NARS,Turkish Delight Review

 My sister says its just a plain glossy, lipgloss and not worth its price, but this is my blog and I am not my sister. I really like this its a nude pink almost radiant looking, you can put it on top of most lipsticks to give it a sexy glossy sheen. I do admit if you wear it alone it can give you a washed out look, this is what my sister was complaining about, so not recommendable alone.

Turkish Delight in
Room light

NARS Turkish Delight

Good points: One of Kim Kardashians favorite brand and shade of lipgloss.

+ Pretty nude shade can be applied with other lip glosses or lipsticks for a better wear.

+ You get a really good full size lipgloss amount, 8g.

Bad points: One of Kim Kardashians favorite brand and shade of lipgloss(just in case you do not like her).

- Could be seen as pricey @ £17.00.

S. Singer

Can Aloe Vera help my acne problem?

TEST 1: Aloe vera for curing acne

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Aloe vera is very well known plant, it has been called the plant of immortality and has been used to heal and cure external and internal body problems for thousands of years now. Just 1 leaf includes compounds like 20 minerals, 18 amino acids and 12 vitamins, so its easy to see why it is used in many beauty products today.

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From research online about the plant, it sounds like a promising cure to most of my problems, the main uses for aloe vera include healing burns, curing skin issues such as acne and psoriasis and even helping get rid of dandruff.

Aloe vera contains salicylic acid that has anti-inflammatory and anti bacteria properties, which is very useful against acne and it is commonly used in acne creams.

so using Aloe vera in combination with other active ingredients would help to speed up the absorption of the other ingredients into the skin allowing the products to work better and hopefully killing the bacteria which causes acne.
So can aloe vera help my acne?. This question has led to my first test.

                                  TEST 1: Aloe vera for curing acne
Before pictures

My acne in room light
Sat 16th july 2011

My acne in day light
Sat 16th july 2011

My first test will see me use Life plan Aloe vera gel which is 99% pure aloe vera gel and is suitable for vegans.available online at www.lifeplan.co.uk.

I have also chosen to use freedom gel and freedom oil- free perfecting moisturizer alongside/with my aloe vera gel, as the aloe vera should help the ingredients in freedom gel, (which include nicotinamide, which has been clinically proven to help get rid of inflamed red spots) to penetrate the skin more.

For two week prior to this test i had just been using aloe vera gel on its own, but with regret, did not see much results with my acne. However i found that the aloe vera did moisturize my skin and gave it a firmer, plumper feel and look.


Test duration: Approximately 14 days.

Question: Does Aloe vera help cure spots?
Answer: NO, but its a very good moisturizer and can help sooth and calm redness of spots.

S. Singer

Quest for perfection?

Perfection can mean what ever you want it to mean. To me, sorting out a few of my problems with my health and body will tick my boxes of my idea of perfection in terms of my appearance. It doesn't mean I will be a different person, nor does it mean I will have to undergo drastic measures to change my appearance.On my quest to a perfect healthy body, I will be buying and testing numerous of products ranging from well known brands, products from around the world and natural beauty products. I would say that i am a good candidate for this test, as I can honestly say that there are probably 101 problems with my body.
Heres just my top 5 problems:

1. Stretch marks
2. Acne
3. unwanted hair
4. Dry skin
5. Dry/brittle hair

Also, did i mention I am only 19, shock-horror.
Now, I am sure I am not alone and many people out there suffer from these things, but I can never find the answer to my problems straight away or in one place, and how do we even know if they really work. So here it goes join me on my quest for perfection.

S. Singer