Review: Yves Rocher Apricot Peeling

Hey everyone,
today I have a little review about a peeling for you! It's the Apricot Peeling by Yves Rocher, the one I actually mentioned in my skincare routine *click*.
I've run out of it now and decided to tell you about my thought on it, because I already got a different peeling that I'll be using soon, and I don't want to leave this unmentioned :) Just so you know ahead of time: I didn't rebuy it because I wanted to try something different, not because I don't like it!
But now, let's get into the review:

Information:
- called Yves Rocher Apricot Stone Peeling
- Available at Yves Rocher stores and online at yves-rocher.com
- costs 6.50 Euros for 50 ml; most of the time you get 40-50% off
- smells like apricots (what a surprise ;))
- botanical-based ingredients
- you're supposed to use it once or twice a week

Positives:
+ nice scent
+ botanical-based ingredients
+ price
+ has a nice amount of peeling particles in it
+ removes all the dirt, dead skin cells and cleans the pores nicely
+ leaves my skin with that squeaky-clean feeling
+ doesn't break me out or anything
+ the little bottle lasts me at least 4 months with once-a-week-usage

sorry for this disgusting picture, but I tought you would like to see the consistency

Negatives:
- not really easy to get: you either drive to the store which is only in bigger cities or you order it online and pay for shipping :P

Bottom Line:
I really like this peeling! I cleans my skin and the product I apply afterwards can work in really nicely. I think I will go back to this when I finished trying something else!

What do you think of this peeling? Do you have a different favorite one?
I'll see you soon!
xoxo, Misch

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Best of Beauty/ Favorites of 2010!

Hey there!
I know a lot of beauty gurus already did their favorites of the year of 2010 in the last days of that year, but I decided to do that now, since the new year has started! These are my favorites of the whole year instead of only the ones for the month of December :)
I will also sometimes mention just brands, because I got to know them this year and liked them. Here we go, my favorites:

- Jesse's Girl Stuff: I placed my first order there in summer this year, and I really like their stuff! So pretty colors, and great quality!

just some of my Jesse's Girl stuff 

- The "NEW" Catrice: Catrice changed their whole nail polish line in spring of 2010, made so pretty colors, and then this fall they changed almost all of the rest of their line, and it's so good! The quality got so much better, it's amazing! Catrice is my favorite drugstore brand :)

some things from the whole great catrice stuff

- OPI nail polishes: This is another brand I discovered in 2010, and OPI is just so amazing :) Unfortunately a bit pricey in Germany, and now Coty bought it, so the polishes will probably get tested on animals :P but I still loved it this year.

just some of my OPI polishes to stand for them all

- China Glaze nail polishes: Discovered them in 2010 and immediately fell in love! So good quality and amazing colors :)

just 2 of my china glaze polishes to stand for them all

- Nivea Ideal Finish Foundation: This is actually the first foundation I ever bought, and I love it! I expected to have to look around and try different stuff until I find my favorite foundation, but I already did :) Here I wrote a review on it.  

YAY!

- Essence Eyeliner Pen: I love this one so much because it is a felt-tip liner which is so easy to use! You can create the thinnest lines that are still opaque, I love it!

love it!

- Catrice Lipstick in Ocean Sunrise from the Oceana LE: Such a pretty color, a reddish pink, which I wore a lot in summer, fall and winter! So so pretty :)

pretty pretty lip color :)

- Blush and Highlighting Products: I love it! I fell in love with cheek products in 2010, especially blush and highlighters :) Glowy cheeks all the way! :) 

just one of my favorite highlighting products

- Yves Rocher Summer Perfume "Aquarelles Vegetales": Y'all know that I love love love this perfume, I've been wearing it so often and can't get enough of it :)

yummy yummy scent <3

- Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara: This is my go-to mascara, I use it all the time and always buy a new bottle after I finished one :) Perfect mascara for me!

great stuff!

I think that's what they are, my favs for the whole year of 2010 :)
What were you're favorites? I'm sure I forgot about a lot, but I remember these the most :) You want a review of anything?
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Oh so lovely - winter scents

Hey there :)

It's getting really cold, it already started to snow at a few areas and we all just want to curl up under a blanket, drink hot chocolate and watch a good movie while it's storming outside - meaning: it's getting winter :)

And when it comes to winter, there are these so so lovely scents I love :)

I love the Holiday season, Christmas is great and ah...it's one of my favorite times in the year.

There are these typical scents most people connect with Christmas, Holidays and winter - and I love these as well.

Cinnamon

Honey

Chocolate

Oranges + Mandarines

Gingerbread

Vanilla

Caramell

different spices

and so on...

I love all of these scents so much (okay except for cinnamon which i don't like when it's too much), and that's why I'm always happy about Holiday Body Care Lines, because they have the best scents of the whole year.

One of the things I love is the Balea Body Butter in Cocoa, smells like chocolate and cares really well.

Then Yves Rocher releases a Christmas Line every year, and this year it's both orange-chocolate and orange-almond. I haven't been to the store yet, but I'll go there soon and I hope these things smell good. There are shower gel, body lotion and hand lotion available.

Isana has a nice shower gel this year, it's honey and white chocolate. Go and smell it at your local Rossmann, I really like it and it doesn't even cost 1 Euro.

Something I really like to do in winter is to just go to a store, the drugstore for example, while it's getting dark outside, and smell the different scents, pick out my favorite ones and then get home and take nice bath using the new products.

Do you like that too?

What are your favorite winter scents? Let me know!

xoxo, Misch

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My Skincare Routine

Hey guys :)

I thought I might show you my skin care routine, just because I stopped using the Clinique line a few weeks ago. I know that there are a ton of young people out there, dealing with pimples, acne and blemishes, and some spend so much money on expensive skin care products that don't work after all.

I found a inexpensive line at the drugstore that works for my skin, and I think it's a good idea to show this one to you. Of course, every skin is different, please keep that in mind! So I can't promise you this will work for you, but it might, and even if it doesn't - it's very inexpensive!

The products I'm talking about are from Synergen, from the line for skin with blemishes and stuff. They're the ones that come in navy blue packagings.

My Skin Care Routine:

MORNING:

First, I wash my face using the Synergen Wash Creme for skin with blemishes. It contains little peeling particles which I think is really nice, and they're not too harsh. It also cleanses my skin really nicely and leaves it very clean. but not dried out.

Then I just use the Synergen Hydro-Fluid for skin with blemishes. It has a nice light consistency, like a gel, but when you apply it to your face, it kinda turns into a more rich lotion. I really like it, but it might not be moisturizing enough for people with dry skin.

And that's it!

NIGHT:

Again, I wash my face using the Synergen Wash Creme. This one gets rid off all of my make-up, so I don't need an additional make-up remover. When I wore a lot of make-up, I wash my face a second time using this product, just to cleans it more thoroughly.

Next, I use the Synergen Toner for skin with blemishes. I don't use this every night, just when I feel I need it. I don't think it's good to use it that often, because it contains alcohol and that can dry out your skin. That's also the reason why I don't use it in the morning.

When I have an extremely big pimple or something, I use the Synergen Anti-Spot-Gel. It works really well and dries out any pimples pretty fast.

I don't use a moisturizer at night.

Once A Week:

I exfoliate my skin once a week and for that I use the Yves Rocher Apricot Peeling. I really like it, and it makes my skin super-squeaky-clean :)

In winter, I sometimes add a moisturizing mask, but that one is kind optional for me and I don't even have a regular one I grab for, I just get one that seems nice ;)

This is the first time I have a skin care routine that just uses products from one brand (except for the exfoliator). Normally I kinda switch it up...don't know, maybe it's because these work so well for me. If I had to pick my favorite product out of this routine, it would be the Wash Creme.

Do you use any of these products as well? Or what do you use it your skin care routine? I'd like to know :)

Until then!

xoxo, Misch

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September 2010 Favorites

Hey guys,

September's already over and now it's really getting fall - grey and rainy outside, but really cozy inside: it's time for spending the evenings in front of the TV, drinking a cup of hot tea:) I love love love this season so much

Evian facial spray - this stuff is so amazing :) it moisturizes, refreshes and cares my skin so well, and the mist is so fine. I used it several times a day, and I'm almost out of it :( I'll get a new one, though :)

TheBodyShop Born Lippy lipbalm in raspberry - I really like this lip balm, it tastes great, cares my lips and gives a nice pink shine. Definitely a fav.

Yves Rocher Aquarelles Vegetales Perfume - Y'all know that I love this scent so much - and I still do :) I used it a lot during this month.

Essence Soft Matt eyeshadow in 03 Silky Smooth - School started again for me this month and so I had to do a lot of nude looks everday and this eyeshadow was my go-to color. It's a matte chocolate brown, perfect to fill in my eyebrows, to darken up my outer corner or to simply shade my crease. This color is so convenient!

Beliance Foundation Brush - This brush is perfect to apply my foundation, I really like it!

Jesse's Girl Enamel in Garnet - This is such a perfect color for fall :) it looks very similar to Chanel Rouge Noir and I love it

p2 nail polish thinner - I had a lot of problems with too thick nail polishes this month and this one helped me a lot.

My Uggs - These aren't real Ugg Boots, but I still love them. So cute shoes :)

McDonalds Mocha Frappe - I love McDonalds Mocha Frappe so much (I kinda love everything in this post...), it tastes so amazing

So guys, these were my favs for the month of September. What were yours?

xoxo, Misch

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Beauty Essentials For School

Hey everyone out there,

today I want to show you the beauty products I take to school with me. Keep in mind that these are just my beauty essentials for school, everyone finds other things necessary! I would love to see your beauty essentials for school, so if you do a blogpost about it, send me the link or just write the products in the comments!

And now, let's get started:

Essence Pure Skin Oil Control Paper Green Tea - I have oily skin which means that blotting tissues are a must for me. I especially like to use them after sports class.

Labello Lipcare Velvet Rose - It's just a basic lip balm and I always have one with me, but not always by Labello.

Manhattan ClearFace Coverstick in 76 sand - Just in case I get a pimple or my make-up fades over the day, then I would need it.

CadeaVera Compact Powder in Beige - I apply my powder after I blotted my face and this is one of my favorite pressed powders.

Black Mascara - This one is just the tiniest one I have, I always take black mascara with me.

Essence 2in1 Kajal Pencil in 01 Black & White - Black and white are the most basic colors and for eyeliner they're always useable.

Essence Volume & Gloss Lip Maximizer in 06 crazy about you - This lipgloss doesn't add a lot of color to the lips, but it adds a lot of shine and it tastes minty, and that's perfect for everyday.

Yves Rocher Watercolor Effect Blush in Corail Nude - You know I love this stuff :) A little bit of blush can change your whole appearence, and this blush is super easy to use and small enough to carry it with you everywhere.

Essence Blush Brush - It's a pretty small brush and I use it to apply the compact powder.

Isana Med Hand Sanitizer - At school there are so many people with different illnesses, so a hand sanitizer always comes in handy.

These are the products I take to school with me! Do you take more products with you? Or do you think that make-up is not necessary at school?

I'd like to know! :)

Bye, Misch

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August 2010 Favorites

Hi there,

today I'm gonig to show you my August Favorites. I'll do that every month from now on at either the very end of the month or at the beginning of the next one. It's basically a blog post where I show you the products I used a lot during the month or that I loved and I also might add some none beauty-related stuff. A lot of bloggers are already doing that and I really like these kind of posts, so I decided to do it, too!

I hope you'll like it!

My favorites for the month of August are:

Rival de Loop Yound Care Mascara - I used it as a browgel and it worked really well.

Essence Eyeliner Pen - I love it so much because it's so easy to draw a thin, straight line with this.

Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nature Baume Nourrissan in Fraise - I used it really often because it adds some shine and a hint of color to the lips without being too much.

Essence Lipliner in 01 sof rose - It's a nice nude pink, you can even wear it on it's own.

Yves Rocher Watercolor Effect Blush in Corail Nude - Ever since I bought it I've been using this gel blush alomost every day.

China Glaze Nail Polish in Outta Bounds - It's such a pretty color and it applies perfectly.

Gossip Girl - On the picture it is the first season on dvd, but I've been loving everything about it: the books, the series, the actors, the story...

So, these were my favorites for August! What are your favorites? Did you love any of the mentioned stuff, too? I'd like to know!

Until next time, guys! xoxo, Misch

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EOTD August 26th: Neutral Color Pop

Hey there,

today I'm wearing a neutral eye with a bit of color on the lower lashline, and I love this look! That's what I put on when I don't have a lot of time or I need something natural! It's really easy to do, so you might want to try it out! Unfortunately, most of the product I use are discontinued, but I'm gonna describe the colors for you guys so you can find similar products!

First I applied a shimmery gold color all over my lid (I used Manhattan My Box eyeshadow in 23P) and then used a shimmery bronze-y brown for the crease color (Manhattan My Box eyeshadow in 93N). I blended it out using a skin toned matte color (Manhattan My Box eyeshadow in 29B) and to highlight both my browbone and my inner corner I used a neutral pencil eyeliner (Manhattan My Box eyeliner in 25N). I lined my upper lashline with a black felt tip liner (Essence eyeliner pen) and the lower lashline, for the color pop, with a jade-green pencil liner (Manhattan x-treme last eyeliner in 87T). I finished the eyes with applying brown mascara (Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express in glam brown).

For the cheeks I used a coral gel blush (Yves Rocher watercolor effect blush in corail nude) and for the lips a matte pink lipstick (Rival de Loop lipstick in 27).

And that's it! It's super easy, doesn't take long and it looks really pretty :) Natural, but still with a hint of color.

I hope you liked this look!

Until next time, xoxo, Misch

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P2 & Yves Rocher Haul

Hi everyone,

yesterday I was in Muinch and of course I had to go to DM and Yves Rocher! :)

That's what I got:

p2 color victim nail polish in 210 eternal (a basic black creme, super opaque)

p2 color victim nail polish in 120 it's hot (a basic bright red)

p2 sun love summer eye shadow in 020 touch of paradise (a gold shimmer cream shadow)

p2 nail polish thinner

Yves Rocher watercolor effect blush in corail nude (a coral gel blush)

I also got some other stuff, such as skinny jeans, t-shirts and accessories, but I don't know if you wnat to see that, so I'm not going to show them to you this time. If you'd like to see clothing hauls and stuff, just tell me! :)

Do you own any of these things or do you like them? Tell me! :)

I hope you'll have a great day and I'll see you soon! :)

xoxo, Misch

Disclaimer: None of these products were given to me for free and nobody is paying me for this post. All opinions are my own and 100 percent honest.

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My Nail Polish Collection PART #4: Lilacs, Violetts and Purples

Hey guys,

this is another part of my nail polish collection! Here we go:

1 OPI - Do you lilac it? [c]

2 Yves Rocher Luminelle - 06 Parme feerique [sheer/sh]

3 Essence Cute As Hell - 04 Date me! [c] [le]

4 Manhattan Crazy Colours - ?? [sh] [le]

5 Essence All I Want - 02 Happy Holiday [sh] [le]

6 Essence - 42 Dress to Party [sh]

7 Manhattan Crazy Colours - 76V [sh] [le]

8 Essie - Sexy Divide [sh]

9 Essence All I Want - 01 HoHoHo [sh] [le]

10 Wet'n'Wild - magic purple [sheer/g] [le]

11 OPI - We'll always have Paris SUEDE [suede]

I hope you liked this post and I'll see you guys soon!

xoxo, Misch

Disclaimer: Nothing was sent to me for free and I'm not payed by anyone.

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My Nail Polish Collection PART #3: Roses and Pinks

Hey guys,

today I'm going to show you another part of my nail polish collection, my roses and pinks!

1 Yves Rocher Luminelle - 03 rose reflets [sh]

2 Essie - Guchi Muchi Puchi (isn't that name adorable?!) [c]

3 Essence All I Want - 03 santa baby [sh] [le]

4 RdL High Gloss Nail Colour - 102 [c/neon]

5 Essence Show Your Feet - 05 flashy pink [neon]

6 Essie - Exotic Liras [c]

7 Essence - 54 hot stuff [c] [dc]

8 Maybelline mini Colorama - 54 cherry sweet [sheer/g]

9 H&M - sinful senorita [holo]

10 Essence nail art freestyle and tip painter - 04 pink! [sh]

11 Chresy - 65 [neon]

12 Chresy - 10 [sh]

Is there any color you have, too? Do you like one especially? Do you love pinks as much as I do?

I'd like to hear about your collection!

I'll see you guys soon!

Bye, Misch

Disclaimer: Nothing was sent to me for free and I'm not payed by anyone.

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Review: Yves Rocher Les Plaisirs Nature Cherry Set

I just recently got the new set by Yves Rocher, the Bigarreau Cherry Line. A shower gel, a lipgloss and a perfume are available and they're all supposed to smell like cherry. If you don't know what Yves Rocher is, you should check out their online store. It's basically a beauty store from France that sells natural cosmetics with mostly botancial-based ingredients.

I'm gonna tell you what I think of the products!

First, the shower gel. It contains 13.5 fl oz and if you buy it separately, you'll pay 4,95 Euros.

++POSITIVE++

+ contains botanical-based ingredients

+ lathers very well

+ scent stays on your body for something around 2 hours

+ the price is OK

+ nice, gel-like formula

--NEGATIVE--

- scent is a bit unnatural

- it's hard to get out the right amount because the cap is so huge

I think it's a nice product and if you like the scent, get it. But there are other alternatives available.

Second, the perfume. It contains 0.67 fl oz and if you buy it separately, you'll pay 3,50 Euros.

++POSITIVE++

+the scent is the perfect cherry scent in my opinion. It's not too sweet and not too heavy, it's just really good

+ the price is OK

+ botanical-based ingredients

+ the bottle is really cute (I'm a sucker for cute packaging)

--NEGATIVE--

- the scent doesn't stay so long, just for something around three hours

I really like this perfume and I've been using it regularly now.

Last, the lipgloss. It contains 0.34 fl oz and if you buy it separately, you'll pay 2.95 Euros. It's in a tube.

++POSITIVE++

+ the color is a nice red without shimmer/glitter

+ easy application because of the tube form

+ nice, gel-like formula

+ stays for something around two hours when you don't eat or drink anything

+ botanical-based ingredients

+ the price is OK

--NEGATIVE--

- the scent/taste is a mix between cherry and soap water, I don't like that

It's a nice lipgolss in my opinion, and if you don't mind a weird taste, it's definitely worth to look at.

BOTTOM LINE: I think this collection is nice with a few little negative points. When you are at a Yves Rocher store, definitely look at it and smell it. My favorite out of this collection is the perfume. I got it in a kit by my friends and I don't know the price of the kit and I can't find it at the website.

I hope you all enjoyed this review and I hope I helped you out!

xoxo, Misch

Disclaimer: No company sent anything to me for free and I'm not payed. All opinions are honest.

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Another Haul :)

Hey guys,
so I went shopping with my friend this weekend. Since I live in a small town we decided to go to a bigger town with more stores by train. Unfortunately, I had a headache all day long and my stomach hurt, so it wasn't as much fun as I thought it would be. But we still enjoyed ourselves, although I was pretty disappointed. I didn't find any cute clothes!! :P That never happened to me before :P
By the way: I'm sorry for posting that many hauls recently, I just have some money right now from my birthday:) I'm not doing my hauls to brag about the things I can afford, I just want to show you want kind of things I like to buy. And if you want hear a bit more about certain products, feel free to tell me! I'll review it :)
So, let's get started with the haul:
I went to a dm, a H&M and a Yves Rocher and bought the following stuff:
- P2 Color Victim Nail Polish in 143 Forever. It's a nude brown tone, one of the kind that I don't really have that much in my collection. I already swatched it on my nail wheel and I like the formula.
- Alverde Gel Eyeliner in 01 Black and the Gel Eyeliner Brush. These are my first products from Alverde. I tried it today and I really like the consistency. The brush is really good, too. It's soft but at the same time very "resistant" (I don't really know how to describe it). You can draw very thin lines with the brush. I even did sports today and the eyeliner lasted all day long and it's not that hard to remove.
Alverde also has some other colors of gel eyeliner in their sortiment and I'll definitively try them out!!
- Balea Young Cleansing Makeup Wipes for combination oily skin. The wipes have a citrusy scent and they remove the makeup pretty well. You can also use these wipes for waterproof makeup.
- H&M nail polish in Sinful Senorita. It's a pink with I ton of glitter and I adore it!! I swatched it on my nail wheel and it's so awesome!! It's a holo and I think it looks like an OPI Suede color but without the matte finish!! (I do own an OPI Suede)
- Yves Rocher Flower Party Perfume and Shower Gel. I really liked the scent of this one when I tried it out, but I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed. The nice floral and fruity scent is gone super quickly and you can just smell vanilia. However, the shower gel which I got for free smells great.
- Yves Rocher Almond Lip Balm. It's my favorite lip balm ever and I just bought a backup. It's perfect!!
- Yves Rocher Box with Q-Tips, cotton balls and cotton pads in it. I got it as a present.

Sorry for the weird background on the picture, I took it at my friend's place.
So, I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll see you soon!!
Bye, Misch

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