Crabtree & Evelyn - Iris - Eau de Toilette

This is a straight iris scent, and is quite lovely.

I only wish it were a little stronger (but it would be nice for someone who just wants the tiniest touch of fragrance).


Fragrantica lists the notes as bergamot (no), cassis (no), iris (yes), orris root (no), vetyver (no), musk (no), sandalwood (no), patchouli (no), and Virginia cedar (no).

I don't know where they think all those notes are hiding.  

Price: 1/5 ($70 for 100mL)
Effectiveness: 2/5
Strength: Low
Lifetime: Short
Time: Daytime
Season: Spring

Sleek Makeup - Pout Paint - Peachy Keen

This is a light orange lip colour that claims to be highly pigmented.

This was patchy, poorly pigmented, streaky, too thin, and all round unacceptable.

I had to wipe it off and apply a different lipstick.

Does this sound like the actions of someone who had all the pigment they needed?

Price: 4/5 ($11.95 for 8mL)

Scent: 3/5 (faintly candy orange)

Effectiveness: 0/5

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Same Product, Different Colour - Bianca J Professional - Eye Liner - BJEL31

This is a brown lip liner which applies smooth and has good colour intensity.

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Masquerade! - Montagne Jeunesse - Manuka Honey Peel Off Mask 

This really feels like it improves the skin!
The scent is honey and flowers (like jasmine) and is quite nice.

Avon - Instinct - Eau de Toilette

This is a spicy, green, and floral scent.
I can't really nail down any specific notes.

Fragrantica lists the notes as green notes (yes), camelia (yes), and sandalwood (yes).

Price: 3/5 (~$33 for 50mL)
Effectiveness: 3/5
Strength: Medium
Longevity: Short
Time: Night time 
Season: Summer

Max Factor - Lasting Colour Lipstick - 1910 Rosewood 

This is a brown-pink lipstick that is quite sheer (which I didn't expect).

Over the BJLL7 lip liner.

This is from an older line, there is a new 833 Rosewood, but I can't comment on the quality of that shade or formula.

Swatch!

Price: ***discontinued, you would be hard pressed to find this***
Scent: 2.5/5 (no real scent)
Effectiveness: 3/5


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Same Product, Different Colour - Bianca J Professional - Lip Liner - BJLL7

This is a light red-brown lip liner that applied smoothly, with a good colour payoff.

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Sleek - Eye Dust - Spellbound

Initially I was quite worried by this, it looked too big to be eye powder.

But I wet my brush and tried anyway.

I was right to be worried. This is messy, unwieldy, applies unevenly, and doesn't look that great on.

Avoid this junk. 

Price: ($9.95 for 6.5g)
Scent: 2.5/5 (none)
Effectiveness: 0/5


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The Face Shop - Mango Seed - Silk Moisturizing Facial Butter

'Butter' is the right term for this!
A wonderful thick cream :D

It has a green, clean, slightly mango scent that is really quite pleasant. 


Price: 2.5/5 ($42.00 for 50mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5

Same Product, Different Scent - The Body Shop - Smoky Poppy - Eau de Toilette

This is a lovely incense and red floral scent!

Fragrantica lists the notes as poppy (duh), floral notes (kind of a given), woody notes (incense), and spices (yeah).

Price: 4/5 ($19.95 for 30mL)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Strength: Medium
Longevity: Moderate
Time: Night Time
Season: Autumn and Winter

Aldi - Protane Naturals - 6 Precious Oils - Shampoo

In previous Aldi shampoo adventures, I found the bottle too hard for squeezing out the product.
This product 'solves' this problem by making the shampoo as viscous as water, so you don't have to squeeze the bottle.
This is a stupid solution.
You will loose product because of this.

It smells like generic man shower product :(
I am not a generic man!

It cleans well and lathers well, but it did leave my hair 'crunchy'.

Overall

Price: 5/5 ($5.99 for 400mL)
Scent: 0/5
Effectiveness; 2/5

Same Product, Different Colour - Physicians Formula - Shimmer Strips - Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio - Green Eyes - Green

This is the green version of the black and purple kohl tried earlier.


It's quite nice! Easy to apply and good colour pay off. 

It is only the black in this trio that fails.


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Avon - Nailwear Pro+ - Nail Enamel - Sunshine

This is a bright, true yellow nail polish.

Two coats and you can still see through it.

It would take more than two coats to be truely opaque though :(


Price: 2/5 ($14.99 for 12mL)
New Name: *It can keep sunshine*
Effectiveness: 3/5

Masquerade! - Sephora - Avocado Eye Mask

It has a gentle avocado scent and I noticed a real difference after using it.

I also like how it sits not just under the eye, but comes up the sides (where crow's feet would be) as well.

The mask is made of fabric and had a backing mesh that had to be removed first.

Avon - Only Delight - Eau de Toilette

I like the packaging, a thin glass bottle easy to carry in a purse.
The cap stays on well and the lid top is pocked to look like the centre of a daisy.
The flower is attached by elastic and can be re-purposed.
The orange-pink colour is a fun, tropical shade.

I detect ruby grapefruit, pineapple, and purple florals.

Fragrantica lists the notes as passionfruit, Bulgarian rose petals and blue iris.

Unfortunately it doesn't last more than 10 minutes and is quite weak when it is first on.


Price: 4.5/5 (~$27 for 50mL)
Effectiveness: 1/5
Strength: Weak
Longevity: Very short lifetime
Time: Daytime
Season: Summer

Maybelline - Instant Age Rewind - Eraser - Eye Concealer - Light

This is a favourite concealer of Loey Lane (a sweet girl on Youtube who I have nothing but love for).

It has a puffy applicator that the concealer feeds through, which is nice and soft on the gentle skin of the eye.

It looks like a dandelion!

It looks dark on the applicator, but it is my perfect light shade on! <3

Invisible and perfect!

The applicator prevents putting down too much product.
I love this!

Thank you Loey for sharing your find!
Price: 2/5 ($18.95 for 6mL)
Scent: 2.5/5 (very faint foundation smell)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Crabtree & Evelyn - Rosewater - Eau de Toilette

This is a straight rosewater scent, it is quite a sweet scent.

Mmm, lokum <3

Fragrantica lists the notes as rose (duh), violet (maybe), peony (maybe), green notes (no), and musk (no).

This is a beautiful scent to wear if you want to catch people off guard! XD
(people won't expect you to smell of rosewater)

Price: 1/5 ($70 for 100mL)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Strength: Medium
Lifetime: Long
Time: Daytime
Season: Spring

The Body Shop - Strawberry Soap

This is a decent soap bar, that unfortunately doesn't have much of a scent.

It lathers ok and cleans well.

If you want a decent scent, get the shower gel.

Price: 5/5 ($4.95 for 100g)
Scent: 1/5
Effectiveness: 3/5

Australis - High Life - Illuminating Strobe Powder - Radiance

This is sufficiently light to be a highlight on me.

Love it!

It is a shimmery, pale champagne highlight.

If only they had a white-toned highlight <3 I'd love that even more!
This gives me cheekbones for days!

Price: 3/5 ($14.95 for 8.5g)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no real scent)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Revlon - Super Lustrous - Lipgloss - 180 Pink Pop

This is a translucent pink, sticky gloss with a faint vanilla scent.

Over the BJLL6 lip liner

Note: This shade is now '235 Pink Pop' in the new packaging.

It didn't last too long (~4 hours).

Price: ($22.95 for 5.9mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 3/5

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Same Product, Different Colour - Bianca J Professional - Eye Liner - BJEL32

This is a navy eye liner that goes on smooth, has good colour intensity, and doesn't look too 80's on.



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Crabtree & Evelyn - Lavender - Eau de Toilette

This is a straight lavender (almost aquatic) scent.

Fragrantica lists the notes as lavender (duh), musk (no!), jasmine (no!), tonka bean (no!), amalfi lemon (no!), violet leaf (no!), and lemon leaf oil (no!).

No, it really is just lavender!

Price: 1/5 ($70 for 100mL)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Strength: Medium
Lifetime: Moderate
Time: Daytime
Season: Spring

Bianca J Professional - Eye Shadow and Blush

I don't normally wear eye shadow for everyday (or even just day) looks.
I have 'big eyes', a phenotype from my father's side of the family.
So while other people can pull of eye shadow during the day easily, I look so extra.

Also, google images doesn't recognize 'extra' as a descriptor of a person.

These are mix and match eye shadow and blush pallets.

Metallics:

All but the black are decent.

Blues: 

You expect them to be brighter!

Greens:

Some barely show up at all!

Reds/Purples: 

Again, very poor colour payoff.

Neutrals: 

Only the brown and the blush show up.

A common theme is the shimmer/metallic shades have decent colour payoff, but the mattes have virtually no colour payoff.

The blushes are also decent.

In the neutral pallet, I don't know what that goop in the first slot is for (brow wax?).

Overall, these are terrible eye shadows.

Do not buy.

Price: *** Unknown
Scent: 2.5/5 (none)
Effectiveness: 0/5

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