Cosmetics Reviews
Sainsbury’s Pure Calm Creme Bath
A little while ago I tried out the shower creme in Sainsbury’s “Pure Calm” range, and apart from one or two niggles (for example, relating to a rather badly designed cap) I was quite happy with it. That being so, I was more than willing to try out the …
L’Oreal Bare Naturale Soft-Focus Mineral Finish Translucent Light
I have tried a lot of different foundations and powders over the years, for several reasons. One is that I really like to change out my make-up on a regular basis because my skin adapts very easily and quickly and usually the make-up just doesn’t work the same way …
Wet-n-Wild Coverall Stick
Concealer is a must-have for me. I wear it every day to hide dark circles under my eyes. I usually use Maybelline Instant Age Rewind, which I love, but I had run out of that and I was low on cash, so I picked up the cheapest …
Perricone MD Face Finishing Moisturizer
This moisturizer claims to give you smooth clean face after several uses. This is the brand that my grandma is using and I have tried this after several attempts of looking for a perfect face moisturizer. I would love something that is more effective and intense in taking care …
Bath and Body Works Mango Mandarin Volumizing Conditioner
My boyfriend got this for me because it was on sale (2 for $10) and I was hesitant to use it at first because I didn’t know that Bath and Body Works can come up with a really good conditioner. My hair was fine and limp because I just …
PANTENE PRO-V Conditioner
I had once brought a combo pack of Pantene shampoo and conditioner. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble Manufacturing (Thailand). I have dry hair especially after shampooing my hair turns dry and unmanageable. To counter that problem I use conditioner to make it manageable. I have …
Clinique Waterproof Mascara
I discovered one time that waterproof mascara is needed to avoid mess when you are in the middle of something. While I was attending a friend’s funeral, it is inevitable that we cry so while I got a heavy mascara applied on my face, it was messy when my …
Givenchy Vernis Please! Nail Lacquer Purple By Night
Aside from the usual hair and skin beauty product, make up and all, I am also a big fan of nail polish. One of my favorite brands is Givenchy’s nail polish. They are one of the best I have tried and no doubt they are pricey however they give …
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch
This highlighter is considered to be one of the best choices if you need to refresh your make-up or conceal dark circles around your eyes or to cover skin imperfections without using a thicker concealer or applying foundation to the whole face. Or you can use it with your …
Nivea Visage Refreshing Cleansing Lotion
I have begun using this product as an alternative to another cleansing milk I use. I love trying new products and this one looked to be a different product. It is apparently a “ new fresh formula” from the Nivea Visage line of products. It comes in a blue …
Vaseline Intensive Care Petroleum Jelly
Vaseline Intensive Care Petroleum Jelly is a very useful product for me that’s why I always stock up on this at home and bring it with me when traveling. It is also one of my favorite beauty essentials. I use it especially as a lubricant for my lips when …
Estee Lauder Individualist Natural Finish Powder Makeup
I’m not fond of wearing makeup to work. I only apply makeup on special occasions like going to a wedding or party. Instead, for my everyday use, I put on a facial powder just to prevent my skin from shining with oil.
The problem I encounter with most face powders …
Alberto VO5 Miracle Mist
This product is fantastic for those of you who use a flat iron. I purchased it for my daughter and in no time all of us were using it.
It has a great fragrance, doesn’t leave your hair heavy or greasy and gives great protection. You can even …
L.A Color Nail polish
I enjoy having pretty , painted nails . I also enjoy changing the color of them often , so paying for expensive nail polish is not for me . I decided to try out a cheaper brand and was amazed at the results .
L.A colors nail polish , comes …
Deborah Hi-tech eye shadow trio Truly diva
From all the make up I really like almost the best the eye shadows, I like more only lips glosses but just because you can apply them whenever you want and you don’t even need a mirror. Eye shadows are very discrete even when they are dark and if …
Equate Medicated Acne Gel
I used Equate Medicated Acne Gel to control my extremely oily skin and thought it was a decent and a good product for doing its job. I bought it for $2 from a local pharmacy and used it for around three weeks, and after which I bought another tube …
Jonathan Dirt Texturizing Paste
I have to admit that half the reason why I purchased the Jonathan Dirt Texturizing Paste was the name. I saw it on the shelf while browsing the aisle of my local Sephora and after reading the packaging and asking a salesgirl if she had any personal experience with …
Cover Girl Lip Stain
So in all the years I have been wearing make up, lip products have come a long way. It used to be that I would haul this big tube of lipstick out of my purse, twist it up, and apply evey time my lipstick needed to be touched …
Origins Jump Start Stimulating Body Scrub
It does purport to claim it “stimulates” you on how to begin your day. This product was something that I tried. There are days that you feel really tired or lazy to get up. Especially when it is cold and raining cats and dogs outside, I prefer to cringe …
Ever Bilena Advance Lip & Cheek Tint- Blush
The Product
The container is a sleek and slim plastic tube with a black screw cap where the doe-foot applicator is attached. On top of the cap is the color indicator of the shade. For this particular shade, it has a red color on top.
This has no particular scent or …
Wrinkle Remover
Clear and Smooth wrinkle remover comes in a pack of yellow tube. Made in Milan, Italy. The gel is completely white, like every normal lotion. I had eczema some few months ago and a friend recommended this gel. She called it a cream although I later noticed it …
Skin Food Potiron au Lait Eye Cream
Sometimes, you just can’t detract yourself from the unreality of a situation. Once in a while, I get this good feeling about certain products, and become so attached to them. Then I discover it’s doing nothing for me, the feeling is not sinking on me —“ yet, …
The Healing Garden Jasminetherapy Sensual Massage Lotion
I work a full time job that constantly leaves me stressed out before, during, and after work. I have been trying various ways to relieve my stress, and one of my co-workers suggested for me to try aromatherapy products. I decided to purchase The Healing Garden Jasminetherapy …
Nivea Lip Care Strawberry Flavor
Nivea Lip Care Strawberry flavor can be your solution to your lip-related problems. The product promises a long-lasting care for hours and protection that keeps your lips from drying out.
I am the type of person that likes to be outdoors so I constantly face varied weather conditions. I usually …
Nivea Extra Whitening Anti-Perspirant
I used to play volleyball in the past and having had to sweat heavily, I relied on anti-perspirants. However, most of the products I tried failed considerably so I would always look for a better alternative every now and then.
I came across Nivea Extra Whitening Anti-Perspirant as I was …
L.A. Colors Lip Smacking Value Kit in Sugar Coated
The Product
This contains three lip products: One lip pencil, one lipstick, and one 1.1-gram tub of lip gloss. All of the three lip products are stored in a clear zip-lock pencil case.
Sugar Coated shade is basically different hues of pink. The lip pencil is more of a light old …
Aveeno - Nourish + Moisturize Shampoo
I’ve been dying my hair since my early teenage years, and that has helped my hair become damaged overtime. Then, I recently bought what was supposed to be a “high-end” hair straightener, but that only made it worse. I would honestly admit that my hair looked like hay (the …
Zoya Anastasia
I love Zoya and all things related to them. It’s one of those brands that you can’t go wrong with, because it has an excellent reputation which is proven again and again every time I purchase Zoya polish. Whenever I buy Zoya polish, I don’t worry about the quality, …
Blistex Medicated Berry Balm SPF 15
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this at the 99 cent store and I immediately went to buy pieces for future use. We don’t have this at other branches and I saw this at the Hollywood branch and since we don’t have any 99 cent stores at …
Revlon Colorstay Lipliner in Brown
I have only recently used lipliners as I didn’t know how to use them before, I would always have an outlined mouth with nothing dark to fill my lips with, but with this shade I had already a lipstick to go along with it, so it wouldn’t be too …
Hair treat hair shine
I was really having problems regarding my hair.It was really so dry and as if it is not comb.I have used a lot of products which makes my hair really beautiful but if hours had passed by it looks again dry so I am really tired of having products …
Bic Soleil Shaver For Women
I have to give this shaver props for being the most sexy looking women’s shaver I have ever seen. I can leave it out without being embarrassed and I actually prefer to leave it out because it actually looks kind of hot in my white bathroom. I love the …
Nioxin System 1 Cleanser
Sure, I’ve bought a lot of shampoos over the years for very specific reasons, but this time around, I actually just wanted to buy a good shampoo just to see what it could do for my hair. My hair is very problematic on the best of days, and even …
Boots Botanics Purifying Face Scrub
Being a huge fan of Boots products I was pleased to buy Boots Botanics Purifying Face Scrub from my local Shoppers Drug Mart. Boots Department store in England has recently been importing their cosmetic wares into Canada, and having already bought several of their products, I new this face …
Cortec CT-027 hair straightner
Hello friends, who does not like to have the very straight and beautiful hair. Of course every one will wish to have such a kind of hair. Actually I am talking about this because my hair is black naturally and it is curly. I do make …
Montagne Jeunesse Peach Kernel & Walnut Face Masque
Montagne Jeunesse make THE best face masques in my opinion and this Peach Kernel & Walnut Exfoliating Masque is no exception. It is supplied in a single use 20ml sachet and you are advised to use the whole masque in one go, what’s left over when you’ve covered your …
Avon Naturals Black Cherry and Nutmeg Body Lotion
Black Cherry isn’t my most favourite smell out there but I have used this quite recently and I have used the other Black Cherry products in the Naturals range. My husband likes the Room Spray from this scent and I can often smell this scent in his Car as …
Tweezerman Mini Slant Tweezer in Green Tea
Beyond memory, I couldn’t put my finger on how many tweezers had gone, since I started tweezing my brows. Tweezers are so easy to get, as well as they’re so easy to ruin. With all the things invented for hair removal, I tried using my epilator to …
IGIA
Ok. If you have seen the ads of that product, you will remember, what a super hair remover was it.
I will tell you about my experiment. Firstly, I don’t live in US, so, it was hard for me to by it in his true price. Finally I found a …
GHD Thermal Protector for Dry Coarse Hair
I certainly have naturally dry coarse hair and I do straighten it frequently so ideally I want a heat styling protector that will leave my hair nice and sleek and protected from the heat of the straighteners. This is not the cheapest brand of heat styling hair protector …
Skinfood Black Garlic Face Cream
Skinfood is one of those brands that are so hard to track down, so when I found this, I got it no matter the price. It does vary, since they don’t ship to where I live, so I had to go on Ebay to fight for it. Well I …
Prolash eye lash curler
Prolash Eye lash curler is a good eye lash curler overall. My biggest complaint is the cost. I paid twenty dollars for this eye lash curler, and it just isn’t worth twenty dollars. I wouldn’t advise anyone to pay twenty dollars for this eye lash curler. While I like …
Walgreens Jumbo Cotton Balls
I have recently come to find out that there are many uses for cotton balls around my home. I used to think that toilet tissue was the answer for everything, but now know I was surely wrong about that. I purchased a big bag of cotton balls, hoping they …
Head & Shoulders Anti-Dandruff Shampoo- Smooth and Silky
The Product
The container is a white plastic bottle with a transparent dark blue cap. The label has a pink colored sort of water splash design.
This has a newly improved scent that smells like a mild sweet floral scent.
This has a white, creamy, and a little thick consistency.
The price for …
Tarte Three Carats Mini Cheek Stain Set
Oh my good gracious. Why didn’t anyone tell me about this set? I got these a couple of months ago, when it was still summer, and I tried them out. They ended up slipping and tripping all over the place and it was terrible, so I had to put …
Garnier Light Eye Roll-on
As a student, I keep burning the midnight oil and finding my eyes sagging in the morning with the big bags that make me look like a zombie. I don’t want to sacrifice my exams the day after however, the eyebags make me look like I’m 30 years older. …
L’oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara– Waterproof
I ran out of my Covergirl Lashblast Waterproof mascara the other day which was my main mascara I was using every day for a few months now. I decided that instead of repurchasing my Covergirl Lashblast mascara, I should try a different mascara to see if I could find …
MAC Face and Body Foundation
In times when I am wearing a tube top cocktail dress and my hair is on chignon style, I want my make up artist to include the part around my neck, the portion just above my breast and the back part just beneath my backbone. I had to extend …
Barry M Dazzle Dust Pots
Barry M Dazzle Dust pots are a range of loose eyeshadows which come in variety of colours. There are many colours to choose from and I like to try and match mine to what I am wearing.
The pots at first, appear to be rather small and they are …
Brycreem Hair Styling cream
Brylcreem, Hair styling cream, one of the most popular hair creams used in India. Everyone wants their hair to look soft and shiny and with apply the cream it gives the wet look throughout the day. It’s non-sticky and gives the wet look throughout the day and I must …
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