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Estée Lauder: Advanced Night Repair & Revitalizing Supreme, The Efficient Anti-Aging Duo

This spring I tested the star duo of Estee Lauder

during two months : Advanced Night Repair Serum and Revitalizing Supreme, the ultimate global anti-aging creme of Estée Lauder. I was looking for a firming anti-aging cream, particularly nourishing (but not greasy) to boost my combination skin which is extremely dehydrated, sensitive and dull at the end of winter (gray beige tone, lol). I needed a real effective care that brightens my poor skin. Very demanding the girl! I’m like nude-nude (no make-up) complexion and that means a beautiful skin well groomed! And beautiful skin means daily cares.

After the first week of use, I noticed a slight improvement: my features were smoothed. The following weeks, my skin became brighter and relaxed (good hydration) and sanitized (with less redness). Great for the mood! Yet throughout the test period, I have been lax in my beauty routine, limiting myself to a minimum. For cons, I daily appied these two products in synergy every day at least once a day. Some evenings, I only put the serum which is really great (!). It lasts long.

Great first experience with Estee Lauder products : I really enjoyed the ease of use, textures and flavors. And quickly, the effects are visible (so important to keep the motivation!). But don’t expect that beauty products as good as they are, can erase wrinkles and fight alone against sagging. I believe more in the lifestyle, daily treatment (with cosmetics of course, cares and massages), genetics and happiness (yes!), to prevent or improve wrinkles and sagging … nothing new (I know I’m repeating myself, lol)!     

ESTEE LAUDER  

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Roger & Gallet: Huile Sublime Bois d’Orange, Perfumed Dry Oil

Dear nomadic friends : here a super light spray bottle (30 ml) to put in our bags and luggages! I am totally crazy about it : a greedy smell, SO sexy! This Perfumed dry oil silicone free is a fantastic beauty product : I don’t recommend very dry skin to use it as a treatment. But this dry oil is amazing as a “finish” (applyied after your usual moisturizing body creams) :  the skin is satin smooth and deliciously fragrant thanks to the orange essential oil and 6 natural oils. I am addicted! Irresistible after a sunbath, to sublimate tan and perfume hair! And for bad days, when I feel lazy (yes it happens, lol!) : its great texture and perfume make me feel better! Undoubtedly this is one of my “must have” of this summer! 

Roger & Gallet  

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Africology: Natural Slimming Oils & Creams

Last December,  I found online an interview of ELLE South-Africa‘s chief editor,

(very interesting website, read the excellent ELLE Deco South Africa too!) : Jackie Burger showed her beauty “routine”, including a product of Africology. Never heard about this South Africa cosmetics luxury brand, ethic and environment-friendly.

Renchia Droganis, holistic therapist and Africology founder, created biodegradable natural products with South African essential oils and plants. After a local success story, Africology is now famous in England. I’m more and more puzzled and I want to test those products. I like discovering luxury cosmetics brands from all over the world (like Panpuri in Thailand).

For one month and half, I’ve tested the slimming products of Africology. Fortunately, my skin didn’t react to the essential oils! I do like the 4 products of the picture above! The textures are nourishing, not greasy with a matte finish : great in damp climatic zones. Cellulite Detox (2) is one of my two favourite products: you need to massage this oil into the skin. Nice texture (marula oils rooibos and hypoxis) and the parfum is really strong.

Same for the scent of the 3 other products : strong citronella scent (I’m addictive). I melt this oil  with Slimming Detox Cream, a super moisterising that nourishes my very dry skin. I also melt the Slimming Detox Cream with the Conditionning Body Oil (4). This oil with a matte finish makes my skin extremely soft and my feet like baby ones!!! Twice a week, I use the Body Scrub : the colour and texture of the scrub look like grains of sand that gently wipe the skin.

Did I loose any centimenters using this regiment? No, I didn’t do any diet during my testing, so honestly I couldn’t tell if they have a real slimming effect or not. But my skin looks better, suppler, softer and toner.  Definitely they tone (thanks to the daily massage movements to apply them) and highly moisturize skin. I really enjoy smelling, touching and applying them. And now, I look forward to discover the 64 other products of Afrocology! Maybe in South Africa…

Informations

www.africology-fr.com (for France & Belgium) & www.africology-sa.com 

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