iHerb ... oh, not again...

Woo hoO!!! 

I was having my toast and tea when Kimmie started barking and wagging her tail at the door.  I looked up and saw Mr. Postman with my iHerb parcel (",)  Such a great way to start my day (",) Absolutely delighted!

Two weeks ago, iHerb had a 20% off on Desert Essence and Acure Organics products.  I love the scent of Desert Essence hair products so I HAD to buy me some yummy shampoos.  

'Nuff said... here goes (",) 

Desert Essence, Italian Red Grapes Shampoo

Desert Essence, Lemon Tea Tree Shampoo 

Desert Essence, Coconut Conditioner 

Desert Essence, Coconut Shampoo

Desert Essence, Tea Tree Replenishing Shampoo - I picked this up for Kimmie... it contains tea tree and peppermint which helps soothe her itchy doggie skin. 

I recently got a hair cut and the usual Eco Tools full volume styler brush that I was using became too big and cumbersome for my shorter hair.  It worked really well when I had longer hair.  So, I decided that I need to downsize and thus purchased the EcoTools, Quick Volume Styler Brush which is pictured on the right.  The grooves between the bristles allows the air from the hair dryer to blast through, thus drying my hair faster.  The bristles work really well in gripping and holding on to my fine hair.

Acure Organics was having a sale, so I picked up the much raved Acure Organics Argan Oil.  The other skincare product that I got was the Alba Botanica, Acnedote Deep Clean Astringent.  The Paula's Choice 2%BHA (salicylic acid) toner that I am using works really well in ridding clogged pores on my face but I am running out of it.  So, I decided to purchase this as it also contains 2% salicylic acid.  Will see how it works as compared to the Paula's Choice 2% BHA toner.

What's an iHerb order without some food items, yeah?  

Once again, I carted this STASH Breakfast In Paris black tea.  I really love the strong bergamot and lavender scent in this tea (",) 

I was hemming and hawing over this Coco-Roons from Wonderfully Raw Gourmet Delights.  I've seen lots of health fanatics raving about this coconutty delicious brownie flavoured coconut domes... but it costs $7ishUSD for a small pack.  Eventually I caved and bought it.  No regrets!  But I probably  won't be repurchasing so soon just coz it is rather expensive for 8 of these little coconutty chocolatey domes...  

There's 7 little domes left after I ate one... The main ingredient is dried coconut and yes... each little dome is packed with this yummy fruit which I love (",)

**as brand of the week, WONDERFULLY RAW is having a 20% off the entire selection.** Great time to try these coco-roons out (",)

Shall stop here for today (",)  Talk to you ladies soon!

Oh yes, if you're thinking of starting on the iHerb fellowship, you'll be happy to know that this code will make your first purchase so much more delightful (",)

My love affair with iHerb... Another iHerb haul

Hihi friends of Hazelnutt House (",) 

I'm back with another iHerb loot to share.  My past few iHerb orders contained the usual regular stuff that I tend to order, therefore, I wasn't excited to share them.  However, this time round, I ordered several items that I've never ordered before.  

So, here goes... 

I am obsessed with coconuts... the fruit, the drink and the scent... therefore, there's no stopping me when I saw the Alaffia Everyday Coconut range of coco-nutty products.  I've completely used up ALL my body lotions (YEAH!!!... it was a slow process and a tall order making my way through all the lotions I had stashed up.) So, I decided to order the Everyday Coconut body lotion which smells pretty good - the coconut smell is kinda sweet, but not crazy sweet.  It doesn't linger on for long which is a plus and absorbs rather quickly.  The texture is similar to that of Jergens and Crabtree and Evelyn's body lotions.  

I use the Everyday Coconut Face Wash in the shower as a second cleanse to remove any remaining traces of makeup.  It has worked pretty well thus far; cleanses we'll  does not sting and does not dry out my skin.  It contains neem which helps to regulate my oily skin.  The Everyday Coconut Face Toner contains neem too.  I use it as a hydrating toner and stick to Paula's Choice 2% BHA lotion as my exfoliating toner.  The spritz bottle is kinda big and heavy to spritz with one hand... I have to hold it up with one hand and spritz with the other.  

So far, I am enjoying these coco-nutty products (",) 

Everyday Coconut Hydrating Body Lotion - $11.19USD

Everyday Coconut Face Wash - $7.20USD

Everyday Coconut Face Toner - $7.20USD

I ran out of the Paula's Choice Resist C15 Super Booster which is a vitamin C serum and I had been eyeing Mad Hippie's products.  So, I decided to make an order of the Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum.  I've yet to use it, therefore, can't comment on it. 

I've had really good results with the Badger Damascus Rose Antioxidant Face Oil (click to read review) but I also wanted to try out this Mad Hippie Antioxidant Facial Oil.  I've used it a couple of times, mainly at night, after serum.  It smells of berries and all things good hehee... My skin feels evenly hydrated the next day.  

Mad Hippie VItamin C Serum - $27.19USD

Mad Hippie Antioxidant Facial Oil - $19.99USD

In the supplement category, I picked up these items up.

Zoi Research Vitamin C in Mixed Berries - $2.95USD

Nature's Bounty Evening Primrose Oil - $8.75USD

Doctor's Best Extra Strength Ginkgo - $7.69USD (for my mum, thought she'll benefit with some brain boost... hehehe) 

Doctor's Best, Best Lutein - $12.99USD

These Aubrey Organics shampoo and conditioner were on trial for $1USD, so I picked them up for future travels.  This Harvest Apple scent smells great :) 

I love the Bee Natural's facial polish.  Will be doing a short review with more details on it soon.

Reviva Labs, Firming Eye Serum - $13.30USD

Bee Naturals, Queen Bee Facial Polish - $7.28USD

This ChildLife Liquid Vitamin C is for Kiddo and it tastes super duper good.  It's has a seriously concentrated sugary citrus flavour which I enjoy too heheee....

ChildLife, Liquid Vitamin C - $6.12USD

Use this code if you're making your first iHerb order (",)

That's all for now... talk to you soon!!!! 

Lil' loot from Sephora

Hi hi friends of Hazelnutt House (",) 

I don't usually shop in Sephora coz they had a 20% off storewide.  I didn't go crazy... i wanted to, but at    the back of my mind, brand new the products in my stash were reminding me not to. 

So, here's the items that I purchased.

First up, I got the Ole Henriksen Instantlt Ageless Essential set at $72 which I paid $57 for.

Comes with the:

• African Red Tea foaming cleanser
• Truth Serum Vitamin C Collagen Booster
• Invigorating Night Gel
• Sheer Transformation Creme
• 3 sachets of Power Peel

 Next up, I purchse this Brown Sugar EDP by Fresh coz the one which I was gifted with is running dangerously low.  I simply love love love this scent so much that I am getting a replacement bottle.  I retails at $49 and I paid $39 for it.

 For my hair, I picked up this Percy & Reed No Oil Oil for fine hair.  Retails at $30 and I paid $24 for it.  As with most people, I am wary of adding oily serums to my hair but this oil doesn't leave any residue to my locks which is such a bonus.  However, I wouldn't know if it is doing anything good either ... hehehee.  Will find out after using it for a longer period of time. 

This item from Tarte was something that I had planned on purchasing (",) 

It's the Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Airbrush Foundation in fair light neutral.  

I am currently lighter than my usual MAC NC 20 shade and this shade suits me well.

It retails at $$58 and I got it at $46.

Next two items from Tarte are what I am most excited about.  

I chose two of their Amazonian Butter Lipsticks.  Retails for $26 and I paid $20 a pop for each of these.

 Creamy Rose on the left and Pink Peony on the right.  Aren't they just lovely to look at? 

 I'll consider these Butter Lipsticks sheer and they do contain peppermint oil which is in most of the Tarte lippies that I own.  Such a joy to apply and feel a tingle of peppermint especially when your lips are feeling dry. 

I have some swatches of the Tarte Lip Surgence Balm Sticks which I own.  Click on picture to read on.

I'm just gonna sum up the retail prices of these items in Singapore at our local Sephora.  Might come in handy if someone wants to compare/know the retail prices in Singapore.

• Ole Henriksen Instantlt Ageless Essential set - $72 
• Brown Sugar EDP by Fresh - $49
• Percy & Reed No Oil Oil for fine hair - $30
• Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Airbrush Foundation - $58
• Amazonian Butter Lipsticks - $26

Talk to you soon!

Flower girl makeover

Hello, friends of Hazelnutt House (",) 

Kiddo's debut as flower girl for her favourite lady is less than a month away so I thought I  should do a trial flower girl makeover for her lest I make a blunder on the actual day. 

Instructions on how I put the whole look together is at the bottom. 

Allow me to photo spam coz I am truly thrilled with the outcome (",) 

For her face, a light wash of Bourjois Healthy Mix powder (I mixed two shades to achieve a shade suitable for her skintone).  On her eyes, I used the L'oreal Infalliable eyeshadows - powder eyeshadows just don't hold on kids' flawless skin.  I didn't wanna use a primer on her so the best choice is cream eyeshadows.  On her cheeks, another light wash of a sparkly pink Bourjois blush.  

For asian hair that is stick straight and wouldn't hold curls well, I curled her hair in really tiny sections.  It is important to spritz on hairspray after a few sections are curled coz if hairspray was applied only at the end of curling, the hair that was curled earliest would have become straight. 

I made these floral hair pieces and that's it! (",) 

Kevyn Aucoin and Jane Iredale loot form Strawberrynet

Woo hoo!!! Ladies of the Nutt House (",)

My Strawberrynet.com loot came together with my iHerb loot.

Double HAPPINESS indeed! 

I picked up two modest items when Strawberrynet had a 10% off makeup items.  My friend who ordered it for me is a regular and had an extra 10% off.  

So, here's my Kevin Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer and Jane Iredale  Powder Me SPF Dry Sunscreen.

I decided to purchase this powder sunblock for touch ups at mid day since touching up with cream or liquid sunblock ruins my makeup so I thought i'd give this powder sunblock a go. 

Here's a swatch of the Jane Iredale Dry Sunblock in Translucent.

This dry sunblock is very water resistant and also recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation.

As for the Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer, I got it in SX 04.

I spent hours on end checking out swatches and reviews, comparing this and that... debating which shade to purchase and after numerous changes, I finally decided on the SX 04 and I should say, it looks pretty ok on me.

I've yet to try it on my face but I will definitely do a review on this once I've learned how to use it (",)

Talk to you ladies soon!

iHerb loot: Ecotools, Real techniques, Badger and lots more

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Hello friends of Hazelnutt House (",) 

I was checking out Vivawoman's review on Mychelle's facial cleansers and decided to check out iHerb.com.  When I shop on a new online store, I tend load my cart and hem and haw for a couple of days before I decide if I wanna go ahead with the purchase or not. 

Today, I notice that Singpost is having a free delivery over $60usd purchase so I decided to just go ahead and make the order.  Do note that the free deliver is for the month of July.  I am new to iHerb, so I really do not know if this free delivery is a regular perk or not.

Although, i've not received my loot, I thought i'd share it here to alert you ladies of the free delivery for the month of July (",)

Here's what I carted.

For myself:

• Deep Steep Honeydew and Spearmint bodywash
• Mychelles Dermaceuticals Creamy Pumpkin cleanser
• Mychelles Dermaceuticals Apple Brightening Cleanser

• Ecotools Foam Applicator
• Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

For The Kid and Kimmie The Dog:

• Badger SPF 30 Sunscreen Tangerine and Vanilla
• Tom's of Maine Silly Strawberry Toothpaste
• Nutiva Organic Chia Seeds 

I bought 2 packets of chia seeds, one for Kim and one for me.  Not gonna go too much into the benefits of chia seeds but since they are high in Omega 3, I do not have to 'poison' Kim's food with stinky fish oil.  I believe she will be eternally grateful to me for making this switch since chia seeds are tasteless!  Oh yes, they are high in calcium too... Kim's getting older, so I need to up her calcium intake.

Do make use of this code SRD618 at checkout for a $10 off your purchase (",)

Do note that the free delivery I mentioned above is only for the month of July.

Once you have accumulated enough $$$ in your cart, the paid shipping from Singpost will change to Free Shipping.

Have fun shopping!