Hair Removal Sponge

This is a double sided sponge.
The pink side is like a very fine sand paper to break the hair.
The blue is a 'polishing' side (read: useless)

You are meant to rub it in a circular fashion on moist skin (but not taking the sponge into the shower with you).

And... Nothing! (as expected)

Save your pennies.

Price: 5/5 ($1.24 for one)
Effectiveness: 0/5

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Clear Brow Gel

This is a popular brand with beauty bloggers!

And it did nothing. My brow was as wild as ever.

Price: 0/5 ($38 for 2.5mL)
Scent: 2.5/5 (none)
Effectiveness: 0/5


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8 x 4 - Pure - Perfume Deodorant

An item from the May Glossybox!

First thing, this is just a deodorant and not an antiperspirant.
So you will keep sweating (which I think is the most annoying thing).

It says that it contains no aluminium, but has a bunch of alcohols and hydrocarbons in it.
Don't let the green packaging fool you, this is not "all natural hippy stuff".

So lets pretend that his is just a perfume!

The scent is listed as calla flower, watermelon, and seaweed.
It's like a water-noted, faint watermelon scent which smells ok when you sniff the top of the container.
When you spray it, it goes everywhere, smells worse, and will bother your lungs.
Just use a nice perfume.

Really, this is an all-round waste of resources.

It is also named after a measurement of wood.

*I'll use the rest as an air freshener.
Price: 5/5($2.03 for 150mL)
Scent: 1/5
Effectiveness: 0/5 

Nivea - In-Shower Smooth Lotion - Dry Skin

This is a good idea in theory... in practice it leaves a bit to be desired.

First and foremost, I HATE THE BOTTLE!
It is so stiff! 
Even if I wasn't already soaked from the shower, I still can't squeeze this bottle!

I'll crush you like this paper cup!

If you drop any, it makes the shower floor VERY slippery!

While it is moisturising, I don't feel it does enough that I wont still put moisturiser on after my shower.

So this product is a complete miss in my mind.

Price: 3/5 ($7.99 for 400mL)
Scent: 2/5 (basic shea scent)
Effectiveness: 0/5

Nu Skin - Epoch Glacial Marine Mud

I was quite skeptical going into this, I have used mud masks before and they have never cleaned my pores.
In fact they just tore my natural oils out of my skin, making it red and me disappointed.

But this has been going around of late as a really good pore cleaner.
I have seen a number of videos singing its praises and thought I would give it a try.

So here is the before photo:

Little kitty whiskers and all!

During:

Goopy and blurry!

After:

Verdict - No difference! It did nothing!
Pores still just as blocked!

This is useless unless you call your wallet a pore! (hahahaha, I'm so funny XD)

Price: 1/5 ($48.50 for 200g)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no real scent)
Effectiveness: 0/5

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