One of my favorite natural peppermint foot lotions to use throughout the year is Burt’s Bees Peppermint Foot Lotion. It comes in a 3 ounce fluid tube and is very easy to squeeze to get the foot lotion out of when I need to use it. Best of all …

One of my favorite natural blushes to use on my face and skin is the Kiss My Face 3way Color in Heather. It is a liquid blush made from all natural ingredients and it helps add a pop of color to my cheeks naturally without all those harsh unnatural …

I bought this shower gel at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, which is a restaurant and general store all under one roof. This was in the section of discounted merchandise, and I bought it over six months ago, so it is probably not available any longer. I noticed on …

This was another one of the fruit-scented Philosophy body lotions that was exclusively sold at Nordstrom’s department store in the summer of 2010, during one of Nordstrom’s big sales. I think I got it for $12, and it was originally $15. The cosmetics department always likes to do special …

I purchased this soap in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. I like shopping there, because they have a little bit of everything — clothing, beauty products, candy, and gift items. I bought this Camille Beckman product, because it came as part of a set that also included body butter …

I just happened to come across this soap in T.J. Maxx. Since I am a collector of scented soaps, I purchased it. It was $3.99 for a 6 ounce bar, but I think that is a discounted price. It says on the price tag, “Compare at $7.00,” so maybe …

I wanted to try this body butter, because it says on the jar that it contains lemon and coriander essential oils. I am always open to trying body creams and butters with unique scents and ingredients. This Crabtree & Evelyn body butter is absolutely jam-packed with them! It has …

I bought this lip balm a few years ago at Nordstrom. It was part of a set that included shampoo, if I remember correctly. I have used up everything else that was in the set, so all I have left is the lip balm. I don’t know anything about …

I purchased this cute little soap a couple of years ago. It looks like a small knick-knack. I don’t think Crabtree & Evelyn carried it in a larger size as well. It would have been nice to have the larger option, too, for anyone who wanted to buy …

I believe this body lotion was only available at Nordstrom’s department store. I bought it in the summer time, when Nordstrom was having one of their annual sales that I like to take advantage of sometimes. Philosophy created four fruit scents (lemon, orange, lime, and blackberry), and they were …

This is a soap that Crabtree & Evelyn sold during the 2008 holiday season. I haven’t shopped there in a while, so I don’t know whether they carried it again in 2009 or 2010. I bought a couple of these soaps, because they were so cute (just like the …

It is not difficult to find whitening products that are ideal for men because there are several brands which manufactures it. But what is alarming is that even if these brands are multinational companies, only in Southeast Asia they do have whitening formula manufactured for men. Western brands for men …

The Product
Natural shade is a sheer pinkish brown nude shade.
The container is a 2.5-mL clear plastic tube with a black cap where the doe-foot applicator is attached.
This has a sweet lemon scent but I did not detect any particular taste to it.
This has a creamy but thin consistency.
I bought …

The Product
Devilish Chocolate shade is an interesting mixture of shimmery white, yellow, light and dark brown.
The container is a clear plastic tube with a silver cap where the doe-foot applicator is attached.
This has a sweet chocolate scent but there is no taste on it.
This has a creamy and thick …

The Product
Nude shade is a concealer-like nude color.
This is placed in a standard lipstick container with a clear cap where you could see the actual lipstick inside.
This has a soapy scent but nothing offensive about it though.
This has a thin consistency when swiped on the lips.
I bought this for …

I dislike shaving. I dislike shaving not just because it’s a time consuming thing to have to do every couple of days, but also because my sensitive skin doesn’t respond well to the whole shaving process. I end up bleeding in certain spots, my skin looks red and irritated …

The Product
Far Out shade is a Barbie pink shade with lots of purple shimmers.
The container is a pink plastic tube with a transparent twisting part where you could see the actual lip product inside. The top part is a felt-tip applicator with holes where the product dispenses while twisting.
This …

The Product
Chocolate Mint shade is a bronzy brown color.
The container is a slick plastic short pen-like tube with a brown pull-off cap.
This has a yummy chocolate scent but I wish it tasted like it also as this one does not have a particular taste.
This has a balm stick-like consistency.
I …

The Product
Cinnamon Apple shade is a shimmery red color.
The container is plastic squeeze tube with a unique sponge-tip applicator but now they changed this already to a traditional plastic slant-tip applicator.
This has more of a bubblegum scent than an apple scent and I did not detect any particular taste …

Before I had the good fortune of coming across Brut Moisturizing After Shave Balm, Aqua Velva After Shave Lotion Cologne Musk was one of the after shave lotions I tried. It was reasonably inexpensive as I recall, costing me under two dollars for small bottle. Although the bottle was …

The Product
Strawberry shade is a transparent red color that just gives a hint of reddish tint to lips.
The container is a 10-gram plastic squeeze tube with a slant-tip applicator.
This has a sweet strawberry scent but I did not detect any taste to it.
This has indeed a jelly-like consistency that …

The Product
By the shade name itself, you could already tell that Clearly Said is just a clear lip gloss.
The container is a clear plastic tube with a black cap where the doe-foot applicator is attached.
This has a sweet medicine syrup kind of scent but it is not offensive though. …

The Product
Clear shade is obviously just a clear lip gloss, no sparkles, no hassles.
The container is a 10-mL plastic squeeze tube with a unique fuzz-tip applicator.
This has a sweet medicine syrup-like scent but I did not detect any particular taste to it.
This has a thick and sticky consistency.
I bought …

With the advent of winter, what really make me going berserk are the problems I encounter with my skin. My skin which is just fine otherwise suddenly feels dry and parched. But the worst affected area is my lips. The condition of my lips become so pathetic, that anyone …

I have always loved to use skin care products which I felt could make a difference to my skin. The fact that I strongly believe that a clean skin is the greatest secret of having a beautiful and young looking skin, made me going in for products which helped …

A long time ago I tried a brand that lightened these scars, but it was very slow-acting that I decided to just buy a product which would act faster to eliminate it right away. I found a good product called ScarAway 100% Silicone Gel Serum, which cost $7. I …

I have used a lot of AHA lotions as a result of having acne and getting some acne scars. I would get dull, rough, uneven and lifeless. I used DCL AHA Revitalizing Lotion costing around $10 from a web store, and had it delivered here.
The product arrived quickly, …

My skin type is oily, but not overly oily. As a result of having oily skin I need to use a lot of refining lotions and masks to help manage it. Neutrogena Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask is a good product which was effective at managing big pores and oily skin. …

I used a lot of AHA lotions in the past. One of these is Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Lotion by Alpha Hydrox which was $7 online. When I used it, I was actually impressed, but it had a few disadvantages as well. Here are my findings.
The product …

There was a time when I got horribly large pores last year as a result of sleeping late, having tons of small blackheads and not doing anything at all. I remember using Queen Helene Mask, but it was a little costly and besides, while it worked, I did not …

I am prone to blackheads and I have oily skin. I decided to buy Neutrogena Oil-Free Refining Mask at a mall, at $7. It was being sold there which made it easier for me to buy because it was at a low price.
Neutrogena Oil-Free Refining Mask is …

I used to find the concept of using a primer under foundation a bit unnecessary. The purpose of foundation makeup is to cosmetically erase facial blemishes and flaws without looking heavy and obvious. The idea of putting on a pre-layer of makeup before the concealing foundation seems …

I guess I’ve been blessed by anti-aging genes. My parents always looked ten years younger than they actually were. When they were in their forties, people couldn’t believe that they had a teenage daughter (i.e. me) who was a senior in higher school because they looked like …

Just the brand name “Yves Saint Laurent” seem untouchable to the lower-middle economic working class women. It’s hardly an impulse purchase produce line, like chapstick or hand lotion. But strangely, the Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat was a guilty impulse purchase. My mind was partly paranoid …

I’ve become quite a fan of Clinique products ever since my mom got me a gift package from Clinique cosmetic counter at Macy valuing about $200. It was a treasure trove of their recommended fragrances and various cosmetics – I was in Clinique heaven. I think it …

Eye makeup consists of two different types: eyeliner (of both pen and liquid) and eye shadow (of powder and liquid varieties). I always thought the two types were separate entities with the Great Wall of China between them and never shall the two ever meet. However, to …

Growing up in my parents’ household, wearing nail polish was absolutely prohibited. I’ve always wanted gloss on some sexy shade of red nail polish, like the women in the classic movies; their hands looked so refined and elegant. But after years of not being allowed to wear …

I think we women forget how pretty we look naturally. Nowadays, there are so many cosmetics products professing to help you attain a quality of skin that is virtually impossible to have naturally. The cosmetics may seem like it’s giving you good skin but the reality is …

I don’t see a lot of women where I work who wears nail polish. That’s probably because I work as a medical technologist at a hospital. Female doctors don’t wear nail polish, frankly because they don’t have the time and fashion sense of their own. Female …

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 …

I am an advocate of mineral foundation. My first experience with mineral foundation was Physicians Formula, which costs about $10 to $15 at any drugstore. It was a favorable experience – I was able to find a shade that did a decent job of matching my skin …

I don’t have much experience with lipstick; I never can seem to find the shade I like. I look for natural-looking rose tones that enhances my natural lip color while moisturizing them. Normally, I find that cherry or strawberry Chapstick does that job pretty well. But …

I have recently become obsessed with using lipliners. I find that the products are perfect for my winter makeup routine and I love the fact that they are much easier to apply and maintain as oppossed to traditional lipsticks. Even though I had recently purchased several inexpensive …

For some reason, I have always achieved better results when I use a lip liner as opposed to a traditional lipstick. Aside from the fact that I find lip liners to be more long lasting, I also like the fact that the products are more precise and much …

It has been a considerable amount of time since I last purchased a tinted moisturizer. Although I normally have no need for these products during the summertime, I find that they are essential during the cold weather season when my skin has a tendency to be slightly washed …

This is a new Shower Creme that has come out in Avon. This was the first one that came out and there is another 2 in the range which I will also review.
The Senses range in Avon has been out for years. There doesn’t seem to have been …

Originally I think this was meant to be a Limited Edition Body Spray, but that was a good few years ago and I can find this scent in most Shops that I buy my products from.
There was 3 of them in the Cities collection – New york, Paris and …

There is 3 different products in the Shower Smoothie range and this one is my favourite. I do like the Coconut one as well, and the Strawberry one is alright but nothing that different to other Strawberry scented Shower Gels in my view.
This comes in a large 400ml bottle. …

Although this brand perhaps isn’t the most glamorous out there and this seems a bit plain and basic compared to all the fancy Hair Care products out I always end up returning to this one.
Head and Shoulders have been a brand that has been out for years. I think …

I’ve been a fan of The Body Shop products for years. I don’t tend to buy them online and wait until I am over at 1 of their shops to get the items. After all at least you get to smell the things before you buy them.
I’ve just started …