Monday, August 12, 2019

Delon Olive Shampoo and Unicare Cream Nature Perfume Body Wash

I'm that person who would hit the sale/promo section at the supermarket before seeking out the items on my grocery list in their assigned shelves. I get a high out of scoring things with a freebie or  cheaper than they usually are. Yes, I'm mababaw. But wouldn't you feel bad when you learn that the milk pack you purchased could have gotten you a water jug similar to a Coleman's had you dropped by the sale/promo area?

So while I was perusing the toothpastes on said section (The usual Colgate Fresh Confidence Gel Red Extreme or stripe-y Triple Action Anti-Cavity?) I spotted the Scotch-taped Unicare Perfume Body Washes which were buy one get one. A lone Delon Olive Shampoo sat next to the bottles. It's about half the price of a mainstream shampoo (Sunsilk, Dove). In the cart they went with the red toothpaste.

unicare perfume body wash


Monday, July 8, 2019

Baby Bench Cologne in Bubblegum Review and Recalling Daiso / Saizen's Carnival Scents

There was this post that circulated over facebook and twitter sometime ago.

Grade School: Baby Cologne 
High School: Daily Scent 
College: Bench/Penshoppe 
Working: Vicks/Efficascent/Katinko/Omega

It's a generalization of what scent an age group usually wears. Except in high school, our generation were into colognes formulated/made in Spain (Nenuco, Denenes and Angel's Breath) and those colognes in bottles you can squeeze. The one who originally posted this may have overlooked the fact that Daily Scent is a cologne line from Bench and Bench has baby colognes, Baby Bench Colonia. But we know what they are getting at.

Anyway, I don't go to school anymore and yet I have all of the above in my dresser. One of them being Baby Bench Cologne, well Baby Bench Colonia, in Bubblegum.

baby bench Colonia bubblegum

Baby Bench Cologne in Bubblegum does not straight up smell like bubblegum. Some names of the colognes in the Baby Bench Colonia line are a misnomer since they don't smell as such.  Ice Mint is not minty and Jelly Bean is not jelly bean-ish.

Monday, June 24, 2019

Daiso Camellia Oil in Shampoo Review

A few years back, Shiseido Tsubaki Shampoos and Conditioners became quite the rage. People were raving about how soft, frizz-free and fragrant their hair have become from using these hair products. Some also experienced less hair fall.

When I first heard of Tsubaki, my brain immediately went female childhood best friend in "Your Lie in April." Because, of course, me who's into anime would think that. Ang layo. Tsubaki is a flowering plant priced for its oil. The oil is widely used in Japan for hair and skin care, either as a product ingredient or as it is, because of its moisturizing ability. It's said to be used by geishas and maikos for lustrous hair. (1)

There were those who were able to snap Shiseido Tsubaki Shampoos and Conditioners from Daiso, priced higher than the usual P88, but amazingly lower than in other stores. I think it's the price point, still higher than mainstream shampoos and conditioners, and availability which kept these products from the masses. Me, I never got to get my hands on them. I think those few years back was when I experienced prolonged lost time, marked by my absence on socmed. I was able to try Daiso's Camellia Oil in Shampoo though.
 
Daiso Tsubaki Shampoo

See, Tsubaki happens to be Camellia japonica. It's one of the ingredients of this shampoo.