London illustration #1

I started making some use of my Wacom tablet.

Daily Routine

Daily Routine by delacachette featuring neutrogena

I guess when it is about beauty we all are a little picky and once we found THE products we just stick to them. I am quite lucky as I have never had major skin issue (except during teenage-hood, but let’s not go there). My forehead can be a little oily, my cheeks can be very reactive, so I guess I have a sensitive and combination skin.

So here are the products I stick to daily for the past (at least) 12 months.

In the morning, I would wash my face using my Clarisonic Mia (with a sensitive brush) and the Neutrogena Oil-Free Wash Pink Grapefruit Facial Cleanser, the Clarisonic allows a deep clean and remove EVERYTHING. I can tell when I don’t use it for a few days, my skin looks dull and irregular. After this I would wipe my face with a little Bioderma Sebium H20 on a cotton pad. Finally, I apply L’Oreal  Youth Booster Serum which texture feel AMAZING, and super light, and then a moisturizer with SPF (I’m not overly loyal to any moisturizer right now as long they help blocking UVs and not my pores I am happy).

During the day, I apply Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant on my lips and any sensitive/dry skin area I may have. In case of zit a drop of Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment every 3 to 4 hours and the pimple is gone the day after.

In the evening, Bioderma Sebium H20 and an oil-based make-up remover (right now I am using Boots Botanics’ one) help me get rid of all the city’s nastiness. I then apply a little bit of La Roche Posay Redermic R and make sure I get a least 7 hours of sleep.

Add to this a make-up routine and a few weekly skin goodies.

 



Lemonia (UK - London)

Spring is getting here… Slowly very slowly but surely. The sun, the flowers, all this makes me think of vacations… Eloping to the Mediterranean sun...

Unfortunately the Adriatic sea is far away from London, but there is one place that always warm my heart and fill my tummy with Mediterranean goodness – Lemonia. 

This restaurant is a gem regarding Greek food. The atmosphere is great! It feels like being in a family restaurant - it is loud, informal, and the waiters can be very entertaining - and you may run into Kate Moss having lunch.

When the dinner is finish, you can enjoy a nice walk around Primrose Hill and Regent Park.

Tip: Think twice before ordering desert as you will be given some giant Turkish delights before leaving!

The battle we didn't choose (US)

I have no word... This is beautiful and awfully sad.

9 to 5 Chic (US)

New blogger discovery!

Anh is sharing her on-duty and off-duty outfits with the world here. Everything she puts together is super cute and I love the fact that she is mixing H&M and Zara with Yves Saint Laurent and Stella McCartney.

The lady herself is very pretty and rock a baby bump as graciously as Kate Middleton!

A wonderful source of idea for women like her, you and me, who work full time and love fashion.

The Vitamin ABC

The weather is not getting any better on the British island… It is mid-March but snow and negative temperatures keep showing up daily… I don’t know about you but Winter weather can make me feel very unwell and sad. The first year I moved to England, the day light was so short in December/January that I was literally depressed. I did my research (thank you Mummy and Daddy for being doctors!) as I was getting a little bit worry and found a few vitamins that helped me a lot.

Here is the list of the ones I tested and that actually work:

Vitamin D: It does make an amazing difference! The main source of vitamin D is Mr Sunshine, which is almost never here in winter. Take some vitamin D and it will make your grumpy-self disappear!

Brewer Yeast: I have been ‘blessed’ with very weak nails … When it gets really bad I make sure I take Brewer Yeast, believe it or not it does make a difference! The only down-side, as soon as you stop taking it the benefits won’t last long.

Iron: Ahhhh, that time of the month, when you feel a little errrr… Well, hormonal and weak… Take a little bit of iron! It may not make you happier but it will surely make you feel stronger!

Vitamin E: Best antioxidant! I am only 27 but it may hopefully make a difference with my skin the day I will turn 40.

Viviscal: I have long curly hair and it can be moody when it doesn’t like the weather/water/air/temperature. And when it is very unhappy it usually decides to fall… That’s when I take Viviscal, it does works! My hair goes from blah and falling, to thick and long within 3 to 4 months. It is pricey but the benefits last months after you stop taking it.