Skincare savers!

Hello darlings!

I am back again!
I've been wondering to share my views on some products that works the best for me and are wonderful help to my skin.
Today I present you three wonders: BIODERMA cleansing water- makeup remover, Biore blemish fighting ice cleaner and Argan oil.

These three has been helping me to keep a great condition of my skin in a polluted and busy-life in London :)

So more about each of them!

BIODERMA Sensibio H2O - Micelle Sollution - It's been highly rated for a long time, even nominated by Cosmopolitan as Beauty winner 2013. So I gave it a go myself. The price pays its quality.  It's best suited for sensitive and for those who experience redness, and it's non-fragrant and non-alcohol. Literally feels to me like water, but with strong cleansing power, even removes waterproof makeup. Powerfull, isn't it?? :) Whichever skin type you have, it will leave great effect! I use it for myself and for my clients. It contains 500ml which is quite a lot and for the price it definitely pays off.
Heading to second product Biore Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser. This one is a miraculous product for me in this polluted environment, couldn't live any day without it! Since I moved, my skin reacted so badly to dirty air, that it started having early type of acne. I became alerted and did my research on best products. I came across on this product which included Salicylic Acid. Basically, Salicylic Acid is an useful acid which fights against any kind of fungus and is a great antiseptic to our skin.Since it contains these qualities, it removes any kind of dirt, fungal bacterias and stops them from developing. This cleanser has a very nice cooling effect which is a plus, that means our pores should be only closed after this kind of treatment. So at the end my skin feels cleansed perfectly, as it says - 99% less bacterias! It is an everyday life-saviour to my skin!
The last product doesn't really complete into these cosmetic products line because it's a natural Argan Oil. Nothing else included, expcept 100% natural & organic arganic oil. It contains loads of Vitamin E which makes it a strong antioxidant. Why is it great for my skincare routine? Because antioxidant fights free radicals which prevents cell ageing and any type of cancer. That should be our skin youth elixir! So since my skin is already producing oils, I need to moisturize one misplaced spot which has been forgotten for years! Under eyes is my big problem which I didn't know how to cope with. So once again I did my research properly and found that argan oil helps tons. It truly nourishes and pampers my tired and thin skinned under eye area. I believe that none cosmetic cream will help under eyes as Argan oil will. It doesn't really have much smell and texture is like any other oil, but one drop is more than enough to cover all area. So far so good.

That's all of my beauty secrets for you. Hope you enjoyed my post and maybe found something useful. Or even maybe you use any of those products? Please leave a comment! And have a wonderful day! You deserve to be beautiful. :)
Love you all-

Well done, Polaroid!

Finally I've got a good day and timing to try out my camera again!

Since my first attempt figured out that trying vibrant colours would be the best option for this film. 

So my first picture came out in a very static way, but i enjoyed the colour of the wall and the windowsill:

British has very nice sence of decorating Victorian houses. Especially that they paint houses in different colours! The actual blue wall was much darker, more vivid than in the picture. But it gives a lovely pastel touch in my Polaroid photo :)

After walking around Notting Hill I walked upon one lady who asked to take a picture of her. We befriended after few minutes and we tagged along to our photography journey.

This is when i found my second view for Polaroid. 

I saw this car with flowers next to my house and another time in another place. Apparently it goes round and represents something possibly. And I thought the car would be a good model for my Polaroid!

Interesting thing is that I experienced something new about Polaroid camera while taking this Picture.

I didnt plan to include bus in the picture, but thought I'll give a shot since it was coming this way. 

I really was sure it will be a big fail because of the moving object. 

But it turned out more than I expected (:
Now it looks like both vehicles are moving! This blew my mind :3

The third picture is simply for the quote and the colours. Nevertheless I still enjoy this one (:

Was a spontaneous shot.

And that was it for this time. Keep waiting for more to come! :>

Cheers-

My Polaroid adventure begins

At the end of 2o12 in Lithuania I found and bought Polaroid camera at flea market for cheap price. I wasn't a fan, neither I was into Polaroids much but one thing I had: passion for photography. Once I saw the camera on the store I fell in love with it :)

The idea of old school camera with making instart art tingled my curiosity. So I got the camera despite knowing much about it. I was so excited! Got home and started doing research on Polaroids, firstly about types, how the pictures are done, how to get the film and where. Problem was that basically in Lithuania I couldn't get the film. So I set aside it for a while.
When I moved to UK I didn't take my Polaroid at first, but I brought it after a year. Then the fun started!
I started researching in London for films :)) and came upon a guy who sells films in Camden town. He sold me one for £15 (on internet it costs around £20, on the photo store around £22). And after excitement at home, attempt of getting a picture failed....Film didn't work. TT.TT after I came back to Camden i went twice and couldn't find that guy. (he asked me to come back if film doesn't work - how thoughtful of him). I met other Polaroid seller and he explained that the guy sold me old film which was true.....I simply didn't know what the numbers ment. So it's the expiry date. It was expired at '95 u.u the guy told me that expiry date is important because the films go out of the date.

So I went back when the original seller was there and he luckily refunded me for the film! *happy*

Then I passively was looking for the film until one day one new kind friend bought me film as a gift since I was talking to him about the Polaroids so much that day XD (poor guy got annoyed that bought me it to shut up hahahaha) I'm so lucky! :]]

And after a stroll around in a good weather I found my first view to try out for my first picture :)
Bit nervous, I had struggle pressing the shot button and I slightly shaked my camera :D Loved the moment when photo came out of camera! Wicked stuff! Picture comes out dark blue with no image on it, and you put it to your pocket (or in a shoulder bag in my case) to develop. It finally develops after around 30min.
As my first attempt I think it's still amazing : >

More pictures comming up! :)

Change the world.

Start from here. Now and only now. Recreate your world. Do it. Find the dim of the light inside the cave. Dig it 'till you drop it. Dig it 'till the light becomes a fire from a spark. Light it up. All of it. It will possess you like the scent of Lilies. If it fades, light it up again.
Being positive, confident and cheerful isn't that easy as it seems. But you can do it. You're stubborn, so use that it in the right ways. Reach for the stars, until one day you will realize you are a star yourself. Explore, expand your mind until limitless. There's so many things beyond us.  So many things we think we can't do it or reach it. Nothing is impossible. Patience and hard work Is always the key.
So shine bright and change worlds.

Love and be loved <3

Erika-

The smallest things...

 ... Even they are beautiful. Created with God's will, built by a human, formed by nature. Everything has it's own unique shape, colour, character. Like all people, all objects of nature. Look around. What do you see? Is it really only a bed with a croocked chair and a desk with a bunch of books and a dusty laptop with yesterday's cup of coffee from one of your restless workaholic nights? Well try taking a deep breath, close your eyes. Feel the atmosphere, smell it. Can you touch the softness of the pillow? Yes, the one you adore to fall asleep on after tiring day. What about the scent of the coffee you love so much but you take it for granted because of the rush to drink it just to make you awake few more hours for the deadline job?
Well, take a step back, give yourself a few minutes to relax. Believe me, you won't waste time on this, but you will actually gain for yourself a peace of mind. Smell it, feel it, touch it, whatever's next to you. We often rush back home with eyes directed only towards the door to home with keys already in the hand ten metres away from the door. ... Slow down, child!
Have you raised your head up and surprisingly saw the dragon sculpture on top of the building, which you always passed by but never bothered to observe? Or a hue with various colors on Victorian cottages? Have you at least noticed the beautiful ray that clouds shine even on cloudy day? Not every cloudy day is cloudy. ''Happiness can be found, even in the darkest times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.'' You say it's pointless? Well try once first: open up your heart, wipe off the dust of the rushing from your eyes and you will be amazed, because there is so many things in life to smile about.