Cosmetics Reviews
Mac 187 Duo Fibre (stippling) brush
Just to be clear right from the start: Perfect 10. Just doesn’t get any better than this!
In the past, I have found liquid foundation to be a complete hound to get right - streaks, cakeiness, looks fake and mask-like. I have very pale skin and every flaw …
Vaseline Hand And Nail Conditioning Lotion
I am fond of foot spa since I play football a lot. I always look forward to a good foot massage and I always love the experience when dirt and dead skin cells are slough away from my feet. It gives me bliss brought by the relaxation provided. I started …
DuWop Venom Flash Lip Gloss
I’ve read about this product in a couple of magazines before, there were so many testimonials about it, so many women were raving about this! Not only in magazines, but online too! All I have to do is Google DuWop Lip Venom, and I will find hundreds of results …
Marks and Spencer Rosemary Conditioner
This inexpensive conditioner is simply named —˜Rosemary Conditioner’ and I bought a 200ml bottle from a Marks & Spencer store. Its main selling point is that it is “kinder for you and for the environment” - a completely natural hair conditioner with no artificial colors and no preservatives …
The Face Shop Volcanic Ash Heating Mask
I love face masks because it’s the cheapest and easiest facial that you can have, and you can do it in the privacy of your home, or bring it to your facialist or to the spa. I bought this at The Face Shop, even though at first glance, I …
Lander Milk and Honey Bubble Bath
I love bubble bath. I want lots of rich bubbles that last a long time. This isn’t always something easy to find, especially at an inexpensive price. Lander Milk and Honey Bubble Bath is only a little bit like what I really want. It makes my skin feel wonderfully …
Clinique All About Eyes Rich cream
I am glad to share my extremely positive experience with Clinique All About Eyes Rich eye cream, which was the first eye cream that really helped me!
Apart from usual reasons for using eye cream, like aging, dark under eye circles, dry skin etc., I have some more. Namely, my …
Olay Complete All Day UV Moisturizer SPF 15
Of all the lotions I have used for my face, Olay Complete All Day UV Moisturizer with SPF 15 for sensitive skin is by far my favorite. I try to take good care of my skin, and this product does an excellent job of keeping my face soft and …
Milani Lipgloss in Redwood
The Product
Redwood shade is a purplish maroon color with micro shimmers as seen from the tube.
The container is a plastic tube with a gold handle where the doe-foot applicator is attached. The total weight of this lip product is 5.02 grams.
This has a waxy but sweet scent. I did …
Mario Badezcu Drying Lotion
I’ve read a lot about this Mario Badescu Drying lotion in magazines that I read, everyone was saying how good that it was and how it really worked at getting rid of pimples and making them heal extremely fast, like mostly overnight. I wanted to check it out for …
Nivea intensive moisturizing milk lotion
Recently I discovered an effective solution to dry and dull skin, Nivea intensive moisturizing milk really works great on the skin. Just few months ago, my skin suffered a bad texture after our beach hopping that it looked so ugly and dull that it became a great concern to …
Avon Care Christmas Hand Cream (100 ml)
I like to treat myself to luxurious beauty items that can be expensive but most of the time I find that items from places like Avon suffice just as well. As the cold weather is fast approaching I found my hand cream supplies were dwindling so decided …
Nads Body Hair Removal Strips, Green Apple
I bought these wax strips because they were the cheapest I could find at Target, and as a minimum-wage earning full-time college student, I can’t afford to splurge on hair removal products. I was tired of shaving my legs, because I’m one of the unlucky ones whose leg hair …
Cool Matte 16Hr Mousse Foundation
I have never founf a foundation that suits my skin more than Cool Matte 16Hr Mousse Foundation. I bought it once when it was on discount and now I use only this product.
The container looks small so when I bought it I thougt that it would last 1 …
Eraser cream
Due to plenty of overnight studies during my board exams I developed the very ugly looking dark circles under my eyes. During exam times I didn’t care about the dark circles much but now after the exams I am feeling very uncomfortable roaming around with those ugly dark circles …
Queen Helene Cocoa Butter Body Oil
When a friend of mine introduced me Queen Helene Cocoa Butter Body Oil I was a little bit skeptical about its properties. I was pleasantly surprised about what this body oil could do. I love the soothing effect on my skin after showering. This is well absorbed by …
L’oreal True Match Mineral Foundation
I was in school one day when I saw my classmate and I was really shocked because she had really flawless skin. I was surprised because she had major acne before and now she has flawless skin? I have to know her secret. I asked her and she told …
Mary Kay Cosmetics
If you are like me and have skin that will phisiolocically only accept the best you should try the Mary Kay line of cosmetics and lotions. It is more expensive than Avon and other brands for a reason. It works very well with both acne and wrinkle prone skin …
Out Of Africa Pure Shea Butter Bar Soap, Verbena
I have been using Out Of Africa Pure Shea Butter Bar Soap since last year. It’s a small bar soap that I can easily carry in my bag. To let you know some facts about this soap, it contains 20 percent of unrefined Shea Butter, this way I think …
Revlon Creme Gloss in Fiercely Fushsia
The Product
Fiercely Fushsia shade is a true pink fuchsia color with a tiny hint of blue microshimmers which are only noticeable when you look at it very closely.
The container is a sleek black twist pen with a white synthetic brush applicator.
I am not sure if I only got an …
Irish Spring Micro Clean
I am a long-time Irish Spring user. So, when I saw their Micro Clean variety, I couldn’t wait to try it out.
I was very disappointed. Normally, Irish Spring allows me to come out of the shower feeling clean and refreshed. This particular brand did not.
I think the reason for …
O.P.I. Get Me To The Taj On Time Nail Lacquer
This shade is a very gentle and delicate shade and it’s made of pale opal that would really look great on fair and dark skin, it’s so cute and neutral-looking as it’s pinkish but really light, and it’s just great for everyday wear but not really for formal wear. …
Essie Fashion Playground Nail Lacquer
I purchased Essie Fashion Playground on an impulse at the cash register at Kohl’s. I had been looking for a nice green polish for quite some time, so I knew I had to snap this one up. Overall, I am very pleased with this product.
Fashion Playground is a very nice …
Walgreens Brand Toothbrush
Having a good toothbrush is something that is very important to me as I am sure it is for other’s as well. I have tried many toothbrushes before and I am very shocked to say, but one of the best toothbrushes I have tried have been the Walgreen’s brand …
Benefit Blush in 10
While doing some shopping, I wasn’t really looking for another blush or bronzer but then I saw this and it’s package and I thought this was one of the cutest blush packages that I’ve ever seen, Benefit cosmetics has very cute packaging so I expected it but still a …
The Body Shop Baked to Last eyeshadows (shade 02 Moonstone)
TheBodyShop Baked to Last eyeshadows claim that they are pigments that have been baked on a disc for up to 8 hours, ensuring highly pigmented and long-lasting wear.
The shade that this review concerns is Moonstone-a rather attractive shimmery white beige duo-Ed with a shimmery steel shadow that has swirls …
Cover Girl Berry Splash Wet Slicks Fruit Spritzers
Now in the past I wasn’t the one to be purchasing drug store cosmetics, I stopped by age 16 when I was in high school! Since then, I’ve been going for high end (and high priced) cosmetics, and some weren’t even worth it. I’ve come to realize that there …
MAC Satin Grain Eyeshadow
I fell in love with this eye shadow as soon as I laid my eyes on it, I knew that it was the right one for me! I been trying to avoid eye shadows from MAC, because sometimes their products can be really overpriced, and when I end up …
Sportin Wave Gel Pomade with Wavitrol III
I have really rough and dry hair. I don’t like putting hair spray and gels in my hair, because they always dry it out. I already have a sensitive scalp, and can’t put too many different products in my hair. I would get really frustrated when my hair wouldn’t …
Suave Naturals Lavender Vanilla Body Lotion
I purchased a bottle of Suave Naturals Lavender Vanilla Body Lotion one afternoon when spotting it on sale at my neighborhood family dollar. At the time of purchase, it was two dollars and fifty cents.
I have what some would consider combination skin. In certain places I have normal …
Clarins UV Plus HP - Day Screen High Protection SPF 40
I totally LOVE this product from Clarins! I actually received this from my friend for Christmas and it’s the first time that I’m using a Clarins product. But i fell in love with it instantly!
According to the Clarins’ staff, this product is suitable as a makeup base too. So …
Suave Naturals (Hairdressing and Conditioner)
Since college days it has been my habit to go to school with Suave Hairdressing and Conditioner in my bag, just as the handkerchief I couldn’t leave the house without having one. Over the years, Suave keeps my hair manageable, but then I always welcome change. When Suave Naturals …
Tesco Cocoa Butter Body Lotion
This big economy bottle of body lotion is from Tesco’s own range and it cost 99 pence for 400ml. There was a choice between this one, Cocoa Butter, or Aloe Vera, but I chose the Cocoa Butter as this one is a richer formula for drier skin. …
Clean&Clear Oil Control Film
Clean&Clear Oil Control Film in Pink Grapefruit variant is one of my top beauty must-haves. I have oily skin that is why this beauty essential always has a place in my make up kit. Wherever I go, I see to it that I have a sheet or two in …
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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Lancome Color Design Lipstick in Designer Bloom
This is another lipstick that I received as a bonus when Bloomingdale’s was giving a gift with purchase. The lipstick shade they started to give away was called Backstage Beauty, but apparently they ran out of that one, so they substituted it with Designer Bloom. That’s the shade I …
34 Piece Premium Makeup Brush Set
When I saw this 34 Piece Premium Makeup Brush Set on Amazon for only $30, I really wanted to buy them because that was such a good deal. I worried that the quality of the brushes wouldn’t be all that great though because of the cheap brush considering since …
Makeup Forever Face and Body Liquid Makeup
Normally, I would have never considered purchasing a foundation this expensive ($40). However, I had a formal ball that my boyfriend and I was going to, and I needed a product that would provide enough coverage for me to camouflage a few stretch marks and blemishes on my …
Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser
I like to go back and forth with facial cleansers, since I am always trying products from different cosmetic companies. I have experimented with facial cleansers from six of the department-store cosmetic companies. Philosophy’s Purity Made Simple is a nice tried-and-true facial cleanser for me, along with Clinique’s soap, …
Maybelline Eyestudio Quad-Sapphire Siren Set
I totally love this eyeshadow! It is just perfect! So I was watching a make up guru’s Youtube video about 2 weeks ago, and she had this cool dark ice queen make up look, and I loved it! Everything about the look was gorgeous, I just couldn’t wait to …
Sunsense Ultra SPF 50+
I have been a victim of very promising products who eventually failed to deliver their promised results and so I have made sure I would not buy anything someone close has not suggested me. I am happy my friend introduced me Sunsense Ultra SPF 50+ and gave it to …
GHD hair straightener
One of my best investments yet for myself has been my GHD straightener. I fell in love with this product 3 years ago, from the moment I first had it in my little hands I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed. My only regret is that I did not discover …
Rite Aid Honey Pure Spring lip gloss
The Product
The shade or flavor is Warm Cider which is a sparkly golden brown.
The container is a 4.5 gram round glass pot.
The scent smells like a bubble gum but my friend thinks it is cinnamon. The taste is a little sweet.
The texture is quite grainy due to the …
L`Oreal Pure Zone Deep Control Anti-Imperfections Moisturizer
I bought this product several months ago, while looking for something to minimize my skin sensitivity problem, causing some imperfections.
I already had a variety of cleansing cosmetic products that just didn’t do the job and was therefore very picky what I’ll put on my face next.
Having sensitive skin, …
Olay’s Definity color recapture
I have tried thousands of face care products to make me look younger. Some I have liked and some I did not. I love Olay Definity color recapture. This is a face moisturizer, spf, and foundation all in one. I am the sort of person who doesn’t have hours …
Dove beauty bar
Throughout my life time I’ve tried many different brands of body soap, everything from generic to the some of the more pricier body care products. I’ve even tried high end designer body care products to see how they compare with regular brands like Dove and Oil of Olay, brands …
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