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It's been such a long time since I last reviewed a lipstick! Today I'll tell you a few words about one of my new favourite lipsticks, the Estee Lauder Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Bois de Rose no 18. This was actually a gift from a friend and when I first saw it I didn't think that I'd ever like it.

This is a rosy beige shade with gold sparkles in it, a perfect combination for summer days. It's hydrating, has the perfect formula that stays nicely on the lips and fades evenly hours later. Although you know I'm a 'red lipstick girl', I think that this shade is actually perfect for everyday wear. You can't really go unnoticed when you wear this. What I like the most about this shade particularly is that I can wear it without my eyes or face makeup and still look nice and awake, unlike the red ones that (speaking for me personally) require wearing at least mascara.

I think this shade is also perfect for wearing it at the office and it can become easily your favourite shade of lipstick because it suits every skin tone out there! Nonetheless, this lipstick has it all: the perfect color, the perfect creamy texture, the elegant packaging and the durability. It looks brilliant on green eyed girls with light skin tone (that would be me) or on blue eyed ones because it really makes the eyes pop.

To make this even more interesting, it doesn't dry out the lips and it smells like my mom's old lipsticks: classic and elegant.

What do you think?

Sorry for not posting in such a long time, some of you left me during this time some really nice comments and I really wanted to come back. I missed you and I missed blogging.

Today I'm gonna share with you my newest discoveries. For the past two months I've been trying new products for my skin, although we're not in a good place right now. My skin recently started to break out like crazy and now I'm trying to do something about it.

I'm gonna start with the Balea Ultra Sensitive washing gel and say that I really like it. It cleanses without leaving the skin dry and doesn't irritate my skin or my eyes! I was actually looking for the mousse version of this, but it was out of stock so I got this instead and I love it.

For my weekly pamper, I got the Garnier Pure Active 3 in 1 product, which has proven to be really efficient a few years ago. I still think it provides amazing results, due to the fact that it contains salicylic which is great for acne prone skin.

I also recently started using the Neutrogena Naturals Acne Foaming Scrub which is perfect if you want a light scrub to use on a daily basis. If your skin gets clogged pores as easily as mine does, you'd want to give this a shot.

Also, since my skin is rebelling now, I got some BHA samples from Paula's Choice. Tough times require tough decisions so I thought that, if this doesn't work, nothing will. I just started using them this week so I can't say whether they are helping or not, but I am kinda putting all my hope into them.

And for the last product among my favorites, this is the Maybelline Affinitone Foundation. That's right, it's my favourite foundation but I think I'd better make a separate review for this one.

Have you used any of these products?

Let me know your thoughts!

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As I was telling you here, I ordered the Kiss My Face SPF 30 sunscreen in my first Iherb order. I've been using it since and here I am with a review. A positive one this time, because this product is really nice. 

First of all, it doesn't dry out my skin. It's not that moisturizing, but it's not drying either. I use this with a few drops of my Pai Rosehip Oil and my skin loves this combo. This sunscreen has a nice creamy formula, it's so lightweight! Like a dream. It spreads easily on the skin and doesn't leave that white, horrible cast once applied so you can go out and enjoy the sun without looking like a ghost (that if you don't use foundation, like I do).

The product comes in an orange tube and it's really hygienic as you can see in the pictures. You can't go wrong with it and you won't get out too much product. It also has nice ingredients and I think it's a good move to start using more natural (chemical-free) products. If you have sensitive skin like I do and you break out from literally anything, this is an important step in your skincare routine.

What more can I say about this, really? I really like everything about this sunscreen. Seriously, I can't think about something I don't like. Maybe only the fact that it's available only on Iherb, but that's not really a problem because this can be the perfect excuse for a new order!

Overall, I think it's a really nice product and cheap also. You can find it here for the price of $9.95.

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