Candy10Apple
Member Since: September 12, 2011Reviews
Dr. Belmeur Panthenol Soothing Gel Cream
#gotitfree About my skin: I have combination skin. It can get oily on my cheeks, nose and forehead. HOWEVER, I am extremely dry and eczema prone right under my nose, on top of my lips. I have to constantly use topical steroid cream to keep rash and... +
#gotitfree
About my skin: I have combination skin. It can get oily on my cheeks, nose and forehead. HOWEVER, I am extremely dry and eczema prone right under my nose, on top of my lips. I have to constantly use topical steroid cream to keep rash and flareups at bay.
Value: It's $42 on their website. For the amount of gel you get, it's pretty good value. You don't need to use a lot.
Quality: I feel like it's a very hydrating gel. The smell is pleasant and a little minty?? Because of this, be very careful not to put it around your eyes. I'm lazy and don't have a separate eye cream... I just push lotion all of my face and this stung my eyes!!!! when I'm careful to avoid my eyes, it's not problem
Effectiveness: I would say it's effective. In combination with the serum, it keeps my eczema at bay for up to a week or so before I have to intervene with my topical steroid creams again. Otherwise, I use the topical steroid cream daily.
I liked this the least out of the products sent to me for review. Mostly because i'm lazy and would like to be able to spread cream all over my face without worry that it'd burn my eyes if it gets too close.
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Dr. Belmeur Advanced CICA Recovery Cream
#gotitfree The texture of the cream is velvety smooth and rich. It comes with a little stick so you don't have to dunk your fingers in. About my skin: I have combination skin. It can get oily on my cheeks, nose and forehead. HOWEVER, I am... +
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The texture of the cream is velvety smooth and rich. It comes with a little stick so you don't have to dunk your fingers in.
About my skin: I have combination skin. It can get oily on my cheeks, nose and forehead. HOWEVER, I am extremely dry and eczema prone right under my nose, on top of my lips. I have to constantly use topical steroid cream to keep rash and flareups at bay.
Value: It's $48 dollars on their website. For the size, I would say it's great value. A little goes a long way.
Quality: I believe this is the most moisturizing in their line. I loved the serum the most, but I feel like this really helps with hydration. It also doesn't burn my eyes when I rub it all over my face, too lazy to bother with eye cream, haha.
Effectiveness: When I use this in combination with the serum, I can go a few days to a week without using my topical steroid cream to control my eczema.
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Dr. Belmeur Advanced CICA Recovery Serum
#gotitforfree Out of the three products in the Dr. Belmeur line (for dry skin), I enjoyed this product the most. There is a nice pleasant scent so for those of you who cannot have any scent, be warned. It does smell very light and natural... +
#gotitforfree
Out of the three products in the Dr. Belmeur line (for dry skin), I enjoyed this product the most. There is a nice pleasant scent so for those of you who cannot have any scent, be warned. It does smell very light and natural though.
About my skin: I have combination skin. It can get oily on my cheeks, nose and forehead. HOWEVER, I am extremely dry and eczema prone right under my nose, on top of my lips. I have to constantly use topical steroid cream to keep rash and flareups at bay.
Value: The serum is $48CAD on their website. For the amount of serum you get, I would say it's very good stand pricing considering I usually go to department stores/Sephora for my skin care.
Quality: The serum is nice and velvety, easily absorbed. Did not irritate my skin at all. I put it all over my face and neck. I don't use a separate eye cream and this does not sting my eyes at all. A down side is the pump is not that great or maybe the serum is too thick. I'd occasionally pump out air and have to keep pressing to get serum out.
Effectiveness: With other skincare lines, I have to use my topical steroid cream almost every day to deal with my eczema. I know.. you're not supposed to because it thins out your face, but it seriously just flares up. Using this serum in combination with any of their lotion, I can last a few days to up to a week before having to intervene with topical steroids for a few days. This is effective for my skin.
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PowerBar Plant Protein Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter
#gotitforfree Taste: This is the best peanut butter flavoured protein bar. The protein taste is barely noticeable until about half way through. And even then, it's just a hint. I'm not vegan, but my boyfriend is intolerant towards whey protein... +
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Taste: This is the best peanut butter flavoured protein bar. The protein taste is barely noticeable until about half way through. And even then, it's just a hint. I'm not vegan, but my boyfriend is intolerant towards whey protein. It breaks him out. So he brought vegan protein powder before... and it was horrible. This barely taste like it.
Effectiveness: For a vegan product, it has 11 grams of protein which is quite sufficient. Do note the bar is higher in calories, fat, and sugar. The nuts would make this bar higher in calories and fat, but the sugar is still pretty high.
Overall, a good tasty bar.
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PowerBar Plant Protein Cashew, Salted Caramel and Dark Chocolate
#gotitforfree Taste: This is my favourite flavour out of all that I tried. But I love caramel. Similar to the other flavours, the first bite was absolutely delicious like a chocolate bar. About halfway through, however, the protein taste starts... +
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Taste: This is my favourite flavour out of all that I tried. But I love caramel. Similar to the other flavours, the first bite was absolutely delicious like a chocolate bar. About halfway through, however, the protein taste starts coming in. It doesn't bug me, but just something to note.
Effectiveness: For 11 grams of protein per bar, it's not bad. Just for the amount of calories and sugar it has... it may not be as worth it. It is essentially like a chocolate bar, but with protein. It's not the healthiest protein bar out there, but it is the tastiest. I guess that is the trade offs.
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PowerBar Plant Protein Almond, Sea Salt and Dark Chocolate
#gotitforfree Taste: flavour was very very delicious. The first bite taste exactly like a chocolate bar! Yum! However a few bites in the protein taste starts to kick in. It’s not bad, but I’m just very sensitive to the protein taste... +
#gotitforfree
Taste: flavour was very very delicious. The first bite taste exactly like a chocolate bar! Yum! However a few bites in the protein taste starts to kick in. It’s not bad, but I’m just very sensitive to the protein taste.
Effectiveness: I can’t really say the effectiveness of this bar. But it is very good for the amount of protein it has especially for being vegan. My boyfriend is intolerant towards whey protein so it’s definitely a plus.
Would u recommend it: yes. Especially as a vegan product for those of you who’s allergic or simply cutting out animal products
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Nutella Hazelnut Spread
It taste great. Has good value. I just wish it wasn’t that high in sugar. But it is a chocolate spread. I would have it every day if I could, but because I’m a health nut. It’s hard to justify.
It taste great. Has good value. I just wish it wasn’t that high in sugar. But it is a chocolate spread. I would have it every day if I could, but because I’m a health nut. It’s hard to justify. -
Twinings Herbal Tea, Lemon and Ginger
Great herbal tea. Helps set my stomach when it’s feeling a bit off. I love it when I’m sick or just when I need a warm cup of tea. It’s my go to in my tea cupboard and I have a lot of tea. It is quite gingery with a hint of lemon.
Great herbal tea. Helps set my stomach when it’s feeling a bit off. I love it when I’m sick or just when I need a warm cup of tea. It’s my go to in my tea cupboard and I have a lot of tea. It is quite gingery with a hint of lemon. -
Dawn Ultra Dishwashing Liquid - Original
I don’t know if any of us enjoys doing the dishes. But this definitely helps. Gets the grease and food right off dishes normally. Don’t need to the-wash things. I also use it to quickly scrub down my tub before taking it bath. Less harsh than... +
I don’t know if any of us enjoys doing the dishes. But this definitely helps. Gets the grease and food right off dishes normally. Don’t need to the-wash things. I also use it to quickly scrub down my tub before taking it bath. Less harsh than other chemicals when I don’t need to deep clean. -
Nude by Nature Perfecting Primer
I got this as a sample, but this is 100% my honest review. At first, I was a bit disappointed that I got sent the primer. Because I don’t use primers and everyone I’ve tried disappointed me like smashbox, two faced, benefit. It either breaks me... +
I got this as a sample, but this is 100% my honest review. At first, I was a bit disappointed that I got sent the primer. Because I don’t use primers and everyone I’ve tried disappointed me like smashbox, two faced, benefit. It either breaks me out or I don’t see a difference.
But because I got this for free to review, I’m like ok why not. I opened it on a weekend to try because I have more time to get ready. And my face looked so naturally flawless. I use foundation on a daily basis and my Lancôme teint idole ultra and Estée Lauder double wear have never failed me. BUT with this primer it looks like skin, but FLAWLESS SKIN. I love it when you wear foundation, but it doesn’t look like it. This primer helps blend it in.
I took off half a star because I felt like it changed the colour of my foundation a tad bit. I have very yellow undertones with olive shade so foundations look pink or orange on me very easily. And this made my Lancôme foundation turn a tad orange. Just a tad, but I notice.
I will continue to add this to my makeup routine on weekend, but I simply don’t have the time during work days. Overall, I’m very happy I tried it and would gladly use it to perfect my look when I have more time. It didn’t break me out and felt super hydrating. On the plus side, it didn’t even irritate a patch of my skin that’s eczema prone.
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