ebelin Mikrofiber makeup removing towel (Mikrofaser Reinigungstuch)

Hi my Readers

I’ve been trying to find something that will be a better solution when it comes to removing my makeup. Mikrofiber towels are nothing new but the idea of it was unsettling to me because some of them were made of a material that was unpleasant to touch. That’s why I was a little bit conflicted about ordering it online. And that was the only option since it is not very famous and not many stores were carrying it. I finally decided to just take one and see how it goes. I went out and searched for it but only found dark ones which for many people would be a good idea but to me, just looked that I will not be able to see if I have completely removed the makeup or there are still traces of it.

After that I gave up on that idea until two days later saw it on the back of a store while I was on the register paying for the things that I bought. I went around, made a circle and without many thoughts, touched it to see if it had that funny texture, noticed that it didn’t and immediately took it to the register.

There are 4 shades available and if you know this post: Very peri bye to the Pantone color of 2022 or you saw the pictures (duh) you already know which color I picked.

The product

Since then, I used it to remove eye makeup and face makeup. I don’t use foundation so I wouldn’t know how it performs with it.

How to use

It has better results with warm water and when I used cold, it still removed the makeup but it was a bit stubborn.

I washed it before use (of course) and I used soap to wash it immediately after that. So instead of taking me 5 minutes to remove the makeup, now it takes me 7 but that means less cotton rounds. After the wash with the soap, I place it on a rack to dry so it can’t harbor any bacteria. After several uses I will soak it in boiling water to completely eliminate that possibility of bacteria and will continue to do that.

Sometimes I need one cotton round to remove some bits, sometimes I just put micellar water directly on the towel and just go with it.

It does not scratch the skin since its fibers are very soft.

Conclusion

This towel helps out removing most of my makeup and saves up on using too much cotton rounds. N

No matter the brand, if you see it, I recommend you try it and if you do, write to me and tell me or tag me in your post so I can see it.

Until the next read

Have a nice one

Antidote

Loud noises and sound pollution

This post was originally meant to be written elsewhere but scrolling down the different kinds of blogs I follow and reading some of their posts, it hit me, why not write it here. It is not going to be read anyway.

I am a person that likes music and when I like music I tend to play it very loudly. I also have neighbors that are remodeling their apartment and on top of that they bought the apartment above. So the sandwich I am in screams “daym, not again”. The moment they kind-of finished the remodeling of one, they started the remodeling of the other apartment. This has been going on for a lot of years.

But don’t let me bother you with those details, maybe you will read about it sometimes in a book or so because trust me, there are stories upon stories and they are interesting.

Being woken up with a drill on a Saturday or even worse – Sunday morning, very early, just about 7 o’clock, I started craving silence. I always advocate for people doing what they want but trust me when I tell you that these neighbors are really awful people.

So, these past few nights, I stayed up late and I found myself just sitting and doing nothing. My brain switched off and I was just enjoying the silence. Unfortunately, it was interrupted with the air-conditioning from the said neighbors because apparently it needs to work even when it is warm.

I will still blast some music, I still want loudness, but after all that noise and the many air conditioners from all the sides at all times and the walls vibrating from them, those 10 minutes of silence were refreshing.

You still write blog posts, but do you read posts from others?

I’ve created this blog as my least favorite hobby because I have a tendency to undervalue the things that I do (even though I do them very well).

I tend to self-sabotage and discredit my quality. That’s why I decided to create this blog that I decided to fill with the least favorite of my interests and not care that much. You have seen here and there how my other interests have peaked in some of my posts and some of them were actually some of my most viewed posts.

I have many interests and read the blogs that I follow. Unfortunately, I have noticed that others don’t do the same. They just post and that’s it. There is no more Blog-Community as it used to be where people supported each other and reposted some of those blogs and actually were plugging some other blogs.

I see less and less people writing and even less are communicating with each other.

I will continue to post here although I am planning some other things too. I am curious to know if anyone else has experienced this as well.

Wishing you a wonderful week

Antidote

Happy New Year 🎄

Wishing you a Happy New Year

And for those who celebrate it and even not celebrate it – a Very Merry Christmas 🎄

With this picture that I just created

So let me know your thoughts on it

Remember to do something good today

Best wishes

Antidote

Mascara combo I’ve been using lately

Trust me, I am the one that doesn’t have patience to use more mascaras or more coats so there are many surprises in this post that I will be writing about.

Hi my Readers 🙂

I’ve been using the same mascara even though I have tried more than 10 that are just not good for me. From flaking, leaving marks on the lid and just making my lashes clump. I’ve been using one mascara that wasn’t doing anything except adding little bit of black. It was heavy and I was only using it because there wasn’t anything else that was bad about it like all the other ones that I tried, didn’t irritate my eyes and it was very affordable. So I just replaced it.
It was long before I started experimenting with mascaras because I had problem with my eyes and I just didn’t want to experiment much.

After many mascaras that I have tried and now stay at my storage because they are used only once and I have inability to throw something new because all of them are used only 2-3 times, I finally bought one that I liked. I didn’t wanted to try it before because it was plastic want and plastic wands used to irritate my eyes very much. To my surprise, this one didn’t and it is from the same brand like the mascara that I’ve been using for long.

But, being that kind of wand it didn’t do what I wanted which is noticeable dark colour on my lashes. So I combined the two of them and now I have very good combination.

I apply one coat, do my face makeup and when I finish, I apply another coat from the other mascara. Sometimes I forget but that is also ok because there is already one coat that already looks nice.

It is perfect for me because both of them are affordable and because I still have fear for my eyes, I replace them very often, so it is a big plus for me and my budget.

If someone has another suggestion, feel free to share it 🙂

Have a nice week

Antidote 😉

Sun Dance lip balsam

Hi my Readers 🙂

I don’t know how is the weather around you but where I am, it was suposed to be spring and maybe even summer-ish temperatures for a while now. The winter is taking it’s time but the preparations for the summer have already started. That is not visible by my clothing but definitely in my mind 😀

Few years go, dm dregerie markt have released their lip balms with SPF. I don’t know if that is entirely true or some marketing trick to get us to buy more stuff but I still got it because I lost the one with 20 SFP that I had. To my surprise it smelled like coconut as claimed but also tasted sweat. At the time I worked at a place where people didn’t bother to ask if in the things left behind in the women’s powder room belonged to someone so they threw it away. It may have been my fault but still, didn’t hurt to ask or leave it for people to find it. I guess SPF doesn’t like me that much 😀

Anyways… because it was limited edition, I couldn’t buy it again so I forgot about it, up until few days ago when I saw that dm’s brand SUN Dance have released something suspiciously similar. I like coconut and of course I bought it so here is my opinion on it:

I may not be the same but it sure reminds me a lot of it so I’d say – suspiciously similar.

Previous one: had thicker consistency. Smelled sweet – vanilla and little bit like coconut. Tasted slightly sweet (not at the point where you would like to eat it, but just comfortable not to taste like oil).

New one: thinner consistency, other than that everything is the same.

Also, the packaging is different. It was yellow, now is cute light blue with coconut and some summer themes on it.

I don’t know if the inflation is hitting them too and that’s why they made it thinner this time 😀

It doesn’t say it is limited edition but just like the previous one I assume it will go away once the summer is gone and once they get rid of the stocks.

How it feels: other than the cute packaging and everything about the smell and taste, I don’t see much of a difference. The previous one used to leave a white film on the lips which actually looked nice. I don’t need much help for the lips but I have noticed that whenever I am wearing it, I tend to constantly smush my lips together. I don’t know why is that but has happened few times before too, with other lip balms.

Does it protect the lips from the sun? I don’t know, yet, since there is not much sun and I only got it 2 weeks ago, although it claims to protect against the UVA and UVB rays so hopefully it will.

It is fair amount (10ml) so I would assume it will last quite a bit. The ingredients are not that special.

As I am sitting and writing this, I can feel that the lip balm is disappearing and that’s little bit too fast for me. If I lose this one, I don’t know if I would buy it again or just finally try the coconut one from Ziaja 😀 https://positivityandbeauty.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/my-used-to-be-favorite-lip-balm/

And another review from Balea and their lip balms (which is practically the same or very similar)
https://positivityandbeauty.wordpress.com/2019/02/17/balea-lip-care/

Any thoughts on this one?

Wishing you a good start of the week.

Remember to do something good today, even it is something insignificant to you 🙂

Antidote

Essence eyeliner comparison

Hi my readers 🙂

Recently I bought the new version of the Essence eyeliner. Before I used the regular version, after that I used the waterproof and now the new one. I didn’t see much of a difference between the regular and the waterproof and plus I bought them in Germany, the origin of this brand. This last one however, I am noticing very big difference.

Essence liquid ink waterproof eyeliner with soft bristle does not stay as long, disappears on the parts where my skin touches and the rest of it crumbles very easy. Tried it over eyeshadow and without shadow and the result is the same.
The previous one stayed better than this one. I don’t know if there is something to do with the country I bought it from but it is possible since there are many differences with many products.

The previous had has bristle wand and was thicker but there wasn’t a problem when I was creating a precise wing.

The new version has soft and thinner bristle. No problem when it comes to applying it but like previous stated, it does not have the same longevity.

I still have the previous ones just in case I reuse the wands and I guess I am actually going to but for applying and after that I will reuse it for nail art.

To top it all off, the old version had 4ml and the new version has 3ml and it is the same price.

Few pictures of the wand and some swatches:

Just a week ago I bought the felt tip one and after several uses I will write about those too.

Have you tried this one and have you tried the previous versions for comparison?

Wishing you a great end of the weekend 🙂
Antidote 😉

This post is a day late, a decade late or a whole century? Judging by some nations – we’ll never know

Calming down dehydrated, oily but atopic skin

Hi my Readers

Since I have known, I had troubles with my skin when it comes to inflammation and rushes. It became clear to me that sometimes it is caused when I am very upset or if I had very stressful period. I have tried to prevent it and tried creams, cosmetics, natural remedies but it didn’t go away. The dermatologists were useless because they kept recommending the same products (granted, not many options were available so I guess they just went with the simplest one that is somewhat affordable).

Then I went ahead and started exploring the options. By the looks of it, it seemed something like atopic skin. I bought many creams that suited that characteristic. One helped, but the rest just created another problem – pimples, because they were too greasy. Sometimes, dehydrated skin is mixed with dry skin and I guess many companies were doing the same, even though, they should have known better, especially the ones that claim to be medical.

After my redness and blemishes peaked during the pandemic, and the masks, too, were not helping the situation and I saw red patches appearing in spots that I didn’t even had them before, I bought some expensive creams but my expectations were too high, I guess, so they didn’t work either. They were the same like those from before – greasy and not helpful.

By this point I have given up and just tried to do as much as I could. In the meantime, the serums have become very popular as not many were wearing makeup because of the masks and everyone turned to skincare. More options have become available and serums have become more affordable, unlike before. Totally unaware of the benefits, everyone have been talking about this serum that was very good. Of course, people used it in combination with others but I haven’t tried serums before so I bought just this one. And because I have already stacked up on creams that I didn’t wanted to completely throw away but use them sporadically, I went with that decision. I have read on it, informed myself, searched if it is ok for people with atopic skin to use it and finally bought it.
This serum was Niacinamide 10%.
When I tell you that I had 0 expectations except maybe some invisible improvement – that was really the case. Mind you, I didn’t buy it because of my blemishes, but because it claimed to have so much benefit for the skin.

Started to use it and I have noticed something that I wasn’t expecting – my skin has started to look better. I didn’t pay much attention the the blemishes because sometimes they could linger, and other time they could disappear in a matter of days and that would last for few days and they would appear again. But after a while, I started noticing that my skin wasn’t hurting or itching that much anymore and that continued for a while. In my skincare I have only changed that – the niacinamide 10% serum. This serum hydrated the skin (or it did whatever it did) and with periodical mild peeling, it helped a lot. After realizing that, I immediately panicked (don’t ask) and thought that this is just wonder that lasts for short period of time. So I stopped using it to see if it really was that to make the difference. Few days later, the blemishes have turned up again. I tried this method for few times and realized that indeed that serum was the thing that helped. So I made a plan – to use it only when I really need it so my skin doesn’t get used to it like it did with many other creams that don’t help anymore and to use it periodically. That I did.

This serum has exceeded my expectations and I am glad that skincare became a trend so people can take (better) care of their skin. In some of my next posts I will be sharing the companies I have tried so if you want to learn more, feel free to check later on.

It wasn’t just the serum, but it was the way I used it and the rare peelings that I made. Also, not every brand helped me or was effective as some. So this was definitely trial and error and I still have this problem just not so bad as it was before.

I was not officially diagnosed with anything. By the time I had my appointment, the blemish would go down and I could only show pictures that the dermatologists rejected right away. Every opinion is individual and what has worked for me, might not work for you and I hope everyone finds something that works!

If anyone has any recommendations, feel free to share them with me. I would like to try some more as soon as I start to run out of the creams that I gave so much money to 😀

Wishing you a good one 😉

Full circle – influencer edition and the disappointment

Hi my Readers

Today, a video has been circling the web and it is about influencers and their false claims.
The particular video is about influencer that shows mascara and some of her colleagues are calling her out on it because she looks like she is using false lashes. The video is sponsored and it caught the eyes of the people too.

I have stopped following as much as I used to and even if I do, I tend to not get involved too much, but this one was interesting to me because the people who jumped to defend her, mentioned big corporations and how the influensers or the people weren’t calling them out on it. I have seen influensers and many people talking about that subject so I know that’s not true, but what struck me the most is that people defend something that influencers have made influencers in the first place – their reviews and their honesty because people were tired of the big corporations lying and spending so much on marketing and tricking people into buying things that are far from that glitzy commercial that has played over and over again.

The disapointment comes because the whole point of influencers is to prove the marketing side of the big companies that are wrong. People started trusting influencers because they were honest with their reviews and once they start to seem dishonest, then it all goes downhill from there.

I am very pleased to see that other colleagues and influensers have cast a light and hopefully it will be a lesson to everyone – the consumer as well because consumers and potential consumers have the biggest power when it comes to this.

Just let’s not cancel people. Mistake is a mistake. If we don’t see improvements after they have been exposed, only then we can move toward canceling. Let’s leave that thing in the past, along with the pandemic.

Wishing you a good one,

Antidote 😉