Seeing as how Nicole is by the famed OPI nail polish company, and bottles are 7 dollars a pop, I was extremely ecstatic to receive a bottle for my birthday. Not to mention that the polish was a deep violet purple, ‘Virtuous Violet’, one of my favorite colors. I …

The new cover girl lash blast mascara is amazing!! I’ve always had trouble with mascara clumping my eyelashes together or making me look like a street walker. But when I purchased the new cover girl lash blast mascara I was thrilled with the results. The new …

I love fashion and my hair is the most important aspect which I cherish. However, there are many colors out there currently on the market for sale; just like violet, cool brown, ash brown as well as gold and wine. Nothing has ever been as magnificent as that of …

I hate shopping for makeup. Finding makeup that I actually like is not easy. Usually I buy products that I think look perfect, only to be disappointed with the very first use. One of the hardest items for me to buy is eye shadow. I have a drawer filled …

This is another great OPI nail polish that I have purchased. Normally I prefer to buy polishes that are more striking in color, but I ended up buying this one because I was looking for a more neutral tone for my french manicures. One of the reasons …

I love using sheet masks as they are an easy way to take care of my skin with minimal effort on my part. All I have to do is put it on my face and relax. I have used My Beauty Diary masks in the past before in …

I was in the car listening to the ready when I heard about Ovation Cell Therapy. I look it up online and decided to order it because my hair had been breaking out and needed some treatment. It is costly, I paid close to $100 for 3 bottles. But …

I have my halloween makeup and this particular one is amongst my collection. It’s dark brown in colour but it’s actually darker than just the normal brown shade, almost blackish when you look at it from afar, and it almost looks like dark molten chocolate actually when you put …

These Cosworx wig heads seem to be the same generic type of wig heads that you could find at any wig or hat store. It used to be that you could buy a cheaper head that doesn’t have a face, but now the cheapest available is one with a …

Revlon Eye shadows are the excellent product from Revlon. I have been the great fan of the Revlon product but the eye shadows are just too good. Actually the different shades in this range are very good and they are very good in quality. It may …

It is extremely rare to find nail polish that does much other than chip after a few days. This is why I was pleasantly enthused when I found the Teal Mood Nail Polish at Hot Topic. I knew right off the bat that Hot Topic would be the place …

I only just started using this shower gel, and so far, I have only used it as a liquid hand soap. To be honest, that is probably all I will use it for, because I’m hoping that it will last longer that way. I got this shower gel as …

I’m such a voracious consumer of cosmetics, no wonder why my touchy skin seems to be going through a tough time. I was looking forward to detoxifying my makeup grind —“ what with all the profusion of cosmetics I slap on my face time and again, it’s just …

Although I love the way that professional manicures look, I do not like the high prices that are associated with them. I purchased this kit a few weeks ago because I wanted to be able to do my own manicures and pedicures during the summertime. Because I …

I actually ran across this Ruby Collagen Dink Mix at a local Holistic Festival. I go to these kinds of festivals every two months or so when they are in town. No one was selling them, but a lady at a nearby booth was talking to a customer about …

I have been using Creamsilk hair damage control conditioner,since I got here in the states. I bought the conditioner in the Philippines Market since it is a Philippines product. It’s not really the same Creamsilk that I use back home in the Philippines, because I was using the green …

I’m a typical girl with very find hair that really has close to no volume at all. I am always trying to rememdy the situation by looking for products that can create the illusion of thicker, more volmptuous hair. One of these products was Pantene Pro-V’s Volumizing hairspray.
Now, …

I like the fact that in my mid-thirties I’m still carded for cigarettes. That’s enough to put a smile on any girl’s face, I assure you. But that doesn’t mean I’m not still mindful of the overall heatlh and appearance of my skin. I’m not getting any younger after …

“Invigorating Vitamin Mask’ by Nivea Visage, (which contains Vitamin C & Fruit Extracts) claims to be suitable for all skin types but IT IS NOT.
I strongly advise those with sensitive skin not to use it. (I don’t know about its effect on normal skin as I have sensitive skin).
I …

It’s seldom I dislike any O.P.I shades but this is one nail polish that I just can’t clearly wear again, no matter how much this bottle costs. The shade is called Done Out in Deco and I just didn’t like the shade since it looked too dull and too …

A dark underarm is a total turnoff especially when I had it during the times when I needed to go sleeveless. I always hesitated raising it up because its a total disgrace as well as a distortion when everything else is fixed and perfect. I really find it hard …

Main ingredient is kojic acid, made form rice wine, is used in Japan way, way back before. Kojie san skin lightening soap claims to unveil a white, more even complexion. As based on my experience, the soap is really, really effective. It is orange in color as well as …

I was looking for a new eye shadow when I visited Cosmetic Stall at SM Bicutan, Bicutan Philippines. Our theme in our Christmas Party was about Korean Fashion and some of my eye shadows are not up to date. I need something smoky and a touch of purple for …

I really like the lipsticks from NYX. I think they have good pigmentation and they last on the lips for a long time. They are not quite as smooth and some of the other types of lipstick NYX has available but they are not overly drying. The colors I …

Ever since I was a kid way back 15 or 18 years ago, I can still remember my mother’s advice that a girl or a woman should always possess a fairly smooth and soft skin.
Since then, those words have been tattooed on my mind.
Now that I’m in my early …

I found myself in the bath products section of the World Market import store. I was looking forward to a soothing bath after a day spent shopping. Lavender is always relaxing for me and I enjoy bath bombs so I picked up this World Market brand version. At …

This is a fabulous facial mask for combination skin like mine. If you have an oily T-zone and dry patches on your cheeks, got2be’s all mixed up mash masque will work a treat!
Proctor and gamble makes got2be products and this particular masque comes in a 200ml tube and retails …

The hamam is a pure and gentle soap for a family to use. This is an ordinary soap, which has not much features or qualities, but it is very soft and gentle soap, which serves best. This soap is an ideal soap even to use it for …

My friend who lives in what I like to think of as the cosmetics mecca of the world, tends to mail me samples from various cosmetics counters she visits in department stores. Stores we simply don’t have in our little neck of the woods, and Sephora is one of …

When my regular night time facial cream became discontinued, I began to search my local drug store for a replacement. I hadn’t planned on buying another L’Oreal product, but when I received a bunch of coupons in the mail from doing on-line surveys, I found I had two $10 …

I’m fond of reading magazines and beauty articles and almost every one of them advised its readers against using a facial scrub—¦ the nitty-gritty kind. I even read an article from Glamour once written by a dermatologist about this whole don’t-scrub-your-face thingy. I was fond of using face scrubs …

I am not a person of gifted hair. I spend too much budget on this for maintenance. I often do the hair straightening, cellophane, hair rebonding, waxing, and even hair coloring. Name it and my hair have it all already. Because of this, my hair becomes overused and a …

Many people were talking about how the L’oreal Colour Juice Lipgloss in the color Bubblegum was a dupe for MAC Underage lipglass and Nars Turkish Delight. Both of the latter lipglosses are pretty expensive, so I decided to try out the L’oreal lipgloss to save some money. I actually …

I always used to use Garnier to color my hair. However, this time I decided to try Clairol because I have always heard good things about it. Also, it was on sale at target. And so it was a perfect opportunity for me to give this a try. My …

I thought the concept for the Dream Matte Mousse Foundation by Maybelline is great and as soon as I started seeing the ads for it on commericals and in my magazines I really wanted to try it. This is one of the first liquid foundations that I’ve tried by …

When I am at the mall, I usually drop by Bath and Body Works, a very popular American retail store. Even if I don’t intend to be there, the scents of the store magnetize me and I just end up buying even a little something there, talk about a …

I have a bit of a makeup problem. I love makeup and I am always buying more. Luckily for me all makeup only lasts around a year so I always have an excuse to buy more. Not everyone knows but all high quality and even cheap …

I spent a lot of money trying to find the perfect eyeliner. I had gone through several pencil, liquid, and powder eyeliners and not one of them worked for me. I then discovered L’orel’s HIP cream eyeliners which come in four different colors. I purchased the black cream eyeliner …

There was a time that I didn’t have enough money to afford various cosmetics with high prices (sometimes I really spent since I love to buy many accessories and any other cosmetics —“ regardless how often would I use it) —“ I will look for other similar products with …

Victoria’s Secret cosmetic is one of my favorite product, since they always give me this satisfaction when I purchase their old and up comings product. I bought a new lip gloss from them, they called it Beauty rush lip gloss and has scented flavor of cupquake. It is truly …

Another Etude House product which I got from attending a Cosmopolitan event was the Etude House Cleansing Dream Soft Cleansing Foam. Like its partner (Cleansing Dream Perfect Cleansing Cream), this product was also gentle to my skin and didn’t cause me any small breakouts or itchiness.
At first I really …

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, …

Coloring of the hair is the latest fashion here at my place and I like making my own fashion statement, I too have colored m hair but I use just the best brand as my hairs are really precious for me and I don’t trust just anything when …

For something that costs a lot of money, this product didn’t work for me. I was trying to prevent blackhead and whitehead breakout, not have a face full of pimples. I’ve never used any of the St Ives facial products before so I wasn’t really sure what to expect. …

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 …

It was my sister who introduced me to ever bilena foundation. She’s a fan of this two way cake that she is keeping lots of empty cases of this at home. I see her use this foundation whenever she gets ready for work. She applies it on her face …

I heard about E.L.F’s Shimmering Facial Whip by word of mouth and wanted to try it out for myself. Since their products are hard to find in stores I ordered my stuff off of their website eyeslipsface.com. I have a product similar to E.L.F’s facial whip by Neutrogena and …

I absolutely love how dramatic my eyelashes look after I curl them. My best friend is constantly raving about how great her heated eyelash curler is. Although I love the curler that I already own, I decided to purchase a heated one to see if it would …

This volumizing mousse is from Tresemme’s new thermal creations. Before I even review this product, let me just say that I absolutely love it! I have been using it for two weeks now and it has already become a must-have. I pretty much use it every time I wash …

Missha is a Korean makeup and skin care company that is part of Able cosmetics. They are well known for their high quality products that also are supposed to benefit your skin. This is my absolute favourite product from this company, and it beats any Western BB cream you …