All my face's beauty products - tips for oily skin

Yesterday I decided to tidy up the mirror container in the toilet where i have all my beauty products.
And reorganized it separating every product for the function it has.
So i noticed how many things i have for my face!
Lets see how (and if) I use them
There we go:

Soap

- Sulfur soap
It is recommended for oily skins, with its astringent and refreshing properties, acts on acne and points blacks, narrowing the pores.
Do not wash your face more then twice per day with this soap.
And once a week i use the rough side of the sponge, together with the soap, as exfoliating.

Can find it in any herbalist's shop, quite cheap price.

Mask

- 1 Face mask mud of Mar Morto (Bottega Verde)
 recommended for combination and oily skins, with Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Bromine and Sodium.
Cleanses thoroughly, it is also ideal for a revitalizing dull skin.
I find it very refreshing so i use it also to narrowing pores.
I used it once a week, but now I just use the day before and event where i need to use lot of make-up to clean my skin and make it look good.
This is also a product you can get from herbalist's shop and is cheap.

- 2 Glycolic Acid Peel Off Face Mask (Bottega Verde)
This one can be used for every type of skins, Eliminates impurities and dead cells from the skin surface using the action exfoliating glycolic acid.
I do apply it after a warm shower or after using warm water on my face or hot steam, to enlarge pores.
So the mask can penetrate better the pores and clean them deeply, after that i was my face with cold water to narrow pores again.
As the one before I used once a week, but now juat when i need to clean my skin before applying make-up for a big event.
This is also a product you can get from herbalist's shop and is cheap.

- 3 Wander pore White Clay Clear (Etude)
I just report what they say on the official website: Pore adhension + Pore cleansing +Soften texture + even tone + hydrating - Pore care mask for clean and clear skin with white clay , rice bran and grain powder.
I found it hepful for oily skins, it clean and revitalize my skin, giving it a better color and a better look, it is very refreshing and narrows pores, but i need to apply a moisturizing cream, cause it can leave my skin a bit too dry.
I use it a couple of time a month and as the mask before I do apply it after enlarging my pores with warm water or steam for a deeper cleaning.
Price is medium also cause it can't be found in Italy so it is needed to be shipped.

Tonic

- 1 facial tonic with extracts of cucumber (Bottega verde)

For combination skins to use after washing the face.

rebalancing the skin and eliminates the unsightly shiny effect. The cucumber extracts tightens pores and normalize skin.

It also contains Zinc, sebum-balancing, Burdock extract, astringent and purifying.

Price is cheap

- 2 Clarifying toning lotion (REN)

For combination skins, a refreshing lotion, exfoliant that opens pores and removes dead skin, leaving the complexion clear, smooth and even. Reduces the size of pores and oiliness surface, while its antimicrobial action reduces the possible future eruption of the skin.

Always to use after washing the face

Price is medium

- 3 Clarifying Lotion (Clinique)

It was part of a set of 3 products combinations, soap, lotion and cream.

The soap and the cream were just a sample Format.

The lotion free the skin surface from any form of desquamation and skin reveals a fresher and more vital.

softens fine lines, to help the skin look younger, longer.

It should not contain alcohol but i found my skin red-ish after using it, so I stopped.

Price is expensive.

I usually forgot to use tonics for montsh and months and i remember only when my skin is irritated

Anti ageing

- 1 HYDROTENSEUR concentrated drops (Rilastil)
Just bought it and used only once so can't say alot, gonna rewrite what the official website says:
Suitable for all skin types, thanks to hyaluronic acid and ceramides fills in wrinkles, hydrates and repairs the skin, giving the face a smooth and compact. He is also an antioxidant, increases cell turnover and the production of collagen type I.
I don't really need it, but we use to say "prevention is better than cure" so I'm going to use it once or twice per week.
Price is expensive

- 2 INTENSIVE eye Cream (rilastil)
Specific treatment for wrinkle and moisturizing the eye area. Impedes the formation of bags and dark circles.
I use it almost everyday and must say I love it.
That area around the eyes looks so much better, a better and healthy color and feels refreshed and compact.
Price is medium/high

- 3 Bio retinoid anti-ageing concetrate (REN)
This is the one i used for over two year, but now the bottle is empty.
It is very oily and moisturizing, used always after washed my face and before going to sleep around my lips and eyes especially, with a soft massage.
it smells very good and i found it working fine with my expression wrinkles (like when you smile) if used consistently.
Price is very expensive

- 4 3D Filler (KIKO)
is a treatment to correct and camouflage wrinkles instantly. If used consistently fills the signs of aging, prevents oxidative stress and gives the face a more youthful appearance and smooth.
It should be used on daytime but i find it way too oily so I almost never use it.
Price is medium

- 5 Invisible 3D lifting (KIKO)
is a serum for the face referred to as shock treatment before important events, giving immediate freshness to the face and optimizing duration and yield of make up.
As it says i only use it before and event the moment when i have to apply make-up, around the lips and the eyes
Price is medium

- 6 Total effect 7 in one Day cream (Oil of Olaz - Olay)
Just bought it so lets see what the official website says:
Olay Total Effects fights the 7 signs of skin aging, such as fine lines and wrinkles, uneven skin tone, dark spots, uneven texture, dryness, dullness and pores. Packed with niacinamide which makes skin younger-looking.
It also protect from UVA and UVB the main causes of sjin aging.
I needed an everyday mosturizing anti-ageing cream.
And I'm going to buy the night cream aswell
Price is medium/low

Thank you all for reading and I hope you found some good tips here!

Just Birthdance! (what?!)

It is time to post something about the great weekend i had with my loli friends.
I found odd to specify every time that they are my "lolita" friends, cause i guess a friend is a friend!
But we met thanks to lolita and we use to go out in lolita together so i guess....they are my loli friends (and i love them!)

That was like going to camping out, having a sleep-over party, a dance party, a birthday party, all together.
I felt lika i was teenager again!
No one of us is a teenager anymore though (Just for a little bit :P )
We had decorated plastic glass.

This pic belongs to Kat

And played to just dance, in 3 teams for almost the whole time, until we were so tired we crumbled to the ground!

The loli-team was very strong, but the guys had a better endurance and we failed in the end cause too tired (yeah it is because we were tired, i swear!)
Then we placed our tents....or well....just the sleeping-bags on the living room floor

This pic belongs to Itrill

We also have some videos...but those are just for our eyes! 

My outfit, very simple

Thanks to Kat and Debba for the bows <3

My secret unveiled....and some news

Well....
Just ONE of my secrets *evil grin*!
This is me to the Gym

Few months ago

yesterday

The secret I usually hide under a skirt  ... thats doesnt sound good i know...but i'm just talking about my legs!

And especially about my hips.

As you can see my body is far from being perfect, but i would never say i am fat, or something like that, just to moan and play victim, i worked hard just to get here, but still my weak points are legs and hips

My legs will never be like the pic on the right, because my body is not like that, i must sruvive to this and is okay, but  i still want to lose some weight and get thinner hips, i sure can since i'm still overweight of a couple of kg, this mean i can lose from 2 to 5 without any risk.

I'm proud of my muscles, i had not at all since some months ago, but i starte gym in February 2012 and it shows!

Now, some updates:

As you can see on the right i added a calendar, because there are so many events incoming that i wanna track them, and even if i may try to hide you something just to post a surprise, you can spoil something there.

I'm seeing my local lolitas community and planning lot of things with them, it's going to be very fun!

Next week i'm starting some sewing lessons from a friend yay! We are going to make a velveteen lolita skirt, a cupcake petticoat and a victorian skirt, this will go ahead until April.

Still waiting the jsk i ordered from Surface Spell, sigh, i fear won't be here in time for Christmas.

Still waiting pics from last Vampire Larp! Hope to get them soon so i can make a post about it!

That's all for now....

CYA!

New year fitness activities

The sunlight saving year starts in January and ends in December.
But all the activities usually starts in September and ends in July.
So this month everything restarted after a sleepy August.
What I plan for this fitness year is to focus on sculpting the muscle, over just losing weight.
I did a very good work from January to July already, losing around 17 libs and getting in fit, my body is grateful.
I want to lose about 2 more kg ( 4.5 lbs) and getting my arms and legs in shape.
So less aerobic and more muscolar exercise, like tonification, GAG (gambe, addominali, glutei=legs, abdominals, buttocks), stratching and pilates (because i can't get to touch my feet).

I started to use little more weight when training.

When i can't go to any class because of job shift i'm gonna run on the tapisroulan and using the step machine.

Not following any special diet, after 9 months i got used to eat less and better, so all i need to do is to keep going like this, i can eat sweetes, chocolate, fried food, but without overdo.
Basically is an easy life.

Motivation

Has been about a month i'm missing the gym.
Because it has been closed for 2 weeks then i had my period, then i had a flue.
Now is time to go back, all the classes have already start and i really need to work out to get fit, my back is alrady hurting cause the lack of exercise.
There is nothing better to motivate myself , to see the result of all my hard work, i'm proud of it.
This is not a thinspo and i'm not a proana or promia.
I do eat, many times per day, and sometimes i also eat chocolate and sweeties and fried stuff (yummy!)
Just i don't overdo.
So i'm gonna show you, and this is an hard thing to do, how i was last summer and how i am now.
Covering my face if this pic is gonna get used somewhere else.

July 2011 on the left and September 2012 on the right
Wearing same top and same skirt, just no hoodie on the right one.

The way you wanna be, the way you wanna look, who you are and who you wanna be is all up to you.
What matter is just being happy.
So this is my choice and i am happy only like this and not the other way.

About fitness and diet

I should be posting about my vacation in England, I still have many pics to organize and such.
But lately i'm being lazy with that, also 'cause I'm busy, with job, gym, cats, bf, friends.
All things that make me happy...except the job....not that it makes me sad but i would like to earn money without having to get to the office and argue with customers everyday XD.

Today is my last day to the gym because they are closing for the next 2 weeks due vacations.
I disagree about this closing, i payed the whole month but i can't go for 2 weeks.
I wish it wasn't so hot so i culd play to just dance for some exercise, we dont have air-conditioner at home :(

I'm working hard to win my battle against fat.
NOTE: I don't think who is overweight is ugly.
But i don't wanna be overweight, it is ugly ON ME.
I'm short and all my fat goes on my hips and legs and bottom, it makes me look ridiculous.
I wanna wear some kind of dresses that i think would look good on me only if i stay thin.
Plus I'm tryin to be healty with food and exercise , because...i wanna stay young and live forever XD

Since January i lost 8.5 kg ( 18.74 lbs ), nothing impressive or extreme, i did it with the right times, in the right way and it is something is going to last.
Because of that i had to renew my wardrobe, many things were too big for me to use again, so 2 days ago i gave a look to my closets and startet to trow or to give away shirts i was no longer using, i also found something i can try to sell.
Next step is the wardrobe itself, i know there are many jeans and slacks i can get rid off, to make some space for my next shopping.
I'm gonna need many new things for the winter cause all the old clothes are big (yay!) and i wanna buy lolita clothes that, indeed, take a good amount of space (and money).

What i would like to get, also, are some parigine, the socks over the knee, but for those i really need to do something for my legs and find a good way to wear them, my legs are not good looking at all :(
And even with the gym they are not so firm.

Anyway i'm close to my goal, even if i know my legs will never be thin, cause they have never been, that's my body, is not going to change, my aunties got my same legs and hips.