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Member Since: April 15, 2008Reviews
Vichy ProEVEN Night
I received this product free for review as a member of the PRC. I have to be honest. I wasn't expecting much out of this product. I've never bothered with a dark spot corrector and felt like they were all just a gimmick that offered a lot but... +
I received this product free for review as a member of the PRC.
I have to be honest. I wasn't expecting much out of this product. I've never bothered with a dark spot corrector and felt like they were all just a gimmick that offered a lot but didn't deliver. It turns out, I was wrong. Really wrong. I actually really liked this dark spot corrector AND found it effective.
For starters, Vichy claims that you'll notice a difference after just one night of use. I did not. I woke up after that first night keen to see a difference... There was none. And I looked very carefully for one. However, I did notice a pretty big difference after three nights of use. That third morning, I woke up and noticed that I didn't need concealer on the spots of hyper pigmentation I'd been covering up before. They were faded nicely, not gone completely, but faded enough that concealer wasn't necessary. I was impressed.
I only used this product for a week, but I imagine there would be continued improvement with continued use. I plan to start using it again as part of my normal skin care routine.
I would recommend this to a friend, even though the price is higher than what I'd normally spend on a night cream.
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Vichy ProEVEN Advanced Daily Dark Spot Corrector
I received this product free for review as a member of the PRC. Having tried and really liked the Vichy ProEVEN Night cream, I was really keen to give the daily spot corrector version a go! The texture was nice and smooth, and the fragrance isn't... +
I received this product free for review as a member of the PRC.
Having tried and really liked the Vichy ProEVEN Night cream, I was really keen to give the daily spot corrector version a go! The texture was nice and smooth, and the fragrance isn't overpowering. I did find that I had to be careful to rub it in really well or it would leave white streaks/swipes on my skin (and I'm super pale, so I imagine this would be even more problematic on darker skin tones). I was hoping this product would be a bit more moisturizing. It wasn't moisturizing enough at first for my skin, but after a few days my skin adjusted to it and wasn't dry/flaky when I used this product. I was using it over my regular vitamin C serum and in place of my regular facial moisturizer. The product label does say that you can wear another moisturizer overtop of this product, but I prefer to minimize the products I use so my skin doesn't feel heavy (I do serum, moisturizer, concealer as needed, and pressed powder only).
I used this lotion twice a day (morning and night) as suggested on the label. I didn't wake up with perfectly even skin after one day, so it's not a product that will give you a quick fix. After about 10 days of use I noticed a small reduction in the darkness of any hyper pigmentation spots on my face. Certainly not as big of a difference as I experienced with the ProEVEN Night lotion, but a slight difference. I think over a much longer period of time that I would have experienced better results. I imagine that if the day and night versions are used together, that the results would be fabulous!
I'd recommend this to a friend despite it being more expensive that what I'd normally spend on a day cream.
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Baroness Chocolates Tummy Rub
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. This just might be my favourite of the seven I tried. Truly. I LOVE milk chocolate, and this one alone was true sweet decadent milk chocolate. The cookie in the middle added... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
This just might be my favourite of the seven I tried. Truly. I LOVE milk chocolate, and this one alone was true sweet decadent milk chocolate. The cookie in the middle added just the right amount of crunch. The milk chocolate melted nicely in my mouth and tasted heavenly.
This one easily satisfied my craving for sweet decadent milk chocolate. I couldn't put it down!
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Tantric Tiger
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. I liked this one! I really really did! It reminded me of those Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut Bars (do they even still make those?!?!) but about a hundred times better. The chocolate... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
I liked this one! I really really did! It reminded me of those Dairy Milk Fruit & Nut Bars (do they even still make those?!?!) but about a hundred times better. The chocolate was perfect, decadent, rich, indulgent, and the cranberries and almonds were sublime. A perfect combination of sweet, salty, chewy, and crunchy. So good!
This one easily satisfied my craving for chocolate, sweetness, and salt! So delightful, even in small quantities!
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Love and Blessings
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. Sometimes simplicity is where it's at. This 50/50 milk and dark chocolate bar is just that, simple. I'm a die hard fan of milk chocolate, and I found this bar was really... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
Sometimes simplicity is where it's at. This 50/50 milk and dark chocolate bar is just that, simple. I'm a die hard fan of milk chocolate, and I found this bar was really overpowered by the dark chocolate, but it was still delightful. Sinfully delicious and a true indulgence for the chocolate lover. The picture of the bar makes it look like it is draped either in dark chocolate or in milk chocolate (some are much lighter than others in the photo), but mine was totally dark. I'm not sure if they've changed the look of the bar since photographing it for the packaging, but mine looked (and tasted) like a bar of dark chocolate. Tasty, but not really my thing.
A small piece of this one was enough to satisfy the chocolate craving for me. Not too sweet, not too bitter, just a nice balance of dark and milk chocolate (though mostly dark chocolate for sure).
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Mocha Krunhjay
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. HELLO SPONGE TOFFEE!!! I LOVE sponge toffee, love it. So when I took a bite of this bar and discovered that the toffee they talked about on the label was sponge toffee, I was... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
HELLO SPONGE TOFFEE!!! I LOVE sponge toffee, love it. So when I took a bite of this bar and discovered that the toffee they talked about on the label was sponge toffee, I was in heaven. Heaven, I tell you. This one hits the mark for me. Mocha, almonds, salt, and sponge toffee? Could it get any better? The answer is no. No it cannot. This is the bar for me.
To say this bar satisfied my chocolate (and SPONGE TOFFEE) craving would be a humungous understatement. This is it. The one. The only. It's a miracle I didn't eat it all in one sitting, but I had to save some for the next craving... which is right about now!
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Subversive Squirrel
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. I'm not usually a fan of super dark chocolate, but this was actually pretty good. It wasn't bitter and wasn't overly sweet which was really nice. But... Where are the peanuts?... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
I'm not usually a fan of super dark chocolate, but this was actually pretty good. It wasn't bitter and wasn't overly sweet which was really nice. But... Where are the peanuts? I got through a quarter of this bar and didn't detect any peanuts in it. There was lots of crunchy candy though, which was lovely. My biggest complaint about this bar in particular was the packaging. The end of the package wasn't full sealed, so it was kind of open at the bottom. Not great for their quality control, but I ate it anyway... :D
Because of the missing peanuts, this one did not satisfy my craving for something sweet and salty. Such a shame!
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Aiyaaaa!
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. This one was good. Just good. I was hoping it would be knock your socks off amazing, but it was just alright. I found the butterscotch was sort of tasteless. Sweet, but not... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
This one was good. Just good. I was hoping it would be knock your socks off amazing, but it was just alright. I found the butterscotch was sort of tasteless. Sweet, but not rich like I was expecting from having tried the other bars. The almonds were nice and crunchy, but I couldn't detect the sea salt in the bar. Too bad, I was really hoping to love this one.
I only ate a small piece of this bar, and that was enough to satisfy my chocolate craving. It just wasn't good enough for me to feel the need to indulge in the whole thing.
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Baroness Chocolates Dob Dobs
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC. OH EMM GEE!! This was good. Like, really really good. Definitely slap you in the face good. The chocolate wasn't too sweet and it balanced out with the caramel perfectly. And... +
I was selected to review this product for free as a member of the PRC.
OH EMM GEE!! This was good. Like, really really good. Definitely slap you in the face good. The chocolate wasn't too sweet and it balanced out with the caramel perfectly. And the pecans? Perfect combination right there. So good. It just melts in your mouth and ooze quality. Yum! There really isn't another chocolate bar on the market quite like this one. Perfection.
I only needed to have a small piece of this bar to satisfy my chocolate and caramel craving. So rich and decadent!
The most appealing thing about Baroness chocolates for me is that they are hand made right here in Canada. Awesome. Sure they're gluten free, organic, GMO free, and taste amazing, but I'm all about locally made products!
Baroness chocolates are so far above anything I'd typically buy for myself. It is truly premium chocolate and a huge step above the rest.
I will definitely be buying Baroness chocolate bars again, and if my girlfriends are lucky, I just might share with them too!
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Rimmel London Match Perfection Blush
Don't buy this blush! I used to love Rimmel's blush when they had single colours in a compact style package. It was seriously amazing blush (my colour was Pink Sugar). I sadly ran out of that blush a little while ago and went to buy it again, but... +
Don't buy this blush! I used to love Rimmel's blush when they had single colours in a compact style package. It was seriously amazing blush (my colour was Pink Sugar). I sadly ran out of that blush a little while ago and went to buy it again, but Rimmel no longer makes their single colour blush (at least no where I've looked and I've looked everywhere!). I decided that since I loved Rimmel's blush before that I would go with their new blush offering, the Rimmel Match Perfection Blush. HUGE MISTAKE. I bought it in light/medium. It has three different shades to it that are supposed to blend to create a perfect blush for your skin tone.
What's wrong with it? For starters, it's really hard to get the product to stick to a blush brush. Once you manage to get the blush onto the brush, good luck getting it to show up on your face. There is absolutely no pigment in this blush, at all. It's awful. I piled it on and nothing. It's invisible. I even tried dabbing it on my face with the brush, and still nothing. The other issue I have with it is the smell. It smells... like plastic? Chemicals? Not good. The packaging is terrible too. The lid is supposed to twist on so it stays secure, but it doesn't twist into anything so it just sits on top of the blush base. The lid doesn't stay on in my makeup bag and it's only a matter of time before the flimsy lid cracks and breaks. Very annoying.
I wish Rimmel would bring back their single colour blushes because they were amazing!
Steer yourselves away from this blush Chicks!
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