La Roche-Posay AtheliosXL Anti shine - 26th May 2019


Hot again!
I’ve just watched a short video on youtube about Queen Victoria’s make up and also how she did her hair and right now I’m truly envious of longer hair. They did such a cute hair style with braids and for me that’s not possible. I did try, and failed. It’s too short… and yet it needs to be cut, just a bit too get rid of the split ends, but of course it’s going to affect the length. WHY DOES MY HAIR TAKE SOOOO LONG TO GROW????

My skin feels a bit itchy and prickly today as it felt yesterday, after applying the Glow Tonic. The Caudalie Vino Perfect serum was the follow up product and nothing else was used. Last week Sunday was rest day, meaning no Glycolic, just simple and calming moisturizers and a mask. My face was already washed with the Mud cleanser in the morning (containing glycolic) and that makes me unsure about what products to use at night, apart from the usual Nuxe oil to remove the sunscreen, eyeshadow and blush.

It was also “new product day”. The La Roche-Posay Athelios XL Anti Shine. It’s a gel cream with a dry touch finish, though I wouldn’t say matt. And I appreciate that. It’s not very fluid and not easy to spread or blend, at least on my face after using Glow Mud Cleanser, for 30 seconds, and Caudalie Vino perfect serum. There was no moisturizer. Tomorrow I will use a moisturizer to see if there is any difference. What happens is, since it dried quite fast and didn’t glide on smoothly, in the end you need to pat and that translates into making you apply more product. One pump did not cover my entire face, I think I used three. In that sense, it’s actually good, because you get closer to the right “dosage”, whether you like it or not! No white cast whatsoever!

It did not become greasy over the day, not even after Yoga. For me it’s exactly what I was looking for and it’s fragrance free, for more sensitive noses and skins. On the other hand, I do miss the beachy smell of the Caudalie sunscreen.


This evening:
v  Nuxe rose oil, to remove sunscreen and gently massage my face
v  Pixi Glow Mud Cleanser for 30 seconds
v  Pixi Glow Tonic
v  Simple sheet mask

There might be something else to add, just before bed. The sheet mask tend to be incredibly soaked on so much product that I manage to apply the “leftovers” on my neck, décolleté, arms and hands. Why waste product!
Tomorrow I will the H20 Skin Drink (the only moisturizer I own, at the moment) and maybe the La Roche-Posay sunscreen will glide and spread better. We’ll see.

À bientôt le monde

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