Tag: hydrating

REVIEW: Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream
I received this Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream as a gift. Because I have long, fine hair, prone to split ends, I use it in combination with this Moroccanoil treatment. I mix both products in my hand and I apply to my lengths (hair wet), then I blow dry or leave it to dry by itself.

The styling cream is supposed to hydrate the hair and also have an frizz-ease effect. It hasn’t got any “hold” power. Although it does hydrate and does have an anti-frizz effect, it doesn’t do wonders. BUT I never met a product that did wonders to my hair and I can truly say this is the best product I tried so far.

As I already said, I don’t use it by itself because I feel that it doesn’t help me much with the split ends. For the split ends, I use the treatment I mentioned above.

So, what I DO like about the Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream is:
- hydrating (although not enough to prevent by itself my split ends)
- anti-frizz effect
- makes hair easy to detangle
- smells amazing
- in 6 months I used half a bottle (so about 25 ml per month, meaning that a little goes a long way)
What I don’t like is that the hydrating effect and the anti-frizz one aren’t really very powerful. But, again, no other product that I tried in the past was.

So, all in all, I think I’m going to use the Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream for a long time.

I also bought a travel size because since my hair doesn’t really look good if I don’t apply the product and the 300 ml bottle was too big to take it with me when I travel.
July 4, 2019
REVIEW: The Body Shop COCONUT and SHEA shower creams

I was very excited to receive as a gift these 2 cute little shower creams: The Body Shop Coconut Shower Cream and The Body Shop Shea Shower Cream. I tried each one of them once and I decided to write a review. My general opinion was that they are good products, more hydrating than regular shower gels, but a little bit too pricey for what they have to offer.

I will write below my impressions about each one of these shower creams.

The Body Shop -Shea Bath & Shower Cream

The scent is a little bit masculine. It is very beautiful. I couldn’t say it is my all time favorite scent, but I definitely like it.

What I really like about it is that its parfume lasts a few hours. I spend a lot of time sitting in front of the computer and I like to smell my skin from time to time to feel this really nice scent.

The Body Shop Shea Bath & Shower Cream is also the most hydrating one, but, unfortunately, it is not as hydrating as I wished it was. I still need some hydrating body cream after shower, but the skin feels definitely more hydrated than it feels after using other shower gels / creams.

The Body Shop – Coconut Bath & Shower Cream

This one is very cute. It feels as if I was in Bora Bora. The downside is that it is not as hydrating as the Shea shower cream and the scent doesn’t last. Otherwise, its perfume is very funny, it really smells like coconuts. In fact, it smells so good, that if I would pour this shower cream into a fancy glass and put a tiny colorful umbrella, I bet someone would try to drink it. LOL

Will I repurchase?

Since my skin tends to be very dry, I can’t use a lot of shower gels, that otherwise are very nice. The Body Shop has only 3 shower creams, that are obviously more hydrating than the gels, and the one that I didn’t try yet is the Almond Milk & Honey Soothing & Caring Shower Cream.

I will definitely repurchase some of these shower creams, although I would like to try a different aroma, probably the Almond one.

P.S. I really like the package’s design. I like how the logo is placed on the main ingredient’s photo. Very nice.

April 11, 2018
REVIEW: Alverde Body Butter Klostergarten from DM
I bought this Alverde body butter from DM in Berlin for about 3 EUR. The main reason I bought it was that it is kind of natural and I also loved the packaging. I liked the idea of “Klostergarten”, which means “Monastery garden”.

When I bought this body butter I was reading a book by Japanese author Soseki and I thought it was funny how the colors matched between the book and the cream’s packaging. Anyhow, here are my thoughts about it:

Pros
- It really is hydrating, so it does what it should do. If you have dry skin, it is a good cream.
- It has only 200ml. I usually hate large products because I prefer to buy small and different products and alternate in using them.
- On the label it says that the scent is interesting and it really reminds me of a peaceful place.
- Although it is not BIO, it is pretty natural.
Cons
- After 10 hours of sleep, I could still feel some cream in my skin when I woke up. My skin didn’t completely absorb the cream. I think this is strange, considering that I didn’t put on a lot of cream.
- Also, the smell is interesting, but I don’t think everyone will like it.
Neutral

When I wake up, in the morning, the skin isn’t scented anymore. I also use, in parallel, another body cream, from Sabon, and its scent lasts at least 12 hours on my skin. I personally prefer a lasting scent, but I don’t know how healthy this is. Maybe it is better not to last that much. Maybe it’s just a matter of prefferance.

It gives a little tingling sensation. This sensation creates a warm feeling, so I think this is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for winter. Those with cold feet could really benefit from applying this cream. I did this, before going to sleep, and I had warm feet all night. But I don’t think it would be nice to apply this cream during summer times, when it’s already hot outside. Also, there might be some people who don’t like this kind of tingling sensation, so this body cream might not be suitable for them.

Will I repurchase?

I don’t think so. It is a good body cream/ butter, but I am sure there are other creams, equally good, and I would like to try them also. Maybe my next body cream will be also a cream from Alverde.
March 3, 2018