June 23, 2019

Rainbow Pride Month Hair feat. Headshot

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blurry picture of a woman with Rainbow Pride Month Hair written on it

Hi there!

Although the following review sounds too positive to be not sponsored, I assure you that this is only my own opinion and I purchased everything on my own. It is a genuine recommendation of mine without any affiliation.

Some of you already know that I love to dye my hair all different colors on the visible spectrum. Similar to my love for making art, it is a way to represent myself and free my mind, which is hindered to flourish due to my mental illnesses. Being able to make my outer appearance match the brisk, vivid, colorful feelings I yearn for is helping me to cope with not being able to experience happiness and blitheness. I am not afraid of looking non-standard because I believe that it is crucial to be unique and always true to oneself. It is important to me to play out individualism, no matter what others say. And to be honest, I have almost always gotten positive feedback for my colorful hair. In fact, some people tend to say they would love to be as brave as me and dye their hair, too. All I can say is: DO IT. Do not look back, enjoy yourself and always remember: hair grows back. But I genuinely recommend to go to a hairdresser, at least for bleaching your hair. I do it at home, but sometimes I wish I would have gone to a coiffeur because I lost a huge amount of length. On the contrary dyeing one's hair with semi-permanent hair colors is way less, probably not at all damaging and can be easily done at home. If you are interested in colorful hair perfect for pride month please keep reading!

June 11, 2019

COOP+DAISY Skincare Review

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Hey everyone,

you may have already read about my latest skincare routine. One of the products I use almost everyday is the COOP+DAISY Fresh Glow Jelly Cleanser. I found it a few months ago at TK Maxx (4 fl oz / 128 mL for 5,99 €) searching for a smooth and gentle cleanser. It smells very mild, a bit acidic, yet delightful. And I do feel like it is able to take off the dirt and pollution on my face, though I do not use it for removing makeup. Whenever I double cleanse with oil first, I use this jelly cleanser afterwards and it works perfectly.

the label on the back of the COOP+DAISY fresh glow jelly cleanser bottle showing the ingredients and directions
COOP+DAISY Fresh Glow Jelly Cleanser ingredients

The ingredients list is not too long - a huge purchasing factor for me - and it does contain a few beneficial chemicals. While glycerin and aloe vera juice are hydrating to your skin, it does not contain harsh surfactants, such as SLS or sodium laurate, but a milder one called Polysorbate 20. Basically it is a good cleanser for dry, dehydrated skin and my face tells the same. I like to massage it into my skin and get rid of sebum and dirt, without drying out my skin - all in all perfect. If you are excited to learn more about COOP+DAISY products click below to read the full post!

June 1, 2019

skincare 3.0

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Hi everyone!

Literally no one asked me to write this post, but I want to share my skincare regime with you nonetheless. I called this post skincare 3.0 because it is indeed my third main change in how my skin is acting and how I treat it. Please do not hate me for using the word skin so so so often in this post, I could not think of another term and it is needed to avoid misunderstandings.

I had bad skin breaking out like 24/7 for a very long time in my teenage years. Makeup was an essential and I slapped it on my face every day. Breakouts, dark eyes, herpes and pimple scars, blemishes on my skin - they all made me very insecure and I suffered from my problematic skin. Back then I had absolutely no access to professional skincare and I have not visited a dermatologist whatsoever. It was not acne I guess, but it was very near the mark. Thanks to whoever I only had breakouts on my forehead, temples and chin, but they were bad. And I wore makeup all day, so it was a vicious cycle I could not exit. Although you cannot call this skincare, it was the first touch with it. Finding several products at the drugstore was my kind of skincare back then. I did not know how damaging and contradicting it was to use certain cleansers, masks or spot treatments, but they were the last straw for someone who was too lazy to look up skincare AND too fed up with their skin condition. If you want to know what I have learned so far regarding my skin and skincare in general please keep reading!