The Body Shop had a sale for Mother's Day. Most of their items were up to 40% off and their best selling products were Buy One Get One Free (BOGO)! Couldn't pass this opportunity so I went ahead and did some shopping.
Showing posts with label The Body Shop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Body Shop. Show all posts
The Body Shop: Vitamin E Hand and Nail Treatment
A few months ago, I came across this Vitamin E Hand and Nail Treatment at The Body Shop. It was on a 50% off sale if I'm not mistaken. So instead of paying PHP 595 for it, I got it for around PHP 200+ only.
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The Body Shop: Spiced Vanilla Hand Cream
I got this little hand cream as a gift last Christmas. I actually finished up the tube but I didn't throw it until I get to make a review. And finally, here's a long overdue post about this hand cream!
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UPDATE: Makeup Remover
1.) L'Oreal Dermo Expertise Gentle Lip & Eye Makeup Remover - I have made a review about this product before. And I know I said that I didn't really like it that much because it stings my eyes. But as I kept trying it out over and over for a couple of days, the sting just disappeared. Weird I know. Maybe my eyes got immuned to it. And also, about the flaking part, it doesn't I realized it was just my Liquid Eyeliner who's responsible for the annoying little specks. So since it doesn't sting me anymore, I really started to love it and been using it instead of the Neutrogena Deep Clean Makeup Remover. As you can see the bottle on the picture, I finished it all up. Lol. I will definitely repurchase again. I'm loving it now.Rating: Good Good Kitty!
2.) Neutrogena Deep Clean Makeup Remover - I have mentioned on my earlier review that this one stings a little although it's bearable and I have been using it for my eyes too. But ever since my eyes stopped hurting from L'Oreals Dermo Expertise Make Up Remover, I stopped using this for my eyes and just used it to remove makeup all over my face and neck.
Rating: Good Kitty
3.) Maybelline Makeup Remover - I am pleased with this MU remover as well. It didn't sting my eyes at all. And I think it get rids of makeup just as well as L'Oreal does. The thing is, I think the price is PHP 20.00 higher than L'Oreal and I think the bottle is smaller. I am not certainly sure because I have already thrown out my empty L'Oreal bottle... Anyway this is a good product, but if L'Oreal doesn't sting my eyes anymore and it's cheaper and has more product, I'd probably just repurchase L'Oreal after I finish this bottle of Maybelline. They work the same for me but I gete more value for my money with L'Oreal.
Rating: Good Kitty!
4.) The Body Shop: Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover - This one's oil free. I wanted to try this one out since my favorite oil free MU remover - The Face Shop: Herb Clear Lip & Eye Makeup Remover - has already been discountinued. So I got this one out and tried it on. It says on the packaging that it removes mascara in seconds. Tried it but it really didn't for me. I didn't really expect it to be as good as MU removers that has oil in them. And I didn't really mind that because I am not really gonna use this to get rid of all my makeup. Just gonna use it to make tinsy bit corrections when I put on my makeup... The sad thing is, just one time I tried this on to get rid of all my eye makeup. And it BURNED my eyes. It didn't just sting. It burned. It hurt a lot that I had to immediately wash it off with water. And after doing so, my eyes were red. =(I don't know why. Maybe my eyes needs to get immune to it just like the one from L'Oreal... Anyway that's okay, since I'm not really gonna use this as a total eye MU remover but just for corrections. So yeah. I think it's okay, although I still prefer the one I got from The Face Shop.
New purchase and some reviews
Hi everyone! Here are the stuff I have acquired lately.
1.) Revlon Matte Lipstick
2.) Skin Food Nail Polish
3.) The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover
Plus I've purchased Olay Total Effects Night Cream (which I forgot to include in the picture) about 3 weeks ago I think
2.) Skin Food Nail Polish
3.) The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover
Plus I've purchased Olay Total Effects Night Cream (which I forgot to include in the picture) about 3 weeks ago I think
What I think about them...
By the way, instead of the usual 5 stars rating, I will be using Bad Kitty, Good Kitty, Very Good Kitty, and so on for my rating. LOL. Just for fun. I got that from my nephews. When someone's mean they always say "bad kitty" and I thought it's funny... Anyway okay enough rambling, here's goes my mini review:
1.) Revlon Matte Lipstick in Mauve it over - I went to the mall last Monday and looked around the Health and Beauty corner of the department store. And I was surprised to see that they already have Revlon's Matte Lipstick! Anyways, I originally wanted to try the Nude Attitude shade because I don't have any lipstick with that kind of nude shade yet. I tried it on but it looked like I just ate a whole kilo of dried watermelon seed. LOL. It looked too pale that I don't think it matched my skin tone at all. So yeah, I tried other colors and I ended up liking Mauve it over. It's a neutral pink with a bit of a peach shade and it suites my lip color well. I love how it doesn't dry out my lips as much as my other matte lipstick. It's my new fave lipstick!
Rating: Good Good Kitty
2.) Skin Food Nail Polish - Got them for PHP 185 each. In colors black, red and glittery dark purple. I actually still have my The Face Shop nail polish in black and red but they have become too thick and gooey already. Bad kitty. Is it okay to put a nail polish remover to make it okay again?.. Anyways, about the Skin Food Nail Polish I got, I just bought them yesterday and I haven't tried them out yet. So I can't really rate them yet. I will, next time.=)
3.) The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover - Because The Face Shop has already discontinued their Herb Clear Lip & Eye Make-up Remover (my favorite oil-free make-up remover that I use when I make small corrections on make-up), I thought I'd try this one. The bottle didn't indicate that it's oil-free, so I asked the SA and she said it's oil-free. Hmmm. I just got this today for PHP 405 (original price was PHP 450, 10% off). I will post a review once I have tried it out.
4.) Olay Total Effects Night Cream - I wanted to try a cheaper alternative of an anti-aging moisturizer (for night time). So I got this one from Olay. I think I got it for PHP 695 or PHP 699. It claims to diminish the 7 signs of aging (fine lines, age spots and more). I tried it out the first night and I loved how lightweight this cream is. It didn't leave my skin sticky, instead it felt so smooth. It has a bit of a flowery smell but it's not too overpowering so it's okay.. I was happy about it, so I went on and used it again the next night. The morning I woke up, I noticed tiny red bumps around my nose area and my chin. *sigh*. I thought of giving my skin a break and after a week I tried it out again and it gave the same reaction. I guess this one's not for me. I really wanted it to work but too bad. =(
Rating: Very Bad Kitty
So that's it for now. Til my next post! =)
By the way, instead of the usual 5 stars rating, I will be using Bad Kitty, Good Kitty, Very Good Kitty, and so on for my rating. LOL. Just for fun. I got that from my nephews. When someone's mean they always say "bad kitty" and I thought it's funny... Anyway okay enough rambling, here's goes my mini review:
1.) Revlon Matte Lipstick in Mauve it over - I went to the mall last Monday and looked around the Health and Beauty corner of the department store. And I was surprised to see that they already have Revlon's Matte Lipstick! Anyways, I originally wanted to try the Nude Attitude shade because I don't have any lipstick with that kind of nude shade yet. I tried it on but it looked like I just ate a whole kilo of dried watermelon seed. LOL. It looked too pale that I don't think it matched my skin tone at all. So yeah, I tried other colors and I ended up liking Mauve it over. It's a neutral pink with a bit of a peach shade and it suites my lip color well. I love how it doesn't dry out my lips as much as my other matte lipstick. It's my new fave lipstick!
Rating: Good Good Kitty
2.) Skin Food Nail Polish - Got them for PHP 185 each. In colors black, red and glittery dark purple. I actually still have my The Face Shop nail polish in black and red but they have become too thick and gooey already. Bad kitty. Is it okay to put a nail polish remover to make it okay again?.. Anyways, about the Skin Food Nail Polish I got, I just bought them yesterday and I haven't tried them out yet. So I can't really rate them yet. I will, next time.=)
3.) The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make-up Remover - Because The Face Shop has already discontinued their Herb Clear Lip & Eye Make-up Remover (my favorite oil-free make-up remover that I use when I make small corrections on make-up), I thought I'd try this one. The bottle didn't indicate that it's oil-free, so I asked the SA and she said it's oil-free. Hmmm. I just got this today for PHP 405 (original price was PHP 450, 10% off). I will post a review once I have tried it out.
4.) Olay Total Effects Night Cream - I wanted to try a cheaper alternative of an anti-aging moisturizer (for night time). So I got this one from Olay. I think I got it for PHP 695 or PHP 699. It claims to diminish the 7 signs of aging (fine lines, age spots and more). I tried it out the first night and I loved how lightweight this cream is. It didn't leave my skin sticky, instead it felt so smooth. It has a bit of a flowery smell but it's not too overpowering so it's okay.. I was happy about it, so I went on and used it again the next night. The morning I woke up, I noticed tiny red bumps around my nose area and my chin. *sigh*. I thought of giving my skin a break and after a week I tried it out again and it gave the same reaction. I guess this one's not for me. I really wanted it to work but too bad. =(
Rating: Very Bad Kitty
So that's it for now. Til my next post! =)
Some citrusy skin care that didn't work for me
It's weird.
Because I know that Vitamin C is good for my skin, I have tried to look for off the shelf skin care products that contains Vitamin C. But unfortunately, nothing seems to work right for me.
My skin: Combination. Normal/Dry on cheeks, a little oily on T-zone area.
These are the skin care products I am talking about. And they all gave me severe white heads and tiny red bumps!
1.) The Body Shop: Vitamin C Moisturizer SPF 15 - I wanted this to work because I badly needed a sunscreen. I remember that this smelled citrusy which was okay. But I think it was a bit too sticky for me. I really don't like sticky products. They make me uncomfortable especially in a hot weather like the Philippines! So yeah, even if it was sticky I gave it a chance. But I soon regretted giving this product a chance because it gave me so much whiteheads and tiny red bumps. I even felt my usual smooth chin becoming rough because of the bumps! So I stopped using it and gave it to my bf. He, too, grew a pimple from using this so he stopped using it.
2.) The Face Shop: White Tree Pure Vita Spot Corrector - this one I'm not really sure if it contains Vitamin C. I have already thrown the box, but I think it does and it smells citrusy. It actually smells similar to TBS's Vitamin C Moisturizer SPF 15... Same thing, I bought this product because I have a couple of dark sun spots and this serum is supposed to help get rid of those. But before I can even see any improvement, it caused me whiteheads and tiny red bumps. So I had to stop using it. *sigh* I was kind of disappointed, I actually use a lot of other The Face Shop skin care products. And I love them (I might put a review about them sometime soon), so I was expecting this to work. So yeah, I'm sad.
3.) The Face Shop: Flebeaute White Crystal Pure Vita Program (Ampoule) - I can't find a picture of this on the internet so I took the picture myself.. Okay so it's my fault. I should've been precautious about buying products with Vit C since they don't seem to work for me. But this was like an impulse buy... So I immediately got the two (Step 1: 3% and Step 2: 5%). Gosh, I should've bought the Step 1 first so I could've tried and tested it... Anyway, the product claims to brighten the skin and also help improve the look of dark spots. I was actually excited about this, since the "White Tree Spot Corrector" didn't work, I hoped this one would. But it didn't. Like the first two products I mentioned, this one gave me whiteheads and red bumps. This is actually one of my recent buys, so I am still fresh from the acnes! Still suffering roughness on my chin because of the bumps, plus some around my nose... One of them even grew to become a pimple right at the middle of my nose! Argh! But it's gone now, I have applied some Clinique Acne Solution and it dried. But there's still the usual dark mark left. =(
These products didn't work for me which is kind of weird because my dermatologist gave me a Vitamin C serum and it worked fine..
I don't know why. Maybe these products are just not for me.. But it doesn't mean they won't work for everyone. Remember we all have different skin types, so some might not be working for me but works superb for others.. This is just a review based from my experience. =)
So there.
Because I know that Vitamin C is good for my skin, I have tried to look for off the shelf skin care products that contains Vitamin C. But unfortunately, nothing seems to work right for me.
My skin: Combination. Normal/Dry on cheeks, a little oily on T-zone area.
These are the skin care products I am talking about. And they all gave me severe white heads and tiny red bumps!
1.) The Body Shop: Vitamin C Moisturizer SPF 15 - I wanted this to work because I badly needed a sunscreen. I remember that this smelled citrusy which was okay. But I think it was a bit too sticky for me. I really don't like sticky products. They make me uncomfortable especially in a hot weather like the Philippines! So yeah, even if it was sticky I gave it a chance. But I soon regretted giving this product a chance because it gave me so much whiteheads and tiny red bumps. I even felt my usual smooth chin becoming rough because of the bumps! So I stopped using it and gave it to my bf. He, too, grew a pimple from using this so he stopped using it.
2.) The Face Shop: White Tree Pure Vita Spot Corrector - this one I'm not really sure if it contains Vitamin C. I have already thrown the box, but I think it does and it smells citrusy. It actually smells similar to TBS's Vitamin C Moisturizer SPF 15... Same thing, I bought this product because I have a couple of dark sun spots and this serum is supposed to help get rid of those. But before I can even see any improvement, it caused me whiteheads and tiny red bumps. So I had to stop using it. *sigh* I was kind of disappointed, I actually use a lot of other The Face Shop skin care products. And I love them (I might put a review about them sometime soon), so I was expecting this to work. So yeah, I'm sad.
3.) The Face Shop: Flebeaute White Crystal Pure Vita Program (Ampoule) - I can't find a picture of this on the internet so I took the picture myself.. Okay so it's my fault. I should've been precautious about buying products with Vit C since they don't seem to work for me. But this was like an impulse buy... So I immediately got the two (Step 1: 3% and Step 2: 5%). Gosh, I should've bought the Step 1 first so I could've tried and tested it... Anyway, the product claims to brighten the skin and also help improve the look of dark spots. I was actually excited about this, since the "White Tree Spot Corrector" didn't work, I hoped this one would. But it didn't. Like the first two products I mentioned, this one gave me whiteheads and red bumps. This is actually one of my recent buys, so I am still fresh from the acnes! Still suffering roughness on my chin because of the bumps, plus some around my nose... One of them even grew to become a pimple right at the middle of my nose! Argh! But it's gone now, I have applied some Clinique Acne Solution and it dried. But there's still the usual dark mark left. =(These products didn't work for me which is kind of weird because my dermatologist gave me a Vitamin C serum and it worked fine..
I don't know why. Maybe these products are just not for me.. But it doesn't mean they won't work for everyone. Remember we all have different skin types, so some might not be working for me but works superb for others.. This is just a review based from my experience. =)
So there.
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