Okay, stop before fumes and fire start heating up the room – let me just be clear about one thing. I'm personally pretty much over the entire skincare generalization. I truly do not believe that a cream or an exfoliant etc. knows how old you or your skin are. In fact, glycolic acid – my fave skincare ingredient of all time – was considered to be reserved for the wrinkly lot, just a few years ago. I've been using the glycolic and a slew of other acids with great results for years, and no side-effects. I think that our views of skincare progress with time and I think that, sooner or later, we'll all forget about those ‘anti-age’ creams. After all, Caudalie Pulpe Vitaminee Anti-Wrinkle Cream is officially created to combat the signs of ageing and fatigue. Okay, fatigue I can get behind – I really do feel and look tired from time to time after years and years of night shifts. I'm just human, you know. For that reason, I'm always on the lookout for skincare products that illuminate, make skin radiant and refreshed. The vitaminée anti-wrinkle cream from Caudalie is filled with smoothing and energizing active ingredients that protect the skin and visibly reduce the appearance of tired skin (and the signs of ageing?). It should be applied to face and neck morning and evening by itself or after the Pulpe Vitaminée Serum. It's suitable for use on anyone 20 to 40 years of age – I think you should use it regardless of your age if it suits you. The ingredient list isn't pristine but Caudalie definiteely tries – this cream contains hyaluronic acid, ginseng and anti-oxidant grape polyphenols (they fight free radicals as UV, pollution, stress etc.). I like that it's a non-comedogenic, oil-free product as well.
Uredu, uredu, zaustavite se prije nego vatra i dim ucine ovaj blog malom pecnicom – dopustite mi da objasnim nesto na samom pocetku. Licno sam prevazisla generalizaciju po pitanju njege koze. Istinski ne vjerujem da krema, piling ili bilo koji drugi proizvod znaju koliko imate godina vi ili vasa koza. Ustvari, glikolna kiselina – meni najdrazi sastojak u njezi koze svih vremena – je do prije par godina bio rezervisan za tretmane zrele koze. Glikolnu kiselinu, zajedno sa ostalim AHA i BHA kiselinama, koristim godinama i postizem fantasticne rezultate, bez nuspojava. Mislim da se generalno misljenje o mnogim stvarima, ukljucujuci njegu koze i pojedine sastojke, mijenja tokom godina sto je normalno jer ucimo nove stvari. Mislim da je pitanje vremena kada cemo zaboraviti na ‘anti-age’ linije proizvoda u onom klasicnom smislu. Prije svega, Caudalie Pulpe Vitaminee krema protiv bora je zvanicno namijenjena za borbu protiv znakova starenja i umora. Uredu, umor mi je vec legitiman problem – nekada se zaista osjecam ali i izgledam umorno sto je rezultat godina i godina rada u nocnim smjenama. Ipak sam samo ljudsko bice. Iz tog razloga, uvijek sam u potrazi za proizvodima koji ozivljavaju umornu kozu, cine je svjetlijom, blistavijom, svjezijom. Caudalie Vitaminée kremica protiv bora je obogacena sastojcima koji umiruju ali i osvjezavaju u isto vrijeme te stite kozu i znacajno umanjuju izgled umorne, iscrpljene koze (samim time mozda znakove starenja?). Navodi se da se ova krema nanosi ujutro i navecer na lice i vrat, samostalno ili nakon Pulpe Vitaminée seruma. Pogodna je za upotrebu ako imate izmedju 20 i 40 godina – ja mislim da, ako vam krema odgovara, mozete slobodno da je koristite bez obzira na dob. Lista sastojaka nije besprijekorna ali se Caudalie definitivno trudi – u ovoj kremi cete pronaci hijaluronsku kiselinu, ginseng i antioksidanse u vidu polifenola iz grozdja (bore se protiv slobodnih radikala poput UV zracenja, zagadjenja, stresa itd.). Dopada mi se sto je krema nekomedogena i nemasna iako pruza intenzivnu njegu.
The way I see it, this is an awesome day & night cream for normal, dehydrated, dry and slightly combo skin types. The £32 price is kinda high (kinda? it is, let's not kid ourselves) but if you're willing to invest in a really juicy, nourishing day and night cream all in one – maybe this is your guy! The packaging is classic Caudalie – clean, fresh, elegant and with a dash of herbal ethereal fairy dust (ha!). You get 40ml of product, the tube is soft and the applicator is really good as they all together work well (no spills, no mess). It has a wonderful light, fresh and herbal scent that is extremely pleasant to my nose. I really don't think anyone would mind it but scents are a personal thing. The texture is ah-mazing! So creamy, so juicy, so plump and gorgeous – it instantly makes the complexion look alive. Before my own eyes I've seen lackluster, tired skin turn into a dewy (not oily) amazingness within seconds. I really am impressed, I must say. It's a fabulous base for any type of foundation as it smooths skin out, makes it baby soft and fine lines from dehydration simply vanish. It's an instant boost for tired skin but not a miracle worker. I wouldn't recommend oily or acne-prone skin to use this cream as it probably would be too rich for their needs. What's amazing about this cream is that it keeps skin so soft, supple and nourished for hours – the only cream I can compare it to would be the Dr.Hauschka Revitalizing Cream. Now these two are my favorite face creams and I rely on them fully whenever I feel a bit down. I do try to treat my neck as well as I'm sure it'll be a tell-tale of neglect. I'll try my best to use it up within 9 months (due to natural ingredients) and will keep it in mind come next autumn/winter time as it's truly excellent.
Kako ja vidim stvari, ovo je izvrsna ali stvarno izvrsna krema za dan ali i za noc. Preporucila bih je normalnom, dehidriranom, suhom i blago mjesovitom tipu koze. Cijena od cca 82KM je povelik zalogaj, priznajem. Kosta mnogo, necemo se zavaravati. Ako ste voljni da ulozite nesto vise novca u jednu pouzdanu, solidnu, socnu hranljivu kremu koja ce bti 2 u 1 – dnevna i nocna krema, mozda bi trebali uzeti ovu Caudalie mazalicu u obzir! Pakovanje je klasicno Caudalie – cisto, svjeze, elegantno i sa daskom biljnog stiha. Dobijete 40ml proizvoda, tuba je mekana na dodir i ‘grlo’ je dobro uradjeno tako da imate kontrolu nad doziranjem (nema nereda, viska proizvoda koji curi nekontrolisano). Divnog je i laganog biljnog mirisa koji smatram izuzetno prijatnim i zaista mi je tesko pomisliti da nekome ne bi odgovarao ali – znamo da je miris tako licna stvar. Tekstura ove kreme je fan-tasticna! Tako kremasta, socna i prekrasna – trenutacno ‘ozivljava’ ten. Pred vlastitim ocima sam vidjela da mi umorna, sivkasta koza, iscrpljena od nocnog rada postaje puna (smijem li koristiti rijec ‘jedra’?), glatka, mekana i kao da ‘puca od zdravlja’. Stvarno sam impresionirana – od kreme za koju sam mislila da je marketinski trik, dosla sam u stanje ocaranosti. Takodjer je jako dobra podloga za bilo koju podlogu posto zagladjuje kozu i potpuno ublazi fine linije od dehidratacije. Ne bih je preporucila masnoj kozi niti kozi sklonoj aknama, mislim da bi tim tipovima bila previse bogata. Ono sto me iznova odusevljava u vezi ove kreme jeste da odrzava vlaznost koze satima, ne pruza samo trenutacni efekat. Jedina krema sa kojom je mogu usporediti je Dr.Hauschka Revitalizirajuca krema. Zajedno, ove dvije kreme su najbolje kreme za lice koje sam isprobala do sada i na njih se u potpunosti oslanjam. Naravno, ne treba zaboraviti njegovati vrat a potruditi cu se da je iskoristim u roku 9 mjeseci (zbog svjezih sastojaka) i ostati ce mi favorit i za naredni period jesen/zima.
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