The voyeur in us all loves a little peek at choose to slather on or about their person, and Heaven knows I love me an empties post so I've saved all of my rubbish and all of my opinions for this here post.
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Lush Ro's Argan Body Conditioner - This was a mini sized tub I received as part of a Valentines pack to which I treated myself. The sales assistant asked if I was buying it for anyone special, I replied no - the whole event was very depressing but these sorry circumstances have no bearing on the product itself which I really enjoyed. This was extremely moisturising (even for my Saharan skin) and the rose scent made me smell like Turkish delight, which cannot be a bad thing. I would repurchase this but $32 for a full sized tub seems a little excessive.
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Lancome Genifique Yeux Light Pearl - Again, this was a mini I received in a Christmas set with a mascara and a travel sized eye makeup remover. It's an eye serum which you apply with a tear-shaped metal ball applicator which really just looks like a little silver testicle in the end on a pole. Resemblances to genitalia aside, the "light pearl" provides a lovely, soothing sensation when applied to the under eye area. I liked this, but the expense would drive me to seek out a more reasonably price alternative.
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llamasqua Skin Base Foundation - I've spoken of my love for this foundation before. It's not matte but not dewy - more of a satin finish and blends into the skin so well. I'm trying to experiment a bit with my bases and try some new products but I would definitely repurchase this baby.
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Smashbox Photo Finish Oil-Free Primer - Now, let me preface this my saying that I don't know too much about primers. I've been told I need to use one so that's what I do - but as far as being able to discern the good from the mediocre? Forget about it. This did seem to provide a smoother base for my foundation but I'm not convinced it really made my makeup last for much longer than it would sans primer. Everyone and their Mum raves about this primer but it was only just OK for me. I think I could find something better for that price.
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Kevyn Aucoin The Curl Mascara - If you don't like tubing mascaras, you will not like this mascara. I don't like tubing mascaras. I find them difficult to remove - almost gooey. Unfortunately, I didn't realise this was a tubing mascara when I bought it. It's fine for length but it doesn't do much in the way of volumising lashes and I didn't feel as though it held a curl any better than other mascaras I've tried.
6. Simple Clear Skin Oil Balancing Moisturiser - If you have oily kin, this might be a good daytime moisturiser for you. It's very light and sinks in quickly. However, this wasn't enough for my combination skin which tends to get dehydrated around my cheeks. I ended up using this as a quick fix for any dry patches before applying my makeup, which it was fine for but I wouldn't repurchase this as it just wasn't suited to my skin type.
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Polished London Dry Shampoo - This is meant to smell like coconut. I most assuredly does not. What it does smell of is cheap dry shampoo, which is exactly what it is. All this product seemed to do was leave my hair looking dull and full of residue. It was awful.
So, there you have it. Opinions.