How often do you receive free samples in the mail, often accompanied by a store coupon for the product, and how often do you actually buy the product? I get quite a few samples, usually of a new type of pain reliever or cold remedy, a hair product or …

I love to use wash cloths to wipe my face after cleansing them. I have been using a special cloth in the size of handkerchief from Japan which is really good in double cleansing my face after I use a rinse off cleanser. The cloth has very micro size …

I can’t believe how late I am in the concealer game! I wouldn’t realize that until I tried the MAC Studio Finish Concealer. I have combination skin that breaks out regularly, plus my complexion has been pretty crappy lately because of the weather; but this covers everything up. Just …

I like all things that I have tried from The Body Shop don’t think I have tried something that I didn’t like, but there is always things that you end up liking more than others. This is probably 1 of those products. I have been using this one off …

Vaseline lotion has 4 variants, but my favorite is the yellow color which has vitamin E and soya extracts. It is very smooth to my skin and I like its fragrance. This revolutionary skin care from Vaseline is very appropriate to my skin type because sometimes, despite my fair …

Every man needs a manly bar of soap. I don’t care who you are. There is nothing like having your own soap outside of your wife’s soap. The dove was ok for a while but it got to the point where I had to let that crap go. I …

I have always considered myself to have a red face, and it drives me nuts. So when Avon came out with Redness Relief Moisturizing cream with SPF 15 as part of their Moisture Therapy line, I quickly snatched it up. Now I wish I would not have …

Nail polish is something I am sure many women are familiar with, and it is something I have been familiar with for almost my whole life. Nail polish a way to dress up your fingers and give them an elegant, soft, natural, vibrant, classy, explosive, or any other kind …

I have very dry skin. Perhaps it’s due to lack of liquid. I can be so lazy sometimes when it comes to drinking water. New Year changed this problem of mine. I finally found the lotion I needed regardless if I drank enough water or not. I bought Vaseline …

Essential Tools is a really neat cosmetic brush set. A friend and I were shopping at Walmart and saw it on sale. We both ended up picking up the pack. I like mine so much, I run through Walmart and grab a couple of extra ones. If someone I …

It is almost summer time again. I was doing my usual shopping, and looking around for some sunscreens, bronze’s, and some tanning products.
I do like a sunless tan every now and then, so I read through some of the products, and found one that says it is streak free.
It …

I recently ordered a bunch of products from E.L.F or Eyes Lips Face. I had the hardest time finding their products in stores so I had to order off of their website eyeslipsface.com. Since I had had a good experience with their shipping the first time I ordered products …

I have been using Cover Girl Simply Powder Foundation for a while now. I really like it. More so than liquid foundation. Liquid foundation is always gooey and if you perspire you can tell you have it on.
Cover …

I had been using the Neutrogena Trip Moisture shampoo and conditioner for a while and I was getting really good results from it so I decided that I would try this Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave In Cream and see how that works for me too since the …

My job keeps my inside most of the time but I love the look of tanned legs. I decided to give this moisturizer a try because it promised to give my skin that nicely tanned look without harsh chemicals and with no need to sunbathe. I am also concerned …

This one certainly is not on the cheap side, but I love L’Occitane’s products so when I saw this one I just had to buy it.
This body lotion has a soft scent that as the name suggests has a cherry blossom like scent, if you are unfamiliar with what …

I started using Estee Lauder Equalizer Foundation a couple of years ago. I have dry skin, that is also very sensitive. After trying clinique, and others brands, I decided to try Estee Lauder. It was kind of expensive, so I was a little hesitant. But …

I bought the Conair pillow soft curlers at Target when I saw them and was a bit intrigued by them. They are rollers with foam squares in the center that are wrapped with a terry cloth like fabric. Wires run through the center of the rollers that are bendable …

Daiso stores are opening more and more branches all over the world. That goes to say how popular their products are.
As for me I find it hard to resist not going into a Daiso store if I come across one at any shopping mall. They not …

When I began working for the school system in 2004, one thing I had to cut way back on was my use of department store cosmetics. I’d tried adding water to my creams and foundations to make them stretch but there was only so much that could be …

I don’t go to the bath and body works tore very often. I enjoy their products but don’t always like the prices. One scent that I have always enjoyed form this store is Plumeria. I purchased the Plumeria body lotion because I needed a quality lotion. My skin was …

I have been meaning to try this product for a while and I finally bit the bullet and bought it. I have to say that I don’t regret it and would never go back.
Avon’s Skin So Soft Gelled Body Oil delivers exactly what it promises and so much …

I rarely use AHA lotions because I mostly have moisturizers. Because I often used spot correctors, I had to use a good moisturizer which can keep the dryness away safely. I used OPI Pedicure AHA Skin Smoother with Avocado Lipid Complex one time because it was actually pretty good, …

Being a Filipina, I am not blessed with long and thick lashes. But I am proud to have a beautiful eyes and eyebrow. Since my eyelashes are just normal and length, I really feel that there is a need for me to use mascara at certain occasions. I curl …

With the trend of being green and health conscious mineral makeup has become more widely popular. Many brands of cosmetic now offer their own version of mineral makeup but deciding which is right for you can be difficult. The most well known mineral makeup is Bare Minerals but anyone …

My daughter is now thirteen. We have been letting her wear a little eveshadow and a lightly colored lip gloss for about a year now. She has been bugging me to wear foundation for a while now. As a trained beauty consultant, I know the foundation will just make …

I never knew i could find a way to vanish my dark spots on my face.Before i’ve been using an astringent to make my face glow and fair. But the bad thing is because of the hot climate i am in with, it causes to burn my face. I am …

And because I am in need of a new blush-on, I went to the nearest mall, just a stone’s throw away from my residence and visited HBC (Home of Beauty Exclusives) boutique. While I was looking around for some stuff, the sales lady followed me and asked me what …

I am always looking for a new and unique hand soap to try out. And Desert Essence looked very interesting sitting there on the store shelf. After all, how many hand soaps do you see out there that use a black bottle and a nice, simple but beautiful label? …

Getting my hair to be crazy sleek isn’t always easy, but with Got 2 B’s Flat Iron Lotion the job is so much easier. The only way I can get that straight out of the salon hairdo is if I use a couple styling products that help make …

When I was born, I was my mother’s toe-headed little girl. I had very thin light blonde hair, and the texture and consistency of my hair has pretty much stayed the same throughout my life. My hair is also oily and that means that it’s also pretty lifeless. …

Applying makeup in my eyes is one of the things I love doing and with this I love experimenting on brands. I make it a point to try a new product every in a while to see which I will patronize. Just recently, Clinique released new products . This …

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 …

You could say that I have a healthy skepticism over eye rollers. The main idea of combining a certain mechanical action, which in this case is purported as —˜massaging’ the eyes, with an eye cream, serum, or anything for that matter to relieve puffy eyes is airy business. …

After years of trying on different brands of makeup from the expensive ones to cheap ones, I would have to say I finally found the brand that works for me. After my mother gave me the Revlon Custom Creations foundation, I got the Revlon ColorStay Mineral Blush 020 Petal …

I really wanted to whiten my teeth but couldn’t afford a professional whitening at the dentist office and didn’t want to spend a lot of money buying the more expensive brands.
I was really surprised at how well they worked. I haven’t tried any other brand but I don’t …

Due to my fondness in collecting different nail colors, I have tried almost all local brands in the market already. Caronia is the most popular nail polish brand, it is the leading brand in the Philippines. I rarely use their nail polish. When I decided to try Caronia, I …

I don’t know how reputable L’Oreal is in terms of their anti-aging products, but I have to give them a hand for their Skin Genesis Serum Concentrate. The sole purpose of this product is to strengthen and rebuild the skin. It has no moisturizing or UV protective …

I have seen tons of advertisements for the Cover Girl Smoky Shadow Blast product all over pretty much every magazine that I open up these days. You’ve probably seen the advertisement too. It features Drew Barrymore with very dramatic looking eyes. I have been wanting to get a similar …

My mother just recently felt gratuitous today and gave me a cute pot of foundation. I guess it was a random gift for New Year’s? I guess so. But since I love makeup, cheap or expensive, as long as it makes me feel beautiful, and especially if my mom …

I love Queen Helene products. I have been using one of the Queen Helene facial masks for years and it has been one of the best products at keeping my face soft and free of oil. No matter how bad my acne gets, I have counted on Queen Helene …

My mom and I were recently shopping for good cosmetic products last Saturday. As I was strolling around the mall, I saw a newly renovated branch of The Body Shop. I was intrigued by the new products lined up and I just had the urge to check it out. …

I love Maybelline cosmetics, but this brand just doesn’t meet my expectations when it comes to nail polish. When I tried the Forever Strong nail color, I was reminded why I only use Sally Hansen and OPI polishes.
My husband picked this out for me; it was very sweet of …

There are very few products that have actually been able to clear up my acne. I tried Clean and Clear oil fighting formula by Johnson & Johnson on a whim in the hopes that it might actually clear things up even a little bit. My skin is excessively …

One of the things I hate most about my beauty routine is how long it takes to get through the process of doing my hair and my makeup. I would love so much to only have to spend 5 minutes on each, but the reality is that I often …

I have oily and troubled skin because of my excessive oil production. In the part of the city where I live the weather can be so hot specially if it was summer, and I remember it was summer of last year when I decided to buy a toner that …

This is a fun eye pencil to play with. This number is a dark teal with silver glitter in it. I’m sure you can imagine how dramatic that can be. When I’m feeling like being dark and Gothic I like to put this on with just a little …

L’Oreal is a popular name in the cosmetics department as well as a trusted supplier of beauty products. And while I think that this brand name is reliable in many fields of cosmetics such as nail polish, makeup and soaps, I was not as thrilled with their Superior Preference …

Actually, this is the first time I’m using the foaming cleanser, but lately there has been quite a lot of fuss around these things, some say you should never ever use them and others say that they are actually better than non-foaming ones. So I couldn’t just not try onу …

While I was browsing Walgreens’ beauty aisle one night I came across Sinful Colors Professional nail polishes. I use to work at Walgreens and had never noticed these nail colors before. They come in a wide variety of colors that rival even OPI’s selection. They were only $1.99 too …