Junijay
Member Since: February 22, 2016Reviews
eos Organic Visibly Soft Smooth Spheres Lip Balm in Coconut Milk
This lip balm is really cute but it's just average. I wouldn't recommend this lip balm to anyone with really dry lips. These lip balms are good for people with lips already in great condition. I just find EOS' lip balms to be too hard to provide any... +
This lip balm is really cute but it's just average. I wouldn't recommend this lip balm to anyone with really dry lips. These lip balms are good for people with lips already in great condition. I just find EOS' lip balms to be too hard to provide any good moisture.
Coconut Milk is better than the ones out of the visibly smooth line. I find these are creamier and more hydrating but this lip balm is just not hydrating enough for me and my lips are in great condition. I have to rub on so much to get a decent feeling out of this lip balm.
On the bright side it smells really nicely (like a pina coloda) and has a sweet taste if I accidentally end up tasting it. I like the fact that it has natural ingredients but I just wish it was more hydrating.
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BECCA Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter
I have two of these highlighters in the shades Opal and Blushed Copper. These highlighters are expensive but they are definitely worth it! They are extremely pigmented, just the lightest touch of my brush is enough to bathe my cheekbones in this... +
I have two of these highlighters in the shades Opal and Blushed Copper. These highlighters are expensive but they are definitely worth it! They are extremely pigmented, just the lightest touch of my brush is enough to bathe my cheekbones in this beautiful glow. These highlighters are definitely pricey, but I know I'll likely never have to buy them again because I don't see how I could possibly finish these because I need so little product to get a great pay off.
What I love about these highlighters is that the shimmer is very finely milled. There are no big glitter chunks in these highlighters. These have a tendency to emphasize pores and textural issues if used with a heavy hand. These definitely aren't going to smooth out skin, but they won't emphasize pores if used with a light hand.
These highlighters have a beautiful, super creamy texture. They're so soft you have to be careful you don't drop the compact, because if you do, you're guaranteed to shatter the powder.
The lasting power on these highlighters is great. Often my blush will fade away but the highlight I topped my blush with will still remain.
I thought Opal was going to be too light for my skin tone (NW45) but it works with a light hand. It adds a really nice soft white gold glow on my skin.
Blushed Copper is my favourite highlighter from Becca and is a must for my fellow darker skinned beauties. It is so pigmented and gives my cheekbones this beautiful, creamy rose gold glow! I just love how nicely it flatters my colouring. And it's so pigmented just a touch is enough.
I love Becca's pressed shimmering skin perfectors and I'm glad I took the plunge and bought one.
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Hard Candy Fast & Fabulous Makeup Setting Spray
This setting spray really impressed me. The price is great, it's easily one of the most affordable and effective setting sprays out on the market right now. It smells really nicely, like cucumbers and melons. The spray is NOT FINE AT ALL so... +
This setting spray really impressed me. The price is great, it's easily one of the most affordable and effective setting sprays out on the market right now.
It smells really nicely, like cucumbers and melons. The spray is NOT FINE AT ALL so beware. I have to hold the spray bottle an entire arm's length away to get a decent mist, even then my face gets pretty drenched.
Whenever I use this setting spray, I notice my foundation, blush and highlighter last so much longer than when I don't use it. It extends the matte look of my foundation really well too (though it does nothing to inhibit my oily nose).
The first time I used this setting spray, it did sting a little. It hasn't stung my face since. I think that's because of the alcohol content in the spray.
I really like this stuff even if it doesn't spray really finely. It actually works!
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Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
I wanted to like this mascara but it flakes too much and for a $30 mascara, that's inexcusable. The good: This mascara is very black, which I love as I always go for the darkest shade available. The formula is more on the dry side. The hour glass... +
I wanted to like this mascara but it flakes too much and for a $30 mascara, that's inexcusable.
The good: This mascara is very black, which I love as I always go for the darkest shade available. The formula is more on the dry side. The hour glass brush shape is large and took a while for me to get used to.
The wand picks up a lot of product, so I can see how easy it is for some people to end up with a lot of clumps if they aren't careful. I do like how nice the mascara makes my lashes look; very volumized, lengthened and fluttery. It's nothing extraordinary, it didn't live up to my expectations.
The bad: This mascara is difficult to remove. I always end up with mascara on my lashes, even if I double cleanse.
This mascara also flakes like crazy. By the end of the day I always have a whole bunch of fall out which is very odd for me. Mascara rarely flakes on me.
All in all: this mascara provides a nice effect but it's nothing special, just an okay mascara with a huge price tag and flaking issues.
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Head & Shoulders Dry Scalp Care Shampoo
I'm writing this review for the Head and Shoulder's Dry Scalp Care 2-in-1. I have thick, kinky coily 4A/B hair with an unbelievably dry scalp in addition to dandruff. This shampoo really does it for me. I use this shampoo followed by the Head and... +
I'm writing this review for the Head and Shoulder's Dry Scalp Care 2-in-1. I have thick, kinky coily 4A/B hair with an unbelievably dry scalp in addition to dandruff. This shampoo really does it for me. I use this shampoo followed by the Head and Shoulders 120 second dry scalp deep conditioner and my hair loves it.
To me this shampoo smells kind of like cucumbers and melons with a slight nutty note. It's better than it sounds. It's got a creamy texture and is runnier than the other H&S;shampoos I've tried.
Some reviewers have found this shampoo too oily, but for someone like me with really dry hair, this stuff just works for me. It gives my hair great moisture but still makes my hair feel light and clean.
This shampoo does get rid of my dandruff very well. After using this shampoo my hair feel so soft and silky! It doesn't feel weight down at all. I really love this stuff and I'm going to keep using it.
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CeraVe AM Facial Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30
I received this product as a sample from my dermatologist. I was allured by the high SPF and this stuff dissapointed me. This lotion is really thick and feels like I'm rubbing glue into my skin. Its incredibly hard to work in. After five minutes of... +
I received this product as a sample from my dermatologist. I was allured by the high SPF and this stuff dissapointed me. This lotion is really thick and feels like I'm rubbing glue into my skin. Its incredibly hard to work in. After five minutes of rubbing my face was a greasy, white mess. I kept rubbing but the lotion started to roll off of my face in little balls.
So I figured the lotion needs to absorb into my skin more. I stopped rubbing and waited twenty minutes. When I came back my skin was still greasy and still had this ghostly white cast.
I could not believe this was from Cerave. Normally their products are so good. I couldn't wear this awful stuff outside, I just washed it off.
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Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer SPF 15
I wanted to like this cream so badly but it broke me out. My skin is combination oily and moderately sensitive and this lotion kept making my skin react. I like the texture of the lotion, its thick but spreads easily. When its all absorbed it... +
I wanted to like this cream so badly but it broke me out. My skin is combination oily and moderately sensitive and this lotion kept making my skin react.
I like the texture of the lotion, its thick but spreads easily. When its all absorbed it feels powdery and soft. It was slightly hydrating, the thickness of it made it feel kind of dry. There are sparkles in the cream but they're very fine and just make my face look even and radiant.
I wore this cream for three days before my forehead broke out in a sea of tiny, flesh coloured bumps. This happens to me sometimes when I use a new sunscreen and goes away in a few days. But these bumps wouldn't go away. I stopped using the cream and the bumps went away. I went back to it after a week and the bumps came right back! I was shocked.
I didn't get to see if this cream really was going to even out my skin tone and that's why I purchased it. I'm sad I didn't get to see any results.
In short; this cream had a nice texture and finish but it broke me out. It would be better for someone with more tolerant skin than mine.
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Maybelline New York Super Stay Better Skin Foundation
I'm on the fence with this foundation. It's a decent foundation but it falls short of it's claims. Not considering the claims to make my skin better, this is a good foundation. Considering the claims, this foundation ultimately fails. I've been... +
I'm on the fence with this foundation. It's a decent foundation but it falls short of it's claims. Not considering the claims to make my skin better, this is a good foundation. Considering the claims, this foundation ultimately fails. I've been using this foundation for over a month and I'm ready to share the results.
I have the shade 95 Coconut. I'm an NW45 in MAC and most of the time the darkest shade Maybelline makes (which is almost always Coconut) fits me, just being a little too light for my skin tone. This is the most far off shade of Coconut I've tried. It's so much more orange than Maybelline's usual Coconut shade and I had to do a lot of mixing to get this foundation to be wearable on my complexion.
This foundation is definitely medium to full coverage. This foundation is really pigmented; I don't need a lot to cover my imperfections. It hasn't caused me to break out or irritated my skin.
On my combination oily skin, I find this foundation goes on with a matte finish. It feels really lightweight on my skin and I often forget I'm even wearing foundation. It gives my skin a really beautiful airbrushed finish.
This foundation doesn't do much to control my oil, I have to use a mattifying primer and powder to keep things from getting out of control. After eight hours it starts to fade and lose coverage. This foundation doesn't behave like a longwear foundation. It doesn't have that good oil control and staying power I expect from a longwear foundation.
I've worn this foundation everyday for about six weeks and my skin does look better than when I started using it. But I don't attribute this to the miniscule amount of vitamin c in this foundation (it's so low on the ingredient list) but to my great skincare routine. I appreciate the fact that this foundation doesn't irritate my skin and set my progress back, so there's that.
All in all, it's a nice foundation but it didn't impress me as it didn't live up to it's skin improving and longwear claims. I'll use up the bottle but I don't see myself repurchasing. I'd recommend this foundation for people with combination to normal skin looking for a medium coverage, lightly hydrating foundation.
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Thayers Rose Petal Facial Toner Witch Hazel Aloe Vera Formula
This toner transformed my combination oily skin! This toner smells like freshly cut roses and feels as gentle as water. It's one of the most hydrating toners I've tried. Once this toner stung when I applied it, but that was the first time I used it... +
This toner transformed my combination oily skin! This toner smells like freshly cut roses and feels as gentle as water. It's one of the most hydrating toners I've tried. Once this toner stung when I applied it, but that was the first time I used it and at that time period my moisture barrier was compromised. It hasn't stung me since.
It's a really gentle toner. It tones my skin but never felt drying or harsh. It never broke me out either.
This toner is slightly expensive but it comes in a big bottle which is nice. I hate the dispenser though, a lot of product spills out as soon as you tip it, so its easy to burn through a bottle too quickly. I fitted it with a spray nozzle and I'm much happier with it. It makes a great makeup setting spray (it helps take away the cakey look of my foundation) and is such a hydrating pick me up.
This toner shrunk my pores, hydrated my dry cheeks and balanced my oily nose. After finishing a bottle I noticed my skin is so much softer, so much more balanced, my pores have shrunk and my skin just feels healthier than before I started using this toner. I used it twice a day after cleansing and it was so hydrating I'd wear it without moisturizer as long as I wasn't going out in the sun.
I love this stuff and I can't wait to get my hands on another bottle.
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QUO Blending Sponge
I absolutely adore this sponge. It was my best purchase of 2015. This sponge applies foundation so perfectly it's unreal. I use this sponge damp and when I apply my foundation, my skin looks like it's been airbrushed. It's so easy to use and easy... +
I absolutely adore this sponge. It was my best purchase of 2015. This sponge applies foundation so perfectly it's unreal.
I use this sponge damp and when I apply my foundation, my skin looks like it's been airbrushed. It's so easy to use and easy to clean! And it's affordable! I stock up on these sponges because they're always sold out at my local Shopper's Drug Mart. It's not hard to see why!
When I tried this sponge I was kicking myself for not having tried it earlier. It's a great tool!
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