Behind the Mirror: Empties

My Dear Readers,

I think it is about time I presented to you some of the products I finished since I posted my last finished products post. It has been a very long time and for some products I don't have the packages anymore, because I had to get rid of them when I moved.
This is why the first products I will talk about don't have photos.

Goldwell Dualsenses Green Pure Repair 60 sec treatment
I haven't been using any conditioner in more than 1 year, because I was using this product. I got the big bottle (1.500 ml) in December 2011 and it lasted until about February 2013 - so yes, more than 1 year. I loved it because it was all natural, it had goji berries, argan oil and shea butter extracts an no parabens, no silicones and it smelled divine. This is a hair mask, which should be used for damaged hair. My hair felt smooth, flexible and very silky by using this. I managed to grow it very long. When I used this hair treatment after henna, my hair felt amazing. I used it 2 times a week and during all this time, I did not use it entirely alone.
I recommend it to everybody who wants to have naturally beautiful hair. It really works.

elemental Mayam Apricot oil
I used this oil on its own to massage it into my neck and necklace areas in the evenings before I went to sleep, after I did my cleansing routine - being a rather heavy oil for my taste - compared to castor oil it is light - and entering slower into the skin I could not use it during the day. I wasn't very happy with the scent of this oil, but I liked the results of using it. The skin was brightened and looked much better - it is great for sensitive skin, because it calms it down and keeps it hydrated. I also used this oil in a combination with other oils (Aloe, Macadamia Nut, Tea Tree, Raspberry seed oil) when I was on the sea side, to help regenerate and calm down my skin after being to the beach.
It is an oil that can be used mostly on all skin types (in massages, for its illuminating effects), but if you have an oily skin I would not use it during the day and if it is acne prone, I would not use it more than 2-3 times a week.

Balea Med Creme-Öl Körperlotion
I got this body lotion last winter, when it was really cold and I got a horrible cold allergy. I used products from Balea Med before this one. Especially the products for highly sensitive skin (which have no smell and no parabens and have helped me with this allergy), but I wanted a bigger bottle than the one available for the highly sensitive skin products - this one was 400 ml. I got this and was not at all disappointed. The product even thought it has a thick consistency, it is almost immediately very well absorbed by the skin. The skin was hydrated in a way in which only the body oils I made did, without the oily sensations.
In the summer however I don't think I'll use this product, because it is somewhat too thick.

Alverde Deo mit Acerolakirsche
It has a 24h lasting effect and smells divine. I got this because it leaves no marks on the skin and has no aluminium  I recently purchased it again. I recommend it, but in the high summer, I think this product needs to be reapplied during the day.

Alverde Feuchtigkeitslotion Quitte und Brombeere
I got this product with the idea in mind, that it will be good for the winter time. Unfortunately I got a very bad allergy to the cold and had to switch to non-scented products, because it irritated my skin very much due to the smell. Even though it is an all natural product, my skin was that affected by the cold that no perfume (natural or not) was tolerated.
Once the cold was over I could use this product normally and I really enjoyed it's perfume without being affected by it. It has a light texture and it was very well absorbed by the skin, however not as hydrating as I would have wished.

Vichy Normaderm Solution Mincellaire
This is a product I bought last summer, shortly before my horrible acne breakout and which I haven't used since. I wanted to use it at the gym to remove the make-up before I worked out. I must admit I did not like this product very much, mainly because it dried my skin pretty badly. I decided to finish this product so I started using it again until I finished it, but I did not find it especially good. I did not see a big improvement on clearing or soothing my skin - I used it on a cotton pad to remove the first make-up layer, before using a face gel to deeply cleanse the skin.

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Gel Moussant
I got this 400 ml bottle shortly before last Christmas and I used it up just at the beginning of April. I must admit I got completely hooked by this product - no wonder since it has citric acid (which helps gently exfoliate the skin) and zinc (which helps restore the skin tissue and heal the skin marks). It cleanses my skin without drying and it also keeps it from getting too fat. I think this is the best face wash I ever used and I highly recommend it to all those who have sensitive acne prone skin.
When I started using this product, in December my skin was starting to heal from the acne outbreak, but it was very dried out because of the treatment I received from the doctor. This gel helped by not over-drying and also by preventing the appearance of other blemishes. I also like the package it comes with and that it is really good value for money in this 400 ml size. I already got a new bottle.

astellas Zineryt
This is one of the products I received from my doctor to help cure the acne blemishes. It contains erythromycin (an antibiotic which helps cure a large range of bacteria) and zinc acetate (which helps hydrate and restore the affected tissue) as active ingredients. However the whole mixture is in alcohol and after about 5 weeks the product loses its effectiveness.
It did its job in a decent way, however I got to use a better product along the way. In any case this product is used during the day after cleansing the face, as a toner and before the make-up. During the colder months it is recommended to use a hydrating cream above it and in the summer a cream with SPF (30 or above).
Is you feel you need to use this product, ask your dermatologist first, because it is medicine.

Alcon Opti-Free Replenish
This is another bottle of the lenses solution I have used up. More details, on this can be found in this post.

Bourjois Volume Glamour Ultra Curl
I think this is the 4th one of these rimmels I have used up. I still love it, the only thing that bugs me with it, is that they added a perfume to this product. This disappointed me, because I do not like all things scented and especially not on the eyes, because I wear lenses and they are pretty sensitive. Otherwise it still does its job, but I am wondering, if I should not look for something non-scented, in order to prevent a possible allergy. Do you have a suggestion for a non scented rimmel that gives volume and curl to your lashes?
You can also find a blog post on this product here.

M.A.C. Blot Powder/ Pressed
This is my first ever M.A.C. product I used up. It lasted me for about 1 year and I loved it all the way. I had the color "Medium". It was a really good product for my oily skin (as its name, it blotted the skin) and it is very translucent, so it blended very well with all the foundations I used. I would most likely get this product again.
When I got this product at the M.A.C. counter, the lady was very nice and she was very helpful and supportive. It made me go again to the M.A.C. shop when I needed a new powder an later when I needed a foundation and concealer, but more on this to come.

La Roche-Posay Anthelios AC, SPF 30
It took me a year to finish this product, mainly because I started using it when I got the acne breakout and then had to switch to a 50 SPF and I had to abandon this product. I started using it again ever since the sun started burning on the sky again this spring and I finished it out. Another blog post on this product, you can find here.

What are your empties?
Smile, it is good for the skin!
Alex.

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Behind the Mirror: Cremă de ochi „făcută în casă”

Dragele și dragii mei cititori,

voi continua seria de produse cosmetice făcute în casă cu o cremă de ochi, pe care am facut-o în aceeași perioadă cu gelul de ochi, pe care vi l-am prezentat anterior.
Toate ingredientele, rețeta și recipientele au fost și de această dată luate de pe site-ul elemetal.
Această cremă este mai hidratantă decât gelul de ochi și o folosesc în principal noaptea.
Conține:
ulei de orez (un ulei foarte ușor, care intră repde în piele și prin proprietățile sale este foarte bun pentru îngrijirea zonei sensibile a ochilor)
acid hialuronic (ajută la refacerea epidermei și astfel are un efect de „umplere” a ridurilor)
extract de acmella (foarte bun în regenerearea tenului și tratarea ridurilor)
ulei esențial de trandafiri (pe lângă mirosul foarte frumos, ajută la circulația sanguină în capilare) șâ
apă de albăstrele (ajută la eliminarea lichidului de sub ochi și decolorează cearcănele).

Textura cremei este una foarte fină și penetrantă, fără a lăsa urme grase. Am folosit acestă cremă inclusiv după ce mi-am facut masaj cu ulei vegetal și a intrat foarte bine și repede în piele.
Termenul de folosire al acestui produs este tot de 3 luni, iar cantitatea rezultată ajunge pentru această perioadă.
Produsul nu costă foarte mult, dar poate fi ușor mai complicat de făcut pentru un începător, mai ales comparat cu gelul de ochi. Totuși rezultatele obținute merită efortul depus.

Smile, it is good for the skin!
Alex.

Behind the Mirror: Self-Made Eye Cream

Hello my dears,

to continue my series of posts related to self-made cosmetics, here I talk about an eye cream I made.
Again, all the ingredients, the recipe and the recipient are from elemetal.
I made this eye cream shortly after I did the eye gel and it is slightly more hydrating, so I use it at night.
It contains
rice oil (a very light oil, which enters the skin fast and due to its properties is very good to care for the sensitive area around the eyes)
hyaluronic acid (helps regenerate the skin and has a "filling up" effect against the wrinkles)
acmella extract (very goon active ingredient to regenerate the skin and help fight wrinkles)
essential rose oil (besides its lovely smell, it helps intensify the blood circulation in the capillary) and
corn flower water (helps eliminate the accumulated liquid under the eye and helps diminish the pigmentation around the eye).

The texture of this cream is very light and penetrates the skin deeply and leaves it hydrated  but without leaving a greasy film.
I used this cream at night even after I already made a massage with some oil on my area around the eye and it was still absorbed by the skin.
This product must also be used within 3 months and it also lasts for this entire period.
It is not very expensive, though for a beginner, it might be a bit complicated to be done compared to the eye gel. Nonetheless the results are worth it.

Smile, it is good for the skin!
Alex.

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Behind the Mirror: Gel pentru îngrijirea zonei ochilor „făcut în casă”

Dragele și dragii mei cititori,

For the English version, press here.
A trecut ceva vreme de când nu am mai postat nimic aici, dar asta nu înseamnă că am fost total inactivă. Din contră am învățat să îmi fac singură diferite cosmetice.
După o perioadă de a proape 3 luni de testare pe propria-mi piele (la propriu) vă pot prezenta părerea mea despre un gel de ochi cu efect revitalizant și antirid. Conține aloe (ajută la hidratarea zonei sensibile din jurul ochilor), apă de albăstrele (ajută la prevenirea cearcănelor) și de trandafiri (stimulează circulația sângelui în capilare), iar ca ingrediente active am adăugat un pic de acid hialuronic (pentru prevenirea și tratarea ridurilor) și cafeină (pentru eliminarea lichidului acumulat).

Miroase minunat (de la apa de trandafiri) și are un efect revigorant (intensificat și de faptul că țin gelul la frigider - ceea ce recomand pentru orice produs cosmetic).
Folosesc în principal produsul dimineața înainte de a-mi aplica machiajul (pe moment folosesc un concealer de la MAC și am observat că nu se strânge atât de tare în cute). Seara folosesc alt produs un pic mai hidratant.
Produsul este destul de ieftin și se poate folosi fără probleme 3 luni, iar cantitatea obținută ajunge pentru această perioadă.
Toate ingredientele, rețeta și recipientul le-am luat de la elemental.

În concluzie sunt foarte mulțumită de acest gel și vi-l recomand (dacă nu aveți un ten matur, atunci vă trebuie ceva mai multă hidratare). Chiar dacă sunteți începătoare în tainele produselor cosmetice „home-made” sau „self-made”, acest gel este un bun produs cu care puteți începe: este ușor de preparat, rezultatele sunt foarte motivante pentru a încerca și alte produse, iar per total aveți siguranța că folosiți numai ingrediente naturale care vor oferi tenului vostru totalitatea beneficiilor lor.

Până la următorul post, zâmbiți, face bine la ten! :)
Alex.

Books: „Colecţia de povestiri ştiinţifico-fantastice Anticipaţia” editura Nemira, nr. 3/februarie 2013

Trebuie să recunosc deschis că după ce am terminat (cu unele dificultăţi) volumul 5 din Saga „Cântec de gheaţă şi foc”, nu am mai avut disponibilitatea sufletească necesară pentru a citi altceva scris de George R.R. Martin. Simţeam nevoia de „o gură de aer” pentru a mă reface interior după lungile, detaliatele şi uneori sângeroasele descrieri de evenimente, peisaje, trăiri, diferitele povestiri încâlcite fără finalitate şi personaje care mereu par a fi împinse în conjuncturi contrare dorinţelor lor. Dar iată că Nemira a scos la sfârşitul lunii februarie în revista „Colecţia depovestiri ştiinţifico-fantastice Anticipaţia” o traducere după povestirea lui Martin „In The Lost Lands”, în română „În tărâmurile pustiite” care se păstrează în același stil caracteristic lui descris mai sus.

În acest text, Martin spune povestea unui nobil cavaler care se duce la o vrăjitoare (dacă vreţi…) pentru a-i cere în numele domniţei lui un serviciu, contra cost evident. Acest serviciu este puterea de a se transforma în vârcolac. Totuşi, în acelaşi timp, şi cavalerul cumpără de la vrăjitoare un serviciu pentru el însuşi – ca domniţa să nu îşi primească serviciul cerut. Restul povestirii arată cum vrăjitoarea „Alys-cea-Plumburie” îndeplineşte serviciile pentru care a fost contractată, cu ajutorul puterilor ei supraomeneşti şi a unui licantrop. Acţiunea se desfăşoară între două lumi opuse: lumea organizată, umană, înfloritoare, condusă de domniţă, şi lumea pustie, bântuită de spirite şi creaturi ale nopţii – tărâmul pustiit –, poziţionată în povestire la graniţa cu lumea oamenilor şi în care foarte puţini oameni au trecut.

Întreaga povestire este construită pe antiteze: cele două servicii contrare pe care Alys-cea-Plumburie trebuie să le ofere în același timp, cele două lumi (cea înfloritoare a oamenilor şi cea pustiită a fiinţelor nopţii), cele două personaje feminine care gravitează în permanenţă între bine şi rău (albastra domniţă Melange – personaj aproape absent, vrajitoarea Alys-cea-Plumburie – personajul principal), cele două personaje masculine (vârcolacul şi cavalerul albastru).

Totuşi apar elemente prezente şi în volumele din Saga „Cântec de gheaţă şi de foc”: cel mai evident fiind descrierea foarte detaliată a blazoanelor, alături de culorile acestora, importanţa acestora pentru lumea în care trăiesc cavalerii, descrierile meticulos de crude ale unor întâmplări, care au rolul de a scoate în evidenţă caracterul personajelor care sunt implicate în ele. Deşi aceste elemente nu sunt neapărat pe gustul meu şi m-au obosit şi plictisit pe alocuri în „Dansul Dragonilor”, tensiunea care se naşte din evenimentele povestite, întrebarea pe care cititorul şi-o pune inevitabil („cum poate vrăjitoarea să îndeplinească ambele servicii?”) duc spre un sfârşit total neprevăzut, care va oferi, la fel ca și mie, satisfacţie cititorului.

Povestea este prezentată în această revistă pentru a exemplifica trăsăturile de bază ale literaturii Dark Fantasy (explicate în detaliu şi cu exemple de Oliviu Crâznic în eseul său din aceeaşi revistă, „Literatura Dark Fantasy. Antieroi şi creaturi ale nopţii în întunecate lumi imaginare”) şi vă las pe voi, cititorii, să le descoperiţi una câte una pe parcursul lecturii povestirii. Tot în acest eseu veți găsi o listă de autori (români și străini) și operele lor din sfera Dark Fantasy, listă care mie mi s-a părut foarte interesantă.

După eseul menţionat mai sus puteţi citi povestirea lui Oliviu Crâznic însuşi, „Lenore Arras”, în care îl veţi descoperi pe Ferrin, un tânăr care a fugit toată viaţa, alături de frumoasa Lenore, de ducele de Arras, care angajase mulţi asasini şi pusese un preţ pe capetele lor. Şi aici avem un personaj absent, pe Lenore, fiinţa cea mai dragă lui Ferrin, motivul pentru care el a trăit şi motivul pentru care el a continuat să fugă. O dată pierdută, el se simte pierdut  la rândul lui şi goneşte printr-un peisaj iernatic pentru a o răzbuna şi, astfel, pentru a-şi găsi pacea.

Marea parte a acţiunii se petrece în goana cailor într-o  natură sălbatică, posedată parcă de iarna. Este una din puţinele povestiri unde zăpada capătă conotaţii aproape demonice. Personajul principal rememorează fără cronologie diferite evenimente din viaţa sa, dominate de fiinţa angelică a Lenorei, care la sfârşit oferă cheia întregii poveşti.

Acţiunea se petrece în evul mediu, evidenţiat atât prin limbajul povestirii cât şi prin credinţa în lumea spirituală afişată de personaje. Deoarece am menţionat limbajul, nu am putut să nu remarc atenţia pe care autorul o acordă acestuia, grija cu care îşi alege cuvintele, modul în care acestea sunt îmbinate în expresii tipice perioadei istorice. De altfel nimic nu este la întâmplare în această povestire – nici un element nu este prezentat fără rost, nu apare fără a avea un rol de jucat: referinţele la zeul Hypnos corelate cu absenţa somnului, albul zăpezii şi protejarea de lucirea ei cauzatoare de oftalmie, chinul neînţeles şi dezvăluit abia la final al personajului principal, denumirile geografice (Cheiul Oaselor) sunt doar câteva exemple de elemente care creează cadrul de „dark fantasy”.

Oliviu Crâznic nu este deloc străin povestirilor cu şi despre creaturi ale nopţii. Stau mărturie în acest sens romanul său „...şi la sfârşit a mai rămas coşmarul” şi eseul de la sfârşitul cărţii sale, care vă va oferi indicii despre izvoarele istorice care l-au inspirat în această povestire. De asemenea capacitatea de a-şi ţine cititorul lipit de scriitura lui alergând nebuneşte peste rândurile scrise se desprinde şi din roman. Veţi fi la fel de incitaţi de a afla deznodământul şi fascinaţi de cele povestite ca în cazul povestirii „Lenore Arras”.

Independent de talentele literare ale celor doi autori, nu pot să nu remarc însă, calitatea îndoielnică a hârtiei în contrast cu coperta lucioasă a revistei. De asemenea desenul de pe copertă nu este foarte atrăgător şi nici deosebit de frumos, după gustul meu. În interiorul revistei găsiţi şi unele poze care par a fi alese în corelaţie cu cele scrise, totuşi nu mă impresionează prea tare. De asemenea total neimpresionantă mi se pare şi traducerea povestirii lui George R.R. Martin.

Dar dacă suneţi cu adevărat fani ai literaturii fantastice, fie ea „dark fantasy”, gotică sau romantică, „Colecţiade povestiri ştiinţifico-fantastice Anticipaţia” din luna februarie vă va oferi cu siguranţă cel puţin un motiv sau un element care să vă placă.

Disclaimer: Nu am fost plătită sa scriu această recenzie și nici nu am primit revista cu scopul de a-i face recenzie.

Behind the Mirror: Self Made Eye Gel

Hello my dear readers,

Pentru versiunea în română aici.
I know I haven't been posting here for some time now, but I have been pretty busy lately and I will show you with what. I have been exploring a little more in depth the whole "make your own cosmetics" area.
Today I will share you my experience with an eye gel I did recently. All the ingredients and the receipt I got from elemental.
Here you can see the final result.

The gel promises to ameliorate the wrinkles and help reform the area around your eyes.
I have been using it for about 2 and a half months now and I have definitely seen an improvement on my eye area. The wrinkles seem to have been slightly diminished. It smells divine of roses from the rose water (and I am not a rose scent fan, but this one hasn't started any of my nausea attacks - yet). It also has some hyaluronic acid (which helps treat the wrinkles), caffeine (which helps fight against puffy eyes), aloe (to hydrate the sensitive area around the eyes) and corn flower water (helps keep the skin around the eyes fresh).
Another pro about this gel, is that it is mostly inexpensive and very easy to make.
I use this gel only mornings before my concealer (I currently use one from MAC, because the Clinique one was too heavy and creased).
If you wish to start making your own cosmetics, I would recommend you to start with an easy product like this one, because it is easy to make, it's results are motivating to try make other products and you know that all the ingredients are natural and your skin can benefit fully from all their properties.

Smile, it is good for the skin!
Love,
Alex.

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Behind the Mirror: Eyes

I think it is very important to care for the area around your eyes. Because the skin here is very sensitive and gets damaged much easier (it also gets wrinkles before the rest of the skin). I think we all have seen women who don't look their age - either they look much older or much younger mostly depending on the way in which they developed wrinkles or not around their eyes.

There are a lot of issues that can appear with the around the eye area. Lisa Eldridge had a series of videos that covered this topic in detail and explains even better than a doctor I asked the same question a while back (here are the links Video 1 and Video 2). But the basic rule is to start using skin care products for the around the eye area as soon as possible - preferably from the same time you start using make-up. Because you will need some skin care to protect and recover the skin from the pigments in the cosmetics and from the make-up removal process. I am personally using skin care products for this area from around the same time I started using make-up. It is important to use this skincare also in the days when you are not using make-up, because it helps the skin to recover.

Getting to the practical part of this story - I use contact lenses, so the skin area around my eyes has to face an extra challenge besides make-up and make-up removal processesm - when putting and removing the lenses. Therefore I discovered it felt the need for more protection and more hydration. And after seeing Lisa's videos I decided I have to look for some key ingredients in the products I purchase: Hyaluronic Acid (to help the skin be firm and not wrinkle), Retinol A (help the wrinkle heal), Caffeine (to help drain the puffiness around the eyes). But in the same time a lot of companies are bringing out new elements that help with a lot of the around the eyes issues.

REDERMIC + YEUX from La Roche-Posay

This eye cream should help reduce the wrinkles and restore firmness to the eye area. I got this because it contained pure Vitamin C and Madecassoside (extract Centella Asiatica which has renowned recovery properties) and Neurosensine (a peptide that helps reverse the ageing process) and because it was recommended also for persons with sensitive eyes who wear lenses. After I checked the prospect again I saw it also contained Shea butter (which among other properties helps recover the skin, keeps it moist and has a slight sun protection natural factor).

It seemed to work pretty well, however the Vitamin C started to oxidize pretty soon, even if I kept it in the fridge. Also the packaging is not perfect – the body is made of metal, which constantly pushes the product out and when you open it the product just pours out in a larger quantity than you would have wanted.

This makes it difficult to use the product for the whole 6 months of guarantee after opening, even if the quantity and the concentration of the product would otherwise permit it. However this is my favorite eye cream care product by far.

Liftactiv Retinol HA from Vichy
I got it because of the active ingredients it contains (Hyaluronic Acid, Retinol A and even also Shea Butter). I must admit I did not research it very well and had the unpleasant surprise to discover that the packaging was really weird: it is in a pump and on the end it has an outstretched sort of arm with an opening in the end from which the product comes out. This "arm" should help massage the skin around the eye area, however I discovered that the hole trough which the product was coming out was roughly cut and it scratched my skin (which is actually against the whole care idea). Nonetheless it comes with some massaging indications, that can still be used if you do it lightly with your fingers.
Another disappointing thing about this product is that it lasted for ~2,5 months. This product is the competition to Redermic+. But I like Redermic+ better, mostly because I feel my skin felt better from it and it is more mild to the skin - Liftactiv felt a tad more aggressive to the skin.

HYDRAPHASE INTENSE YEUX from La Roche-Posay
This is what I am currently using, because I could not find Redermic+ when I went to the Pharmacy the day the Liftactiv from Vichy suddenly went empty. It contains Hyaluronic Acid and Caffeine and has a gel consistency which is very fast absorbed by the skin.
But if you use too much product, the skin feels sticky and it tends to stick together. Not a very nice feeling.
And I was absolutely amazed by the way in which my concealer "gets along" with it. With the other two creams the concealer creased pretty badly during the day and I had to "rearrange" it, with this it creases much less and the concealer stays better in place.





Speaking of concealers, here are the two concealers I have been using for my under eye area:

All about eyes concealer CLINIQUE
In the color 01 Light Neutral. It says that it "disguises dark undereye circles; reduces the appearance of puffiness". It has a thick consistency and it blends good under the eye giving a fresh appearance.
However it creases on me more than the one from Bourjois does.

healthy mix from BOURJOIS
In the color 51. On the packaging it says that it is hydrating but being oil free in the same time; it also has apricot extracts for radiance and raspberry which activates the micro-circulation.
The consistency of this concealer is much lighter and watery than the one of the Clinique concealer (not creasing as much also), but in the same time it is just as pigmented.




Besides these products, here are some tips and tricks from my experience:

• Drink a lot of fluids (especially green tea), because it helps drain the fluids from around the eye area and  thus reducing the puffiness.
• When you have very puffy eyes, use a green tea ice cube in a cloth or gauze and lightly massage the eye area. The swelling will go down and the eye will feel invigorated. But take care not to apply the ice cube directly on your skin, because it will hurt.
• In the summer time I found that using a make-up remover that was previously kept in the fridge helps calming and refreshes the eyes. The same goes for the eye cream.
• Massaging the skin around the eyes is good, but make it with very light movements and try to do it with cold fingers (keep them previously under cold water for a few seconds).
• Try to sleep a minimum of 7-8 hours a night. Sleep helps reduce the swellings, pigmentation and coloring under the eyes.

Sleep. It is good for the skin! :)
Alex.
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