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Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Lovea bio le monoï lait corps hydrantant body lotion review
I have received another package of products to review and the Lovea bio le monoï lait corps hydrantant body lotion is one of them. If you read my post about the Lovea shampoo you can read background information about the company. http://deeliteful.tumblr.com/post/631405975/lovea-bio-largan-shampooing-brilliance-review
The bottle of Lovea body lotion costs £6.99 for a 200ml size, the packaging is a bottle with a twist top, with the stop and open operation. As usual the corporate and branding for the packaging is white and mustard yellow, with brown writing. This product is 99.6% natural and parabean free. The back of the packaging is in French, but you can easily go onto to their website to read information about the product.
Tahitia monoi is a semi wax coconut oil, monoi is a skin and hair softener, this product is suited for people with normal skin.
The ingredients for the product.
Les ingredients
AQUA (WATER), MENTHA PIPERITA WATER* (MENTHA PIPERITA (PEPPERMINT) LEAF WATER), GLYCERIN, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS OIL* (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL), OLUS OIL, CETEARYL OLIVATE, SORBITAN OLIVATE, COCO CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT OIL), GARDENIA TAHITENSIS (TIARE FLOWER), HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL GLYCERIDES, HYDROGENATED PALM GLYCERIDES, CITRUS NOBILIS OIL*, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, CANDELILLA CERA (EUPHORBIA CERIFERA (CANDELILLA) WAX), GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE, GLYCERYL HYDROXYSTEARATE, TOCOPHEROL, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), POLYEPSILON-LYSINE, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, BENZYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CITRIC ACID, BENZYL BENZOATE, D-LIMONENE, LINALOOL.
The directions to use are: Apply liberally over the entire body on a clean skin.
The texture of the body lotion is a soft milky cream and runny consistency and the scent have an exotic smell that’s not too overpowering. The lotion spreads over a large amount of my skin and quickly disappears onto my skin, and the skin absorbs the lotion very well. I knew straight away with body lotions that are too thin in consistency will only moisturise my body for a few hours. On first use, my skin will flaked the next day, but the skin will be left very soft. I found the best way for me to use the body lotion is to use Lush buffy and apply the lotion on top and this method will leave the skin moisturised until I next showered. I have been testing the product for over 3 weeks and have used a quarter of the 200ml bottle.
I’m not sure if I would repurchase this product due to the fact that this alone does not leave me moisturised because of my normal to dry skin. But I would give it ratings for the soft light texture and the lovely exotic smell.
A’kin Jojoba & lavender light conditioner review
A’kin is part of the purist company from Australia, you can find more info about the company and products on their website http://purist.com/products.php they use the purest botanical ingredients in their products. All A’kin products are free from sulphates, ethoxylates, parabeans, silicones, petrochemical cleansers, & artificial colours.
I have been using A’kin products since the end of last year, so I knew what to expect with this product. The jojoba & lavender conditioner is formulated for “normal, fine, & oily hair” on the bottle it promises “light conditioning & natural lustre whilst improving the vigour of your hair and scalp. Your hair will have body be silky soft, shiny & manageable”. The artwork on the packaging feels very polished, a hand drawing of the plant, and script font with a description. The back has the usual directions, info, and ingredients.
I have been testing this product with the A’kin Lavender dry & damaged hair shampoo and the L’oveaBio L’Argan Shampooing brilliance for over 3 weeks. With A’kin’s shampoos it is a must to use a conditioner after shampooing your hair, because it tangles really badly when you wash the hair.
The conditioner has a nice creamy texture and the scent of lavender is natural and not artificial, I love inhaling the scent it’s such a nice feeling. The bottle is dark green and with a pop cap. I once left a bottle of shampoo underneath the bed and all of the contents leaked. So be careful with where you store the product. The conditioner instantly detangled my hair from the A’kin shampoo, with the L’ovea shampoo my hair was not tangled after washing, and the combination gave my hair some extra shine. This is the only conditioner I have used that advise you to massage into the scalp. The problem with this conditioner is that it did not give me enough softness, hydration and made my hair greasy quicker then usual.
After styling and blow drying the hair, the condition seem normal, it left a moderate shine to my hair. After 2 days my scalp started to smell and started to get greasy quicker then usual. I have used the other A’kin conditioners in the past and have not experienced the same problem compare to the light conditioner. My hair is normal to dry and has many layers and the length is just above my shoulders. This product promised silky soft hair but unfortunately I did not achieve such results.
Here is a picture of my hair after washing it with A’kin shampoo and conditoner.
If you have normal to dry hair like me use the Avocado & calendula re-moisturising conditioner, it works far better and does not leave the hair greasy. Although I personally will not repurchase this conditioner I do highly recommend A’kin Lavender shampoo and A’kin avocado & calendula conditioner for normal to dry hair.A 225ml bottle cost £7.49 and is available from my pure http://www.mypure.co.uk/akin-hair-care-b2/jojoba-lavender—conditioner-p13
EOS Lemon drop spf15 Lip balm review
EOS stands for evolution of smooth eos lip balm is 95% organic, 100% natural, and paraben and petrolatum free. Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos keeps your lips moist, soft and sensationally smooth. I saw this lip balm been used by a few guru’s I watch on YouTube, they really hyped the product. In the UK it is rare to find this in stores; I brought mine from urban outfitters for £6. I think it might be discontinued now. http://www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/EOS-Lip-Balm-Ball/invt/5763466561000&temp=tellafriend&bklist= I brought the lemon drop version with SPF15; the packaging is very unique compared to other lip balms on the market. When i whip this out i do get asked “what is that?” An egg shape dome with a twist top cap, unscrew the cap and the lip balm is also moulded to a round shape. All you need to do is glide the product onto lips; it does smooth on application but dries my lips in a matter of hours. The smell is gorgeous it reminded me of lemon bon bon sweets or lemon drops. I have been testing this for over 3 weeks but found my lips dried out more and cracked, although this product is 100% natural it just didn’t work for me. The lip balm is 0.25oz (7g) in size.
Topshop Kohl eyeliner in Coal review
I finally got my hands on some of topshop’s makeup range eyeliner, I was always debating if I should take the risk and give the product a try, I really glad that I have. I brought 3 eyeliners and also got a free make up bag. The eyeliner cost £4, 1.27g in size and has a PAO of 36 months that’s 3 years. I had to buy the eyeliner from Oxford Street; most Topshop branches do not stock the full range of makeup. Westfield was totally out of the Coal colour, when I visited. The full ingredients of Kohl coal eyeliner Khol - Frost, Coal I will be comparing this to MAC smoulder eyeliner, swatching on my hand both eyeliners are a very intense black. Once smudged I notice Smoulder is more of blue black like a carbon black, and Coal is more of a matt black. On my eyelids, MAC smoulder is slightly more intense then Topshop’s Coal. In photos the coal eyeliner looks great in photos. I had a real struggle looking for eyeliner that can photograph well; especially nights when I go out, some eyeliner looked like I have no eyeliner on. The longevity of Topshop eyeliner is excellent, I took a nap with the eyeliner on and it didn’t smudge, but I have noticed the colour starts to fade as the day goes. My final verdict, the Topshop Kohl eyeliner in coal, is a great cheaper alternative to MAC’s smoulder which cost around £13. Although it is not as intense as MAC’s one, the Topshop eyeliner is my favourite for mid end range eyeliner and I will defiantly repurchase and buy back ups. It’s a shame not all Topshop stock the eyeliner so you need to hunt for them, you can check out the full make up range online. http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&categoryId=211496&parent_category_rn=208566&productId=1628035&langId=-1
CONTAINS: HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, SYNTHETIC, WAX, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, CERA ALBA (BEESWAX), DIPENTAERYTHRITYL, HEXAHYDROXYSTEARATE/HEXASTEARATE/HEXAROSINATE, CERA CARNAUBA [COPERNICIA CERIFERA ( CARNAUBA ) WAX], OZOKERITE, LECITHIN,
TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, CITRIC ACID
MAY CONTAIN: IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), CHROMIUM, HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), CARMINE (CI 75470)
Lovea Bio l’Argan shampooing brilliance review
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Lovea is a company from France that specialise in sun care products and ha s other ranges for the skin and hair. Lovea Bio is a organic hair care range. Official website http://www.laboratoiresserval.fr/ The product I’m reviewing is the Bio L’Argan Shampooin g brilliance; it contains 0.3% of Morocco Argan Oil. Argan oil is known as liquid gold and is known to do wonders to the skin; it contains essential fatty acids, Vitamin E, sterols, polyphenols and other important antioxidants. It has nutritive, anti aging, properties. Lovea products do not contain any, parabean, silicone, GMO, PEG, phenoxyethanol, colorants and synthetic perfumes. Packaging A brightly coloured yellow tube, the cap is secured on to the tube, with a sticker label, Lovea trademark fo nt and a picture of the argan. If I was to past this product in a supermarket I would have thought it was sun screen. At the back of the tube it has brown text with French and English instructions. The product promises to bring health and vitality to dull lifeless hair. The tube is 200ml in size and the PAO is 12 months. Consistency The shampoo is transparent in colour and has a lovely tropical exotic scent to; it produces a rich lather in my hair. The consistency is quite runny and a lot of product comes out, I use roughly a golf ball size amount for my thick hair. Without conditioner my scalp and hair felt really clean, and my hair was full of shine, the shampoo left my hair more bouncy and fuller but after a day my hair turned coarse, so in my next few washes I added a conditioner. Overall I like the smell of the shampoo it smells naturally good without any artificial perfume, on it’s on my hair was shiny, and fuller. As my current condition of my hair is coloured and quite dry I had to introduce conditioners when I wash my hair, as it can look coarse after a few days. It’s been about a week and half of product testing and I think I might buy the conditioner to use with shampoo. It hasn’t irritated my scalp, or produced any dandruff which I’m very happy about.
A’kin Lavender Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Crème Review
A ‘Kin’s is a natural company that uses 100% botanical ingredients’, parabean and sulphate free. If you have been following my blog you can find my other reviews of the brand. Plus you will see some of the products in my month’s favourites. A’kin Jojoba & lavender light conditioner review Akin Pure Rose Hydrating Mist review A’kin Lavender Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Crème is formulated with vitamin B5, Vitamin E and Shea butter. Shea butter is an excellent ingredient to keep the skin nourished and soft. I love the smell and texture of this hand crème it is very lightweight, the smell of lavender is strongest out of the ingredients used. I use a 10p amount for both hands, the crème absorbs into the upper layers of my skin very easily without any greasy oily residue. It instantly improves the appearance of my hands. My skin is left soft and supple; I haven’t seen an improvement in the cuticles. The packaging is nice and simple a cream/beige tube with Green writing, I like the way A ‘kin’salways have a pretty looking illustration of an ingredient on the front of their packaging in this case it’s a lavender plant. I actually really like this product and cannot find any flaws, I usually spend around£16.50 for my Loccitane Shea butter hand cream and the travel size version cost £7 for 30ml. In comparison [A ‘kin’s] Lavender Geranium & Jojoba Hand, Nail & Cuticle Crème is cheaper. The hand crème is a 75ml tube and cost £7.99. You can purchase from mypurecreme.jpg)
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