After a long and hard day let me tell you about the five things I usually use to look like a movie star 🙄

1. face cream and serum. At the moment I am using Nuxe skin serum (to remedy some sun damage) and Caudalie face cream on top. Sun damage is still there BUT my skin looks much better compared to this time last year.

2. Mascara. My lashes are kind of blond and I don’t like that. So I use Sephora brand mascara to make them more visible.

3. Concealer. You all know that I’m tired, most of the time. Concealer under my eyes. This French brand has a wacky name – Embryolisse

4. I like wearing lipstick and should remember to do it more often. I don’t have a lot: two from Laura Mercier, one from Trish McEvoy, one from Embryolisse, and a Bigelow tinted balm. I used to have a beautiful fall maple color from Nars but my son ate it.

5. Hand cream! This is especially relevant right now. With cold weather, my hands become dry and I am prone to picking at my cuticles (a nasty habit). So instead of picking I rub Aquafor into my nails.

Pic on the front: demon hunt rid make up done by my daughter.


This month I am participating in #NaBloPoMo2025. A running list of participants can be found on San’s NaBloPoMo page as well as more information about this lovely initiative on this NaBloPoMo page.


12 responses to “Five Beauty Favorites”

  1. Michelle G. Avatar

    It’s definitely hand cream season, and I pick at my cuticles too! Why? It makes me so mad when I do that! I will try Aquafor. Such a fun photo of your daughter!

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    1. Daria Avatar

      A terrible habit, right?? It comes from anxiety.

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  2. Ernie @ nosmallfeetblog.com Avatar

    But my son ate it – hilarious. I use oil of olay after I shower. That’s it. I don’t wear makeup except mascara if I’m going to an event. Blush once we are in the dead of winter. I have one lipstick that I like, a few others that are so old and they’re backups but I only ever use the same one and it’s almost gone, so I need to get a new one. My hands, I wash them all day long with changing diapers and wiping noses. We have a big tub of cetaphil by the sink and I rarely apply it because I know I’m gonna wash my hands again in two minutes.

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  3. J Avatar

    I’ve never heard of Nuxe, but I have a lot of skin damage. Where do you buy it? I have so many serums already, why not one more?

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    1. Daria Avatar

      I got his serum at a French pharmacy but they also sell in the US: https://us.nuxe.com/collections/anti-aging
      My dark spots are still there but they look more faded and the skin looks better overall.

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  4. Coco Avatar

    I love nuxe oil for after shower scent. I also love hand cream and use a thick one before bed.

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  5. Nicole MacPherson Avatar

    I use everything on your list except concealer. I use a serum skin tint or a BB cream instead. Always mascara! Always lip colour of some sort! And yes, it’s the season for hand cream!

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  6. Lisa’s Yarns Avatar

    I am very basic when it comes to make up. I can’t wear foundation or I break out, even from tinted moisturizers! It’s so annoying. I have become a red lipstick person, though! It makes me look more polished and put together! And hand cream is a must. I love the Aveda hand cream!

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  7. Maya Avatar

    I chortled when I got to “but my son ate it.” That was so unexpected! Did is smell like maple syrup?

    Love your list. Personally, I love the L’Occitane handcream that comes in the blue packaging… Been a fan for 25+ years.

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    1. Daria Avatar

      No, it didn’t! But it had a beautiful, matt, deep, reddish-maple color, and he smeared it all over his face and I’m sure he ate some, too. Ironically, this was a super-resistant lipstick so he was walking about with a circle around his mouth for about two days.

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  8. San Avatar

    Always love to hear what other people use! Sunscreen is so important. As is hand cream.

    I am currently loving a nice “blush”, so I don’t look so pale.

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  9. Stephany Avatar

    Literally laughed out loud at: I used to have a beautiful fall maple color from Nars but my son ate it.

    My make-up must-haves are my eyebrow pencil and my mascara. My eyebrows are light, light blonde and basically disappear if I don’t fill them in. Same with my eyelashes! I used to wear lipstick more often, but I have gotten a little lazy about wearing it. I need to be better!

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