booster... unless you’re allergic.
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What's your experience with CBD and Bakuchiol? Love to hear your thoughts!
✨2020✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While every ✨2020✨
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While everyone’s life came to a halt mine started to roll.
After a decade of standing still, the signs finally said “Let’s Go!”
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Charting unknown waters, challenging myself.
The best gift this year has been to realize I don’t have to stick to just one. 💫
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One dream. One passion. One niche. One life.
Keeping my door open for anything to happen. ✨
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2020 in no particular order:
- Rescued a homeless kitten and found her a new home.
- Climbed a few cliffs (literally) and (figuratively) jumped from some.
- Dived deep into shadow work and Human Design. 
- Spent more time playing Township and The Sims than on Instagram. 
- My cat got bitten and almost died. 
- Read a bunch of books on money, investing and how to unblock subconscious lies.
- Baked a lot. 
- Celebrated 10yrs together with my ❤️
- It’s getting quite late I should probably wrap this thing up. 😅

Happy New Year everyone! 🥳
✨ A simple guide to US Avéne RetrinAL alternat ✨ A simple guide to US Avéne RetrinAL alternatives in Europe.✨
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I've been waiting for Avéne to bring the RetrinAL-range to Europe, and maybe you have too? Well, apparently, it's been here all along! 💁🏻‍♀️ I've contacted Avéne Sweden to get information and confirmation about the strengths to be as accurate as possible. Here's a little cheat sheet for you 👇🏼
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✨ RetrinAL 0.1 Cream = A-Oxitive Night Peeling cream
- Fragrance-free. 0.1% retinal. Has the exact same formula.
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✨ RetrinAL 0.05 Cream ≈ PhysioLift Night Balm
- Fragranced. Not exactly the same formula, but has 0.05% strength. Made to target more mature skin with deep wrinkles and sagginess with Ascofilline. Their now discontinued Ysthéal Cream had the same exact formula.
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✨ RetrinAL Eyes = PhysioLift Eye Cream
- Same formula. 0.015% retinal.
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✨ RetrinAL Advanced Wrinkle Corrector = PhysioLift Precision Wrinkle Filler
- Same exact formula. However, it's being discontinued so I didn't get what strength it had 😶
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✨ RetrinAL Day Cream = PhysioLift Day Smoothing Cream
- Same exact formula. Despite its name, doesn’t contain any retinal. Fragranced.
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➕ Other Avéne products with Retinal:
New Cleanance Smoothing Night cream 
– Replaces the now discontinued TriAcneal Expert (still called TriAcneal in the US though) and is specifically formulated for adult acne-prone skin. It has 0.1% Retinal. Fragranced.
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A-Oxitive Smoothing Eye Contour Cream
– Has 0.01575% retinal. Fragrance-free.
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Have you tried Avéne's products with retinaldehyde? 
I've posted my thoughts on the PhysioLift and Cleanance night creams on the blog! (link in bio)
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Show us something even if it is fake
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Give us a smile
Tell us a lie
Connect more by starting to cry
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Showing my dislike by feeling resistant
To do what it takes to be in this present
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I hate you so much or I hate myself more
That I can’t act the way you’re supposed to
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I just can’t support this behavior
Don’t wanna become anyone’s guru or savior
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When are you going to stop seeking advice,
From people who knows no more than what works for themselves
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Young people thinking they know a lot,
Because they did some research on Google and blogs
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This space is filled with young impressionable heads
Someday they’ll grow up but not today
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You might do damage to somebody’s life
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Unsolicitedly pointing out your faults
Indirectly spreading doubt in everyone’s thoughts
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It’s a pandemic, reaching for extremes
Losing what actually matters and what can’t be fixed 
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Stop being a follower, stop trying to show the way
It is time for everyone to learn it’s all in themselves.
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.Tarte BB Primer in Medium
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.Milk Makeup Lip+Cheek in Werk
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.Too Faced Sculpt concealer Neutral Beige
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.Nars Lipstick in Tolede*
Thanks to Sephora for getting me hooked on expensive lipstick! 😂  Tolede is such a beautiful and universal shade. I so want to repurchase but I probably can live without...
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.RMS Master Mixer*
Had it for 3 years and I’m not even at the bottom of it! 😅 I’ve had to throw away the Signature Set* as it was smelling kind of rancid. But the Master Mixer pot is holding strong. However, I think it’s time for a replacement. Don’t overestimate old makeup! Your skin will thank you. ✨
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From filter and frames to FaceTune and fame. 
10 years on Instagram and I am mostly the same. 
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I might never get it as I came on here too early. 
It has another meaning than growing a following, likes and making money.
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I should’ve shown more face, I should’ve shown more skin. 
Maybe then, you’d find me on the discovery page? 
Maybe photos of my ass would have hold your attention 
or flexing my superior wisdom?
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Most of you joined less than five years ago. 
The other Alumni’s seems to have left the platform. 
It’s not what it used to be.
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I post less now than I used to do.
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Beauty, Makeup · April 6, 2017

Ere Perez Clever Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm in Healthy

Ere Perez Clever Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm in Healthy Swatch

Ere Perez | Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm in Healthy*

The shade ‘Healthy’ is truly what it’s described to be, a caramel terracotta tone. A light tan color that will make you look beach and summer ready. It looks a bit intimidating in the pot, but trust me, as long as you have a light hand, it won’t give you a clown face! As the name suggest, it’s got some extra carrot extract too!

Specs

  • Waterproof
  • Dual-use
  • Small size
  • Perfect for on-the-go

As a Lipstick

I was actually surprised how well the color suited on my lips. The cheek/lip duo’s that I’ve tried and used in the past has always come down to be used either one way or the other, never both. ‘Healthy’ is a rare shade to find amongst the lipstick selections to begin with, and isn’t something I would’ve even consider before trying this. However, it’s been the most reached-for lip product since I added it to my possessions. In fact, I use it more as a lipstick than a blush! 

As a Blush

At first I had my eyes on the pink shade ‘Harmless‘ for quite some time. But as I’ve recently learned from past experience: I should lean more towards brown-pinks if not bronzed shades overall when it comes to cheek products. Not that pink shades don’t suit me, but because brown shades looks much more natural on me. I’ve avoided blush for a very long time because it always felt like they looked “too much” on me.
‘Healthy’ really fits the description of giving that “health” back to your face. It’s somewhat of a bronzer-blush combo and will look pretty on most skin types. However, I’d generally think only light-medium skin tones should stick with it.



Ere Perez Clever Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm in Healthy Swatch review

Wearing Ere Perez Carrot Lip & Cheek balm in Healthy on both lips and cheeks.

Ere Perez Clever Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm in Healthy Swatch Review

Conclusion

The only fault with this product that I’ve felt, is it’s dry and sticky texture. Besides loving the color on my lips, I feel as if I use it as a lipstick more because it’s not the most comfortable and easy product to blend out on the cheeks. It’s very pigmented, and so it may sometimes look too much if you don’t got a light hand. You seriously only need to press your finger once in the pot to get enough for one or even both cheeks!

In a sense this product will last you a very long time, but my feedback to Ere Perez would be to create a more softer texture that would be easy to work with and blend out on the skin. RMS Beauty has succeeded in this department, of making airy application out of natural creamy products.

Nonetheless, it’s not like it’s impossible to apply it nicely on the cheeks. Actually, the formula does not feel as sticky or heavy at all once blended! But might be on very oily skin types. I love the on-the-go quality of this product so much that I packed it with me on my trip to Fuerteventura, and was the most reached-for blush and lip product!

If I were to get another I’d go with ‘Holy‘, a universally flattering plum shade that might suit more during winter. Besides cream blushes, Ere Perez also offers gorgeous powder blushes. I already got my eyes on the shades ‘Rose Tones‘ – it’s got those pink-terracotta hues that I’m looking for, and ‘My Blush” – a universal blush without pinks and reds that will give you that no-blush blush.

*Gifted through the LoveLula Accredited Blogger Program (LLABP). I chose these products myself and my thoughts remain my own.



The Ere Perez Clever Carrot Cheek & Lip Balm comes in four shades:
Harmless, Healthy, Holy & Happy
The whole line is available at LoveLula 

What’s your favorite Lip & Cheek products?
I’d love to know, share in the comment below!


SVENSKA

Nyansen ‘Healthy’ är verkligen som den beskrivs, en karamell terrakotta-ton. Den ser lite skrämmande ut, men tro mig, så länge du har ett lätt finger kommer det at se väldigt naturligt ut!

Specifikationer:

  • Vattentät
  • Dubbla användningsområden
  • Liten storlek
  • Perfekt för on-the-go

Som läppstift

Jag var faktiskt förvånad över hur väl färgen passar som läppstift. De cheek & lip-duos som jag har testat och användt tidigare har alltid kommit slutat med att de använts till det ena eller det andra, aldrig att jag kunnat ha den till båda. ‘Healthy’ är en ganska ovanlig nyans att hitta bland läppstift till att börja med, och är inte något jag skulle ha övervägt innan jag testade denna. Men det har varit den mest använda läppprodukten sen jag fick den. Faktum är att jag använder den mer som ett läppstift än en rouge!

Som rouge

Först hade jag mina ögon på den rosa nyans ‘Harmless’ under ganska lång tid. Men som jag har nyligen lärt mig av tidigare erfarenheter: så borde jag luta mig mer mot brunrosa om inte bronsiga nyanser i allmänhet när det gäller kindprodukter. Inte för att rosa nyanser inte passar mig, men för att bruna nyanser ser mycket mer naturlig ut på mig. Jag har undvikit rouge under en mycket lång tid eftersom det alltid kändes som det såg “för mycket” ut på mig.
‘Healthy’ passar verkligen beskrivning av att ge en “Hälsa” tillbaks till ditt ansikte. Det är något av en bronzer-rouge combo och passar nog de flesta hudtyper. Men jag skulle generellt rekommendera den endast de som har en till ljus-mörk hudton.

Sammanfattning

Det enda felet som jag kan hitta med den här produkten är att de är lite väl torr och klibbig i sin konsistens. Förutom att jag älska färgen på mina läppar, så känns det som att jag  vänder mig mer till att använda den som ett läppstift bara för att den kan vara lite svår att smeta ut på kinderna. Den är mycket pigmenterad, så det kan lätt se för mycket om man inte har en lätt hand. Man behöver i princip bara trycka fingret en gång i burken för att få tillräckligt för en eller båda kinderna!



På sätt och vis så är denna produkt mycket dryg. Men min feedback till Ere Perez skulle vara att skapa en mer mjukare konsistens som skulle vara lätt att arbeta med och blanda ut på huden. RMS Beauty har lyckats på denna front, och gjort en luftig applikation av naturliga krämiga produkter.

Trots detta är det inte omöjligt att applicera den fint på kinderna. Tvärtom så känns själva formeln inte alls lika klibbigt eller tung när den väl jobbats in på huden! Jag älskar on-the-go kvalitén på denna produkt så mycket att jag tog med mig den till Fuerteventura, och var den produkt jag använde mest till både kinder och läppar!

Om jag skulle skaffa mig en till så  skulle jag gå med ‘Holy’ – en allmänt smickrande plommon nyans som kan passa mer under vintern. Förutom krämrouge, så erbjuder Ere Perez också vackra rouge i puder. Jag har redan ögonen på nyanserna ‘Rose Tones’: rosa terrakotta nyans som jag letar efter; och ‘My Blush”: en universell rouge utan rosa och röda toner som ger dig den klassiska no blush-blush.

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I just finished... The last season of The 100
- Similar to when finishing watching Vampire Diaries, this put me in grief for 5 days. 🙈 I still get emotional when I think about the ending. I need to rewatch all the seasons to get more closure.
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Morning melodies... Please Don't Ruin This For Me (live version) by @tennisinc
- Some songs just speak your current mood or theme. I don't know the exact meaning of this song. However, when listening, I feel encouraged to move forward with my inner work.
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I've been brewing... Black tea ☕
- For years I avoided black and green teas for their caffeine content, and only drank herbal ones. Now I make my own delicious chai latte, which can only be enjoyed using black tea. Don't fool yourself by using anything else. 💁🏻‍♀️
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I'm excited for... Bunk beds in The Sims 4!
- Why did it take so long?! 🤨
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I spotted... A weasel!
- So tiny and cute I died. 😱
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I've got my eyes on... New sunscreen launches
- Vichy, LRP, Garnier and Ultra Violet, are all on my list. 😍
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My 3 most used products...
- NIOD Modulating Glucoside
- L300 Revitalizing Night Cream (Use it as day cream)
- Bioderma AR SPF 50 (review soon)
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My latest beauty purchase... Kjaer Weis Flush & Glow Duo in Inner Light
- Found it on sale and felt like I was worth a little luxury. ✨
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What have you been up to?
Easter is just around the corner, can you believe Easter is just around the corner, can you believe it? 😱 It's not a holiday I celebrate much anymore. But if you are someone who likes throwing easter egg hunts, Bybi boosters would be perfect stuffing! Not sponsored btw 😅 Just realized what a perfect timing this is as their boosters do sort of give off an Easter-vibe. Don't you think?
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Anyway, here's a long-overdue short review of the #Bybi Bakuchiol and CBD booster 👇🏼
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🐣 Bakuchiol Booster
Sadly there seems to be some sustainability issue with Bakuchiol. But going on performance alone, I've been really impressed by Bakuchiol! I started using it at the beginning of last year and saw almost instant improvements in my skin. It's not like high-strength retinoids, but my skin behaved calmer, less breakout-prone, and felt soft and even. However, it didn't work much on fading PIE faster than other actives. I took a break after my first bottle and my skin seemed to get worse. So I quickly had it back into my routine and my skin clear up and I felt like I never want to be without it. However, as of this moment, I haven't used it for two months, and my skin is doing fine. But I still find it to be a great antioxidant for the skin and good for reducing inflammation/reactivity.
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🐰 CBD Booster
Of course, I was curious to see what effects CBD would have on my acne! Unfortunately, I don't have much to say about this particular CBD-infused oil. This one's hosted in hemp seed oil which is not my favorite lipid for my skin. I saw no reduction in breakouts or improvements in my skin. Bakuchiol had a greater calming effect in my opinion. While I'm open to explore higher strengths of CBD for skin, this one in particular I will not repurchase. And if I had to recommend something for acne, I'd tell you to buy the Bakuchiol over the CBD booster... unless you’re allergic.
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What's your experience with CBD and Bakuchiol? Love to hear your thoughts!
✨2020✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ While every ✨2020✨
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While everyone’s life came to a halt mine started to roll.
After a decade of standing still, the signs finally said “Let’s Go!”
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Charting unknown waters, challenging myself.
The best gift this year has been to realize I don’t have to stick to just one. 💫
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One dream. One passion. One niche. One life.
Keeping my door open for anything to happen. ✨
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2020 in no particular order:
- Rescued a homeless kitten and found her a new home.
- Climbed a few cliffs (literally) and (figuratively) jumped from some.
- Dived deep into shadow work and Human Design. 
- Spent more time playing Township and The Sims than on Instagram. 
- My cat got bitten and almost died. 
- Read a bunch of books on money, investing and how to unblock subconscious lies.
- Baked a lot. 
- Celebrated 10yrs together with my ❤️
- It’s getting quite late I should probably wrap this thing up. 😅

Happy New Year everyone! 🥳
✨ A simple guide to US Avéne RetrinAL alternat ✨ A simple guide to US Avéne RetrinAL alternatives in Europe.✨
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I've been waiting for Avéne to bring the RetrinAL-range to Europe, and maybe you have too? Well, apparently, it's been here all along! 💁🏻‍♀️ I've contacted Avéne Sweden to get information and confirmation about the strengths to be as accurate as possible. Here's a little cheat sheet for you 👇🏼
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✨ RetrinAL 0.1 Cream = A-Oxitive Night Peeling cream
- Fragrance-free. 0.1% retinal. Has the exact same formula.
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✨ RetrinAL 0.05 Cream ≈ PhysioLift Night Balm
- Fragranced. Not exactly the same formula, but has 0.05% strength. Made to target more mature skin with deep wrinkles and sagginess with Ascofilline. Their now discontinued Ysthéal Cream had the same exact formula.
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✨ RetrinAL Eyes = PhysioLift Eye Cream
- Same formula. 0.015% retinal.
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✨ RetrinAL Advanced Wrinkle Corrector = PhysioLift Precision Wrinkle Filler
- Same exact formula. However, it's being discontinued so I didn't get what strength it had 😶
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✨ RetrinAL Day Cream = PhysioLift Day Smoothing Cream
- Same exact formula. Despite its name, doesn’t contain any retinal. Fragranced.
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➕ Other Avéne products with Retinal:
New Cleanance Smoothing Night cream 
– Replaces the now discontinued TriAcneal Expert (still called TriAcneal in the US though) and is specifically formulated for adult acne-prone skin. It has 0.1% Retinal. Fragranced.
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A-Oxitive Smoothing Eye Contour Cream
– Has 0.01575% retinal. Fragrance-free.
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Have you tried Avéne's products with retinaldehyde? 
I've posted my thoughts on the PhysioLift and Cleanance night creams on the blog! (link in bio)
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#avene #retinal #retrinal #aveneretrinal #antiage #acne #physiolift #cleanance #skincareobsessed #skincarecommunity #skincareblogger #skönhet #skönhetstips #skönhetsblogg
Show us your face Show some skin Show us something Show us your face
Show some skin
Show us something even if it is fake
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Give us a smile
Tell us a lie
Connect more by starting to cry
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Showing my dislike by feeling resistant
To do what it takes to be in this present
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I hate you so much or I hate myself more
That I can’t act the way you’re supposed to
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I just can’t support this behavior
Don’t wanna become anyone’s guru or savior
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When are you going to stop seeking advice,
From people who knows no more than what works for themselves
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Young people thinking they know a lot,
Because they did some research on Google and blogs
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This space is filled with young impressionable heads
Someday they’ll grow up but not today
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Be thoughtful of what you’re spreading online
You might do damage to somebody’s life
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Unsolicitedly pointing out your faults
Indirectly spreading doubt in everyone’s thoughts
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It’s a pandemic, reaching for extremes
Losing what actually matters and what can’t be fixed 
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Stop being a follower, stop trying to show the way
It is time for everyone to learn it’s all in themselves.
⏱ 5min Makeup ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .Tarte ⏱ 5min Makeup
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.Tarte BB Primer in Medium
It’s very similar to the BareMinerals BB Primer but in a better packaging. The Tarte primer can be a little matte looking though.
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.Milk Makeup Lip+Cheek in Werk
Surprised at how much product you get in the mini! Werk is a beautiful and neutral shade that will suit most complexions. I don't understand why it has citrus oils 🤨 but will nonetheless get it in Rally too. 😄
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.Milk Makeup Fiber Brow Gel in Dutch
My very first brow-mascara and I’m very pleased! It won’t fill in gaps, you still need a pencil for that, but will make brows look bushier. I recently had a period of fallout, and I believe the brow gel has helped with regrowth! My brows seem much thicker than before and I haven’t reached for it as often. If I repurchase, I’ll probably go for a shade lighter. Dutch was a perfect match, but slightly too dark for my liking. 
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.Too Faced Sculpt concealer Neutral Beige
I'm one of the lucky to have my shade match in the travel size. However, the product I got wasn't mixed very well. 🙇🏻‍♀️ So the shade is slightly darker than what it's actually supposed to be. You get a good amount in this little bottle and you only need the tiniest bit. However, I won't be going back to it as the formula doesn't seem very well mixed and I will never be able to finish the full size in time.
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.Nars Lipstick in Tolede*
Thanks to Sephora for getting me hooked on expensive lipstick! 😂  Tolede is such a beautiful and universal shade. I so want to repurchase but I probably can live without...
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.RMS Master Mixer*
Had it for 3 years and I’m not even at the bottom of it! 😅 I’ve had to throw away the Signature Set* as it was smelling kind of rancid. But the Master Mixer pot is holding strong. However, I think it’s time for a replacement. Don’t overestimate old makeup! Your skin will thank you. ✨
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What started innocent became so serious. 
From filter and frames to FaceTune and fame. 
10 years on Instagram and I am mostly the same. 
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I might never get it as I came on here too early. 
It has another meaning than growing a following, likes and making money.
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I should’ve shown more face, I should’ve shown more skin. 
Maybe then, you’d find me on the discovery page? 
Maybe photos of my ass would have hold your attention 
or flexing my superior wisdom?
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Most of you joined less than five years ago. 
The other Alumni’s seems to have left the platform. 
It’s not what it used to be.
Not saying it’s a bad thing. 
Just saying the vibe here has become whiny and depressing. 
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But it’s not how you have it, it’s how you take it. 
The reality is that, I decide what gets to show up on my feed.
And it might not be diverse enough, but it makes me happy. 
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I post less now than I used to do.
It’s because I want a life where I’m not exposed to everyone’s opinion and caring what others think, say or do.
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With all that said, 10 years later I’m still here. 
Happy 10th Birthday 🎉  and perhaps to many more!
For how much longer? I really don’t know...
Despite not being a huge coffee drinker I've exper Despite not being a huge coffee drinker I've experienced my teeth yellowing as I've gotten older. I haven't really been able to combat it as every time I switch my toothpaste, especially to a whitening one, I get terrible toothaches! My gums are quite sensitive... 🙇🏻‍♀️ Anyone else who can relate?
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I was thinking about getting one of those teeth whitening kits and then I got approached by @thesmileo and couldn't say no. Their products are peroxide-free and a more gentle alternative. I can tell you right off the bat that my gums did not feel any discomfort! 😁 For the results, you'll have to jump over to my blog and read! (link in bio!)
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✨ If you've been interested to brighten your smile a notch or two, use the code isabel10 at the checkout at smileo.se for 10% off your order! ✨
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How do you keep your smile white? 🙂
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#gifted #smileo #notaffiliated #teethwhitening #teethwhiteningkit #beautyblog #beautyblogger #skönhet #tandvård #vitaretänder #crueltyfree #whiteteeth #beautycommunity #teethcare
A few meltdowns and veterinary bills later... Ev A few meltdowns and veterinary bills later... 

Everything that could go wrong did 🙇🏻‍♀️ But I think we’re finally on our way to put this behind us 🤞🏼 I’ll spare you nasty wounds and share cute cone cat 😄
Some new things I've been testing since spring. 👇🏼🌸
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💕Deviant GRL
I got this for Christmas but didn't crack it open until around May. I've learned it's best to only have one exfoliator on rotation. So I wanted to finish some before moving towards the next.
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I don't have much to add to the conversations about this one.
It's somewhat gentle to what I'm used to. Meaning, I don't wake up feeling a huge difference in my skin. But in a way, that's a good thing! 😄 It doesn't sensitize the skin and disrupts my retinol use. Usually, it's a battle of having to balance the use of both. But with the GRL I've been able to use both interchangeably without accidentally damaging my skin barrier. 👍🏼
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💕Allies Of Skin
Six months ago I managed to get my hands on two tubes (second hand) of the (now called) Peptides & Antioxidants Day Treatment for about €10 each. 😱 You don’t pass up a deal like it. 
 
I see it as a serum and moisturizer in one. For the price, I don't think we should expect anything less. This and some spf should suffice after your morning rinse. 
My complexion seems more even with consistent use, and redness from blemishes has become less visible. ✨
During early spring I found it to not be completely hydrating enough though, so I spice it up with drops of oil. 
Overall, I've been loving and enjoying this one so far! However, I don't deem it a necessity for my skin as no life-changing difference was found when I took a break before opening the second one. 
It's more of a high tech cream that redeems results in the long term. 
This cream has definitely sparked interest in trying more from AoS. I recently got the Promise Keeper Blemish Facial that I'm excited to use!
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