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 : 100% Raw Virgin Coconut Oil as Make-up Remover

If you are into skincare, you probably know that if you wear sunscreen and/or make up during the day you must double cleanse at night. First cleansing for getting rid of make up and other gunk sitting on your face, second cleansing for really deep cleansing your skin. If you want to know more about this you must read this cheat sheet of skincare goddess Caroline Hirons.

As I ran out of my balm cleanser and feel very lazy to make my own, I’ve been experimenting with organic raw coconut oil. I need to say I am quite impressed with this, it hasn’t broken me out, lovely coconut smell on my nose and incredibly inexpensive. I take a bit of oil on my fingertips, rub them together to give the oil the chance to melt and apply it directly on my dry face and keep massaging until every bit of make up melts on my face. I don’t use a separate eye make up remover because coconut oil melts my waterproof eye shadows and lines like a dream. Then I take my flannel/towel, make it soak some warm water and squeeze most of the water out and clean coconut oil off of my face with this lukewarm towel. Be careful though, I made the mistake of letting towel get too warm and I ended up getting broken capillaries on my face.

I am very pleased with the results as it left my skin feeling very clean yet moisturised but I don’t think just coconut oil gives me all the benefit of cleansing with a cleansing balm. However this is a great option if you are on a tight budget.