Herbal Essences is a brand that makes hair care products, everything from styling products to shampoo and conditioner. What they’re most notable for are their great smelling shampoos and conditioners. They’ve sense then moved on to hair styling products and left the orgasmic commercials behind. I’ve long been a …

L’Occitane Pure Organic Shea Butter is one of the worst rip-offs on the market. I would not advise anyone to purchase it, unless they don’t mind wasting their hard-earned money.
When L’Occitane first introduced this product to the U.S. market in the late 1990’s, most Americans were unaware of shea …

CHI Silk Infusion silk reconstructing complex is a silicone-based hair serum from the popular CHI brand. As the name implies, it is infused with hydrolyzed silk, which is one of the best ingredients for conditioning and strengthening the hair.
The hydrolyzed silk ingredient is what makes CHI Silk Infusion different …

Korres Natural Products is a fairly new company on the American market. The Greek company is based out of the oldest naturopathic pharmacy in Athens, and the ever-growing line of makeup, skincare, and body products is an outstanding example of “green” cosmetics. These products are as natural as you …

I bought Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash with burnt brown sugar and karite butter for the purpose of using it as a hand wash. Most hand washes sold in stores leave my hands feeling dry, and with winter approaching, dry hands were the last thing I wanted to …

I’m pretty particular about a variety of things in my life. My towels need to be folded with the decorative trim all facing the same way. My books need to be alphabetized by category and author. And, I can’t stand the idea of facial hair on women! Okay, so …

I like to get my hands dirty, and play in the rain and mud with my kids and roll around with my dogs and roughhouse and climb trees (though I’m older now and I’m afraid I’ll dislocate a hip at this point!), but despite all this and my sort …

I have been testing out new foundations with the hopes of finding a suitable substitute for my Prescriptives Flawless foundations since it will no longer be available after January. I recently tried the Estee Lauder Double-Wear Light Foundation. I was intrigued by the fact that this foundation is supposed …

I have been searching and trying to find a replacement for my Prescriptives Flawless Foundation, since this item will soon no longer be available. I have been experimenting with many different foundations. My skin is T-zone oily, with the cheeks being comfortable. I am 40, but still experience oil …

Fixing dry and frizzy hair is the worse thing for a girl to do. Especially if you have tried most products that never seemed to work in the past. So after all the products that have been tried, where do you go from here? Well, the best …

My family just lost everything to the flood and so we had to slowly replace everything we had down to toothbrushes and deodorants. I have seen great results with Skin White line of body care products (see my reviews on other Skin White products) and so I decided to …

After wading through waist-high flood water and being completely disgusted with the smell, I have taken to using all things which are anti-bacterial. I was a bit traumatized because when I was going out of our place, I saw lined-up in the road the bodies that were recovered. I …

I had never had trouble growing my hair before. I always had received complemented on my beautiful hair. One day a few years, back I decided to try a new hair stylist. Not only did I absolutely “despise” the cut but also my hair was never ever …

When I found out about Benefit blushes I really wanted to try it out, because it is supposed to give a more natural ‘flushed’ appearance, rather than looking like you have a fake blush color on your skin. I was a bit reluctant to dish out $36 canadian …

Nicole Miller Makeup needs to be used with caution. When they incorporated T- tree oil in the make up, they were deceived by Melaleuca into thinking it was good for you. If it were a therapeutic grade oil it would be a positive step. But oil …

The Prescriptives Flawless Face Primer was the first face primer I had used. It is not cheap at about £20 for a 30ml tube but you do only need a bit at a time, about a pea sized blob will do. This is supposed to be applied …

Komaza is an up-and-coming natural hair care line for Afro-textured hair. The line is geared towards black women who wear their hair in its natural state, without the use of chemical relaxers, and they have specific products that cater to each hair type within the spectrum of ethnic hair. …

My newest eye shadow brush is the 8HR sable brush from Shu Uemura, and it became one of my staple tools the very first time I used it. This brush is so incredibly superior to every other brush of its kind, I could barely believe that I ever managed …

I finally found it…my holy grail moisturizing conditioner! Elucence Moisture Balancing Conditioner has turned me into a conditioner snob…this product performs perfectly every time, and I’m no longer willing to accept hair care products that fail to live up to the standard that it’s set!
I’m on a journey to …

Elucence Moisture Benefits shampoo is THE BEST shampoo I’ve ever used in all my years on the planet. Elucence is a salon hair care line geared towards people of African descent, and their products are very gentle and effective on my Type 4a hair (kinky, with small pencil-sized spiral …

I’ve been using Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara in Black for over four years, and I haven’t been tempted to buy another brand of mascara in all that time! As a former makeup artist, I like to stay on top of trends in the cosmetic industry, and I’ve tested several …

The Shu Uemura 5F natural eye brush is my absolute favorite eyeliner brush! I can’t say enough good things about it, and although I own several high-end lining brushes, the 5F is the only one I use.
The 5F natural brush is made of soft yet firm, top-quality sable bristles–not …

I, like so many others right now, am having some financial difficulties. I’m constantly on the hunt for ways to cut corners and save a penny or two. It all adds up, right?
Well, in my quest to save money, I bought a very inexpensive shower gel, Suave Naturals Body …

The Blistex Lip Infusion is a blend between a chapstick and a lipgloss. It is a roll-on package, and contains 4 mL of oil. It is a generous package, because my last tube lasted me about 2 years.
The flavors come in normal, and Cherry Splash. I prefer the Cherry …

Kiehls creme with silk groom for hair. The products claims are that it moisturizes, protects and conditions hair. It is a non greasy formula formulated with silk powders and naturally absorbed oils. I must say from my experience this product does live up to all of …

The seacret nail care collection is a product I love from a company I hate. This company hires very aggressive people to sell their products at mall kiosks. The drag you in for a trial and give you a very hard sell. I bought this when …

I bought this product from a kiosk in the mall. I don’t know if your mall has them, but mine has these from a very pushy sales person. 2 of the 4 malls in my area have this kiosk and the sales pitch is the same. …

Let me start this review by saying I do not recommend this product. If you still want to know why, read the full review.
The bottle design is nice, it is a glass like bottle, very classy that is not easy to knock down. I like a product …

There are two important things you need to practice to prevent wrinkles. As you know it, the sun is the major contributor for wrinkles on your face. You might not know it but even if the “not so constant” exposure can eventually generate wrinkles. The external factors really plays …

According to one of the famous Hollywood stylist, “the easiest way for a pouty lips is the right lip liner”. A lip liner is a cosmetic product which is intended to fill uneven areas on the outer edges of the lips after applying lipstick. It is also used to …

My philosophy is, “the process of making yourself look beautiful should always be convenient.” The age of advancement is almost everywhere. You don’t manually call from your Iphone because there is voice dialing, you don’t need to apply curling medicines in your hair because there is a gadget which …

Slumpy Skin with fine lines are the point of reference of old skin, this is disregarded by most people but reality is, it steals away beauty and most importantly self-confidence. The proper attitude should be, to avoid stress, eat right, drink lots of water and proper skin care. But …

There’s no denying that the appearance of a person’s skin is one of the most important factors to not how old they look, but likewise on how they take care of themselves. Being in the tropics is oftentimes challenging. Except for Chinese mestizos, Thai, Filipinos, Malaysians and Indians struggle …

Whether we like it or not, we naturally get old. It is an inevitable biological process. In most people, they want to conceal real age as much as possible. That is because aging is often associated with declination of aesthetic appeal and beauty. Well that is correct but in …

Maybelline is under the company of L’Oreal so I thought it would have the same quality but unfortunately not. Maybelline is the more casual, less expensive division of L’Oreal. You may have joy looking at it but surely this is not a product which I can recommend. I was …

I much prefer anti-perspirants to deodorants, and I recently picked up the anti-perspirant ‘Pure Adrenaline’ by Right Guard. I usually favour Sure products, but there was an offer of by one get one free at the local supermarket.
Pure Adrenaline is one of the new products from Right Guard and …

Very happy with Olay. I experienced the kind of mildness and soft feeling when i started using this Olay Soap. Though it cost much than the other soap that we usually had, but it is all worth it. My skin is no longer dry because it has the right …

If you have been searching for a liquid make-up that covers well and is easy to blend into the skin, Cover Girl Tru-blend is for you. It costs less than $8 at pharmacies. It is creamy and comes in a pump one ounce bottle.
In addition to the shades described by …

The Naturals range of body moisturizers from Jergens has been advertised on television a lot lately so I tried the Ultra Hydrating one but there is also Age Defying, Skin Firming and Extra Softening to choose from. The simple packaging with a leaf on it attracted me and …

I was stuck on top of the roof when Ondoy/Ketsana hit my place hard. I walked out through waist-high flood (yuck!) in order to get to safety. The first thing I looked for in the grocery was alcohol. After cleaning up, I shopped at Rustan’s Supermarket, where their house …

Sally beauty store is a store that sells beauty product, which is obvious by the name. They sell makeup, hair products, bath and body products as well as skin care products. What they offer more of are hair products though. I’ve been a Sally Beauty customers for years and …

Throughout the years I have bought and tried out many facial cleansers that always ends with me throwing away half of the product. The results were always the same: drying of my skin with redness or moisturized face with breakouts. There is one product that I am …

Have you experience those moments when you accidentally stumble on fine lines in your skin? Or have you tried waking up with a blemish on your face and you don’t have time to hide it? I have experienced it myself. Stress can always induce this kind of flaws. I …

Little do we know that night creams should be an integral part of your skin care routine. Others would say it is needed when you reach 30 but I would say even as you reach adolescent stage, you need to constantly nourish your skin even when you are sleeping. …

There are several mistakes women do. Let me cite some examples. We often apply face powder after putting face creams. Face powder normally clogs pores and we often use it to cover our oily face. Women always apply face powder to hide too much sebum in their faces not …

Oily skin is a problem for all of us. It is often accompanied with other skin problems such as acne, blemishes and zits. To begin with, excess sebum is one of the causes why you have oily skin. One of the causes for oily skin is hereditary in nature …

I was told that to easily eliminate mascara clumps, you need to rotate the brush back and forth as you pull it off out of the tube. In that way the liquid won’t fully concentrate on one end. This was the olden times. Another tip I learned in order …

This is another great moisturizer made by the very trusted brand, Clinique. I first tried the trial packs that came in sachets (the regular packaging comes in a small bottle). I wanted to test it first before the buying the full package since Clinique products can be quite expensive. …

There are several reasons why I like Alverde tanning face cream, first off all is that it isn’t very strong, it doesn’t darken your skin much at a time. At first I considered that to be a bad thing but than I realised that it isn’t actually because A …

This shower gel promises that the intense and penetrating perfume of White Musk envelopes the whole body in a tonifying and seductive caress. The special formula of the shower gel, enriched with emollient and moisturizing substance makes skin soft, velvety and elastic. This product is dermatologically tested and its …