Aussie Miracle Shine 3 Minute Miracle £4.99
I have talked about Aussie before (HERE) when I tried their products for the first time. I really liked their Colour Deep Treatment because it lifted the roots of my hair up, which gave my hair volume without a styling spray. I really enjoyed the product besides the peachy scent it had -it smelled a bit too artificial and childish if that makes sense. Because I loved how it made my hair so shiny and voluminous, I was going to pick up tons of 3 Minutes Miracle in England. I ended up getting only 3 bottles as my suitcases were packed, but at least it'll last about 10 months hopefully.
So, I decided to pick up two bottles of this Miracle Shine hair treatment as it smelled much better than the other ones. It smells perfumy and feminine. It's got this unique floral scent with the fruity scent which is kind of like strawberries. And also another reason why I picked this one up was because it was new. I believe it was out in February which doesn't sound new but what I mean is that it was the newest series!
It has the same texture as Colour Deep Treatment, but as I mentioned earlier, it smells much better in my opinion. And also the difference I personally felt was that it's a bit heavier than Colour Deep Treatment on my hair, not that it weights down my hair but it feels more moisturizing. As my hair is damaged and super dry, I cannot tell you that I noticed a big difference in terms of shine but so far so good.
I guess it might work better when I pair it with the shampoo from the same range but as I like Redken shampoo, I didn't get any shampoo from Aussie this time. Do you use their shampoo? Do you like it? Or would you rather pair it with your own shampoo? Let me know! :)
Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick £8.00
I don't remember who it was but I'd seen a blog post about this product about a month ago. I really liked the colours as well as the packaging so decided to get my hands on this product when I went to England. None of Boots I went to didn't have testers which made it really hard for me to choose the right colour. Plum Jam which is a bright red seemed too bright for me, and Nudist which is actually a perfect nude pink shade seemed too dark for me (which was wrong I guess), so I picked up this colour; Fuchsia Ristic.
I was a bit surprised to see how bright it looks when I finally opened it back in Japan. I thought it could be too bright for me. And also it looked really orange, not even pinky-orange, and that worried me a bit.
But look how sheer it is! The colour transforms pretty pinky on the skin, not orangey at all. I love how sheer it goes on my lips, and it definitely brightens up the whole face!
It doesn't have shimmers or glitters in it but instead it makes me look healthy in a very natural way. I sometimes wear it with minimum makeup such as some concealers around my eyes and nose, eyebrows and a mascara. It's perfect for a natural look as well as a night-out look with some shiny lip gloss on top!
Another good point is that it smells yummy. I smells just like vanilla extract I use when I bake cookies and cakes. There's nothing I want to complain about this product, I regret that I didn't buy Nudist as well...I haven't seen the colour actually besides the image on their website, but I guess it goes well with my skin tone. Have you tried this product before? If you have, what did you think? :)
Neal's Yard Remedies Bee Lovely Hand Cream £10.00
If you're in England, you may know that this hand cream came with the April issue of Marie Claire UK. I was impressed to know that it's actually sold for £10.00 because that's not a cheap product to give away for free! It never EVER happens in Japan! I'm not a huge Neal's Yard fan but of course I'm interested in the brand and their products, so I was pretty excited to try out this hand cream especially after staying in a country where the air is super dry! It made my whole body itchy and it took more than 10 days for my skin to get back to the normal condition. Of course my hands were so dry as well, and my Caudalie Hand Cream didn't work at all, which made me quite desperate to find a better hand cream.
This creamy and thick hand cream nourishes my hands with rich plant oils such as sunflower oil and brazil nut oil. Of course this product contains honey that moisturizes the skin. I realized that my hands feel softer since I started using this cream, which could be another effect of honey. It has a really refreshing scent of orange which I love, it's more like orange candies than a squeeze of a fresh orange! The scent isn't overpowering at all which makes it easier for me to apply whenever wherever my hands feel dry, even before a meal or in the train.
Overall, I really like this hand cream. It's very moisturizing yet it doesn't make my hands sticky or greasy or slippery. And also I can tell you that it's definitely working, at least for me! Because when I came back from England, my hands were miserable. They were so dry that I'd never seen my hands in that kind of condition before. But once I started using this hand cream a few times a day, they got much better and are not itching anymore.
It will be out in Japan on the 24th of April for 2980yen (about £20) which is ridiculously pricy. I am working in the beauty industry in Japan and used to work for an imported organic skincare brand before, so I know that they cannot sell the product for the same price range as in England. But in my opinion Neal's Yard Japan is not a distributor which means that they can import the products with the cost price, not the wholesale price. Though they have some costs they have to cover, it's hard for me to find the right reason of them doubling the price. I would never buy it in Japan, no matter how I liked this product. But if you're in the UK, I recommend you getting your hands on this good-smelling rich hand cream! :)
