We have tested Eye Make-Up Remover

Even though our selection of beauty products is very diverse, we have chosen to test for you the Eye Make-Up Remover. Here are the results of our research.

First of all, the Eye Make-Up Remover is an aqueous make-up remover with Drome cornflower water and Hautes-Alpes yellow gentian extract complex (mountain flower). Specially created for the sensitive eye area, this make-up remover is very efficient, even on waterproof make-up.

Our main observation is that the make-up is not only very gentle on the eyes (even the most sensitive), but also it deeply removes all traces of make-up, without leaving an oily film on the skin. Our testing team has particularly appreciated its aerial and fresh texture. Its pump-bottle makes it very easy and pleasant to use.

The Académie Scientifique de Beauté’s Eye Make-Up Remover is made for all skin types, but fits better for those of you who have sensitive eyes and who wish to have a make-up remover that is efficient and mild.

 

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We have tested The Princess Cream

Even though our selection of beauty products is very diverse, we have chosen to test for you Princess of Creams. Here are the results of our research.

The Princess Cream offers a formula that combines the latest beauty products’ technology and the royal white lily, the primary active ingredient of the 1890’s original formula.

This moisturizing cream has a high concentration in active moisturizing and age recovery (14 %) and provides an exceptional age recovery beauty care that globally attacks all signs of aging. After one week of application on mature skin, we have noticed that the skin is well-hydrated, smoother with a better elasticity and significant softening of all types of wrinkles.

Its rich yet fluid texture offers a scent of wood and floral tones, that has been worked to melt on the skin. The cream leaves a delicate scent on the skin while providing it with all necessary hydration.

Presented in a vintage container that makes you travel through time, the Princess Cream pleases the senses while liven up and moisturize your skin.

 

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How to determine your skin type?

Oily skin, mixed skin, dry skin, normal, finding your real skin type can be a real puzzle. It is possible to believe that you have dry and oily skin (mixed), and also have normal skin with a dry tendency, combinations are numerous. We have established for your all the main characteristics for each skin type as well as beauty products that fit for each of them

Oily Skin

  • Your skin shines due to sebum excess.
  • Your skin is thicker.
  • Your pores are dilated and visible.
  • Your skin has imperfections like blackheads and zits.

Our recommendations : Purifying Cleansing GelHydro-Matifying FluidRestorative Exfoliating Night Cream

Dry Skin

  • Your skin is tanned and dried out.
  • Your skin is fine and transparent.
  • Your skin doesn’t have imperfections and your pores are not visible.
  • Your skin pulls, has redness and is sensitive.

Our recommendations : Micellar Cleansing WaterMultivitamin MaskRich Cream

Mixed Skin

  • A mixed skin is a combination of oily skin (in the T zone: forehead, nose, chin) and of dry skin (cheeks and temples)

Our recommendations: Hypo-Sensible Skin CleanserGentle Re-Hydrating Cream-MaskPhyto Peeling with Seaweed

Normal Skin

  • Your skin is well-balanced, without imperfections, without visible pores, without uncomfortable sensation and with a normal sebum level

Our recommendations : Cleansing FoamVelvety CreamOxygenating & Stimulating Program

 

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How to choose the right facial cleanser?

Since you are cleansing your face everyday, day and night, it is important to find the right cleanser for your face that will perfectly fit you. Here are great tips on how to choose the right facial cleanser, that will not only, deeply cleanse your skin from all its impurities, but will also give it an healthy and radiant glow on a daily basis.

 

Why should I get a cleanser specifically for my face?

You need to know that the skin on your face is a lot finer, and more prone to dryness and imperfections, than the rest of your body; your facial skin grain is fine, has more pores and sebaceous glands than the rest of your body.

 

Choose your facial cleanser according to your skin type

As we have mentioned it before, choosing a cleansing product that fits with your skin type is more likely to result in an healthy, smoother skin that is less prone to dehydration. You most certainly turned to an “all-in-one” product recommended by friends, that will moisturize, exfoliate and cleanse your skin. You could not be more mistaken. Find a product that is adapted to your skin type will limit the damage and will improve your skin’s appearance in no time. Here are the products that you should look into:

 

Normal/mixed skin:Soap-Free micellar water or cleansing foam

Our recommendation : Cleansing Foam

 

Oily Skin :Foaming gels without oil or soap or micellar water

Our recommendation : Purifying Cleansing Gel

 

Dry Skin :Cleanser in the form of a moisturising make-up remover.

Our recommendation : Hypo-Sensible Skin Cleanser

 

Sensitive Skin : Over-oily hypoallergenic cleanser with moisturizing agents.

Our recommendation: Dermo-Cleanser Intolerant Skin

Another recommendation, take a look at the ingredients’ list below, to make sure you avoid them; your skin will only be grateful.

  • Mineral Oils :Generally coming from oil (paraffinum, petrolatum), these substances put a water-repellent film on the skin and prevent it from breathing properly.
  • Sulphated Detergents (everything that has sulphate in the ingredients)These foaming agents get rid of the “good oil” and take off the barrier that retains the hydration of your skin.

An important detail to remember: even if your cleanser does not foam, it does not mean that it doesn’t clear your skin. Make sure you always apply your moisturizer after your cleanse your skin.

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Best beauty tips to have the softest hands

Whether it is to pull, push, write, caress or type, your hands are the parts of your body that you use the most. Their epidermis has little sebaceous glands, so they are naturally less hydrated than the rest of your body. In order to avoid having chapped and dry hands, here are beauty care tips to the softest hands you have ever had.

Your hands’ worst enemy is water. Be sure to carefully dry your hands after putting them in water. One little trick : put gloves on when you garden, repair or do the dishes.

To have soft and smooth hands at any time, avoid very hot water and choose a milder cleanser, that has little or no chemical ingredients. Since the skin on your hands is very delicate, you can as well use the same cleanser you use on your face, in small quantities.

Our recommendation: Gentle Soap-Free Foaming Gel pH 5

Like the rest of your body, your hands will need to be exfoliated once in a while, to get rid of dead skin and impurities. Opt for a mild exfoliating gel, that you can use once or twice a week, in the shower, for example.

Our recommendation : Exfoliating Shower Gel

If you really wish to pamper your hands, you can massage them with a moisturizing oil. Apply a few drops in your palms, warm it up and massage your hands in little circular movements, by pressing gently on your thumbs and palms.

Our recommendation : Marvelous Oil

As we have said in previous articles, the secret for a good-looking and healthy skin is in the moisturizing. Try to find a cream that is specially made for moisturizing hands and apply it as often as possible. For a maximal effect, apply your cream before going to bed and put on cotton gloves to preserve the hydration and wake up with the softest hands you have ever touched.

Our recommendation : Nourishing Hand Cream

By following these beauty  tips, your hands will be well-hydrated, they will feel like silk and will be healthy.

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How to choose a tanning lotion?

If you want to give to your complexion, the tan and glow that it need to be luminous, here are some tips on how to choose the best tanning lotion, cream or gel.

After the long winter season, your complexion may seem a little dull, even though you have taken care of it, and your legs may seem a little pale. Why not picking up a tanning beauty product that will bring a little colour to your skin, while remaining healthy?

It is important to take your time to choose the right tanning lotion so you do not end up with a carrot complexion or any other dreadful color.

Define the colour you want

The colour you want is a key element in the choice of your tanning product. If you clearly define your primary need ( light tan, integral tan, facial tan, one-evening or permanent tan), all tanning products do not give the same results. Coming from the chestnut tree, DHA is the active ingredient in your tanning product, the one that react when it comes in contact with the skin.

If you have the opportunity to do so, test the product on your skin, you can also test its use of apply and its malleability.

To each its own !

It is essential that you DO NOT use the same tanning product on your face and on your body.

For the delicate skin of your face, choose a tanning that will moisturize and protect your skin at the same time. For the rest of your body, opt for a tanning lotion that will make your tanning more even.

Texture and scent

Once again, find a tanning product’s texture that will fit your skin type, but also according to your preferences. Gel, cream, lotion, moisturizing care product, the choice is yours. Avoid any tanning products with heavy scents, they are most likely to cause an allergic reaction.

Make sure your read the labels.

Concerning the products you apply on your skin, we are never too careful : take the time to read the labels carefully to quickly find the active ingredients, or on the contrary, the unwanted chemical components. A good tanning care product will contain moisturizing care products, DHA, and antioxidants. They must not contain any trace of alcohol, essential oils or photosensitive substances ( that render the skin more sensitive to the sun and “promotes” the apparition of brown stains. Avoid tanning products that contains emulsive products like lecithin and glyceril.

By following these few tips, you will be able to find the best tanning care product that will make you look like a goddess before the holidays.

Take a look at the tanning products’ selection !

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How to take care of your skin during winter?

During the cold season, your skin often goes from hot to cold. In order to prevent disgraceful and unpleasant skin reactions : dry skin, irritation, breakouts, here are tips on how to take care of your skin during winter and colder weather.

Apply a serum prior to your moisturizing care product.

Generally speaking, your skin will appear dryer in winter. Unfortunately, aging signs will speed up and your complexion will sallow. To strengthen your skin against outdoor aggressions, but also to stimulate it, apply a serum (moisturizing for mixed and normal skin and nourishing for dry skin). Because of its concentrated active ingredients, a serum will immediately bring the wanted correction, that your skin needs. Thus, when you will apply your moisturizer, your skin will be protected and ready to receive moisturizing.

Our recommendation : Moisturizing Serum

Abuse of beauty masks

When the weather drops, moisturizing beauty masks (for dry skin) and nourishing (in case of very dry and sensitive skin) will be your best allies. Don’t hesitate to apply them several times a week (not more than 3 times), to efficiently nourish your skin and counter the moisture loss caused by cold weather. For more damaged skins, touched by dehydration, or skin that pulls, choose a mask care about 3 times a week, leaving the mask on for about 10 minutes. If you are in a hurry, apply the mask while you are in the shower.

Our recommendations: Gentle-Re-Hydrating Cream-MaskMultivitamin Mask

Apply a few drops of moisturizing oil on your face

In order to strengthen the skin barrier, apply 2-3 drops of oil on your skin at night, after the serum, but before your moisturizing product. You will find on the market many oils specialized for skin care, that contain active ingredients.

Our recommendations : Treatment Oil for Redness- Hydrating Treatment Oil

Choose repairing and healing creams you can apply locally

Peeling nose, flaking skin, these little skin damages require a localized care. Exfoliate your skin with a mild exfoliant, then apply a repairing, soothing cream. Pick soothing ingredients like shea butter, for example.

Our recommendations : Moisturizing CreamExfoliating Care

If you follow these few recommendations, you will be able to take care of your skin during winter, even during the coldest and harshest weather.

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Beauty care tips for puffy eyes

Even with all the pampering you give to your face, it can happen that you wake up with a little puffiness around the eyes. This small area around the eyes is a lot more delicate than the rest of your face. It is very important to take good care of it with the appropriate products.

When you are sleeping, your lymphatic system slows down, this can cause water retention localized around your eyes. Thus, it is necessary to activate the microcirculation before going to bed to avoid the puffiness when you awake. Make sure you cleanse your skin thoroughly prior to sleep, to take out all the impurities (dust, pollution, make-up, etc.). This will make it easier to apply your beauty care product and will improve its efficiency. Then, apply a specialized product made for eye contour, with decongesting, age recovery and moisturizing properties.

Apply your eye contour cream by tapping inferior eyelids, crow’s foot and superior eyelids. Then, do circular movements is eight-shape, starting in your eye’s internal corner to out, then on the internal corner on the out of superior eyelid.

By following these little beauty tips, your look and eyes will shine all throughout the day.

Here are our recommendations for eye contour beauty care products:

 

 

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Beauty care tips to have beautiful legs

Regardless of our age, we all wish that our legs remain healthy, shapely and strong. Whether it is stretch marks, heavy legs or dry skin, there is a beauty care for all these little inconveniences that can affect your legs.Here are some beauty care tips to have beautiful legs at any time.

Exfoliating : Your legs’ skin is obviously thicker and more “tolerant” to outdoor aggressions that the skin of your face. Use a mild exfoliating shower gel, prior to shaving or hair removal on your legs. Thus, you will keep your legs smooth and soft.

Our recommendation : Exfoliating Shower Gel

Stretch mark War : First of all, let’s define what is a stretch mark : it is a tiny fissure that happens after the rupture of collagen fibers, under the skin’s dermal layer. Often visible, stretch marks can been smoothen, even masked by using a particular beauty care product, that treats the stretchmark deeply. Don’t hesitate to apply an anti-stretchmark beauty care so your legs remain shapely and smooth.

Our recommendation: Stretch Mark Fighter

Deep Moisturizing: If we haven’t said it once, we have said it a thousand times: the secret for a healthy skin a deep moisturizing. Whether it is after hair removal, shaving, or shower, your legs would have lost some of this natural moisturizing. Apply a rich cream that will moisturize and soothe your skin.

Our recommendation: Nourishing Body Butter

Stop to tired legs :A sensation of tired legs is due to a venous deficiency. The blood that goes up in your leg and a part of your chest to the heart, it can happen that after a certain time, the venous system deteriorates, therefore feeling tired legs. You can heal your heavy legs by using adapted beauty care, with mint, caffeine and camphor, that will improve your blood circulation.

Our recommendation: Tired Legs Gel

By following these simple recommendations and beauty care products, you will beautiful healthy legs for many years.

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10 best reflexes to take care of your skin

In order for your skin to be radiant and to glow all year long, certain gestures are essential. Regardless of your skin’s nature and age, here are the best reflexes that you must adopt to care of your skin on a daily basis.

Rule 1 : To each skin type, its adapted beauty care.

To take good care of your skin and respect its nature, choose beauty products that are fit for your skin type. A younger and oily skin will not have the same needs as a more mature and thinner skin.

Our recommendations : Cleansing FoamRich CreamPurifying Cleansing Gel

Rule 2 : Pay special attention to delicate areas

Certain areas of your face (lips, eye contour, etc) need a more particular attention, since the skin there is finer and more fragile. Use products that are specially made to take care of these zones.

Our recommendation : Eye & Lip Contour Cream

Rule 3 : Gently cleanse your skin

Your skin care starts right at the make-up removal. In order to treat your skin gently and to respect it balance, use a make-up remover that fits with your skin type in order to gently take care of it.

Our recommendations: Micellar Cleansing WaterCleansing Foam

Rule 4 –  The eyes : fragile area

The skin around your eyes is 10 times more fragile than the rest of your face. For its make-up removal, use a specific beauty product made for eye contour.

Our recommendation: Two-Phase Make-Up Remover for Eyes

Rule 5 : Essential Exfoliating

Once again, according to your skin type, think about using an exfoliant once or twice a week. This one has to be efficient while remaining gentle. A good exfoliant will deeply cleanse your skin, get it rid of impurities, smoothing and purifying your skin, while respecting its balance.

Our recommendations : Exfoliating CreamExfoliating Shower Gel

Rule 6  : Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!

Your skin’s dermis is made of 70% of water and the epidermis at 15%. In order to maintain a good moisturizing level, pick adapted moisturizing daily-use products that balance the water level in your skin. Regularly use a moisturizing beauty mask and take of the excess with thermal water atomizer.

Our recommendations: Stimulating and Moisturizing MaskHydra-Protective Cream

Rule 7: Choose hypoallergenic make-up

In order to avoid any risk of allergic reactions after applying make-up that can be harmful for your skin, opt for an hypoallergenic make-up, specially created to fit with all skin types and all eye contour, even the most sensitive.

Our recommendation: Regenerating Treatment Foundation IVORY 01

Rule 8 : Beware of the sun!

Regardless of the season, choose daily beauty care products that have an UV protection. These special care products allow you to lower the harmful effects of the sun, that speeds up your skin aging process.

Our recommendation: Face Restorative Cream

Rule 9: Beware of outdoor agressions

Whether it is pollution, tobacco, stress, cold, all of these elements can harm your skin. Counter these outdoor agressions by protecting your skin with an appropriate beauty care products, before going out, and by perfectly cleansing it before going to bed.

Our recommendations: Cleansing Gel Daily Exfoliating Cleanser Glycolic Acid 6%

Rule 10 – Don’t forget your lips!

Whenever you feel the need for it, use a repair cream for your lips. Renew the application as often as possible, on this particularly fragile area.

Our recommendation : Eye & Lip Contour Lip Cream

Even if it seems like a lot of gestures, these best beauty reflexes will be more than useful and your skin will be grateful by being healthy and radiant.

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