I am not a big fan of Estee Lauder makeup. I really do not like the scent that they put on their lipsticks. However, given as gifts, I would gladly accept them. I was given by my mother an Estee Lauder Pure Color Long Lasting Lipstick in Beige 112. …

I have been loving the Body Shop Hi-Shine Lip Treatment Lip glosses. I have had this lip gloss for months and I still have not finished a whole tube. I did use it every day at some point, but then I alternate it with different lipsticks too. One tube …

My friend has been raving constantly about how good VMV makeup is. I have not been able to purchase VMV products in a long time and when he finally convinced me to visit the VMV counter, I did not have any inkling that I would be purchasing a VMV …

I normally do not have a problem with dandruff but I do get it once a while especially when my skin gets overly oily due to various reasons and that happens to my scalp too. I usually do not use a anti-dandruff shampoo as I never had a …

I always thought the gel exfoliators that are supposed to be applied on the skin and rubbed off after a while in order to lift off dead skin cells to be a gimmick. I have seen these a few years ago and I guess the first one …

My eyes have all of a sudden gotten worse and worse with dark circles over the years and sometimes in the morning my eyes are puffy and red. However, I recently found this eye cream that has helped reduce the appearance of the dark circles I have under my …

I have quite dry hair as I have it coloured so part of my hair care routine has included using ‘Aussie 3 Minute Miracle’ hair conditioner. I have been extremely impressed with it’s results at making my hair soft and conditioned, so I have been trying other Aussie products …

One of my favorite uplifting natural bubble baths to use to help uplift my mood is Deep Steep Rosemary Mint Bubble Bath. It has a nice strong mint scent with a hint of rosemary and I find the scent to be very freshening and uplifting. I also absolutely love …

Once in awhile I need a rejuvenating facial mask and I like to use Auromere HerboMineral Rejuvenating Mud Bath & Mask Powder. I like this facial mask powder because I can mix it with a nourishing liquid herbal tea or fruit juice instead of water to make it more …

In the wintertime my skin is slightly drier and sometimes I can actually have combination skin. Once of the best natural facial cleansers I like to use during this time is Burt’s Bees Lemon Poppy Seed Facial Cleanser. It contains natural skin nourishing, healing, and cleansing ingredients in it. …

I’m loving very light foundation shades recently and although, ivory shades do a flawless job of covering blemishes, my face looks so pale, I’m bugged by the lack of color. My sister gave me something she got from Manila. She has very discriminating taste about her blushes …

I don’t usually like makeup that is too glittery because I don’t want to look like a twelve year old who is first starting off experimenting with makeup. I think I’m too old to be wearing things that are extremely sparkly, especially in lipglosses because generally they look really …

The MAC lipstick in Cut a Caper is a limited edition lipstick from the MAC Tartan Tales collection which is out for the holidays of 2010. It is probably still available at your local MAC stores or counters, and if not, I’m sure you can find it online somewhere …

I really like the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils because they’re very soft eyeliners with a great pigmentation. They last a pretty long time as far as pencil eyeliner is concerned. I already owned the black eyeliner from Urban Decay which is Zero, and sometimes black eyeliner is …

I am in love with pastel colors of all shades. Purples, blues, yellows, and greens. The China Glaze nail polish in Re-fresh Mint is the perfect mint green pastel color, and it looks gorgeous year round but especially in the spring time. It was from the Up and Away …

I dye my hair pretty often , so when I saw this conditioner I thought I’d try it out. It was a good price , and I bought a little bottle of it to make sure that I would like it. I have to say that after the first …

After using CVS Daily Moisturizing Body Wash with Natural Colloidal Oatmeal, I can say that I really like this product. I bought this product because I had an allergic reaction to something and the doctor suggested I get an oatmeal based soap to help calm down my skin.
The …

After using Neutrogena Shimmer Sheers, I can say that I really like this product. I bought this product because I had read a couple of books from make up artists to the stars and both said a white shimmer cream is essential to creating a healthy look.
The reason …

After using Shiseido Benefiance Revitalizing Eye Cream, I can say that I really believe in this product. I bought this product because I got a sample at a department store when I was shopping for other cosmetic products and I fell in love with it.
The reason I liked …

After using L’Oreal Paris Dermo Expertise Age Perfect Double Action De-Crinkling and Illuminating Treatment Moisturizer, I can say that I only somewhat like this product. I bought this product because I went on vacation and forgot my normal moisturizer made by Perricone and had to find something to …

After using Nicholas V. Perricone Face Finishing Moisturizer, I can say that this is one of the best products I have ever bought for myself. I bought this product after watching an infomercial and buying the Perricone skin care book.
The reason I like this moisturizer is because it …

I absolutely love Nicholas V. Perricone Amine Complex Face Lift. I can say that this formula is one of the best products I buy for myself. I bought this product after watching an infomercial and buying the Perricone skin care book.
The reason I like this face lift …

After using Rimmel Special Eyes Shadow, I can say that I like this product a lot. I bought this product when I was browsing around in the make up section of my local discount store looking for new stuff to try.
The reason I liked this eye shadow is …

After using Neutrogena On-the-Spot Acne Treatment, I can say that I think this a good product. I bought this acne cream when I got a rather large blemish on my chin and I was going on a date the next day. I didn’t want to fuss with …

My skin becomes irritated with cheap non-brand sanitary towels, so I always tend to buy the more expensive ones but better for the skin. Evax normal with wings is one of the kinds of sanitary towels I have used so far.
Evax produces many different kinds of sanitary towels, but …

I use Rimmel Exaggerate Full Color Eye Definer Pencil, I can say that I love this product. I first bought this item when I was browsing around in the make up section of my local discount store looking for new stuff and colors to try out.
The reason I …

I have dry skin and it gets worst during the winter months, so I decided to purchase soaps that are moisturizing. I was able to buy Tone Cocoa Butter Bar Soap in Mango Splash Scent in packs of 3 for about $3. Each bar is 4.25 oz, so it …

I am not a huge fan of Dove cream bars. In fact I hated them for the very reason that they leave a slimy coat on my skin so much that it takes an extra effort to simply just rinse them off. However since the winter months are here, …

I really do not like Estee Lauder’s line of cosmetics, but when people give me Estee Lauder makeup as gifts than I just use them and see if it all works well. One of my mom’s friends gave me an Estee Lauder Pure Color Crystal Lipstick in Tiramisu shade. …

On my birthday my cousin gave me a really nice lip gloss. It was one of those Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss sticks in Candid shade. I really have not been truly exposed to Smashbox’s products and this is the first time that I will be able to try it …

I need mascaras to lengthen and add volume to my short, sparse, thin lashes. I have tried a lot of products and I was glad that during my last purchase of the VMV product, I was given this VMV Ooh La Lash Mascara as a freebie. I have never …

I have recently bought stuff from Maybelline and I sure am satisfied with the stuff that I got. I got the Maybelline ColorSensational Lipstick in B43, Toffee Cream.
I typically do not like the Maybelline line of lipsticks because I am a lipstick eater and I would eat up …

I do not have acne-prone skin and I do not have a lot of acne marks, but I love to be able to cover my skin with a good foundation that lasts a long time simply because I hate the thought of reapplying my powder or concealer every now …

I have been using the Perfume of this scent off and on recently. I wouldn’t say it is my favourite scent out there, but it is nice enough and a nice change. I got this on a special offer so that’s why I got it.
This comes in a 150ml …

This olive-skin coloured soap bar is packed in a simple green box, handmade in Nablus and packed with minerals. This soap bar was appparently best suited for treating oily skin and getting rid of acne.
The idea was that the soap stripe your skin of oil …

Unlike many 3-step cleansers that I’ve come across, this facial product(made in France) only requires two steps:the cleanser and the refining cream.
I was skeptical at first and bought the really small pack, which claimed that it was for “skeptical users”. And I liked it …

I think every women thinks she is flawed and every women likes flawless skin. I used to believe that tan skin looks so much better. Then I realized that tan skin looks that way, because tan hides lots of imperfections!
As in the last few years I was avoiding son …

Eversince the rise of the koreanovelas and k-pop, a lot of women had desired to have those sexy and lustrous curls, which, I believe, can be best attained through digital perming. And having had thick, and unmanageable hair since childhood (plus the urge to finally give my hair the …

I go to Paris VII in Luxembourg for my cosmetics and perfume needs. Often, I get a lot of samples for my purchases and one of the samples I got was Lancome’s Photogenic Lumessence. I like the effect on my face and I got the full bottle for € …

I commute between Brussels and Luxembourg at the moment and when I arrived last Thursday, I discovered that I don’t have much of the Lipikar Lait lotion which I left at home. My daughter and I are sharing this bottle of lotion. Since I had to go to the …

I’m happy to say that Almay Line Smoothing Make Up is a decent, basic foundation with SPF15 in it. It has pretty good coverage — although I wish it was just a little bit thicker. It left a dewy finish on my face — which I like. …

Lately body lotions, hand creams, and foot creams just don’t cut my dry skin at all. My skin has gotten to the point where it is cracked and stinging like hell when I wash dishes or wash my hands Even worse my skin has become really itchy and red …

When I need help relaxing and my skin needs a bit of nourishing I like to use the Avalon Organics Hand and Body Lotion in Lavender. It is made with pure organic ingredients and is really thick and creamy. It actually helps moisturize my skin really well while also …

I used to have beautiful baby blond hair but as I grew older it changed in colour. As I didn’t like it’s darker appearance I started regularly having it highlighted and dyed which consequently made it drier and more fragile, so I have had to start using more intensive …

I assume that this was a limited-edition scented hand soap. I don’t believe that Williams-Sonoma put it out in the stores this year. I found it at T.J. Maxx a while back, maybe almost a year ago. I don’t normally shop at Williams-Sonoma, except once in a blue moon …

I bought this set on QVC when they had their annual St. Patrick’s Day special, and they devoted the entire day to products that were made in Ireland. I like to try different kinds of scented hand soaps and lotions, and the fact that this was made in Ireland …

In my previous office we used to have this painfully cold air-conditioning that made my skin so dry and itchy. So in order to help keep my skin heal and be moisturized I bought the Jergens Ultra Healing Extra Dry Skin Moisturizer from the nearby drugstore.
To be …

Eyeliner is the most important piece of makeup to me. I always line my top eyes, and sometimes bottom also. However, if I want that fresh look I line just the top and apply some shimmery eye shadow on the bottom. This gives me a really fresh-eyed look. Whereas …

I purchased a couple of these Mistral soaps in different scents at Nordstrom a few years ago. I had never heard of the Mistral company before. I just thought the scents sounded interesting, and I like trying different kinds of scented soaps. I was lucky to get them at …

A couple of years ago, I did a lot of shopping at Crabtree & Evelyn during the holiday season. They put out some really interesting soaps that had the scents of spearmint and peppermint. The spearmint one was in the shape of a snowflake. Their limited-edition pomegranate rouge scent …