Calcium and Magnesium Deficiency

Because I don’t drink or eat dairy and am also not great on the fish or meat front I need additional calcium and magnesium to keep me healthy. I have found that these pills from pure encapsulations are quite easy to add into your diet and the body takes them quite good. It does say on the bottle that you should take 2x2 tablets per day but I only take one with breakfast. After a hard workout or something I do take additional magnesium powder that you mix with water to get the mineral levels in my body back up.

I know that this brand makes all sorts of added minerals and stuff and it is quite affordable so if your body is low on anything, they are worth a look at. They are also easy to swallow and do not have any taste to them.

Until then, Cheerio from Berlin,

Liz x

Disclaimer: The pictures above are my own and therefore I own all the rights of these pictures. Please invoice my in case you want to use them. The products mentioned were all purchased by myself or were gifts. None of the links are affiliated.

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The Body Shop Splurdge

I recently signed up to become a Body Shop Member (http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk) or whatever it's called. Now I get emails with deals and sales all the time- last week I got a 50% SALE email. Oh dear....

I tried to keep it together and don't go too crazy and I think I did quite well. I picked up the Shower Gel in the scent Early-harvest Raspberry and Vineyard Peach. I loved the peach scent so much I picked up a body mist in the same scent too and I cannot get enough of it! I've been spritzing it all over me several times a day. The scent does linger for a while, however not as strong as perfume, but it's only a body mist so I guess it does a good job anyhow.

The Body Butter were very very tempting, although I do find they are a bit sticky after I apply them and in summer I prefer something with a lighter formula. 

Another thing I picked up was the Vitamin E Face Mist. Which apparently should fix your make up too, so I thought I'd give it a try. I've used it a few times now, to fix my make up but I don't really like it. There is so much liquid coming out with one squirt (disgusting word, I know, I apologize) that it makes my makeup run down my face!! Which is definitely not the purpose of it. I now spray it on a cotton pad and pad it all over my face which seems to work better. However, I still like it to spray on my face in the morning or before I go to sleep to give my skin a boost of moisture and obivously Vitamin E. 

Until then, Cheerio from Berlin,

Liz x

Disclaimer: The pictures above are my own and therefore I own all the rights of these pictures. Please invoice my in case you want to use them. The products mentioned were all purchased by myself or were gifts. None of the links are affiliated.

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Kedem Dead Sea Nail Kit

I have bought this Dead Sea Nail Kit a bit before Christmas last year. It consists of a special nail buffer, cuticle oil and a hand cream. Kedem Cosmetics is a UK base company that have specialized their products on Dead Sea salt minerals and extracts. All of the products are ISO certified and free of raven and animal ingredients. Also they do not test on animals. The products are quite pricey but the quality is really good obviously. I got this set on a promotion deal which was great because I got almost 60% off!

I love all of these three products. The nail buffer is amazing! It makes the nails all shiny by taking off the first layer of dirt and grime and whatnot, and stimulates the blood circulation from the nails. The shine is supposed to last for 30 days and I find that it doesn't quite stay for that long but still for a long time. Even when I paint my nail on top of the shine and take the polish back off again the nails are still shiny underneath which is great!

The cuticle oil is something I tend to use every now and again since I store it on my desk. So whenever I am working on university work or on my laptop I coat my nails with this and it really help them not to crack and stay smooth.

The hand cream is by far my favourite though! It smells really nice and it leaves my hands soooo smooth. It sinks into the skin really really fast which is a must for me in hand creams.

Overall I really enjoy this set and it's a great present for anyone who loves nail care!

Until then, Cheerio from Berlin,

Liz x

Disclaimer: The pictures above are my own and therefore I own all the rights of these pictures. Please invoice my in case you want to use them. The products mentioned were all purchased by myself or were gifts. None of the links are affiliated.

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Sephora Foundation and Powder Review

I have never used foundation or powder since my skin is very fair and I seldom  have breakouts. I din’t like the idea of plastering my face with stuff and quite frankly I am a very lazy person so the thought of having to wash all of that off at the end of the day was not very applealing to me. 

However, I did go and buy a foundation and powder at my “local” Sephora in France because I thought it’s time for me to get started on these things.

The lady there was very friendly even though my French was rather rubbish when it comes to explaining her my problems and wishes in makeup related things- in the end she did find a almost perfect shade for me and I have actually been loving wearing it. 

I got the Sephora Fond de Teint Perfection 10H (probably this is the French description, 10H Wear Perfection Foundation would be English I guess). Along with the 8H Matifying Pressed Powder, both in the colour 20 clair/light. 

Somedays when I don’t feel like being too pushy with my makeup and I want a more natural look I just wear the powder. The powder erases the greasy look that my daycream gives me and together with my blush it looks really natural and nice. 

I’ve had both of these since Christmas and they are still lasting very good. Granted, I do not use them everyday but I am still surprised that there is still so much left in the bottle and in the powder I can still see the Sephora S outline. 

Overall I am very happy with these two and would definitely go back to get another one in case I run out of these. So I’ll have to go on the long journey to France…. the things girls have to do for good makeup!

Until then, cheerio from Vienna

Liz x


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Syoss Dry Shampoo Review

I haven't tried any dry shampoo before- this is the first one! I didn't quite understand the idea of it. Not washing your hair and just spraying it with something so that it doesn't look disgusting was not very appealing to me. Estée from Essiebutton had a whole review about good and bad dry shampoos. She has a whole video on How To Use Dry Shampoo and mentioned a few different shampoos in there. I wanted to go and buy the Dove Dry Shampoo that she highly praised but it is not available in Austria so I thought I'd give Syoss a go. As you can see from the picutres, I apologize, everything is written in German but they're both Dry Shampoos. 

The green one beeing mainly for very greasy hair and the blue one having an additional effect of volume lift. I am quite happy with both of them and could now slap myself for not using them earlier. They both smell amazing! And the scent does linger around for a while, so make sure you like the smell of it before you buy. They make my hair look really nice and the volume the blue one brings is actually incredible! I am glad I tried these and can now go longer without washing my hair. My hair tends to go greasy fairly quickly and I also fiddle with my hair quite a lot so that doesn't help. But these do the job and I really like them. 

I can really recommend these to you- although I am a dry shampoo virigin so people who are experts might tell me these are rubbish. Nevertheless worth a try in my opinion and the price is quite reasonable (4€ per bottle).

Until then, cheerio from Vienna,

Liz x


Disclaimer: The pictures above are my own and therefore I own all the rights of these pictures. Please invoice my in case you want to use them. The products mentioned were all purchased by myself or were gifts. None of the links are affiliated.

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