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Caudalie: High Protection SFP 50

Posted on November 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

Today I’m enjoying the beautiful sunshine

to – finally! – talk to you about the Caudalie Anti-Ageing Face Suncare SFP50 I tested during my Mediterranean cruise. If you do not like sticky texture with a plaster finish: this cream will interest you. The light scent of vanilla and the packaging slightly iridescent evoke chic holiday.

About the protection: after the big debate on the effectiveness of sunscreen … last summer, revived by the results of the study of Laurence Coiffard, a professor of pharmacy at the University of Nantes, in the French newspaper Libération; I must confess I don’t know what thinking of sunscreens in general.

I’m not a researcher, just a simple consumer with a very sensitive skin which tolerated really well the Caudalie sunscreen. No allergy or over-pigmentation on recent spots, although before applying I often spray my face with the Facial Beauty Enhancer With Vitimin-Rich (and alcohol!) of Bio Beauty Nuxe.

By using this sunscreen as a day cream, I noticed that my combination skin was also hydrated. Thanks to my phototype related to the fact that I always avoid the hottest hours to enjoy sunbathing, I managed to avoid sunburn (and new wrinkles). What a pity that the product ends quickly: 40 ml in a week! Finally, I really liked this product.

The Caudalie Spa @ Les Etangs de Corot, near Paris

My beauty routine: The Moisturizing Gel Cream of La Mer

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The Vichy Aqualia Thermal Moisturizing Cream and Eye Roll-on: For An Effective Hydration

Posted on November 1, 2012 | Leave a comment

Has it already happened to you scraping the bottom of your face cream jar

as if it was a Nutella jar? I wanted to talk about this face moisturizer for while! Sometimes a basic simple product at a reasonable price, does much better than trendy expensive creams with exaggerated promises!

I loved everything in Aqualia Thermal of Vichy. Here we target hydration and hydration only! I tested it from the late summer to early October. The non-sticky texture is a great pleasure: very nice to apply that quickly penetrates (incredible feeling of freshness). I like its low scent and I especially noticed my skin better hydrated. This face cream brings me good looks all terrain and all temperatures (important for dehydrated sensitive combination skin).

I completed my routine with the Eye Roll-on Aqualia Thermal: labeled as “fortifying hydrogel” (what a name lol!), to improve the appearance of puffiness and dark circles. I would just name it: a fresh gel that soothes the eye and brings a very relaxed feeling. Very little product is enough for each application. These two products are really effective and paraben free. I also like the blue packaging of the moisturizing cream!

Bio Beauté by Nuxe: The Gentle Facial Cleansing With Fruit Vitamin

Caudalie: The Vinexpert Regimen for skin lacking vitality

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Costa Neo Romantica: Cruise in Mediterranean

Posted on October 14, 2012 | 2 comments

Do you remember “The Love Boat”?

Well well, I tested for you… and guess what, I really enjoyed it, as crazy as it sounds! I would never (ever) have imagined a 5-day cruise in the Mediterranean on a boat with over a thousand people! You know, one of these floating-white-monsters-with-dozens-of-floors.

The trip started early morning: flight to Milan, then bus to Navona (I didn’t see anything of the city) and I obediently board the Neo Costa Romantica ship of the Costa fleet. After nearly a day of transportation and a long time of mandatory safety (including all of us, crew and customers), I finally relax on the desert deck pools. Yes finally I realize I’m on the water, on the top of the boat and coasts away, exciting!

And here is the big egg in wicker (photo above) where far from everything and everyone, I could admire the postcard beautiful sunsets during all the cruise! Cia-cia-ciao bellissima Italia, domani sarà (tomorrow, it’s)… To be continued…

www.costacruise.com

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