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botemp · 16/12/2016 10:37
Stress so sorry 
You just keep hanging on to the positive stuff. When I was very very sick I also derived a lot of pleasure from skin care, as silly as it sounds, but it really helped.
I think you would really like Clarins Lotus Oil. Just ask to try it plus a sample though from my experience it's cheaper on line. You can alternate that with rice oil like bo is doing and for the scaring introduce TO vit C in the AM and eventually their retinol 2% in PM.
Bo give the EL a try (one in the tube not the solid one in the pot). It has more coverage than YSL or those other pens but not super high and never creases on me. You can also build up or touch up in the evening. I use light medium.
Stressville, was just browsing on the Pai site and they have this Instant Radiance Duo special for Christmas which has a mini Rosehip oil and mini Kukui & Jojoba Bead Skin Brightening Exfoliator (A very gentle physical exfoliator, the only one I really rate but use very sparingly) for £14 (think UK shippins is free). Otherwise Naturismo will sell the sample sachet for the Pai oil and I think if you contact them directly they're also good with dispensing samples.
So have pretty much tried every concealer on my face (and popped some millia as a result 
) but have narrowed it down to the Burberry Cashmere Concealer which is the perfect colour but seems to be sold out and unavailable online, I fear that specific colour has been discontinued already 
and the Laura Mercier Candleglow Concealer (also bloody sold out) but I'd need 2 separate colours. Bloody hate my unique colouring right now and where's my fecking Stila Palette when I need it?
Stressville I've got an unopened full sized bottle of Pai rosehip oil if you want it? Just pm me your address, if you do, and I can pop it in the post on Wednesday. 
Stressville Oh no I'm sorry. Just realised it has a best before date on the bottom and says 2014! I hadn't realised it had been there that long. I'm really sorry. I should've checked before I said.
Stress I agree with bo (obvs ). The Pai rosehip is also great and quite "glow enhancing". I have both that and the Clarins (and ehhmmm a few others). Go slowly with the Pai in the first few weeks as it is quite potent and some people have to built up a bit of "resilience" to it.
Poor bo I'm so sorry to hear about your concealer woes. But you reminded me of the lovely glowy Burberry foundation which I did sample once. It was really lovely!
Also agree with the consumption of nuts (and avocado) and turmeric (very therapeutic). All those oils and anti inflammatory foods are great for your system and guts and obviously for your skin.
What is the difference between a normal juicer and a slow one?
In all honesty, the slow juicer propaganda will have you believe it is better at extracting nutrients because it's pressed rather than extracted, that it stays more vibrant with nutrients for longer, blablabla but the science of it says there's no difference in the end product. The main reason I went for a slow juicer is that it handles leafy vegetables and herbs (I actually add a lot of herbs to my juices) a lot better than a centrifugal juicer (where it just ends up in bits flying around the machine). I have a cheaper model that's a little bit more compact which means you do have to chop things a little smaller but it's not much effort in all honesty.
Yeah, I feel Burberry is one of those massively underrated brands simply because they don't court the vlogger/blogger community. Their foundations are lovely though (and fragrance free) and I've been meaning to look into them again for forever. The Cashmere foundation which is a bit higher coverage and semi-matte also looked lovely, it really is one of those no-makeup makeup brands. Their eyeshadows are lovely too (if barely there) and they have a lovely barely there blush too, earthy I think it's called. Basically if you're a fan of a lot of brown you'll like Burberry Beauty though they have some stunning vivid lippies. Think I'll pop in again sometime this week and try the slightly darker colour concealer and see if that'll work for me too and maybe some of the other bits and bobs. Thankfully I cleansed my face as soon as I got home and the millia are now gone again. Pretty sure it was the Sensai or Nyx that was to blame.
They were handing out some discount coupons in Douglas for their online shop, Aurora, in case you're in need of anything 
. €5 off with a minimum €30 spend, code is 112CHNL
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Yeah all those brown Burberry eyeshadows are pretty amazing though I've never really gotten around to buying one (they are also pretty expensive obvs) and I do use a lot of brown eyeshadows lately.
Thnx for the Douglas tip but I really don't need anything as you well know besides my lost blush and that palette, of course.
(What will we do with the boring old emojis once Xmas is over?)
Evening all....struggling to keep up with thread a bit just now as in full-blown holiday prep mode with the added Christmas twist....
have at least, done my decants for travel, so, you know, at least the skincare is sorted, which is obviously the main thing!!!
Miraculously also finding the time to plot my trip wish list re skincare, initial needs are:
Will be running out of SPF whilst there, so will finally make a decision on a replacement
am not taking serozinc as too big so will look for one of those nifty mini sizes that aurora has
Also in the market for a toner of some kind, don't know what
Have virtually no cotton wool, so will get some there (cheap but quality and lots of choice)
Need a travel size thermal water spray
Expect many, many reports back from the shelves....
And thnx for the juicer info. I'll look into it though I'm not really allowed raw veg (i told you I'm also a PITA, or like a friend of mine decided already many years ago - the princess and the pea ) so a bit pointless and we have a good liquidizer.
Forgot to say that for those trying to cut sugar nut butters (almond, hazelnut and my fav- cashew) can be a great help - a few teaspoons or spread on bread cracker or rice cake can help with the craving in the PM (when of course it's the hardest to be strong). If anyone is interested I also have a recipe for sugar free chocolate spread (not calorie free, sadly). Haven't made it in a while but used to make it for DC so I could have some myself
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