Willing to Try Again
Mustela Facial Cleansing Cloths- I purchased three of these for my boys who were always getting their faces dirty while we were out. After I purchased them, they magically stopped getting dirty most of the time. That made me remove them from my purse. They added unneeded weight, so I put them away. When I ran out of wipes, I saw them and thought they would expire soon. I decided to use them as makeup removers. They are not the best at removing makeup, but they do remove enough that I feel good in using the other two packages and not using them again (at least on myself).
Dove Advanced Care Deodorant Beauty Finish- This surprisingly worked well. I use prescription strength deodorant and others seem to pale in comparison. It left me smelling clean and reduced sweat. The only reason I would not buy it is I feel cleaner and dryer with prescription strength, but this is proof you can go back to regular (if you have to).
Chi Infra-Treatment- This came with my blow dryer over two years ago. I used my blow dryer three times in two years. It is such a great investment. That joke is for my husband (if he ever reads this). I read these things have a three year shelf life that reduces to two when opened. That meant I had to finish it before March 2016, two years after I opened it. May 2016 would have been three years after I bought it. Yes, you math experts will notice it took me 10 months from purchasing my blow dryer before I used it for the first time. Yay me!
The three times I used this with my blow dryer, it worked great. It is an expensive blow dryer, and I never used the blow dryer without this. That means I am unsure how much credit the blow dryer gets and how much credit this gets. I can say that I used this three times in almost 2 years, which means I have no business repurchasing this. To finish the bottle, I used it as a conditioner when I air-dried my hair. It did not work as well as regular conditioner, but it was better than nothing.
Lush Ocean Salt- This is one of the most talked about Lush products. The hype let me down. I found it too rough for my face. If I moistened my face first, I was able to tolerate it. Salt formulas work better on dry or nearly dry skin, so wetting my face did not give it as much exfoliation as I liked. On my body, I can tolerate this wet or dry. No matter which way I used it, I did not feel it scrubbed as well or left my skin as soft as my beloved Bliss Scrub. It smells incredible though. I wish my Bliss smelled this good.
Julep Night Shift- It is a deeply moisturizing night-time mask. My skin drank this up. I am not as good as others at telling the source of my acne. This was one of my most acne plagued years. Most of this year, I used this mask. I am willing to try it again down the road to see if it has nothing to do with my acne. After finishing this and switching up a few items, my skin is doing better though. It is a little more dry than usual, so I miss the moisture.
h2o+ Sea Marine Revitalizing Shampoo- It lathers nicely and smells great. I am not certain it does a lot for my frizzy hair, but it does not seem to make it worse either.
Schick Quattro Disposable Razor Blade- This works well, but I seem to get a closer shave with my Hydro Silk. I am just finishing off the blades I have of this, and I will stop using it.
CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser- My 8-year old adored this sample and insisted I buy it for him. I liked it. This has a nice lather and leaves my skin squeaky clean. Especially through winter, I am trying to use more hydrating cleansers, so I will not use this again for a while.
Peter Thomas Roth Massaging Bar for Bath- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. This bar from the Hilton is a typical soap. It leaves a slight film on my skin. I’d use it again, but I would not buy it.
Bath and Body Works Verbena Moisture-Rich Cleansing Bar- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. This smells great and actually leaves less of a film on my skin than most bar soaps. The problem is it still leaves a film, so I would not buy this. I will take these home when we stay at Legoland Hotel, because we love it there and will be staying there as often as possible.
Earth Therapeutics Tea Tree Oil Cooling Foot Scrub- I never noticed the cooling effect. It had zero lather. The scrub did not seem to do much. Foot scrubs usually penetrate better, so I feel them working. This did not seem to do much at all. Putting it in the Not For Me category seems harsh, because it did exfoliate. That is the main purpose.
DryBar Bay Breeze Hydrating Shot- This was my third shot, and I am still not noticing a difference. My hair looks the same before and after. I have one more to go, but I will move this into the Not For Me category if I do not notice a difference after that. It should not take 5 uses to see what it does.
Bliss High Intensity Hand Cream- This is a deeply moisturizing hand cream that is not greasy and feels wonderful. It smells awful though, so I will never buy it. I can endure the smell to use items I receive in kits, like this.
Soap and Paper Factory Farmacie Hand Cream in Candula- This is a rich cream that smells incredible and moisturizes very well. Unlike L'Occitane aluminum dispensers, this rips as it wears down. That wastes valuable product, exposes it to air, and risks cutting yourself. It would be a love based on formula alone, but the container would prevent me from buying it. If another one makes its way to me in a kit, I will gladly use it (carefully to avoid cuts).
Erno Laszlo Hydraphel Intensive Night Cream- I sampled an incredible night cream from this brand a while back, but I cannot remember the name of it. This is not it. While this is a thick cream, it does not penetrate well. It may be too rich. My facial oils penetrate most creams, but the Tarte Maracuja oil I am using could not even get through this one. In order to get full benefits, I had to apply the oil before the cream.
Essentielle Beauty Chocolate Cream- This is a light weight cream that moisturizes deeply. It smelled bad, but it did arrive separated. That made me wonder if the smell meant it went bad or I just did not care for it. I used it anyway. Within about 15 minutes, I could no longer smell it. The separation did not look particularly bad either. Megan reformulated, so I would be willing to try the new version of this.
Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar- I tried this before and decided to give it another chance. It felt a little more moisturizing, but I will give my deluxe sample of this away. It is not moisturizing enough on dry skin.
Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Face Polish- This was a little more rough than I generally prefer my face scrubs. It smelled great and exfoliated well.
Jurlique Purely Bright Radiance Serum- The sample was too small for me to see if it did anything special. I know I am not allergic to it, so I'd love to try it again.
Gilchrist and Soames Bath Bar Aloe Cream- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. Run of the mill bar soap. Skin smells and feels clean, but the bar soap film remains. That film is not a deal breaker to me, but it is not a feeling I actively seek either. I’d use the soap again, but I would not purchase it.
Gilchrist and Soames Facial Bar Aloe Cream- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. Run of the mill bar soap. Skin smells and feels clean, but the bar soap film remains. That film is not a deal breaker to me, but it is not a feeling I actively seek either. I’d use the soap again, but I would not purchase it.
Molton Brown Pure Milk Soap- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. My husband went on a business trip in June to Miami. Although he did not take me with him, he did bring me back some of the Molton Brown ammenities provided by the Fontainebleau. I do appreciate that they use real Molton Brown products and not cheap, watered down versions outsourced to an outside company as most hotels do. Regardless, this soap still leaves a slight film on my skin like every other bar soap I’ve tried. My husband claims bar soaps rinse clean, so his skin feels better. It is odd we have different experiences, but I guess we all dislike products others love and vice versa.
h2o+ Sea Salt Soap- This was a victim of the Rituals explosion. I've used it in the past and will use the bar in the future. It is currently waiting in a bucket inside my shower, because its container is ruined, and I could not put it back in the soap bucket. This soap, I pick up from Disney resorts, smells nice. It leaves a slight film on my skin as most bar soaps do.
Therapeutics Calm Hair and Body Bath Soap- My husband brought this back from a recent business trip where he stayed at Comfort Suites. I wanted to try it, so I opened this just before the explosion that took other soaps. It leaves a slight film on my skin as most bar soaps do.
Rituals Facial Bar Mandarin Bliss Mandarin and Yuzu- This Radisson offering is okay at best. It leaves a film and smells all right.
Ursa Major Fantastic Face Wash- My husband and I each received a sample of this in recent Birchboxes. He loved it, but his skin is different from mine. It leathers nicely and leaves my skin clean. As it is for oily skin (my profile lists combination skin, because it is not dry in the T-Zone), it does not provide enough moisture for me. Before giving my sample over, I tried his (this one a couple of times). Once we finished this, he started mine. This sample is a sign that many samples I get are not gender specific. He still thinks all of mine are girl samples and refuses to try them.
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