Taking care of your skin is as important as eating the right nutrients everyday. The key is simple but to know the right skin care regimen is often tricky. How do you find the good cleanser for your face? What is the ideal moisturizer that I would not look …

The Nivea Soft Moisturising Cream Pot I bought was 300ml ( a reasonable size ) and gbp 6.99 (approx $11) in BOOTS.
I usually don’t spend much on cosmetics, and my skin is still pretty young, but sometimes I get patches of dry skin.
I thought £7.00 is a lot for …

Watching my wife applying CKC Face Powder to her face daily raises my curiosity in wanting to find out more about this powder as I notice that she seldom get any pimple lesions as compared to myself. A look at the label on the face powder container reveals …

This is definitely one of my favorite makeup kits, especially by Too Faced cosmetics. This kit contains some of my favorite colors, which are variety shades of brown, some of them are matte and some have a little shimmer to them. I’ve tried all the colors, and all of …

This was the first gold liquid eyeliner that I have purchased, and I am honestly happy that I purchased it, because it looks so pretty on my skin! I saw one of my classmates the other day, and I just couldn’t help but notice how beautiful her eye make …

I have hair that is very dry and damaged by the sun. I don’t colour it, but I think the UV in sun rays affect my hair more badly that others and I don’t use any type of protection for my hair so it has become rather dry and …

I recieved a small sample of this serum and have been using it daily for nearly two weeks.
Everyone seems to be trying to purchase this serum at the moment since is feautured on tv stating it can reduce wrinkles by up to 50% in four weeks and has been …

For the first time I will continue using one brand of shower gel and that shower gel is none other than The Body Shop Olive Shower Gel. I actually have bad experiences with shower gel. I tested three shower gels of different brands in the past. Those were …

A few months back I was having a few acne spots which would not seem to go away as fast as I expected. I was using a treatment I like, called St. Ives Medicated Acne Scrub. It worked so well, but it ran out and I needed to buy …

I have been recently given a gift by my cousin when he came back from Singapore. He handed me a pot of Body Shop’s Olive Body Butter. My initial reaction was… why Olive? I did not like it, the cover was not appealing at all, and when I opened …

I do not really wear toner that often. It is just one of those products that has never really been a party of my beauty and skin care routine. My skin has still looked healthy without using toner, but I have always been curious to see if it would …

I normally do not use blotting paper. However, I came across the Cyber Colors Blotting Paper at the Sasa counter, while I was purchasing some cosmetics. As an afterthought, I decided to buy it. I was attracted to its packaging. It comes in a small …

Since I live in such a dry area, I have to keep my bodied moisturized at all time. If not I will experience skin peeling and irritation. I usually moisturize my whole body after a shower. I’ve used different moisturizers and lotions not really having loyalty to just one. …

I am a lover of hand cream, body cream, and body butter. I’m also a lover of Clinique products, so I decided to try their hand and cuticle cream. (Besides, they had one of their gift-with-purchase promotions going on, so I was looking to purchase something I knew I …

I don’t live with my parents but I come to visit them very often. My mother is pretty lazy to go for shopping and she usually buys most of the things in this small local shop we have here 50m from our house.Her excuse is that she doesn’t have …

Maybelline Define-A-Lash Mascara is my favorite everyday mascara. I use the brownish black shade and it goes well with my light to medium skin tone and dark blonde hair. I don’t wear a lot of make-up to work on a normal day and I feel like this mascara …

Bronzing powders can be a dangerous lot. If you use too much you look like something out of a science fiction film. But with the right product paired with the correct application you get that much coveted tan healthy beach look. Well Benefit’s bronzing powder is …

I love Philosophy products and have never had one that I didn’t like. One that I use sometimes is the Philosophy Amazing Grace Firming Body Emulsion. What it is, is a white colored emulsion that comes in a 16 ounce bottle, and it will moisturize my skin.
The …

I used to have a pack of oil-control films with me at all times, especially during the hot humid weather, but now it seems that there’s always a better alternative and a better product based on new technology. I bought a pack of this prodcut for $6, each pack …

Lately, I’ve been trying different cheap and cruelty-free products, because it’s easy to find a bomb cruelty-free product that costs $80, but it’s much harder to find one that costs $5 and does a good job too. Wet’n’Wild is famous for making affordable, but nice quality products and I was …

One time I visited the Beauty Product Section of the Landmark Department Store in Makati City, I saw new beauty products of L’Oreal on display for free trial. The one that attracted me was White Perfect Day Cream. A fair-skinned promo lady was then enticing every …

I had a headstart of painting neon nail polishes a long time ago. I’ve always been passionate when it comes to trendspotting new nail colors. White isn’t particularly new to my nail art vocabulary, it’s a shade I often come across with when going for a french …

I often opt for bronzers than blushers because I have a flat bone structure on my face that requires plenty of definition. But I get the urge every now and then to not be so stringent with my make up and loosen up a little whenever I feel …

Back when I had all sorts of skin problems and allergies after moving (to grass and such), I decided to try this because everyone I knew used this, so I thought there must be something great about it. I found it otherwise. It did a wonderful job at over-drying …

I used Cream Silk conditioners when I was a kid but I changed to other brands a few years ago. Now I use this again for a while. Cream Silk was really good in moisturizing my hair ever since. I have permed hair now so I thought this Damage …

The Product
Celebrate shade is a fuchsia pink color with some micro shimmers.
The container is a white, fat, plastic tube. From the inside, there is a transparent tube where you could see the actual lip gloss and you have to twist it to get the product at the top part …

I originally got this conditioner as a sample, and when I ran out of my regular conditioner, I used this instead. It actually offered a welcome change from my regular conditioner and made my hair feel silky and soft, and I went out and bought a larger bottle of …

My eyelashes are an embarrassment, I have to admit. They are very short with no curl at all. I am constantly on the lookout for a mascara that will make me look like I am wearing fake eyelashes, as impossible of a task it may seem. I had never …

The Product
Flamingo shade actually has a second name but I just forgot what it was because it does not indicate in the tube. Anyway, this shade is a straight jelly orange color with no shimmers or chunky glitters.
The container is a plastic squeeze tube with a slant-tip applicator.
This has …

After watching the television commercials for Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly mousse, I decided to give it a shot. My hair is naturally wavy, a little longer than shoulder length, and cut in long layers. If I don’t use a straightening iron, those natural waves turn into …

Yves Rocher is one of the most appreciated brands as its products contain mainly natural ingredients. When it comes to skin care products, it is of vital importance to choose the best quality. I love the body lotions created by Nivea, Dove and L’Oreal, but unfortunately all af them have …

Using this product was one of my biggest hair mistakes ever. I tried it about a year ago and I am still trying to repair my hair from the damage that the straightener did to it.
I have thick, curly, coarse hair that gets frizzy in the …

I was using a different liquid foundation before I tried this new product from Clarins cosmetics. It claims to have developed an anti aging liquid foundation that is the solution for reducing the lines and wrinkles caused by the aging process. Being in my late thirties, I am encouraged …

The Product
Really Red shade is a combination of three different colors which are shimmery red color, shimmery light orange in the middle, and a shimmery maroon.
The container is a round tin can with a transparent cover.
This has a hint of sweet scent but I did not detect any taste …

My daughter was having her make-up done for her senior pictures, and the lady doing her make-up said, “You know what the best lip gloss is that I have found?”
Well, what woman wouldn’t want to know the answer to that question. So I said, “What?” She said, “Mac Lip …

Concealer that is in mineral form always feels better for some reason and the new Neutrogena Mineral Sheers Concealer Kit with cream and loose powder is better than most mineral makeup products I have tried. I totally get the best coverage with the two step deal, and the …

A few months ago I was looking for a hair protector for use with the iron. As you know a lot it burns the hair a lot and in the long run, you notice your hair worn out. Loses shine, falls, is more brittle and also smells of burning! …

I admit it, I splurged, I splurged bad. The MAC Spring Color Forecast Collection was just too tempting. I got a blush, an eyeshadow quad, and a lip gloss from them, and I’m ashamed to write the price. So I won’t, now, The Blush Ombre was in Vintage Grape, …

I used to have wrinkled, severely dry hands. In fact, my fingers were already showing some lines on them due to the annoying dryness. I think it must be the result of constant washing of hand soaps, which were specifically designed for the hands. I would often use them …

When it comes to makeup, I want everything perfect. When I go out, I want to be able to know that my makeup will hold up and won’t turn into a failure by the end of my day. In order to prevent any mistakes and not waste my money, …

I’ve been using this Shower Gel off and on for a few years now and it is probably 1 of my favourite Shower Gels out there. I guess I could probably use this all the time, but I like a change now and again and that is probably why …

I decided to go natural in November of 2010. Going natural means that I no longer put relaxer or any harsh products in my hair. This decision can sometimes be jarring especially by black women because most black women strive for straight hair by either getting a relaxer or …

The two colors that I’ve tried is the Rimmel Wear 10 plus minerals nail polish in 305 Cashmere and the Rimmel Wear 10 plus minerals nail polish in 399 Black Satin.
My original plan was to just get a black nail polish because I was running out of the …

I first discovered Nioxin in 2006, when I lived in the city of Calgary in the province of Alberta, Canada. Dandruff has always been a big problem for me, and it gets worse in winter, particularly Calgary winter, which is the worst in these parts.
So in one of …

I have been using this foundation for a few months already and I love it. I have heard so many bad things about this foundation, saying that it makes them break-out and that its way too cakey or doesn’t provide enough coverage. Well this did not happen to me. …

I had never tried a dry shampoo until I purchased this product. This summer has been especially hot in Alabama, and I was looking for a product that I could use between my shampoo and conditioning sessions. Since I was very unfamiliar with dry shampoos, I purchased …

I tried two new Neutrogena SPF moisturizers - this Healthy Defense SPF 45 one for every-day wear on my face, and also the Neutrogena dry-touch sheer spf 85, more for my body as a sunscreen. I love them both. I’ve long been a fan of Neutrogena products …

It becomes a problem for the skin if we are going for any long journies. Due to pollution and the stress dur to journeies skin gets affected and starts to get some bad effects. We have to keep the skin always clean and this may not be possible if …

I am generally skeptical of any makeup that claims to last all day, especially lip products, as eating and drinking as much as I do during the day always means that if I bother to wear lipstick or lip gloss, I have to re-apply often. I also have issues …