Mascara -Lancome - Hypnose Waterproof
gricosan 1/30/2011 7:44:00 PM
Lancome's mascaras which I tell my friends never use it because it never hold curls and make it super straight and I tried the newest one virtuouse really bad on me,mine is thick long but straight that I really need to use the curler quite a long time,well, I tried a lot of mascaras,american,european and japanese one and I think there are some japanese ones are very good,one is called fairydrops that is only found in japan and hong kong...long,thick and holds curls and rarely smudges...but I loves to try new things,then maybelline great lashes,well,it is kind of natural that only you know your lashes have some mascara on then revlon smudges and smudges and never hold curl too but I tried this one well the bottle is sort of cute not bad at all but it works quite well, it makes mine light and kind of natural on me and separates well,but it definitely not the best for me,it is really natural and I want something dramatic but I will use it for daytime at night it is totally not dramatic at all
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Moisturizers -Revlon - Eterna 
gricosan 1/25/2011 6:46:00 PM
I bought it by curiosity and I have seen a lot of old ad about it before. Firstly,I think it is a typical grandma stuff but once I put on my face and my skin got smoother and softer instantly and it really relieve the dryness in winter,even I live in Hong Kong,the weather is supposed to be more moist here.But it works wonderfully,I personally love the smell so much and I wish there is a fragrance can smell liked the same,so nice .I read the ingredients on the bottle and there are lots of different oils in it and I heard there is the formula supposed to cure the burnt skin and Charles revson bought the formula .it is a classic and everyone has dry skin should try this one and I already finish one bottle and I just purchased two on ebay,next time I will buy a big 120ml version,why do we use on body too? so delicious
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Fragrances -Lanvin - My Sin Extrait
gricosan 10/4/2010 9:03:00 PM
I hv got my sin perfume in a old perfume shop in hong kong well I love all vintage perfumes and it was Lanvin the name attracted me and I guessed it was not good and I just love its name. But I opened it and tried it my god something happened very mysterious aurora I never know my sin was created in 1926 well My super idol greta garbo's era silent movies and romance.....vamps and heroes.I never find it aggressive but very powdery and nice maybe I ALWAYS love something strong I don't like those created now so shallow no characters smelled just liked a fruit salad or soda but this one simply a mysterious vamp liked Garbo in silent movies soooo alluring invincible
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Hair Color -Clairol - Brass Free Brunettes
gricosan 6/10/2010 3:13:00 PM
I just used it few minutes ago,it is a very subtle and gentle color and I guess it is not bad at all. Have been using the japanese haircolors for years and there are some shiseido haircolor that can bleach and color as the same time and I hv been using the green one for many yrs and shiseido stops making it and I hv still many left.....I never hv problems with that color and it ends up very light ashy haircolor and have icy blonde highlight and I look very good with that.But I love to try new things and bought new japanese haircolor but the new lucidol makes my hair very golden and a bit brassy just a bit that I can stand......... One weeks ago I hv a business trip to USA and I found some clairol in walgreen,I used to live in Ottawa,so ,clairol ok I tried no problem,I bought many revlon frost and glow and find this one,ok,I bought two of brass free in light brown. Tonight and I am bored so let try the new things.....i was very careful and not to put it too long and I find it one box is big enough for long hair ......well,the result is not bad ,it makes my hair look less dry and rough and the color is richer,definitely,I look closely the color it is a translucent ashy brown gel,I guess it is a toner in gel form,it is not dramatic at all very subtle and I check my hair in different light,it looks good,very european, kind of rich brown with lots of gold highlight,it is definitely not bad at all,why do a lot of ppl hate it ??? It is not a super brass killing product but someone liked me have little brassy is fine I mean little brassy,it do make my hair look richer but not darkening or lightening at all,don't expect it is a magic product besides it is not very expensive but it can help,if someone has very brassy hair they should use the japanese or korean hair manicure( gel toner with super pigment ) I hv used the korean one and the color is called modern khaki,it can kill all orange or red stuff and can last for 1 month or even longer and remember I wash my hair everyday.......... it is good to hv some changes this time it is rich brown,I will highlight my hair next month in pale blonde,have fun don't let the haircolor make you unhappy. my scalp was seriously irritated and I needed to see my dermatologist well probably I was too free to put the color not with a color brush but it was very irritating than anyone I tried before well more irritating than loreal casting and I hv another box I will use it sparingly never with the whole head.
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Lotions/ Creams -Aveeno - Skin Relief Moisturizing Cream
gricosan 11/2/2009 11:10:00 AM
This maybe the worst body cream I bought in my life when applied to my body after shower it is ok but after a while it turns to be very powdery sort of dry and rough feeling well,I end up to buy Palmer's moisturizer again and the shea butter of palmer's do work wonder on my skin and I think I will use it as a hand cream maybe it is a good idea because it is not greasy at all
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Treatments -Kerastase - Masquintense
gricosan 2/10/2008 3:16:00 AM
This is the second reviews of these hair treatment cream. Few months just passed,then I have tried some new Pantene called Clinicare only in asian market and even with an "celebrity shampoo" mane n tail....that really sucks,this is originally for horse.....my hair just turns to STRAW.I need to change,I just wanted to cut all my hair off.....Well,no way,I just switched on my whole line of this French Luxury,bain satin,aqua oleo then masquintense...just one day,my super damaged hair has some shine I mean Shine,well,I will keep on using this formula,I could not stand my hair dull and ugly,Trust me,if you did some severe damaging jobs on your hair,get this formula,I just stock up some masquintense,it is the only Formula to save your damaged hair,no other brands can do something dramatic liked this one
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Palettes -Sephora - Blockbuster Palette
gricosan 1/23/2008 2:19:00 PM
when I saw this in Ebay,I ordered immediately and it looks really nice in picture,I don't even know how much I spent on this,but when it arrived and one part is broken.DAMN. I am a make up artist and I test on so many eyeshadows,blushes and lip,blah blah.....you know this one really SUCKS.Even all drugstores brand liked revlon,max factor is much much much better than this this one really sucks,especially lipsticks,soooo dry and really really dry and the eyeshadows are chalk liked and it is impossible to put this on,what a waste of money.I tried colors sephora colors in Paris and they are not damned bad liked this one,the only thing I can do with it is making color chart,put this on the paper and design the make up chart. Well,I am very happy to discover this make up alley,it is really really good,I trust all sisters what they write here,99% is correct,if you want to waste money no problem but for me,I would prefer to buy Revlon or even maybelline more than this big color monster
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Fragrances -Revlon - Intimate Cologne Spray
gricosan 1/18/2008 5:41:00 PM
This is the only fragrance i miss and miss,finally got all six big bottles on ebay,i wore this when i was in highschool,extremely sexy,then lost for almost 20 yrs then i was searching it for 20 yrs,it is really great fragrance and i think the ingredients are too expensive then revlon discontinue it. if anyone loves it,grab one bottle on ebay and it is the same great smell i wore 20yrs ago nothing changes,i really loves it,actually serge lutens has a perfume comes close called chene but revlon is better,it is so bd revlon always discontinue their great things
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