Friday, March 21, 2014

Birthday skincare haul

I will turn 29 on Sunday and I decided that it would be about time that I start taking care of my skin. I will get one product from a Canadian friend who is coming to visit. I ordered it on Sephora Canada the other products (All Paula's choice) are ordered from Paula's choice Netherlands



I just ordered the following products online:

Paula's Choice Resist advanced replenishing toner

I'm currently not using a toner in my routine, but I'm curious about this one. This has a PH of 5.5 and contains antioxydants. The price is €23 



Paula's Choice skin perfecting BHA 2% exfoliant 
I'm currently using Clinique turnaround concentrate as an exfoliant which I love. It contains Poly hydroxy acid and gently exfoliates the surface of the skin. Since I suffer from rosacea I decided to buy a beta hydroxy acid based exfoliant in order to exfoliate deeper in the skin and hopefully help with my rosacea. 
€24.90

Peter Thomas Roth retinol fusion PM
 This contains a whooping 1.5% retinol which is one of the highest percentage you can find over the counter. I will need to progressively adjust my skin to it. I will start by twice a week and then go up. I will use this days I don't use the BHA lotion. Retinol makes skin sun sensitive and should only be used at night.
C$76

Paula's choice the nude mattes
Lastly, there has been a lot of raves on the recently released Paula's choice nude matte palette which contains 10 mattes and one shimmer eyeshadow.  I just couldn't past on it. All the reviews are rave.
€40 for 17g!

6 comments:

  1. Apparently it can take up to a year for wrinkle reduction though. We'll see!

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  2. Hahah, Paula Abdul has good skin though. I will review them after testing them for at least a month

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  3. Thank you, I'm also curious about that palette, I will try to test it properly and review it quickly!

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  4. ah right! the retinol. as I already told you.. I'm curious about that one!

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  5. i hope im right on time to greet you happy birthday!! :) waiting to see your thoughts on the paula's choice items, ive never really paid attention to them since they remind me of paula abdul hihi

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  6. Hey Judith, early happy birthday!!! What a great haul! I've been curious about the eyeshadow palette. I'd definitely love to read about the skincare products as well!

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