xoliana
Member Since: July 31, 2016Reviews
NYX Cosmetics Micro Brow Pencil
I only recently started filling my brows in, and decided a pencil would be my best bet since I'm a newbie. This product seemed fairly unintimidating. It comes in a good variety of shades to choose from, making it pretty easy to find a colour... +
I only recently started filling my brows in, and decided a pencil would be my best bet since I'm a newbie. This product seemed fairly unintimidating. It comes in a good variety of shades to choose from, making it pretty easy to find a colour match.
This is a great option because it has a spoolie on one end and a super small automated pencil on the other. The small tip makes it easy to make fine, hair-like strokes. Because you can build the colour from soft to bold, it's a very goof-proof way to fill in sparse areas. It looks very natural.
The texture is quite waxy, so it stays on longer than a creamier product. It won't prevent your eyebrows from moving around, so if your brows tend to do that, I'd recommend a gel mascara on top.
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eos Organic Smooth Spheres Lip Balm
I bought the holiday 3-pack several months ago to try out. It came with two of these sphere balms and one in a regular tube. All of them had fruity scents, which normally don't bother me, but after I'd been around these scents for awhile, I... +
I bought the holiday 3-pack several months ago to try out. It came with two of these sphere balms and one in a regular tube. All of them had fruity scents, which normally don't bother me, but after I'd been around these scents for awhile, I started to cough. There's quite a bit of perfume lingering under the fruity scent.
(As a side note: I noticed they listed "natural flavour" as an ingredient on several of their products, which is likely what irritated me as no company has to disclose the a full list of ingredients used when they add "natural flavour" -- it's usually some sort of fragrance, and sometimes it's not even natural.)
As far as moisturizing ability goes, this doesn't do a very good job at all. This is a very thin formula that moves around on the lips, and doesn't help dry patches whatsoever. One of the ones in the sphere -- passionfruit -- actually made things worse, rather than better.
I would not recommend this if you are sensitive or prone to any degree of dry lips. These are the most uncomfortable lip balms I've ever used, in more than one way.
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TRESemmé® TRES Two Unscented Super Hold Hair Spray
I bought this because I was looking for an unscented hair spray to try. The scent of most hair sprays really bothers me, so the thought of an unscented one seemed like a wonderful idea. This is NOT an actual spray, but a spritz. I have fine hair... +
I bought this because I was looking for an unscented hair spray to try. The scent of most hair sprays really bothers me, so the thought of an unscented one seemed like a wonderful idea. This is NOT an actual spray, but a spritz. I have fine hair, and even when holding the product farther away before spritzing, it makes my hair far too crunchy without actually holding things in place as well as I'd like it to. I've tried this a few ways, and it's just not working for my hair. This may work better on someone with thicker hair, but it's still not an actual spray. -
Nyc show time lip balm
This product is very affordable and comes in a variety of shades. I bought the shade Modern Coral. I wasn't expecting too much pigment from a tinted lip balm, especially because I choose a fairly pale shade, but it shows up very well. It goes on... +
This product is very affordable and comes in a variety of shades. I bought the shade Modern Coral. I wasn't expecting too much pigment from a tinted lip balm, especially because I choose a fairly pale shade, but it shows up very well. It goes on very smoothly and feels very moisturizing and buttery, like a really nice lip balm. My lips are very sensitive and normally rebel against most drugstore lip products, but this felt very comfortable and lightweight, and didn't burn or feel tight like some products do.
I always apply any lip colour to a smooth, exfoliated surface so as to avoid the product clinging to dry areas. However, I find that after several hours of wear, this always balls up in the centre of my lower lip, where I tend to experience dryness throughout the day. It's not a pretty look. I do like this product, but I guess it's not as moisturizing as it feels.
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EcoTools Bamboo 5 Piece Brush Set
I bought this set because I wanted to replace some old brushes in my collection, and these were well-priced and cruelty-free. Unfortunately, these aren't that great. The best one is probably the blush brush, which I use more often with powder than... +
I bought this set because I wanted to replace some old brushes in my collection, and these were well-priced and cruelty-free. Unfortunately, these aren't that great. The best one is probably the blush brush, which I use more often with powder than anything else. The eye shading brush is pretty average, the angled liner brush is much too thick and hard to use with eyeliner -- it doesn't even fill in brows that well -- and the concealer brush is rough and spreads product unevenly. Even the lash and brow comb is subpar. If you want cheap brushes that are cruelty-free and more effective, go for something from Real Techniques. -
Real Techniques Expert Face Brush
I don't typically wear liquid foundation, but I thought I'd add this brush to my collection to see what it could do with other products. It works really well with tinted moisturizers, and it even works pretty well with the liquid concealers I use... +
I don't typically wear liquid foundation, but I thought I'd add this brush to my collection to see what it could do with other products. It works really well with tinted moisturizers, and it even works pretty well with the liquid concealers I use. It's incredibly soft and it washes easily. I notice just the odd hair shedding here and there on my face, but it's really not bad at all, especially considering I paid less than $10 for it. -
CoverGirl Colorlicious Lipstick
I received this lipstick in the shade Succulent Cherry back when I used to subscribe to beauty boxes. It had that weird floral perfume/waxy plasticky smell that some drugstore lipsticks have, and it's not a good smell (not to me, anyway). When I... +
I received this lipstick in the shade Succulent Cherry back when I used to subscribe to beauty boxes. It had that weird floral perfume/waxy plasticky smell that some drugstore lipsticks have, and it's not a good smell (not to me, anyway). When I put it on my lips, the colour was pretty pigmented, however it did not go on too evenly. The main thing was that I had to take it off less than ten minutes later due to the sheer amount of stinging my poor lips were feeling! It was absolutely terrible. I had breakouts around my mouth the next day. I will never use this again. -
Earth balance soy free spread
After being diagnosed as dairy intolerant, I had to go on the hunt for a new replacement for butter/margarine. This stuff does the trick, as it's not only great as a spread over various foods, but can be used in baking as well. It has a bit of a... +
After being diagnosed as dairy intolerant, I had to go on the hunt for a new replacement for butter/margarine. This stuff does the trick, as it's not only great as a spread over various foods, but can be used in baking as well. It has a bit of a hard texture, so when using it on things like toast it can be a little difficult until it warms up. The taste is comparable to your typical Becel spread, but because the ingredients list is much shorter, the shelf life is shorter too. -
Schick Intuition Razor
I've been using the Intuition razors since shortly after they first came out in stores. I really like the moisture bar that surrounds the blades -- every variety is comfortable on my sensitive skin. The blades themselves also do a very good job of... +
I've been using the Intuition razors since shortly after they first came out in stores. I really like the moisture bar that surrounds the blades -- every variety is comfortable on my sensitive skin. The blades themselves also do a very good job of shaving, though my hair is quite fine to begin with. My only complaint is that the moisture bar tends to wear down unevenly, leaving me with nothing on the bottomwhile plenty remains on top. This makes things uncomfortable unless I add in a shaving cream of some sort. Otherwise, it's great. -
Rimmel London Volume Colourist Mascara
I needed a new mascara and picked this one after seeing the shape of the wand on the package. It looked similar to the wand from the MUFE mascara that I love -- unfortunately it isn't quite the same once you actually open it up, but it still works... +
I needed a new mascara and picked this one after seeing the shape of the wand on the package. It looked similar to the wand from the MUFE mascara that I love -- unfortunately it isn't quite the same once you actually open it up, but it still works really well. I have pretty long lashes to begin with, but this made them look even longer, and it really darkened them.
This has a lash tint formula which is supposed to darken your natural lashes, and honestly, I can see how it would probably work quite well in that respect. When I was removing it, the colour was smearing everywhere, so there is definitely a lot of pigment there. Even after all of the mascara was removed, my lashes still looked a bit darker than normal, and that was only after one use.
This doesn't quite have the volumizing or separating factor that I would like, but it is still a very nice mascara, and a unique one too.
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