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- ElphieGranger » See my profile
- Points: 21040
- Reviews: 67
Here are all my reviews:
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I'm light olive skinned, and 26, and this product (in soft yellow) is awful in terms of color and coverage for me. It settles into lines and doesn't camouflage my under eye circles very well. On the other hand, it wears long, and I actually did like the applicator brush, for getting the concealer onto my face, although I still needed my fingers for blending. This product did not irritate the sensitive skin around my eyes. Overall though, it really doesn't look that great. I won't be buying it again or recommending it to friends.
March 9, 2012
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I absolutely love the pocketbacs! 1st reason: They aren’t the least bit sticky! I’ve used other instant hand sanitizers that leave a goo- type feeling on my hands, making me want to get to a sink even quicker, but the pocketbacs always dry down without any feeling of residue. 2nd reason: Excellent Packaging! I’ve been throwing these babies in my bags for about 2 years now without a single accidental opening, and I give my purses a good throwing around, meaning the lids on these things close really securely. I’ve seen people put them in the little rubber carryall that Bath and Body Works sells for them, but I’ve never used one, so I can’t say whether those help prevent accidental spills or not. The bottles are also the PERFECT size. They don’t add extra weight or bulk to my bag, and since a little goes a long way, one in my purse will last me several months (I just use them when a sink isn’t convenient). 3rd reason: Some of the scents are absolutely wonderful. My favorite so far is pistachio vanilla; it smelled so good I actually looked forward to using it, and whenever I did use it people always complimented me on my “perfume”! If I one of these on my hands in the car, it makes the whole thing smell lovely and the scent stays on my hands for quite awhile. 4th reason: They aren’t too drying. Let’s be honest here and admit that whenever you’re putting alcohol on your skin, it’s going to be drying, but Bath and Body works has done a good job of mitigating this problem. I think it’s because you don’t have to use much of this product to coat your hands that it’s not as harsh as some others. I have really dry skin, to the point where the skin on the back my hands will crack and break in the winter, but I don’t feel like using this makes the dryness much worse. 5th reason: The price! The full price of a pocketbac is a dollar fifty, and I’ve never paid that much. There are always some available at the B&BW near me at the end of each season. I think I’ve paid somewhere between 30 and 75 cents for each of mine, and I feel like they are worth way more. I would definitely recommend this product to a girlfriend, and do not see myself purchasing another brand of sanitizer any time soon.
March 9, 2012
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The blush is extremely messy. It's not something I would want to use for a touch-up away from my bathroom mirror, and forget about a quick application in the car. The design of the packaging is just awful. At some point the blush must have gotten tipped upside down, and now the majority of the blush is on top of the plastic grate that separates it from the the lower portion of the container, and unlike a bare minerals package, I can't get the powder to shake back down to the lower compartment. Because I have a big mound of blush on top of the grate, I have no place to swirl and tap the brush. I've owned other powder products where the brush screws down into the container, allowing for a shallow lid that can be used for brush tapping and swirling, but this lid goes over the brush, leaving a gap between the brush and the top of the lid- in other words, you can't use the lid for tapping/swirling. I have to use my bathroom counter instead. I have light skin with olive undertones and in other L'oreal products wear W3. I bought the shade soft rose 488 of the Bare Naturale blush and on me it looks like a very very soft dust pink, with a little shimmer. Nothing to write home about in terms of shade-in fact it barely shows up on me. The blush doesn't wear very long on me, after about two hours it's gone, and since I can't reapply once I've left the house that's really a problem. I would also say the texture is a bit chalky- it doesn’t blend into my foundation as well as some other powder blushes I’ve used, it kind of just sits on top of my other make-up. The only plus I would give to this product it’s brush, which is much thicker than many that come packaged with other blushes.
March 9, 2012
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I have dark brown hair down to the middle of my back. It isn't chemically treated, but I seem to always have split ends due to daily blow outs and flat ironing. I like this product because I do feel like it leaves my long hair somewhat better protected than regular conditioner. Kind of coated in a way. I was told by a hairdresser once that Pantene tends to put silicone in their products and while I have no real evidence that this is true, I wouldn't be surprised it was, especially for the restoratives collection. The main draw back to this product is that I feel about two weeks into using this conditioner I have major product build up, and it makes my hair more difficult to manage and kinda limp. At that point I have to do several washes with a clarifying shampoo to get back to basics. I will also add that I major issues with this one when showering with well water. My in-laws use well water, and after two uses of this at their house the build-up is super noticeable. My hair is dull, lifeless, and limp. I can only describe the scent of this conditioner as a 'clean, slightly sweet, producty' type smell, as it isn't at all fruity or floral.
March 3, 2012
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My hair: mid back, straight, brown, not chemically treated but damaged from daily flat ironing and blow outs. I tend to get split ends. I like this shampoo, it makes my hair super shiny, and my hair does feel more conditioned/softer after using the restoratives combo, but by the second week of consistent use with the shampoo/conditioner combo I get build up and my hair becomes more difficult to manage than it was in the first place. At this point it takes several washes with clarifying shampoo to get back to a decent texture. I've been through this cycle several times, and I think I keep coming back because I really like the idea of having a product specifically for long hair, even if this one is pretty flawed.
March 1, 2012
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The consistancy of the foundation makes it very difficult to apply. The roller works okay, but there are parts of my face, like the curves of my nose around my eyes that are too difficult to manuver the roller into, and when use my fingers to try to smooth out the foundation in these areas it looks just awful. Imagine a paint swipe in which you can see the impression of every strand in the paint brush that made it. Trying to adjust this foundation around your eyes with your fingers makes for awful results. The dry down of this foundation is also awful. Im in my early 20s, and yet it cakes and settles into the fine lines around my eyes and mouth. On the bright side, it is true to color. I'm a W3 in the liquid, and the W3 roller compact matched me perfectly. It also smells okay, and didn't make me break out....it just looks bad :-(
February 27, 2012
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I have really dry skin, especially on my legs. It's so dry it's almost kind of scaly. I tried using this after every shower for about two weeks and saw no improvement or difference at all. I felt like it just sort of sat on the surface of my skin. I have to say that for me, a thick lotion like cetaphil works quite a bit better. The scent is, but nothing to write home about. Won't be purchasing this one again.
February 27, 2012
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I've got long dark brown hair about 3/4 of the way down my back. I don't dye it, but I do daily damage blowing out and flat ironing- plus I always wait WAY too long to get it trimmed. As a result I deal with a lot of split ends and breakage. Some of the reviews raves about this product, so for the price I thought why not have some fun trying it. It leaves my hair smelling great, but other than that I'm unimpressed. My hair doesn't feel like butter- in fact, it feels nearly the same as it does when I use regular conditioner. I've used the product 4 times and have yet to see any difference in the quality, texture, or appearance of my hair. I won't be buying this as a deep conditioner again, but if for some reason I fell in love with the scent, I can see myself using it as a regular conditioner.
February 26, 2012
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This is a very floral scent. I'm not sure how to discribe exactly how it smells dated, but it totally does. It suspect it was initially released in the 80s or early 90s. Not that I think that is neccesarily a bad thing. I love that this is the kind of scent that lingers in the air, it is also unique, if someone in he room is wearing it, I have no doubt about which fragrance it is, I feel that these two qualities make it an excellent signature fragrance. But at 26, this isn't one I could wear every day, it's not musky, but it's not fresh and young either. I suspect this is one I may grow into. Overall, it smells lovely and feminine and I do recommend it.
February 25, 2012
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I really like many Tom's of Maine products, so it pains me to say that this is one of the worst products I have ever used. I tried in Apricot and not only did it do nothing I would call "deodorizing", but it actually made me smell worse. I tried to make this one work about 10 different times, always applying after a shower, and every single time, within about two hours I reeked. This "deodorant" actually made me smell far worse than if I has used nothing at all.
February 25, 2012
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