Alterra Naturkosmetik - Kajal Eyeliner - 01 Black

This is a vegan, natural eyeliner pencil.
It is also suitable for people who use contact lenses.

It is quite soft, which I don't hate.

The colour payoff is really nice!

Eye liner on the outer half of the top lid and with mascara on the top lashes.

Price: 5/5 ($2.80 for one pencil)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Alterra Naturkosmetik (Natural Cosmetic) - Anti-Fett (Anti-Fat) Shampoo

This shampoo isn't body shaming, it means it will get rid of grease. It's for hair that gets greasy quickly.

It has activated charcoal, organic lemongrass and organic chamomile.

It is a 'natural' shampoo, vegan, and with no silicon.

It is black when it comes out of the bottle, which is cool.

The scent reminds me of fruit tingles, a fizzy hard lolly.

It lathers well, cleans well, and leaves my hair really nice.
It takes longer for my hair to become greasy again when I use this compared to other shampoo.


Price: 4/5 ($3.11 for 200mL)
Scent: 5/5 
Effectiveness: 5/5

Lavera - Re-Energizing Sleeping Cream

This is a night cream with organic almond oil, grape, and olive oil. It also has hyaluronic acid, selected saccharides, and vitamin E.

It is free from silicones, paraffins, phthalates, microplastic beads, mineral oil, GMO products, synthetic fragrances, colors, and preservatives.

It is a nice, thick cream that absorbs well.
A little bit of this goes a long way, so it's really good value.

It leaves my skin looking plump and happy the next morning. 
I love it!

Price: 4/5 ($15.63 for 50mL)
Scent: 2/5 (A coconut like scent that I'm personally not a fan of.)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Valuelife - Grape Seed Extract with Resveratrol 

These are capsules of grape seed extract and resveratrol, two anti--oxidants.

The capsules are vegan, easy to swallow, and have no taste.

Price: 2.5/5 ($39.62 for 120 capsules)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent)

Alterra Naturkosmetik - Glanzshampoo (Shine Shampoo)

This shampoo has organic apricot, wheat and grape extract. 
It is vegan and is free from free from synthetic colors, fragrances, preservatives, silicones, paraffins, and other mineral oil products.

It smells like gummy bears! 

It lathers well, cleans well, and leaves no residue.

Price: 4/5 ($3.11 for 200mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Salus - Multi-Vitamin Energetikum

This is a liquid dietary supplement with vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C, D3, and E. It also has niacin.

It is an orange liquid that smells like reconstituted orange juice.

The taste like breakfast juice.

It is organic, vegan, and gluten-free.

Price: 3/5 ($23.50 for 250mL)
Taste: 5/5
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Alterra - Naturkosmetik - Max Lash Booster Mascara - 01 Black

This is a black mascara that is paraben free (something I have been looking for of late).
It is also vegan.

I picked this one from the range because of the beautiful big brush that my lashes love.

I only did the top lashes.

The  formula isn't too thick, giving a very natural colour to the lashes.
It won't clump your lashes together, which is ideal.

Price: 5/5 ($5.49 for 9mL)
Scent: 3/5 (faint and very pleasant for a mascara)
Effectiveness: 4.5/5
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Koawach - Pfefferminz - Organic Hot Chocolate with Peppermint

This hot chocolate mix is fair trade, organic, and vegan.

A 100g bag is meant for 10 cups... I like my hot chocolate strong, so this was not true for me.

It has guarana (and thus caffeine) as it is intended as a coffee substitute.
I don't know if it works for a coffee substitute, as it has a lot of sugar, but the caffeine certainly has an effect.

*If you want a low-caffeine, mineral rich coffee substitute, try unsweetened cocoa.

I do wish it had more peppermint flavour but I'm like my mother in that way, if something is 'peppermint' then I want it to be 'PEPPERMINT'.
Overall this is quite nice.

Price: 1/5 ($6.24 for 100g)
Taste: 4.5/5 (moar peppermint plz)
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Alviana Naturkosmetik - Handcreme Soft - mit Bio-Aloe Vera (with Organic Aloe Vera)

This is a vegan hand cream with no silicon, perfumes, colourants, synthetic preservatives, or mineral oil.

The scent is a mild mix between wheat flour, aloe vera, and an almost lavender scent.

The cream absorbs well but does leave a light, greasy residue (which I personally like).

Price: 5/5 ($3.64 for 75mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5

Lavera - Vitalisierendes (Vitalizing) - Duschgel (Shower Gel)

This smells amazing! Like mandarins. <3

This body wash has organic orange and sea buckthorn extracts.
It is vegan, organic, all natural fragrance, paraben-free, phthalate-free, and mineral oil-free.

It is a clear gel which cleans well, not much of a lather though, but that's ok.

It is a bit expensive, but you get a very good product that smells so good.

Price: 4/5 ($6.26 for 200mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Lavera - Moisture & Care - Conditioner

This is vegan, silicon-free conditioner which has almond milk and avocado extract.

The scent is a faint vanilla and cream combination, which is very pleasant.

It leaves my hair smooth and not too heavy, which my fine hair cannot handle any extra weight.

Price: 4/5 ($4.69 for 200mL)

Scent: 4.5/5

Effectiveness: 5/5 

Mein Vita - Coenzym Q10 200mg (Coenzyme Q10)

These are gluten free, vegan coenyme Q10 capsules.

They are of a medium-small size, so easy to take, and are a clear capsule with a orange-yellow powder inside (which looks visually fun to me).

Since these don't specify the form of Q10, it's probably ubiquinone.

Ubiquinol is the more expensive, reported as easier for your body to absorb, form.

But for me, the more common form is just fine.

Price: 4/5 ($21.86 for 120 capsules)

Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent, no taste)

Ubiquinol or Ubiquinone: ubiquinone

Same Product, Different Scent - Lavera - Heimat Momente - Ringelblumen (English Marigold) Shampoo

This is a organic, vegan, silicon-free shampoo.

The scent in the bottle is true to marigolds and perhaps a touch of citrus. It smells so nice!

It cleans well and leaves no residue. It doesn't lather that well, but it does the job.

Price: 3.5/5 ($6.00 for 200mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5

Lavera - Heimat Momente - Apfel Shampoo

This is a organic, vegan, silicon-free shampoo.

The scent is like a blend of fake and real apple, and is very subtle.

You need to use quite a bit to get a good lather, but it cleans well.
This isn't one of my favourites, but it works in a pinch.

Price: 3.5/5 ($6.00 for 200mL)
Scent: 3/5
Effectiveness: 4/5