Review Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil

High end brands, they make you feel like a million dollars and they cause your wallet to want to jump out of your purse whenever you walk into a beauty shop.

I tend to use mostly drugstore items, but I have to confess... There are times I become a woos and I splurge.
Last summer I was walking through the beauty alley and I saw that some of the products of Clarins were on sale. Yes, I justified it because it was on sale.

I got myself the Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil.
It's a yellow oil that you put on your face to treat your skin. This is towards those with oily or combination skin. You may be thinking: Lily, I already have enough oils on my face going on and now you're saying to slather on some more oil? Really?!?

Yes. I'm telling you to treat your oily faces with oil. as crazy as it may sound, this actually works.

This product is made from 100% of pure plant extracts. All natural for those who are wondering :p

Clarins Lotus Face Treatment Oil

After cleansing my face I put 2 drops in my hands, rub it and press it into my skin. If you massage it well, this will sink into your skin. Just give it some time for the oil to do its work.

I do have to mention the rather medicinal scent to the product. For those who don't like heavily fragrances, this may not be your cup of tea. When massages into the skin you can still smell a subtle hint of the medicine.

I have been using this for a couple of months now, and I have noticed less blemishes and less oily skin.

Since you only need a few drops of this, I'm sure this bottle will last me quite a while.
I spent 24€ on this bottle, with discount. Normally I won't spend that much money on something I've never tried before, but ... once in a while won't hurt, right?

Let me know if you've tried this as well. What do you think about this oil fighter?

Nail polish gift haul

A friend of mine gifted me a few nail polishes because she's totally awesome :)
So let's jump right into it:

Deborah Lippmann - Daytripper

I'll start of with my very first Deborah Lipmann polish ever. I've seen this polish passing in a lot of Youtube beauty video's and thought this color was gorgeous! It's a bright pink that can bright up your outfit in an instant!
 
It's a creamy polish with an opaque finish to it. Love, love, LOVE it!









Then second of all, I got this one as well:

Ciaté - Halo

This is a holographic polish. I'm afraid the camera isn't doing the polish justice. If you have (seen) this, you'll know it has a beautiful shimmery purple, pink hint to it. I must say you have to be careful when applying this, because if you put too much on your brush before applying, it'll leave green patches on your nail (shows where the shimmers are concentrated). It's not easy to evenly distribute the shimmers without the green patches, but hey... it does says holographic polish, right? :p

Chanel - Protective base coat

Then last but not least, she gifted me a Chanel base coat as well. We both read some good reviews on it and we were dying to try it out. Luckily the drugstore were putting these on sale, woot woot! I must say, it's a bit pricey for just a base coat, but darn it ... it is gooooooood! As most base coats they dry quite fast and make a good primer. It's a good product, but not sure whether I'll be purchasing it as soon as I finish this bottle, since it's a bit overpriced for a base coat, even if it's Chanel!




Anyway, I got to add these 3 high end polishes to my collection thanks to my awesome friend. A great gift, especially for doing a polish haul :p