Review: Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser for all skin types.

When I was on vacation in Hawaii last fall I realized that I needed a cleanser to remove all of the sunscreen that I used on my face during the day. When I was at the Ala Moana Center in Honolulu I picked up the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser at Longs Drugs. I have used this to clean my face since then and I have now managed to use the entire bottle up, and I thought it was time a did a little review on this.


The Cetaphil Cleanser is a mild soap free cleanser that doesn't irritate the skin and according to the bottle it can be used on sensitive skin and it helps the skin retain moisture. I do feel some dryness after I have used this but my skin gets dry from just using water on my face, so I have to say that this cleanser isn't drying.

This is a very mild cleanser and in fact I think it may a little too mild and I feel that this cleanser just cleans the surface of the skin and that it doesn't get into the pores and deep clean my skin.
But overall I think that it is a good cleanser that is worth trying if you have sensitive skin and are looking for a mild cleanser.

Overall Grade:
PRODUCT: Good but not effective enough when it comes to deep clean my face.
SCENT: Fragrance free.
PACKAGING: It comes in a plastic white bottle and I think it would be better if it was more transparent so you can see how much of the product that is left.
APPLICATION: A non-foaming cleanser.



This product was paid for with my own money and this is my opinion.

I feel a storm approaching on this blue day

I was bored today and when I'm bored I play with makeup. It all started with me deciding to do an eyemakeup using Barry M's Dazzledust in no. 10 Grey and when I started to go a little bit crazy.

A lot of bloggers often give their makeups a creative title so I decided to do the same so I called this makeup, "I feel a storm approaching on this blue day".



I have worked with this picture in Photoshop so don't take it to seriously it is just here for some inspiration and fun.

Two days and two different mascaras

When I get ready for work I like to keep my makeup simple. I most often do not have the time in the morning to do something complicated and I think that simple is the best way to do your makeup for work. I feel that simple makeup most often looks the best after a day of work and stand the test of time better.

Day 1

I kept the eyemakeup very neutral with eyeshadows from the Naked Palette by Urban Decay. I did choose the most boring colors in the palette, Naked and Buck. I put Naked on the lid and used Buck as an eyeliner. This combination was definitely inspired by Laura who wrote about this in her blog Buy Now, Blog Later.

I also wore one of my Asian mascaras, The Super Dolly Powerful Curling Mascara by Sasatinnie for the first time. LisaLisaD1 on YouTube has talked about a mascara with a comb from Maybelline and how she really like this mascara and I became curious and wanted to try one myself. I remembered that I had a mascara with a comb instead of a brush from my trip to Hong Kong. This was actually why I bought it, I was intrigued by the comb.
I will write a full review on this but for now I can tell you that this stays put all day and is a pain to remove.

Day 2

I went for a subtle pink eye and used the NYX eyeshadow in Platinum Pink and a brown liner, the Cream Shaper For Eyes in 05 Chocolate Lustre from Clinique. The Platinum Pink eyeshadow from NYX wasn't a great hit. The color is lovely, a silverish pink but it has some chunky glitter that causes some major fallout action. I had glitter all over and you can actually see it in the pictures. The glitter has no sparkle to it and it is quite dull so all you see is some white dots all over my face.
For mascara I used the LashBlast Volume by CoverGirl. I really like this mascara and I like the volume it gives my lashes. But it has a tendency to flake during the day and in the evening I can see some black flakes under my eyes.

This is it for now. Two not so inspiring makeup looks but very practical for work. I have come to the realization though that a really good mascara can take your makeup to the next level.


All products mentioned was paid for with my own money and all opinions are my own.

On my eyes: Barry's Brass

I was right in my last post, The Dazzle Dust in no. 100 (Brass) by Barry M is a wonderful eyeshadow. The color is just like its name, brass but with some gold shimmer in it, without the chunky glitter.


This makeup is actually a fail and I blame it on the Liquid Eye Liner from Stila. This isn't one of my favorites, quite the opposite in fact. I really hate this, it is very runny and it smudges. After I had curled and applied my mascara I noticed that half of the liner was missing. I don't now where it went but it was completely gone. I had to fill in the liner again but this time it smeared leaving me with a very uneven and ugly line. I am not recommending this liner at all.

For this makeup I used the following products:

Make Up Store Tinted Eyeprimer as a base.
MAC eyeshadow in Brulé all over the lid area.
Barry M Dazzle Dust in no.100 on the lid and under the eyes.
MAC eyeshadow in Solar White as a inner corner highlight and on browbone.
MAC eyeshadow in Soft Brown in the crease.
Stila Liquid Eye Liner in black.
CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Mascara.

London Shopping: Beauty Stuff

It feels like ages ago since my last post but I finally got myself to sit down and write this post.


I did some beauty shopping in London and I made a visit to Boots and a visit to Superdrug. I have been to Boots many times before and it is one of my favorite places to go when it comes to beauty shopping. It was however my first visit to Superdrug and I have to say I like this store a lot.

I picked up a Vichy Dermablend Foundation in shade no 15 Opal in Boots. I think this was their lightest shade and this is a little bit too light for me now but I think it will look good on me in the fall when my tan starts to fade. I was surprised at how dark the shades of this foundation was and I do believe that people with fair skin will have a problem finding a shade in this foundation.


In Superdrug I picked up two blush/highlighter compacts from Collection 2000. These are called Shimmer Shades and I picked up both of the colors that were available, Blushalicious (on the right in the picture) and Way To Glow (on the left side). The packaging feels very cheap and they are cheap they cost less than £5, but the product is actually quite good. These are shimmer products as the name states but they aren't super glittery. I have used the dark bronze shade in Way To Glow and it gave my cheekbones a very nice bronze glow.

The thing that made me buy these is that Blushalicious seems to be a good dupe for Deep Throat from NARS. I don't own this blush but the Yummy Mummy's Beauty Blog has compared the two blushes and found them very similar.


I also bought two Dazzle Dusts by Barry M , no.100 (Brass) and no. 10 (Grey). These are very shimmery but highly pigmented eye shadow pigments. I haven't had the time to try these yet but I think that no. 100 will be a favorite. It is simply beautiful and it is the color of brass but with some gold in it.


I couldn't go to London without taking a look at the popular and highly raved about palettes from Sleek. There was a lot of colorfull palettes to choose from but I choosed a more neautral colored palette called Storm. I fell for the colors on the bottom row of the palette, the dark blue, dark green and grey color. I think these would look great as a liner together with the more neutral colors in the palette. Most of the colors in this palette are shimmery but there are two matte ones in here as well, a nude and a dark brown.


The last things that I picked up in London was some products from Soap and Glory. Boots had a deal going on, buy 3 pay for 2 so I picked up three bodycare items. I have heard a lot of good things about their Righteous Butter so picked one up. I also bought two body scrubs, Flake Away and Some Like it Hot Body Softening Thermal Scrub. I have to say that these products smell amazing.

That was basically everything that was beauty related that I bought in London. Stay tuned for some reviews and eye makeups that will be coming up. Hopefully it won't take me forever to write my next post.