Skincare Skincare Sunday: Pixi Glow Glycolic Boost sheetmask

If there is one company that’s prominently riding on the current trend to have glowy, readiant skin, then it must be Pixi. The skincare aisles at my local department store have a wide selection of various serums, toners and creams all promising to make you dewier and glowier in one way or another. Pixi also seems to have a “clean beauty” makeup line with tinted lip balms, lip & cheek sticks, lipsticks, glosses and some eyeshadows.

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Skincare Hydration Hour: Björk and Berries Forest Extract Moisturiser

Hygge, lagom, glögg, and the minimalist Ikea aesthetic are just some ways in which the Nordics (in particular Scandinavia) have entered the capitalist consciousness. Given the sucess of the aforementioned, it is no surprise that this nature-y, earth-y-with-a-Skandi-touch brand aesthetic is also making its way into the cosmetics aisles. On a recent tour of Åhlens (a big department store in the centre of Stockholm), I couldn’t help but stumble upon a few brands that claimed to have distilled and bottled this down to earth, woolly-sock-wearing foresty essence.

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