Best jetlag fighting beauty products
If you ever did a couple of long-haul flights, you know that jetlag face is definitely a thing. If you’re like me, you usually depart a plane with a face that feels oily AND dehydrated at the same time...
View ArticleHow to survive an overnight flight – must-have items in your liquids bag
Long-haul flights are exhausting, and in my opinion, overnight flights are even worse. I’m not one of the people that sit down, fall asleep and wake up when the pilot’s cheery good morning blares...
View Article5-minute skincare routine: The essentials
There are definitely times when I read my fave skincare boards and blogs and am completely overwhelmed. New products, new science, people chatting effortlessly about pH levels, layering and throwing...
View ArticleHow I deal with pollution: skincare recommendations
My anti-pollution skincare and makeup guide, in which I share two and a half years of experience in a city with heavily polluted air and water and the effects on my skin. When I came to Shanghai in the...
View ArticleWhat you should know before buying The Ordinary products
When I browse skincare forums, read blogs or watch YouTube videos, the most common question about The Ordinary is: “I don’t know a lot about skincare, but want to try their products, what would you...
View ArticleBest beauty reads and news in April
Do you need something to read? Of course you do! You want to have the best beauty reads and news in April, right here! Hair! Dupes! Scandals! The makeup company that just vanished! Kick-ass women! (And...
View ArticleBeyer & Söhne Dayshade SPF 50: Review From a Tanned Skin Lady
When I saw the picture of Beyer & Söhne Dayshade, I was crazy excited. A sunscreen that’s not white-based? WOW, I just have to try it! AND it has great antioxidant properties? Well, it’s just too...
View ArticleMarvellous May Beauty Favourites
Say it with me – gloooooooooooooow! The one thing we all want: Healthy, glowy skin. Guess what, Astrid and I found two products that are perfect for exactly that, even if they approach the way to the...
View ArticleWhat you absolutely should remove from your bathroom
Bathrooms: the final frontier. Every beauty lover’s mission: to explore strange new worlds, to boldly go where no one has gone before – into the black holes of shelves and cabinets. Because it’s there...
View ArticleHow to stay cool at the office and don’t wreck your skin
Facial mists – the solution to everything! So refreshing, and that feeling that you’re doing something good for your skin – awesome. Right?! Hate to break it to you, but facial mists aren’t all that,...
View ArticleOmorovicza revisited: 160$ Copper Peel – worth it?!
The Omorovicza Copper Peel came into my life in 2013. I had read a review (on MostlySunny), and was sold – big time. But then, the Copper Peel is incredibly pricey, so a friend and I waited for a...
View ArticleSkincare products that give immediate results!
Sometimes, you just yearn for a quick fix. Let me give it to you. We all know that ingredients like Vitamin C, retinol in all its forms, and niacinamide are fine and dandy – but they won’t fix your...
View ArticleWhat I learned from living in China
And look who’s back! Hi there! I spent three uncomfortable weeks moving from Shanghai back to Germany, and finally I’ve Wi-Fi in my house again, and my beauty stash is – somehow – back in one place....
View ArticleWho does it best? Asian vs. Western skincare products
After staying in Asia for nearly three I’ve of course branched out to Asian beauty brands (and you followed me around while doing that!). Now, after a lot of trying different brands and different...
View ArticleHottest beauty news and posts in October
More than just this month’s scandals (although you’ll find a recap as well on the Deciem and Sunday Riley Drrrrramaz): beauty news, insights, and some lifestyle and travel feel-good reads (because we...
View ArticlePampering winter skin with cosrx (five favourites)
Sometimes, you just want to pamper your winter skin – and add a lot of hydrating and calming products into your routine. For days when I don’t want to faff around with actives, I like some...
View Article2018 round-up and looking back: beauty trends, developments and scandals
Raise a glass to 2019 and join me looking back on 2018 in beauty shenanigans – and a Happy New Year to all of us. Most-needed instagram account Beauty is about emotion, and beauty businesses sell...
View ArticleWinter essential: L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil
Comfort. A hot shower. The scent of almonds. A silky oil. Sometimes, the simple pleasures are best. (Better than leftover Christmas chocolates, anyways.) What is it? The L’Occitane Shower Oil is a...
View Article2019 beauty resolutions
I never ever do New Year’s resolutions. Setting myself up for failure?! No thank you! Instead, I’ve started the last years with a commitment to myself: to be happy. I spent large portions of my life...
View ArticleKora Organics – how good are the Noni Glow products?
New year, new brands? Absolutely! Kora Organics has been around since 2009, and is co-founded by supermodel Miranda Kerr. The whole range is manufactured in Australia. Products are made from a blend of...
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