Lavera - Volumen & Kraft (Volume & Power)  - Shampoo

This is a orange and green tea scented shampoo which smells amazing! 
This wonderful fragrance is from organic orange oil and green tea extract.

It is silicon, parabene, phthalate, microplastic, and mineral oil free. 
It is also vegan.

It cleans well and lathers well.
This is an easy favourite for me!


Price: 4/5 ($3.18 for 250mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Juicy Couture - Viva La Juicy - La Fleur - Eau de Toilette

This is such a nice floral scent!

It has pink florals, apricot, pink pepper, and citrus notes.
The bottle is also super cute!

Fragrantica lists the notes as

Top Notes: mandarin orange (yes), red berries (yes), water lily (yes)
Middle Notes: honeysuckle (yes), gardenia (yes), jasmine (nope)
Base Notes: vanilla (yes), caramel (yes), sandalwood (just a little bit)

Price: 1/5 (~$110 for 100mL)
Effectiveness: 4/5
Strength: Moderate
Lifetime: Short
Time: Daytime
Season: Spring

Versace - Bright Crystal - Eau de Toilette

To me, this is a very green, fresh scent with florals and a hint of citrus.

Fragrantica lists the notes as

Top notes: yuzu (yep), pomegranate (no), water notes (I could see it)
Middle notes: lotus (yes), magnolia (yes), peony (yes)
Base notes: musk (maybe), mahogany (no), amber (maybe)

Overall, it is very nice!

Price: 0.5/5($80 for 30mL)
Effectiveness: 4/5
Strength: Moderate
Longevity: Medium
Time: Daytime
Season: Spring

OGX - Sunkissed Blonde Lemon Highlights - Citrus Oil Mist

This is a great way to distribute a fine mist of shine-giving oil over your hair!

The packaging on this is just great! No spilling. Fine mist. Cap stays ON!!!

It adds a nice shine to the hair without making you look like you put a roast chicken on your head.

There is mostly a strong coconut scent, followed by citrus.

Gives you a glossy coat!

Does it enhance blonde highlights? Nope.
Don't buy it if you want it for highlights.

Price: 3/5 ($17.99 for 118mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

Anatomicals - zap! zap! zap! gets that chap - Spot Stick

My skin doesn't understand that I'm not a teenager anymore.
I still get pimples... occasionally they are impressively bad!

So I thought I'd give this spot treatment a try.
It has a night and day treatment.

The day treatment is clear and smells kind of citrus-y.
The night treatment is white and smells like tea tree oil.

I used it on a few pimples I had over the past few months and... I don't think it really did anything.

Toothpaste is still the best thing I have for pimples.

Price: 3/5 ($7.03 for 7mL total)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 1/5

Garnier - The Radience Renewer - Cleansing Gelée

I picked this up at 'The Reject Shop', it is not a common item here.

This is a thick (dare I say 'gel'-like) soap for washing your face, I almost feel it is too thick, because it is a bit hard to wash off.
Pro-tip: lather on your hands, then apply to wet face.

The scent is like lemon and orange oil, but it isn't too strong.

It lathers well and leaves your skin very clean.

As far as skin radiance, I didn't notice much change.

Price: 3/5 (~$7 for 236mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 3.5/5

Palmolive - Oil Infusions - Body Moisturiser - Citrus with Jojoba Oil

I love the brown coloured bottle of this, it suites the label design so well!
It's such a shame the pump doesn't allow full use of the product in the bottle.

I was disappointed that it smelled more of jojoba oil than citrus. 

It absorbs well, is of a 'cream' thickness, and is great at moisturising the skin.

I would recommend trying it. 

Price: 5/5 ($9.99 for 400mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 4/5

The Body Shop - Spa Fit - Toning Massage Oil

Oh, this has the wonderful citrus smell that I love! <3

It isn't cooling like the gel from the same line, so don't worry, this won't freeze you.

It absorbs well and leaves the skin moisturised and nicely scented.
As far as 'toning', I don't think this does that. But it is a nice body oil.

I have a second bottle of this, because I love the scent so much... all I need is someone to massage it into my back ;) 

Price: 3/5 (~$14 for 150mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 4.5

The Body Shop - Spa Fit - Firming & Toning Gel-Cream Massager

I got this because it had a citrus on it, I like citrus.
But is doesn't really smell of citrus, it is more of a menthol scent.

And this menthol comes into play later... I put this on my skin after a shower (it was a cool night) and within 5 minutes I felt like I was freezing! 

I guess it works as a toner by cooling the skin and causing it to tighten.
There is also some caffeine in it, which is meant to help tone skin.

The massager is quite stiff and I don't think I will use it much on myself, it is a bit too rough for my skin. 

I'm a delicate flower!

As far as a body moisturiser, it was ok but I prefer the body butters from this store.

Price: 2/5 (~$35?? for 200mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

Avon - Anew - 10% Vitamin C Serum

I loved this!

I got so many comments while using this ("Are you ok? You look pale." = brighter skin) and I could see the improvement.

It smells citrus, oily, and slightly nutty. It soaks in well and skin immediately feel softer. 

Just remember to use it at night, as it may make your skin more sensitive to light.

Price: 2/5 ($35 for 30mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Daily Moisturiser SPF 15

This was such a delight to used on a daily basis! It smells so nice! Like oranges (or orange-flavoured vitamin C tablet).

I like that is has SPF in it as well, nice to protect the face from the aging Sun's rays.

In addition to vitamin C, it also contains camu camu and sesame seed oil.

It goes on smoothly, soaks in well enough and doesn't feel too heavy.

Price: 3/5 ($29.95 for 50mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Same Product, Different Scent: Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Therapy - Nantucket Briar

This smells like heaven to me, if I were ever let in to heaven :p

I smell lavender, rose and violet... the website lists it as peony, wild rose, citrus, vanilla, patchouli and exotic spices...

At any rate, I LOVE this!!!

Scent: 5/5

Masquerade! - Fuss Free Facials - No Dirt on Me

This lovely thin mask (that is almost like a layer of skin) comes with not one, but two of those stupid plastic backing sheets.
With aloe, pineapple and 'citrus', this mask smells like a KFC moist towelette, but leaves your face feeling fab!

***This is my 100th post!***

Lather Modern Apothecary - Bamboo Creme Hair Wash (Hotel sample)

The interesting thing about this shampoo is the scent (which, given it contains the word 'apothecary' in the name, should be note-worthy).

With notes of orange, cederwood and lavender; it smells fresh and reminds me of something therapeutic. I found it left my hair feeling clean and smelling sooooooo pretty!

I would like to specify that this praise is for THE HOTEL SAMPLE ONLY! Because it appears that it differs in formulation from the normal full size product. (You disappoint me Lather, I would have bought this formulation if it was avaliable full size!).

Price: 2/5 (if you can find it on ebay)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Beyonce Heat Rush EDT

This EDT... amazing! It comes in a pretty orange glass bottle with gold hardware and smells soooo citrus-y!

It is a moderate sillage scent, but (unfortunately) it does not last long at all... When I was using it, it felt like it was gone completely in 15 minutes.

Fragrantica says:

Top notes:  Blood orange, cherry, passionfruit.
Middle notes: Orchid, hibiscus, mango blossum.
Base notes: Teak wood, amber, musk.

I would guess the notes as: orange, lolly sugar, pineapple.
I get NO passionfruit, wood, amber or musk... it almost seems strange to suggest these, to me.

This is definitely a day scent and would probably be best in summer.

Price: 2/5 (rrp $69 for 100mL)
Season: Summer
Weight: Medium
Overall possum liking: 4/5