Cosmetics Reviews
Shea Butter & Avocado Smoothing Shampoo by Naked Naturals
This is one of the first shampoos bought at a drugstore that I have been happy with. The reason I bought it is because the bottle advertised that it did not contain lauryl or laureth sulfates. Because i have coarse hair, I need a shampoo that doesn’t strip my …
LUSH Dream Cream
The cream comes in a black “ice cream looking” small pint, I think the packaging is rather cute. The tub looks huge in the picture and I was actually a bit disappointed when I got my order. Yeah I know that Lush products are pricey but I didn’t expect …
Physicians Formula Talc-Free Mineral Wear
What attracted me to this product is that word “mineral”. You hear and see a lot of infomercials about how well mineral makeup blends with your skin to produce a flawless look. And although liquid foundation works well and claims not to clog your pores, my common …
Fashion 21 Perfect Stick Plus Tea -Tree Oil Concealer Warm Tea
I love using foundation for my skin to try to hide those few blemishes and imperfection on my face but recently I found that foundation alone was not giving me those good results I wanted and decided to look for something else better. I wanted something that is not …
Baking Soda - DIY Instant Exfoliation
I’m always up for trying new DIYs, so when one of my best girlfriends noticed I was struggling to combat a minor but persistent breakout, she immediately asked, “Why don’t you try baking soda?” She then explained that she recently found a ‘hack’ on Pinterest to turn any face …
Clinique Pore Minimizer T Zone Shine Control
My mother’s family has always been cursed with a more than average oily skin, and I seem to have inherited this. Over the years, I have tried a lot of products that claim to effectively minimize and eventually normalize excessively oily skin. One effect of oily skin is that …
Kleenex Facial Tissue
I keep Kleenex in my house and it’s usually the only brand that I use. I mainly use these for the nose. They are very effective and they provide everything that I could ask for. They are sold in a box that contains 110. …
The Balm Mary-Lou Manizer Highlighting powder
This is going to sound corny, but I’ll go ahead regardless. I was watching a show at home in which a close-up of an actress’s face, apparently unknown to me, appeared illuminated by the uncanny glow of her cheeks. The look imbued me with enchantment —“ that …
Olay Definity Advanced Anti-Aging + Skin Tone Correction
When I saw the TV ad for Olay Definity Advanced Anti-Aging + Skin Tone Correction I couldn’t wait to try it out. I hate wearing products that feel mask-like, and wondered if this product would live up to its claims.
It’s been about a month now, and I’m still …
Lush Soak and Float Solid Shampoo
I once had very bad dandruff. It was like you see on those Head & Shoulder commercials. I would literally leave flakes of dry scalp everywhere. It was pretty disgusting and I also lost a ton of hair due the problem, along with bad smelling hair. I tried a …
Cover Girl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara
I recently purchased the Cover Girl NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara from my local Walgreen’s. I got it because I, like pretty much everyone else these days, am trying to use more natural products. It is a nice change to see drugstore brands like Cover Girl becoming more environmentally conscious and …
L’Oreal Triple Active Day Cream
I like beauty products and often have several of the same kind of item on the go at once. As I was quite happy with my current face cream I surprised myself at buying L’Oreal’s Triple Active Day Cream recently. The main reasoning behind this was I had received …
Makeup Forever Pearly Waterproof Eye Shadow Pencil
I had never heard of the brand Makeup Forever until I read in Allure magazine ages ago that they voted this Pearly Waterproof Eye Shadow Pencil the “Best Color” of any eye shadow product they’d tested. It was available at Sephora, but there wasn’t a store near me, but …
Benefit BrowZing Eyebrow Enhancer
I have recently been using the Benefit BrowZing Eyebrow Enhancer (in the shade dark because I have dark brown hair). It’s just an eyebrow kit that I picked up at Sephora. The compact comes with a wax on one side and a powder on the other side which is …
Ever Bilena Blush Me! Bronzing Powder
This is my first time ever to purchase a bronzer as I don’t really apply or use bronzer before because I thought it might gonna make me look dark or tan which I don’t want but through Internet, I learned the right way to apply bronzer on my face …
La Prairie Cellular Night Repair Cream
A friend of mine suggested to me this particular night cream.I only used one night cream and was curious before what a night cream can do for me. This was one of those episodes in my life that I try to buy cosmetic products like I’m just purchasing t-shirts. …
Wet N Wild Color Icon Sleep Walker 33482 Nail Polish
I do not usually purchase shades of black when it comes to nail polish. My husband however, likes them and will purchase them for me every now and then. Around Halloween time, he purchased me a nail polish from Wet N Wild Color Icon. It was the Sleep Walker …
Chanel Rouge Coco Lipstick in Mademoiselle
When the Chanel Rouge Coco line of lipsticks came out earlier this year, I was really excited to try on the shade of Ruban Rose and even as I used as basis the inaccurate color depiction of my monitor, I felt that the shade suited me better. However, after …
Estee Lauder Pure Crystal Lipstick (Tiramisu)
I really do not like Estee Lauder’s line of cosmetics, but when people give me Estee Lauder makeup as gifts than I just use them and see if it all works well. One of my mom’s friends gave me an Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu shade. …
Dhc Deep Cleansing Oil
The DHC Deep Cleansing Oil is my very first cleansing oil. This is one of my least frequently use product when I comes to facial care. I am a person who does not wear makeup particularly cake foundation unless for some special occasion. I bought this product from Family …
RapidLash Eyelash Renewal Serum
Having beautiful eyelashes with perfectly-shaped eyebrows can really make a difference on ones look. Unfortunately, I’m one of those who have these really short eyelashes which one can barely see, plus a very thin and sparse pair of eyebrows. How unlucky can I get? I was afraid of trimming …
Loreal Elseve Nutri Gloss Conditioner
My hair has not been behaving really well for the past months and I don’t have the luxury to go to the salon for treatments so the best thing that I could do is to try out different products in the market to solve my Bad Hair day. …
Physiogel Soap-free Hypoallergenic Cleanser by Stiefel
My sensitive skin needs a special kind of cleanser. But how do I describe my skin’s sensitivity if it breaks out even with a gentle cleanser like Cetaphil? I guess to define as to what extent my skin is sensitive, I have to mention that anything too …
Bliss Get Out of Hair, hair-growth minimizing lotion
If possible, I often avoid shaving my legs. I leave it to the hair wax technicians periodically once a month to yank off undesired hair growth. However, I don’t have the luxury of making an appointment as I travel constantly abroad. While beset with time constraints, …
E.L.F. Studio Line bronzers
Bronzers have been made popular when it became chic to look healthy and glowing, instead of pale and sickly. I’m not going to lie I’m definitely happy with this trend, I was getting sick of people praising white skin so much. It started out with tanning but that went out …
Watsons Deep Moisturizing Body Lotion in Cocoa Butter
The Product
The container is a 532-mL brown oval bottle.
This has a sweet chocolaty scent that is really gentle to smell.
This has a light consistency, not too thick, not too thin.
I bought this in Watsons for Php99 or around $2 only.
My Experience and Opinion
I was in Watsons with my friend, …
Cover Girl Fresh Look Pressed Powder in Translucent Light
The Product
Translucent light is a yellowish white color which later oxidizes into a more peach tone.
This pressed powder is in a round silver compact with mirror attached in the cover.
This seems to be an odorless pressed powder which could be beneficial for those with sensitive skin on scented powders.
This …
Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo
The whole concept of dry shampoo is a relatively new concept for me. I never really understood how it works, why it works, or why it SHOULD work and why anyone would really need or want to try it. After all, doesn’t shampoo do the job well enough? But, …
Bath & Body Works: Orange Ginger Body lotion
I was given the opportunity to try another scent from Bath & Body works aromatherapy collection called Orange Ginger. At first I wasn’t too excited about the thought of ginger and orange mixed together but after getting a good sniff I instantly changed my mind.
The body lotion is a …
Myra E Daily Sun Protect Facial Moisturizer
I am a big fan of sunblocks. I just cannot leave the house without slathering it on the exposed portions of my body. I usually follow the conventional wisdom that to be fully protected, you must put one teaspoon worth of sunblock on your face, and a shot glass …
Clinique superbalanced makeup in beige
I have recently had the opportunity to try Clinique’s super balanced makeup in a beige and to put it plainly I am not impressed. This makeup does have good qualities but mostly it is not worth the money that it costs to purchase it.
This make up did really …
Walgreens Moisturizing Bath Beads Vitamin E
I don’t usually use bath beads or bath salts, mostly because it ends up making a mess in my bathtub. The last time I used bath beads, the skin of the beads didn’t dissolve all the way so I had a bath full of those half-melted skins and they …
Make Up For Ever Pearly Waterproof Eyeshadow Pencil
I recently purchased the Make Up For Ever Pearly Waterproof Eyeshadow Pencil in two shades: metallic white and pearly golden pink. Though on the more expensive side, I am absolutely in love with this product and would purchase it in all shades if I weren’t a poor college student …
Kissa Papaya Original lotion
Kissa papaya Original Lotion is a local whitening product in the Philippines and I personally like this product. The smell is an all natural papaya scent and it really whitened my skin. A lot of my friends asked what product I used after months of using this …
Tarte: Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara
Tarte’s Mascara, Lights, Camera, Lashes has been on the market for a few years now but has recently been getting more attention by make-up artists and cosmetic professionals. Fortunately, an excellent product is finally getting the recognition it deserves in the vast world of make-up.
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Bonne Bell Lip Smackers Skittles Flavored Lip Balm
My dry lips make it hard for me to eat and drink. It is like my lips stay dry all the time. Because of this problem I am constantly looking for lip balms to help with the problem. My lips hurt when they get dry and it can sometimes …
St.Ives Apricot Scrub for belmishes and blackheads
I was told about this product by my boyfriend’s brother, I would say it’s an okay product but I wouldn’t go too crazy about it. When it comes to being affordable this is the perfect product to buy for acne. It smells really good and you can actually feel …
Neutrogena Sport Face Sun Block Lotion SPF 70+
As someone with lupus and extremely sun sensitive skin, I’m always on the lookout for effective sunscreen lotions. I decided to try the new Neutrogena Sport Face sun block because I walk daily and prefer outdoors to the treadmill. I picked up a 2.5 fluid ounce tube at Target …
Clere hand and body lotion
Each and every family has their set of traditional products which they use and for me and my family, Clere hand and body lotion has been one of those traditional products, ever since I was old enough to understand anything of significance.
As I grew up, I slowly started to …
JML Wet Straight Pro Straightening Hair Iron
It was my cousin’s wedding and I did not want to go to the salon to have my hair fixed. I wanted nice curls, so I went to the department store to have a trial makeover using their curling/straightening iron. I really did not intend in buying one of …
Clinique “Even better” Makeup Foundation
I have been on the search for the perfect foundation for as long as I can remember. I made do with my mum’s old foundation when I was younger (We all make msitakes) withotu allowing for the fact I am alabaster pale and she has a medium skin tone. …
Nail Magic Botanical Nail Strengthener with Horsetail
Nail Magic Botanical Nail Strengthener with Horsetail, is an awesome product to try. It has natural ingredients in it that will help keep your nails looking their best! This stuff is really good to use by itself. It is also good to use as a base coat for your …
Nioxin Cleanser and Nioxin Scalp Therapy For Fine Hair
I’ve had fine hair all my life and as time went on, after years of using hand held hair dryers, my ends split more and more until in my 50s I began noticing a lot more hair in my brush in the morning. My hair was getting to be …
NARS Nepal Eyeshadow
So many people rave about this eyeshadow, I see it all the time online and in magazines, so I just had to check it out for myself and see what was all the hype. Okay so I went into a Sephora store and I asked one of the ladies …
Noxzema
I have been using a tried and true facial cleanser for over twenty years now. Noxzema.
This cream based cleanser is easy to use, simply apply it to a wet or dry face, and give it a few minutes you will feel this face cleaner begin working. It is a pleasant …
Bodyform Scented Normal Sanitary Towels with WIngs
I had a chance to use these sanitary towels, and I found that they work reasonably well. I must say, however, that when it comes to pads, it occurs to me that different people will prefer different kinds of pads that make them comfortable. On that note, I …
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