Sunday, May 22, 2011

Review of beauty & body products I use - Part 1

I'm a person who absolutely loves to buy skincare products, body products and makeup products but seldom use them.
You see, I just cannot resist the temptations when I walked past Watsons and the big SALE sign is screaming at me, beckoning me to go in and "have a look". Normally, "have a look" will end up with buying alot of products which I dunno when I will use them :p

Anyway, I wanna do a review of the products which I bought and use (or will use) so that I can safely eliminate those products which do not work well for me. This is going to be a long post, so I will break it up into hair, body, skincare and makeup :)

By the way, all the pictures uploaded here are derived from the internet. I personally never take these pictures myself :)

For Hair
Shampoo - Kerastase
I use this shampoo as my hair is permed and I want to maintain the curls. So far so good, no complaints :)

I alternate the Kerastase shampoo with this shampoo

As you can see, all the shampoo i'm using are for permed/curly hair. Besides maintaining the curls, it also helps to moisturize the hair deeply for softer, more natural curls.

Conditioner

Essential Conditioner by Kao. I love the sweet smelling fragrance and I find it not bad for my hair, though I would like to try other conditioners after I am done with the current bottle.

Leave-In Conditioner

This conditioner is really a mouthful to pronounce - Schwarzkopf Gliss Liquid Silk Express Repair Conditioner - phew!
I got this conditioner from a beauty store near my workplace. I cannot find it in Watsons, Guardian, NTUC etc....The reason why I bought this conditioner is because it is pink! Nice shimmery pink which I love! Result wise, it is quite good as it leaves my curls looking natural and in good shape

Hair Serum
Skinfood Extra Virgin Oil Essence
I first bought this product when I went to Korea 2 years ago. It was selling for SGD6 then. I grabbed 3 bottles of this. When I came back to Singapore, I went to check at the Skinfood outlets here and found that it was retailing at SGD 16 per bottle! I kicked myself for buying only 3 bottles. Subsequently, whenever my colleagues or friends are going to korea, I will include this item in my shopping list to them, hehehe.
This serum is not oily and I can spread it easily to the hair ends. Besides that, it has a nice subtle smell which lingers throughout the whole day! :)

Above are the basic and necessary hair products which I will use everyday. Besides the above products, I also bought the following products which I will use occasionally or never use at all:

Liese Juicy Shower Hair Mist

Seriously, I do not know what is the use of this hair mist. It does not make your curls stay, nor is it a leave in conditioner. I only use this hair mist when my hair reeks of "food smell" after coming back from lunch at the hawker centres. But one thing to note is, the fragrance, though it smells heavenly, does not last and at most it last only 30 mins. As a result, I don't think I will want to buy this product again. Now I just can't wait for it to be finished

Lucidol-L Designing Whip Hair Foam - Springy Curls
I have to be very frank. After I permed my hair, I go all out to buy almost any products that promised to achieve bouncy and lasting curls. No reviews about this product, coz I have not use it yet.

Schwarzkopf Osis Curl Liquid
I used this once and probably i sprayed too much, it made my hair hard like barb wire. Ok enough said, this will be a stand alone item in my cabinet until I have the mood to put it into the trash bin

Right now I can't really remember what hair products are sitting in my cabinet, unless I do a stock take.
The next post will be on skincare........coming up soon :)