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Τρίτη 8 Ιουλίου 2014

My Little Beach Kit


I'm the kind of girl that likes a more organised beach bag and that means that I have smaller bags in my bags, that contain even smaller bags and so and so forth.. So in this spirit of divide and conquer, I present to you this small kit of essentials every summer beach bag should have!!

First and definitely very important is my face sunscreen, from Bepanthol. It has an SPF 30 and is very moisturising, without leaving greasiness on my skin or that common white cast most sunscreens do leave! Then there is sunscreen for my lips. I know it seems a little far fetched, but Piz Buin make this great lip balm with SPF 30, which I really thought is a brilliant idea for summer, when my lips get dry from the sea salt.
Another product, that I thought was useless but found it completely life saving, is my mini Evian Facial Spray. There are times that the heat is so overbearing and a little spritz of Evian is just what you need.
And then there is my travel size concealer from Estee Lauder. Although I've never used it on the beach, it's something I always carry with me!! Last product in my little kit, some wet wipes! These ones are from Lidl and they smell like melon - quite summery if you ask me.

Some non-beauty essentials are of course my phone and earpods (both from Apple), my sunglasses, which I got from Stradivarius and a little mirror from The Body Shop. The bag itself came as a gift with July's Mirror magazine (the Greek edition) - which fits inside perfectly - and I quickly turned it in my go-to bag-inside-the-bag for this summer!!

Τρίτη 13 Μαΐου 2014

The Body Shop Lip Butter in Coconut



If you'd ask me a week ago about The Body Shop Lip Butter, I would definately and directly respond with a "naaaah". But that was a week ago and now I'm a changed person!!

Last time I tried these Lip Butters - a long long time ago, they were sticky and shiny and after all not really moisturising.. But thanks to a good friend, this improved (?) version fell into my hands as a birthday gift and I am totally in love with it!!

The formula is very smooth and glides on the lips easily, leaving a satin finish with little shine. It has no colour to it which I really like for a lip butter and it's not at all sticky. I find it really good for my lips as it moisturises them perfectly and it even leaves my finger with which I applied it, feeling very smooth and not greasy!!

Now leaving all the standard criteria aside, let's talk about the scent!! It's coconut of course and I'm telling you.. I could smell this all day!! It smells like coconut water mixed with a tiny bit of vanilla - or something sweet and warm anyway - and it's really addictive!

There's nothing more to be said about it.. The Body Shop and this product in particular gets a wholeheartedly thumbs up from me, plus a wink because it's coconut and it makes me think of summer!!

p.s. The gift my friend gave me included another coconuty product, which I'll tell you all about in the next post!!