mercurysmile
Member Since: July 13, 2010Reviews
e.l.f Cosmetics Cream Eye Liner
The reviews for this were amazing saying it was dark and it doesn't budge and it's dupe for mac's blacktrack fluidline. Yeah... I wasn't that impressed. I rated the price so high because it was $3 which is a great price. I... +
The reviews for this were amazing saying it was dark and it doesn't budge and it's dupe for mac's blacktrack fluidline. Yeah... I wasn't that impressed. I rated the price so high because it was $3 which is a great price.
I didn't find it to be as opaque as some of the reviews made it sound, I found I had to go over my liner to make it opaque black. Also the staying power was horrendous on me. I wore it in a slight wing to a dinner party, so the temperature was pretty standard not hot or humid. I didn't dance or do anything strenuous and my makeup was on for maybe 3-4hours. My eyeliner smudged like crazy, the corner of my eye was full on raccoon mode. Maybe I put too much on to make it the dark black but I did set the liner with black eyeshadow.
The liner was very creamy so it is easy to apply but really the staying power did it in for me.
It's hard to complain about a product that is $3. My eye shape is prone to smudge in the outer corner with just about every eye product but this product was far worse then anything I've used previously.
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L'Oreal Lineur Intense Felt Tip Liquid Liner
I really liked this liquid eyeliner because it was a really nice dark black and the applicator made it easy to wing out. I didn't find that it smudged after a long night my wing stayed sharp and defined which was impressive since most eye... +
I really liked this liquid eyeliner because it was a really nice dark black and the applicator made it easy to wing out. I didn't find that it smudged after a long night my wing stayed sharp and defined which was impressive since most eye products tend to smudge in the corner of my eye due to my eye shape.
Down side is that I found it's a tad expensive for drugstore but with a sale it's well worth it. Also I found it dried out really fast pretty fast within a month the felt tip had small chunky bits which can lead to messier application.
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Selsun Blue Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
My mom had a bottle in my cabinet that I used up while I had dandruff from taking accutane. First off, this stained the area around the drain of my tub blue, a pretty dark blue too. Nizoral stained a bit as well but not as badly as the Selsun. It... +
My mom had a bottle in my cabinet that I used up while I had dandruff from taking accutane.
First off, this stained the area around the drain of my tub blue, a pretty dark blue too. Nizoral stained a bit as well but not as badly as the Selsun.
It did work on my dandruff but not as well as Nizoral. I feel selsun blue was on par with H&S;but H&S;is cheaper.
I would say try it but, the differences in active ingredients might work with you.
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NIZORAL Ketoconazole 2% Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Bought this when I was on accutane and had a dry scalp and some dandruff. This was recommended by the dermatologist. This was after I tried Selsun Blue and before I tried Head and Shoulders. I would suggest Head and Shoulders just because it was... +
Bought this when I was on accutane and had a dry scalp and some dandruff.
This was recommended by the dermatologist. This was after I tried Selsun Blue and before I tried Head and Shoulders. I would suggest Head and Shoulders just because it was cheaper and worked for me just as well.
This product did work, you don't use it every day which I guess can make up for the extra price but I found I didn't have to use H&S;everyday to maintain the results either.
Smell was not offensive pretty mild, just a "clean" scent that didn't linger in the hair. It did stain the area around the drain in my tub slightly pinkish, not as badly as the Selsun Blue though.
You're suppose to let it sit in your hair for a bit when you're in the shower and I found that sometimes it did burn a bit, it could've been spots on my scalp that might've had broken skin though from scratching etc.
Overall I would say give it a dry if you do have dandruff, since I don't normally have dandruff and it was just a side effect to my medication I guess my case wasn't so bad that H&S;could handle it.
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Frederic Fekkai Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner
I got this free in the shampoo bottle swap at Holt Renfrew. I tend to concentrate shampoo at my roots and while my hair looked great and shiny this made my roots so greasy way faster then normal. I shampoo and condition every day because my hair... +
I got this free in the shampoo bottle swap at Holt Renfrew.
I tend to concentrate shampoo at my roots and while my hair looked great and shiny this made my roots so greasy way faster then normal. I shampoo and condition every day because my hair gets pretty greasy at the end of the day (yes I know I can train my hair but meh). This shampoo made me greasy by mid day! It really did make my hair glossy though.
I now alternate this shampoo with another shampoo which is a pretty decent compromise. It's a very strange shampoo because it lather ups and cleans but it leaves this coating after you rinse it out similar to that of a conditioner. Since I don't condition my roots I guess that's why I got so greasy.
Overall pretty disappointed, I don't want my shampoo to make my hair greasy and if I wanted the conditioning aspect I'd just use a conditioner. Also I find on sale drugstore shampoos to work well for me so I never buy salon brands and I think the small bottle I got retailed $28 for 236ml. Yeah... not worth it for me.
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Dove Nutritive Solutions Daily Moisture Shampoo
Love the smell of Dove, maybe it's a childhood thing but it's so comforting. I found the shampoo more moisturizing then my usual shampoos but didn't make my hair greasy like the Fekkai Glossing shampoo. The conditioner was strange in... +
Love the smell of Dove, maybe it's a childhood thing but it's so comforting.
I found the shampoo more moisturizing then my usual shampoos but didn't make my hair greasy like the Fekkai Glossing shampoo. The conditioner was strange in consistency though, I would compare it to a light body lotion consistency. It felt light but still creamy, I prefer thicker conditioners but this once seemed to do the job just as well. The lightness did ease in distributing the conditioner a little easier but I found it can get diluted easier then the thicker conditioners so you have to be sure to squeeze it the water in your hair before applying conditioner.
Overall I was pretty impressed, I bought this on a whim at costco so I have huge bottles.
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Pantene Pro V NatureFusion Moisture Balance Shampoo
I tried the conditioner I received the conditioner as a stocking stuffer. Overall it as a nice thick conditioner, the way I like it. I found it very conditioning and left my hair soft and shiny. I don't really know about the "nature" aspect... +
I tried the conditioner
I received the conditioner as a stocking stuffer. Overall it as a nice thick conditioner, the way I like it. I found it very conditioning and left my hair soft and shiny.
I don't really know about the "nature" aspect, then again I'm a pretty big skeptic and view most beauty claims to be pretty gimmicky. All that really matters is that it conditioned my hair well and I didn't have to load it up my hair with it to work effectively. The smell is the same pantene pro-v smell which is quite pleasant.
This would be a good deal if you found it on sale but I find pantene pro-v a little over priced eventhough it performs slightly better.
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Organix Pomegranate Green Tea Shampoo
I did not like this shampoo and conditioner. While the shampoo did lather decently for a sulfate free it was really drying. I figured the conditioner would moisturize it but it didn't. While the conditioner was thicker in consistency it... +
I did not like this shampoo and conditioner.
While the shampoo did lather decently for a sulfate free it was really drying. I figured the conditioner would moisturize it but it didn't. While the conditioner was thicker in consistency it didn't moisturize at all, when I rinsed it out my hair didn't normally feel like it does after conditioning. I figured this was due to the lack of silicons.
After letting my hair air dry as normal it was a mess; very dry, dull, frizzy hair. I had the same result when I tried the natural tresemme line with reduced sulfates and silicons.
Maybe my hair just likes silicon? I tried this line because I thought it would be better but I guess it doesn't work for me.
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Aussie Moist Shampoo
The smell of Aussie products is quite nice kindof fruity. I repurchased the Aussie Moist quite a bit. I really liked the conditioner because it was really thick and moisturizing, the shampoo was pretty average. I have very resilient hair so it only... +
The smell of Aussie products is quite nice kindof fruity.
I repurchased the Aussie Moist quite a bit. I really liked the conditioner because it was really thick and moisturizing, the shampoo was pretty average. I have very resilient hair so it only gets weighed down when it's really greasy, the conditioner was really moisturizing but didn't weight down my hair. I'm not sure is this would be the same with someone who has thinner hair.
I'm not sure why I haven't bought this again recently I guess it hasn't been on sale when I needed shampoo or conditioner.
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The Body Shop Banana Shampoo
I used the original like years back, not the repromoted one. I also only tried the conditioner. I might be alone on this but I really did not like this. I received it as a gift and while the smell was like real bananas (I HATE fake banana) which... +
I used the original like years back, not the repromoted one.
I also only tried the conditioner.
I might be alone on this but I really did not like this. I received it as a gift and while the smell was like real bananas (I HATE fake banana) which was nice I didn't like how it performed.
Maybe I'm biased because when I squirted it into my hand I was really turned off at the fact it looked like mashed bananas and it kindof grossed me out. It didn't feel very conditioning even when I used more. Overall I wasn't impressed, the smell was nice but I don't really like smelling like bananas luckily the smell didn't linger much.
Not sure if the new release is exactly the same or what but it definitely does not look the same from what I remember.
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