Chez392
Member Since: March 12, 2009Reviews
Garnier HerbaShine Hair Colour
I was lucky enough to receive this product from the Product Review Club right before christmas time and party season began. I was quite happy that the processing time was only 10 minutes, since everything is so hectic around the holidays. So I set... +
I was lucky enough to receive this product from the Product Review Club right before christmas time and party season began. I was quite happy that the processing time was only 10 minutes, since everything is so hectic around the holidays. So I set aside 10 minutes for myself and got to work. I was very impressed with this hair color product. First of all, there is no harsh chemical smell. I love that this product is natural, and not harsh on my hair or on my nose and eyes. Most hair dyes kill me with the fumes from the dye when I lighten my hair. This color; because it doesnt contain those same harsh chemicals; smells rather lovely. The application was really quite adverage. Very easy, more than enough product to cover all of my hair. I actually felt bad because I ended up wasting half a bottle, I wished I had had someone to share with. The processing time was so short I barely had time to pluck my eyebrows before the timer went off. It rinsed out well, and again, I was happy there was no harsh odour. I did like the conditoner but prefer my own, which is no surprise because I am using k-pak by joico. After blow drying I inspected my hair. I wasn't awed, but thats actually kindof what I wanted. I know that doesn't seem to make sence, but what I wanted was a subtle transition. I am going from my light bleached blonde from summer back to my natural blonde. I picked their lightest shade of blonde, and to be honest I was surprsied how dark it was, but it was perfect. I needed to cover my roots a little, and darken the rest of my lighter blonde. This did just that! It was perfect. It was less color, in my case, but it was exactly what I wanted. It toned down my hair to a warmer hue and lightened my roots slightly. It says its not permanent, which might be perfect for me to use as my hair grows out to its natural color. Im hoping I dont start to see akward roots where the color is wearing out on my other color and where it grows out, but that remains to be seen so far. I have washed it about a dozen times and I am still very impressed. A nice, easy to d, and easy on my hair, 10 minute fix to my post-summer blonde. :) I am overall, very much so impressed with this hair color. It isn't for someone who wants a dramatic change for sure, but rather to add some depth and shine to lackluster hair. I would reccomend this. Not only is it easy on your hair, its not fully permanent. How can you go wrong? -
COVERGIRL Exact Eye Brightening EyeLights Mascara
Alrighht, so my story is that I've been in between various mascaras, and I never finished a bottle with a happy ending. SO many of the mascaras I’ve tried didn’t were either downright awful, or not so impressive that I wanted to keep using... +
Alrighht, so my story is that I've been in between various mascaras, and I never finished a bottle with a happy ending. SO many of the mascaras I’ve tried didn’t were either downright awful, or not so impressive that I wanted to keep using them. I was with a boutique brand for a while, which seemed to be the best out of what I had tried, but one day I was at a friends getting ready for a night out and I had forgotten my own. She was kind enough to let me try hers, and I was instantly wowed. Seriously. This mascara goes on remarkably easily, creating defined long lashes that look beautiful and glamorous without looking clumpy and weighed down. I really can't describe how much I love this mascara. I've always rather disliked having to use mascara, it was a pain to apply and so many types would flake off and irritate my eyes and such other various mascara problems. The mascara has a slight glimmer to it, which is really nice in the sun light, because its very subtle but it gives your eyes a little sparkle, which is cute. But, most of all this stuff gives me the length and volume I desperately need, while seperating my lashes perfectly, and without any clumps mess or irritation - and to top it off, I am no longer paying boutique prices! This baby comes at a wonderful covergirl standard low price, but honestly with high end results. This is the first bottle of mascara that I actually have bought twice, infact I even bought the bottle before I ran out because I didn’t want to go without the stuff! I would very much recommend this to anyone. -
Big Sexy Hair's Volumizing Detangler
I have always, my entire life, had uncontrollably messy tangled hair. That is, until I started using this volumizing detangler by Big Sexy Hair. I had used various cheaper brands of detanglers and none of them did a thing but weigh down my hair... +
I have always, my entire life, had uncontrollably messy tangled hair. That is, until I started using this volumizing detangler by Big Sexy Hair. I had used various cheaper brands of detanglers and none of them did a thing but weigh down my hair, some even made my hair feel greasy. I picked this up one day when I seen it reduced to half price someplace like Wal-Mart or something. I didn't expect much at all, but I figured it was worth a shot.
Let me tell you, am I ever glad I did.
This product is absolutely perfect for my hair. It makes it manageable, shiny, healthy looking, and it adds volume rather than weighing down my hair. It doesn’t add a whole load of volume to my hair, which I personally was happy for. It just simply makes my hair happy, healthy, gorgeous. When i actually want lots of extra volume I toss some mousse into my hair aswell, after spritzing my hair with my volumizing detangler that is. Because this product doesn’t add too much to my hair, it's absolutely multipurpose. I honestly use this product every single day. My hair feels flat messy and really just quite pathetic without this stuff. Ever since I discovered Big Sexy Hair’s Detangler I don't know how I'd live without it. I would highly recommend this product, though obviously it won’t work miracles on everyone, I know it sure did for me. I now get it at Chatters for $12 a bottle. It's not cheap, but I'll gladly pay the price to have gorgeous manageable hair.
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COVERGIRL LashBlast Length Mascara
I received this product as part of the product review club. Overall it is a good mascara, in my opinion. It is not the best I've ever tried, but considering it is a 'drug store' brand, I found the results quite satisfactory. It comes in... +
I received this product as part of the product review club. Overall it is a good mascara, in my opinion. It is not the best I've ever tried, but considering it is a 'drug store' brand, I found the results quite satisfactory. It comes in a nice container, clean lines and a clean bright color, which I really liked and I found suited the mascara. The brush was really neat, it came without being in the package and what I found to be really impressive was that I stuck the clean brush into the mascara and pulled it back out and it went from being clean and yellow to being fully perfectly coated in black mascara. I just thought, wow, will it do that to my lashes? It did, really. This mascara does what it claims to do. It lengthens the lashes. It lightly coated my lashes and lengthened them without adding much volume at all. I found I wanted to put on several coats because of the lack of volume, which I am not used to, but I found that no matter what my lashes were not getting thicker but just longer. This mascara creates very natural looking lashes that are not at all dramatic but rather just 'pretty' and light. If you are a person who prefers to use little makeup, this mascra could become your best friend. It enhances, but to natural standards. This mascara, personally didn't have enough drama for my tastes, but that is simply because I prefer the volume to be added to the length(I have thin and short lashes). This product doesn't outdo specialty brands, but for the price, I would advise anyone that doesnt have money to freely toss around to opt for this product rather than the $26 alternative that only does a slightly better job. Generally you get what you pay for, but with this I would say you get more than what you pay for, in a great way. If you want a natural looking mascara that will enhance your short lashes and wont empty out your piggy bank, I would very much suggest this mascara. -
Dove Deep Moisture Body Wash
I kindly received this product as part of the product review club. Also, not only did I get this wonderful body wash but a beautiful bath sponge loofa thingy. I was glad that they included this because the body wash does not lather up much on its... +
I kindly received this product as part of the product review club. Also, not only did I get this wonderful body wash but a beautiful bath sponge loofa thingy. I was glad that they included this because the body wash does not lather up much on its own, although it does moisturize just fine without the lather.
I really do like this product a lot. It took me a while to decide this though, because I didn't see the immediate results that I am used to. When I first started using this body wash I was acutally a little dissapointed. From the first few washes my skin did not feel soft and sliky like I had expected, but rather remained the same. I came later to understand that this was because this body wash doesn't sit on top of your skin like other body washes. I was so used to the lotioned feeling left by the other body washes that I was expecting the same result from this product. However the result ended up being much much better! Rather than having a coating of moisutrizers just dumped ontop of my skin this body was absorbed into my skin. I felt clean after my shower, and then after a week or so of use my skin started to become much softer. It was not the temporary solution of a layer of moisturizer stuck ontop of the dry skin - but rather it got rid of my dry skin all together! I know this is what it said it would do, but I didn't expect it to live up to its claims so well! I have very dry skin, and very senstive skin but this product really did make a huge difference on my skin without irratating it at all.
This body wash is also very delicately fragranced. It is a smell just strong enough to just be noticed and leave you feeling and smelling clean, without noticablly lingering or skin irratating. I didn't feel like I smelt stongly like soap afterwards, which I personally like because I wear perfume and I don't like the mix in scents.
The only thing about this body wash that was a personal downside for me is that it could not tackle the skin on my legs. There is good reason to this I figure, though. My legs are shaved every day and thus my senstive skin is always very dry. This particular area needs daily exfloiation and/or a lotion to 'hide' the dead skin. This particular type of Dove's body wash did not have an exfolator like I am used to, and it does not slather your skin in moisturizer that sits on your skin and 'hides' the dry skin. Because of this I have to put a little more effort into my routine and I have to exfoliate my legs and/or moisturize them with a lotion after my shower. However, this small amount of effort is well worth the effects of the body wash!
I really like this body wash a lot and I am very grateful to have received it through the product review club. I will most certainly be purchasing this body was for myself again, and recomending it to anyone I know with dry skin. If you are tired of slathering moisturizers over your dry skin to cover it up, and are looking for soft smooth healthy skin I most certainly urge you to try this product!
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COVERGIRL Outlast Lipstain
I generally like this product, however I am sure there are better on the market- although likely not for this price. It is the only lip stain I have ever tried and I found it quite suprising and different from lipstick, in a very pleasant way. The... +
I generally like this product, however I am sure there are better on the market- although likely not for this price. It is the only lip stain I have ever tried and I found it quite suprising and different from lipstick, in a very pleasant way. The best thing about it is that it doesnt smear like lipstick tends to! I could wear this when I was drinking and I wouldnt go into the washroom to find I has absent mindedly smeared red across my face from my lipstick. The lipstain feels fairly nice aswell. When you wear it your lips still feel fairly clean and not glossy and gloppy, however there is a dryer feeling to the lips. I prefered to wear my lipchap 'blistex lip infusion' over this product, when i did my lips felt perfect. They looked great too! This product is so vibrant and wonderful, and it creates a different sort of effect from lipstick, its generally cleaner. This product lasted really well for me, it held up to my eating and drinking. Because it held up so well I once wore it underneath my lipstick which was a little darker(it matched my dress). The lipstick I had wore of very easily as soon as I took a sip of anything it would be half gone, and if I absentmindedly licked my lips I'd end up with that ring of lipstick around nothing. With this lipstain underneath my lipstick it was less obvious of the wear and it blended fairly well although they were slightly different shades, and let me relax a little when it came to retouching my lips. I was really interested in this product and it has opened me up to the idea of lipstains. I would reccomend this, and I will certainly be trying more lipstains in the future. -
Always Flexi-Style Liners
I recieved this as part of the product review club. I liked this product and will certainly purchase it myself. I typically do not use pantiliners very often, only on my light days of my period. However I found myself thinking about using these... +
I recieved this as part of the product review club. I liked this product and will certainly purchase it myself. I typically do not use pantiliners very often, only on my light days of my period. However I found myself thinking about using these pantiliners more often. They are very convienent and comfortable because they adjust so well to your underwear. They covered me exactly where I needed coverage, without being in the way at all. They fit me perfectly, which makes a really big difference in comfort. They are also really really soft which adds alot to comfort. It doesnt feel much different from wearing just underwear. However they are not perfect. I found one downside that kindof lead to two downsides. The pantiliners do not come individually wrapped in a way which you could carry them with you. They are very akward to take 'on the go' which I felt was an important feature in a pantiliner. Pantiliners are supposed to keep you fresh, but it defeats the purpose if you cant change them, no? The inablity to change them on the go lead to another slight downside. Because they are so thin and soft they start to wear out a little bit throughout the day and kidnof break down in a way. They still do their job but they do not feel fresh at all but somewhat icky because its like those cotton pads used for makeup removal. This wouldnt be a problem at all if they were able to be taken 'on the go' and changed regular to keep fresh. I would reccomend that if you can think of a dicreet way to carry an extra one to replace it that you do. I couldnt think of a way personally but I'm sure its possible. In general though honestly I would say these pantiliners are wonderful and they do their job very well. Just dont keep wearing the same one for an entire day, and they will provide you with comfort and protection on your light days, or when you just want to feel fresh. I would recommend these to people who use pantiliners, as their convertability makes them very easy to use and very comfortable. -
Always Infinity Pads
In general these pads are very good. I like them, and would reccomend them to women with heavy periods. They are thin and comfortable which is the most important thing to me when Im wearing a pad. I don't want to feel like I'm wearing a... +
In general these pads are very good. I like them, and would reccomend them to women with heavy periods. They are thin and comfortable which is the most important thing to me when Im wearing a pad. I don't want to feel like I'm wearing a diaper. These pads certainly absorb as much if not more than the thicker heavy period pads, and they do it while providing you comfort and discreetnes. These pads are very long, which I suppose is a positve thing for most people, especially whilst on a heavy period. I however typically do not use such a large pad aside from overnight use so the length was a little excessive and unusual for me. I think I would enjoy wearing these a lot more in a smaller petite size that was also regular length, however that is just my body type and prefrence. A feature I found really interesting, and benifical for overnight wear for me, is the design of the longer end part. It had indented lines horizontally across the pad which provide both greater flexibily and prevention of leaks from the end of the pad. I felt my sheets were safe whilst I was wearing this pad to bed. One other new feature I appreciated was that the pad was shaped to be less wide at the front. This is a lond needed improvement on the shape of pads- as we arent shaped like squares/rectangles. The new thinner in the front design is much, much more comfortable and fits much better inside underwear. I would reccomend this to most women, especially those with heavy periods. I myself like the product but if I buy it for myself it would be in a smaller or different type of size. -
Nestlé NOIR Mousse Delicate Milk Chocolate
Im sorry I am posting this so late, I am not exactly late as it took quite a long time for me to receive my chocolates but I admit I should have posted my review sooner. I was very pleased with this chocolate. I loved both the dark and the milk... +
Im sorry I am posting this so late, I am not exactly late as it took quite a long time for me to receive my chocolates but I admit I should have posted my review sooner. I was very pleased with this chocolate.
I loved both the dark and the milk chocolate versions of Nestle NOIR mousse chocolates, but I think that the milk is my favourite. It is absolutely delicious. First impression of the chocolates give you a wonderful presentation. They are packaged in a beautiful box that is not overstated but when you open the box you are treated with a unique and classy display of these chocolates. The presentation of the chocolates makes them a great small gift idea because they are affordable but they come with top class presentation so they look like they are really expensive. Second comes the somewhat unique and somewhat truffle like texture of the chocolates. I was very pleased by the texture and the way they melted in my mouth and blended flavours so easily. Absolutely wonderful experience. And lastly- and most importantly- the taste of the chocolate! The taste of the NOIR mousse milk chocolate blew me away. I was not expecting such a decadent rich smooth gourmet taste from a box of nestle chocolate. I really love how the milk chocolate and the dark chocolate can blend together so easily and smoothly and taste just divine. The dark chocolate inside is not too bitter, it has just the right amount of sweetness to let it blend in perfectly with the milk chocolate coating. I would most certainly reccomend these to any chocolate fan, even those who are not dark chocolate lovers. They are amazing.
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Rimmel London Vinyl Voluptuously Shiny Lip Gloss
I have this in Golden Godess and I really love the color and shine of it. Its not too much and its not too little. It is a little sticky but that is to be expected, I think it has a reletively adverage texture. The only downside I found to this... +
I have this in Golden Godess and I really love the color and shine of it. Its not too much and its not too little. It is a little sticky but that is to be expected, I think it has a reletively adverage texture. The only downside I found to this lipgloss is that it really does not last. I need to keep reapplying this stuff. Even if im not eating or anything I find this lipgloss just slowly vanishes. It is a good price, and you do get what you pay for. I would recomend this lipgloss for most people, except I would avoid this one at occasions where you will be eating or where you do not have an opportunity to reapply. Overall I like this product. It comes in lovely colors with a beautiful but not overpowering shine and a reasonable texture, all for a rather low price. -
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