Makeup is something that I only wear a few times a week and on special occasions. I like to wear it to church and to take care of important business, but that is pretty much it. I don’t like spending too much money on makeup because I don’t wear …

I really do not like wearing eyeliners because I have very sensitive eyes and it usually does not stay long at my lash line. I do not have a steady hand and I get nervous when I apply eyeliner on my lash line. My eyes would end up watering …

I have grey hair coming through at my temples and I am trying to grow out a really brassy home-lightening job I did on it myself so in recent months I have been trying out different brands of hair dyes. This one - Palette Intensive Cream Colour from …

I have just finished a jar of Bienfait Multi-Vital from Lancome and since a week now, I have started using HydraZen. I bought this when I was in Luxembourg as I was sure that I would run out of creams here in Gabs for the last weeks of …

I tend to go through quite a few Shower Gels and Body Washes. I do have my favourites out there, but I suppose in order to find a favourite you perhaps have to try it one day. Often I have tried ones which I thought was alright, and nothing …

Lately my skin has been irritated and red due to dryness and one of the bath products I have been using to help nourish it and soothe it is the c. Booth Shea Butter Cream Bath. I like this bath product because it is creamy rich and has this …

This is one product I hate of L’Oreal’s.
In my hometown, we used to apply coconut oil daily on our hair before bath. But after coming to Switzerland, I looked odd doing that, as it is practically not possible to take head bath daily in this minus degree weather. So …

I’ve really been neglecting my feet, and in particular my heels have gotten sort of an all over rough and calloused feel. So, I decided it was time to have smooth heels again, at least for summer.
This was a Dollar Tree find. There sure were a lot of them …

I use OralB mouthwash after brushing my teeth and when I don’t feel like brushing them during the day but I wan’t my breath to be fresh. It is not healthy to brush your teeth very often because that can damage your gums so in this cases mouthwash is …

Three months ago I bought this day cream on a local supermarket. At the time I was not aiming for this specific one but it has a lot of functions when compared to the others. Besides, it only cost me $15 which I think is unbelievable affordable and one …

Vitress Hair Solutions belongs to Splash Corporation. Vitress has a wide variety of hair products, including Vitress Hair Polish and Hair Cuticle Coats. I love some of their hair products, including Vitress Hair Polish Long-Lasting Fragrance.
As far as I know, Vitress Hair Polish has 3 varieties, which are the …

Style is a powder blush by MAC that looks bright orange in the container, but that actually applies as a very pretty coral-peach shade with a lovely shimmer. Although MAC describes this blush as a “frost”, I found the shimmer in the blush to be quite subtle as …

Do you have a long, curly hair like me? I have been trying out lots of mousses, gels and other hair products and Alberto VO5 Curvaceous Curls Styling Mousse is my favorite so far. I apply it on my hair usually after showering. This mousse adds life to my …

I remember, when I was a little girl, how my mother used to put vaseline on her feet at night, and then put socks on over it, and she would tell me how this would keep her from getting callouses all over her feet, and would keep them soft …

I have an oily face, and this is one of my problems since I reached my teenage years. Maybe for some, it is not so big a problem, but for me it is because I feel very uncomfortable with it especially when exposed to sun and heat because of …

After trying the whole “make-up from the local Pharmacy or Grocery Store” deal, I finally decided to try something of a little more quality as I wasn’t getting the coverage or the look I was going for.
My mom has always been a Mary Kay connoisseur so I decided to …

I grabbed this cleansing system on the way out of Target and didn’t really give it much thought. I placed it in a drawer somewhere in the house and left it there for weeks. It was when I was so bored and had nothing to do that I remembered …

I’ve been using Lux Body Shower for more that 5 years. It’s always be on the top of my list while I do my routine monthly shopping. It has several variant which I forget all the names, but my favorite is the blue one, Wake Me Up Series. The …

Thin and sparse eyebrows are a common problem among women. There are tons of products out there for those with thinning hair or balding, there are even expensive products for eyelash growth but hardly anything out there except the usual stuff for eyebrow care. Thin eyebrows can be the …

Mascara makers all try to get you to believe that their product will make your lashes long, thick, and luxurious. This product by Estee Lauder is one of those. To prove it to trusting readers, the product makers have placed a rather image of the actual mascara …

During the Summer, I’ve experienced a number of bug bites along my arms and legs, and they have left ugly dark spots and marks on my skin. Itch cream, calamine lotion, etc, they relieve the itch and prevent an infection, and lessen irritation, but what about the after effects …

E.L.F. cosmetics recently came out with several new products under their Studio line. I’m a huge fan of E.L.F. but out of their three makeup lines, their Studio line is my favorite. Now it is slightly priced higher than their regular brand but still very affordable. I’m such a …

I bought the Garnier Skin Naturals Light Milky Lightening Dew after experiencing wonderful skin brightening and smooth skin results with the Garnier Skin Naturals Light Lightening Scrub from the same series.
The Milky Lightening Dew is actually a toner with a unique texture. It is thick and feels like …

Like many women, I have spent a lot of time and money searching for a perfect foundation. Over the years, I feel like I have tried them all. What I was looking for was something that would offer medium coverage, last all day, feel and look good …

I bought this eye cream, even though it was really expensive, when I got really fed up with my reoccurring dark circles that never seemed to go away. Some of the eye creams I’ve used before are: Garnier, Neutrogena, and Clinique. None of these seemed to address my needs, …

Neutrogena has finally jumped on the “naturals” wagon. It is actually interesting that they waited so long for this to happen as everyone else in the cosmetics industry has realized that labeling something as “natural” is a sure fire way to sell it in droves. Even knowing this, however, …

This is one of those products that I can remember my aunts and mom using as a child. It is a shampoo for dry hair which means that it is a spray powder that absorbs the oil from your hair and leaves it looking and smelling clean and fresh. …

After using this shampoo from VO5 I realized that there really isn’t any reason to use other shampoos. I always fell victim to the major marketing of big brand advertisers and thought that I needed a certain type of brand shampoo in order for my hair to cooperate …

I’ve been lucky and never had to worry about excess facial hair until recently. Women of a certain age may notice hair growing on their chins and upper lip, some of it quite coarse.
This was my problem and I tried everything except expensive lasers (too scary!) and electrolosis …

Tarte cosmetics are all very new and sleek, which I like about them, but it is the actual makeup that makes the difference. I love that the ingredients in this line are clean, simple and natural so that you can always figure out what it is that is …

I first saw this product in one of Avon’s brochure. The next day, mom bought it. I was pretty curious! Does this product really work? Avon promises a much fairer armpit, minus the sweat and odor. It can also bleach those pubic hair to keep them camouflaged against your …

I don’t like using creams or moisturizers. If you ask me I will say I hate them all but I need to buy them because I live in dry state. I use them only in extreme conditions. Well nobody recommended me Garnier Summer Moisturizing lotion. I was browsing some …

I’ve been in need for a good quality nude lipstick for the Fall/Winter season, that would last me a long time and would provide good coverage. So who else would be good to turn to? MAC! Although I’ve been taking breaks from purchasing some of MACs products, I’ve decided …

I was travelling going to work one time when I see a feet of one passenger. She is a lady and she has this wonderful reddish feet. It looks like it never used for walking. I get jealous and I cannot resists not asking her what she is doing …

It has taken years working a Sephora in Lake Grove, New York at the Smith Haven Mall, perpetually searching for the perfect mascara. After going through pretty much evert other brand of Mascara including Dior Show, Bad Gil Mascara, Clinique, Lancome, you know it. However, once I discovered Fresh …

I recently purchased the NARS Pleasure of Paris Palette from Sephora. It is an eye shadow palette that comes with six shades. It includes three complementary purple shades on top and three brown/neutral shades on the bottom. Some of the shades are shimmery and the rest are matte. I …

If you have tried all the creams available in the market and have not got your required results then I would recommend you to go for clean and clear persa-gel just once. I did the same and I was just amazed by the results I have got from this …

I had very bleached blonde hair, which had a golden/yellowy tinge to it. The look I wanted to go for was somewhat similar to the Marilyn Monroe / Gwen Stefani white platinum blonde look. I wasn’t far off, but I couldn’t possibly bleach my hair again due to the …

I have to deal with hair “frizz” on a daily basis. I live in a very hot, very humid climate that is not too friendly to my hair type. No matter what amount of straightening and styling I attempt to do each morning, I can always expect to have …

Since the demise of my primitive hairdryer, I was a regular sitter in front of the electric fan where I dry my hair every morning. This corner became my makeshift hair-drying station till I got tired stooping down for practically half the time it took me to shower. …

I bought the Burt’s bees Carrot day creme for myself and now my husband likes it so much that he uses it more than me! We both like it because we live in a hot, sunny climate and it is good for aging or sun-damaged skin. My husband has …

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 …

I simply love the look of airbrushed, not so heavy foundation, natural skin. I have freckles yes! And I don’t want them to be hidden by my makeup! I usually use Lorac’s ProtecTINT in Tawny Temptress or just Lorac’s Luminizer mixed with my moisturizer. Before I …

Like every woman I have a lot of cosmetic products, in my cosmetics collection the largest numbers of products are body creams and lotions. I have very dry skin and it needs a lot of care. Sometimes I am too lazy to apply anything on my skin although I …

You look everywhere and the festive colors, the lighting fixtures of some commercial establishments —“ they give you a sense (or a whiff) of cheerfulness. And to me, that’s synonymous to parties, but I have a bad feeling that’s not going to happen now that I’m busy. …

Dark under eye circles are one of the most frustrated things for me to deal with. Sometimes I just can’t help the fact that I do not get eight hours of sleep a night so I feel powerless to prevent dark under eye circles from forming in the first …

Burt’s Bees makes some of the best cosmetic products out there because they use natural ingredients. There are so many good things to say about Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm and I recommend this product to all of the ladies out there. This is a great lip balm that …

Five months ago, I received as a gift a facial sauna from my mom. I was surprised that the product was actually developed by Philips since I have this impression of Philips as an audio-video brand but I also have the knowledge that they are quite reputable when it …

I have had the same compact of this pressed powder for awhile. It has just been sitting in the bottom of my purse for at least a good two years. They way I figure it this sys two things. First that I really need to clean out my purse …

I use a lot of lotion in my body, one for different parts of my body. My hand receives a special treatment as this is my source of income. I look for the rich kind of lotion and I usually take my time slathering them on at night while …