Purchases from Shiseido Event - Shiseido IBUKI Refining Moisturizer, Cleanser & Softener + Dior Addict Lipsticks.

Hi everyone!

Today I've been running some errands and I visited my colleagues at work which was so nice! I bought some stuff to get my blog notebook organized (I'm a notebook-addict) and I actually managed to buy some clothes. Only basic stuff, but nice basic stuff. I've been wearing too much sweatpants and oversized sweaters lately I just had to..

Last night I attended a Shiseido makeup/skincare event together with my mum and sister. It was hosted at the local perfumery and it was a fun get-together :)

The Shiseido consultant talked a little about their skincare and some of their makeup. And of course there were some discounts for us who attended - YAY!

I love Shiseido lipsticks, they are absolutely amazing, but I was more interested in picking up some of their skincare this time. I thought it was a great opportunity as the discount would make it a little easier to "splurge" on items like these. Even though it's not a splurge - it's my skin!

I don't know too much about Shiseido skincare (I'm only familiar with their pore minimizing cream) so I asked for advice on what to use on my acne suffering skin.
The lady recommended the IBUKI series, a day and night moisturizer which should be a perfect match for acne skin. I really wanted the cleanser and softener too, but of course they didn't have it.
What they did have though, was that huge red box which contained a full size hand cream (don't really need more hand cream though) and mini sized softener (15ml), mini sized cleanser (30ml) and mini sized moisturizer "enriched". The enriched cream is not suitable for acne skin as it is a heavier cream, so I won't be using that. I grabbed the box as it was pretty cheap and I can try the products out and buy the full sized ones if I feel they make a difference to my skin :)

So far I've only used the products twice and all I can say is that I really, really love the smell (the smell of clean soap). And I don't know if it was a coincidence, but when I woke up this morning my skin was really soft and my acne was extremely calm, my skin tone was SO even I can't even describe what joy I felt. I mean, no my acne wasn't gone, but my skin had an even color, it wasn't all red and flamey and it actually felt smooth!

I'm going to use this products for a while longer before I feel comfortable doing a whole review. It might just be a coincidence that my skin was so nice today so I won't get my hopes up too high.

I also grabbed two Dior Addict lipsticks, I kinda regret buying one of them, but.. I've already tried it on and yeah.. It's a nice color, great for everyday brown/nude lips, I'm just left with the feeling I didn't really need it and I don't get that feeling too often, hehe! Will do a swatch/review post on them both of course :)

And then the purse! I had some money from my birthday, and I figured I wanted to used them on this! It was really cute and even though I have a ton of purses/bags I don't actually have a nice one for parties/nicer occasions. With the discount it came out pretty cheap as well :)

Do you have any experience with Shiseido skin care?

xxoo Karla // Miss Delirium

Skincare Formula 10.0.6 Acne Treatment *Review* & a fun Chanel Lipgloss Treat.

I recently had to get a new foaming cleanser for my face and as usual I ended up with a few extra items too..;-)

1. Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer, Color Correcting Adjust. ($38)
Green-toned to reduce redness.

I am not completely convinced by the Smashbox Adjust Primer yet, I really wanted it to work but it doesn't do miracles for me, sadly.
I'm gonna give it a week and if I don't see any clear changes I will stop thinking it is a "adjusting" primer for "reducing redness" and just think of it as a regular primer. I just can't take the disappointment every time I use it...:(



2. Formula 10.0.6 Rescue Me Blemish Care Anti-Imperfections Gel.

One of the few products I still haven't tried from this series yet. I usually don't let products with that exact purpose get to me because I find them rarely to work for my skin. However I have such positive experience with this brand so I wanted to give it a try.
I can swear it calmed down my acne and I will continue to use this every day:)

3. Formula 10.0.6 Best Face Forward Daily Foaming Cleanser. ($5.99)

It's the third time I'm repurchasing this and from now on I am going to make sure I never run empty again without having a back up! I am sure this actually does work for my skin and it might not be a miracle cure, but if it can help keep my skin/acne on a balanced level I will be ok with that:)

4. Chanel Glossimer 176 Crushed Cherry Lipgloss (£21)
5. Chanel Glossimer 175 Savage Grace Lipgloss (£21)

These two glosses was this hauls fun products! I was honestly looking for a purple Dior gloss from the Fall collection - it was sold out of course. Since the disappointment was to huge to handle, I needed to buy these to be able to drive back home;)
They are absolutely stunning and so perfect for everything *oh my gosh*.
I couldn't decide which one to get, the colors isn't too far from each other but one of them has glitter and the other has not. Reason enough to get both of them. I'm sorry:)
I have to admit the colors were a bit hard to capture on camera, but you should know by now I'm going to do a whole post dedicated to these delicious looking glosses anyway - so fear not, detailed swatch post is coming up ;-)



A little about the skincare products: As some of you are aware I complain a lot about my struggle with acne, and it isn't for no reason. The last couple of months has just been crazy. Just when I hope it is going to calm down, I get all excited and then suddenly it has broken out even worse. When it actually does calm down for maybe a couple of days it doesn't really help because I'm left with scars and red marks that is not going to go away. And then the next day it's back all agressive, sore and fiery again.
I have stopped asking for advice because I just have to accept that it is actually a skin disease, one that lives it's own life, on it's own premises.
I don't eat crap, I don't drink, I don't smoke, OK so I don't work out that freaking much but I refuse to believe that is the reason I have acne. I'm stressed out and yeah I know that can make it worse, but come on.
I remove my makeup every night. I cleanse my face morning and night, everyday, I don't use oily creams and I moisturize and the days I don't have to wear makeup I don't.  Blah blah blah blah.
Why, god, why.

I know this is something that is easy to relate to for you who struggle with acne too, and that is why the few times I actually come across products that I feel helps me out just a liiittle bit, I'm gonna share it:)

I have talked about this brand before, and it is in no way a miracle product (I refuse to use that word), but I feel I can actually see a slight difference when using these products.

So I used this Everyday Foaming Cleanser during this summer (a time when my acne is much better in general) and it just "recently" (about 2 months ago) got empty. I didn't get a new one right away because it's not available in my town where I live. Instead I bought the Effaclar Cleanser (review coming up when it is used up).
I've lost count, but I think it was about 2 months ago when I started having these bad breakouts.. I'm not saying it was purely because I stopped using the Everyday Foaming Cleanser, but who knows. However I suddenly realized this and went to buy a new one right away.
I won't say this is a miracle brand, and I won't say it has everything to do with this (my skin can easily play tricks with me - changing from the one day to the other) but I will say that the few days I've used this now I have felt a difference.. 

I had a very agressive and fiery breakout the other day, I took the Rescue Me! Blemish Care on before I went to bed and I can swear it felt a lot more calmed down the next morning, it even felt like it had dried out a little bit too. It is a clear gel with a very pleasing scent. It doesn't feel stingy on my skin, and a little goes a long way!

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...All I am dreaming about lately is to leave for a sunny holiday :) I hope to manage a trip to perhaps Thailand or something in about 4 months.. It's amazing what a relaxing trip like that can do to you, to your mind, your soul, not to mention what it can do to your skin. Ah I am seriously longing for clear skin right now. And my mind can also seriously need some positive recharging.

xxoo Karla // "Miss Delirium"