My updated Skicare Routine | ☼ Morning and 🌙 night |

Hey sweets!

It's been a long time since I did and updated skincare routine post. I was checking my last (and only) one and all the products I used back then have changed.

I have to say that I keep my skin care short and quick becasue I usually don't have time for many steps in the morning before work so, don't expect too many products here. What I can say is that it has been working well with me and my sensitive skin. 

What I've learned with time is that it is good to invest in quality products because a good skin will make any makeup brand look good. It's all about having a healthy skin.

Now I can say I am a lot more commited to my skincare than I was a few years ago and even tho there are weeks when I don't use facemasks, my day and night routine remain the same. 

Let's start with my morning routine:

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I always start it washing my face with cold water and the MINISO Cotton Mild Cleansing Foam. The cold water helps me to depuff my face and to feel more awake. I changed to this cleanser after using the MISSHA Creamy Latte Cleansing Foam for years. I like it because it is super soft and foamy, is gentle to the skin and it doesn't have any scent to it.
Product features: "Cotton soft texture. Bring you a comfortable and pleasing cleaning experience. Gently lifts away oil and impurities from your skin, leaving it beautifully cleansed and refreshed."

Next step is toner, I'm currently using the MINISO Nourishing Moisturizing Toner that, even tho it has a gelish kind of texture, it's super watery and it absorbs quickly. This one doesn't have any scent and it automatically leaves my skin looking and feeling moisturized and soft.

Moving on to mosturizer. The Hada Labo Tokyo Skin Plumping Gel Cream has been a must for me since I discovered it. It gives an instant glow to my skin, leaving it soft and mosturized all day. It also gives it a dewy look I love. It contains Super Hyaluronic Acid and it also plumps wrinkles and fine lines.

Last step, before applying my makeup is sunscreen. It doesn't matter if it's sunny or not, I always make sure to apply it. I went back to the Mary Kay Suncare Sunscreen with SPF 50. It is not as thick as others, it blends well with my makeup and it doesn't give me that ghostly looks other sunscreens do.

Ah! Can't forget about lip balm. I'm still loving the Tony Moly Bbo Bbo balm as my fist lip balm of the day. It makes a big difference when I apply my lipstick.

And, that's it! We're done with the morning skincare routine.

Some of my night time products are the same as morning so I'll just mention them.

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Removing my makeup has to be one of the most satisfying things to do at the end of the day, for that I'm using the MINISO Sakura Water Bright Cleansing Balm as well as the  NIVEA MicellAIR Expert micellar water. I switch between those two depending on the mood.
I'm a big fan of micellar water and this particular one is great when it comes to removing waterproof makeup. Both products are very effective, the difference is, micellar water removes my makeup faster than the Sakura balm.

After that I wash my face using the same Cotton Mild Cleansing Foam..

Then is time for toner and moisturizer, Miniso Nourishing Moisturizing Toner and  Hada Labo Tokyo Skin Plumping Gel Cream (because I read you can also use it as a night cream).

As for eye cream, I use the Anti-aging, firming eye cream from Deliplus. I got this one in Spain so I'll have to find a new one once I finish it. 

This cream is very watery and light compared to others I've used. It doesn't have any scent and it's gentle to the skin which is a big plus considering my eyes easily react to products.

Last thing would be, again, lip balm. The Tony Moly Bbo Bbo balm.

Also, I exfoliate my face twice a week using the Bioré charcoal scrub which is super soft and gentle. I usually like scrubs to be a lot more rough but this one has been working well for now.

And, can't forget about facemasks. I usually go for sheet masks but I also like to try others, depending on what my skin needs. I always go for Freeman masks whenever I don't do sheet masks. As for those, I like to try different brands. Mostly Asian ones.

And, that is it for my current skin care routine. Hope you found it helpful in a way just keep in mind what works for me may not work the same for everyone. ♡

Spain MakeUp & Beauty Haul #1

Hello from a very windy Spain!

I feel like I haven't been blogging as much as I wanted to lately cuz even tho I have a lot I want to share, I don't exactly have enough time to sit down and write about it.

As expected, I already got a few makeup & beauty products as well as others I got as gifts when I arrived here. There are a few brands I tried because of my mom and now I finally have the chance to see them and try more of them as we explore the stores.
First things first, the day I arrived here I got a cute golden box from Women'Secret as a welcoming gift. It is the Gold Seduction perfume & body lotion set and I have to say it is really pretty to look at. The scent of both is sweet; it opens with a fresh and deliciously fruity top note built around citrics and red fruit. It has sweet and woody notes... (as described on the box) so yeah, sweet to me. Lol.
The perfume has little glitters in it which makes it look really princess-y(?) and I love that. I assuming the cream will be like that too. Haven't opened it yet. I still haven't had the chance to visit the Women'Secret store but I have another perfume back home and I really like it. The durability of the scent is pretty good and yeah, the whole concept is super pretty.

Another product that was already waiting for me was the Básicos Germinal Micellar Water. I already have a full post on it because yeah... I love it. Click here to read more.

Next is the Gold Progress 24K Day Cream from Deliplus. At first I thought it was not hydrating enough but as I kept on using it I started to like it. It absorbs really, really fast and it doesn't leave your skin feeling sticky or looking oily. I wouldn't recommend it for dry skin tho~

Moving on to I❤MAKEUP, which I was really looking forward to check out because I really liked the lipsticks I tried before coming to Spain. Thye have pretty cute products that kinda remind me to the Too Faced ones but, a lot cheaper. From what I've seen, it is a British brand.

First we have the Lip Geek lippie in "Total Diva" (FPG01). At first it looks like a red color but once you apply it, it has a orange-ish tone to it. Thing is, this lippies are very creamy but are not way too pigmented so you can build up the color as you like.

Another one from this brand is the Lip Lava Liquid Lipstick in "Tremor". I got really excited when I saw it because I remember one of my favorite youtubers tried something similar and she loved it so I decided to get one just to try it. They have like 4 or 5 more colors.
Lip Lava is a super intense liquid lipstic formula with nourishing Vitamin E.
After using it a couple of times I can say the color is really pretty, pigmented, the applicator is ok, not messy, durability is good but, since my lips are too dry most of the time and especially now because of the cold, the color sets on those chapped lines at some point... lip balm required before applying if your lips are like mine.

Next is a Nail Polish from Essence. It is The Gel Nail Polish in "My Sparkling Darling" (86). It is such a beautiful glitter nail polish, I just couldn't resist. I don't have Essence back home and they have a ton of makeup products, really nice colors and it's pretty cheap! There are more colors like this one and I kinda feel I'll end up getting a few more.

That same day I got the nail polish I found this super cute beauty blender (or so I thought it was a beauty blender) that turned out to be a silisponge/beauty blender. So...yeah. We'll see how it works cuz my experience with silisponge wasn't all that great. This one is called Better Glowy and it's from Barcelona. I liked it because it has...glitter and...it's pink. The texture is different than the silisponge tho, it is a lot softer so I'm hoping I'll like it more.

We're almost done, I promise. From Deliplus Color, we have the Geisha lipstick with a sponge blending tip in "Rojo Intenso" (03). This is a brand you can only find in Mercadona, which is a supermarket. The Geisha line has other 4 lippie colors and mascaras. It is my first time tryin a lipstick with the sponge tip and I teally liked it. It has a matte finish and the durability is great. It said Geisha, I had to have it!

And lastly, is a Flor De Mayo Vasceline Lip Balm. We found this one in a supermarket (Consum) and they had like 5 different scents, I picked the Vanilla Cake one and my mom got a rasperry one I think. I believe Flor de Mayo is a local brand (Valencia) and I noticed they have other products there such as perfumes, they all look really cute. I've been using it a lot lately because even tho my lips are super dry all the time, it's getting worse with this cold weather!

And that is it (I think), at least for now. Let me know if you'd like to read more about a certain product or where to find them and stuff.
I'm still trying to put some other blogs together as well, I just am all over the place so, bare with my guys!!

Until next haul! xx