Merry Christmas! (Or anything you like :D)

I'll be back in January, enjoy your holidays :)

Brazilian Butterfly - Tea Tree Body Lotion

Tea tree is not my favourite scent, and this was strong on the scent front.
I also don't believe tea tree to be a miracle anti-bacterial oil and I didn't see any amazing results to conclude otherwise.

A non-irritating lotion which was a bit thinner than I would have liked.

This was very blah to me, it didn't wow me, it just existed and I existed and we were both things at the same time.

A better lotion:

The Body Shop body butter is great!

Price: 3/5 ($18.00 for 200mL)
Scent: 2/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

Art break - Pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow for S

I asked my friend S (who I have been bffs with for ~20 years) what she wanted for her birthday this year. She said money.
Money is nice, but I had to think of a way to make it more annoying. 
S loves leprechauns, so I decided to put $30 (in gold, $1 coins) into a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 
I started with a large yoghourt  container and a clear piece of plastic:

Light reflection FTW!

Next I cut the plastic into an arch, to become my rainbow. I also cut the top of the container to make it more 'pot-like':

The arch is a little hard to see ATM.

I painted the arch up as a rainbow using acrylic paint. Acrylic paint would stick to the plastic well and give a good colour intensity:

There it is!

I also put a layer of modelling paste onto the pot, to give it a bit more of a bulge around the middle:

Pipe-cleaners were used to give the pot a bit more of a lip and some handles:

These were then covered in modelling paste to help blend them in and make them easier to paint: 

The inside of the pot was painted gold and the outside painted black (both using acrylic paint, for the colour intensity, ability to stick to the medium, and it dries quickly):

Finally the rainbow and some cotton ball clouds were stuck on using a hot glue gun. I also added some chocolate coins:

Final verdict: S loved it! :D

Skin Physics - Dragon's Blood Sculpting Gel

Fun fact: my favourite incense scent is dragon's blood. I just love how it smells and it just instantly transports me to covens and Spellbox.

Even my mum likes dragon's blood incense, and she hates almost everything!

So I had to try this face cream.  
It smelled faintly of dragon's blood and had a soft red tinge to it.
As for hydration, it was pretty good and it soaked in relatively quickly.

Unfortunately, it had a weird texture to it. Almost like it was rough, gritty on a chemical component level, and it upset my skin a little because of this.

"I just pissed off my skin" Solution:

"I'm sorry, face!" in a bottle :)

Price: 1/5 (~$50 for 50mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

Garnier - Miracle Sleeping Cream

I brought this for camping (something all-in-one as opposed to my current 3 step process) and it was great ever since. This night cream has a bit of oil in it, so your face is better protected and hydrated while you sleep.
It soaks in well, has lavender oil to help you relax, and doesn't pill up.

I actually gave a jar to my alleged father, he has really fine skin and has not been taking care of it of late (~the past 60 years).

Price: 4/5 ($19.99 for 50mL)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Rimmel - Wonder'full Mascara with Argan Oil

Before we even get into the thing, lets just appreciate the brown-bronze metallic, cubist tube :3

Inside we have a decent, lash separating brush.
The formula smells like argan oil and vanila, and coats the lash smoothly with a good colour intensity.

This is an all round winner!

Price: 4/5 ($17.95)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

U by Kotex - Ultrathins - Sport Super

Before you complain that this is about feminine hygiene products, STFU.

These pads are super thin, but work great. Even for those mornings when you wake up in a pool of blood and you are 95% sure you didn't kill anyone.

Amnesia happens sometimes, so you can't be 100% sure.

They stay put, are super absorbent and the package design is pretty modern (which is important to me).

Price: 4/5 ($4.99 for 10)
Effectiveness: 5/5