A boatload of beauty product #reviews

I tend to use a lot of different products and write my observations in a notebook (the Reviewer's Diary - literally). Below is a video I produced for my YouTube channel. See also, my separate comments typed at the bottom.

Here are the products I reviewed:

Clear Scalp & Beauty, Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner, and Brilliant Glossing Styling Cream, CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion, Thayers Alcohol-free Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera (also contains vitamin E), Palmetto Derma Collagen Booster and Restoration Serum with Vitamin C, E, and Hyaluronic Acid, Paula's Choice Resist Barrier Repair Moisturizer with Retinol, Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 30 Age Smart,  Lancome Regenerie Lift Multi-Action Lifting and Firming Cream, Crabtree & Evelyn La Source body wash and lotion, Klorane Shampoo with desert date

My YouTube Video:

Product comments:

Clear Scalp & Beauty Therapy – made my hair super soft and silky to the touch. My dry scalp didn’t feel itchy and dry anymore after using this product.

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner, and Brilliant Glossing Styling Cream (this is the only one of the three that I liked - the 2 oz size that I received goes for $7.99 at CVS - pricey for 2 oz)

CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion - contains ceramides and hyaluronic acid - those ingredients are the reason the wrinkles on my hands completely disappeared. Around $10 on Amazon, or about $13 at CVS.

Thayers Alcohol-free Rose Petal Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera (also contains vitamin E) - I found this on Amazon for a little over $8. Feels great and cleanses well. I love this stuff!

Palmetto Derma Collagen Booster and Restoration Serum with Vitamin C, E, and Hyaluronic Acid - organic and cruelty free - costs about $48 on the Palmetto Derma website, but sometimes they have sales and sometimes you can find it a little cheaper on Amazon. This is so good, I can't live without it.

Paula's Choice Resist Barrier Repair Moisturizer with Retinol - another product I can't live without. I bought mine through the Birchbox website, but this can also be purchased on the Paula's Choice website - price for 1.7 oz is around $30, Note: with the cold winter days, I add Pur-lisse with SPF as a last step.

Dermalogica Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 30 Age Smart - $65 on both Amazon and the Ulta website. I'm not a fan.

Lancome Regenerie Lift Multi-Action Lifting and Firming Cream, SPF 15 - I got this deluxe sample size that lasted me quite a while as part of a free with a purchase program with Lancome. It retails for 1.7 oz $95. It’s a good thing that I didn’t fall in love with it.

Crabtree & Evelyn La Source body wash and lotion - prices on this vary wildly from website to website. Amazon and my local shop have a similar price - between $17 - $20 each. Mom loves this stuff, so I buy it for her at least once a year.

Klorane Shampooig au dattier du desert (Shampoo with desert date) - yup, that's what it says on the bottle. It got this full size, 6.7 oz bottle in my October Blush Beauty box. Around $15 dollars on Amazon and Blush (Dermstore.com). I'm not in love.

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Two products, one great result

I tried Juice Beauty CC cream and found the earthy scent was too strong and passed it on to my daughter. I was a bit concerned that this product would be the same way, but was pleased to find that the scent is almost non-existent, which is great. A Pros and Cons list:

Pro:
Eye cream has a very nice, smooth consistency
Glides on easily on the delicate eye area
Pump works easily with a measured amount that is consistent with every pump
Pump has a neat design that is easy to use

Con:
Too much (more than you need) eye cream with every pump
Applicator doesn't work as well as your own clean finger
Too tall container
Price - too pricy for just 0.5 oz

Now that the nitty gritty details are done, I did notice a tremendous difference in the fine lines around my eye area - they were definitely reduced. Still there, but smoother. Now I'm not sure if this is the product that did it. Around the same time that I received this product, I also got Palmetto Derma Serum and started using it every day and night. I do try to test products separately, but wanted to see if they complimented each other - they most definitely did. One morning, after using the products for about a week, I noticed that my fine lines were smoother and much harder to see.

One additional note: the pump puts out more than enough for both eyes, so right after washing my face, I use my clean finger to scoop off one pump of the cream, pat half on one side and half on the other. The pump still puts out too much for both eyes, so I smooth any excess above my upper lip where wrinkles are also visible.

Bottom line: though pricey, I may buy it again. I would definitely recommend both product to my friends.