Dior Diordskin Nude BB Creme review

So I've been using this for a couple weeks now and I thought I'd write a review because I'm really loving it.

I'll start this off with saying that I use the shade 001 (the lightest) which is a pretty good match for me, it's slightly pink toned and I'm yellow, but it's not too bad. The next shade up (002) is more yellow but it was too dark. I wear MAC NC20 and Bobbi Brown Warm Ivory for reference.



I really like the packaging. It looks like the usual packaging that bb creams and tinted moisturisers come in, a tube, but it actually has a pump at the end which is really good for hygiene, ease of getting the right amount (one pump is good for a full face for me) and makes it harder to spill - if you squish it it probably won't explode.

The coverage is good for a bb cream, I'd still call it light coverage, but if you've tried any asian bbs you'll know that they offer very little coverage. It's about the same as a tinted moisturiser.

Bb creams are supposed to offer added benefits which separates them from tinted moisturisers. It claims to correct skin transparently, lighten the skin with a fresh glow, gently hydrate, smooth and protect. I'd say it does all of that. It's a good amount of hydrating, it's hydrating enough that I could not apply moisturiser beforehand, but if I do then I feel like I could get away with not powdering my skin and it lasting. My skin definitely looks smoother when I wear it. It has FPS 10 SPF- PA+ while I'm not entirely sure what that means, I think it's better than nothing.

A huge plus for me is that I've had no adverse reaction to it! All foundations I've tried other than mineral has irritated my skin, but this seems to help my skin at least a little. Whenever I wear it whatever blemishes I have are reduced some when I take it off.

Air-O-Swiss 7146 Travel Ultrasonic humidifier review

I recently bought the Air-O-Swiss Travel humidifier from Amazon and have been enjoying it heaps, so I thought I'd write a review.

General use
I'm not sure this would be good for two people in a room, but it works just fine for one. I point it at my face and turn it on about medium, it lasts a surprisingly long amount of time for it's size, probably around 4 hours, even longer if it was turned down to a lower setting. A lot of water vapour comes out of it even at the lowest setting, enough that I can still see it when it hits my face about 20cms away. Already I can feel the benefits, my sinuses aren't acting up as they often do and the cold I had is going much quicker than usual, my skin is plumper and needs less moisturiser.

Travel ability
I'd imagine this would be very good for travel, nearly all hotels have power outlets right by the beds, so it would be easy to set it up on the bedside table and point it at your face.

It's very compact, not even as big as the 500ml water bottle that you need to use it, so I'd imagine it would pack very easily, plus it looks pretty cute. Especially since you can buy a water bottle once you get to your destination.

I don't think it would work too well during a flight, although it's very compact, you would still need to have your tray table out the whole time you use it, plus you need power which I've found to be a bit unreliable on long flights.

Cons
One thing I don't like about this is that when it's in use the spout that the vapour comes out of is lit blue, I'm not sure if you can turn the light off, but it makes it hard to sleep with it on since I need total darkness.