Review : Does castor oil really makes your eyelashes thicker?

Idiot alert!

Last week, trying to top up my make up game, I decided to give a try to my eyelash curler. Result? 

Being almost idiotically clumsy, I was squeezing hard this curler, the metal part slid from the rubber part that ended up CUTTING half of my eyelashes from the root.

Good time to try castor oil.

I have used castor oil, coconut oil, argan oil and olive oil in this experiment. I noticed that castor oil is the one that provided results. I put it onto the roots of my eyelashes every night with a thin brush.

Pros:

 . It makes your eyelashes grow faster and slightly longer. 

(the eyelashes that were cut were longer by the morning, I swear.)

. It will condition your eyelashes, they won't break easily.

. You will shed less eyelashes.

Cons:

.It won't make your eyelashes thicker.

. I had puffiness on my lash line in the morning.

. Don't let it get into your eye, you will have a blurry vision for a while.

Anybody else who tried castor oil?

Review: Darphin Intral Toner

This is one of Darphin's cult products; toner for sensitive and prone to redness skin. Now, I don't have redness nor rosacea, I use this as second toner after my exfoliating one. 

Can we take a moment and appreciate how it smells? Divine! Divine! If there were a perfume that smelled like this my life would have been complete. (melodrama alert!)

It's a joy to use and the smell sends me to heaven, this toner is so gentle and soothing that it will work on anyone. I would say it is more appropriate for those who suffer from redness and rosacea issues, if you are only looking for a toner that will sooth your face, there are cheaper alternatives on the market.

Review : Ren Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask

REN Skincare is very well loved in skincare industry, not only because they are paraben, sulphate, mineral oil, petrolatum, fragrance, silicon etc free but also they are kind and effective products.

Glycolactic Radiance Renewal Mask promises to remove dead skin cells, helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, combats congestion, blackheads and blemishes and an overall brighter and radiant skin. 

This is a chemical exfoliant mask, it means that it doesn't contain any hard particles that you need to rub against your face in order to exfoliate, instead it has fruit extracts (passion fruit, lemon, grape, pineapple and papain from papaya to be exact) that naturally have exfoliating properties. You leave it on your face for 10 minutes (I personally prefer leaving it up to 25 minutes instead) and remove it with muslin cloth that comes in the box.

Now, the mask itself looks, smells, tastes (yeap!) and feels like orange marmalade. Some people could feel a bit off putting this on their faces at first, also feel some little tingling sensation. If you are like me and you have not-so-sensitive face you won't feel the tingling.

I think this mask is a great option for those who are new to chemical exfoliation and those who have sensitive skin. Not that it gently exfoliates, it also moisturises as well.

You can start using this mask from once a week up to three times a week. I need to warn you though, you won't see immediate results after first uses, you need to be consistent in order to see your pigmentation and spots to fade away. 

This mask costs 'jeesussss-christ-really?' 50 euros in here Amsterdam. Though I really like most of the things from this brand, for quality/price performance-wise I would prefer Alpha-H's Liquid Gold Mask or Filorga's Meso Mask instead.