Cosmetics Reviews
Mary Kay Timewise Microdermabrasion Cream
I really love this product! It was introduced to me by my sister in law who is a Mary Kay beauty consultant. I was skeptical at first and was very hesitant to buy it because of its price but when I started to use …
CV CadeaVera Anti-Pickel Anti-Acne Patches
This is another thing I purchased to fight acne and blackheads that have for no apparent reason surfaced on my face lately. I am not sure about the price - it was somewhere around €1.5 for 36 patches which I think is a fair price.
These patches are applied directly …
MAC Night Owl Eyeshadow
If you are tired of wearing neutral colors such as grays and beiges, MAC Night Owl eyeshadow may be perfect for you. MAC Night Owl is a very deep blue powder eyeshadow that also has some shimmer and subtle glimmer to it. The blue color of this eyeshadow is …
CadeaVera anti-zit gel
I was in the middle of exam season and normally under a lot of stress because of it and what better way to deal with stress than eating tons of chocolate. In the past I never had dealt with problems better known as zits that are supposed to …
Johnson’s Bedtime Lotion
I generally love using all sorts body lotions after take a shower or a bath, as it makes my skin feel very soft.
Surprisingly enough, my favourite body lotion is Johnson’s Bedtime Lotion for a few reasons.Although it is really for babies, I have used it for a few …
Avon Basics Vita Moist Hand Cream
My skin tends to become very dry, especially during the wintertime when the weather in the Southern United States is frigid. After spending a week of almost unbearable record low temperatures, I took one look at my dried out hands and realized it was time to change my …
Watsons Foot File
I decided to do my own foot spa at home. I bought foot rasps and this foot file and also foot lotions, foot scrubs, and foot sprays. After using the foot rasp which I also bought from Watsons, this is the foot file that I use. I didn’t have …
Nivea Visage Q10 Plus Wrinkle Control Eye Cream
First of all, I am OBSESSED with eye cream. I have tiny wrinkles caused by too many college all-nighters, so I will try anything that says “wrinkle control” and “eye cream”.
I’ve tried other products from Nivea’s Q10 plus line, and they worked, so I was delighted to find that …
Clinique Acne Solutions liquid makeup
I started using Clinique Acne Solutions foundation a few months ago. I bought it at a Macy’s in Arlington, TX and was prompted to buy it to help control my oil. I am not oily all over the face, but do have a very oily t-zone, which shows through …
Gatsby Clay Wash Scrub
For those with excessively oily skin, I recommend trying Gatsby Oil Control Clay Wash Scrub. My son is in his teen years and started growing pimples and having oily skin problems. At these ages, they are so conscious about their looks, and as the ever-supportive and loving mother that …
Essence Skin-Saving Antiperspirant by VMV Hypoallergenics
Essence Skin-Saving Antiperspirant is one of the many products I tried from VMV Hypoallergenics. It’s an antiperspirant/deodorant product targeting people with sensitive skin in the armpit area. I am one of them so I decided to give it a shot. It did reduce perspiration in my underarm and effectively …
Wet’n'Wild Lash Renegade mascara
Mascara is one of those makeup products that you really can’t go wrong with. I feel like every girl will agree with me on the fact that mascara can really substitute all the eye makeup products and completely transform your look, when used properly. I’ve been trying different mascaras since …
Maybelline Lineworks Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
Eye liner is an integral part of my every day make up routine. I need some thing to emphasize the lining of my upper lid because I have very few eyelashes. Using eye liner allows me to give the illusion have having more eye lashes across my upper lid. …
Rimmel London Exaggerate Liquid Eye Liner
I prefer using liquid eye liner generally because I can get a professional, flattering look that looks —˜just applied’ all day. Kohl pencil seems to fade as the day goes on and tends to rub off on my eyelid as the day goes on. This Exaggerate Liquid …
AcneFree Clear Skin Treatment Purifying Cleanser
I am prone to acne, and have always been since I was a young girl. During the past years, I’ve been searching for the acne treatment that will make me feel confident and beautiful. AcneFree isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done. This cleanser is a benzoyl peroxide …
Women’s Degree Ultra Clear Pure Rain with Triclear
I am the kind of person that basically picks my deodorant by how it smells. I love to try new scents and brands, but lately a lot of brands that I have tried have seriously failed within a few hours of real sweating. So I picked up Women’s Degree …
Air Stocking Perfect Fit leg makeup spray in Nude
The idea of wearing leg stockings to me sounds matronic. As an adult, I often find it embarrassing to bare my legs because of a few ugly scarring and especially the darkness on my knees just doesn’t look nice. Instead of wearing leg stockings, I’m more comfortable …
3D Professional Effects White Strips
I bought the 3D Professional Effects White strips because I would like for my teeth to be whiter, they’re not yellow but they’re not white white that I would like. I got this in the hopes that they would work, these are the first white strips or any whiting …
Refined White Restoring Cream from Avon
This product was give as a gift from my Supervisor at work during my birthday. It cost $ 10.71 for 50g. Only one size is available in Avon. Actually, when she gave it to me, which is not the first time I had a restoring cream. I had used …
Sunflower Hot Oil
I first use the Sunflower Hot Oil during my first winter in Taipei where my scalp suffered from too much dandruff and flakes. Because of that, I intended to look for a scalp treatment and care. Itchy scalp with dandruff is so ashamed and totally uncomfortable especially for me …
Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadows, Va Va Va Bloom
I’ve had a love affair with eye shadows since I was about twelve years old. For most of my life, I’ve used powdered eye shadows exclusively. A few years ago, I noticed the trend was going in the direction of creams. This concept was totally alien to …
Nevia soap
My husband is the great fan of the nevia soap. Actually he is using the nevia soap since 6 years and he has never thought of changing the soap, which he is using. Even I like this soap a lot but I prefer to use it particularly …
Dove deodorant
For many years, I tried different deodorants. Without fail, they would flake up and show on my clothes or not work. When I worked in a gym, I used Degree for women but it sometimes stung when I applied it following shaving my armpits. Several years …
Biotherm Hydra-Detox - Clarifying intense purifying cleanser
The hydra-detox range in Biotherm is a new line that was launched not too long ago. The whole range comes in blue packaging and its products are enhanced with copper properties said to protect the skin against environmental harm.
I bought this cleanser as I wanted to try something new …
Mosbeau Placenta White All-In-One Facial Cream
I was very fortunate that I was one of the few people who was able to receive a free sample from Mosbeau line of products. I received three sachets of Mosbeau Placenta White All-In-One Facial Cream. This product is 100% made from Japan. It has a combined effects of …
Avon Mosaic Top Coat Nail Polish
This is a brand new product out in Avon. There has been Crackling for Nails - or Mosaic as it can be called as well out in different brands and salons but I had never tried it before but after seeing pictures of how this would make my Nails …
L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Black
L’Oréal Telescopic Mascara was my first mascara from drugstore. I’ve heard so many good reviews on it and now it is my all time favorite eye product that literally became a legend.
And it’s really worth being so popular.
It comes in a gold tube that is very laconic and elegant …
Got 2b Defiant Define + Shine Pomade
This does a fine job of holding short hair in place, but it does not work nearly as well for long hair. I bought this for my husband and it will hold his style in place and still looks very natural. For my long hair …
Biore Warming Anti Blackhead Cream Cleanser
This is a very high quality cleanser and although I am not sure it removes blackheads it defiantely seems to refine the skin and even the tone. I noticed results just with ONE use and that goes to show that this is an effective product. I love the way …
Estee Lauder Idealist Cooling Eye Illuminator
Coming from the skincare department, Estee Lauder is definitely an idealist. I’ve been following Estee Lauder’s products, and to splurge over them is another definite shopping ideal of mine. Estee Lauder outs the Idealist cooling eye illuminator, an under-eye concealer with skin brightening benefits in one. …
Essence Stays On and On Volume Mascara
The reason I use Eye liner is that I want to create a definition on my eye just like those Korean Artist I see in television. I like the very Asian look of their eyes. According to some interviews, they only write eye liner on the upper eyelid. However, …
Cover Girl Professional Mascara
Unfortunately, Cover Girl Professional Mascara is absolutely one of the worst mascaras I have ever tried. The consistency is extremely thin — yet it manages to get all globby (yes, globby, that’s a technical term) on my lashes. My brand new tube is already drying out (after …
Almay Ideal Lipgloss in Pink Shimmer
I actually got my lipgloss a few years ago, free with a rebate. My mom bought it for me when I was first starting to get interested in makeup. I don’t know why, but when I first got it, I HATED it. I used it a few times then …
Aveeno Stress Relief Body Wash
Last Sunday I got some of the Aveeno Stress Relief Body Wash and it was heavenly. It cleanses my body wonderful without making my skin to tight and dried out. It had the most amazingly heavenly scent as well. It was like a mixture of lavender, chamomile, and ylang …
Zuri Coco Super Kanekalon Hair
I decided that I wanted to do something new with my hair for the last semester so what I did was buy two packs of “Zuri Coco Super Kanekalon” after seeing a few young women wearing it on the street. It was more affordable than the last kanekalon hair …
Dove white cream bar
Dove white cream bar is a bath soap I have been using since I was in my early 20’s. I preferred this soap because it contains moisturizer and milk proteins that help protect my skin from over drying brought by constant bathing and from irritations.
Ever since I was a …
Veet Depilatore Facial Kit Sensitive Formula
Without considering the possible effects I purchased Veet Depilatory Facial Kit Sensitive Formula because I have a fine peach fuzz of white/blonde hair on my face. This is not noticeable unless I use a foundation which causes the hair to just show up more. The night after …
Gillette Mach 3 razor
I have been shaving my legs for many years now. I have tried many different types of razors.
I’ve used cheap disposables, electric razors, razors with anywhere from one to four blades and vibrating razors.
Every time I find my way right back to my Gillette Mach 3 razor. …
No AD Ultra Sun Block Lotion
I am a sun block queen. I have quite fair skin but i am not pale like paper if you ask me. I am just fair and crave those tan like most girls. I have learnt the hard way that sun tanning is bad and i get burned all …
Organic Root Simulator Olive Oil Cream
With hair like mine, it seems that I can’t try enough hair products. My hair can get really dry and brittle and I use my days fighting this problem. One time I was staying with my sister for a few weeks and saw a product that she had. I …
Oil of Olay Age Defying lotion
This year I was attacked by significantly dry skin on my face, which is something I’ve not had to deal with before. It got to the point where I almost couldn’t wear makeup because it enhanced the appearance of the dryness. As a result, I went on a search …
Pantene Fine Hair Solutions Dry to Moisturized Conditioner
I bought this conditioner along with the shampoo of the same category. I figured that using both the products as a set on my hair would produce the optimum results so it only made sense I get both the items. I originally suffered from very greasy hair. But over …
Himalaya Herbals Acne-n-Pimple Cream
The Product
The container is a 30-gram squeeze tube with a green cap.
The scent of this seems quite undetectable, maybe just a tad organic.
The texture is creamy but has a matte finish.
I believe I bought this in Watsons for Php199 or less than $5.
My Experience and Opinion
After trying Himalaya Herbals’ …
Opi Nic’s Sticks Paint and Go Nail Lacquer
I found out just how out of touch I am with the newest nail products recently when I caught sight of a product that I had never even heard of-a nail pen. I admit that I only purchase nail polish about once a year, for my toenails in the …
Clairol Born Blonde Base Blue Bleach
I wanted to bleach my light honey/golden brown hair blonde ever since I was 10 or eleven years old and one day a year ago I decided to do it. I read up on bleaching and how to do it etc. So I decided to buy the Clairol Born …
Pond’s Flawless White Visible Lightening Day Cream
I am an avid fan of whitening products. While those with white or fair complexion spend their money to make their skin tanned, most of those with dark or brown skin like me spend tons of money on various whitening products. From face
creams to body lotions to bath soaps …
Head and Shoulders’ Anti Dandruff Itchy Scalp Care
I always take extra care to maintain my looks. I may sound vain but actually looking and feeling good about myself adds more self-confidence. I always pamper myself to a massage or go to a salon once in awhile. Aside from keeping myself healthy, I also make it a …
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
I have really long eyelashes, and eyelash curlers never seem to work on them. My lashes always end up being caught between the curlers, and sometimes even being cut by the curlers. And whenever I use those generic eyelash curlers, I always have to heat them up with a …
Avon Naturals Violet and Rose Hand and Body Lotion
While I was visiting Makati Branch of Avon here in my country Philippines, I saw so many kinds of lotions on the shelves. It is cute. It is white tube bottle of 50 ml with a picture of violet rose in the middle. Since the price is only $ …
MAC Cosmetics
My search for cosmetics began about a week before my marriage was scheduled, and on being forcefully bullied by a beauty parlour owner, I agreed to visit the MAC Store in Bangalore.
Well, actually this wasn’t the first place I visited. I have extremely sensitive skin, especially my facial …
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