Summary: overpriced Vaseline? As a product, it's okay.
Pros: SPF 15, 15 ml of product.
Cons: so-so moisturizing, faint bad taste, looks like petrolatum, overpriced for so-so moisturizing, not fond of the slanted tip applicator. I guess I like stick lipbalms for better control in application.
This is such an apparently popular product that I was really expecting something more than Vaseline, but I should have paid more attention to the ingredient list and tested the product out. For twice the price I can get the Sugar Lip Balm by Fresh for fantastic packaging, a great scent, and great moisturizing properties all in a stick. Or for one fifth the price I can get the same product from Vaseline.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
mini review: Honey Foaming Jelly for Body and Hair by L'Occitane
Summary: I don't like the smell, and the jelly texture is inconvenient.
I'd been intrigued by reviews online and picked this up on sale this past winter. I'm very glad it was on sale, as I don't like the scent of this product at all. It's kind of astringent and medicinal to my nose. Also, the jelly is a bit unwieldy in my opinion; it's slippery. I suppose I prefer more of a lotion thickness, where I can control application easily. I love the scent of L'Occitane's Honey and Lemon, so I was surprised to really dislike the scent of this older product. The new stuff by L'Occitane intrigues me though, such as the Ruban d'Orange line. It is similar to BLISS's Shine line for Sheraton, but easier to find.
I'd been intrigued by reviews online and picked this up on sale this past winter. I'm very glad it was on sale, as I don't like the scent of this product at all. It's kind of astringent and medicinal to my nose. Also, the jelly is a bit unwieldy in my opinion; it's slippery. I suppose I prefer more of a lotion thickness, where I can control application easily. I love the scent of L'Occitane's Honey and Lemon, so I was surprised to really dislike the scent of this older product. The new stuff by L'Occitane intrigues me though, such as the Ruban d'Orange line. It is similar to BLISS's Shine line for Sheraton, but easier to find.
mini review: Almond Shower Oil by L'Occitane
Summary: It's okay.
I bought a little travel size of the Almond Shower Oil, intrigued because it is supposed to smell like almonds, and reputed to be very moisturizing for the winter months. It is almond-y, but a very mild, watered-down almond. The texture is not bad; the oil feels like the cleansing oils I use to remove makeup. It does seem to leave my skin a bit more moisturized than normal. However, the smell doesn't win me over - I prefer LUSH's seasonal Snowcake soap, despite its tendency to smell a bit clay-like depending on the batch. So the search continues for a convenient almond-scented body cleanser.
Update 2008-02-19: Actually, this oil is rather drying. I'll have to use it up in the summer months.
I bought a little travel size of the Almond Shower Oil, intrigued because it is supposed to smell like almonds, and reputed to be very moisturizing for the winter months. It is almond-y, but a very mild, watered-down almond. The texture is not bad; the oil feels like the cleansing oils I use to remove makeup. It does seem to leave my skin a bit more moisturized than normal. However, the smell doesn't win me over - I prefer LUSH's seasonal Snowcake soap, despite its tendency to smell a bit clay-like depending on the batch. So the search continues for a convenient almond-scented body cleanser.
Update 2008-02-19: Actually, this oil is rather drying. I'll have to use it up in the summer months.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
mini review: Farouk Biosilk Silk Therapy
Summary: so-so product.
Silk Therapy is a silicone hair product for smoothing and adding shine to your hair. It's marketed as a hair treatment, although I don't understand the science of silicone treating your hair. I think it might protect your hair a bit from heat.
Cons: It has a very strong chemical smell. Maybe I got a bad batch? If I apply it on wet hair, the smell dissipates, but on dry hair, it's rather bothersome. I feel uncomfortable inflicting it on my coworkers.
Pros: It does an okay job of smoothing my thick hair, whether applied wet or dry. Perhaps I need to apply more product.
Silk Therapy is a silicone hair product for smoothing and adding shine to your hair. It's marketed as a hair treatment, although I don't understand the science of silicone treating your hair. I think it might protect your hair a bit from heat.
Cons: It has a very strong chemical smell. Maybe I got a bad batch? If I apply it on wet hair, the smell dissipates, but on dry hair, it's rather bothersome. I feel uncomfortable inflicting it on my coworkers.
Pros: It does an okay job of smoothing my thick hair, whether applied wet or dry. Perhaps I need to apply more product.
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