Cosmetics Reviews
Maybelline Clear Smooth Minerals BB Cream
I am a huge makeup fan, especially when it comes to foundations. I have tried many products and I am still on the lookout for the perfect foundation which will work well on my skin type, skin tone, and would not make a big hole on my wallet. I …
Acne Free Kit
I had been using Proactiv for a few months with good results, I have been having mild acne, mostly non inflamed whiteheads here & there. I was really loving the Proactiv & one day while I was at the drugstore I saw AcneFree, advertising that it is better than …
Laura Mercier thickening and building mascara
I’ve heard a lot about Laura Mercier cosmetic brand from my favorite makeup gurus on Youtube, but I’ve never actually tried any of her products until recently. I’ve heard loads of positive things but I’ve also heard of how pricey the products are. I was lucky in that for …
Avon Vanilla Body Lotion Shake
This range is brand new out in Avon. It comes in 3 different scents and I had to buy all 3 just to try them. Since they were new and on a special offer price then I just had to.
These are part of the Naturals Collection and this …
Avon Smooth Minerals Make - Up
I’m a huge Avon fan, always have been. I often purchase most of the make - up I use from them. It’s usually reliable, and reasonably priced. Plus I’m a rep, so I get a discount. I bought the —˜Smooth Minerals Starter Kit’ when it just about first came …
Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Leave In Conditioning Cream
I stopped using the Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine leave in conditioning cream when I went on a quick Aveda Damage Remedy product kick for about 3 months. I assumed that because it was newer, expensive and smelled better that it would be a better product compared to drugstore …
Crest Advanced Seal Whitestrips Whitening Kit
I tried this whitening strip because I was convinced by the TV commercial I saw that this product is very effective in whitening teeth. I have yellowish teeth and since I am a coffee and tea drinker, I get these stains on my teeth which added to the stained …
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer No.2 Makeup
My relationship with makeup goes back about 10 years. I’m started using makeup in my early 20s, and this is not because my skin is the envy of the female population. The use of makeup was strictly prohibited in my parents’ household. I was not able …
Kerastase Nectar Thermique Leave-in Heat Protectant
Blow drying is never complete without this special recipe of mine. I haven’t used this product in months, ever since I promised to cut my heat-styling to a minimum. I’ve also adapted wholly to oil-based products for hair styling. But drying my hair was never the …
Organics Shea Butter & Tea-Tree Oil Moisturizer
The smell is very nice, it has a slightly floral smell and you can smell the tea tree oil in it, as it has a tingly smell which tea tree usually has. The moisturiser also smells quite creamy; the scent of it is mild however you can smell the …
Lancome Hydra Intense Hydrating Gel Mask
This facial mask caught my eye at my local perfume and cosmetics shop mostly due to the packaging, brand (I liked other Lancome products in the past) and quantity: 100ml while other similar masks were 75ml within the same price range. It comes in a blue tube which together …
Sally Hansen Hard as Wraps
On a recent shopping trip, I was searching for a nail hardener to help with my brittle, flimsy nails. I found a product that caught my eye, Sally Hansen Hard as Wraps. This nail enamel claims to make you nails as strong as they are with nail …
Clinique Take the Day Off makeup remover and cleanser
I have very sensitive skin, and have always had an issue with finding cleansers and moisturizers which cleanse without stripping my skin and making it feel tight. On the rare occasion that I have found gentle products, they often leave my skin feeling greasy and heavy. This is especially …
Temptu Adorn Temporary Tattoo kit
I always wanted to get a tattoo for my birthday. However, I am afraid of needle and mostly of pain. I have even gotten ready the pictures and the specific colors I wanted on my first tattoo. So far, I am still pushing the tattoo day until one fine …
Philips Norelco Precision Nose and Ear Trimmer, NT9110 Model
When I bought this trimmer, I thought that I had found a trimmer that could take care of both nose and ear hair without making me want to scream or break something, and that something being the trimmer itself. The trimmer worked pretty well when I tried it. There …
Lander Skin Protecting Vitamin E lotion
Good skin means you get to take good care of it. You spend time exfoliating, scrubbing the hard to reach, dark and rough areas, see the dermatologist every 2 weeks and avoiding the scorching heat. Then you realize you have done everything that you could think of just to …
Glazewear liquid lip color by Avon
I am an Avon fan for many years and I tried their different products but most often I check on those promos they have most especially their new lipsticks. I am using matte lipsticks before but because of change in trends, every year they are launching different kinds of …
Pond’s Cold Cream
When I was still a kid, I remember seeing my aunt and my mom use Pond’s cold cream, they would apply it on their faces and I would laugh at the white stuff, of course not really knowing that it was used for. Years later, I now stick with …
Covergirl Outlast Lipstain: Blush
Looking for a lipstain, I decided to give the new Covergirl Outlast Lipstain a try. There are a variety of colors to choose from, and I chose Blush, a peachy-pink stain that I thought would be just the right amount of color. The price was right; it …
IMAN Cosmetics Under Cover Agent Oil Control Primer
One of my favorite shows to watch on television is What Not to Wear, which I think is on Discovery. Part of the reason I love this show is because the cosmetics expert teaches people the correct way to apply makeup to best accent your positive traits and best …
Crest Vivid White Night Fluoride Toothpaste
This Crest Vivid White Night Fluoride Toothpaste was the first whitening toothpaste that I ever tried that was formulate for whitening, of course I’ve tried regular toothpaste that said that they whiten teeth, also by crest and some other brands as well, but they never actually did but this …
Bye Bye Blemish Lotion
I haven’t used By Bye Blemish Dryong Lotion in years, but the last time I had used it, I remember it working really well, and just remember this pink thick liquid that you applied and left on your skin and so you’d have pink little dots covering up any …
Mane and Tail Shampoo and Conditioner
The first time I heard about this shampoo was from an actress who claimed to use it. She said that it gives her a shiny hair. And then, I started hearing rumors that it can thicken hair as well. I never used this shampoo until I got married …
Gigi After Wax Cooling Gel with Menthol
I am one of those persons who persons who have always preferred —˜waxing’ off all the unwanted hair from my body —“ to help me look more beautiful and feminine. But though I seemed greatly satisfied with the results of waxing, what really made me panic was facing …
Clinique Long-Last Lipstick in Beauty
A year ago, I had this unremitting affinity to rouge lipsticks. In fact, most of my lip palette consisted of dark autumnal hues from deep magenta to warm browns. I found rouge lipsticks to be sensual. Initially, I had hoped this long last lipstick from Clinique …
Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 Anti Aging Cream
It was the first week of January 2010 and the last day of our Christmas Holidays when I ran out of my moisturizing cream. I was too tired to go to the nearest store to buy one, so I just used my mother’s Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 …
Avons Nail Experts
I have never been able to grow my nails long. As much as I have tried, they have always gotten brittle and cracked or peeled. I have tried every product on the market and I think I can stop trying now. I found Avon’s Nail …
Olay Total Effects 7in1 Anti-Aging Revitalizing Cleanser
Most of my family are avid Olay product users. However, I, for the most part have not really tried a whole lot of Olay products. I have used some and had mixed results so I do not completely trust the company. One of those products for which I had …
100% Pure Fruit Pigmented Color Make Up Collection
I got this make up kit online and I love it. They cost me $60 for eight pieces of beauty product and I think they are slightly overpriced however I love the concept they are selling. The beauty products from this company are all natural, and I mean 100 …
Carol’s Daughter Tui Hair Smoothie
The Carol’s Daughter Tui Hair Smoothie is a deep conditioning treatment for hair. Even though the packaging says that it is for people with normal to dry hair, I decided to purchase it. I have oily hair but I still needed an intense deep conditioning treatment to help restore …
Maybelline XXL Volume Length Microfiber Mascara
The Maybelline XXL volume length microfiber mascara has to be one of the WORST mascaras out there. There are so many magazines raving about this product, and so many women that recommend it, and I don’t understand why! This product is absolutely rubbish in my opinion. I mean, I …
Orly Double -Time Shine nail buffer
I’m a big fan of Orly nail care products. I’m not a professional manicurist but I like to prep up my nails all the time. A nail buffer is an essential tool to smooth out those dry and rough nail surfaces. I like to keep my nails short and …
Shu Eumura Morphorium Blue Palette
This was new in Shu Eumura’s collection and I literally fell in love with this palette! The model who was wearing these hues looked like a natural goddess of nature and I just had to buy this palette as the shades were too cool, neutral, and very natural yet …
Elizabeth Arden All Gone Eye and Lip Makeup Remover
Elizabeth Arden is a trusty brand of cleansers —“ as far as removing piles of makeup is concerned. Adding to my love for Elizabeth Arden’s Intervene, a multi-tasking facial wash, is this All Gone Eye and Lip cosmetic cleanser. I’m an insatiable makeup-person and every beauty addict …
PERFECT WEAR Extralasting Liquid Foundation SPF 15
As a young teen, I used to wear my mothers ridiculously thick pancake makeup because it was, I felt, the only thing that would cover my blemishes. I grew up with oily skin and still have to deal with it on almost an hourly basis, and if I’m not …
Gold Bond Ultimate Comfort Body Powder Aloe
I’ve used a few GoldBond products in the past to treat athletes foot, and with a household full of boys, it’s been a pretty constant product line for us. And this Gold Bond Ultimate Comfort Body Powder Aloe was one of the first body powders I’d ever used, and …
Jurlique Rose Body Oil
I am a huge fan of body oil. I can’t even imagine a relaxing evening without using body oil to massage the parts of my body where I feel too much tension. Of course when it comes to the shoulder and the back I call the help of a …
Myface Gigabite Lipstick for Fair Skin
I had not heard of this brand of lipstick before, but when I was in Boots I was drawn to the Myface display. I have since noticed that it comes highly recommended in magazines. The lipsticks were divided into different color palettes appropriate for different skin tones; …
The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner
I recently purchased The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner. I got it at The Body Shop for only about eleven dollars. One bottle has a pretty good sized amount of product (8.4 fluid ounces to be exact). It is a green liquid with a white powder at the …
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil “Milk”
As a child, I love ooey gooey chocolate cookies dipped in milk. I think that’s stayed with me all the way to adulthood, because NYX’s jumbo eye pencil in Milk is my new love. I paid about $3 for this, but that is okay, because just look at the …
Sally Hansen Natural Beauty “Your Skin” Liquid Foundation
I recently purchased the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty “Your Skin” Liquid Foundation at CVS for only 6 dollars! This is definitely one of the cheapest liquid foundations I have ever purchased and unfortunately, it is also of very cheap quality. My curiosity got the best of me and I …
Too Faced Natural Eye Neutral Eye Shadow Collection
I love makeup kits. They are my favorite. I never know how to put which color with another to create the look I want. I have makeup books but they don’t say use x brand shade blah blah with this other brand in this shade, so …
Tom’s of Maine Long Lasting Natural Aluminum Free Deodorant Stick
I used to use commercial deodorants and in fact, have used a lot of brands from the market like Nivea. Though they boast of whitening properties, none of them actually lightened my already darkened skin. In fact, my underarms, which were naturally fair and bright before, have darkened over …
The Instyler
The Instyler has become a household name for me and my family. I know it sounds crazy but it’s the truth. I have found happiness in this little gadget. Funny because when I first seen it on Tv I knew that it wasn’t worth the box it came in …
Clinique High Lengths Mascara
It seems that every cosmetic brand is coming out with a new mascara brush, and Clinique is not out of the game. This time, my almost favorite company launched a really scary looking mascara brush. This is a thin and spiky brush that looks like a row of alien …
Pevonia Botanica Phyto-Aromatic After-Sun Mist
After getting the lowdown behind soothing balms in the past, I have found another post-beach product that takes care of sun-exposed skin with added cosmetic benefits. I can append this after-sun hydrator to my make up for perfecting touches because it brings a neutral glow to my face. …
MAC All That Glitters eyeshadow
All That Glitters is one of MAC Cosmetic’s most popular eyeshadows because it is a very natural color that many people recommend because it’s easy and simple to wear on an every day basis. I decided to try this out after a few people recommended it to me. It’s …
Sephora Fresh Rose Face Mask
I always believed that face masks proved to be a great asset for me whenever I wanted to just brighten up my dull and tired looking face. Apart from being easy to be use, these face masks helped me get instant results within a short period of time. Since …
Tarte EmphasEYES Waterproof Clay Eye Shadow & Liner
I recently purchased the Tarte EmphasEYES Waterproof Clay Eye Shadow & Liner. I didn’t simply purchase it because of the clever name. I like that it has a dual purpose as both a liner and an eye shadow. I like to take multipurpose products with me when I travel …
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