Category Archive: Product Reviews

Neal’s Yard Remedies: Orange Flower Nourishing Night Cream Review

Neal’s Yard Remedies, the multiple award-winning British skincare brand, has always stayed true to their holistic stance for beauty. The brand was created in London’s Covent Gardens, and base their luxury organic beauty range on age-old apothecary practices.

I love the fact that all their products comprise mainly of organic, naturally derived ingredients. Being free of chemical nasties including paraben, Neal’s Yard Remedies products, in their signature deep-blue glass packaging, take up most of my bathroom shelf-space and I really cannot get enough of this brand!

I have normal to dry skin, and given the cooler months are fast approaching, I headed to Neal’s Yard Remedies looking for some extra hydration for parched winter skin. The lovely lady at the counter suggested I tried the Neal’s Yard Remedies Orange Flower Nourishing Night Cream.

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Love Lettuce: Lush’s Green Monster Mask!

Who doesn’t like a freebie? And a freebie with a conscience is all the more special. Lush, one of my all-time favorite skincare brands, gives back to the environment (and its major fans!) by offering a free face mask every time 5 clean, empty Lush pots are returned.

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As a major Lushie, I have a whole stack of their pots and boy are they taking up precious bathroom shelf space! I finally did a ‘pot clearing’, and got rewarded with a choice of any Lush face mask I wanted to try.

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Beauty News: What is Strobing?

We’ve all heard of Contouring. Beauty buffs and novices alike have been practicing brush strokes with a whole plethora of palettes in the quest to achieve the much promised bronzed, angled and slimmer face.

But have you heard of Strobing? The term was alien to me a couple of months back, and we recently got introduced over the Aquarius Beauty Heroes event.

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‘When’ Mask: Snow Magic Mask Review

So far, I’m loving what the ‘When’ sheet-masks are doing to my skin! I’ve reviewed the Makeup Base mask and the 10 pm mask, and this morning, I decided to try out the When Snow Magic Mask.

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This was me this morning on Instagram in case you missed it!
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Too Faced Soul Mates Blushing Bronzer Review

‘My name is Tezzy, and I am a Too Faced addict.’ There, I’ve said it. Perhaps its the cute, kitsch packaging, or perhaps its the chocaholic in me that digs the beautifully subtle scent of cocoa across all the brand’s products, but I am truly, madly, deeply in love with the Too Faced bandwagon.

Talking of true love, the limited edition Too Faced Soul Mates Blushing Bronzer and I were therefore meant to be. Come on you cynics, the little heart-shaped compact is way too adorable to resist!

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When Face Mask: for when the clock strikes 10pm!

‘When’ masks are the newest addition to the masks section in Sephora Middle East stores. They come in a variety of 5, which are sold together under the ‘When Special Package’.

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I reviewed the ‘When Makeup Base‘ earlier, and last night I put the ‘When 10pm’ mask to trial.

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Is Bio Oil for you?

Since its inception in 2002, Bio Oil has had a cult following across 20 countries worldwide, and has won over 242 skincare awards to date.

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Bio Oil is a topical oil that claims to work wonders for reducing the appearance of scars, stretch marks and wrinkles, and add life to dehydrated and aging skin. The product has been a topic of hot debate, with supporters touting it to be a ‘miracle oil’, and cynics reevaluating its ‘breakthrough’ ingredient, PurCellin Oil.

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Aquarius Beauty Heroes 2015

Aquarius magazine is hands down my favorite mag in the UAE. There’s no dearth of women’s lifestyle magazines out there, but Aquarius stays true to real women and continues to feature real, believable people like you and me. The workaholic, the newly wed, the frazzled mother, the homesick expat. Skimming through the pages of Aquarius, you’re sure to find a pick-me-up to keep you going.

I was therefore truly honored to be chosen as a Reader Judge for the magazine’s annual Aquarius Beauty Heroes edition. aquarius beauty heroes 2015 paris gallery

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#onmyface : A Touch of Purple

I’ve always been a beauty hoarder. I am a marketer’s dream (ironic, considering I’m a marketer myself!). I fall for the latest gimmicks, and the prettiest packaging, but I seldom play with my paints.

After attending a number of beauty events as a blogger, I’ve become more adventurous in my quest of morphing into a makeup artist, and the recent months have seen me splurging on a number of gorgeous brands, and gorgeous, gorgeous colors.

Follow me on Instagram to see more of my makeup trials. This is what’s #onmyface today:

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