Weekly Ampoule Based Facial Treatment From Balea

Being a skincare feind I'm always into testing and trying new things and exciting things. Rather unassumingly I've had a novelty that has landed on my work desk, awaiting for me to give it a go. Now, remember the luxurious L'Occitane Immortelle Divine 28 Day Renewal Program I wrote about recently? Well, I think we have a drastically more affordable product quite similar to that entire facial treatment concept – except this treatment lasts for a week, it's cheap and not geared towards providing dramatic results but a prompt and effective energy boost, hydration and replenishment. Balea 7 Tage Energie Kur (7 x 1ml for approx 3,50€) is a seven day facial treatment intended to renew the skin which is daily put under the strain of UV rays, air conditioning and environmental stressors. Energy, freshness and moisture are brought back into the skin with the help of this wellness-inspired program packed with herbal ingredients, among others (it's not a vegan product, mind you). I consider myself to be the perfect candidate as my skin's under furthermore strain due to shift working hours and always needs that more than welcomed boost. This facial treatment comes packaged in a cardboard box reminiscent of a lightweight, sleek notebook. Inside you'll find 7 vials (one for each day). However, there are 3 different types of vials which do different things: 3x freshness, 2x hydration and 2x energy ampoules. Fresh vial contains the essence of Japanese cherry blossom and a beta-endorphin stimulator which refreshes and soothes stressed skin. Moisture ampoule contains silk proteins which provide face with moisture, imparting a fresh and healthy look. Energy ampoule contains a Ginko Biloba elixir paired with lotus flower extract so the two stimulate the microcirculation of the skin whilst energizing it. You use the fresh vial on the 1st, 2nd and 7th day. On 3rd and 4th day you use the moisture ampoule and on the 5th and 6th day an energy vial. Contents of each vial should be applied on face, neck and décolletage via gentle massaging motion.

Posto sam ovisna o pronalazenju i isprobavanju novih i uzbudljivih preparativnih proizvoda, iznenadilo me sa koliko nonsalantnosti sam pristupila isprobavanju Balea noviteta koji je odredjeno vrijeme usamljeno cekao na svoj red za testiranje. Ono sto je izazvalo iznenadjenje jeste cinjenica koliko mi se dopalo nesto na sto na pocetku nisam obracala posebnu paznju. Sjecate li se luksuznog L'Occitane Immortelle Divine 28-dnevnog programa za obnavljanje koze o kojem sam nedavno pisala? Vjerujem da sam u Baleinom asortimanu pronasla nesto sto funkcionise na slicnom principu tj. jako je slicna ideja a proizvod kosta drasticno manje novca. Osnovne razlike izmedju L'Occitane i Balea tretmana za lice jesu u trajanju gdje Balein tretman traje sedam dana, znatno je jeftiniji ali ne obecava dramatican efekat vec efektno osvjezenje i hidrataciju tena. Balea 7 Tage Energie Kur (7 x 1ml za cca nesto manje od 8KM u dm-u) je sedmodnevni tretman za kozu lica koji je namijenjen poticanju obnove koze koja je pod stalnim stresom uslijed izlaganja suncevom zracenju, centralnom grijanju i ostalim okolisnim stresorima. Osvjezenje, energicnost i hidratacija su kvalitete koje tretman vraca kozi uz pomoc snage biljnih sastojaka (no tretman nije veganski proizvod). Smatram da sam bila idealan kandidat za isprobavanje ove kure za kozu posto sam smjenski radnik zbog cega je moja koza pod posebnim naporom i cesto joj je potrebno mnogo pomoci kako bi zadrzala svjezinu. Spomenuti Balea tretman dolazi upakovan u kartonsku kutiju koja me po obliku podsjeca na usku svesku. Nakon uklanjanja zastitne naljepnice, otvaram tanki poklopac i unutrasnost krije 7 ampula (jedna ampula za jedan dan). Ipak, u sklopu ovih sedam ampula su tri razlicite vrste koje cine razlicite stvari: 3x ampule sa osvjezavajucim efektom, 2x za hidrataciju i 2x energetske ampule. Ampule sa osvjezavajucim efektom sadrze esenciju cvijeta japanske tresnje i beta-endorfinski stimulator koji osvjezava i umiruje kozu koja je pod stresom. Ampule za hidrataciju sadrze proteine svile koji kozi pruzaju hidrataciju, pruzajuci i osvjezen, zdrav efekat. Energizirajuce ampule sadrze eliksir ginko bilobe u kombinaciji sa ekstraktom lotosovog cvijeta – ovaj dvojac zajednickim snagama stimulise mikrocirkulaciju koze. Osvjezavajuce ampule se koriste 1, 2 i 7 dana. Na 3 i 4 dan koriste se hidratizirajuce ampule dok se energizirajuce ampule koriste 5 i 6 dana. Sadrzaj ampula se nanosi na lice, vrat i dekolte njeznim masirajucim pokretima.

The vials are made out of glass and you open them by simply separating (cracking) the ampoule neck from the ampoule body at the marked position (white strip). Balea recommends the complete ampoule to be held with a tissue, since the ampoules are made of glass (out of precaution) – but I've never done so however I was careful and never experienced issues or messiness. Contents of all three types of vials are quite fluid yet rather viscous. I tend to pour the contents inside my palm, then press the liquid with the other palm (it goes without saying that hands are clean) and gently massage it onto my face, neck and decolletage. I must say that 1ml per vial seems to be a generous amount as I literally drench my face, neck and chest with it. All vials have a pleasant floral scent (certain vials have a more prominent scent than others) – have this in mind if you're sensitive to fragranced skincare. I must say that I'm rather impressed with this facial weekly treatment – it hasn't changed my skin or life around but it has replenished my skin and got rid of few smaller dry patches I had around my nose. The texture of the content inside vials seems a bit tacky upon application but when it sinks in, skin's left smooth, extremely plump and hydrated. I'd recommend using these vials as a part of your nighttime skincare routine – just so you can get pass that tacky phase as results are truly worth it.  You can freely use a dedicated cream or serum after the application of vials. In the morning I wake up to a finer version of me – skin is softer, more balanced, more refined and plump. I like the fact this treatment never broke me out – that kinda made me more courageous about testing out more drugstore skincare products/. This would be a terrific pamper present to self or any woman you hold dear. I'll repurchase the Balea 7 Tage Energie Kur and probably make it a monthly plan to squeeze in a week of its beautiful pleasures. What do you say – would you try it?


Ampulice su napravljene od stakla i otvaraju se pod pritskom prstica tj. napuci ce na oslabljenom mjestu koje je obiljezeno bijelom trakicom (tacnije, na ‘grlu’ same ampule). Balea preporucuje da se pri otvaranju ampule omotaju maramicom, cisto zbog predostroznosti (ipak je rijec o staklenim ampulama). Licno nisam imala problema sa otvaranjem a nisam koristila maramicu vec bih na najjednostavniji nacin prstima odvojila ‘stomacic’ od ‘glavice’ ampule (a pri tome se nisam povrijedila, niti je bilo nereda). Sadrzaj koji se nalazi u svih sedam ampula je dosta rijedak no i na neobican nacin je viskozan. Imam obicaj da sadrzaj jedne ampule izlijem u dlan, preklopim tekucinu drugim dlanom (naravno, ruke su ciste) i potom tapkanjem umasiram tekucinu u kozu lica, vrata i dekoltea. Moram reci da je 1ml vise nego dovoljna kolicina za tretiranje lica, vrata i dekoltea. Cak je i izdasna kolicina posto koza bude u potpunosti prekrivena i dosta vlazna nakon koristenja. Sadrzaj ampulica je prijatnog cvijetnog mirisa (neke ampule su izrazajnijeg mirisa od drugih) – imajte ovo na umu ako ste osjetljive na parfimiranu preparativu. Nakon koristenja, moram priznati da sam prilicno impresionirana ovim sedmodnevnim Balea tretmanom koze – nije mi iz korijena promijenio kozu niti zivot no ono sto jeste ucinio je osvjezenje koze koja je i dubinski hidratizirana. Takodjer je tretman uklonio i par suhih fleka koja su mi se pojavile kod nosa. Tekstura sadrzaja ampulica je po nanosenju blago ljepljiva no nakon sto se tekucina upije i osusi, koza je divno mekana, zagladjena i jedra. Bas zbog specificnosti teksture bih preporucila koristenje ampulica u sklopu nocne njege koze kako bi imale vremena da se osuse i upiju. Nakon njih slobodno mozete koristiti kremu ili serum po zelji. Zaista svako jutro nakon koristenja ampula bih se probudila uz divne rezultate – koza je znatno meksa, balansirana, zagladjena. Dopada mi se i sto mi sadrzaj ampula nikada nije izazvao bubuljice niti bilo kakvo zacepljenje pora. Mislim da je ovaj tretman odlican poklon, kako sebi, tako i zenama koje su nam drage. Definitivno cu sebi ponovo nabaviti Balea 7 Tage Energie Kur i nastojati cu da svakog mjeseca odvojim sedam dana za jednu ovakvu kuru. Kako vam se cini?

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