11/03/2025

Smith's Potato Chips Original Lunchbox Multipack (18 Pack)

Great portion control bags and has three plain chips in different varieties (raffled, thin, and deli) plus the Doritos chips. These bags are perfect for lunch boxes and to munch without the guilt to gulping down a whole family pack on your own. I think this is the healthier of the snack mix boxes, too. I think the multipack would have benefited if there were two plain chips and two varieties of other plain snacks. 

ROCK POW 60% Mechanical PC Gaming Keyboard

I was craving one of these keyboards, the noisy ones, the ones that have cushioning and you actually have to click on. This seemed perfect for my current needs, a small keyboard that I can plug to my laptop and carry or store easily. The colour combination is elegant and modern, and helps locating different kind of keys easily. It's so pretty! This keyboard plugs and plays into my laptop via the provided doubled USB cable easily. 
 
The keyboard, despite what other reviewers say, is well built, it's sturdy, and looks and feels expensive. It comes with three complimentary replacement blue axis and tweezers. 
 
MAIN DOWNSIDES
 > Instruction leaflet is minimal and has no instructions.
> Backlight cannot be switched off. It becomes distracting at times. If it can be put off it wasn't clear to me how.  
>  There isn't direct keys for arrows down/up left/right or delete, which I use all the time. The laptop is designed mostly for gaming and it shows. As I wanted it for work, it was not convenient or intuitive enough.
> If the power supply to my laptop is deficient or alternates, which happens sometimes, the keyboard backlight starts flicking, which is most annoying. 
 
Returned.  

10/25/2025

Twizler Happy Birthday Card with Games Console

It's quite difficult finding birthday cards for boys, but I hit the golden buzzer with this. I sent this card to one of my nephews and he absolutely loved it. I think it reflects the personality and hobbies of many boys  his age (9yoa) who play soccer and love video-games. I would say that it's designed for an European audience as most children would play soccer not footy or other kinds of football.  The card is quite large and comes with a lovely red envelope. 

Bukamkom Under Eye Patches Gold (10 pairs)

This eye treatment is good value for money as the box comes wit 10 pairs of patches individually packed and is really affordable. The results are beautiful as my eye area looks refreshed, tightened and less wrinkled after use. In my case, if I leave the patches more than the advised time, I get mild irritation, so stick to the instructions and you'll be fine.  
 
I read the reviews mentioning that the patches fall easily and that you have to lay down while applying them. This isn't the case for me. Truth be told, sometimes one of the patches sticks perfectly and the other tends to slide down, but that depends on my skin being sweatier on one side. I wouldn't be exercising with them on, for sure, but I wear them when working on my computer and they don't fall. 

ANUA Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser (150ml/5.07fl oz.)

This is the first time that I try an ANUA product and I'm very pleased with it. This is excellent value for money due to the large size,  and to the fact that a small amount goes a long way. As per the instructions, I put a small amount of product in my hands, add a bit of water,  foam it, and then wash my face. It foams beautifully and easily. This cleanser has the texture of thick butter so I have to push it out strongly for the product to come out. The product is very gentle on my skin and I really love the results. This is a replacement from my average well-known economic brand, and I'm happy with the switch because it might cost a bit more but at least I'm buying from a Korean company that is not a multinational corporation without a conscience.

Life-Space Double Strength Probiotic Capsules (64 Billion CFU , 15 Strains, 30 count)

This is a double-dose version of the 15-strain variety that I reviewed in the past. This one has 60-millium CFU and the other 30 million, but the strains are the same. I bought this variety as it was heavily discounted and wanted to know if I'd notice a difference. It hasn't made a difference to me. Said differently, it's still an excellent product, but I don't see a difference in my body from the lower-dose capsules. 
 
I love the packaging. The glass container can be easily reused as the info on it is written on an easily detachable plastic coat. These capsules don't need of refrigeration, so I can keep the jar anywhere. 
 
I cannot publish the review on Amazon as I reviewed the other variety and the system is blocking this one. Whatever. That's why I have this blog :) 

L'Oreal Preference Permanent Hair Colour (5.3 Light Golden Brown)

I prefer L'Oreal Preference hair colour (pun intended) to the more popular Excellence variety as it doesn't dry my hair as much as Preference, and the resulting colour is also nicer. The kit contains the usual colour bottle, developer bottle, treating mask and plastic gloves.
 
Colouring was easy and the result on my gray hair was a colour very close to the one on the packaging. I have dark hair so I didn't expect to have my colour toned down at once, as I'm going from dark to light. However, the side of the packaging shows a photo of the colour one might get when used on a dark brown colour. The results were not close to that colour, unfortunately. At the same time, it created some random highlights that I really liked. I thought that I would get the overall toning down on subsequent applications. So I waited less than my average tinting time to apply the colour again. The results this time were way better and I can see the difference. So I will continue using it till my hair tones down completely. This is not going to happy in two uses, but perhaps in four depending on one's hair length. 
 
The complimentary hair mask is really good and can be used twice depending on one's hair length and thickness. However, I prefer to use a professional, salon-purposed Argan oil mask that works better on my hair.