Almay Intense Eyes for Brown Eyes Palette

Hi fellow makeup fans!

 

This blog is going to be a review of the Almay Intense Eyes for Brown Eyes. I bought it a few years ago. I have had it for a while. There is definitely a reason why I have not used it all up and it's still around with my makeup. I bought the Almay Intense Eyes for brown eyes because I absolutely adore the colors that they have for brown eyes. I do not have brown eyes. I actually have blue eyes. I have a weird thing for brown eyes though. Like I mentioned, I really like the colors they have in the palette for brown eyes. I love the browns and the purples. I of course told myself that I had to have it. I don't know if they changed the formula for their eye shadows so don't quote me on that.

I think I am starting to realize that I am not a huge fan of eye shadow palettes because I feel like they never work for me. It is the same case with this intense eyes palette for brown eyes. It comes with 3 eye shadow colors. The top one is like a off white highlight color, the middle is a violet color, and the last one is a very dark brown color. I did not realize back when I bought it that the eye shadows came in different finishes. I think this palette comes with eye shadows that seem to be like a creamy texture. I used to try to wear all three colors on my lid, but I could never get the violet color to show up. It was so frustrating. This was before I knew about eye primers let alone about primers in general. I did wear the dark brown color all over my eye lid because that was the only color I could get to show up. I really liked the way it brought out my blue eyes. The highlight color and the dark brown colors do show up, although the dark brown one shows up the best out of all of them. The violet don't even try. It did nothing for me.

About a month ago I tried to use the Almay Intense Eyes for Brown Eyes palette with a primer. I think I used the E.L.F. eyelid primer with this palette. I was still having the same issues. The violet color just does not want to show up. I also noticed that since I have gotten older I have more oily eyelids. I came to the conclusion that oily eyelids and creamy eye shadows, unless maybe you use a really good eye primer, are not a good combination. I stay away from creamy eye shadows. I have heard about the new product from Maybelline where they have cream eye shadows that are supposed to last. I might try those! Otherwise I am going to stay away from them. I tried the best that I could to use the palette. The colors blended together beautifully even though I couldn't get the violet to show up. I noticed that after about 2 hours of me not even really doing anything but hanging around my apartment the colors all blended together on my eyelids. It barely even lasted 2 hours on my eye lids.

Rating:

0 being the lowest, 10 being the highest.

Price: 10/10

Eye shadow pigment on fingers: 7/10

Eye shadow pigment on eye lids: 5/10

Longevity of eye shadow: 1/10

Eye shadow on oily eyelids: 1/10

Eye shadow blending ability: 10/10

Colors of the palette: 10/10

Size of the eye shadow: 10/10

Overall product: 5/10

Would I buy this product again: 3/10

Total product rating: 62/100=62%=D-

My personal rating: 5/10=50%=F

Comments: I honestly don't remember how much I paid, but it could not have been more than $5. I think they are still pretty cheap. I would not recommend this palette of creamy texture eye shadows for anyone with any kind of oily eye lids. The colors are beautiful. You get a lot of product for what you pay for. But one of the colors doesn't work and the eye shadows don't work well with my oily eyelids. That is so heartbreaking because I really like the colors! I really wanted to like this product.

I hope that helps! Next week I am doing a blog every day on a Covergirl product. I have not had much success with the Covergirl products either so next week is going to be another week of negative reviews of some Covergirl products I have. I am trying to get it out of the way so I can start writing about products I like.

Sincerely,

Marina

Update:

I was at Walmart last night and I do have a really old version of the Almay Intense Eyes palette. I noticed that they changed the palette packaging. It is super cute now! It is called the Almay Intense I-Color Smoky-I Kit. They have different smoky colors I assume for different eye colors. The colors changed a little bit. They have a darker purple color, but the same eyelid and highlighter colors. It's pretty cheap only about $5 at Walmart. I might buy it just to check it out to see if they did change the formula on their eye shadows.

Macy's Trial Size Products from 06/01/2012

Hi fellow makeup fans!

I was thinking that this week I was going to do reviews on the Macy's trial size products that they sent me. The more I thought about it the more I realized that with the very small sizes I got I should really refrain from doing reviews on them. All of them are basically a one time use of the product. Sometimes when you are first excited about a product and first try it out you are going to rave about it, but then you don't actually get to see how a product actually works. It might work really well the first time or it might go horribly wrong the first time. I don't want to put my name on a review that I cannot be proud of doing. I think I have decided that I am just going to go down the list of first impressions about the product to talk about it, but not actually review them, and if it's a product that I am thinking about buying I might just dish up the money to actually buy the product so that I can give an honest review about the product. I will mention if I am thinking about looking further into a product. If I do eventually get it then I will test it out and then write an actual review about the product that I bought and tested. I just think that would be more fair to my readers/video viewers and to the product itself.

I was really excited when I found out Macy's was sending free trial trinkets with my order, but after a couple of weeks the excitement wore off. I realized just how small the products I got were. I realized that there is not enough product for a fair review. It's not worth it.  

Hydroxatone Hydrolyzed Advanced Under Eye Formula:

When I first opened it I noticed some of the cream had hardened. I am assuming you will have to be careful with the storage of this product. I smelled it and it has a very mild sweet soapy smell. The cream appears very thick. It has like a yellowish color to it. I am honestly afraid to put this near my eye... when I touched the cream it seemed very thick, but it was easy to spread under my eye. I don't currently have bags under my eyes, but I do have dark circles under my eyes along with some lines, which would explain why the cream is yellow because yellow is used in concealers to coverup the dark circles. I do think that it covered the dark circles nicely, but on my left eye it seems to have darkened the lines to make it look like I had two small puffy bags under my eye... I rubbed the cream in more and it seems to have worked. Make sure you rub it in really good especially if you have lines under your eyes. It's not a bad product, but I'm not sure if I would be okay with the price.

According to Macys.com Macy's store online website, the price of this cream is $80. For me I would say that this product is out of my makeup budget range. If you have the money for it, then why not. According to the website description it says that it is supposed to help with under eye wrinkles, but I feel like it made them show more, especially under my left eye.

I probably will not be pursuing buying this product because quite frankly there is no way I can afford that. It was nice to try it though.

Laura Geller Spackle under make-up Primer:

When I first opened it I like the trial size package they put the product in because you twisted the top of the cardboard but the product still was protected. There is a light cleaning smell to it, but it's so light that I would say it's more neutral. I put it all of my cheek area. I am currently waiting for this product to dry. As far as first impressions I am not jumping out of my seat for this product. I feel that it is your typical face primer. There is nothing that has given me any impression that it's better than anything else. It felt very liquid-like. It took some time to dry. I don't really notice any different from any other primer I have used. It does the job of a primer.

According to Macys.com the Macy's online website, the price of this primer is $25 for a 2 ounce bottle. I thought it was going to be a lot more. That price is actually not bad and definitely worth looking into.

I am definitely thinking about pursuing buying this product because the price really surprised me. I really thought it was going to be more. It seems like you get a lot of product for the price. It does it's job. I will compare it to MAC's primers and then make my final decision. It will be a while, but it's something I am interested looking further into.

Cargo OneBase Concealer + Foundation in One:

I really liked the packaging of this product because I thought it was going to be another product I would have to squeeze on my fingers to put on, but actually the trial size package came with a wand in the cap. That was pretty cool! It was completely unexpected! It was a nice little surprise. I don't remember if I got to choose my shade for this product or not. I am assuming since it is foundation I probably did. As far as I can tell there is absolutely no smell to this product. Those who don't like fragrance or are allergic to certain fragrances can use this product! This product is easy to apply as a concealer under the eyes because of the wand. I really like that idea as you can tell. I think as far as the product goes it is okay there is nothing amazing about it. It is foundation. I put this product over the Laura Geller Primer and I don't feel these two mixed very well together. I just feel like it shows my pores more than I would like up close. From some distance you can't really see, but up close I can see my large pores. Ugh. It went on semi-smoothly. I used the wand and then blended it in with my fingers. I think I would be more likely to use this as an under eye concealer than actual foundation. It does seem a bit thick. It goes on lightweight. I'm not sure which product didn't do it's job but I don't like the way it looks on me. I also noticed that this concealer made the Hydroxatone product I put under my eyes to form into a ball so I had to wipe that off. It was pretty gross. I was putting this product on under my eyes as a concealer with the wand and all of a sudden the other product started coming off into a ball. I do like this product as a concealer, I'm just not sure I would wear it as a foundation.

According to Macys.com the Macy's store online website, the price of this product is $27. Apparently the trial size that I got is the actual product which I'm not sure if that is good or bad... I did choose which color I wanted so I chose their OB-02 Fair foundation. It apparently comes in a tube with a wand inside as their actual product. I am assuming that the actual product size is bigger than the trial size, but I honestly can't tell from the website. Yeah it appears to be a bit bigger. According to their description they advertise this more as a concealer than a foundation. It talks about carrying this around to conceal certain areas, but the foundation part comes in when after you are doing concealing areas it dries to a foundation look without having to wear foundation all of the face. I can't really use this product because it says that it is meant for those who don't wear all over foundation and it is not a full coverage foundation which I could tell because of the way my pores stood out in the light. When I read that its' not meant for full coverage I got turned off by this product.

I might check out this product as a concealer, but it is definitely not meant to be a foundation. What they meant by foundation was that it blends in to the skin so you can't tell that you just put on concealer. I guess it makes sense why it came with a wand. I am not sure. I did like this product as a concealer. I might look into this product for that reason. The price isn't bad. I would have to use an actual foundation along with this product to achieve the full coverage I am looking for. I am going to say I will look into it.

Stila stay all day 10-in-1 HD beauty balm:

The first time I tried this product I put it on my lips because it said the word balm. I had a feeling that is not what they meant. This one has a very strong I would say sweet and citrus smell to it. Even when I put it on my face I could smell it. I personally don't care about the smell because it doesn't bother me, but it is pretty strong. I want to say it smells like apples mixed with a citrus smell. When I applied it to my face the product felt thick and it was kind of hard to spread around on the skin. I really had to work it in. It dries quickly from the thick liquid to a powdery foundation which is kind of cool. This product also has a tint to it and I don't remember if I got to choose my shade or not.

According to Macy.com the Macy's store online website, the price of this product is $38 for a 1.5 fluid ounce. That's a bit up there for the size. It says that it is supposed to create a flawless canvas for makeup application and it is supposed to stay on all night. It definitely leaves a powdery finish. But it is a bit hard to put on and spread out. I guess you have to work kind of fast with this product. It says that it is ideal for all skin tones and it is supposed to do a lot of good things for the the skin... the problem is with the small amount I got I don't know if it reduces wrinkles, reduces fine lines, increase anti-oxidant activity, and help reduce redness/skin irritation... I personally don't like the way it looks on my skin because I had to work it into my skin with some power. It was not as easily to glide on as they claim. If it does all that it claims to then it is definitely worth it.

I think I will look further into this product and check it out i the future. I am just a bit confused if it supposed to be a face primer or primer and foundation. I will have to look into that. I will also have to look into if it does what it actually says it does.

Sincerely,

Marina

EyesLipsFace (E.L.F.) Pro Eyeshadow Palette Limited Edition

Hi fellow makeup fans!

 

This blog is going to be a review of the EyesLipsFace Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette Limited Edition (a palette that comes with 100 different eye shadows) that I got from Target a while back when I first started hearing about E.L.F. products on youtube. That was probably at least 8 months ago. I went to my local target to check out their E.L.F. products collection. I am so mad at myself because our Target had an E.L.F trial station. I don't know why I didn't think to play around with the products because now they don't have it. It would have been nice to test out more of their products in the store rather than buying and trying at home. Although, it's so cheap that it's like you barely pay anything at all.

I was looking around at the products. I think I was looking for eye shadows at the time. I happened to look and see a 100 eye shadow palette. I got really excited. When I saw the price, I had to have it! I bought it thinking that it was going to be so awesome because it had all of these eye shadows and for such a great price. It has different eye shadow makes like some are matte, some are shimmery, I think at least one of the black colors has chunks of glitter in it, etc. I thought that was amazing!

When I got home I did swatches of the eye shadows on my fingers. With this product it is really either a hit or a miss, there is no in between... some of the colors, like half, had awesome pigment color payoff on my fingers, but when I try to apply it to the lid it is so unpigmented.... oh my gosh. It is very frustrating for me as you can tell. A lot of them are very hard to work with. I just don't think they blend together very well. Depending on the primer sometimes you can make the eye shadows last longer, but it has been very difficult to get the pigment of the colors to show up. Although in their defense I have only tried the E.L.F. eyelid primer and MAC Bare Study paint pot.

I think I paid $10 for it. I just realized that it is their Endless Eyes Pro Eyeshadow Palette Limited Edition. Their pro products cost a couple more dollars, but usually I have not had any problems with the pro line. It is definitely not limited edition because it has been out for at least 8 months! I do not recommend it unless you are looking for eye shadows that have very low pigment. I cannot see how their regular palette of eye shadows could be better than their pro palette...

My Eyeshadow Pet Peeve:

I don't really trust videos or blogs that do eye shadow swatches because a lot of the time the person doesn't tell you that they had to press super hard to get the pigment or that they had to pack the color on. What bothers me the most is when they don't tell you that the pigment of the eyeshadow on their finger appears more pigmented than when you actually try to use the eyeshadow on the lid! I don't think they do it intentionally, but I'm just weird and have to know!

Explanation of my E.L.F. Eyeshadow Pro Palette:

A while back one night I went through testing the pigment of each individual eyeshadow and which ever eye shadow I thought had very little to no pigment even on my finger I decided to take out of the palette so that I don't go through the frustration of trying to use it and it not working. I pretty much did it to ease my frustration with the product. I know it doesn't look good, but usually I am the only one seeing it anyway. That is an explanation as to why my pro palette looks the way that it does. Except recently the color in row 5, column 4 eye shadow has been broken for a while and the other day decided that it was going to fall out. It had some pigment so I had it in my palette, but it broke off and fell out so I guess that is done! I ended up taking out 13 eye shadows that had very little to no pigment out of the 100 eye shadows in the palette.

Rating:

Number of eye shadows in palette: 10/10
Size of eye shadow pans (amount): 6/10
Eyeshadow longevity on lids: 5/10
Palette longevity: 6/10
Price: 10/10
Eyeshadow pigment on fingers: 5/10
Eyeshadow pigment on eyelids: 5/10
Variety of eye shadow colors: 10/10
Variety of eye shadow finishes: 6/10
Overall product: 6/10
Would I buy this product again: 5/10
Total rating: 74/110=67.27%=D+

My personal rating: 6/10=60%=D

Comments: I would recommend this palette to teenagers who are just starting out with makeup or only wear one to two eye shadows at a time. I am sure very good makeup artists could work with this palette because some of them can take anything and turn it into amazingness! I am not one of those people. I kind of think that the eyeshadow pigments show up a bit more when I don't use a primer... Eye shadow longevity depends on what primer you use. The eye shadows are a bit small, but seem to have a lot of product that lasts a while if you don't use it very often and don't pack on the colors. I am definitely going to see what else is out there before buying this again.

I hardly use my E.L.F. palette.

Sincerely,
Marina

Clinique 3-step Skincare (After 3 Weeks)

I really need a new introduction. Hi fellow makeup fans!

This blog is just a short update about the Clinique 3-step skincare system.

This week I decided to stop using the product to see what my skin would do when I don't use it. I compared my skin without the skincare system and then using the skincare system.

I went a couple of days of not using any of the product. My skin looked dry, unhealthy, my pores opened up a little bit instead of closing to make them smaller, and my skin didn't feel soft.

I have not been having problems such as breakouts except maybe 1 noticeable one. But as soon as I started using the system again it went away. I have not noticed any skin burns. My chin has not been super dry. I can definitely see that the skincare system has been repairing my skin and the effects are actually changing my skin to be better. I don't feel like I have to do all the 3 steps twice a day and fear my skin turning back to what it was before I started using the system. I think the changes are very small to keep people using the product. When I don't use it my pores open up and go back to being medium to large. My T-zone has not been as oily as it has been in the past. I have not taken pictures of my face because I don't like how the redness shines through, but hopefully as I continue using this product it might be able to repair it, especially if it's from the sunburn I got a few years ago. I did notice some very small areas of dryness on my skin. Usually that would be embarrassing because it looks a bit flaky so when I try to put liquid foundation on the dry flaky areas it looked really bad. This skincare system definitely helps keep my skin from drying out so I have not had a lot of problems with having to be embarrassed about wearing makeup over the dry flaky patches. That is definitely a bonus also!

When I returned to using the system I noticed that my skin felt cleaner, my pores look smaller, my skin felt softer, and my skin looked brighter and more vibrant. It definitely does the job for me.

One day I might try another skincare system, especially if someone wants me to test other products to review them. I am definitely up for that!

In short the product:

• keeps my skin from drying out and looking flaky so it is easier to put on liquid foundation
• my pores are decreased in size or have closed up so they are not so noticable
• my skin feels soft
• has helped with keeping my oily T-zone from occurring
• brought out under skin surface blemishes to surface to get rid of them fairly quickly. When the few pimples popped up on the surface they were really easy to cover until they went away.
• my skin has a healthy look to it- more vibrant, I can't find the word for it but it looks wet but without looking oily, hydrated I guess would be the word

Sincerely,

Marina

Aussie 3-Minute Miracle- Deep Conditioner for Hair

Hi fellow makeup fans!

A couple of months ago I was searching up some youtube videos about a product I wanted to see reviewed and it led me down a path of finding a video about hair products. This one girl on youtube, I forgot her name, did a review on the Aussie 3-Minute Miracle. I got really excited because I am looking for cheap alternatives to condition my hair. She did mention that she puts a lot of product in her hair and uses a lot of tools in her hair so that is why she uses it. I thought it would be good for me because I have really dry hair. I bought mine at Walmart for like $3.50 and it lasted me a month!

Use of Product:

How I used the product is I would go in the shower and wash my hair using the fructis shampoo and conditioner, then I would wash my face and body. I would do my normal shower stuff. The product says to use that product on clean hair. Then I would squirt a good amount of product onto my hand and gentle work it into my hair. The bottle is cute because it says to think about your day and that should take about 3 minutes. I don't really do that I usually just count while I wait or sometimes I think about what I have to do after I get out of the shower. Then I just rinse it out with warm water even though it says to rinse it out with warm and luke warm water. It has been working fine for me. I have used the product twice a week in my hair and it lasted for a month. For the price and the amount you get it is definitely worth it! I cannot rave enough about this product =-)

Thoughts about the product:

I really liked this product because it made my hair feel super soft! With most conditioners, like the review I did last week on the Fructis conditioner, tends to weigh the hair down and make it look greasy, especially with my dry hair, but this product is very light weight and it does not make my hair look greasy. Another bonus is that the product did not make my hair puffy which most conditioners also like to do to my hair. Please read the Fructis review for more information! I love the tropical/sweet smell that lasts a couple of hours after the shower too! Even though the product lasts a couple of days in the hair, I still kind of feel like it is a cheap quick fix rather than long term. It is a product that you will have to keep using in order to get it's affects without it actually doing anything to improve the hair long term. That makes me sad about the product because it's so great! Because I have dry thin hair, so my hair tends to get knotted easily, and this product has helped my hair to stay healthy so that it doesn't tangle. I have noticed a definite decrease in my hair knotting up when I wear pony tails and things like that. I have not had to deal with de-tangling in the shower, but when I first had to use the product it de-tangled very nicely also. Not only has it helped to de-tangle my hair, it has also helped to keep it from re-tangling. I absolutely adore that!

Rating:

Deep conditioning: 10/10

Deep conditioning longevity: 3/10

Smell: 10/10

Price: 10/10

Product size: 10/10

Dry hair: 9/10

Detangling: 10/10

Product longevity in dry hair (2-3 days): 8/10

Frizz: 10/10

Overall product: 9/10

Would I buy this product again: 10/10

Total rating: 99 /110=90%=A

My personal rating of this product: 9.5/10=95%=A

Comments: the reason why I knocked off some points from deep conditioning longevity and product longevity is because even though the product lasted in my hair for about 2-3 days, the fact that I don't do anything else to my hair to damage it or dry it out, I feel that the product should be lasting longer. The product so far does not seem to be building upon itself, but have to keep doing the steps over and over. It seems to be designed for long term weekly use. I hope that makes sense. That's the only negative I really have with this product.

Sincerely,

Marina

Fructis Triple Nutrition Dry, Damaged Hair

Hi fellow makeup fans!

This blog is going to be about the Fructis Triple Nutrition for Dry, Damaged hair shampoo and conditioner. I have been using this for at least 6 months now. I think I used the small bottle versions for a few months. I don't remember exactly how long I have been using it, but it has been a while. I am not entirely sure why I have used it for so long because it doesn't do what it says it is supposed to. I have not noticed anything different about my hair. The product doesn't last long in the hair. The shampoo part of the product I think actually cleans my hair and makes it feel like it is clean. The conditioner part I think is a bit too heavy and at times weighs my hair down. It looks greasy like I had not washed it. I don't like that. After I would wash the conditioner out then my hair returned to looking and feeling dry. Eventually a few months into doing this I went out and bought another product to combat that look. I used the Aussie leave in conditioner spray which then put moisture back in my hair and didn't make it look greasy on top and dry on the bottom. That has definitely helped until recently I found an Aussie deep conditioning product that I also use in the shower now that I really like! I will do review on those in the next coming blogs!

I am running out of the fructis product of the big bottles and I think I am going to try another hair product because I just don't think it's doing what I want it to. I bought it because it's one of the cheaper shampoo and conditioner combinations. I was really hoping that because I got the triple nutrition and it says specifically for dry and damaged hair. I don't use a lot of products in or on my hair. If I was actually doing that then I would definitely not use this fructis shampoo and conditioner because then my hair would probably be even more dried out and damaged. I will have to look around in the shampoo and conditioner isles for another product that might work better. I would say this is one of those products that when you first bring it home and use it, it works, but for long term, I have not seen any positive change in my hair since using this product.

How I used this product:

I would get different results when using this shampoo and conditioner products. If I used less shampoo and more conditioner then my hair would look oily on top with my hair looking flat, while the dry part would puff out. If I used more shampoo than conditioner then my hair would dry out and look dry plus created frizz on top. If I used the same amount of shampoo and conditioner then my hair would look oily and flat on top and puffed out on the bottom. This product just did not work for me.

A tip for hair care:

I would strongly advise against using a shampoo and conditioner in one product, especially if you have my hair because those definitely don't work. When I would use the Herbal Essence 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner I felt like it would dry my hair out because it was not getting the conditioning that it needed. I don't use that product anymore so I probably won't do a review on it unless I run out of ideas, lol. I think it is better to buy the shampoo and conditioner separate because then you can control how much shampoo and conditioner you use depending on your hair. I used to do that to save money and it was not worth it.

Rating:

Cleansing: 8/10
Conditioning: 6/10
Shampoo longevity: 8/10
Conditioner Longevity: 3/10
Smell: 10/10
Price: 10/10
On dry/damaged hair: 5/10
Frizz: 3/10
De-tangling: 3/10
Overall product: 6/10
Would I buy it again: 6/10
Total rating:  68/110=61.8%=D

My personal rating: 6/10=60%=D

Comments: I noticed that because the product did not work in my hair and dried it out that it would tangle a lot easier. When I tried to use the conditioner to detangle my hair the knot would still be there. It didn't really help with detangling and may have actually helped to tangle my hair. The product has a light herbal smell to it, but the smell doesn't linger on the hair after you wash it off. If you are looking for a good smelling shampoo or one that leaves your hair smelling good then this would not be it. If you don't mind mild herbal smell that doesn't stay in the hair then this is for you.

If there was ever a time where a product promised something without completely delivering it, this product would be it! I have not had good experiences with it.

Sincerely,
Marina

Equate Mild Exfoilating Body Wash

Hi fellow makeup fans!

Sorry for the lack of blogs, but this week I have not been feeling very well so I have not been able to dedicate time to write the blogs that I have wanted to. I hope next week I keep up with my blogs better.

 Walmart Equate Mild Exfoliating Body Wash:

This blog is going to be about the Walmart brand Equate. I bought the Equate Mild Exfoliating Body Wash a few months ago. I think about 4-5 months ago. I have used Bath and Body Works body gels before because I loved the smell of them, but every time I used them I felt like they were not really cleaning. I didn't come out of the shower feeling clean. You know how some soap bars leave that soapy feeling? I felt like the products did that too. I was in Walmart one day looking at some products. I saw the Dove Mild Exfoliating body wash. I thought to myself I should try it. I was having some dry skin problems on my body that I wanted to get rid of. Right next to it I saw the Equate brand which was a few dollars cheaper than the Dove one. Since I didn't know if it would work or not I decided to go for the cheaper option just to see what would happen.

I am really liking it. I feel like it got the job done that I was looking for. It exfoliated my body skin to get rid of the skin that was on top and it leaves my skin feeling soft. I think that it moisturized the dry areas on my skin. I also liked the fact that when I came out of the shower I did not feel like I still had soap residue on my skin. I think that it actually does moisturize my skin.

I use my Equate Mild Exfoliating Body Wash with a $1 loofah that I also bought at Walmart. I squirt some of the product onto the loofah. Then I apply it to my body. I feel like the loofah also helps to exfoliate the skin along with the product.

As I have found out with the Clinique face wash that my skin on my face is very sensitive. I kind of knew my skin was on the sensitive side so that is why I decided to go with the mild exfoliating one rather than the regular one. I have not noticed any skin irritations at all, even with using the cheap loofah. I am really excited about that. I have not noticed any problems on my skin with using either product together.

I think that if you are looking for a cheap product for exfoliating the Walmart brand is pretty good. I'm sure there are other products out there that work a lot better, but you also have to realize that it comes with a price tag. Why not cut down on some of the expenses while still getting a product that does the job? I would definitely recommend this as an alternative to higher priced items.

The only negatives I have noticed about the product is that it leaves the exfoliating beads that are left over all over the tub which is kind of annoying because then I have to clean the tub more frequently than I normally would. But it is not a complaint about the actual product.

Rating:

On a scale of 0 to 10. O being the lowest, 10 being the highest.

Cleanliness: 8/10

Price: 10/10

Smell: 10/10

Moisturizing: 8/10

Exfoliating: 9/10

Skin sensitivity: 10/10

Body acne: 3/10

Skin dryness: 5/10

Would I buy it again: 10/10

Product score: 73/90=81.1%=B

My personal rating of the product: 9/10=90%=A

Comments: I noticed that the product doesn't have a smell so that could go either way. If you are looking for a body wash that smells good I would not go for this one. If you are not looking for a body wash that smells then this product is for you! Like I said I have not noticed either a good or bad smell, it seems to be neutral. I would not use this product if you are trying to 'cure' dry skin because even though I think it cleans the dry skin and leaves it feeling somewhat soft, I don't think this product does the job of actually healing dry skin. I have used it for a few months and I don't think it has done a good job with that. I have noticed that my dry skin doesn't hurt as much as it used to before where it cracked a lot easier. That was painful. I would not recommend this product if you have chest acne because it doesn't help with getting rid of chest acne either. These two reasons are why I had to lower the score.

Sincerely,

Marina