This is the time of the month to talk about empties again! In October I used up quite a lot of products considering the fact I am a slow-user. I am going through the products I used up quickly now!
Rahua Shampoo and Conditioner
Rahua is an american haircare brand which came to Japan at the end of last year I think. Their products are pretty expensive, these are 3900yen and 4200yen, and their hair oil which I don't own costs 18900yen for 30ml botttle. Ridiculous!
But trust me, this is the best harecare products I've ever used. They contain a plant oil called rahua oil and that seems to be the key ingredient. It makes my hair unbelievably soft and silky, like it's never been. They smell weird but I just don't care because the result is absolutely amazing.
I'm very sad that I've used them up. I was given them as PR samples from a Japanese company and just loved them so much but don't think I would spend about 8000yen on haircare products. Not that I don't want to but I can't! I strongly recommend rahua if you are interested, it's so amazing.
...Oh and I apologize for the dirty bottles, I washed them but wasn't able to make them crystal clear.
moemoe Spa Treatment
Can you believe this pair of small tubes costs about 1000yen? These are hair treatment tubes for an intensive haircare. They smell amazing, like fruity floral clean scent if that makes sense. You apply tube No.1 treatment mainly at the end of your hair after wash, then apply tube No.2 treatment on top, leave it for 5 minutes and rinse. It does make my hair soft and moisturized I guess but at the same time it makes my hair flat. I liked this product but I wouldn't buy it myself.
These are sent by Zanka from Zanka talks cosmetics, and it was fun to choose which one to use depending on my skin condition and mood!
The honey one was a peel-off facial mask which I had never experienced, and it smelled just like honey!! I was like "Oh my gosh it does smell like honey and I feel like I'm Winnie-the-Pooh!" It felt a bit tingly on my skin but didn't make my skin red or irritated. I think it contains pretty high level of alcohol and maybe that is why. I really enjoyed how it worked and the smell of course, and it made my skin feel clean.
The avocado one smelled lovely too. It didn't smell of avocado and I cannot describe the scent but I liked it very much. This one tingled my skin as well but again it didn't affect my skin. Maybe it was because this facial mask is supposed to stimulate my skin, I cannot tell if it did to be honest but I really liked the smell. And the packaging is so pretty!
Caudalie Grape Water
It only lasted less than a month I guess but I can't blame it as it's only a 75ml bottle which is tiny! I used it as lotion after washing my face every morning and night. It doesn't have any smell in it and it doesn't hydrate skin too much but it was a nice product. I think it's good for summer to carry it around to refresh.
L'OREAL Paris ELSEVE Damage Care Pro
It's hair treatment in a spray bottle which you use in the shower. Basically you spray this mainly at the end of your hair after wash and rinse it off. You don't have to wait for 5 minutes to rinse as the oil sinks in quickly. It smells amazing and it does work. I will miss this product.
Caudalie Lip Conditioner
This lipbalm is one of the best ones I've ever used. I love the subtle smell of vanilla, and the matte finish it gives, and of course the fact that it moisturizes my often-chapped-lips! It really works and I actually repurchased this item recently! I recommend this lipbalm to anyone who's suffering from chapped lips.
I am not sure if I would use up more products in November as I finished quite a lot of products in October, but I will write about my empties when I have enough products to talk about for sure!
Desert Essence Organic Shampoo Red Raspberry $8.99
Desert Essence Organics Conditioner Red Raspberry $8.99
I picked them up on Vitacost which I mentioned before, where you can buy American natural beauty products and supplements from. I wasn't particularly looking for haircare products at that point but these packaging caught my eyes. And also you may have noticed yet, I love scents and I cannot resist anything smells like raspberry and pear so I had to get these!
Desert Essence is an American beauty brand. Their products are made with natural and effective ingredients, which are suitable for vegetarian. They have skincare range, haircare range, bath&body care range, dentalcare range and baby range. I am interested in the hairecare and bath&body care range the most because they all seem to be smelling nice. Besides raspberry they have for example Tropical Coconut, Coconut Lime, Spicy Vanilla Chai, Sweet Almond, Pumpkin Spice, Italian Red Grape etc...
This is what the shampoo looks like. It's very loose and easy to spread all over my scalp and hair. It foams very well, so I only need about 2 tea spoons of the shampoo to wash my long hair. Many organic shampoos such as John Master's Organic don't foam much and that makes it really hard to wash long hair like mine, it all gets tangled and the shampoo runs out quickly although those types of shampoos are pretty expensive. With this shampoo, you don't have to worry about it at all.
Also it's got such a sweet, fresh and natural raspberry scent which is very nice. I LOVE the smell so much that I want to drink it which I won't!
Conditioner smells a bit sweeter somehow. It also smells really good, like a sweet raspberry candy! As the shampoo doesn't contain silicone it makes my long and fine hair tangled but once I apply this conditioner which is silicone free as well, it makes my hair silky immediately.
The scent lasts quite long, not in the same way as it does in the shower but I still can smell it when I blow my hair. I think the combination of this shampoo and conditioner is still too light for me as my hair get tangled really easily after using the pair.
But still I really like these products including the packaging and smell, I absolutely enjoy using them in the shower! I think I would try another scent next time I order some products from Vitacost!
Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm 5.1GBP
Recently I'm into lip products. It is very unusual for me as I don't usually wear colours on my lips because I don't want to define my big mouth. Maybe my mouth isn't that big but it does look big when it's paired with a tiny nose like mine. I usually wear lip balm or very sheer lip gloss, but as I see loads of plum and red lips everywhere, I wanted to try something new. But of course I didn't want to wear red lips, that's why I tried out this tinted lip balm for the first step.
It's in this cute paper package, and I really like the natural vibe the brand has got. I actually had never tried anything from Burt's Bees, but I knew they made very nice products. Once I tried their body cream which has got this amazing scent (I think it was the cocoa one) and absolutely loved it. I didn't buy the actual product because I thought the scent was too sweet for me but I'm thinking of getting it this winter.
The colour I picked up is Rose. It thought the colour was too bright for me but I trusted the name of the product "TINTED LIP BALM" and purchased it on feelunique. I thought like "Oh my gosh I would never be able to wear it!" when I opened the lid to be honest!
But yes, it IS tinted lipbalm. It is just enough to give my lips a hint of colour. It's very sheer which makes it wearable in any kind of occasions. I wear it to work every day since I got it because it doesn't give too much colour but it makes my face look brighter and healthier.
Also it's got this wonderful smell, I don't know what it is exactly but for me it smells like bananas...anyone agree? It does moisturize my sensitive lips without getting flaky that I don't even need another lip balm underneath.
I will definitely try out other colours when it runs out, I might get Hibiscus or Tigerlily, Hibiscus is like a purplish reddish pinkish colour (what?) and Tigerlily is more like nude beige.
Have you tried out this product? Do you have any favourite products from the brand? :)
