Petrichor Beauty - reviews, style and overthinking

Hello there and welcome to my blog! This time I’m going to briefly describe my morning skincare routine. My summer days start super early because I need to be at the office at 6 AM.  During hot months I like to use refreshing and cooling products to wake me up and make me feel better. It’s my little ritual and I love it. Hope you’ll find something to add to your morning care. Step 1  – in the morning I always clean my face with micellar water from Caudalie. It is gentle, but effective and has a light herbal tea-like scent. Step 2  – occasionally, when I feel super tired and look like a real mess, I like to use anti-age cooling under-eye pads from Balea. They are quite good and affordable, but I’m thinking about replacing them with some kind of face roller. That would be an even cheaper and more permanent solution and most of all could be used every morning. Step 3  - a good face mist is a must for me, the one I like the most is again from Caudalie, their iconic beaut...

Today we’re going to check the last product from my ‘Testing on vacation’ series and I would call it the most important one because SPF is a big thing – La Roche Posay Anthelios Anti-imperfections corrective gel-cream with SPF 50. What a name, right? Try to explain that to your pharmacist at the counter. Pros: It was the most affordable from the range It didn’t break me out Offers great protection Practical packaging Cons: If you put too much (I mean you supposed to be generous with your application) it starts to peel off Quite greasy  Leaves not very flattering (ok ugly) shiny finish You should blend it really well, otherwise, you’re left with a white cast It is not a gel formula like it is written on the tube Salicylic acid slightly burnt me at first, but my skin is not sensitive For a beach or a pool time, I would surely recommend this, because it is reliable, but for every day it can be too heavy and too shiny. You can improve the situation with a powder, but it will leave your...

Time for the product no. 2 from my ‘Testing on vacation’ series:  NUXE Sun – after sun hair&body shampoo. This product was a hit and also a miss for me. First of all, it smells amazing – a tropical vacation in a plastic tube. This scent reminds me of that old-school heavy sunscreen, but with some extra exotic flowers added, it is very strong and stays on your skin for quite a while. Another positive thing about it is that is gentle to your skin and great for frequent showering. It left my skin smooth and there was no that uncomfortable and urgent need for applying my lotion. But this softness also has a negative part – it did no remove my sun cream completely and that resulted in some white stains on my black shorts afterward. So I ‘scrubbed’ harder the next time and the results were the same. Keep that in mind while dressing something tighter and dark. And now the grand finale – it was just horrible on my hair. My hair gets greasy usually on the second day, but with this shamp...

Before I went on my holiday, I sowed you some new products that I brought with me for testing along the way. Now that I’m back I owe you to share my thoughts about selected products. In three upcoming posts, I’ll write my reviews and discuss the pros and cons as usual. Let’s start with the first one today and that is  Vichy Mineral 89 serum. This serum is simply amazing! It really surprised me, because before I tried it I never understood all that fuss about it. It’s practically water for Christ's sake! What can be so great about that? It turned out that using this makes a big difference on my skin. This product is very light, but effective because it is full of Hyaluronic acid and Vichy mineral water and it simply makes your skin ‘happier’ and hydrated without making it greasy or messing with your other skincare products. It has no fragrance, so it is suitable for sensitive skin, it absorbs quite quickly and leaves your face fresh and hydrated. It has a gel-like consistency that t...