Review: Fekkai Advance Technician Color Care Shampoo and Conditioner

Like I mentioned in my previous post, I've been trying quite some hair care products lately, and 2 other products I tried were the Fekkai Advance Technician Color Care Shampoo and Conditioner. And like the Fekkai Advance Brilliant Glossing Conditioner, both this shampoo and this conditioner were quite nice, but not amazing.

They smell really nice, and they do make your hair a lot softer and less dry, which is one of the things I am currently looking for in both a shampoo and a good conditioner.
Both the shampoo and conditioner seem to be pretty concentrated as well, which means you don't need to use a lot of the product each time, making a bottle (even if it is the small kind, like the ones I got) last for quite some time. That's something I really like with all products, including shampoos and conditioners.

So I would definitely recommend both the shampoo and the conditioner, and I would also buy both of them again. But at the moment, I am looking for a real miracle product, and while these products are good, they are not anything out of the ordinary. So my hunt for something that can actually make my hair look like something amazing is still on, and I will of course update my readers once I've found it.

Review: Fekkai Advance Brilliant Glossing Conditioner

Lately, my hair has been in kind of bad shape, so I have been trying out a lot of different hair products, including conditioners and shampoos, in order to make my hair look more like I want it to. One of the conditioners I tried was the Brilliant Glossing Conditioner from Fekkai Advance, since it is supposed to both treat and strengthen your hair, and make it shiny and pretty. Since one of the issues I have with my hair is basically it being dull and really dry, it sounded like it could be really good for me.

And yes, this conditioner does seem to make my hair softer and less dry, but only temporarily. So I guess if you keep using it for a long time (something I have not had the chance to do yet), your hair could stay that way for longer, but that's not something I can testify to now at least.

The conditioner also smells great, which is really important to me, so I was pleased with it, and would probably get the Fekkai Advance Brilliant Glossing Conditioner again, but it wasn't a miracle product that did wonders for my hair in any way, so I think I will keep looking for more hair products for now. But it's definitely a good choice until I've found that miracle product! (if it even exists)

Review: The Body Shop Vanil Patchouli Lavender Hand Cream

Before I start telling you what I thought of the The Body Shop Vanil Patchouli Lavender Hand Cream I tried recently (after having it for a while, I got it as a present quite some time ago), I have to admit I am extremely demanding when it comes to hand creams. I basically look for a hand cream that absorbs really fast, since I hate the feeling of having to sit around for a long time before it sinks in. So lately, I have mostly been using the amazing Bliss Glamour Gloves, but since my hands got really, really dry a while ago, I felt I needed something more for a while, so I decided to get this cream out.

I should also add that I am normally quite the fan of The Body Shop, since I love their values and the fact that they don't test their products on animals. In fact, I used to wear only The Body Shop make up for years, and I still adore a lot of their products.

But sadly, the Vanil Patchouli Lavender Hand Cream was quite the dissapointment. The scent is actually not that bad, even though it is not quite my taste, probably because I am not a big fan of patchouli, it's just too heavy of a scent for me, I guess. But if you like the combination of vanilla, patchouli and lavender, you will probably like this scent a lot.
But the hand cream is really, really thick, which means it takes a really long time for it to sink in, which bothered me, and even after the hand cream sank in, it leaves a kind of greasy, unpleasant feeling on your hands.

So nope, I won't be repurchasing this hand cream, but if you are into really thick hand creams (not that I understand at all why anyone would be), this is probably a good choice for you. But I really can't find much good to say about it.

Just shopped

So, I have been shopping at ASOS again, where I always find new, cool products to try. The things I got this time (I just submitted the order in fact) were:
A shampoo from Anatomicals, a brand I adore (read why here and here, for instance):

A conditioner from the same brand

Blotting papers from Paul & Joe, because I have the matching pouch, so even though I don't really like their other beauty products (read more about why here), how bad could their blotting papers possibly be? And I've just discovered the advantages of actually having blotting papers, I can't believe it took me that long!

A Blonde Bombshell hair set from Tigi. Because I need some new hair products that actually work (my hair has been giving me a lot of trouble lately), and this seemed like the most suitable for me, out of all the Tigi ranges out there.

I will review all the products when I get them of course, promise!

Review: Decleor Hydra Floral eye gel-cream

As some of you may remember, I have been testing very many eye creams lately, and since they were all disappointing in some way (read why here, here, here or here for instance), I decided to try something different, namely an eye gel instead of an eye cream, since a big issue I had with most eye creams I tried was that they felt too heavy and greasy for me. (Maybe because I am still pretty young and do not have a lot of wrinkles and lines around my eyes yet?)
I figured a gel should be lighter, and therefore more what I was looking for, and one eye gel that I read good things about was the Decleor Hydra Floral eye gel-cream, as it is called, so I decided to get it.

And the first thing I have to say about this eye gel is that it is indeed more like what I wanted: not heavy at all, absorbs very fast and smells delightful, yet natural. I also like that the cream is supposed to do quite a few things:
Reduce appearance of dark circles around the eye
Relax the skin, as well as hydrate it
Protect against pollution
and
help you get rid of any pesky old lines or wrinkles.

Obviously, I can't really say if my skin is better protected against pollution after I started using the Decleor Hydra Floral eye gel-cream, but I can say this: the skin around my eyes look very fresh, less dry and I definitely look less tired. It also seems any small lines I have became less noticeable, but they are not completely gone. But maybe that's an unreasonable expectation to have anyway?

So this eye gel was really a nice surprise, and I would say it is definitely the best eye cream I have tried so far. But since this whole eye gel thing (as opposed to thicker eye creams) is so new to me, I think I should try some more gels before I decide if the Decleor gel for the eye area is actually the best one out there. But if you are reading this review to find out if the Decleor Hydra Floral eye gel-cream is worth getting, it definitely is!

Review: Soap & Glory Clear Here moisturizer for oily skin

Like you know if you have been reading this blog for a while, I have been trying several Soap & Glory beauty products lately, and since their cleansers, face masks, cleansing cloths and scrubs worked so well, I thought I might as well get a matching moisturizer to follow up with when I use them, for best results. So I went online and found a Soap & Glory moisturizer for oily and combination skin that had gotten great reviews: the Clear Here moisturizer, so I decided to get it.

And now that I have had a chance to try it, I am so happy I did! It smells really nice, like most Soap & Glory beauty products, but the scent is not as strong as on most of their other products, which means this moisturizer can easily be used every day if you want. And since it is intended for combination skin like mine, it doesn't clog the pores, which is great since I have never had such clean and pretty skin as after I started using the Soap & Glory line.

Another great thing about this moisturizer is that it is mattifying and also absorbs really fast, so you can easily put it on in the morning, shortly before applying make up, which is just wonderful. In my experience, all moisturizers aren't suitable for that, so I certainly appreciate one that is!

Despite all this, I am still not sure this is actually the best moisturizer I have ever tried, which is why I am still a bit reluctant to add this moisturizer to the Current faves list, but it is definitely one of the top contenders! I just feel like I haven't been using it for long enough to be able to say if it really is awesome in the long run too. So let me get back to you on that! But my first impressions are indeed great!

I also love that while Soap & Glory beauty products (including the Clear Here moisturizer) give you amazing results, they are still inexpensive. So that just goes to show you that you don't have to spend a fortune on skin care for it to really work!

So to sum up: I totally recommend the Soap & Glory Clear Here moisturizer to anyone with oily or combination skin! I didn't think it would work for me as well as it did, so it could really work for you too!

The only down side I can think of is the size of the tube, I guess, it is kind of small compared to most moisturizers I have bought lately. But on the other hand, you don't need to use a lot of it to moisturize your entire face, so maybe a tube will still last you a while, hard to say at this point.

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