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Sara is in Love with… blogger beauty Pixi review

Pixi just took over my daily skincare ritual when their cruelty-free Rose Collection with its cute pink and pastel green packaging landed on my shelf. I am a fan of products that contain roses in general and this collection is a winner. Who needs a bachelor, I have all the roses bottled!

One thing ahead to not disappoint you: Even if the products are all called Rose, their scent is very subtle and your skin will not smell like a whole rose garden after using them. But they do a more than average job in what you wish from skincare: Make you look radiant and let your skin shine. Let’s have a closer look at the products:

Sara is in Love with… blogger beauty Pixi review

Pixi Rose Cream Cleanser

The first step of skincare is always the cleansing and this cream with rose, avocado, and camomille is gentle and soothing, yet effective. It helps to strengthen and soften the skin and it’s even suitable for very sensitive skin.

You’d think all cream cleansers would be moisturizing, but my experience taught me they often don’t, unlike the Pixi Rose Cream Cleanser. I use it twice a day and it has become my new fav cleanser since the fresh and clean feeling it gives me is amazing. Thumbs up!

Rose Tonic

You can use the tonic right after cleaning your skin and it helps to balance the PH, minimize redness and calms the skin. I think the Glow Tonic – probably Pixi’s most famous product – might be better for younger skin that needs exfoliating, while the Rose Tonic is more soothing. It also helps the skin to absorb more moisture which is great when you continue your skincare ritual with the Rose Ceramide Cream.

I am already a big fan of the Rose Tonic since it’s just what I need for my skin that tends to get red.

Rose Ceramide Cream

This very rich cream is infused with ceramides and rose oil and works for normal to dry skin. It deeply hydrates and nourishes and has a very smooth texture. Its antioxidant-rich botanicals help to improve the elasticity of the skin and protect it against environmental aggressors.

Without exaggerating, this is the best cream that I tried in a while and even if my skin is completely dry the Rose Ceramide Cream makes it soft and look smooth all day in a second. Despite being very rich it doesn’t cake under my makeup and my rather sensitive skin seems to be more balanced since I use it. Will definitely repurchase this!

Rose Oil Blend

A luxe, youth-boosting oil that enhances the elasticity of the skin and leaves it luminous. You can either apply two or three drops on its own or mix it with the Rose Ceramide cream. The mix of sweet almond, rosehip, jojoba, pomegranate, and rose geranium is a wonderful treatment that feeds your cells.

As a wannabe beauty guru, I am a sucker for face oils and swear on their ability to make my skin look radiant. The Pixi Rose Oil Blend is one of my favourites yet and I intend to stick to it since it’s far better value for the price than the other oils that I like.

Pictures: Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist
Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist

Sometimes when life seems all about deadlines, full calendars, and endless to-do-lists it might feel overwhelming and all you’re longing for is some me-time. This is the perfect moment to book a facial! In my twenties, I didn’t grant myself this luxury, but since my first treatment, I was convinced it’s worth the money and time and astonishingly helpful to regain the balance of the skin.

SkinTherapist Zurich is a place I can highly recommend because trust is important for me when it comes to my skin and the owner Cornelia Fäh has totally gained mine. Her treatments put the individual needs of her clients first and she works only with selected, high-quality products. The wonderful ambience of her salon, which is located just a short walk from Sihlcity, does the rest. Cornelia offers facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, makeup, permanent makeup and a wide variety of holistic and medical skin treatments, such as the fire & ice facial (you might have encountered this in magazines since stars like Gwyneth Paltrow or Halle Berry swear on it).

Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist
Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist
Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist

When I visited Cornelia, she recommended me the St Barth Pureness face and décolleté treatment including a hand massage after asking a lot of questions about my health, nutrition, and habits. It’s an intensive, cleansing and relaxing treatment which takes 90 minutes to purify the skin. St. Barth is a luxury line that has been creating products that unite outstanding results with unbeatable quality for over 30 years. They create their products in their family business on the island Saint Barthélemy using natural ingredients with Carribean floral overtones to create a sensual harmony.

The treatment felt like one of the best things I ever experienced and Cornelia is a very kind and calm person. Generally, I find it very hard to relax and just close my eyes, but in Cornelia’s hands, I felt so well it happened easily. One of the strongest memories is the beautiful smell of the products and how radiant my skin looked afterwards. I was not surprised to hear that Cornelia has clients who return to her salon for years and hope I’ll be back too! Some St. Barth products moved into my shelf as well (Cornelia’s secret advice to calm my skin that tends to redness: The Aloe Vera gel with mint. I would have never tried this since it’s labelled as an aftershave, but I’ve been using it on my face for a while now and it’s a little miracle) and I now use them on a daily base, to keep that glowing skin as long as possible.

Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist
Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist
Skintherapist, Zurich, facial, Skin Thearapist

Pictures: Marco Borromeo.

Time for my third Christmas giveaway: Today you can win a Luxury Vine Body Butter Set from Caudalie to indulge in relaxation during cold winter days.

If you suffer from dry skin, the Caudalie Vine Body products are perfect for you! I hope somebody in need of a gorgeous treat will win this beautifully wrapped, nourishing set and love the results as much as I do.

The set contains:
– Caudalie Body Butter, 225 ml
– Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream, 75 ml

Both products are rich in moisturising vinolevure and come with organic fair trade shea butter to make your skin super-soft. They are delicately perfumed and the texture is instantly absorbed. Both are not tested on animals and contain no animal ingredients.

How to win
Leave a comment here or participate on my Instagram. If you do both you get two entries. Don’t forget to mention your email if you comment here. I’ll contact you if you are the lucky winner. The giveaway is open internationally and ends on the 31st of December. Good luck!

Sara is in Love with… blogger giveaway Pixi

Christmas season has started and for “Sara is in Love with…” this means the biggest giveaway time of the year is finally here again. Since I’ve been preparing, taking pictures and making parcels since weeks, this December I have a whole bunch of amazing prizes to give away as a thank you for following my blog, leaving kind comments.

Some of you have been following right since the start seven years ago, others joined recently, all of you are very welcome and I am happy to share my fashion and beauty crushes with you.

So let’s start with the first give away! It’s a set of Pixi beauty products. Pixi is one of my favourite beauty discoveries of the year, therefore I want you to try this label as well. Hopefully, it will become an evergreen on your beauty shelf just as it has a place on mine since I tried the products for the first time. Good luck to everybody who enters and stay tuned for more giveaways to follow from now till Christmas!

The Pixi set contains:
Pixi by Petra Glimmery Shadow:
Sparkling eyes during the festive season are guaranteed.
Pixi Hydrating Milky Serum:
A revitalizing skin boost that will cheer up dry winter skin.
Pixi Vitamin Wakeup Mist:
An energizing facial water saving you from looking hangover.
Pixi by Petra Eye Reflection Palette:
With this selection of twelve eyeshadows, you are well equipped to make your eyes shine brighter than more than any Christmas tree.
 
 

How to win
Leave a comment here or participate on my Instagram. If you do both you get two entries. 
Don’t forget to mention your email if you comment here. I’ll contact you in case you are the lucky winner.
The giveaway is open to everybody with a Swiss address and ends on the 28th of December.
Good luck!

Sara is in Love with… blogger giveaway Pixi

Pictures: Sara Streule



Lalique adds three modern feminine fragrances to their exclusive line Les Compositions Parfumées: Pink Paradise, Electric Purple, and Sweet Amber. Three fragrances, three colours, three emotions.

What unites them is their common inspiration by the alchemy of perfume and crystal-making. Each of them is a fusion of natural and molecular ingredients. The fragrances come in the beautiful, Art Deco-style Les Compositions Parfumées signature bottle with an elegant satin finish.

Sara is in Love with… Review Perfume Lalique Electric Purple Pink Paradise Sweet Amber

Pink Paradise: 
A Fresh Sea Breeze of Musk and Woods

Juicy Citrus meets a pink fluffy cloud of musk, floating on jasmine and heliotrope-filled sea breeze with a dash of pepper. The warmth of amber and sandalwood makes it complete. A scent for a woman with a cheerful and energetic personality.

Sara is in Love with… Review Perfume Lalique Electric Purple Pink Paradise Sweet Amber

Sweet Amber: 
A Whirlwind of Delectable Petals

This fragrance is a bouquet of white flowers – jasmine sambac, tuberose, and orange blossom – sweetened by vanilla and a hint of anise. It’s a new take on a gourmand fragrance, as airy as a perfect meringue. The smell is made for a sensitive, yet powerful and free woman.

Electric Purple: 
A Sparkling Berry Chypre

Bitter grapefruit contrasts with a spray of green mint and violet leaves, followed by a mix of berries. All are resting on a bed of moss and patchouli. This is a pop approach to chypre and a good perfume choice for a woman looking for a strong signature.

Sara is in Love with… Review Perfume Lalique Electric Purple Pink Paradise Sweet Amber

All three Eau de Parfumes come in 100ml bottles and are available at the
Boutique Lalique in Zurich (Talstrasse 27) or online.

Pictures: Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

Many times I passed the Pixi store in Soho/London, adored the beautiful packaging of the products through the windows, but it’s only now that I finally tried them on my own and can let you know my review. Thanks to Marionnaud, Pixi products are available in Switzerland for a while now.

When makeup artist Petra Strand started her brand of youth-enhancing beauty products over 15 years ago, it was her aim to bring out the natural beauty in all women and created innovative formulations that are infused with botanicals and beneficial ingredients. Good to know: Pixi products are not tested on animals.

Let’s have a closer look at my selection of products:

Pixi Glow Tonic

If you wanna try just one Pixi product, it must be the Pixi Glow Tonic! Called a beauty hero by the Vogue and being praised by many bloggers and customers, this has become a cult product. It’s an exfoliating toner that helps to remove dead skin cells, leaves your skin with a healthy-looking glow and minimized pores. I’ve been using face tonics for years and think this one is a very good choice, gentle but soothing and with a wonderful smell.

Sara is in Love with… beauty review Pixi

Pixi Double Cleanser

Another tip is the Pixi Double Cleanse: If you don’t clean double yet, you have to start today and this powerful duo manages to remove even waterproof makeup. While with other brands you end up having two bottles, it’s very handy that Pixi united both in one pot. The only negative thing I have to say is that it smells a little bit weird, almost like candle wax.

Pixi Glow Mist

Got tired dry skin? This mist is an instant refresh and hydrates the skin with argan oil and aloe vera. You can use it before applying makeup or during the day. I love to use it on my naked skin and feel like it really makes my skin glow. For me, it doesn’t work so well on the makeup since it destroys the flawlessness of my foundation.

Sara is in Love with… beauty review Pixi

Pixi Large Lash Mascara

A mascara which is supposed to make the lashes long and add volume. It’s certainly a good quality one and the packaging is cute, but let’s be honest: There are good mascaras and worse, but I am still looking for the ultimate lash blast that replaces lash extensions for real.

Sara is in Love with… beauty review Pixi

Pixi MatteLast Liquid Lip

I love matte lipsticks and this one with rosehip oil is a-m-a-z-i-n-g! It’s easy to apply, long-lasting, nourishes the lips and feels comfortable on the lips. I need to buy one in a more flashy colour for sure!

Pixi Liplift Max Gloss

A volume-maximizing lip treatment with a lovely fresh mint flavour. You can wear it solo or as a plumping pre-treatment for lip colour or on top of any lip colour. I use mine as a base and top it with more colour.

Picture: Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger

We are all driven by hope, it keeps us going: The hope that tells us there is a place in this world for every crazy fruit, hope to discover the colour nobody has ever seen before, hope to steal a smile from somebody dear, hope to reach a better place and last but not least: A lot of hope that dreams can become more than just wishes born in the depths of the subconsciousness.

Thousands of new ways and junctions are ahead of us day after day. We are constantly facing decisions such as if we wanna go ahead bravely, make a u-turn and reconsider or just stop. Sometimes the mind and the heart don’t share the same opinion and we can only hope to consider well what both say.

I believe there is no such thing as THE one and only way to do things or to find happiness in life, but a big sea of possibilities bringing happiness, pain, and love. All of them together turn into your unique story. Every choice means the birth and death of possibilities on the complex map of life.

But we shall never give up hope, no matter life is perfect or a total mess at this moment: There is hope the journey from the here and now is going to be a very good one. So let’s be brave and face it!

Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger
Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger

My Outfit
Dress: Who’s That Girl, Backpack: Moschino, Shoes: Kat Maconie, Socks: Who’s That Girl,
Sunglasses: Swanglasses, Bangle: Les Georgettes By Altesse

Picture: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

giveway, swiss beauty blogger, becca palette
giveaway, becca, swiss beauty blogger

Time for the next giveaway on the way to Christmas and this is one of my favourites because what girl doesn’t love a new makeup palette? Since Sephora is available in Switzerland at Manor, a lot of exciting makeup brands such as Kat Von D, Hudda Beauty or Becca finally found their way here, and since I am still soooooo happy about this, I am giving away the limited Becca Apres Ski Glow Face Palette.

This palette helps to create a fresh and rosy look, no matter if you like skiing or if you hide from the snow in a bar. You will find three shades of shimmering skin perfecter pressed highlighter, plus bronzing and blushing hues within the stunning packaging with icicles.

Win the Becca Apres Ski Glow Palette
All you need to do to win and keep glowing through winter season is to leave a comment here or on my Instagram. Don’t forget to mention your mail if you comment here, so I can contact you if you are the lucky winner. The giveaway is open worldwide and ends on the 22nd of December.

Good luck radiant winter girls!

Rituals Cosmetics, Christmas calendar, beauty
Rituals Cosmetics, Christmas calendar, beauty
Rituals Cosmetics, Christmas calendar, beauty

Exactly 20 days to Christmas. The Advent Calendar is kind of a countdown to the big festive event: The more doors are open, the sooner it’s here.

And of course, there is no Christmas without a calendar! Since I gave up on most sweets because of my vegan diet, I am thrilled I received this cool tree-shaped beauty calendar by Rituals Cosmetics. It is quite an eyecatcher and filled with the delicious Rituals products.

It’s so easy to get stressed before Christmas because besides a lot of work there are gifts to be bought, cookies to be baked, lights to be hanged, and it seems like 1000 other tasks that can’t wait. This calendar helps me not to forget to relax because the beauty treats remind me to take some time for myself. It’s ok not to bake 20 sorts of cookies; I’ll take a bath instead!

Christmas is not a marathon but should be a magical and calm time, let’s not forget that. Therefore I wish you a relaxing time, just try to take it easy, breath and enjoy. I’ll post every day in my instastories what I find on my calendar so you can see my treats.

This post contains sponsored products.

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