It was the first week of January 2010 and the last day of our Christmas Holidays when I ran out of my moisturizing cream. I was too tired to go to the nearest store to buy one, so I just used my mother’s Olay Total Effects 7 in 1 …

Taking showers is what I love to do and there is nothing better than having a shower gel that not only smells good but makes you feel good to. I didn’t buy anything from Avon I went in my mothers bathroom and stole a bottle of Natural’s Almond and …

Sometimes putting blush on top of concealer and powder makes your skin stand out and looks bold, so I bought this face and blush powder as it can be also used for your forehead, nose, and chin. This compact costs around $18.50 and it’s a 6-gram compact, it’s quite …

A friend of mine knew that I was looking for mascara that was waterproof, smudge-proof and easy to use. I have short eyelashes and Asian eyes that tend to smudge eyeliners and mascaras every time I use them, making me look like a drug addict or suffering from Insomnia. …

A good many years ago, when I used to have a girlfriend who cut my hair at her house, was doing the usual and cutting and styling my hair. Now I always had complaints about my hair damaging too easily and being too fine to really do much …

Harsh elements in nature age my face everyday. Dust, dirt, heat or coldness, pollution and external stress all conspire to wear my face down. They leave the skin on my face looking grimy, lumpy, too oily or dry. They make me look sad, tired, and old. That is why …

This drying lotion is a bit counter-intuitive when you use it. You have to be careful not to shake and mix the lotion with the other liquid on top of it. Just dip a cotton bud all the way to the pink part and then pull up so that …

With frizzy hair, I go through a lot of different products every month just trying to control it. I’m at the point now where I’m trying to let my hair grow out and get some length behind it, but it always seems to look a bit of a mess …

This Pore Minimising Toning Cleanser from the Simple Kind to Skin range is a pretty good product that I think would have suited me just as much back when I was a spotty teenager as it does now that I have mature skin. I am still prone to …

Clearasil daily pads, I’ve been using them for over a month. Once in the morning and once before bed. My acne cleared up within a week! I tended to break out when I’m stressed, as we all do, and the pads clean the dirt and dry up the pimples. …

I recently purchased the Ecco Bella Black Mascara. I needed a new mascara product and have not really had much exposure to the Ecco Bella line of cosmetics products so I decided to give this one a try. One tube of the Ecco Bella Mascara retails for about ten …

I use the Sparsh baby soap for my kid who is just 3 and half years old. This soap is the product of the Parachute Company. I use only this soap for my son because this soap has got a unique formula, which is called as no …

I use many different types of nail polish, but this is one of my favorites. Sally Hansen is a really classic, really reliable brand, and this is one of their strongest products. I really like that it has Vitamins A, C and E in it. These …

This is a real bargain basement liquid handwash from Tesco’s own brand and the large 500ml bottle was only 48p. This comes in a pretty basic looking economy bottle with a spout which you initially lift and twist and then press when you want to dispense it. …

Product: Maybelline ExpertWear Eye Shadow Quad
Color: Designer Chocolates
This quad is light, pretty, flirty, and fun. I’m not usually a huge fan of browns or neutrals, but I find that this quad is perfect to use on a casual summer day, when I want makeup that’s lightweight, easy to …

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 am not really particular with whitening products since I already have a fair skin complexion. However, most cosmetic products here in my country have extra whitening formula. As for me, I just want to have an even skin tone. Anyway, one time, I tried using Kojie San Skin …

Typically, I do not pay much attention to the “As Seen on TV” ads as I have found in the past, most of the products I had ordered (aside from just a few), never worked as they promised they would. But being a huge Susan Lucci and “All …

I bought Mama Mio See-No-Scar Solution for around $20 online. It weighed around 1.7 ml which was enough to last a few months. I used to have pretty pinkish scars back then.
It was meant to help get rid of acne scars, uneven skin tone and promote a brighter …

This is a very useful product that’s effective and good for conditioning your eyelashes. It’s only like a magic wand (for lash curlers) and it’s very lightweight and handy; it’s an eyelash conditioner that makes your lashes thicker, longer, and fuller. It’s sort of a serum which makes your …

$48 for a 1.7oz bottle of oil sounds ridiculously expensive, and until a couple of months ago I would have agreed completely - that is until I discovered Argan Oil by Josie Maran, and realised that this stuff is so wonderful that I’d happily pay double the price!  It’s …

I have been using Nicel Daywear Defense Moisture Cream for a month now i started using this product March 17. The product is smooth and creamy it can be worn under makeup and will not inter fear with the makeup it also will make any makeup lasts longer while …

The Product
Midnight shade is a very dark red wine color that appears a little watery sheer on lips.
The container is a dual ended slim pen which is maroon in color; one for the color while the other end is for the white lip balm.
This has no particular scent neither …

I was first introduced to the Body Shop’s Vitamin E line when a friend gave me a tube of lip balm. Encased in the line’s trademark baby pink, the lip balm itslef worked wonderfully over my dry lips. I was very happy with the results, so I quickly went …

I love the entire collection of Bath and Body Works. It has broader use of plant ingredients and it caters to almost everything. There are no Bath and Body Works store in my country so I usually order abroad. The first time I experienced their product, it was a …

This is one product from Melilea Botanical Treatment, it’s Melilea Oxy Facial Cream. I began to use this cream since I consume the organic milk my mother suggests me to. Yes, basically all about this brands are about organic products and it’s really good to be consumed.
I’ve been …

Well, I am one of those Asian women who’s unfortunate to have an oily skin. Having been into this type of skin is so hard to maintain cause dirt accumulates in the pores with the oil and there goes the growing of pimples which has been a problem of …

As a victim of both sensitive skin and minor hyperhydrosis (uncontrollable sweat) I need a deodorant/antiperspirant that will minimize my smell and not let me leak a ridiculous amount under my underarms. I can’t use the prescription antiperspirants as they bother my underarms way too much. They …

This brand of shampoo is from Unilever Philippines. By far, I guess this is the shampoo that I like using from that manufacturer.
This shampoo is available in retail sachet, 15 mL. Other sizes are in tubes starting from 50ml, to 200 mL.
This product is advertised to be dandruff-buster, …

I am a huge nail polish fan and polish my nails very often, at least once a week at the very minimum.  So it is not a surprise that I also have a big nail polish collection. I also try to collect different colors and different shades in the …

I saw my friend using a similar shade and her look was quite maroon with black, her eyes were really smoky with this dark color so I bought this dark maroon-like color to get her look too. One of the things I bought this shade is because it’s really …

I’m really picky when it comes to facial moisturizers. I used to only use Clinique, but then I wanted something more natural and began trying moisturizers from the health food store. I love the scent of this moisturizer. It isn’t too strong, and smells fresh and clean. The moisturizer …

I have been working in the cosmetic industry for approximately five years now so I am always experimenting with different products. I know what works and I know what does not work at Stila hit a home run with their Sheer Color Tinted Moisturizer.
The first thing I love about …

No, your hair will not thin out if you use the Ducray Etra-Doux hair thinning product. Instead, your hair will develop a stronger and more powerful base that will help it avoid suffering from further hair loss. The product is cheap and effective and easy to use: you simply rub …

I received a sample of this lotion in the mail today. I was very surprised at the product. It works very well. It definately made me want to go out and buy some. I love this lotion. It moisturizes on contact and dries quickly. It feels good on my …

I like using masks as part of my skin care routine along with cleansing and moisturizing. Most facial masks are designed to deep clean the skin and remove impurities, leaving the face clean and smooth. The Freeman Facial Peel-Off Mask was actually the first peel-off mask I …

I am in love with this concealer. I had been using two cheaper concealers with decent results, but neither perfectly matched my skin color. I’m a quarter Greek, and I have a light olive skin tone which is pretty hard to match, especially with drug store cosmetics. After trying …

Although I have always liked Johnson and Johnson products, I had never used their adult body lotion products. I was pleasantly surprised with Johnson’s Feeling Healthy Green Tea Body Care Lotion. This body lotion has a sheer consistency that absorbs completely into my skin. Even though …

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 …

Sometimes my eyes look very dark because of my dark circles. One of the cosmetic products I have been using lately to help brighten up my eyes are the e.l.f. Mineral Eye Brighter. It helps brighten up my eyes naturally so they don’t look so dark and tired. Sometimes …

I work in the retail industry and am therefore on my feet for several hours a day. Because of this, my once soft and delicate feet became a gnarly mess of dried skin and callouses! This, of course, is a place no woman wants to find herself. We are, …

Sometimes my daughters bring me shampoos from Italy because they usually buy them when they are on action, and that saves me some money and also saves me a trip to the shop. I must say that this second fact is much more important for me because I don’t …

A refreshing way to get fairer and younger-looking skin– that’s the main function of Olay Age-Defying Body Wash. At first, I was hesitant to use this product because for me, it really sounded weird to have an ‘age-defying’ body wash. This is the first product that offers such kind. …

Being a busy professional I don’t have time to touch up my makeup all day long, that’s why I love the new 12 hour lipsticks offered by Revlon. With the new Color Stay Ultimate liquid lipstick, I can apply my lip color before work and have long …

My mom bought us this insect-repellent lotion because her friend, a pediatrician, recommended it. According to her friend, traditional insect repellent lotions may have harmful effects to the brain! Thus, this is a safer alternative. In the packaging, it says that it’s 100% free of the chemical DEET, which …

I was unsure about the blue mascara that came in makeup kit because I was unsure that it would even show up on my dark lashes, especially with out a white primer coat and this didn’t come with one but it also doesn’t say that you need one but …

Jergens Ultra Healing Lotion has always been a staple in our house and it was the only lotion I’d use as a kid because my mom would buy nothing else. Growing up, I remember people complimenting me on how nice my legs looked. People in school would come up …

It has been a long time since I had the disgusting pleasure of using cleansing nose strips such as these Derma Logics ones, but I did not like this particular brand at all. They were really painful to remove for a start and then when I looked at …

I have used a lot of Dove hair care products over the years, but this is the first time I have used their Heat Defy Therapy Conditioner or even come across it! Recently I was in my supermarket looking for new hair care products to try and ran across …

I purchased this lip stain because I was after a product that would give me a cute, low maintenance everyday look in the red lip colour I love. I had heard from a friend that the stain really worked; was long lasting and less ‘out there’ than regular …