beautybunni
Member Since: December 29, 2016Reviews
L'Occitane Almond Shower Cream
I was given the opportunity to try L’Occitane’s Nourishing Whipped Almond cleaner, complementary, in exchange for an honest review. This body wash is a delightfully airy and creamy body cleanser that has a floral scent. Unfortunately, I hate to... +
I was given the opportunity to try L’Occitane’s Nourishing Whipped Almond cleaner, complementary, in exchange for an honest review. This body wash is a delightfully airy and creamy body cleanser that has a floral scent. Unfortunately, I hate to say, but I actually did not end up liking this product. I first tried using the cleanser with just my hands to wash my body. But that didn’t work because the cleanser, even though it does foam a little but, would just wash away immediately. So then I tried using a bath poof. While this made the cleanser last better, I found that I had to use A LOT of product to be able to wash my whole body from head to toe. With this in mind, I don’t think this cleanser is going to last very long at all, and at $40 a tube, it’s not exactly ideal. I also found that after showering, the cleanser left me feeling like I had a film on my skin, and after a few washes, I realized that the residue on my skin was making me hot – as in, hot flashes type hot. Once I stopped using the cleanser, both the filmy residue and hot flashes, if you will, stopped. So while I’m grateful for getting to try this product out, I will not be purchasing it in future.
- Product received for free from L'Occitane Canada in exchange for an honest review.
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Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Cheek Tint
This Armani Beauty "Intense Berry" Luminous Silk Cheek Tint is a lovely product. It's a scentless, lightweight fluid that is easy to apply with it's doe foot applicator. I use my fingers or a brush to blend and diffuse the colour across my cheeks... +
This Armani Beauty "Intense Berry" Luminous Silk Cheek Tint is a lovely product. It's a scentless, lightweight fluid that is easy to apply with it's doe foot applicator. I use my fingers or a brush to blend and diffuse the colour across my cheeks, but I use moisturizer first, as I find it really helps the blush spread and blend. The berry colour gives your cheeks a lovely natural flush or a vibrant pop of colour, depending on how much product you use, as it's a very buildable product. It also has great stay-power. After a full day of wear it looks just as good as when I first applied it. I would definitely recommend this blush to anyone. -
YSL Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm
Yves Saint Laurent's Pink Sunrise Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm is indeed a luxury product. The silver and pink packaging itself if so pretty and definitely has that high-quality look you'd expect buying a Yves Saint Laurent product. I have a pale... +
Yves Saint Laurent's Pink Sunrise Candy Glow Tinted Butter Balm is indeed a luxury product. The silver and pink packaging itself if so pretty and definitely has that high-quality look you'd expect buying a Yves Saint Laurent product. I have a pale complexion, and the Pink Sunrise shade gives my lips just a sheer pop of candy-pink colour. I like it because while it's pink, it doesn't stand out a lot and still looks quite natural. The balm itself is smooth, creamy and had kind of a floral, peachy smell, and it feels good to wear. So I very much like the quality, look, and feel of this balm. However, I do find that this balm doesn't stay on my lips for very long, and I find myself having to reapply it often, even if I haven't been eating or drinking. This is the one con I can find with this product. -
Grown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Serum
I received Grown Alchemist's Instant Smoothing Serum, complimentary, in exchange for my honest review of the product. This serum is a very thin, non-greasy fluid that easily glides over the skin, and it absorbs so well and quickly that it's just... +
I received Grown Alchemist's Instant Smoothing Serum, complimentary, in exchange for my honest review of the product. This serum is a very thin, non-greasy fluid that easily glides over the skin, and it absorbs so well and quickly that it's just crazy! I truly was amazed by this product for this reason. My skin drank it up like a sponge, and once it dried, I couldn't tell that it was on my skin at all. It has no scent to it, which is very important to me as I am sensitive to fragrance. Immediately after application, I really did notice that my skin looked smoother and softer, and it felt softer, too. I have yet to see what the long-term effects will be like, but so far, after two weeks of use, it has made quite a good impression on me and I think my skin is really going to benefit from its hydration and smoothing effects in the long run.
- Product received for free from Grown Alchemist in exchange for an honest review.
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Grown Alchemist Skin Renewal Serum
I found Grown Alchemist’s Skin Renewal Serum to be an interesting product. It is more viscous than the previous serum is, but not in a negative way. Unlike the smoothing serum, this one does have a teeny bit of a scent to it, but it’s not due to... +
I found Grown Alchemist’s Skin Renewal Serum to be an interesting product. It is more viscous than the previous serum is, but not in a negative way. Unlike the smoothing serum, this one does have a teeny bit of a scent to it, but it’s not due to artificial fragrance. Rather, I think the scent can be attributed to the echinacea present in the serum, which I didn’t find to be irritating or noxious. Like the previous serum, it’s easy to apply and seems to work well with other skin care products. However, after using this serum for the past few weeks, I still can’t tell if it’s improving my skin barrier or not. I feel that I would need to use this product for a longer period of time to accurately asses how effect it really is. But for the time being, as far as first impressions go, it seems like a nice product and I think it has good potential.
- Product received for free from Grown Alchemist in exchange for an honest review.
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Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Anti-Aging Serum
I received the Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Anti-Aging Serum, complementary, to test and honestly review. This newest, latest, and greatest anti-aging concentrate from Lancome boasts having three skin rejuvenating ingredients working together in... +
I received the Lancôme Rénergie H.C.F. Triple Anti-Aging Serum, complementary, to test and honestly review. This newest, latest, and greatest anti-aging concentrate from Lancome boasts having three skin rejuvenating ingredients working together in one beautifully packaged serum: hyaluronic acid, Vit. C + niacinamide, and Ferulic acid. I was so excited to try this when I received it, let me tell you. So I was rather distressed when I found my serum pump initially only dispensed one of the three ingredients. After taking the bottle apart and adjusting the positioning of the dispenser tubes, I managed to get it working properly. I found out that I am not the only one who has had this problem. Others who also received this serum to test did as well. So just to warn you if you buy this product, make sure that it is, in fact, dispensing three uniquely coloured fluids.
I've used the Rénergie serum everyday in the evening for at least two weeks now. With the first use, I do think that it made my skin immediately look more luminous, but I wouldn't say it made my skin look any smoother. After two week of use, unfortunately, I honestly haven't noticed much of a difference in my skin at all. I do not think my skin feels resurfaced or replumped like it's supposed to. However, I have noticed that the skin on my neck does appear and feel firmer than before.
As far as use goes, the serum is easy enough to use, but I don't like the fact that you have to pump it into the palm of your hand, mix it, and then put it on your face. Everytime I do, I feel I'm losing half my product to my hand and, considering how dearly priced it is, that doesn't impress me much. I probably should also mention that for anyone who is sensitive to fragranced cosmetics, you probably want to avoid this product. I personally find to be rather perfumed.
Overall, it really, truly pains me to say it, but I really don't think that I would recommend this product. I don't think it provides nearly the benefits that it offers, the smell bothers me, and lastly, at $170 CAD a bottle, I shouldn't have to take the product apart to get it to work or waste a bunch of it trying to get the pump tp work. Sorry Lancôme, better luck next time?
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COVERGIRL Clean Fresh Weightless Water Cream™
I was sent a complementary sample of Covergirl's Clean and Fresh Weightless Water Cream to test and review. Personally, I didn't like it at all. It was pretty thick textures for a water cream and it had a sort of grainy, silicone type texture to it... +
I was sent a complementary sample of Covergirl's Clean and Fresh Weightless Water Cream to test and review. Personally, I didn't like it at all. It was pretty thick textures for a water cream and it had a sort of grainy, silicone type texture to it. I had it on my skin for only a few minutes before I took it off, because I totally didn't like it. Sorry, but this product is a big no for me. -
Neutrogena Bright Boost Moisturizer SPF 30
I received Neutrogena’s Bright Boost Moisturizer with SPF 30 complementary of ChickAdvisor, for testing purposes. The moisturizer comes in a little squeeze bottle that makes for an easy, hygienic application; which I like. I found this moisturizer... +
I received Neutrogena’s Bright Boost Moisturizer with SPF 30 complementary of ChickAdvisor, for testing purposes. The moisturizer comes in a little squeeze bottle that makes for an easy, hygienic application; which I like. I found this moisturizer to be very fluid and lightweight. It isn’t thick or heavy feeling on my skin. It feels fairly natural and makes my skin smooth and glow. This makes it really good to wear under makeup. In fact, once it has absorbed, you really don’t know that it’s on your skin. I must say that I am really impressed by this considering it has SPF in it. Other moisturizers I’ve tried with SPF in them feel and smell just like sunscreen. But this moisturizer does not feel like that at all.
The only one thing that I don’t really like about this product is that there is fragrance in it. I personally don’t like fragrance in my skincare products, so that is a turn off for me. The scent itself is slightly perfumey. So a for-warning if you are sensitive to fragrance.
If fragrance is not a concern for you, this is a nice, lightweight SPF moisturizer that you might want to consider trying.
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Neutrogena Bright Boost Gel Cream
Neutrogena’s Bright Boost Gel-cream moisturizer is said to hydrate skin while complementing skin cell renewal, in order to give you instantly brighter, smoother and more luminous looking skin. I received this product, complements of ChickAdvisor... +
Neutrogena’s Bright Boost Gel-cream moisturizer is said to hydrate skin while complementing skin cell renewal, in order to give you instantly brighter, smoother and more luminous looking skin. I received this product, complements of ChickAdvisor, for testing and review purposes.
This gel-cream moisturizer is exactly as it sounds: it is a cream suspended in a gel. So while it has a creamy texture to it, it smoothes over your skin like a gel moisturizer does, while avoiding the greasiness that you sometimes get with moisturizing creams. This moisturizer has a very lightweight feel to it between your fingers. I applied this moisturizer in the morning and at night, as directed.
I think that it does make my skin look less dull and more awake. However, there are a couple things about this product that I am not so fond of. Even after an hour or more of having applied this moisturizer to my skin, it still didn’t feel as if it had completely absorbed. It left me feeling as if I had a sort of film on my face. Also, when I touch my face, it leaves this weird silicon/oily feeling on my fingers; kind of like what invisible hair oil feels like.
So, while this product works well enough to make my skin look less dull, I don’t personally think that I would buy it in future. If you plan on putting makeup on over it or only using it before bed, the feeling of it on your skin might not be a problem for you. In that case, this Bright Boost Gel-cream might still be a possible option for you.
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Neutrogena Bright Boost Illuminating Serum
Neutrogena’s Brightening Boost Illuminating Serum is an oil-free resurfacing treatment to help improve your skins texture and appearance. I received this serum, complementary of ChickAdvisor, for testing and review purposes. First I just want... +
Neutrogena’s Brightening Boost Illuminating Serum is an oil-free resurfacing treatment to help improve your skins texture and appearance. I received this serum, complementary of ChickAdvisor, for testing and review purposes.
First I just want to point out how much I love the dispenser this product comes with. It’s a push button dropper and it works perfectly to dispense the product with the least amount of waste.
This Bright Boost Illuminating Serum is very different from any other serum that I have ever tried. Unlike most serums, this serum is white and reminds me rather of a face milk, but slightly thicker. It very easily smoothes over my skin when I apply it and it absorbs well after a few minutes. I use this product at night time before bed. So far, I think that I am seeing some improvement in the appearance of my skin after repeated use. However, I did not see immediate results, as the packaging claims.
I should note that one downside to this product is that it does contain fragrance and is rather perfume-like in nature. I personally am not very fond of this.
I think that if you don’t mind having fragrance in your skincare products and you are looking for a night serum to help perk up your dull, tired looking skin, then this product would be a good fit for you.
#NeutrogenaBrighteningBoost
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