Product Reviews

This category houses all the product reviews featured on My Women Stuff. All reviews are impartial and feature pros and cons to educate and assist you to make a decision on a product or service. Where products or services are provided by PR or the brand company, they will be indicated accordingly. No money has exchanged hands for product reviews and we value our integrity in keeping it that way.

Luxuriate in the nourishing goodness of the L’Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil for soft, smooth skin

July 24, 2020 Paris B Leave a Comment

It’ puzzles me that despite my enjoyment of using body oils, the L’Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil has eluded me.

This body oil has been a crowd pleaser since the day it was released, and when it crossed my radar recently, I decided to finally have a go at it.

Unlike common misconceptions about using body oil, it doesn’t leave you slippery, greasy or oily. If you think about it in the same way as using a facial oil, it is about the same principle.

A good body oil should sink into your skin, nourish it, leave it feeling moisturized, smooth and soft, all without feeling sticky or greasy or, in the case of a dry oil, dry to the touch.

And does the L’Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil live up to those ideals? 😀

If the budget permits then The Serum by Cle de Peau Beaute deserves a place on your beauty shelf

July 20, 2020 Paris B Leave a Comment

I’m going to tell you straight off that this is a splurge, and one I might never have tried, had I not been offered the opportunity to have a go at the Cle de Peau Beaute The Serum.

Cle de Peau Beaute revamped their skincare range some time last year, streamlining them with the Key Radiance system that I shared with you here.

I don’t really want to repeat myself about what it is, and how it’s meant to work, so I’d suggest that you read about it in my previous post 🙂

What I’m going to share with you instead, is my thoughts on what I deem the star product in the range, The Serum.

Fans of gentle florals will enjoy the return of Jo Malone Osmanthus Blossom Cologne in the Blossoms collection

July 6, 2020 Paris B Leave a Comment

There was a time when I’d shy away from light, floral scents. I used to head straight for the strong, heady, spicy notes – the stronger, the better!

But then, my lifestyle changed, and so did my preference for scent.

I would have turned my nose up at a light floral scent like the Jo Malone Osmanthus Blossom Cologne in the past. But today, I tell myself “Give it a try. Everything deserves to be tried once!”

And really, when it comes to perfumes, that’s what you must do – give it a try 🙂

My lockdown skincare experiment: Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream

July 3, 2020 Paris B 3 Comments

A few months ago, just before we went into lockdown, I received a generous package from Drunk Elephant. Lockdown started out a little confusing on all our parts, so I left the package for a while, while I got my head around not leaving the house.

When I settled down, the first item I reached for in the pack was the Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream. There was a good reason for this!

When A-Passioni Retinol Cream was first launched, I came across many mixed reviews for it. Those who loved it, loved how effective it was.

But there was a big section of reviewers who complained that it left them with dry, flaky, peeling skin – a common side-effect of using retinol, especially in high doses. And A-Passioni Retinol Cream has a whopping 1.0% Retinol concentration.

I was curious therefore, how I’d take to the product. Would I love it, or would it leave my skin a mess? Curious minds had to know! 😀

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