The Body Shop - Body Butter - Wild Argan Oil

This rich body butter sinks in nicely and won't upset sensitive skin. The scent (this one being argan oil) is transferred well, but isn't overpowering.

I don't really know what else to say, I just really like this body butter.

I guess just be warned that some of these can be quite thick, it varies by what scent you get.

eg- thick butters: argan, poppy

      thinner butters: satsuma

Price: 3/5 (rrp $23.95 for 200mL)

Scent: 4/5 (Argan oil is a dividing scent)

Effectiveness: 5/5

Nip + Fab - Bust Fix - Décolleté Gel

I picked this up at Target while buying some viper venom cream from the same line... even though I am a proud member of the itty bitty titty committee, I thought "hey, why not?"

This cream is meant to work by firming up the skin of the breast, thereby making them perkier (I don't need help in this department, don't even need a bra!) and perhaps make them bigger (this is where I come in).

While using this, I noticed no change in my bust appearance beyond what any moisturiser would do for my skin... but did they feel different, and not in a good way!

My boobs ached so bad! They felt in constant need of massage like a cramped muscle (Pro tip: very difficult to convince people to squeeze my boobs)... this discomfort rendered the whole experience a bad one.

'I want bigger boobs' Solution:

Probably not what you wanted to hear, but breast implants are pretty much the only way to increase bust size. If you think this may be for you, do your research! Remember, they are not for life (need to be replaced every ten years) and the surgery comes with risks (like every surgery).

Personally, I'll keep my itty bitty titties just the way they are :)

Price: 1/5 (rrp $35.95 for 100mL)

Scent: 1/5

Effectiveness: 0/5

Sally Hansen - Salon Effects - Real Nail Polish Strips - #410 Love Letter

I picked this up on sale and it looked like fun... nail polish stickers, how hard can it be? Right?!

When applying the stickers, the plastic was a bit fiddly to get off the nail polish part... I had about a 15% rip rate of the nail polish part.

Also, I had a few wrinkles in the end result, due to the distinct curvature of my nail not matching well with the planar nature of the sticker.

It looked good though!:

What I HATED though was that ONLY ONE DAY later it CHIPPED! I even had a top coat on! S.O.B!

I don't care if I have Shakespeare transcribed on my nails, if it's just going to chip within a day, I don't want it!

Solution:

This top coat is terrific! Use this on top if you insist on using the nail stickers. :)

Price: 2/5 (rrp $14.95 for one round)
Effectiveness: 2/5

Avon - Femme - Shower Gel

This shower gel smells like the Avon Femme perfume (think jasmine, magnolia, amber-woods...  white flowers) and is designed to be used in conjunction with the perfume.

The smell is moderate in the product, but the minute this gel is washed off the skin, there is no lingering scent. This is quite disappointing that the scent doesn't last on the skin.

As a shower gel; it doesn't lather well, it angers my whiny skin and doesn't leave me feeling clean.

A 'shower gel that lathers well, leaves you feeling clean and smelling great' solution:

Imperial Leather is my BFF.

Price: 2/5 (rrp $12.00 for 200mL)

Scent: 3.5/5 (not a huge fan of white floral)

Effectiveness: 0/5

L'Occitane - Rose 4 Reines - Velvet Hand Cream

This hand cream! THIS! YASSSSSSSSSSSS!

It soaks in so well! Like Crabtree & Evelyn hand therapy well!

It will leave your hands soft, non-greasy and smelling delightful!

This smells EXACTLY like this soap sphere I had when I was ~6 years old. And do you know what I did?

It smelt so good I tried to eat it!

This is MY scent!

Some may find it a bit too 'Old lady floral', but for me it will always be youth :p

Solution:

Just try it!

Price: 2/5 (rrp $13 for 30mL)

Scent: 5/5 (yassss!)

Effectiveness: 5/5

Motives - Liquid Gold Shimmer

I purchased this because I wanted more glitter in my life (you only live once, people!)

This one, by Motives is quite nice, in that the fine glitter will give you a nice shimmer and not a stupid sparkle (re: you won't look like Edward Cullen).

Also, the gold colour will look good on anyone, even my pale skin!

Things I don't like:

The roller ball stopped working IMMEDIATELY! I had to jimmy it open (I then mixed it into my body lotion... genius!)

I basically just hate that roller ball...

Solution if you don't need that roller ball noise in your life:

Just Glitter! Spotlight, Lindcraft, Riot Art Supplies... so many places to buy, so MANY TYPES, SO LITTLE TIME! :p

Price: 1/5 (rrp $18.50 for 7.39mL)

Scent: 2/5 (none, going to not grand)

Effectiveness: 3/5 (forget you, roller ball!)

Essenzza - Fuss Free Facials - Age to Perfection

Continuing with my love of face masks, I thought I'd mention this one... I have good and bad to say 

Good things:
 - lovely thin Japanese silk mask which moulds well to the face.
 - smells nice (you need that if something is going to sit on your face for a while).
 - it has argon oil and vitamin c (an antioxidant).

Bad things:
 - STUPID two bits of plastic! It's difficult to shape to your face if you follow their instructions and try to apply it with one side of the plastic still on... I end up just removing them both at the start.
 - Related: DON'T LIE TO ME! It is NOT 'Less messy' than other masks... I have two bits of plastic extra to deal with! BS!!!

Solution:

Platinum, baby! Thin mask with no stupid plastic sheets!

Price: 3/5 (rrp $4.95 for one... other masks cost less)
Scent: 4.5/5
Effectiveness: 3/5 (forget you, plastic!)