The theme this month was “Blissful Indulgence”, which seems a bit fluffy given the contents of the box. Sure, there was little block of chocolate in there (and I was a good little diabetic and passed it on to my…
Category: Girly stuff
Reviews and info on girly stuff I’ve been buying lately. Get your mind out of the gutter … not THAT kind of girly stuff.
Manhattan Soft Mat Lip Cream
All the way from Denmark, this product performs a little magic trick. It starts as a liquid but dries matte, so there’s no smudging. And interestingly, even though it dries to a matte finish, it doesn’t feel dry on the…
Celebrity Slim milkshake
One of those diet drink things, this one was in banana flavour, which put me off from the get-go. Bananas aren’t really my favourite fruit anyway, but fake banana flavours are just plain nasty. A quick read through of the…
Swisspers Aloe Everything Balm
I was pretty happy with this one: it’s a good, all purpose balm that comes in a convenient little tub that will fit in any handbag. I loved the Burt’s Bees Res-Q Ointment that I tried out a few months…
Skinfood exfoliating cleanser
On the face of it, pretty good value (being a full sized tube of the stuff rather than a sample). However, my problematic, sensitive skin comes into play here: I don’t use an exfoliant. If I do, I end up…
Goodiebox, February unboxing
I had mixed feeling about the February Goodiebox: good value in that four of the five samples were actually full-sized products, but not such good value for me because I’ll never use at least two of those products. And the…
Blistex Five-Star Lip Protection
Everyone knows the Blistex name and the move to making a lip balm is a good one. This has protection from the sun (SPF30-plus) and ingredients that moisturise as they protect. In general, this was OK-ish but I did find…
Palmers Eventone tone perfecting cream
This was OK but nothing spectacular. Although, it was a tiny sample provided by GooodieBox this month so it’s really hard to tell just how good a product is from just one application. Plugging this cream as “magical” on the…
Party Feet Ultra Slim
Party Feet have a new design that is made to fit into narrow shoes. Not that I have narrow feet. In fact, most Kiwis don’t have narrow feet. Any-hoo, I use the normal width Party Feet gel cushions and they…
NS8 heel balm
My husband has the world’s worst feet: gnarly and cracked, with callouses so sharp they should be registered as lethal weapons. I don’t go near them. Ever. I know there are people out there who find feet quite attractive; who…