How to Wake Up Beautiful?

While we’re asleep, our skin cells are still active and working hard in trying to recover from all  destruction caused during the day.  Though if you  using a night cream, this process will accelerate.

Here are some night tips that will dramatically benefit your morning appearance:

1. Find some time for sleep

The main rule of all the beauties isto sleep. The earlier you go to bed, the better it is for your body. From the evening until 4am, the   maximum of melatonin is being  produced in your skin. Melatonin is an active fighter against stress and free radicals. The sooner it intrudes on the shift, the better for the skin. Sophia Loren has been living with this idea  for a long time and even in her 71 she is full of  woman's attractiveness and magnetism. The actress goes to bed each day not later than 9 p.m.

2. Solve your skin problems

If you have skin problems, spend the night doing some kind of a ritual, f.ex apply a remedy for acne on your clean skin, and then put  moisturizer all over your face.

3. Make a mask

Make a mask before a bedtime and the next morning you face skin will definitely look good. Especially good are cleansing masks, lifting masks and eye skin edema masks; due to its abilities to stimulate circulation and eliminate fluid excess from your body.

4. Relax

Take a warming bath with sea salt or seaweed extracts before going to bed. It will help to bring the accumulated daily toxins and start the process of fat reduction. By the way, after having a bath, it's just the right time to apply the anti-cellulite products. Active ingredients that are found in night creams for slimming, stimulate the production of lipase - the enzyme responsible for lipolysis.

5. Pick a night cream

In case of a skin care, a moisturizer is an excellent option . Moisture fills the cells, and strengthens them, smoothes wrinkles and improves the skin tone. But at the same time, the day time moisturizer, even a very good one,  should not be used at night. Day Cream -protects,Night cream- recovers.

Do Not:

Apply a night cream with a thick layer. The rule of  “more is better” is not suitable to  night creams. The dense texture becomes a mask, therefore your skin can’t breathe, and thermoregulation is disturbed. For comparison, imagine a greenhouse, where humidity and heat have no possible way to escape.

Massage the abdomen in a circular motion clockwise - it helps digestion, and, therefore, clears the skin.

Always Yours,

Rusinka

My SOS-Acne Treatments or Thank You Vichy

How it works for me:  This cream-gel for problematic skin absorbs quickly, leaving my skin with a matte sheen for at least 4 hours, which I like. It moisturizes at a level that I expect, leaving my skin soft and nice looking for a long time.  

Hi there girlfriends who is suffering from acnes and problem skin! Here I am –Mrs. Good News!)  

To be honest, knowing that I am not alone, but with you my readers, fighting those suddenly and constantly appearing pimples, blackheads and blemishes making me feel stronger and more patient.  Thank you for being with me, and reading my long experience articles.

My close acquaintance and sincere friendship with Vichy products started in the year 2008, when Vichy products attracted my attention. After doing my product research online and reading all the ratings for   these products, I figured, well there are none negative comments, I should try it).

Well I should say, since I started using Vichy products, I have no regrets at all.  Somewhere from the age of 14, my skin turned to be problematic, angry pimples were appearing on my face.  I refused to look that way  and  been trying all sorts of  acne fighting lines , grandmas receipts  and masks ….even though, many of  them temporarily  worked and eased my suffering ,   none had really  treated my skin.  In 2007 , after trying Proactive ( it worked for a while but I didn’t like the medical smell  of Proactive products),  I discovered Vichy series ( lucky year of 2008) , I knew I found my products.. I can’t fully express you my deep and sincere appreciation.   Here are what I use on a daily basis for the past three years, and I am truly amazed by the improved and almost acne free skin results.

Vichy Normaderm Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care Oil Free Lotion 

Another dear to me products are Vichy Normaderm Daily Exfoliating Cleansing Gel ,

Vichy Normaderm 3-In-1 Unclogging Purifying Toner     and

my must have Vichy Normaderm Night Chrono-Action Anti-Imperfection Care .

  I swear I can’t imagine my every day skin care without these goodies))) Using combination of all these products, giving me great results day after day. I am highly recommending VICHY Normaderm series.

Also, the other day, I tried Vichy Purete Thermale 3-in-1 Cleansing Solution

How it worked for me: I liked it because it was a 3 in 1 package: Cleansing milk, tonic, and makeup remover. Few things; as a cleansing milk, it worked perfectly. It leaves your skin feeling very clean and able to breathe.  As for the tonic, the consistency is a bit too heavy for me. The makeup remover works well on mascara and eye shadow without irritating my eyes, and leaves my eyes feeling nice and soft. It smells good. I truly have not found a better make-up remover to date.  I have used all of the different Vichy products for over 3 years now, and I am not planning to change now.

For cold weather, winter/autumn seasons, I use

   Vichy NORMADERM TEINT Nude  Anti-Imperfection Foundation 25 — 30ml

How it worked for me: I really like the texture of this product. It doesn’t create a mask effect on the skin after application. It leaves the skin with a matte sheen, smooth, and very even. Additionally, after about one month of use, I noticed that little wrinkles under my eyes started to disappear! It doesn’t clog my pores, which works for my sensitive and now, already slightly ;-) problematic skin.

Or

   Vichy Dermablend Corrective Foundation SPF20 — 25 Nude.

Absolutely love it. The foundation works 12 straight hours on my skin keeping an even tone. I am very satisfied with the results, since it’s not easy to find a good foundation.

So, that is it for today, I hope I was useful and some of you will


appreciate these products same way as I do. Vichy works for me, so


it might work for you too.

Good luck Ladies, but promise: Not to give up!

Always yours,


Rusinka in Style

Magic of Aroma Oils on Your Skin

Essential Oils are my MUST HAVE products. I’ve learned about beauty and purpose of its use when I went on vacation to Greece.  What a relaxation time I had!  Million thanks to all those old Greek ladies who were generous enough to share their knowledge of beauty secrets with me. For centuries Greeks are using these in every aspect of their lives, same as Egyptians and Indians.  It is interesting, but I found out, that when I was not into essential oils, I only knew about a few of them like jojoba   and jasmine.  Though, once I was introduced to the magical effects of oils, I felt completely lost in a variety and different purpose of each. Now, after being an Essential fan for a few years, I’ve decided to share my knowledge with you dear.

 For starters, it is important for you to determine your skin type, whether it’s dry, oily, normal, or a combination.

Dry skin is very sensitive to sun rays and freezing cold temperatures. Dry skin is often shelled and inflamed, and inclined to early occurrence of wrinkles.

Cosmeticians recommend using aroma oils for stimulation of the metabolic processes, an improved neogenesis of skin, and an improvement of a blood circulation at the skin. By the way, cosmeticians also advise that after 30, it is good for women to use dry skin products, as they have provide a rejuvenating effect.

Oils of a chamomile, jasmine, geranium, orange, and grapefruit will have a calming effect on your skin.

The more aromatic oils of rose, tea tree, lavender, and geranium provide a smoothing effect on your skin. Oils of sandal-wood tree, chamomile, and lemon will help to tone your skin.

Oily skin. The most distinctive feature of oily skin is shine. Pores clog very quickly, making it very difficult for the skin to breathe. As a direct result of clogged pores, the immunity of the skin decreases and often inflammatory processes are observed. Essential oils can promote the narrowing of pores, and strengthening of the immunity of the skin. One of the most effective methods to improve metabolic process at cellular level, while supplying oily skin with oxygen and nutrients, is a massage. Please don’t be scared if after sever times of massaging your face with essential oils you will notice little ripen pimples. That simply means that there is an active excision of hypodermic fat from the pores.

Essential Oils of mint, lemon, ginger, geranium, and juniper can tone your oily skin, while essential oils of

Chamomile, lavender and ylang ylang are used primarily to calm your skin. Oil of grapefruit, bergamot, and lemon will improve metabolic processes.

The Normal type of skin has a healthy look which will last forever if you support and maintain its vibrancy. Oils of geranium, juniper, and lemon will act as toning stimulators. For help relaxing of your skin, try oils of mint, chamomile, and lavender. Little, tiny wrinkles can be smoothed away with the help of lemon, orange and/or tea tree oils.

Combo skin. This type of skin combines both features of dry and oily skin. Usually this type of skin has an oily shine and doesn’t take washing well. In order to achieve the proper aroma care for this type of skin, I would recommend consulting an aroma-cosmetologist. Generally, mint oil, lemon and a tea tree oils can be used for a refreshing, toning purposes.

I hope I was a little helpful,
Yours,


Rusinka

When My Skin Starts to Age?

 We tend to think that there is no need for anti-aging creams until we are at least 25 years old. That is absolutely false… In case you did not know, the biological aging of skin begins when you are 14-15 years old.  OMG!

By the age of 28-30, the first signs of dull skin appear: skin cells peel badly, the keratosis layer grows thicker, the regeneration process has slowed down, the moisture evaporates faster, and there are a few visible wrinkles.

By the age of 50, changes become well noticed and difficult to hide: skin loses its elasticity, specifically, visible wrinkles under eyes and around lips are evident.

To help pause the aging of your skin, proactive and early skin care is paramount!

Well, as of myself, I truly didn’t know  that my skin started to age when I was 15 y.o. , but at the age of 22 ( I am 27 yo now) I’ve decided to protect my skin and fight aging before it will attack me.

This days, I’ve been using  Decleor Aroma Night Ylang Ylang Purifying Night Balm

 Enough about this balm has been said, so I'll be brief: It has a gentle smell, light yellow color and melting texture.  The balm is very economical, I think even with regular use it will last for 9-10 months.

I usually use this cream during the summer, starting in March, that’s when my skin starts turning from normal to a combination with an oily T-zone and periodic inflammation from clogged pores in the summer heat. So, after the make-up remover and tonic (tonic Decleor) I apply a little balm on my face 30 minutes before going to bed.  By the next morning: my skin is pleasantly soft and smooth with less visible redness.  Within a couple of days, the redness disappears completely.  You can see the effects from this balm almost right away.  My pores are not clogged and my skin becomes less capricious and oily in the morning. I use this product daily and am not planning to stop.

 GUERLAIN Issima Happylogy Glowing Eye Care-

 Cure for the first wrinkles, dark circles and puffiness under the eyes.

My daily eye cream. Peachy color cream with soft consistency is easy to distribute under your eyes and very gentle on thin skin. That’s a perfect moisturizer for my eye care.  After a week of using it, my dark circles started to disappear and my first age-related changes are not visible at all.

GUERLAIN Issima Happylogy Glowing Skin Essence Facial Treatment Products

I usually apply a quarter-sized amount of moisturizer to hands and apply evenly to the face and neck. I love  that soft  and smooth feeling on my face.

As a result, each time I am going out, pretty much in every place, I am being asked for ID. It is annoying, but pleasantly annoying ))

With love, always young Rusinka