June Empties

   Since I keep seeing these kind of posts all over beauty blogs, I have decided to start showing you the finished products monthly. Here are some that I've finished during June:

- L'Oréal Elséve Volum Colagen shampoo & conditioner - I only have a bit of conditioner left, I've had them since winter and just finished them :'( truth is, I don't use them constantly, since I alter hair products often, I use it in parallel with some medicinal ones. But these give my hair a definite boost, which it really needs. It's pretty damaged, but on the way of recovery finally. Gives it volume, shine, flexibility... Perfect.

- Balea Face ...ok, I wish I knew how to translate this correctly...face water? This is a step I complete my make-up remover with, using it after the make-up remover itself. I love what it does, removes all sorts of impurities that might still linger on the skin. I also use it a few times a day individually, especially now, during summer, because, besides the refreshing feeling, it cleans the face of dust, sweat, etc. which gather up quickly in this time of the year.

- Himalaya Herbals Nourishing Skin Cream - just like some other products I have and like, I used this on different dry areas and it worked wonders for me. Particularly about two months ago, when I literally fried in the sun and my skin started peeling off very harshly, this baby, along with a honey based cream, fixed it!

- Vichy Aminactif Combleur - after being disappointed by some Vichy products, and loving some at the same time, I've decided it's a fair enough balance, so I tried this product after somebody recommended it. I can say it really improved the quality, and even the quantity of my hair, reducing my hairloss problems a lot. I might buy it again after a break and continue the treatment. Meanwhile, I'd be curious to try Anian Liquid Keratin!

- Avon Senses Tropics body scrub - If you've been following my blog, you've seen in a previous post how much I love this! I usually have a back-up tube of this and now...this was the back-up tube :(( need to get another one as soon as possible, and maybe try other scents as well...recommendations? :D

- Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder...I talk about this prouct all the time :D As you can see, I dropped it recently, but I am almost out of it. Needless to say, I have a back-up of this too.

- Seventeen eyeliner pencil in Black - since black eyeliner is the most important item in my entire make-up kit, I have a bunch of them. This is my favourite at the moment, intense, easy to work with and it can be easily sharpened, even if I dropped it countless times an carried it around, it didn't get damaged. Need another of these.

What were your favourites last month?

Note! Reviews contain my personal honest opinion about the product. 

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Vichy Lip Balm review

   So, I thought of reviewing one of my lipbalms I had the highest hopes for when I got it, since lipcare is essential during every season, especially now in wintertime, when they are much more exposed to the abuse of cold weather. Maybe about 2 months ago, mom bought me this lipbalm by Vichy, a company I always found as being pretty reliable (still testing their hair treatment). I can pretty much say this lipbalm is not the best, especially if you are outside a lot. It has a soft consistency, pleasant to apply, though it is not at all thick and it doesn't feel too moisturizing. In fact, it feels very light, feels like it just evaporates too quickly and doesn't seem to leave a lasting effect behind. Does not stop my lips from drying out and peeling all the time. It does not have any color, which I kinda' like in a lipbalm, so there is not much use to swatch it. 

Pros:

• nice, pleasant, discrete smell (though it smells more perfume-like, so not a genuine fruity/'delicious' lipbalm smell)
• light consistency, pleasant to apply
• doesn't leave disgusting white lines on the sides of the lips

Cons:

• doesn't feel too moisturizing, neither does it seem to leave any of that effect behind after it goes off
• in my case at least, it makes the lips feel dry actually...well all in all, it does not improve their condition,, maybe only for the moment, when you apply it.

   Would I buy it again? I don't think so, though I don't know the price since I didn't buy it myself, but it should be pretty pricy since it's Vichy. Tried to apply a thick layer before going to sleep, it's a good trick to moisturize lips deeply over night, but that didn't show much result either. I have something much cheaper, by Nivea though, even if I had bad experiences with A LOT of their lip balms, this one seems to work much better. I will review that one too, soon!

Note! Reviews contain my personal opinion about the product.

Hair treatments

   Do you have thinning hair/ hairloss/ breakage problems? I've damaged my hair a lot, bleached it, colored it for years, now I am trying to bring it back to life. I bought something to try, Vichy Aminactif Combleur, shampoo and serum, so far it seems ok, I will give it more time to see if it will have any impressive results. What do you use for similar hair problems? Any advice would be appreciated! 
By the way I also use homemade treatments, these mainly include lots of castor oil - good stuff!