First Impressions: Stemm Shampoo, Conditioner and Serum Review

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 ~ detailorientedbeauty ~ 30 Comments

After the revolutionary launch of The Ordinary only a month ago, I really wasn’t expecting much from Deciem. I knew they had their hands well and truly full trying to keep up with the demand for those products, but of course, we should always expect the unexpected when it comes to this wonderfully abnormal bunch. A week ago, this image appeared on both Deciem’s and Victoria Health’s Instagram pages with the caption: #tuesday – simple, mysterious and tantalizing but for me, an exciting reveal as I quickly put two and two together and realized that Stemm (I had seen the logo at the top of the Deciem website) would finally be launching in Victoria Health’s October Newsletter (released on Tuesdays) and it did. I guessed (because of the name) that it would be some sort of scalp focused hair brand but had no idea it would be quite like this and the response? Wow. According to Deciem, Victoria Health sold 2 months worth of projections in just 2 DAYS. I was lucky enough to receive my set on Friday and used all three for the first time Saturday night. Since many of you are so curious about Deciem’s latest launch I thought I would fill you in on my first impressions. Continue reading →

May Non-Skincare Favourites

June 13, 2016June 26, 2016 ~ detailorientedbeauty ~ 6 Comments

Even though my focus and passion will always be skincare, I get asked so much about the other beauty products I use (makeup, hair etc) and love, that I have decided to start featuring my non-skincare beauty favourites and these products here are everything I have loved over the past couple of months. Continue reading →

March and April Empties: Part 2

May 23, 2016August 7, 2016 ~ detailorientedbeauty ~ 6 Comments

I know I promised to post more about my bath, body and hair care products this year and I definitely will soon, but until then here’s Part 2 of my March and April Empties (Part 1), which consists of everything non-skincare related that I finished up over the past few months. Enjoy! Continue reading →

October Empties

November 11, 2015December 2, 2015 ~ detailorientedbeauty ~ 9 Comments

As I am still travelling, I am so happy to be done with these products because they were quite bulky compared to the rest of what I have and while I’m sad to be finished with them, it does feel good to have lightened my travel load. Continue reading →

Summer Favourites Part 2

August 5, 2015December 2, 2015 ~ detailorientedbeauty ~ 3 Comments

Continuing on from Part 1, here are my essential summer picks as well as my favourite body and hair care products. Enjoy!

ESSENTIALS

Throughout the summer there is always going to be those items that you keep coming back to because you can rely on them to do what they say and do it well. This group of products have been exactly that for me and I couldn’t have get through these hot days without them. Continue reading →