Acquarella Nail Polish

Have you ever tried a water based nail polish? The experience is a bit different, but if toxic free nail polish is what you want you will love this. Acquarella has plenty of nail polish colours and it is easy to apply.

How is water based nail polish different from traditional nail polish?

1. It does not stay on tha nail as long as toxic nail polish.
2. It takes longer to dry on the nail.
3. It is essential that you clean the nails properly first as any residues from hand lotions or similar will make it difficult for the polish to stick to the nail.

I found it a bit frustrating that it takes about 15 minutes before you can actually use your hands, a great way to train mindfulness and simply not doing anything. I did love the colours and I used the Acquarella Remover before applying the nail polish (they recommend you do so) so the polish lasted about 3 days before it started chipping on the ends, ok I think for being water based.

Have you tried any water based nail polishes? Any recommendations to share?

Here you can see the whole selection from Acquarella >

 

Paperself eyelashes

Have you tried these fabulous fake eyelashes?

They are made from FSC certified paper and are coated to be durable. Love the intricate designs!

Lace Garden is my all time favorite! Which is yours?

Pai Skincare

Pai Skincare is a gorgeous natural skincare line focusing on sensitive skin. My skin is not very sensitive except during the coldest winter months when it gets really dry and easily gets red.

I have tried Pai Skincare Rosehip Oil which is said to be a miracle oil. I think you could compare it to argan oil as it is great for skin in every way.

The oil is light and absorbs easily onto skin. I have used it night time instead of a night cream and I quite liked it. My skin has felt fresh and rejuvenated when I wake up in the morning so I would highly recommend rosehip oil to anyone asking.

Pai Skincare is available here >

Where to buy natural skincare and haircare

Here are my current favorite shopping sites for natural and organic skincare, haircare and make up that ships worldwide:

• Swedish Beauty Factory
• Love Lula
• Bathing Beauty
• Being Content
• Spirit Beauty Lounge

Where do you shop?

Chocolate Sun

Wintertime in Sweden means pale skin. Gorgeous at times, but I still feel like a zombie looking at myself in the mirror.

To make my skin look glowing with a bit of colour I use Chocolate Sun Sunless Tanning Lotion for body and Gel for face.

They are easy to use and as I don't like stuff that takes time and needs a lot of work these products are perfect. I just have a shower, use the Chocolate Sun Body Scrub, dry off, then apply the gel on my face, and the cream om my body. It's like applying a moisturizer! The only thing I do after applying is make sure I wash my hands thoroughly and wipe off my nails, cuticles and between fingers and toes to make sure I don't get stains.

I then walk around in my robe (it's white but I never got a stain!), for about 20 minutes or so, just to make sure the color is completely dried into skin. I think you don't have to wait that long but I just like to be sure:)

As most of my reviewed products lately these come from Swedish Beauty Factory, I love that site and I actually bought these myself (thought I could spend a little money there after receiving plenty of samples)! Finding sites that have gorgeous natural cosmetics and look fabulous are hard to find, will list some favorites in next post!

Suki Skin Care

Have you tried Suki Skin Care?

I have brought the label up earlier as it is a favorite of mine. Especially Balancing Day Lotion which totally does it for my skin during summer.

Kahina Skincare

I'm loving Kahina Skincare! I received a Travel Basic kit from Swedish Beauty Factory, thank you! And have tried out the cleanser, facial lotion and argan oil for a couple of weeks now.

They are really nice for my skin. Not perfect, but nice. All products are based on organic argan oil from Morocco and are suitable for all skin types.

The argan oil is very nourishing and I think the products I received are perfect for normal to dry and maybe even sensitive skin. They have a gentle and natural scent and the packaging is clean and sleek.

Since summer my skin has been almost oily, which is something new for me, so these products were just a tad too moisturizing, but I think they will be great in a month or two when winter has arrived.

Kahina also do a beautiful job in Morocco where they support the Berber women extracting the argan oil. 25% of all sales goes straight back to them to help them develop their community. Love it!

Have you tried Kahina?