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Thursday, March 5, 2015

I was in the market for a new hair brush a few months ago, and I saw this on Sephora's site so I figured why not? It's only $15CAD, relatively cheap compared to the last hairbrush I bought so I bought it.

What it is:
A lightweight hair brush for wet and dry hair. 

What it does:
This portable Daily Detangler combs through tangles with ease and is great for brushing out extensions. Complete with a soft-touch handle and nicely cushioned bristles, it is comfortable to use and helps bring shine to life with each stroke.


My verdict is as follow:

Cons:
- Worked beautifully for a month or so, and then the bristles started sinking into the brush, making it pretty useless
- The bristles are quite weak; I ripped out a couple just by doing my usual brushing while blow drying with wet hair
- The handle is flat; this makes gripping it weird. It cuts into your palm if you hold it too hard which is a problem for me, as my hair is so thick and tangled that I really have to tug on it with a firm hand
- It gathers dust really easily and refuses to let go of it... I'll be ripping out the hair in the brush and the dust would not come off with the hair. I had to individually get rid of the dust on each bristle
- Pulls on my hair --> might be a cause of my really thick and tangled hair though...

Pros:
- Cheap
- Vibrant color
- Detangles well; I have really thick and long hair and my hair tangles easily. This brush gets rid of all the tangles
- Doesn't hurt your hair/scalp when you pull to detangle



As you can see, the bristles are uneven, even if you take into account the natural dome shape of the brush. I originally filmed a short video to demonstrate better what I mean but I couldn't turn it into a gif without Photoshop crashing on me so I gave up. 

Verdict: Terrible and useless after a few months of use. Bristles are sinking into the brush and they're quite weak. The fact that it catches all the dust is also quite nasty. This is not a brush for people with thick and long hair. 

Please comment below if you have suggestions for a new hair brush!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Finally, a product review from that RRS haul from months ago. I incorporated this into my night routine and have been testing it.

Skinfood Lettuce and Cucumber Water Drop Line




Skinfood's description: Water-based, it relaxes tired skin with water-rich lettuce and cucumber extracts, collagen and vitamin ingredients. Provides long lasting hydration and moisture retention on the skin.

This is an essence, so I use it after my toner but before my moisturizer. I usually just squeeze a little bit onto my fingers and just rub it into my skin. A little goes a long way with this essence.

Moving on to what I liked about this product. The scent. I loved this scent. It smelled like cucumbers and as a result, clean. It wasn't a floral scent, medical scent or weird funky scent. It was just clean and crisp. This essence is also water-based, so it's really thin and gel-like. It is not sticky on the face or fingers afterwards. I also liked that it's in a pump packaging. Hygiene points!

But that's it.

This product did not work for me and in fact it did the exact opposite. It removed moisture from my skin and made my face drier. Initially, I thought it was just the cold wind and air making my skin drier than usual, but I took this essence out of my routine for a few weeks and the flaky skin disappeared. I attributed that to the (slight) warmth in temperatures over those few weeks and put the product back into my routine. Nope, didn't help at all. The skin around my mouth was especially dry and began to start flaking slightly again.

For a product that's supposed to help with moisture, I'm disappointed. I've read other reviews online and a large majority of them love this product so I think I'm the minority here. I wanted to love this product so much, as I love it's scent, but since it doesn't work, I think I'll have to sell it to someone online.

Verdict: Did not work; did the exact opposite from Skinfood's claim; smells amazing.