L'Oréal Paris - Colour Riche - Le Khol - Immaculate Snow

I like to use this for my water line (the thin line of skin between the eyeball and lower lash line). 
Putting white on your lower line makes your eyes look bigger (an extension of the cornea).

This pencil is soft enough to be gently pressed along the delicate eye skin,  but firm enough that it doesn't break off.

It is a good colour intensity (which is hard for white).

Overall, I can't fault it and is a good white eye pencil.

Price: 3/5 ($18.95 for 200mg)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Daiso - Magical Triple Face Powder

This only cost $1.40... it was not worth $1.40

The packaging is nice: good mirror, sturdy construction.

There was no puff/brush included, which sucked.

The powder itself was an interesting colour choice: white (good highlighter) light blue (ok?) and mid blue (wat?).

I could get behind this, but there is too much glitter/shimmer in this powder to be a good all over face powder.

If i ever need to look like a zombie/dead this will be really handy but until then, this just makes your face look pallid.

I am SET to play the corpse bride one Halloween party.

Price: 5/5
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent)
Effectiveness: 0/5

Coles - Compact Powder Puff

I use compact powders daily, it is what I have in my purse and even prefer it to loose powders when I'm at home.

So to cycle my powder puffs for cleaning, I bought some spares from Coles.

They come in packs of two, are a cute pink colour, and are made of velour.

I love the feeling of velour!

The puff itself is great and fits well into most compacts.

However it was not that well made and the ribbon on one of mine has all but fallen off.
It was cheap but take a little pride in your products!

Price: 5/5 ($2.30 for 2)
Scent: 2.5/5 (no scent)
Effectiveness: 4/5

Endone

Nerve pain (at least in the case of my arm and shoulder) is like pressing on a tack and having that signal of pain travelling up your limb, over and over again. It cannot be ignored. No paracetamol or ibuprofen can reduce it. It works through a mostly unavoidable messenger pathway that is responsible for your motion and senses. 

The only thing that helped when the pain was at its worst was oxycodone (Endone).
It is a strong pain killer and came with it's own draw-backs. 
It made me tired and sleep a lot. 
It made me less useful, less active, and dulled my ambition.
It has been linked with addiction (not something I personally experienced  after a month of use and not something I want to experience). 
It gave me dull headaches in the frontal lobe (with constant use) which stopped me from ever getting the taste for it.

But all these negatives were fine, if only the pain stopped.

I have other management systems now and will see the neurologist soon, but this was an angel in a time of need.

Price: Controlled medicine ($16.92 for 20 tablets)
Effectiveness: 5/5
Warnings: Addictive (you don't want to get addicted to opiates! I have seen someone weaning off them, it isn't nice), looses effectiveness over time.

Coffee Organics - Organic Coffee - Scrub

I received this in a Bellabox. It is essentially coffee grounds with a peppermint scent that you use to scrub your body.

Let's address the writing on the front of the package. This will NOT reduce cellulite or scarring and probably won't reduce inflammation. I can tell you this even without testing it.

Ignoring this, the rest of the packet it cute. A light aqua and white simple sticker on a foil, resealable bag. It is kind of reminiscent of the foil packages you can buy coffee in. 

The coffee itself comes from ground coffee and that which is recycled from coffee pods (reduce, reuse, recycle!). It is a good choice for a scrub since it is biodegradable and the coffee helps neutralise odours. The peppermint oil is a nice addition as well. 

I didn't like the suggestion that you leave it on your wet body for 5-10 min before washing it off. If you use it in the shower (which you probably would), 5-10 min is a LONG time to be shivering, cold and wet.

Like this, but you need to finish watching a youtube video before you change your clothes.

Overall, it was okay, but I'd love to see this come in a gel so the 'nutrients' in the coffee have already been extracted out and are readily available.

Price: 1/5 ($14.95 for an unspecified amount, maybe 300g?)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 2/5

Garnier - Micellar Cleansing Water

Micelles are spheres of fats that form when they are in water (or other hydrophilic substances).

Science!

Because they are non-ionic, the solution remains at a relatively neutral pH and is relatively non-irritating. And because there is both hydrophobic and hydrophilic components, it can remove both water-soluble and waterproof makeup.

Even if it drops straight into your eye, it won't hurt.

This was really nice to use, even for eye makeup. I can't really fault this product. Even the packaging is good. Cute, well designed, and leak-proof. What more could you want?

Price: 3/5 ($12.99 for 400mL)
Scent: 3/5 (very mild fruity scent)
Effectiveness: 5/5

Lacura Essentials - Organic Argan Oil - Cleansing Wipes

I picked these up from...

The pack of 25 was a good size, you wouldn't want any more because the flawed packaging encourages drying out. The problem with the 'resealable' packaging isn't unique to this brand, it is a cross-brand problem. The cruddy plastic flap will only really reseal five time, then it won't close properly. Fix this, people!

The addition of argan oil made these wipes more of a moisturizing finish. There was a residue left on the skin after use. So if you are looking for an 'all off' clean, perhaps give these a miss.

The wipes themselves were good though.

Price: 5/5 ($1.99 for 25 wipes)
Scent: 3/5 (mild, almost nutty)
Effectiveness: 2.5/5