Maui Moisture Hibiscus Water shampoo and conditioner Review

The shampoo is sulfate-free and the conditioner is silicone-free, and honestly, if I didn’t see the writing on the package, I wouldn’t have known.

The Maui Moisture is line of haircare products available at the drugstore. This was the first time I had tried their shampoo and conditioner, and I am pleasantly surprised. The shampoo doesn’t have sulfates, but still foams and lathers and really cleans! The conditioner, is slippery and heavy enough to detangle your hair, but this one didn’t weigh it down.

They are also paraben free and vegan!

$9.97 each at drugstores and mass merchandisers.

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Revlon So Fierce Mascara Trial and Review Video

Look at how amazing my lashes look with the Revlon So Fierce Mascara. I apply it in this video, and then tell you how I liked it. I really wanted to like it, but…

http://www.instagram.com/tv/B2IF6jahsyA/

Thanks to everyone who watches my videos. If you have something you want to see reviewed, or a video of something I haven’t covered yet, leave your comment below!

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New Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Foundation

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, @makeupforeverca Ultra HD foundation is now available in even more colours. They just added 15 more colours to their range and so if you were mixing to get your colour, chances are that you don’t have to do that anymore. This foundation is available in 50 colours!
MUFE Ultra HDI gotta say it: although I keep trying tons of different foundations, and have two on the go right now, Make Up For Ever HD Foundation is my holy grail foundation because it has a colour that matches my skin perfectly.  It’s yellow, but not too yellow, and has just the right amount of warmth for my skin tone.

The consistency of this foundation is light and not thick. You can build up to medium-full coverage, but this foundation just doesn’t layer to be full coverage. I don’t like full coverage and don’t usually need it, so I’m thinking that they want you to turn to a concealer for the parts that need more coverage.

On the plus side, it’s extremely light and does look truly like skin.  I forget I’m wearing foundation (although my skin looks great) and it sets to a satin matte finish that looks very natural.  It’s not long-wearing and oily parts need to be primed, set well or will need another application of foundation.   The foundation goes on so smoothly and has just the right amount of slip to glide on to skin.  It is oil-free but not oil-absorbing so works well with a primer.  I use my finger-tips to apply because it’s so fluid.  I pat on to my face, and then quickly blend all over, focussing on the centre of my face.

People with normal or dry skin will really like this foundation because it won’t move throughout the day, but if you have oily skin, you may find it doesn’t last that long.  It doesn’t have SPF and of course, because it’s Ultra HD it photographs beautifully!

I’m using this daily – but if I have an evening event, I reapply or even wash my face and do it all over again.

All said and done, because the colour is so great, I love love love this foundation.  I even think that every person of colour should try to find a match with this foundation and try it against what they normally wear.  It’s that good and you may find that you’ve been wearing the wrong colour all along!

$57 at Sephora or The Bay.  There is also a stick version of this foundation (in fewer colours) that also works very well – it’s emollient and spreads evenly on the face and is more pigmented so gives more coverage.

 

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Diptyque L’Ombre Dans L’Eau

Did you guys know that Diptyque’s L’Ombre Dans L’Eau is the perfume version of the popular candle Bais? I just found that out. Turns out that I own L’Ombre Dans L’Eau and I’ve gone back to wearing it.

Diptyque’s L’Ombre Dans L’Eau which smells more like rose leaves than actual roses.  The scent is intensely green and almost astringent at the opening.  The rose notes pervade and smell fresh and lovely.  Diptyque’s website describes it as “The rustling of petals and the leaves of bushes heavy with fruit in an English garden,” and I get the English-ness of this scent.  It’s so cool and herby that it reminds you of a rainy day, which occurs so often in England. 

Available at Holt Renfrew in 50 and 100ml bottles.

$135 for 50ml.

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Revlon ColorStay Brow Creator

I absolutely love skinny brow pencils because they make it super quick to fill in my brows.  I use one every single day, and right now I’m using Revlon’s Colorstay Brow Creator.  

Spooly brush on one end, long-wearing pencil on the other end, and then it twists open and there’s brow powder on a foam applicator on the other.

Oh, and because it’s from the Colorstay line it lasts all day on your brows.  Really, it’s everything you need.

Available in drugstores now. $12.97.

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Bumble and Bumble Bb. Curl Style Pre-Style/Re-Style Primer

This is my favourite Bumble and Bumble product right now and it’s because it’s perfect for my curly hair. I use this on my hair when it’s wet, and it makes it so easy to brush through and style my hair. The spray has the perfect balance of slip and stickiness. It helps hair hold its curl, but also helps you style it better because of the fact that it makes your hair a bit slippery.

I wouldn’t use this as a re-styler. When I used it on dry hair, I found that it made my hair super stiff and sticky and it just felt dirty. Even if I’m wearing my hair curly, it’s just better to wet my hair and let it dry, or just wash it and start from scratch.

This is the first thing I put on my hair after washing it and then I follow up with a serum or thicker styling cream. My hair is dry and frizzy so it definitely needs more product. Bumble and Bumble’s entire line of primers is meant to be the first step in your styling routine, so use them as such. They prep the hair for more product and further styling.

I’m holding the smaller size of the primer, but a full size is $37. Available at Sephora and salons.

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My Morning Routine

Some of you might have caught my morning routine Instagram story, but in case you didn’t, here’s what I use daily!

I haven’t reviewed everything yet… but I do love this routine.

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Where to Buy Derma-E Products

People have been intrigued by my Derma-E reviews, and I get a lot of DM’s asking me where they can buy.

Here it is:

Well.ca

The natural aisle of your grocery store.

Planet Organic and other natural food stores.

I hope that helps!

Here is a list of Derma-E products I’ve reviewed:

Derma-E Vitamin C Renewing Moisturizer.

Derma-E charcoal products.

Derma-E Anti-Acne products.

Derma-E Vitamin C concentrated serum.

More coming soon!

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Oscar Blandi Jasmine Oil Serum

I love anything that smells of jasmine so I was delighted when I came across the @OscarBlandiHair Jasmine Oil Hair Serum.
This stuff smells amazing. Just the perfect amount of scent, and guess what? The fragrance lasts and lasts in your hair! Now, I have to admit that the serum itself is oilier than a pure silicone serum but you’ll have to see if that works in your hair. I, personally, love it as a finishing touch when my hair is already done. Smoothing it on gives my hair a lovely sheen and makes it smell good.
$35 online.
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Armani Prive Eclat de Jasmine

I’ve reviewed the Armani Prive fragrance collection before and mentioned that what I loved about it was the wonderful smokiness that added a layer of mystery and uniqueness to each fragrance in the collection.

Eclat de Jasmine’s superficial distinction is the rose coloured stopper that caps the bottle.

The scent itself is the sweetest of the bunch. Wait a couple of minutes after spraying the fragrance and you’ll smell the lovely Jasmine top notes, and after about 30 minutes, the real smokiness of the scent comes through. Wait a few hours, and you’ll really start to smell an earthy patchouli mixed with a touch of bergamot and amber. I think that the Bergamot note really makes this scent a wee bit fresher than some of the other ones.

I am told that the Prive collection is hit and miss – you either love it or hate it and I am definitely in the former category. I think that people don’t like the woodsiness of the scents, which is what I particularly love about them. Note that this addition is not as smoky as the rest and has a fresh wet feeling in the opening notes that the other Prive’s don’t have and for this reason it’s worth taking another trip to the Prive counter to check this scent out.

The Prive collection can only be found in high-end department stores.

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