
Skin Savers: Clinique Super Rescue Antioxidant Night Moisturiser for Dry/Combination Skin
Hi my little munchkins! Long time no see :) Winter has been hitting me and my skin hard, as well as the rest of Melbourne! So unfortunately my
Neutrogena moisturiser just hasn't been strong enough for me, the cold is making my dermatitis act up too so the dryness around my nose, forehead and even my eyebrows is getting hardcore, so I figured it's time to pull out the big guns.

I first bought this at Selfridges when I was (you guessed it..) in the UK and it wasn't cheap, I believe it was between £30 and £39, I can't remember exactly, and what's funny is at first I
hated it. My skin in the UK was awful, I had so much acne, I think it may have been from the flight drying my skin out, but also more for the fact that I barely drank water when I was in London because I think it tastes disgusting, it's very hard and slimy water, but it worked great when I was washing my hair. I didn't bring my Neutrogena moisturiser because my brother wanted to keep it at home for his skin, so I took my
Laneige Water Sleeping Pack with me instead. Clearly by the amount of acne I had my skin was not pleased, so I sought an alternative. I know that the majority of Clinique products are unfragranced but I could
not stand the scent of this, it's not a chemical smell or anything but it's just a bit unpleasant.
I stopped using this moisturiser for about 2 months because I figured it was making my acne worse from when I was on holiday, but my skin needs drastic help. Super Rescue is an incredible blend of water, silicone, thickeners, shea butter (ultra moisturising!), fatty acids (more moisture!), glycerin, antioxidants (preventing free radical damage), cell-communication ingredients and skin identical ingredients, all packaged in a opaque tube protecting these state of the art ingredients from contamination or sunlight, perfect!
Super Rescue is a fairly thick beige coloured cream that blends into the skin smoothly and effortlessly, and honestly I use this for daytime, nighttime and as a base for my makeup since it's much better than any of my silicone primers for my dry skin right now! It's great for dry and dry combination skin (they also make a very dry variant and a combination oily to oily skin variant) but this one is a bit too emollient for areas where you have a lot of acne, which would encourage more acne.
Super Rescue keeps my skin hydrated, plump and soft, it sinks into the skin quickly and doesn't leave any shiny or oily residue. It's a great product if you're willing to splurge on your skin and give it moisturiser that has one of the best state of the art formulas representing how far skincare has come.
Labels: anti oxidants, antioxidants, clinique, moisturiser, recommended, skin, skin savers, winter, winter skin, winter skin staples

New Makeup Tutorial! "Day Glow - A Summer Glow For Winter"
Hi munchkins! I just posted a new makeup tutorial (considering my last one was for valentine's day it's about time I did) and its all about giving a warm healthy complexion reminiscent of summer, for the colder months of winter. My skin has gotten so dry lately because of all the cold, so mattifying and oil-control is definitely not my goal right now, so a healthy dewy glow is what I'm looking to achieve.
Please let me know what you think, like, rate, subscribe, comment, anything you want! But do take a look, it means a lot to me :)
Labels: cosmetics, katerinaanastastia, l'oreal, M.A.C, makeup, makeup tutorial, summer, winter, youtube

L'Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Foundation
In the recent issue of Cosmopolitan Australia (the cover with Kim Kardashian!) they gave out a small sample of the new
L'Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Foundation, said to give you a lit from within glow!

Cosmopolitan only gives out the sample shade N4 Pure Beige which I think is a
little dark for most Australian women, I think I'd be more of an W3 in Gold Linen, a much warmer shade! Nevertheless it can easily be lightened with the help of a good moisturiser.
Lumi Magique blends like an absolute
dreeeeeam, oh my goodness. My skin has been so dry and dull lately, every day when I come home from school it looks like I've been on an airplane for hours, dry.as.a.desert. So getting a sample of a luminous foundation is perfect for me. L'Oreal says that Lumi Magique is for all skin types but I wouldn't recommend this for those with oily skin! The coverage is light to medium, depending on how you apply it, I used my Coastal Scents
Classic Buffer Large Synthetic Brush and it's stunning to apply. As soon as I started blending I was immediately like "oh wow!", I love it! Here's a look at my lit from within glow :)

On areas of my face where I felt like I really needed a little bit more light I added some of my M.A.C Studio Finish Concealer in NW15 to bring some dimension to my skin too. I got a voucher from Priceline for $10 off Lumi Magique Foundation so if I can find that this will definitely be a dry skin staple for me!
Labels: dry skin, foundation, l'oreal, l'oreal paris, lumi magique foundation, makeup, review, sample, winter, winter series, winter skin staples

My Beauty Staples for Winter! Body Edition
It's finally winter! My favourite season :)
I love winter, its such a romantic season, I guess it's the cold and the cuddling up to people, and I love the clothing in winter, so much cuter than any other season!
Even though you're gonna be covered up in Winter that's not an excuse to let your body care routine go to waste, so far here's my staples during the colder months.
A Thick, Emollient Moisturiser.
- Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Moisturiser
Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Moisturiser contains almond oil to moisturise and is best suited to dry to very dry skin, mine isn't either but it's still fantastic! It keeps me moisturised for about 8-10 hours, the bottle says 24 but I'm not so sure about that, I actually use it all year round and in summer it gives great moisture and a beautiful shiny sheen to my legs. It's not too expensive at around $10 for the largest pump bottle, and it lasts you ages! I use it whenever I get out of a shower or bath, after hair removal, and on small dry patches on my face (such as the sides of my nose). It is extremely rich but dries quickly too, just remember to wash it off your hands after otherwise you have an oily residue!
- Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion
First of all, this makes me smell fantastic! Another recommended favourite of mine that's super cheap, effective, moisturising and smells great. It's not as intensive or effective as the Nivea Moisturiser but it does do well, I find it actually absorbs a little slower, but if your skin doesn't get extremely dry then I'd recommend this over Nivea. It contains both cocoa butter AND vitamin e (score!) and does the trick nicely, plus the bottle is huge and lasts for an eon!
Exfoliant/Body Polish
Sportsgirl Scrub Up Body Exfoliator in Vanilla
Again, this smells INCREDIBLE, it smells like pure sugar and vanilla and deliciousness all in one, you'd think it was a sugar scrub! I've almost finished my 2nd tub of this and it lasts you around 4 months, and for $10 I don't feel bad about buying it either. It's made of sea salt and macadamia nut oil, so it's moisturising and exfoliating at the same time, I use this whenever my skin's feeling dry and itchy, or before hair removal. I literally use it in every shower or bath I have and I haven't looked back since, just lovely!
If you're looking for a DIY hand scrub (while you're in the kitchen of course) after cleaning or if your hands are feeling dry or greasy, add two drops of dishwashing liquid and a teaspoon of raw sugar into your palms, rub together under warm water and you've got soft, clean hands.
Hand Cream
The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector
Hemp Hand Protector is The Body Shop's #1 best selling and most popular product in the world, and I can see why! When I did work experience at The Body Shop it was during winter, and loads of customers came in asking about a hand cream that was hydrating, and locked in moisture. The inclusion of the hemp seed oil actually creates a moisture barrier on the hands (without oily residue) locking it in, wonderful! I also recommended this to women looking for a small gift for the man in their life, because it's hemp it doesn't have a feminine scent, or not particularly masculine, if a scent can be ambiguous that's what this is! Even the packaging is suitable for a man, The Body Shop sells other versions of this hand cream (such as the new Wild Rose variation) but Hemp is definitely the most effective and popular one.
That's all so far for the body section, but other extras I recommend are feet treatments (not exactly a ped-egg, but a pumice stone and one of my recommended body moisturisers will do the trick!) and a sunscreen for your neck and décolletage area, that's all for now!
Labels: almond oil, body, body care, body scrub, cocoa butter, hand cream, hemp, hemp seed oil, moisturiser, nivea, sportsgirl, the body shop, vaseline, winter, winter series

Skin Savers: Clinique Super Rescue Antioxidant Night Moisturiser for Dry/Combination Skin
Saturday, 7 July 2012, Saturday, July 07, 2012
Hi my little munchkins! Long time no see :) Winter has been hitting me and my skin hard, as well as the rest of Melbourne! So unfortunately my
Neutrogena moisturiser just hasn't been strong enough for me, the cold is making my dermatitis act up too so the dryness around my nose, forehead and even my eyebrows is getting hardcore, so I figured it's time to pull out the big guns.

I first bought this at Selfridges when I was (you guessed it..) in the UK and it wasn't cheap, I believe it was between £30 and £39, I can't remember exactly, and what's funny is at first I
hated it. My skin in the UK was awful, I had so much acne, I think it may have been from the flight drying my skin out, but also more for the fact that I barely drank water when I was in London because I think it tastes disgusting, it's very hard and slimy water, but it worked great when I was washing my hair. I didn't bring my Neutrogena moisturiser because my brother wanted to keep it at home for his skin, so I took my
Laneige Water Sleeping Pack with me instead. Clearly by the amount of acne I had my skin was not pleased, so I sought an alternative. I know that the majority of Clinique products are unfragranced but I could
not stand the scent of this, it's not a chemical smell or anything but it's just a bit unpleasant.
I stopped using this moisturiser for about 2 months because I figured it was making my acne worse from when I was on holiday, but my skin needs drastic help. Super Rescue is an incredible blend of water, silicone, thickeners, shea butter (ultra moisturising!), fatty acids (more moisture!), glycerin, antioxidants (preventing free radical damage), cell-communication ingredients and skin identical ingredients, all packaged in a opaque tube protecting these state of the art ingredients from contamination or sunlight, perfect!
Super Rescue is a fairly thick beige coloured cream that blends into the skin smoothly and effortlessly, and honestly I use this for daytime, nighttime and as a base for my makeup since it's much better than any of my silicone primers for my dry skin right now! It's great for dry and dry combination skin (they also make a very dry variant and a combination oily to oily skin variant) but this one is a bit too emollient for areas where you have a lot of acne, which would encourage more acne.
Super Rescue keeps my skin hydrated, plump and soft, it sinks into the skin quickly and doesn't leave any shiny or oily residue. It's a great product if you're willing to splurge on your skin and give it moisturiser that has one of the best state of the art formulas representing how far skincare has come.
Labels: anti oxidants, antioxidants, clinique, moisturiser, recommended, skin, skin savers, winter, winter skin, winter skin staples

New Makeup Tutorial! "Day Glow - A Summer Glow For Winter"
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Hi munchkins! I just posted a new makeup tutorial (considering my last one was for valentine's day it's about time I did) and its all about giving a warm healthy complexion reminiscent of summer, for the colder months of winter. My skin has gotten so dry lately because of all the cold, so mattifying and oil-control is definitely not my goal right now, so a healthy dewy glow is what I'm looking to achieve.
Please let me know what you think, like, rate, subscribe, comment, anything you want! But do take a look, it means a lot to me :)
Labels: cosmetics, katerinaanastastia, l'oreal, M.A.C, makeup, makeup tutorial, summer, winter, youtube

L'Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Foundation
Thursday, 7 June 2012, Thursday, June 07, 2012
In the recent issue of Cosmopolitan Australia (the cover with Kim Kardashian!) they gave out a small sample of the new
L'Oreal Paris Lumi Magique Foundation, said to give you a lit from within glow!

Cosmopolitan only gives out the sample shade N4 Pure Beige which I think is a
little dark for most Australian women, I think I'd be more of an W3 in Gold Linen, a much warmer shade! Nevertheless it can easily be lightened with the help of a good moisturiser.
Lumi Magique blends like an absolute
dreeeeeam, oh my goodness. My skin has been so dry and dull lately, every day when I come home from school it looks like I've been on an airplane for hours, dry.as.a.desert. So getting a sample of a luminous foundation is perfect for me. L'Oreal says that Lumi Magique is for all skin types but I wouldn't recommend this for those with oily skin! The coverage is light to medium, depending on how you apply it, I used my Coastal Scents
Classic Buffer Large Synthetic Brush and it's stunning to apply. As soon as I started blending I was immediately like "oh wow!", I love it! Here's a look at my lit from within glow :)

On areas of my face where I felt like I really needed a little bit more light I added some of my M.A.C Studio Finish Concealer in NW15 to bring some dimension to my skin too. I got a voucher from Priceline for $10 off Lumi Magique Foundation so if I can find that this will definitely be a dry skin staple for me!
Labels: dry skin, foundation, l'oreal, l'oreal paris, lumi magique foundation, makeup, review, sample, winter, winter series, winter skin staples

My Beauty Staples for Winter! Body Edition
Saturday, 2 June 2012, Saturday, June 02, 2012
It's finally winter! My favourite season :)
I love winter, its such a romantic season, I guess it's the cold and the cuddling up to people, and I love the clothing in winter, so much cuter than any other season!
Even though you're gonna be covered up in Winter that's not an excuse to let your body care routine go to waste, so far here's my staples during the colder months.
A Thick, Emollient Moisturiser.
- Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Moisturiser
Nivea Rich Nourishing Body Moisturiser contains almond oil to moisturise and is best suited to dry to very dry skin, mine isn't either but it's still fantastic! It keeps me moisturised for about 8-10 hours, the bottle says 24 but I'm not so sure about that, I actually use it all year round and in summer it gives great moisture and a beautiful shiny sheen to my legs. It's not too expensive at around $10 for the largest pump bottle, and it lasts you ages! I use it whenever I get out of a shower or bath, after hair removal, and on small dry patches on my face (such as the sides of my nose). It is extremely rich but dries quickly too, just remember to wash it off your hands after otherwise you have an oily residue!
- Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion
First of all, this makes me smell fantastic! Another recommended favourite of mine that's super cheap, effective, moisturising and smells great. It's not as intensive or effective as the Nivea Moisturiser but it does do well, I find it actually absorbs a little slower, but if your skin doesn't get extremely dry then I'd recommend this over Nivea. It contains both cocoa butter AND vitamin e (score!) and does the trick nicely, plus the bottle is huge and lasts for an eon!
Exfoliant/Body Polish
Sportsgirl Scrub Up Body Exfoliator in Vanilla
Again, this smells INCREDIBLE, it smells like pure sugar and vanilla and deliciousness all in one, you'd think it was a sugar scrub! I've almost finished my 2nd tub of this and it lasts you around 4 months, and for $10 I don't feel bad about buying it either. It's made of sea salt and macadamia nut oil, so it's moisturising and exfoliating at the same time, I use this whenever my skin's feeling dry and itchy, or before hair removal. I literally use it in every shower or bath I have and I haven't looked back since, just lovely!
If you're looking for a DIY hand scrub (while you're in the kitchen of course) after cleaning or if your hands are feeling dry or greasy, add two drops of dishwashing liquid and a teaspoon of raw sugar into your palms, rub together under warm water and you've got soft, clean hands.
Hand Cream
The Body Shop Hemp Hand Protector
Hemp Hand Protector is The Body Shop's #1 best selling and most popular product in the world, and I can see why! When I did work experience at The Body Shop it was during winter, and loads of customers came in asking about a hand cream that was hydrating, and locked in moisture. The inclusion of the hemp seed oil actually creates a moisture barrier on the hands (without oily residue) locking it in, wonderful! I also recommended this to women looking for a small gift for the man in their life, because it's hemp it doesn't have a feminine scent, or not particularly masculine, if a scent can be ambiguous that's what this is! Even the packaging is suitable for a man, The Body Shop sells other versions of this hand cream (such as the new Wild Rose variation) but Hemp is definitely the most effective and popular one.
That's all so far for the body section, but other extras I recommend are feet treatments (not exactly a ped-egg, but a pumice stone and one of my recommended body moisturisers will do the trick!) and a sunscreen for your neck and décolletage area, that's all for now!
Labels: almond oil, body, body care, body scrub, cocoa butter, hand cream, hemp, hemp seed oil, moisturiser, nivea, sportsgirl, the body shop, vaseline, winter, winter series