Monte-Bianco - Zahnseide fil Dentaire - Dental Floss

This is a silk dental floss with unscented beeswax, even part of the packaging is made from cornstarch!

 It worked well as a dental floss but the packaging was quite annoying, the floss kept on getting lost in the packaging, which is annoying as all heck.

Overall, this was ok.

Price: 1/5 ($7.62 for 50m)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent)
Effectiveness: 4/5

Paco Rabanne Lady Million Eau De Parfum

This is like getting punched in the face with a bouquet, and not in a great way. 

I'm glad I only have a tiny sample!

I can't tell any notes, just generic (some white) flowers.

And it is strong.

The container is really cute, it's a shame that the perfume doesn't match.

I mean, I like it, but it isn't the greatest.

Fragrantica lists the notes as

Top Notes: Neroli (nope), Amalfi lemon (nope), Raspberry (nope).

Middle Notes: Jasmine (nope), African Orange flower (nope), Gardenia (yes).

Base Notes: Patchouli (yes!), White honey (yes), Amber (nope).

Patchouli!!! That must be why I like it still!

Price: 1/5 ($129.00 for 80mL)

Scent: 3/5

Season: Autumn

Time: Nighttime

Strength: Strong

Lifetime: Full day

The Licki Brush

I was so excited for this, I backed the Kickstarter!

It was pitched as a brush you hold in your mouth, for grooming and bonding with your cat in a more cat-like fashion.

I actually licked Hades once when he was struggling to groom his back... he was horrified and wouldn't settle for the rest of the night, lest I lick him again.
Sorry baby.

It is a pink-red silicon, the shade meant to reflect a tongue.

Now for some more shade (as thrown by me).

The 'bristles' a big nodules that are more of a cat 'massager' than a brush.

They are hard and bulky and (with the reduced dexterity of using your face) bumps the poor kitty more than grooms.

Neither of our cats liked it.

If I wanted a shitty pet brush, I'd just buy one (for less money).
I wanted something that actually brushed, that was more like an actual cat tongue.

Something harder to make, harder to clean, but so much nicer for our feline friends!

Catagory: Pet Grooming
Rating: 0/5
Price: 1/5 ($34.47 AUD)

Benefit - the Porefessional

This was a sample from a Bellabox and I was so excited to get it. A darling of beauty bloggers, it is well known and well loved.

It came in (what it thinks is, but really isn't) cute packaging, featuring a light blue Carmen Sandiego sans pants.

And Carmen Sandiego is cooler.

It was quite a moderate beige (really hope they have other shades), smells soapy, and also feels kind of soapy as well.

As far as coverage, it is surprisingly sheer, so don't bother to use this as a concealer.
As a pore filler (yeah, if you don't like your pores, just put stuff in them to create a new flat surface. Nothing will shrink your pores so don't bother buying products claiming they can.) it would need a foundation on top of it, because it is really obvious!

And I'm not about that foundation wearing life.

It is not lightweight, it will not last all day, you will not get velvety soft skin. It cannot stop my oil production (nothing can, so I am the true test of that claim).
I don't see how this is any better than any other primer and don't think it is worth the money.

Price: 0/5 (AUD$53.00 for 22mL on the Benefit website)
Scent: 2/5
Effectiveness: 1/5

Crabtree & Evelyn - Torocco Orange, Eucalyptus & Sage - Bath & Shower Gel

This smells so wonderful! Its orange rinds, mild eucalyptus, and a medium note of sage.
It works as a unisex scent and is so fresh and unique.

It lathers up so well and cleans nicely.

Put it on a shower puff (you don't need much) and you will have suds for days!

I only have two wishes for it: 
- It wasn't so expensive (not going to happen, its Crabtree & Evelyn)
- The scent would stay on the skin for longer.

Price: 1/5 (RRP &28.00 for 250mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Paula's Choice - Clinical KP Treatment Cloths

KP stands for Keratosis pilaris, also known as 'Chicken skin'.
And to take directly from Wikipedia, it is an"autosomal dominant, genetic follicular condition characterized by the appearance of rough, slightly red bumps on light skin and brown bumps on darker skin."

I do not have KP and I received these in a Bellabox.

These wipes do contain salicylic acid, a known treatment for pimples, so I used them to cleanse my face after work.

These towelettes were dry and scratchy and were a poor choice for make-up removal.
I didn't notice any change in pimples or redness.

If I had KP, I could be a better judge, but as it I didn't really like these.

Price: 1/5 ($8.00 for 10 cloths)
Scent: 1/5 (smells like a burnt Alka-Seltzer, if that's even possible)
Effectiveness: 1/5

L'Occitane - Crème Divine - Immortelle Divine cream

I LOVE this cream! If I had sufficient funds, this would be my night cream, forever!

I love the smell (flowers, lemon, honey, spring, joy), the oils in it, the texture, how it soaks in.... I love this.

The only thing I don't love is the price :(
I will confess, I purchased a full size jar once as a gift to myself, but it will be a while before I can do that again.

What more can I say? I'm in love <3

Price: 0.5/5 (rrp $145 for 50mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5

Xeomin (botulinum toxin)

Don't judge me!

I have this nasty little biological habit that I can build muscle too well (I am definitely a mesomorph)... the only problem is that it isn't just limited to my limbs.

About two years ago, I started getting tension headaches and  (when I looked in the mirror) I could see the distinct lines on my brow where I had been frowning.

I tried to get out of the habit, but I couldn't, it was a subconscious reaction.

Mine were a very muscular scrunch... my doctor was even impressed!

So, instead of taking pain killers all the time, I decided to get the muscles paralysed.

The injections last about 4 months and I get 30 units in my brow. I tried just 20, but it wasn't enough.

The good thing about this is over time, the muscles will atrophy and I won't need as much.

It is an expensive treatment, at  $15 a unit ($450 each 4 months for me), but it works so well.

It takes away the stress headaches and that is perfect.

Price: 0/5 ($15 a unit, you need many units)

Pain of procedure: 1/5

Effectiveness: 5/5

L'Occitane En Provence - Divine Youth Oil

I am a huge fan of oils! Even though I have oily skin, my skin feels and looks better if I use oil nightly... perhaps your skin doesn't have to make so much oil of it's own if there is some already to added, like a negative feedback system? I don't know, I can't be arsed finding out right now...

This oil from L'Occitane (my favourite store, although I don't really have the money for it) smells like it's name suggests, divine!

It contains sunflower, evening primrose, apricot and orange oil and it sinks into the skin fairly quickly.

If I could afford to make this my permanent night oil, I would!

Price: 1/5 ($120 for 30mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

L'Occitane - Revitalizing Fresh Shampoo

This lovely, minty shampoo feels so fresh and cooling on the scalp! It contains peppermint, grapefruit, rosemary, thyme, lavender and sage oil; this shampoo lathers up into a wonderfully perfumed froth.

The only negative is the price (rrp $28.00 for 300mL) which is a bit more than I am happy paying.

Price: 1/5
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5