Hi Picky's

A while back, a message from a wonderful fellow Picky member slided into my DMs on my IG page (@Natje_9999), asking me how I became an Influencer and how she can become one too, so after telling her how I started and providing her with some (hopefully good) tips and tricks, I was thinking I might as wel share a full explanation here, since I noticed that many aspiring Influencers are asking themselves the same question.

Let me start by saying that I only have a bit over 2400 followers on IG (and a bit over 12.000 followers on all Social Media accounts combined), so I'm definitely not some famous, big shot celebrity Influencer (not even close! 😉), but I did work together with over 100 brands (some very famous and big, others small, indie and rather unknown by most) and I love to share my experience, thoughts and knowledge with others, and especially if my words can help them! 🙂

Feel free to bookmark this discussion if you find this post helpful but beware, it's a really long read! I'm really breaking down every step here and even sharing tips on where to find other free goodies to feature in your posts and I will definitely add some more things along the way too (things I forgot to mention before, I'm sure there's still a lot I didn't quite covered yet! 😉), so bookmarking always is a great idea! 😉

🌸 The very beginning! 🌸 
So, for starters, I assume you already own some skincare, make up or haircare products, since you're on Picky and since you have to wash your face, hair and body once in a while too... 😉 Start by reviewing those on your IG page or blog. Reviewing those will cost you nothing, since you already own them. It's a good way to start building your page, your brand and your following base and it will help you gain experience. If you have published reviews on Picky, you can just copy paste them into a new IG post, FB post, blogpost or whatever social media channels you use.

🌸 Getting freebies! 🌸
Another good way to receive free products for testing and reviewing purposes is to participate into the Picky giveaways, obviously, and to register yourself into testing and reviewing communities, platforms and apps, like Influenster, Brandbassador, Collabor8, The Plug, Octoly, 08L, Bzz Agent and We Are Eves. Personally, I haven't got any experience with Octoly, 08L and Bzz Agent, because they don't collaborate with people based in my country, but if your based in the USA or Canada, you should be fine. Brandbassador, Influenster, The Plug and Collabor8 are operating worldwide (although it's possible it depends on the brand they're working with) and We Are Eves is mainly targeting people living in Belgium and The Netherlands. Also, people living in Belgium and The Netherlands could give Freeviews.nl and the Beauty&You Community inside the Ici Paris XL app a try. I've recieved free products from both of them. For people living in Asian or Middle Eastern countries, they could try the app starNgage. I also collaborated with brands on Tomoson, Promoty and the Dealspotr Influencer Marketplace. I'm sure there are many more websites, apps and platforms to get freebies to review, try doing a Google search for similar apps and websites.

🌸 Let's talk social media channels! 🌸
For IG, make sure you have a Creators Account or a Business Account (or transfer your personal account into one of those, this can be done in your settings) so you'll be able to see your statistics. Also make sure your profile is public. Nobody can see your posts when you have your account set on private and it doesn't really helps to be an Influencer when you're not influencing anyone, right? So there's really no point at all in having a private account. Get rid of it! 😉 Obviously, this goes for all social media accounts, not just IG! 😉

For an appealing and consistent looking feed, try using a colour scheme / colour palette, with similar or matching colors. I always use grey or pink backgrounds or a plant as my background when photographing products. By repeating the same colors and backgrounds, your feed will look nice and sleek and your posts will match together beautifully. I added a screenshot of my feed below, feel free to check it out, or just head over to IG and come visit me! 😊

🌸 Crafting the perfect post! 🌸
When crafting a post, it's really important to pay attention to both the quality of your photography and videos as to the text in your post. You want professional looking posts, right? Do a spelling check if needed! English isn't my native language either, I understand it can be difficult to write in another language, but that's why people invented translation websites and apps! 😉 Regarding your photography or videos, make sure the background is looking neat and attractive, the product(s) you're featuring in your post or that you're reviewing should be looking clean and clearly visible and pay attention to the light too. It's best to use natural daylight while shooting. You can go outside and shoot in nature, you can use props (jewellery, flowers, ...) if you like, or just keep it clean and crisp (with a white or other solid colour background like paper or fabric, for example), but always make sure your pictures and videos are well lit, aestheticly pleasant to look at and looking professional. Experiment if you like, you will find your own style eventually, but keep it pretty and nice! You don't need an expensive, high quality camera, I usually use the camera on my phone or my very old DSRL camera, just make sure your photography looks great. Also, don't feature other brands in your sponsored pictures, unless it was mentioned before and approved by the brand when you made the agreement (like when doing a shelfie post or something like that). If you use other products as props, make sure they're from the same brand, brandless or there isn't any other brandname visible.

Make sure to mark every post with all the relevant hashtags and also tag the brand of the product you're reviewing or featuring. This will help you to build your following base (because hashtags are followed by Influencers, brands and people interested in the topic you're covering) and to start a professional relationship with the brand. If the brand is tagged, they will notice and if your post is good and memorable enough, they might just regram your post or even keep you in mind when they're looking for Influencers in the future. Always make sure you use the #ad, #spon, #pr, #gifted or #sponsored tag when featuring gifted or sponsored items, to make sure you're doing it the legal way. Influencers are obligated to mark sponsored posts like that to let their audience know that they received items for free, in exchange for a review or a post. It's basically to let them know it's advertising, like a commercial. If you can't think of any other relevant hashtags yourself, you can check out posts from other Influencers with similar posts or try a hashtag generator website or app. Besides the #ad, #sponsored etc hashtags, you should also mark your post as a paid collaboration in your post settings, even if you don't get paid in money but received a free item in exchange for a post. It's silly, I know, but it's the law... 😉

When posting a sponsored review, always be sincere, authentic, honest, true to yourself and as detailed as possible. We wanna know how you personally experienced the product and we wanna know everything, not just what the brand claims or what ingredients it contains! We wanna know how it looks like, how it feels like while and after using the product, what the packaging is like, how it makes you feel and look and what you think about the ingredients and the results! 😉 And that goes for Picky reviews too, by the way! 😉 Another thing, if you don't like the product you're reviewing, just say so in your post or send an email to your contact person with the brand to determine if you should post a bad review or post nothing at all. Don't let them change your review to make it positive, it will tackle your authenticity and make you unbelievable and unprofessional! 

Last but not least in the crafting a post departement: personally, I often end my posts with a question for my audience, to engage communication and boost my engagement ratings. Just another little tip to get those numbers up! 😉

🌸 Build that audience! 🌸
Follow other Influencers and brands to build your following base. Engage with their profiles and engage with the comments left on your own account too. Real engagement is what you need to mark yourself as an established Influencer. Real, honest and authentic engagement might even be more important than the amount of followers you have! Don't ever buy followers, they're bots, they're not real and they don't increase your engagement rate at all, since they don't leave sincere comments (and often even don't leave any comments at all) And don't play follow / unfollow games, it doesn't help you to gain followers and makes you look unprofessional and childish!

🌸 Landing branddeals! 🌸
Obviously, the websites, apps and platforms I mentioned earlier are a good start to establish yourself as an Influencer and you can go on and use them as long as you wish and like, I still use them too, but after you established yourself as an Influencer and your page, brand and following base has grown, you can start by emailing brands you wanna work with too. You can find many PR friendly brands by looking at what collaborations other Influencers, similar to you, did. (Come check out my page @Natje_9999 to see what collaborations I did to get inspired, and while you're there, don't forget to hit that follow button! 😉) As a beginning Influencer, it's smarter to start with smaller, rather unknown brands instead of the big, famous brands. The big famous brands usually work together with equally big and famous celebrity Influencers while the smaller brands often can't afford those types of expensive Influencers and are happy to work with smaller and starting Influencers too. But there's no harm in trying the big brands, so send them an email if you like! 😉

Start your email by telling them who you are and what you do, give them some insights regarding your following base and their demographics (how many followers do you have, how old are they, where are they based, what are their genders, etc... All of this can be found in the statistics on your IG account, that's why you need a Creator or a Business Account), tell them why you think you and the brand would be a good match (and if you can, elaborate that with some examples), why you wanna work with them and describe your proposal (it helps to have an idea of what you wanna do, prior to sending that email, like featuring their brand in a giftguide or an unboxing post / video or reviewing one of some products in particular, because you can list all of it in your email) Be as detailed as possible. If you have worked with brands before (even through a Picky giveaway, through Influenster or through whatever other platform, website or app you use), it's good to list these brands down in your email too, to show your experience. You could also include your ratings if you want to get paid, but I recommend to start with collaborations based on a bartering exchange (a free product in exchange for the publicity you're generating) To give you an idea of paying gigs: I usually work for free products and have received anything between 1 product, a box filled with products and even the entire collection. I've received products that are rather cheap, but I also received some really expensive products, and I have been paid in actual money for like only 2 or 3 times. And if I was paid for a collaboration (on top of the free products) I never earned over $100. I just wanted to keep it real here, to avoid any dissapointments, but don't let it stop you from getting paid though, you can always ask a brand if they're open for paid collaborations, but keep in mind that starting inflfuencers rarely get paid in money, they usually get to keep the products for free as a reward, in exchange for the work they're doing and, in some cases, a percentage of the earnings the brand made with the Influencer's affiliate link or discount code. Anyway, include all relevant information you can think of. Think of it like a resume. Don't forget to include your links, give them a thank you for reading your email and close your email with the invite to contact you (like "If you have any thoughts or ideas, feel free to contact me! I hope to hear from you soon!" or something similar) and your contact info. You can attach a Media Kit if you like (it looks really professional) but although I do have one, I rarely attach it because all relevant information is already mentioned in my email. Media Kits can be created online or with an app like Canva and it basically contains onformation like a picture of you, some insights into your following base (the amount of followers on each Social Media Channel, some graphs showing the top 5 countries your followers are based in, their ages and their genders in percentages, a small list of brands you've worked with, your rating (if you're looking to get paid), your contact info and 1 or 2 examples of your work. Ideally, a Media Kit is 1 or 2 pages long and it basically is your resume as an Influencer, just like the email you're sending to pitch brands. In my experience, sending an email is enough, if that email contains all information the brand needs, but sending a Media Kit along with your email definitely won't minimise your chances for a collaboration.

Also, beware of scamming practices! Beginners or smaller Influencers (me included) often get DM's or emails from brand ambassadors or brands, urging them to contact the brand for a collaboration. If a brand offers you free products but makes you pay for shipping (which often is more expensive compared to the products you will be receiving) or offers you a discount to purchase products for you to review, you're not collaborating with them, you're a customer! Influencers and Bloggers never have to pay when collaborating with a brand! It's a mutual agreement, with mutual benefits and you paying for products to advertise the brand doesn't include any benefits for the Influencer, just for the brand, since they will get free publicity while you will get nothing but products you've actually paid for. Procedures like that aren't collaborations, they are purchases! Plain and simple! Something to keep in mind when discussing a possible collaboration with a brand! 😉 If you, before concidering a possible collaboration, wanted to buy the products they're offering anyway, and you can buy them at a discounted price instead of the full price, it might be worth it, but only if you were planning to get them anyway. Watch out for regular scammers too, especially when you publish your email adress publicly. I recently received an email, claiming to be from Shein, saying they wanted to work with me and send me clothing each month, while on top of the free clothing, I would be receiving a payment of $1000 per post. Needless to say that it wasn't a real proposal from Shein. It wasn't Shein at all. Coincidently, I emailed Shein a collaboration proposal a few days before receiving that email and they said they only work together with Influencers with over 10k followers on IG, so I immediately knew that second email was a scamming attempt. Be very cautious so you don't get fooled or scammed!

If you land a collaboration (congrats! 😉🙂), always keep the agreements between the brand and yourself in mind and hold on to them. Don't break them. Communication is key!

Well, I think I covered it all! If you have any additions to this discussion or any follow up questions, feel free to drop them in the comments below! And as I mentioned before, feel free to bookmark this discussion if you found it to be helpful! 

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Thanks for reading! ❤️

Influencers 101

Yayyyy!
I just received the email we, pour wrinkled creatures, were all waiting for! 😁

I won the The Skin House Wrinkle Supreme Serum! And let me tell you, my wrinkles are very happy to hear that! 😁

I absolutely loved their Marine Active Serum so I can't wait to get started with this one! It sounds really promising!

Have you won any of the giveaways that ended today? If you did, congrats to you too and enjoy your product! 😊

The Skin House Winner! 😍

Hi Picky's,

What a glorious day it was today! ❤️

Earlier today, I haven't only received my Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Poremizing Set, I also received the winning email from the Mixsoon Soondy Centella Asiatica Essence GA! Yay, what a glorious day! 😁

This will be my very first Mixsoon product so I'm really curious to see how this turns out!

Stay tuned for more! 😁

Thank Picky and Mixsoon! ❤️

Winner of the cutest Mixsoon package ever!

🎵 Cha cha cha cha cha cha! 🎶

No, silly, these aren't Maraca Balls! It's a pair of Ice Globes! 😁

𝐈𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧.

We all heared of a skincare treatment called icing the skin, right? Many people have been using spoons or ice cubes to ice their faces, but since direct contact of ice cubes with skin can cause damage to the skin, another way to ice the skin was needed. That's when Ice Globes made their entrance into the beauty world.

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞?

In my opinion, yes, they are!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧.

Icing the skin has multiple benefits. By constricting the blood vessels, the skin tightens, blood rushes away from the face and returns renewed, containing fresh nutrients, giving you a brighter, more glowing and radiant complexion. These nutrients provides your skin with the building blocks needed to improve elasticity, helping to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Icing the skin also helps to decrease enlarged pores and to depuff the skin. Ice Globes are made of glass and filled with antifreeze, making them crueltyfree and skinsafe.

𝐈𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐙𝐨ë 𝐀𝐲𝐥𝐚.

These gorgeous pink ones from Zoë Ayla Cosmetics also contain glitter and they're by far the prettiest Ice Globes I've ever seen!
The Zoë Ayla Ice Globes aren't just pretty, they really work!

After rolling these around my face for aproximately 15 minutes, my face was looking healthy, glowing and less puffy, especially around my eyes. The skin around my eyes looked more tight, resulting in me looking and feeling more awake. My redness was less noticable and my pores appeared less visible. Also, I've been having sinus headaches lately and I've experienced that giving myself an Ice Globes massage on the forehead and eyes area really helps to relieve the pressure on my sinuses. They really helped me getting through the past few days!

The Zoë Ayla Ice Globes are feeling comfortable on the skin and in the palm of your hands while handling them, they're easy to clean (you just need some desinfective spray and a soft cloth) and they're easy to use. Place them in the fridge for a few hours before using them. Just roll them around the skin, starting from the inside of your face, gently rolling to the outside of your face. Or use an upwards movement to lift your skin and a downward movement to encourage lymphatic drainage.

Question:
Do you use Ice Globes in your skincare routine?

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Nathalie

Ice Globes - Worth the hype?

Look what landed at my doorstep today! 😍😊

I'm based in Europe myself, in The Netherlands to be exact, so those who haven't received their Picky × Isntree Giveaway package yet, I'm sure it's on it's way! 😊

Where are you based and have you received yours yet?

Stay tuned for my reviews! 😊

Arrival Isntree Giveaway package.

Goli Nutrition 

Raramuri

Stylevana

Nira Skin

Ideal Of Sweden

Leo Mazzotti 

Casely

Desenio

Giesswein

Memobottle

Flat Tummy Co

Sexy Mi Tea

Bootaybag

Chasin Unicorns

Ecolage Beauty

Wonderfully Cosmetics

TriPollar

The Vintage Cosmetic Company

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
I can't think of any, my skin really loves it!

Isntree Chesnut AHA 8% Clear Essence. ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Hi all, 

I was so happy when receiving the Isntree Chesnut AHA 8% Clear Essence, I was looking for a good exfoliating product so receiving this one was just what I needed! 😁

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Isntree Chestnut AHA 8% Clear Essence is an essence helps to unclog pores with 8% AHA. Glycolic acid and lactic acid work together with newly added Gongju Chestnut Shell extract to sweep away dead skin cells, revealing a smoother and brighter complexion. Glycolic acid has the smallest molecular size of any AHA, meaning it can penetrate deeply and quickly, while lactic acid is more gentle and has hydrating properties. Together, they’re the perfect pair. The formula also contains soothing centella asiatica and hydrating hyaluronic acid.

The AHA 8% Clear Essence is crueltyfree and vegan.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
The first thing I noticed when applying this essence, is that this Essence doesn't have a noticeable scent. In my opinion, that's a really good thing because it doesn't contain any artificial scents and can't cause any irritations related to artificial ingredients.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
The Essence is very lightwheighted and has a clear and watery texture which dries very quickly. It feels comfortable and fresh while applying, without drying out or irritating the skin.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
After applying it, my face was looking and feeling really smooth, fresh and clean. My pores weren't looking clogged and enlarged anymore, I didn't experience a tight or dry feeling and my skin was looking balanced and glowing. I haven't experienced any irritations after applying this serum either.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
The new design is looking really neat! The bottle comes in a sleek looking white box with dark red accents and contains all relevant information on when and how to apply it, in both English as Korean. Also featured on the box is a list of ingredients. The clear plastic bottle contains a matching dark red sticker and comes with an convenient pomping system, which gives you the right amount of product with just 1 push. The pump makes it easy to apply the product, you just push the pump 1 time over a cotton pad and apply the product to the face.

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
In my opinion, it's quite a gentle exfoliator but it's still effective and works great on my sensitive combination skin. I think it's highly recommended!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
 

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
If I have to point out one con, it would be that the Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun has an SPF45 which seems kinda off to me. I personally prefer SPF50. But besides that, I haven't encoutered any bad experiences using this product.

Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun SPF45 PA +++ ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Hi all,

This sunscreen was part of the Stylevana Influencer box I received and I was so excited to test and review this one because it's my very first Missha product! Yay! And let me tell you, the buzz is real! 😊

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun is a chemical moisturizing sunscreen containing soothing and nourishing plant extracts like Witch Hazel, Aloe, Cucumber and Liquorice. It also has a double layered UV protection for both UVA as UVB protection.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
This sunscreen has a creamy but yet very lightweight texture and is easy to blend in. It melts into the skin quite easily and it doesn't pill after applying.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
The Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun doesn't has that typical sunscreen scent. It does have a fairly light powdery, floral scent that doesn't keep lingering and doesn't irritate. It's quite an enjoyable scent.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
After applying this sunscreen, my skin was feeling nourished, hydrated, soft, smooth and supple. It didn't felt dried out, itchy or tight. The sunscreen definitely felt like it gave enough protection too, since I didn't experienced any sunburns. It doesn't leave any whitecast and doesn't feel greasy while or after applying. 

My skin was looking healthy and glowing. It doesn't give a full matte look but isn't dewy either. It's the perfect base for make up!

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
I especially enjoy the thin, creamy texture and the enjoyable scent. The fact that it doesn't leave any whitecast and doesn't feel greasy is a huge pro!

If I have to choose between the Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun and the Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum, which I tested and reviewed earlier (and it's my fave sunscreen ever!) I would still go for the Skin1004 one, because I feel like that one is even more lightweighted and it's a SPF50, but in my opinion, the Missha All Around Safe Block Essence Sun is definitely worth a buy!

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:
I honestly can't list one single bad thing about the TW-REAL Bifida Ampoule! I absolutely love it!

Isntree TW-REAL Bifida Ampoule ❤️

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙨𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚!

Wow, what a product! This is my holy grail, for sure!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧?
The TW-REAL Bifida Ampoule contains 88% Bifida Ferment Lysate which supports the skin barrier and has anti aging properties. It also contains Niacinamide for skintone improvement, Probiotics like Rice Ferment Filtrate and Pumpkin Ferment Extract and 3 peptides to firm and brighten the skin.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥:
The TW-REAL Bifida Ampoule has a very lightweighted, waterlike texture and doesn't feel greasy or sticky. It absorbs into the skin really fast. It feels really comfortable on my skin and makes my skin look healthy, radiant, glowy and dewy.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭:
After application, my skin feels hydrated, nourished, moisturized and soft. I've been using it for a while now and I'm really starting to see a difference in the fine lines around my eyes. And a little goes a long way, you only need 2 to 3 drops to let it do it's magic on your entire face, so it's quite longlasting too. I haven't experienced any irritations after applying this Ampoule

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭:
It doesn't have any noticable scent, which my sensitive skin really likes!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠:
This Ampoule comes in a nice looking frosted glass bottle with a leaf shaped sticker that has rosegold colored details, which makes the packaging looking really sleek and luxurious. With the dropper on top, it's easy to apply just the right amount and it makes this Ampoule really easy and hygienic to use too.

𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧:
I absolutely love it, especially the thin watery texture, the fact that it doesn't have a scent, the incredible results and it's impressive ingredients and I highly recommend this Ampoule! ❤️

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If I have to point out one thing that wasn't that good about the Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream, I would probably say that the packaging is kinda small, but since you only need a small amount of the Sun Cream, it isn't really that bad. Besides, a small packaging also means that it's easy to carry the Sun Cream with you so in my opinion, it isn't really a disadvantage after all! 😉

After winning the Picky x Benton Giveaway a while ago, I was send the Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream SPF 50 for free from Picky and Benton for reviewing purposes and I absolutely love it! It's my holy grail when it comes to sun protection!

Last week, I travelled to Paris for 5 days and as a tourist, I naturally spend all 5 days outside, visiting famous landmarks and tourist spots and strolling through the city all day long. Because that's what tourists do, right? 😉 The weather was fantastic, the sun was shining and life was good! 😉 Paris is such a beautiful city, by the way! Highly recommended for a European citytrip! Anyway, it was the perfect time for me to test the Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream and I wasn't dissapointed at all!

The Rosemary Essential Oil gives this Sun Cream a herbal tinted scent, which smells really good. It's not too heavy, not too sweet and not too herbal, it's just a very pleasant, lightweighted, fresh scent and it's perfect for daily use summer products. It's truly a summer essential if you ask me! 

The Sun Cream is easy to dose, thanks to the easy to use packaging. And you only need a tiny amount to cover your whole face. Make sure you don't use too much because with proper use, it doesn't leave a whitecast on your face, but if you use too much, it will though, like all sun creams.

After applying the Sun Cream to my face and shoulders, my skin wasn't only protected, it also felt really smooth and soft on my face and acted almost like a primer. My skin felt moisturized and looked glowy and healthy.

As I said  before, it doesn't leave any whitecast over my caucasian European skintone. Since it's a cream, it does have a rather creamy, thick and heavy texture but it blends in easily and flawless and absorbs quickly, when using the right amount. And it doesn't make my skin feel sticky or greasy. I have sensitive combination skin and I didn't experienced any discomfort after using this Sun Cream. It actually feels really comfortable and good on my skin. And I managed to get a tan, while still being protected and without having to deal with sunburn, thanks to the SPF 50!

The packaging is looking nice and sleek and contains all relevant info, including directions on how to use it and a list of ingredients, including the key ingredients like Centella, Witch Hazel, Niacinamide and Rosemary Essential Oil.

I highly recommend the Benton Skin Fit Mineral Sun Cream to anyone who takes sun protection seriously (which you all should do! 😉) and I will definitely repurchase this product again in the future!

They all have a slightly artificial taste.

𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙋𝙍 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙭 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣!

Carmex Naturally Lipbalms are clinically proven to sooth and hydrate the lips after just 1 use.

I received all three fruity, delicious varieties: Berry, Watermelon and Pear, which are all cruelty free and made with 93% natural ingredients, including Oatmeal, Castor Oil and Sunflower Seed Oil.

They're all equally good when it comes to hydration, moisturizing and lipcare and they all make my lips feel really soft, smooth, hydrated, moisturized and kissable, without having a tingly feeling. They all work really fast, absorbing into the lips very quickly, without feeling sticky or greasy (girls with long hair all know what I'm talking about, right? 😉) and they're soft enough for daily use.

The only difference between them is the taste. The berry tastes kinda sweet and fruity. Watermelon and Pear also taste fruity but slightly less sweet, which makes this Watermelon Lip Balm perfect for those without a sweettooth. Personally, I'm not much of a pear fan, but suprisingly, the Carmex Naturally Pear lipbalm is my favorite one. They're all scented really nice and fruity and they come in easy to use, bright colored stick tubes.