L'Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare Extraordinary Oil

So usually I do not really post my hair or face really in public because I'm a little shy to do so, so in this post you may see a small bit of my face. This is not the main point. I just wanted to share with you guys of this amazing set of haircare treatment that I got to experience!

Here I present the L'Oreal Paris Advanced Haircare Extraordinary Oil Treatment!

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Contains: Argan Oil, Chamomile Extract, Coconut, Amla, Soja, Sunflower Oil

How Did I Use These Products?

After wetting my hair I first used the shampoo to clean my hair which then I left it on for about a minute or so, then I used the conditioner. I left the conditioner on for about 2-3 minutes, and after washing everything clean, I dried my hair. I used about 3 pumps of the serum on my damp hair and just let it air dry and here are the results. 

Before and After Comparison

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See how shiny and soft they look !! I was so excited about it! I usually curl or straighten my hair everyday and they tend to look dried and not soft. After washing it once, my hair as presented on the right, very very shiny and soft! 

PROS

- Easy to Use (not super dense in consistency) 

- Nice Scent (not overpowering)

- Many good oils for the hair and our skin in general

- Good size product that can last for a while

- Leaves your hair extremely soft to touch and silky 

CONS

- Has Sodium Laureth Sulfate (sulfate based) 

- Non-natural Fragrance (I was hoping from the flower extracts), so it has added fragrance oils 

- Shampoo bottle design , I did not like that the conditioner was set downwards and the shampoo was upwards, very inconsistent, this is more of an opinion, I'm no designer anyways. 

Do I Recommend This? 

ABSOLUTELY!! For those that saw my before and after picture can clearly tell that my hair was very very flowwy (is this even a word?) and nourished looking! I was extremely happy (if you can't tell yet) that I got silky, smooth hair! It is not easy to find products that can leave your hair that shiny as well. 

I am in no way affiliated with L'Oreal, but I know enough chemistry to answer some ingredient based questions. Please let me know if you have any thoughts that you can advice me or want to share with me, I will be happy to answer. All pictures taken were on my own, if you want to use it, please ask for my consent. 

Disclosure: I did receive this product for free in exchange for my reviews, but there were no requirements for a blogpost, this was all done on my freewill. All reviews posted and thoughts are my own opinion and they are true and honest. If anyone feels different about this, please post a comment below, I will be more than willing to share additional thoughts! 

Laneige BB Cushion Compact Review and Cleaning Cushion Sponge

With the newest makeup innovation, instead of making your fingers messy with the bb or cc cream, korean skincare have now been developed to making it convenient for women! There are many brands for these cushion compacts which all targets different ages, here are a few:

Dr. Jart+ BB Bounce Beauty Balm $48 at Sephora

These has only a few shades to choose from, so it is quite hard to find your exact color.


AmorePacific $60 at Sephora

I do not have much experience with this because it is more expensive for me
Givenchy's TEINT Couture Cushion Portable Fluid Foundation $50

This is more geared towards those that do not care about the skin benefits of bb creams. I absolutely love the packaging of this product, very smart. This is more of a regular liquid foundation rather than bb cream.


Laneige BB Cushion $34 at Target
So now that we have seen what these are, cushion compact is just a fancy way of saying bb cream in a compact form. It comes with a cushion pad applicator for easy handling and also perhaps, a cleaner method of cream application to face.

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Picture was taken on my own, please give credit when using 

Why did I choose Laneige over any other brands?

 It was more affordable in my opinion, and it is geared towards women in their early 20's as well. It is not as heavy as any other cushion compact I've tested. It also has a lot of benefits for the skin, it helps brighten my skin.

For more specifics, I got myself two colors, the Light & Light Medium because my skin tends to be lighter in the winter and darker in the summer, therefore I wanted two different colors.

Swatch

So right now is Spring time, so my skin hasn't been exposed to much sun yet therefore the Light works a little better. Here are more comparison between both.

This is the Light Medium

This is the Light

Here's my face with a nice ugly zit (Cries...) This is to show you how effective this product is, I'm sorry about the ugliness of it. I have imperfect skin so that's what I have to work with.

Pros:
1) High, high high SPF!!
2) Moisturizing, gives you the dewy look that Korean girls get.
3) Extremely convenient
4) Mess free
5) Nice scent
6) Good skin benefits (as they claim)
7) Skin brightening

Cons
1) Need greater coverage, as you can see the product doesn't really cover up my acne it just sits there, so I would need better coverage
2) Not as much product as you think they give you
3) Most of the product is absorbed in their sponge

Essentially, I will definitely buy this product again because I absolutely love the dewy skin look and how it can at least remove a lot of redness in my face.

HOW TO WASH THE CUSHION SPONGE?

Many women tend to forget this part because it is moist so I assume more bacteria, which I do not want on my face. According to many many many sites I have looked at, almost all recommended an oil cleanser or makeup remover to remove the actual product from the sponge. Which I tried, here are the results:

Three types that I used to clean,


(1) Water-based makeup remover by Lancome
(2) Oil-based makeup remover by Shu Uemura
(3) Soap bar I made myself

The "claim" that worked:

Results in a still dirty sponge. (NOT GOOD)

Oil dissolves oil right? NOPE, used a whole bottle and still didn't work (small sample bottle), so what now?

Here's what I did : my own method (different, but it worked!! )

After cleaning , it was so much cleaner ! Steps to dry: 

Press hard enough 

See, CLEAN!! No yellow marks/bb cream residue

That's all for now, I have clean sponges and a great product. Please let me know if you have any other questions! 

Disclaimer: Both products were bought by myself, there were no sponsorship or shipping for review of any sorts. All reviews are honest and true.

Deodorant Spray

If you have not heard of the newest advances in deodorant yet, please read on. Instead of feeling embarrassed from the white residue left from your stick deodorant, or even the smell of some of the deodorant you have used before, feel like it isn't working as well as you want, do make sometime to get the newest Deodorant Spray!

I received a sample from Influenster for testing purposes (only the AXE). All my reviews will be honest and true. I let my boyfriend test this product for me since it is a very man heavy scent.

AXE DEODORANT SPRAY



So his comments on packaging!
- Very slick design
- Very easy to use, you twist the top and you can just spray
- When you are done, just close it to prevent further sprays
- Easy to hold onto, doesn't rust

Quality of Product - Pros
- Smells nice, more musky than others, then again, all AXE products have the musky scent
- DOES NOT LEAVE RESIDUE!!!
- Acts as a body spray as well, so no addition cologne needed
- Great for sensitive skin
- good for everyday use
- very long lasting

Quality of Product - Cons
- Sometimes the scent can be too powering in one dose
- hard to control spray amount because you get a press
- after a while of the scent, it kind of deteriorate and it gets funky
- Sweating does still occur, but the scent covers it

If you like this product, you can purchase it from any drugstore, I highly recommend Walgreens since the pricing is reasonable as well for $6.99! Click here to check it out!