Weekend ramblings


A hot summer day, even though it’s still spring! Most people aren’t complaining and neither shall I. It’s windy, which makes it perfect for washing clothes and hanging them outside to dry.
Did not get a good night sleep again and I don’t know for how can I keep this up without collapsing. German class is tomorrow so it should be interesting. Wonder how “good” the homework is.
Grandmother doesn’t seem to be angry with me any longer and today she went out with us in the morning and again after lunch, to the café just around the corner, in our building. I had ice-cream, we all had ice-cream and yes, now I do regret that… but it’s done. It’s not a weight problem, it’s the ridiculous amount of sugar that is soooo bad for our health in general. At least she’s is a good mood.

Yesterday I decided to do an experiment, still trying to use up the bio and natural products that hadn’t been properly explored. It comes in a pack, they’re not sold separately, at least around here. It’s a treatment to even out the skin tone and smooth out rough skin, by French bio brand Cattier. The kit contains an exfoliating gel with garnet powder and jojoba grains and a moisturizing radiance mask to be applied after washing the face with the scrub. Both are appropriate for all skin types, according to the brand. First of all I used the Nuxe cleansing oil and instead of using the foam cleanser next, I used the gel. SO HARSH ON MY SKIN! It hurt. I was careful, but even with a gentle massage, it felt as if more than just dead skin was removed. So I tried the very, very creamy and appeasing So Etic Bio Aloe foam cleanser, after removing the exfoliating gel and let it sit for a couple of minutes. Since it is a moisturizing mask I used after all that washing and let it rest for the recommended 10 minutes. Then, the excess should be either worked into the skin by gentle massage, or removed with micellar water. I used the Eau Thermale d’Avène to wet a cotton pad and removed the mask. 20 or so minutes later, I applied the Caudalie Vinoperfect serum and the Nuxellence eye cream.

My skin felt really soft and moisturized, but the exfoliating gel is no longer part of my arsenal. Next exfoliating geleé will be the Nuxe one. At the pharmacy, the lady said the Nuxe geleé from their Rose range is very gently and not abrasive. I’ve been in love with the cleansing oil for a year now and the only one I have ever used for years, so far, was the Etude House one. For me, the Nuxe oil is on par with the Etude House oil.

On another note, reality has just hit us regarding our move to another house, in Cascais. We have to  START PACKING EVERYTHING. When you have a full house like my grandparents, that almost looks like a museum (not talking about “the Louvre”, but anyone understands what I mean), the whole process might (and most certainly will) turn into a nightmare. And then there is clutter, even great museums have a few clutter! I’m not the most positive person, I do panic VERY easily and before time. And maybe that’s one of the reasons why sleep has been evading me… Of course this is always a good time to sort things out and perhaps donate things one doesn’t need any more and I already have a few things in mind.
I didn’t go for my power today, in the morning, and now it’s just too hot, so today it will be yoga for about an hour. Really need to stretch my entire body, it’s going to feel so nice!
Bis bald!

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