Valentine's day GRWM - The Body Shop Vitamin E products

Valentine's day is the day to doll yourself up. A nice makeup, outfit and you're good to go on your date. But before makeup I like to prep my skin and these days I do that with The Body Shop Vitamin E products.

I have dry skin so it's really important to hydrate my face before makeup, so that it won't be flaky and patchy.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Cream Cleanser is perfect for the morning/daytime cleansing. It's really light weight, refreshing and soothing. The creamy consistency feels quite nice for my dry skin. For oily skin I'm not sure whether it's good or not, but I can tell it is not very oily. At night after taking off the makeup I tend to use a more 'heavy duty' cleanser like the Estée Lauder one on the picture.

After washing my face I use the Vitamin E Eye Cream. The ingredients are not the best as far as effectiveness, like the hyaluronate and the dimethicone are towards the end of the list, and I would prefer some vitamin K. But it contains glycerin which is good for absorbing and retaining water keeping the skin hydrated and sooth. It also helps in makeup application and duration. But it can't work wonders. Anyway in my opinion it's perfect for day time before makeup because it hydrates the skin, makes it soft and it absorbs quickly.

I would suggest the Vitamin E Aqua Boost Sorbet for similar reasons: it hydrates, makes the makeup easier to apply and stay put. It has a nice cold feeling because of the sorbet texture and I think because of the alcohol too. The alcohol is the reason I would say I'm not the biggest fan of this cream,
it feels a bit drying and strange, and it leaves my skin red for 1-2 minutes. I would not suggest this for those with sensitive skin.

Overall if you are young, looking for a moderately hydrating, cooling product which absorbs quickly and looks good with makeup then I would suggest the Body Shop Vitamin E collection.
Now I'm trying out some Aloe Vera creams from The Body Shop, I will let you know how that goes.
I heard that they are good for sensitive normal to dry skin. We shall see.

Watch my video with the valentine's day makeup, hair and outfit on my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

Winter everyday makeup - Max Factor Lipfinity

I wear this makeup when I want to make a little effort but I don't have time for the full vavawoom face. And of course when I have time while I am being a stay-at-home mom of a two year old little boy.


With an easy eye makeup I paired a bold burgundy lip from Max Factor, called Lipfinity in the shade Frivololous 108.
This liquid lipstick is amazingly long lasting even after you had lunch, especially when you apply more layers. These liquid lipsticks come in various colors, they are matt but it comes with a hydrating  balm stick which makes it shiny. I don't really like shiny dark colors but that's my preference. AND the lipstick itself is reeeeally drying so with my dry skin I have to scrub hydrate and then hydrate again before I use it. So it would make sense to use the stick. I suggest using an EOS lipbalm or some kind of not too hydrating or flowing, sticky lipbalm right before you would apply the lipstick.

You can watch how I've done my makeup on my youtube channel, subscribe for more beauty and mommy videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC27LjS5KCZCWqOdvs2VC3qw

The products used in my makeup video:

Clinique Age defense BB cream - 03
Maybelline Fit me! concealer - 20
Bourjois Healthy Balance púder - 52 Vanille
E.l.f. Eyebrow kit - Medium
L'oreal Brow Artist Plumper - Medium Brown
Manhattan Matt Bronzing Powder - 010 Light
Bourjois Blush - 72 Rose Amber
Estée Lauder Shimmer Powder - 01 Gold Pearl
EOS ajakbalzsam (valamilyen bogyós gyümölcsös)
Artdeco Fixing Powder
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Naked, Buck
L'oreal Super Liner - Black
Clinique Cream Sharper for Eyes - 121 true black
Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette - W.O.S
Maybelline Lash Sensational - Black waterproof
Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal - 005 Nude
M.A.C lip pencil - Whirl
Max Factor Lipfinity - 108 Frivolous

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Psssst! My next post and video might be about Lush products!