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Two statements to start: 1. I received this product for free to sample and review (but all opinions are my own!) and 2. When I received this, I was already using an eye cream from a different brand that I LOVE. But I set that product aside and opened my mind to possibility and gave this eye cream an honest try. And I was surprised! Now. My review. I'd like to note first that the packaging is beautiful. A nice soft pink with a hint of shimmer. It's feminine without being childish (I love packaging, so I can't help noticing these things). The applicator put me off a little--I thought it was strangely shaped, probably because I usually just use a finger to apply eye cream. The metal applicator did leave a bit of a cooling sensation, but I didn't really enjoy it and felt the applicator was awkward to use, so after the first week I went back to applying with my finger. If I enjoyed the cool feeling, I'm sure the applicator would have felt less awkward with a little more practice. The cream is very, very moisturizing. It soaks in well, so if I forget and rub my eyes before I fall asleep, I don't end up spreading grease into my eyes. Some days I forgot to put it on in the morning, but my under eye area still felt very moisturized, so it lasts really well, even through a shower. It treated my fine lines very well, I was pleasantly surprised by that. Between my previous cream and this one, I can only see tiny lines if I look very closely (as opposed to before I started using eye cream at all). My other eye cream truly does diminish my dark circles almost completely, but in the 4 weeks I've been using the Mary Kay, my dark circles started to creep back. But only slightly, so I think if you start from scratch and use only this, it would diminish your dark circles a decent amount. Overall I was surprised by how much I liked this one and I would recommend it (but I'll be going back to my favorite now).
August 17, 2012
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I received this product as a gift from a dear friend and was SO EXCITED. She had given me the purple version and I thought the shadow combined with liner in one easy pencil was absolutely brilliant. I've used this several times and I really, really wanted to love it. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to get the shadow onto my lids. I have to press hard and it tugs and goes on unevenly and ends up actually kind of hurting the delicate skin on my lids. Once I get it on the color is beautiful and I love how perfectly the shadow and liner coordinate. Unfortunately, the shadow also creases badly, even when I use a primer underneath (the same primer I use for all my other shadows and never have a problem with creasing). I still use the liner end, but I'm afraid the shadow just can't work for me. It's a genius idea, though--I wish they would improve the formula to make this work better!
July 30, 2012
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The scent on this product is to die for and it's still a great shower gel. I used to use only this for several years, but then they changed the formula (it's now runnier) and made the bottle smaller. I haven't been as satisfied with it since then and have been using other products instead. Update: I was just gifted with a bottle of this as part of a gift set and I'm excited to find that they've made the bottle bigger again and the formula is as great as I remember it originally being when I first started using it. This shower gel is definitely my favorite, the scent is just unbeatable, especially for summer and/or those mornings when it's hard to wake up.
July 30, 2012
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This gloss is a very frightening shade of shimmery orange in the container, but Satsuma is my favorite scent and it came with a lovely gift set, so I decided to give it a try. It smells just heavenly, though I don't find the flavor to match up quite as nicely to the smell. The color is a lovely sheer shimmer, not scary orange at all, and it has a wonderful, soft texture. I don't think it lasts very well, but I've never mind reapplying my lip products. I like it well enough and will continue to use it, but I don't think I'll be replacing it when it's gone.
July 30, 2012
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I have this in the Satsuma scent--which is my all time favorite Body Shop fragrance. I like the packaging very much. It's a generous size, but the jar is short enough to fit into my bathroom drawer (though the down side of the container being large is that it takes up quite a bit of space). I find the cream to not be as thick as what I had imagined for a product with "butter" in the title, but it does go on nicely. It smooths out easily and absorbs quickly without any residual feelings of greasiness. My biggest complaint, though, is that the Satsuma scent is not strong at all. I feel I can smell the ingredients in the cream with only the tiniest hint of citrus and it's rather disappointing since the strong citrus scent is what I love so much. I'll continue using it, as it does moisturize nicely, but I doubt I will ever buy it again.
July 30, 2012
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These are awesome. My fiance and I both hate to be without cotton swabs, especially after a shower (wet ears--just thinking about it makes me twitch). These are wonderful for traveling! I keep one in my travel toiletries bag so no matter where we are--whether it's a hotel or a friend's house and we just can't find everything we need--we always have Q-Tips. The plastic container is very durable. In fact (and the manufacturer isn't going to love this tip), I've only bought them ONCE and have simply been refilling the plastic container since then. Totally cost effective! I definitely recommend splurging on one or two of these and then refilling them as needed.
July 10, 2012
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I've tried to be cheap and use the store brands but Q-Tip really does make the best cotton swabs out there. Not only is there the perfect amount of cotton at each end, but both ends are always sturdy enough. You know what I mean? I've used so many store brand swabs where by the time I'm halfway through cleaning my ear (or removing some stray bits of nail polish) the cotton is already half falling off the tip and it's not working the way it should. I NEVER have that problem with a Q-Tip!
July 10, 2012
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I used this mascara daily for over a year and bought many tubes in that time. It was amazing. It didn't smudge or flake and one coat really did make my lashes look amazing. But then either they changed it or I got a bad tube, because suddenly it was VERY clumpy and just...gross. It made my lashes look awful and it flaked and smudged and was just bad. I've been using others since that last tube and haven't felt ready to give it another chance yet. I would love to be able to love it again--it's so affordable!
July 10, 2012
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I received this mascara as a gift from a friend some time ago. I LOVE it. I always used it with a primer to get the best look, but even without the primer, this mascara made my lashes look gorgeous. It has a nice, deep black color and I didn't have any trouble with smudging or flaking. It was also very easy to remove with just my normal eye makeup remover. My only complaint is the high price (and that I tend to frequent Sephora for my makeup needs, and Sephora doesn't carry Chanel).
July 10, 2012
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My fiance and I used this sunblock all last summer and we loved it. We're not really "ultimate sport" people, but our apartment complex does have a pool and we are both fair skinned and burn easily. I love the spray sunblocks because they're so easy to apply (these Neutrogena versions work even upside down), even easier to RE-apply (as we have to, because we burn so easily) and this one in particular held up well in the water when we were in and out of the pool. I love it and if I can find it again I'll use it this summer, too!
July 5, 2012
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