Nivea Clear-Up Strips

strips for chin and forehead

the nose strip

Recently my skin has decided to be problematic (thanks skin! really appreciate it). More specifically, my nose. Cleanser used to be enough but this time it failed me. So I decided to find some pore strips, which by the way I have never used before but have always wanted to so I don't have any other product to compare it to. I went to Cactus and they didn't have many options, in fact they only had these Nivea Clear-Up Strips, so I got them. 

My first impression was that they smell amazingly fresh and lovely. Which is a good thing because it's meant to stay on the nose for 10-15 minutes. Imagine if they smelt horrible! The instructions were really simple and clear, you cleanse your face and keep the area where you want to place a pore strip quite wet so that they stick. Then you peel away the plastic, stick the soft, fluffy fleece part on and leave it to dry for 10-15 minutes. It then gets rather stiff and dry and is a bit uncomfortable to peel off, but also incredibly satisfying and completely pain free. And voila, my nose was cured! It felt quite tight and looked rather shiny but my pores were unclogged and my face looked fresh.

The pack comes with strips specifically for the T-zone area; the nose, forehead and chin. I think there were two of the chin and forehead strips and four nose strips. I would have liked to have a few more of the chin and forehead ones, but since my main issue was with my nose it worked out for the best. I also (stupidly) don't remember how much I  paid, but I'm pretty sure it was under 5€ and Amazon do them for 3,99€ here. 

Overall, I really like these strips and they make a great addition to my weekly 'spa' routine (which basically consists of face masks, hair masks and now pore strips). 

Have you used these before? What are you favourite products for tackling pores?

The Winter Coat | Part 2

 Coat - Primark (recent)

Jumper - H&M

Leggings - Next

Scarf - H&M

Bag - C&A

Boots - Siemes Schuhcenter

This is the second part of my new winter coats blogposts, you can find the first one here. I got this coat the last time we all went down to Saarbrücken, which was just over two months ago. I have no way of knowing if it's still in stock, so if you want it you will have to pay Primark a visit (which isn't really a bad thing!). It's a lovely navy blue colour and it's really soft and warm. It was quite expensive for Primark, about 30€ I think, but compared to other places that's still quite cheap for a nice winter coat. The quality is great too! I love the faux fur hood and the gold detailing around the buttons. Dark blue and gold is one of my absolute favourite colour combinations. I paired it with an oversized beige scarf which I got from H&M last year and a beige and black stripy jumper, also from H&M. I feel like the beige ties in nicely with the hood. I kept the rest of the outfit quite simple with my go to C&A bag, some black leggings and little black boots with gold buckles. 

On another note, my hair looks quite short in some of these photos and seeing them has almost tempted me to get my hair cut that length! I feel like I have wanted long hair for ages and now it's getting there, the temptation to chop it all off is back. I'm not sure I will do it though because knowing me, I will probably regret it the instant I do it! 

Hope you are having a great week!

Cocoa Brown

I decided to do something a little bit more daring and darker with my eyes today. I started by lining my top lashline with black liner before putting a dark, shimmery brown eyeshadow on top. It created a darker lashline without being too intense. Then I added brown liner over the top of that because I prefer having some kind of liner on my lashline, it's sort of a safety blanket. I kept the rest of my face rather bare, I didn't use any kind of lipstick, however I think a nice pink colour or even a dark plum lipstick would look nice with this look, it just depends on what time of day you choose to wear it. 

Have a great week!

Face:

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Cool Medium 2:

on blemishes

Manhattan Soft Compact Powder in 0 Transparent:

to set the concealer

Eyes & Eyebrows:

Soap & Glory Archery Brow Pencil in Blondeshell:

to shape and fill in my brows

NARS Pro Prime Eyeshadow Base:

all over my eye lid and crease

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero:

blended on top lashline

MAC eyeshadow in Mulch:

 all over the lid (and over Zero) and on the lower lashline

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Demolition:

top and lower lashline

Maybelline Go Extreme Mascara in Leather Black