Disappointing products.

Μετά από αρκετό καιρό επιτέλους επιστρέφω με ένα νέου είδους post!  Ποτέ στο παρελθόν δεν είχα αφιερώσει αποκλειστικά ένα post σε προϊόντα που με απογοήτευσαν και αυτό γιατί προτιμούσα να σας τα δείχνω στα empties, αλλά υπάρχουν και προϊόντα τα οποία δεν φτάνουν ποτέ στα empties γιατί πολύ απλά με απογοήτευσαν για διάφορους λόγους οπότε τα άφηνα εκτός και σπάνια τα έδειχνα. Εδώ και αρκετό καιρό μάζεψα κάποια προϊόντα τα οποία δεν μου άρεσαν και αποφάσισα να τους αφιερώσω ένα post.

Empties #10 - Part 2

Τον περασμένο μήνα στο προηγούμενο post σας έδειξα το πρώτο μέρος των empties που κατάφερα να μαζέψω εδώ και κάμποσους μήνες, το οποίο περιελάμβανε προϊόντα μακιγιάζ που τελείωσα. Ήρθε λοιπόν η ώρα να σας δείξω και τα υπόλοιπα προϊόντα που τελείωσα τα οποία έχουν σχέση με περιποίηση προσώπου και σώματος. Και επειδή αυτό το post μου βγήκε λίγο μεγαλύτερο πάμε να τα δούμε ένα ένα.

January Favorites.

Ήρθε αυτή η στιγμή του μήνα όπου θα μιλήσουμε για τα προϊόντα που ξεχώρισα περισσότερο τον Ιανουάριο. Όπως θα δείτε και παρακάτω ίσως να είναι και η πρώτη φορά που δεν συμπεριέλαβα ούτε ένα προϊόν μακιγιάζ στα αγαπημένα μου και αυτό είναι κάτι που εκπλήσσει και εμένα την ίδια αλλά αυτή τη φορά ξεχώρισα πιο πολύ προϊόντα που έχουν να κάνουν με την περιποίηση προσώπου και σώματος. Πάμε λοιπόν να τα δούμε ένα ένα! 

Empties #9

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Όπως καταλάβατε και από τον τίτλο αυτό θα είναι ένα post με άδειες συσκευασίες και αυτή τη φορά προσπάθησα να περιορίσω κάπως τη ποσότητα ώστε να μην βγει τεράστιο. Το τελευταίο διάστημα προσπαθώ να χρησιμοποιώ περισσότερο τα προϊόντα που έχω εδώ και αρκετό καιρό στο ντουλάπι μου ώστε να μου τελειώσουν, γι’ αυτό και στο μέλλον τα empties posts θα είναι αρκετά. 

Best of Beauty 2015 - Top 15.

Τελευταίο post για το 2015 και τι θα άλλο μπορούσε να είναι παρά από το τι προϊόντα ομορφιάς αγάπησα περισσότερο μέσα στο χρόνο, για την ακρίβεια τα 15 αγαπημένα μου προϊόντα για το 2015. Μπορώ να πω ότι δυσκολεύτηκα να βρω ποια προϊόντα θα έφταναν στο top 15 γιατί τον περασμένο χρόνο δοκίμασα πολλά και διάφορα προϊόντα ομορφιάς αλλά μπορώ να πω ότι είμαι αρκετά ευχαριστημένη με τις επιλογές μου. Τι λέτε λοιπόν πάμε να τα δούμε?

October Favorites.

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Μετά από ένα μήνα απουσίας τα αγαπημένα του μήνα ξαναήρθαν, και σε αντίθεση με τον Σεπτέμβρη ο Οκτώβριος ήταν ένας μήνας στον οποίο δοκίμασα αρκετά καινούργια πραγματάκια.  Υπήρξαν προϊόντα που δοκίμασα για πρώτη φορά τα οποία με εξέπληξαν και άλλα τα οποία βρισκόντουσαν στο συρτάρι μου και τα είδα με άλλο μάτι. Πάμε όμως να δούμε μαζί ποια είναι αυτά τα προϊόντα!

Pharmacy Haul - Apivita, Korres, Frezyderm & Avene.

Καλημέρα everybody! Πριν λίγες μέρες έκανα μια αγορά σ’ ένα ηλεκτρονικό φαρμακείο γιατί είχα ανάγκη από κάποια καινούργια skincare προϊόντα μιας και τους τελευταίους μήνες αντιμετωπίζω κάποια προβλήματα με το δέρμα μου που σχετίζονται με λιπαρότητα και σπυράκια. Και μιας που δεν έχω κάνει ένα haul post εδώ και αρκετό καιρό σκέφτηκα ότι τώρα είναι μια ωραία ευκαιρία να σας δείξω τι ακριβώς πήρα.

May Favorites.

Καλό μήνα, και επίσημα πια, καλό καλοκαίρι σε όλους! Ήρθε και πάλι η στιγμή να μιλήσουμε για τα αγαπημένα του προηγούμενου μήνα, και μπορώ να πω πως λόγω του άστατου καιρού, ο Μάιος ήταν κάπως περίεργος. Τα προϊόντα που χρησιμοποίησα και αγάπησα περισσότερο ήταν λίγα και καλά, και σίγουρα θα συνεχίσω να τα χρησιμοποιώ όλο το καλοκαίρι. Τα πιο πολλά από αυτά είναι πρόσφατες αγορές και να πω την αλήθεια δεν περίμενα ότι θα μου άρεσαν τόσο πολύ. Ας πάμε όμως να τα δούμε ένα-ένα. 

Giveaway - Κερδίστε 3 Αντηλιακά Apivita Sunscreen Face & Body Milk SPF50 (ΕΚΛΕΙΣΕ)

Καλημέρα everybody! Μιας και το καλοκαίρι έχει ήδη μπει για τα καλά, και μάλιστα κάποιοι από εσάς είμαι σίγουρη ότι έχετε ήδη αρχίσει τα πρώτα μπάνια, σας έχω ένα άκρως καλοκαιρινό giveaway! Σε συνεργασία με το ηλεκτρονικό φαρμακείο pharm24.gr, 3 τυχεροί από εσάς θα κερδίσουν από ένα αντηλιακό γαλάκτωμα προσώπου & σώματος SPF50 της Apivita με θαλάσσια λεβάντα & πρόπολη. 

Empties #7

Καλημέρα σε όλους! Σήμερα σας έχω ένα empties post, μια από τις αγαπημένες μου κατηγορίες post και αυτό γιατί βρίσκονται μαζεμένα πολλά μίνι reviews με ολοκληρωμένη άποψη μέσα σε μία ανάρτηση. Επειδή τελείωσα πολλά προϊόντα τους τελευταίους μήνες, αποφάσισα να μην τα δείξω όλα σ' ένα post, γι αυτό να περιμένετε άλλο ένα σύντομα.

Top 5 Face Masks.

Hello my lovelies! Today I'm going to talk to you about my top favorite face masks. I rarely do skincare posts and that's because I keep changing my skincare products quite often but when it comes to facial masks I'm loyal. Using a face mask it's not something that I do often, it depends on what skin problems I have at that period, such as oiliness, blemishes and dehydration. But there are times that I want to use a face mask on the days when I just want to pamper myself. All of the masks I'm showing in this post are from greek brands and to be honest I'm very proud of that, I think that greek brands have the most amazing face masks I've ever tried and the fact that they come in small sizes is even more awesome because I like to switch up the masks that I'm using and also they're travel friendly.

Collective Haul - Iherb, Avene, Clinique, Seventeen, Radiant, Apivita.

Hello my lovelies, I'm back with a haul post this time, I think it's been more than a month since my last haul post. Last week I received all the goodies that I ordered from iherb, I've also bought a few bits and bobs mainly from the drugstore so I thought of doing a collective haul with all of them together. 

 Let's see what I got!

 Hugo Naturals Vanilla & Sweet Orange Body Lotion and Soap

 I remember seeing in one of Lucy's video the shower gel from this line, and see said that it smelled like an orange cake, so I was really curious to try it but I went for the soap instead and a mini body lotion. I haven't try the soap yet but from the lotion's scent I'm not so sure if I like it or not, I was expecting more of an intense vanilla-orange scent but it has a very faint orange scent.

Dessert Essence Lemon Tea Tree Shampoo

This shampoo is also one of Lucy's recommendations, and I have to say that Lucy is such an enabler when it comes to iherb, but since I'm a sucker for anything that smells lemons I had to buy it! I haven't tested it yet, I'm going to use it as a clarifying/once a week shampoo and see if I like it or not, even though I'm not exactly sure if this is 100% a clarifying shampoo.

Jason Apricot Scrubble Facila Wash & Scrub

I was in search for a facial scrub, and I was reading so many good reviews for this Apricot scrub from Jason and to be honest it didn't take me too long to include it in my order, I love apricot scrubs! Until now I was using the St. Ives which I really love, but unfortunately it's not available in Greece. I thought that this one would be like the one from St. Ives, a typical creamy facial scrub but no, this  foams up like a facial wash. At first I was dissapointed because I never liked scrubs that is a mix of a cleansing gel and a scrub, they never exfoliated my skin as much as the creamy ones do. But this one is something different, it lathers but in a creamy way and that's what makes it special, it still feels and does the job of the St. Ives but it also cleanses my face without drying it out. Genious product for lazy mornings!

Alba Botanica Hawaiian Oil Free Moisturizer

I wasn't planning on getting this one but last month I noticed that my skin was breaking out for no particular reason, even on the days I wasn't using any make up at all and just my Frezyderm 24H moisturizer so I thought maybe my skin just can't tolerate that moisturizer anymore so I decided to try this one. I've been using it for a week now and I have to say that it's really good, it's still too early to tell that it won't break me out but overall I really like it. It's for the days that my skin is not oily neither normal or dry, it's perfect for combination skin because I can see that it can be a bit greasy for the oily gals and a bit too dry for the ones with drier skin. 

Avene Cleanance Cleansing Gel

I run out of my HG cleansing gel so I had to get a new one and this time I found it in a special 300ml size with the same prize as the smaller one! I've talked about it so many times, perfect for combination/oily acne prone skintypes, I've been using it for many many years and I'm not gonna stop using it.

Clinique Clarifying Lotion #2

An essential product that I had to repurchase because I run out.  It's my HG from all the Clinique's Clarifying Lotions, because it suits my sensitive/combinations skin the most. I'm using it mostly on my bad skin days, whenever I'm having breakouts and things like that, because it really helps! 

Apivita Propolis Face Mask

Best face mask for acne prone skins in the world! OK I know I'm a little too excited with this mask but this is the only one that actually works on my problematic skin. Whenever I'm having a break out, I'm using this one and on the next day my pimples has started to dry up.The best think about this mask is that it never dried up my skin like most of the face masks that are targeted for blemished skins do, it only dries up the pimples and that's genious because not everyone that is having break outs has oily skin. The only bad thing about this mask is that it really stinks, and I mean it! 

Radiant Magna Lash Mascara

This is one of the most popular mascaras in Greece, everyone keeps raving about how dramatic it makes their lashes look. I've been using it for a week now and maybe that's just my first impression but I'm still not 100% convinced with this mascara. I mean yeah it does make my lashes look a bit dramatic, and that's propably because of the ridiculously huge brush it has and the amount of product it leaves on my lashes, but nothing too special. I'm not blessed with thick or very long lashes and maybe that's the problem, it propably works so well on girls that already have thicker or longer lashes than mine, but for me it does nothing more than any other mascara managed to do in the past. Maybe my expectations were too high with this mascara......I don't know.

Seventeen Natural Matte Silky Blushes #11 Natural Rose

This past year I've been obsessed with Seventeen's matte blushes because of their great pigmentation and their buttery soft texture, I really wish I could buy them all! This time I chose a shade that I'd be able to use it with any make up look, something that goes with everything and I think I made a good choice with this shade. Natural Rose is exactly what the name says, a natural pinky-muted rose shade, quite similar to Mac's Blushbaby which I also love, only lighter and a bit more pink. If you haven't try them yet, what are you waiting for? Just go and buy one!

 

Now if you've never ordered from iherb before, it's an amazing site that you can find any organic beauty brand you want, like Physician's Formula, Ecotools and the famous Real Techniques brushes which I absolutely love! Also any organic food you like from teas to protein bars, pretty much any organic brand you want, you can it find it in this site!  

 Now I have a special code that you can use and you will receive 10$ off your first order of $40 or more, or $5 off if your order is less than 40$, the code is TDZ975.


I hope that you enjoyed my really long haul post! Let me know if you've tried any of these products.

Empties - Products I've Used Up #5 - Part 2

As I mentioned in my previous post, this is the second part of my latest empties, all the make up products that I've used up lately and some more skincare stuff of course. I was going to write this post a bit earlier but I've been sick for the past 5 days and I was pretty much like a zombie inside my house all that time so please excuse the delay. OK soooo let's start!

Avene Eau Thermale Spring Water

My HG thermal water spray for many years now, I've used up so many of these bottles! An absolute summer must have for me, I can't not have this in my beach bag and when the weather is ridiculously hot is a life saver! Also it's perfect for those with sensitive skintype, it calms all the skin irritations.

 Clinique Anti-Blemish Solutions Clarifying Lotion

I've been using the Clinique #2 Clarifying lotion for almost seven years, and even though it's a product that many people hate, I actually really like it. It's not a product that I use everyday, I like using it whenever I'm having breakouts, I find that it really helps. I really like this one, the Anti-blemish Solutions, it's a little stronger than the #2  that I usually buy but it's great for when I'm having really bad skin days. I don't know, I may repurchase it again, propably in the summer time.

Frezyderm Moisturizing 24H Hydrating Cream

I know I know.....you've seen so many empty bottles of this moisturizer this past year, I've mentioned it countless times already, it's my HG moisturizer, the one that I always come back to. I'm not going to bother you anymore with it, if you want to know more you can read my full review on it here.

Frezyderm Eye Balm

When I first got this eye cream I used to hate it, it didn't  moisturize my under eye area at all, but that's when my skin around my eyes was super dry. I decided to give it a second chance around June when my skin became more oily again, I didn't have any problems with really dry and itchy skin around my eyes, and I was surprised that I actually really liked it! I've been using it in the summer and I found it very refreshing, it never felt heavy or greasy. I would definitely repurchase it but only for summertime. I have to mention that it did nothing for my under eye circles but then again I don't expect anything like that from an eye cream since my problem is genetic and nothing ever helps with that.

Clinique Repairwear Laser Focus Eye Cream

I don't know what possessed me into buying this eye cream since I don't have any problem with fine lines, propably it was a "late twenties" life crisis I had back then I don't know, but I absolutely hated this eye cream! It made me eyes super dry, the least I'd expect from an anti aging eye cream is to help with moisturizing the skin around the eyes becasue as we get older the skin around our eyes is becoming more dry. Such a dissapointing product from Clinique, I don't recommend this to anyone!

Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

OK to be honest this is a "forgotten" empty, and by forgotten I mean it was completely empty in my fridge for about.....two years.... please don't judge! If you want a super moisturizing eye cream then this one is definitely for you. It's so heavy that I could never used it under my concealer, for me it was a night eye cream only. If you want to know more, I've done a full review on it here.

Apivita Express Beauty Face Mask with Pomegranate

One of my HG Apivita face masks along with the Propolis one. It instantly gives a glow to my face, it makes me look more awake and fresh even many hours after I've used it. I've tried many masks that promised to give a "glowy" face but failed completely. This one is an absolute gem!

Sephora Smoothing and Brightening Concealer 

For a year now I've been really into the highlighting concealers, I prefer these over the regular ones even though I have really bad dark eye circles, they make me look more awake. This one from Sephora was really good, it's the #05 and it has peachy undertones which is perfect for my dark circles problem, it's quite similar to the Mac Prep n' Prime Highlighter in Bright Forecast. If you want to know more about it, read this post I wrote a few months back about my concealer collection.

 Clinique Even Better Make Up in Ivory

Two years ago this used to be my HG foundation, along with Mac's Pro Longwear, it's almost full coverage and it gives such an amazing flawless and glowy look to my face. It's not long lasting, it transfered after a few hours of wearing it, but that's not the main reason why I don't want to repurchase it again, it's because I'm over the whole thick and full coverage foundation phase now. I still love Mac's Pro Longwear foundation because it's not as thick as the Even Better, but the Pro Longwear is my limit, I won't buy a foundation that is thicker than the Mac one.

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream

Αctually this is not an empty product, more of a half empty product I would say, but I had to throw it away because it really broke me out and I wasn't going to use it anymore. Even though it's targeted for oily skintypes I find it quite dewy for my combination skin and I was using it at winter. The Garnier BB cream for oily skins way better than this one!

Maybelline The Colossal Go Extreme! Mascara

This one is propably my favourite Maybelline mascara, from all the ones that I've tried of course. It gives a feathery-soft look, perfect for everyday! You can read my full review on it here.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay's Primer Potion was the very first eyeshadow primer I've ever tried back in 2006, it was sent to me as a gift from a friend in the UK and back then I had absolutely no idea what an eyeshadow primer was! But this one completely changed my mind about eye make up in general, when I was using it even the cheapiest eyeshadow looked amazing and lasted for hours. But even though it was my very first eye primer, I have to say that I love the Too Faced Shadow Insurance more because of the texture. This mini primer potion I was using came with the Urban Decay Naked palette I bought two years ago.

Mac Studio Finish Concealer NW25

I've tried almost all of the Mac concealers and this one was by far the one that I enjoyed using the most, but not anymore. When I first bought it I got it for my under my eyes, and back then I didn't have dry under eye area, so it was perfect for covering my bad dark circles. But after my skin became really dry I started using in on spots, pimples and stuff but the orangey shade was so wrong for my skintone, also it transfered like crazy, that's why I'm not going to repurchase it again.

Escada Cherry In The Air Perfume

I don't know how many of you love the summer limited edition Escada perfumes, or maybe I'm the only one? They're so fresh,fruity and summerish! This one, Cherry In The Air was a birthday gift from my mother last year and I've used it all up within a year.

Essence Get Big Lashes Waterproof  Mascara

One of my most favourite mascaras, even though it's waterproof I really loved it this summer, plus it's super affordable! You can read my review here, if you want to know more about it.

Essence Get Big Lashes Triple Black Mascara
As much as I loved the waterproof version of this mascara, this one I absolutely hated it! It irritated my eyes, and when Ι was wearing it it was like I had no mascara on. For me it was a real disappointment, I don't recomment buying it, get the waterproof one instead.

Loreal Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara
This mascara was a bit meh for me. The very bendy wand it was really annoying, it didn't really give any volume or length to my lashes. You can read my full review on it here.

So that's everything, all the empty products that I've been collecting for a few months now, and please excuse the really long post, but I like giving you my full opinions on the products that I've used up. 

Have you tried any of these products? Did you like them? Let me know!

Big Collective Haul (The Body Shop, Avene, La Roche Posay, Redken, Sexy Hair etc.)

 I haven't done a haul post in..... I don't know, maybe two months? Which is a long time for me! But all this time I've done a few mini hauls, mostly online for some new skincare and haircare goodies so I've been waiting to collect all them so I can include them in one big haul post. 

So let's start!

I really wanted to start using salon hair products so I needed to do some online shopping to find a few good ones. I'll star first twith the stuff that I got from Beautybay, I got a new curl enhancer because summertime it's almost here and I always let my hair dry naturally at summer,  for me that means curly hair. For those who have naturally curly hair can understand how undefined and frizzy natural curls can be so I always use a curl enhancer. For almost two years I've been using the Sunsilk curling leave-in cream (the green bottle) but now I wanted to try something else so I chose the Curly Sexy Hair Curling Cream, I've been using it for almost two months and I love it! If I don't use a lot of this product it creates beautiful and super soft loose curls and I prefer these over the tighter ones. I'm in a very "curly hair" mood lately, I'm planning to try more products for curly hair this summer! Also from Beautybay I got the Macadamia Oil No Tangle Brush, which I fell in love with. At first I wasn't completely sure if I was going to like it or not because I've never tried a brush like that, but I did like it and now I use it all the time. It does wonders right before I shampoo my hair because my hair's curly and it always gets tangled so that makes it difficult for me to run my fingers through my hair when I wash it, I have to say that this brush has helped a lot with that problem.

I was in search for a good conditioner that would leave my hair extremely soft, I read so many good reviews about the Redken All Soft Conditioner so I decided to get that one from Lookfantastic. But to be honest I'm not that impressed with it, I don't know why because it seems that everyone loves it, but all of the times that I've used it it never left my hair soft or smooth, the drugstore ones that I've been using all these years are way better than this one. If any of you have tried this conditioner, please let me know if you like it or not, I'm curious to know.

Recently from Feelunique I got this leave-in conditioner, the Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Tri-Wheat Leave In Conditioner Spray , wow that is a huge name for a leave-in spray. Also I've read the best reviews about this one, I haven't tried it for more than three times and so far I'm still not sure if I like it or not. It does miracles controlling the frizziness but after my hair's dry it doesn't feel soft or anything like that, it feels kind of rough and I don't know if that's happening because of the protein it contains. But I will continue using it to see if I like it or not.

From various greek pharmacies online shops, the pharm24.gr and the ofarmakopoiosmou.gr I got a few skincare stuff. I was looking for a new cleanser to try because my previous one, the Apivita Foam Cleanser with Lavender and Olive was a bit too heavy for my oily skin right now so I decided to get the Avene Cleansing Foam which is for combination to oily skintypes. I've been using it for almost 2 months and I really like it, it cleanses well without making my skin feel tight afterwards but I'm not so sure if I'll repurchase it or not because I'm not so into the foaming cleansers, I prefer the gel ones especially at summer. Nevertheless it's a really good cleanser for combination skitypes. I also got the matching moisturizer, the Avene Mattifying Fluid which I don't like that much. It clogs my pores and I've noticed a few pimples around my chin area. I will continue using it but I had higher expectations for this one. Two more skincare products that I got is a new bottle of my beloved La Roche Posay Physiological Micellar Solution, and this time I got the small bottle because it's more travel friendly for the summertime. Last for skincare I got a double packet of the Apivita Face Mask with Propolis for the bad skin days when I'm having break outs and stuff. 

When I found out that Body Shop re-released the Viveyard Peach line I had to run and get a few stuff, because the last time they released this line I didn't get anything and I still regret it. I got the body lotion and the body mist and OMG these two smell like heaven, it's like I'm smelling a ripe peach, if you've never smelled anything from this line, you have to!

Last but not least I got two products from the drugstore, my absolute HG concealer the Seventeen Ideal Cover Liquid Concealer, I finished my last tube of this a few months ago and no matter how many concealers I own I need to have this particular one in my collection! I also got a nail polish, the Erre Due Last Minute in #398 Peter Pan, which is a beautiful sky blue color. I generally don't like blue nail polishes, I don't think they compliment my skintone but that shade of blue is one my favorites and so I searched a lot at the drugstore to find one and that's the only one I could find. I love Erre Due's nail polishes, they have a huge selection of colors.



So that's everything that I hauled the past two months. Let me know if you've tried any of these products, I wanna know your opinions about them.

Collective iHerb and Pharmacy Haul (Apivita, Bourjois, Real Techniques, Frezyderm, Elancyl, etc.)

If you follow me on Instagram you propably already know that a few weeks ago I placed two orders, one from iHerb and one from an online pharmacy, the Pharmnet, so I think it was about time to do a detailed haul post showing you exactly what I got.

Bourjois Happy Light Foundation

I'll start off with something that I got about a month ago and I absolutely love, the Bourjois Happy Light foundation. A couple of months ago I tried a sample of this foundation and I knew I had to get it in full size, the formulation of this foundation is something else! It doesn't have the texture of a regular foundation or any foundation that I've tried so far, it's extremely thin and fluidy, it provides a light to medium coverage and the best part is that even though it leaves a matte finish it's not that flat matte that most oil free foundations leave, but more of a glowy matte if that makes any sense. It may sounds really similar to Mac's Face & Body but it's not, Mac's F&B was extremely sticky on my face and it was really hard to blend , also the coverage was close to zero. Happy Light's texture is very similar to Garnier's BB cream for oily skins, I actually compared them both on my face and I find them extremely similar, they also provide the same coverage but the Garnier BB is more matte, it doesn't have the glow that Happy Light has. My only problem is that the shade 52 which I always buy at Bourjois foundations, the Happy Light in 52 is way too dark for me that's why I got the 51. I can still a small difference between my face and neck, especially the first half an hour of wearing it but after that it's like it melts with my skintone and I can't see any difference, which I find too weird.

 

Apivita Light Texture Face Cream SPF30 with Sea Lavender & Propolis

The quest for a face sunscreen that doesn't break me out has officially begun for me! Generally I have a really bad luck with face sunscreens, 99% of what I try always end up breaking me out, and I've tried so many brands, Avene, Vichy, LRP, Clinique, Korres, Shiseido, Roc, and many many more but in the end they all broke me out, and the ones that didn't, which are very few, they were extremely oily for my skintype. But there's one brand that so far I hadn't try and that's Apivita, so I decided to get the Light Texture Face Cream SPF30 with Sea Lavender & Propolis, which also came with a Face Mask with Sea Lavender as a gift, which is a huge bonus! I've tried it four times and so far I like it, I haven't noticed any break outs yet ,but it's be too early to tell. It doesn't leave the skin super matte, even though it says it's for oily skintypes, but it's not heavy at all. One time it did get shiny on my skin but that happened because I put way too much product on my face, and after I blotted my face with a blotting paper it didn't get shiny again even after many hours of wearing it.

 Elancyl Cellu Slim Night 

I don't know how many of you have tried anti-cellulite creams, but I have and that's because I do have a cellulite problem and to be honest I hate it, so once in a while I try a new one, and that time just happens to be only a few months before summer, (you get me right?). I do not expect any miracles from creams like these, but if the cream is good I do notice a difference at the texture of my skin, it's smoother and I like it. So far I've tried a few drugstore ones, which did absolutely nothing, and from french pharmacy brands I've only tried the Vichy one which I used to like until they changed the formula a few years ago. I've heard really good things about Elancyl, which is a very famous brand when it comes to slimming creams, so I got their newest one which is the Cellu Slim Night with Cecropia extract, Caffeine and booster GP4G, and it's an intensive night slimming care. I haven't tried it yet so I don't have an opinion about it, I only hope it works.

Frezyderm Moisturizing 24H Hydrating Cream

The last thing that I got is my HG moisturizer the Frezyderm Moisturizing 24H Hydrating Cream, because I just run out of the one that I had and I seriously cannot live without it! This is the third time that I've repurchased this moisturizer within 7-8 months, and for me that's a record, I don't think I've ever repurchased three times the same moisturizer in the past. If you want to know more about this moisturizer and why I absolutely love it, you can read my full review here.

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and Blush Brush

I always enjoy an iHerb haul, especially when it comes to make up brushes! I really wanted to get a second Blush Brush because the one that I had till now I've only used it for bronzer and I wanted a second one to use it for blushes, that's how much I love this brush! Also it was a great oppurtunity to try the Miracle Complexion Sponge, I've never tried the original Beautyblender because to be honest I would never spend 20 euros for a make up sponge that I would have to throw away after a couple of months but I read really good reviews about the Real Techniques one and it only costed me 5 euros so I said why not? Plus I really love sponges to apply my concealer, I always use some cheap disponsable ones, I hope this miracle complexion one will do an amazing job!

Cococare Jojoba Oil

Jojoba Oil is something that I've never tried before, and I read really good reviews about it. I got it mostly for my undereye area because sometimes it's super dry and an eye cream isn't moisturing enough for me, that's why I went for the Cococare Jojoba Oil, because even though it's a small bottle I think it will last me for ages as you only need a tiny amount of this for both eyes. I haven't tried it yet because I don't have a problem with dryness on my undereye area this period, but I hope I'll like it.

Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Formula

A witch hazel is also a product that I've never tried before and I really wanted to, and because I wasn't the only one, my brother also wanted to try it so I got the most plain one that I could find, the Unscented Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Formula. So far I've only tried it once, and I'm not so sure if I like it or not, it leaves a tight feeling on my face, maybe I will like it more at the summer when I'm super oily.

So that's everything that I got, I hope you liked it. Let me know if you've tried any of these products, I want to know your opinions about them! 

Oh and if you've never ordered from iHerb before, you can use the code TDZ975, and you will receive $10 off your first order of $40 or more, or $5 off if your order is less than $40.

Top 13 Favourites of 2013.

 It's the last day of the year 2013, and what a better post to write than my top 13 favourite products of the year that is about to end in a few hours! You've may seen already these products many times in previous posts but that's the whole point of this post anyway, to write about the products that I've used and loved the most this year. So let's start!

 The highlight of the beauty products that I've tried this year has to be the skincare ones, because I experimented more with my skincare routine this year and I found some really good products that I love using this period. I changed the cleanser that I was using for many many years non stop, to the Apivita Creamy Face & Eye Foam Cleanser with Olive and Lavender. My skin now is not how it used be a few years ago, the continuous use of harsh cleansers dehydrated my skin a lot, so I had to change it. This one from Apivita is the best for those who have oily but dehydrated skin, you should definetely check it out! A moisturizer that I really love and purchased twice within a few months is the Frezyderm Moisturizing 24H Hydrating Cream, this one also helped a lot with the dehydration of my skin, it's not very  lightweight but it also doesn't leave a heavy feeling on my face. One more thing  is that it never broke me out and I have a bad history with break outs from various moisturizers, so this one is definitely one of the best moisturizers that I've tried so far. One more moisturizer that I really love, this time a little heavier and more appropriate for the nightime, is the Burt's Bees Sensitive Night Cream. It can be a little heavy underneath foundation, but it doesn't leave my skin feeling oily, so it's comfortable enough for the nightime, also it never broke me out and it's really good for those who are sensitive to perfumes.

My top foundation of the year hasn't really changed at all since last year, it's still the Mac Pro Longwear! I just love this foundation, it's long lasting and the coverage it provides it's really good. I like trying new foundations every once in a while but this one will always be my top one, you can read a full review about it here. My top beauty discovery of the year has to be this blush from Seventeen, the Cafe Au Lait Silky Matte Blusher. I've completely stopped using any of the bronzers that I own and I've been using only this one since last summer. I don't think I've ever used a better shade of bronzer before, it's a warm brown shade without any red undertones, it's also very longlasting and the texture is very velvety, I just couldn't find a better bronzer for sure!

 The Stila In The Know eyeshadow palette is also one of my best beauty discoveries of the year, an eyeshadow palette with only matte neutral eyeshadows. They have amazing quality and pigmentation, I wouldn't expect anything less from Stila, they know how to make amazing eyehadows! I've already done a full review about it here, check it out!

Even though  I included 2 blushes in my top 13 favourites, I'm gonna cheat and count them as one product. Essence's Silky Touch Blushes completely changed my mind about cheap blushes, I even think that they're better than my Mac ones, they have amazing texture and pigmentation. The ones that I love the most are the Secret it-Girl, a true peach shade, and Sweetheart, a light neutral pink. This year also I decided to try some of the Real Techniques face brushes, and they're definitely the best brushes that I've tried so far, especially the Blush Brush which I love using it to apply my bronzer and blushes, I'll definitely need a second one, really soon.

The lipgloss that completely blew my mind this year is the NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Beige! I'm not a lipgloss person, and even though I own many I rarely wear them, but this one from NYX is my weakness, I keep reaching for it and it's always in my make up bag whenever I go out. It's a medium pink that goes with every single look that I do, and the texture is very silky without being sticky but in the same time it's not watery, it has just the perfect texture for a lipgloss. A lipstick that I used a lot last spring and summer is the Dior Addict lipstick in Delice, it's a medium sheer coral-peachy shade, it's so easy to use it like a lipbalm, and that's the main reason why I love the Dior Addict lipsticks.

When it comes to nails, the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri top Coat is definitely my baby and I just can't live without it! It dries my nail varnishes within a few minutes and it's way better than the famous Seche Vite which is very thick and hard to work with. The Insta-Dri does the exact same job as the Seche Vite but it's very lightweight and not sticky at all.  The perfume that I literally wore the whole year is the Vera Wang Princess, it has a light everyday scent that I love wearing all the time. If you like light scented perfumes, you should check this one for sure.

And I left the last favourite of the year for the haircare, the Sunsilk Nourishing Oil Spray for dry hair, which is propably the best product I've used on my hair this year. It's the perfect detangler, it makes my hair super soft super soft without weighting it down, I've tried many leave in conditioners but they never worked as good as this one.

So those were my top 13 products for the year that is about to end. Have you tried any of them? Let me know what were your favourite beauty products of 2013. I hope you'll have an amazing New Year's Eve, I'll see you next year my lovelies!

The Apivita Experience Store in Athens .

A couple of weeks ago I visited the new Apivita Experience store in Kolonaki, Athens (Solonos 6 & Kanari) for their opening event. For those who don't know, Apivita is a greek brand known for their natural beauty products, in my opinion they have some amazing products and in my blog posts I've shown you which are my favorites. The Experience Store is not only a place that you can buy the Apivita beauty products but you can also find greek honey, herbs and teas. There's also a natural pharmacy where you can create your own personal natural cosmetics with the help of a specialized pharmacist. In the same building you can also find a hair studio for women and men. On the top floor there's a very beautiful and cozy spa, the Beehive Spa, in which you have the choice of 13 different programs. For those who live in Athens and for those who are planning to visit Athens in the future, you should definitely check out this place, you're gonna love it!

If you want to know more about Apivita as a brand and of course see all of their products, you can check out their site. If you've tried any products from Apivita, what's your opinion about them? Let me know!