The Body Shop - Fuji Green Tea - Body Lotion

First, love the green tint to the (travel size) bottle!

This is a medium viscosity lotion than absorbs into the skin quickly.

It smells like green tea leaves blended with aloe vera, and is less peppery than the body butter counter part.

Price: 4/5 ($17.95 for 250mL)
Scent: 4/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5

Best Sence Nail Polish VC Shinning - Lavender

I picked this up because it looked interesting.

It was meant to be lavender scented, but this is not the case.
It goes on streaky and thick and doesn't dry well.

It doesn't leave a shiny finish.

This is more of a warning post not to use this if you see it.

Same Product, Different Colour - Avon Stardust Nail Enamel - Cherry Dazzler

This is red, matte finish glitter nail polish is really nice.
It only takes one coat for opacity.
It is a bit more pinkish than a true red.

The only downside is it wouldn't dry for me when I tried to put it on for Christmas, but it was 40°C here :c

Hair Cut

All I need is a simple pair of scissors!

Since early last year, I have been cutting my own hair.
Not just trimming my fringe, but cutting layers into my hair.

It always looks like so much!

I thought it would be really hard, but I found it really easy.
I first tried it because I don't like going to the hair dressers (it can cost so much, you have to make an appointment, and the small talk is so awkward) and hair grows back.
Also, if I messed it up I'd just claim I was just expressing myself creatively.

Sometimes it does go a little wrong, like my most recent hair cut looked like a mullet the next day, but it is an easy fix.

Aunt Selma has one hour to live!

Now when I wake up, I look like Bob Dylan (according to PU2).

Would you ever style your own hair?

The Body Shop - Drops of Light - Pure Healthy Brightening Serum

This is like water! 
It isn't sticky or viscous.
It absorbs so quickly and has a soft, subtle green scent.

Because it is so subtle, you almost think it may just be water.
But my skin is brighter and more evenly toned.

The packaging is really nice.
The glass bottle gives it a good weight, the glass dropper is great and the all white packaging is a nice presentation.

Price: 2/5 ($49.95 for 30mL)
Scent: 4.5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

Burt's Bees - Strawberry - Lip Balm

I'm not normally a huge lip balm fan, but this is a game changer.
This balm is so soft (without being messy) and applies so easily!
It is really moisturising and gives a nice satin finish.

There is a wide range of flavours, I couldn't actually choose (I asked a friend to pick for me).
This isn't a fake strawberry flavour, it is like an unripe strawberry (it is actually really nice).

It is subtle and you wont feel it is overpowering.
J, you picked well!

From now on, if I need a lip balm, THIS is what I'd get :D

Price: 3.5/5 ($6.95)
Scent: 5/5
Effectiveness: 5/5

The Licki Brush

I was so excited for this, I backed the Kickstarter!

It was pitched as a brush you hold in your mouth, for grooming and bonding with your cat in a more cat-like fashion.

I actually licked Hades once when he was struggling to groom his back... he was horrified and wouldn't settle for the rest of the night, lest I lick him again.
Sorry baby.

It is a pink-red silicon, the shade meant to reflect a tongue.

Now for some more shade (as thrown by me).

The 'bristles' a big nodules that are more of a cat 'massager' than a brush.

They are hard and bulky and (with the reduced dexterity of using your face) bumps the poor kitty more than grooms.

Neither of our cats liked it.

If I wanted a shitty pet brush, I'd just buy one (for less money).
I wanted something that actually brushed, that was more like an actual cat tongue.

Something harder to make, harder to clean, but so much nicer for our feline friends!

Catagory: Pet Grooming
Rating: 0/5
Price: 1/5 ($34.47 AUD)