REVIEW ON THE NATURE'S ESSENCE ALMONDS AND HONEY ALL PURPOSE CREAM

Hello my loves,

           It is my second  post for the day. This is gonna be a quick post. It is a review on my current favorite winter essential. It is the ALL PURPOSE ALMOND AND HONEY CREAM by nature’s essence. I bought this cream a couple of weeks ago. I have already hit the bottom of the tub.

PRICE : INR 55 FOR 80g. It is also available in a huge 500g tub.  Which retails for around 200 rs am not sure about that.

SHELF LIFE : 36 months.

First of all the packaging is goldenish in color which caught my attention immediently when I looked at the moisturiser section in a departmental store.  I basically love nature’s essence skin care products. I have been using their banana facial kit and golden facial kit and loving them to bits and pieces.

The cream is white in color and has a very thick consistency which is awesome for colder months. It has a mild artificial smell to it which fades after few minutes. It remains me of some kinda soap. It is an all purpose cream which means it can be used in massages or pedicure or manicure. The direction says that it can be applied even on face . I tried that too but it immedietly reacted with my face and I started breaking out. it is a good body cream but not a face cream. 

It absorbs into the skin skin immedietly. Little amount is needed for a single application. If you apply more quantity, it is gonna be a bit greasy. But I love lathering myself with creams since I have an extremely dry skin.  But if you don’t like greasy feeling on your skin , then you can use only lil bit of this cream.

PROS

1.       Affordable

2.       Extremely moisturising.

3.       You need only little amount.

4.       Since it is an all purpose cream, it can be used for body massages or manicure or pedicure.

CONS

1.       Though it says it can be used on face , it reacted with my face.

2.       Complete ingredient list is not mentioned.

3.       it might be greasy during hot summer months, if you use it as a body cream.

MY RATINGS 

4/5

THANK YOU 

DO IT YOURSELF- EYE CREAM ( A MUST TRY RECIPE )

                  Hello ladies, hope you are all doing good. Chennai is bouncing back after all those flood tragedy.. luckily our area didnt have any water stagnation problem. But we had an entire week of power cut and no network connection. We couldn’t contact anyone or we couldn’t do anything. Its was like living in a stone age literally. I wish it never happens again. So since everything is getting back to normal now I thought I should share a post. This was supposed to be up on my blog long back but due to all those terrible things happened here it got delayed. So yeah lets get into it.

                   I am a huge hunter of eye creams. Coz  I get dark circles so often so easily. I have tried so many different eye creams that are available in the market.  Nothing seems to be really working for me. I have reviewed a couple of eye creams here in my blog and I have few more to review.  I searched for something that really works . but at the same time I cannot invest a fortune for an eye cream. Eye creams can be crazily priced for a good quality one. Two or three grands for a good eye cream ??? that’s totally out of my frame.

                    So as always, I surfed through the internet for a good eye cream that fits my budget. I couldn’t really find anything satisfying. And then I came across an awesome recipe.  I thought it was amaizing and I tried it by adding my own twist to it and it came out really well.  And the best part is ,it really worked. Am not gonna lie jus coz I made it, this is the world’s no 1 eye cream . but I can assure you, it works far better than those eye creams that I have come across. So here is the recipe.

INGREDIENT LIST

1.       Almond oil ( ¼ table spoon)

2.       Vitamin e capsules ( 2 capsules )

3.       Evening primrose capsules (three capsules )

4.       Aloe vera gel ( 2 table spoon )

5.       An empty container.

6.       Little spoon to mix everything in.

                          If you are wondering where to find vitamin e capsules and evening primerose capsules. I got mine in a pharmacy near me. Vitamin e capsules are called evion400. And evening primerose oil capsule are known as primosa. I paid INR 140 for a strip of eveningprimerose oil capsules and INR 17 for a strip of evion400 capsules. 

METHOD

             Just mix everything.  But it takes atleast five minutes for all the ingredients to combine well and form a creamy consistency. You have to be patient and give it a good mix. Aloe vera gel helps in combining all the ingredients and brings it to a creamy consistency.

                   MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE EYE CREAM

                It becomes a white cream after you are done mixing. It is so soothing on the eyes since it contains aloe vera. I have been using this eye cream for about a fortnight or even more , it really reduced my dark circles. I have really dry skin so I have fine lines under my eyes. This recipe visibly reduced those lines. I am completely happy and satisfied with what I found. I made my new batch few days back as I finished my first batch of cream .  it is always good to make it fresh when it comes to beauty diy. You can store this cream for about six months. But anyways it is always good to make diys in small quantity and make it fresh the next time.

                 The only problem that I find with this eye cream is that, it is too thick and  lil bit sticky because of vitamin e and almond oil, which makes it difficult to wear it during day time. It takes couple of minutes for the eye cream to get absorbed. You need very little amount of this eye cream . I use it every night and give my eye area a lil massage so that the cream gets absorbed into the skin.  It is hundred percent natural and I know what is exactle there in my eye cream. It is far far far better than those store bought eye creams that ive tried.

                    All the ingredients that we have added in this recipe helps in reducing dark circle, aloe vera sooths the eye area . it reduces the puffiness , it reduces the redness or dark circle. Vitamin e and almond oil nourishes the eye area. It reduces the fine lines around the eyes.  You can even store this eye cream in your refrigerator and apply the cream for a refreshing  and relaxing feel .

PROS

1.       It is hundred percent natural

2.       It nourishes the under eye area.

3.       Soothes the eye area

4.       Reduces dark circle

5.       Reduces puffiness.

6.       Affordable

CONS

1.       The consistency is lil bit sticky. So it is difficult to apply it during the day time. It may crease the concealer or any makeup that you wear on top.  But who cares :-P it works incredibly. And that’s what matters.

   

Do try this recipe.. I hope you will love it. J

Thank you .

REVIEW ON THE YARDLEY LONDON ENGLISH ROSE MOISTURIZING BODY LOTION.

Hello ladies, hope you are all doing good. its been raining crazily for past one week in Chennai. whether is getting colder everyday. schools and colleges has been declared holiday for past few days or since diwali i should say.. Chennai is making history basically by having heaviest rainfall of all time. ;-)

         So yeah lets get into todays topic. Today am gonna review a body lotion that am currently loving. It is by YARDLEY LONDON. I have dry skin. Even though i have few staple body lotions or moisturizers , I try lots of them just to know what i like or what works well for me. so i ended up picking this from a supermarket.

PRICE : 99 for 100 ml

SHELF LIFE : 24 months.

WHAT DOES THE PRODUCT SAYS ?

with over 200 years expertise, yardley london selects only the finest ingredients for its products. this luxurious lotion comes enriched with active vitamin b3 and c, and freshly plucked roses from original english gardens. an effective anti oxidants, vitamiv cretains youthfulness of skin, while b3 removes marks, making skin fairer. among with the timeless scents of romantic roses.

INGREDIENTS

water,glyceryl stearate, dimethicone,isopropyl myristate,perfume,cyclopentasiloxine,cyclohexasiloxine, glycerine,palmitic acid, stearic acid, ascrbyl, tetraisopalmitate, bht, carnbomer, cetearyl alcol, ceteareth20, cetyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrogenated olive oil, niacinamide, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylisothiazolinone.

OMG thats a lot of chemicals. :-/ typing the ingredient list is the hardest thing ever. :-(

MY THOUGHTS ON THE PRODUCT 

It comes in a silk like smooth plastic bottle with a pump up mechanism. i find it cute but not travel friendly. It smells amaizing like roses. It smells exactly like yardley english rose body spray. obviously ;-) coz this one is the matching body lotion for that body spray. It comes in a 200ml bigger bottle too. and it retails for 180 rs . They have few other variants as well. since i loved this lotion,  i bought sandalwood body lotion and musk body lotion from this range yesterday. the fragrance stays on me for 2 hours.

 It says it lightens and moisturizes the skin. But i do not find any lightening actions going on. But it moisturizes the skin really well. I swear this product gives a silky texture to my skin. It lasts for a whole day. :-)

That is how much product you get on a single pump. I use three to four pumps of this lotion to moisturise my entire body.

It has a really nice silicon like texture to it. It is neither too runny nor too thick. Perfect lotion consistency. It gets absorbed into the skin quickly .

PROS 

1. gives silky smooth texture to the skin
2. affordable
3. smells like roses.
4. pump mechanism is hygienic .
5. moisturizes the skin really well .
6. the effect lasts for a whole day.
7. it gets absorbed quickly into the skin.

CONS

1. The ingredient list. it kinda scares me. :-(
2. it is not a travel friendly packaging. but i really dont mind coz i have travel size mini bottles to carry my lotions with me .
3. may not suit extremely dry skinned people.

OVERALL THOUGHTS

It is a really good body lotion for the price you pay. makes the skin smooth. the effect is longlasting. it is good if you have dry skin. but it is not going to work for people with extreme dry skin especially on colder months.

MY RATINGS   4/5

Thank you

MY CURRENT SKIN CARE ROUTINE .

         Good morning ladies... diwali is a week away but am already on celebration mode.. i need to complete my shopping this week ;).. i love shopping, i mean who doesnt?.. diwali is my favorite time of the year.. it reminds me of brightness , a spark, happiness and of course my moms homemade sweets.. :P it gives me an opportunity to dress up which is the most exciting part of all..  so without any further blabbering lets get straight into todays topic.. i have decided to share my complete beauty routine with you guys, which includes my facial skin care ,body care, hair care, and nail care..i recently changed my entire beauty routine.. i switched to more organic products lately.. today ive dedicated this post exclusively for my facial skin care.  my day time skin care and night time skin care are both similar .. there is no significant differences. so yeah lets get started,

MAKEUP REMOVAL 

            Everyone in this world is beautiful believe it or not every single creation of god is beautiful. we just need to enhance our beauty lil bit. One way of doing that is by wearing makeup.. I am not talking about a full face of foundation , blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipstick, powder, mascara etc etc. even if you wear a kajal it is considered as makeup . You are doing something to enhance your beauty. it is also very important to remove your makeup at the end of the day. Even if you wear just a kajal and a lip balm you need to take it off. So makeup removal is a key step to have beautiful skin. 

I wear kajal and a cc cream to college..I usually takeoff it off with a cotton pad and olive oil. I sometimes switch olive oil with baby oil. It really depend on what my hand grabs on that particular day . The cotton pad that am currently using is from a shop called just born. they sell all baby products..They have their own range of baby care products.. And i did not steal it from my sister who is having a new born baby. I bought one for myself :-P 

On the days when am completely tired and lazy ( which is quite often ) I use baby wipes to remove my makeup. again i swear i did not steal it from my niece.. I bought one for myself ;-)

CLEANSER 

After removing the makeup i use a cleanser to clean my face completely.. So that i rinse of any residual makeup that i have on my face. 

 Sorry for the wierd angle.. but yeah i use honey as my cleanser.. And trust me guys it works wonder for my skin. my acne scar is becoming even . it doesnt dry out my skin like any other cleanser , it moisturizes my face instead. honey is usually sticky, but when you dilute it with lil bit of water it is not sticky.

 In india especially in Tamil nadu we have a myth that applying honey to hair or facial hair, turns it grey instantly.. people when accidentally got their hair in contact with honey get scared to death that their hair is going to turn grey. but thats just a myth.. the honey that i use is from khadi kraft. this is the purest form of honey that i ever tried.. all the other brands that are available in super markets even though they mention that it is hundred percent organic they are not pure.. pure honey will have a different taste. Honey has lot of health benefits as well. my brother takes one table spoon of honey every morning on empty stomach which helps to clear his throat. he gets throat infections frequently. but now he is completely normal. okay now back to the subject.. honey is an excellent cleanser. 

Sometimes my face gets really dirty and i feel like having some soapy action on my face, i use this face wash from jovees. i have a complete review on this product here . over all it is an ok product. 

SCRUB 

            I exfoliate my skin twice or thrice a week .. I use my home made scrub which i have already mentioned in my blog HERE. 

I have oats, milk powder , gram flour, green tea powder in this stackable container .. i mix everything to gether and use it as a scrub or sometimes i just use oats alone or gram flour alone .. it really depends on my mood.  

I use my homemade neem powder for a deep exfoliation. ill be doing a seperate post on this magical ingredient. it is basically powdered form of dry neem leaves. 

MOISTURIZER 

moisturizing is another key important step for healthy skin. no matter what your skin type is you need to moisturize your skin. my skin is quite dry. especially in colder months i get dry patches on my face. i use my own homemade blend of facial oil for moisturizing my skin. 

I mixed five drops of rose essential oil with five ml of apricot oil and store it in a small glass vial. i use it religiously every single night and even during day time when am not going out on that particular day. the essential oil that am using is from the brand aroma magic. and apricot oil is from the brand called moksha.. you can easily find it online. i ordered mine from flipkart. 

I apply this oil on my face and give myself a little massage. it improves my blood circulation. my skin feels so soft post application. 

When am going out i use these two moisturizers. i mean not both.. i switch between these two.. when it is kinda humid outside i use baby lotion on my face coz it is so light. when the climate gets lil bit cold i use evion vitamin e cream which i have reviewed HERE. 

EYE CREAM 

when it comes to eye cream i have tried so many eye creams that are available in the market.. but nothing seems to be working for me. i did lil bit of internet research and formulated my own eye cream. i have just started using it so i cannot really talk much about my eye cream. so far it is good. i really like it. it is basically a mixture of four ingredients. evening primerose oil, aloevera, vitamin e and almond oil.

FACE MASK 

I use face masks once a week for removing my tan and to get rid of dirt in my face. I travel to coll by bus.. since metro railway project works are taking place in chennai i can literally see the dust flying in the air. and the bus has to get through those dusty cloud :-( i definitely need some deep cleaning action on my face..  

I usually make my own face masks at home.. I sometimes use fruits or just curd or just honey or egg white... there are lot of recipes that i have tried and tested on my skin. Ill be sharing those shortly on my blog. but sometimes i get lazy to make my own face mask and use readymade face masks.. I am currently trying out these two face masks. so far so good. ill review them after using it for a lil while. 

I use vlcc whitening mask when i need to remove my tan and i use himalaya neem mask when i need to deep clean my face. Am quite impressed with himalayas face pack. but vlcc one is not upto the mark..

                                                                     LIPCARE 

I am a lip product freak basically. May it be a lipstick or a lip gloss or a lip balm am just addicted to lip products and I cannot resisit myself from buying them. But few weeks ago when I was cleaning and decluttering my beauty stash I realised that lot of lip balms became old and they are not good anymore and I had to throw them out.  i am crazy about different flavors of lip balm or I was crazy I should say. I collected every single flavor that one could imagine. But I never used them . I used them only once or twice and then moved on to the next one and totally forgot about the old one. That is how I ended up having tons and tons of lipbalms. When I was cleaning up my stash I realised that I had way too many lipbalms that are expired and not good for use.  So at that moment I decided not to buy anymore lipbalms untill I finish what I already have..

I was left with these two baby lips by maybelline. They are comperatively newer ones. I keep one in my vanity and I keep one in my handbag. Am currently using  these two.  They are coral flush and pink lolita from the baby lips range.

I also use this biotique lip whitening  balm. Ive been using this lipbalm not so often . This is not like a regular lip balm. Its consistency is not that of a regular lipbalm . I use this lip balm like a night time lip mask  whenever  I feel my upper lips are getting dark. I cannot really comment on this lipbalm as I was just using it on and off.  I think I need to use this lip balm a lil bit more before recommending it to someone. 

REVIEW ON THE NEW EVION CREAM - MY HOLY GRAIL PRODUCT TO COMBAT DRY SKIN DURING WINTER MONTHS.

            Hello my loves.. happy sunday morning.. my favorite time of the year is officially here.. its winter yeahhhhhh.. festivels and  marriages are lining up.. dressing up , meeting so many people, attending parties omg its gonna be fun.. am so excited. 

            Though there are lot fun during this season there is one serious issue that we all worry about, at least i do :-P its combating dry skin.. I have noticed that my skin is getting lil bit drier than it actually was before, thanks to the cold wind. :-( but i have a solution to deal with it :-) so today's post is dedicated to this wonderful product that i've been loving lately.. its called '' NEW EVION CREAM '' . I bought this cream from a nearby pharmacy. You can not find this cream in your regular departmental store or beauty supply stores. but am sure all the pharmacies carry this cream. i have been using and still using evion vitamin e capsules for lot of beauty purposes. when i saw this cream i was intrigued so much to try this out. and guess what i am so much impressed with this product. 

PRICE : INR 108 for 60g

SHELF LIFE : 2 yrs

INGREDIENT LIST : 

purified water, aloe vera extract, light liquid paraffin, propylene glycol, polysorbate80, triethanolamine, carbomer 940, tocopheryl acetate, floral bouquet ch7659, chlorocresol, anhydrous sodium sulphite and disodium edate

WHAT DOES THE PRODUCT SAYS : 

A moisturising cosmetic skin cream enriched with aloe vera and vitamin e.

specially recommended for use after washing and bathing. massage this richly formulated skin cream gently on body and face, as often as required.

MY TAKE ON THE PRODUCT :

             It comes in a white opaque small tube with white plastic cap. It is travel friendly. It has very mild soap like smell to it , which fades away after few minutes. I use this cream for my face, neck and hands. It is very thick and rich in consistency . you need very lil amount of this cream to cover your entire face and neck. It gets absorbed into the skin in no time. I used it as a night cream and it made my skin so soft. It is absolutely fantastic for people with normal to dry skin. oily skinned people might not like this product coz of its thick texture but it gets absorbed into the skin leaving the skin dewy and supple. 

I have sensitive skin so anything harsh will definitely react on my skin. This stuff dint let me down.. it is a perfect product for dry and aged skin.

Only drawback that i found with this product is that, during hot humid climate this cream makes me sweat a little bit. so i am compelled to use a compact powder on top of it or what i do is, I mix this cream with lil bit of water and apply it on my skin. This makes it less greasy and less thicker in consistency. But i face this problem only when the climate is too hot. 

PROS 

1. affordable 

2. rich and nourishing

3. can be used as night cream

4. keeps my skin supple and dewy for a very long time.

5. available in all pharmacies.

6. handy and travel friendly.

CONS 

1. opaque packaging makes it difficult to check product remaining.

2. it might be greasy for oily skinned people.

3. makes me sweat during hot climate but this problem can be fixed.

MY VERDICT 

This is an amazing product for normal to dry skin people. but oily skinned beauties might not like this cream coz of its rich texture. it is perfect for winter season. it is gonna keep your skin supple for a very long time.

MY RATING : 

4.5 /5 

THANK YOU :-)

REVIEW ON THE COLORBAR I- GLIDE EYE PENCIL IN GLOWING SAPPHIRE 010 AND AMETHYST SPARK 011

Hello my loves.. hope you are all doing good.. its been ages since i blogged. thanks to my broken laptop.:-(  now that i got a new laptop ( yeahhh ) am back with a review today. Its a review on my current favorite eye pencil from colorbar. its called '' I GLIDE EYE PENCIL '' in the shade GLOWING SAPPHIRE 010 and AMETHYST SPARK 011. since the festivels are fast approaching i thought it is right time to share my review on this product. it would be a nice addition to your collection.

 

I am huge fan of kajals. its my absolute necessity. i can never have enough kajals. i do wear color kajals every now and then. they add a pop of color to my eyes and make me more put to gather without much effort.. that is how i ended up picking these two eye pencils from color bar and am loving them. 

PRICE ; INR 499 ( EACH ) for 1.1 g

SHELF LIFE : 30 months.

PRODUCT CLAIMS :

1. Extremely soft and outstanding smooth formula, almost like a liquid liner

2.easy to blend shortly after application.

3. waterproof, super longwear, no transfer and smudge proof.



PACKAGING :

It comes in a cool silver color carton with all the informations printed on it.. the pencil itself has all the details printed on it which is awesome coz in most of the kajals or any makeup product for that matter , when you remove the carton or outer cover , all the informations i.e the mfg date , quantity ,ingredient list will come off with the cover. you will never know when the product expires. so its a plus with this eye pencil. the bottom part of the carton is corresponding to the color that the pencil is in. 

I always prefer kajal pencil with twist up mechanism. the product doesnt get wasted.. but this eye pencil needs to be sharpened. since it is too creamy the tip gets flattened just in a single usage . you need to sharpen it the next time. :-( which ends up wasting the product.

TEXTURE : 

It is definitely one of the creamiest pencil that i have come across.. one swipe is all you need. yes thats right. one swipe and you already have the maximum pigmentation. it breaks easily coz of its creamy texture. so you have to light handed with this pencil.

I picked two shades from this eye pencil and one of the pencil ( amethyst spark 011 ) was manufactured a year ago. :-( i dint notice that while buying. that particular pencil is lil drier than the new pencil. which means the product texture changes with the time. its common with all the long lasting kajals. so when you are getting a long lasting eye pencil make sure you get a newly arrived stock. ( lesson learnt from my own experience :-P ) 

COLOR : 

GLOWING SAPPHIRE 010 : Its a deep blue shade almost looks like a black kajal when you click a selfie. it has minute glitter particles in it.. it is not shimmer. tid bit larger than a shimmer. but it doesnt bother my eyes or anything. 

AMETHYST SPARK 011 : its a bright purple color with lots of glitter in it. it has more glitters when compared to the blue one.. i guess that is why it is being named as amethyst SPARK. when i tried to smudge the kajal after few minutes, glitter from the purple one got smudged all over but not from the blue one.

STAYING POWER :

 I have only one word to describe the staying power. AMAIZING .. it really is amaizing. it stays pretty much for the whole day. it is definitely a long lasting and smudge proof eye pencil. 

this is how it looks after trying to smudge it for a couple of times. the kajal stays intact only the glitter particles from amethyst spark got smudged all over. even with a cleansing milk i need to tug a lil bit to remove the eye pencil. 

PROS 

1. pencil itself is printed with all the infos. 

2. smudge proof 

3. water proof

4. excellent color pay off

5. great choice of colors

6. stays forever. 

CONS

1. Might be expensive for college goers.

2. glitter particle in amethyst spark gets all over.

3. product gets dried after few months. ( that is quite common with all the long lasting kajal pencils )

4. product wastage is more 

MY FINAL VERDICT : 

It stands up to all its claims. it stays forever , doesnt smudge. even it has glitters , it doesnt bother my eyes. i definitely recommend this product to all those kajal lovers out there. :-) 

MY RATINGS 

4.5 / 5 

DO IT YOURSELF : HOME MADE THREE-IN-ONE CLEANSER,EXFOLIATOR AND MASK.

Hello every one.. hope you are all doing good. its been ages since i blogged.. today am here with a quick post. Its a diy skin care recipe. i tried it personally on myself . My skin is already feeling the difference. It can be used as a cleanser or a scrub or a mask..If you google for skin care recipes am sure you will come up with tones and tones of home made recipes..but today am gonna share something different, something which is self sufficient, something which solves so many purposes.  It is hundred percent natural. I have been using this recipe for past three weeks and i absolutely loved this recipe so am here to share it with you guys. Ill show you how i made it , how i stored it and how to use it.

These are the ingredients.. powdered oats, gram flour mixed with a pinch of turmeric, powdered green tea, and finally milk powder. my skin is getting dry lately so am using milk powder. even people with normal skin can use milk powder in this recipe. but oily skin people can replace milk powder with rice powder.

USAGE : 

take 1/4 th teaspoon of each ingredients and mix it with lil bit of water and make it as a paste.. as i mentioned earlier it can be used as a cleanser or a scrub or a mask.

This is how it looks when you mix all the ingredients together. you can also mix honey and make it as a paste.. honey is a natural moisturizer and skin brightener. this can solve so many purposes. 

PROS

1. it cleanses the skin

2. remove the dead cells

3. brightens the skin 

4. remove tan

5. moisturizes the skin.

6. it contains green tea which is packed with anti oxidants

7. it has termeric, which kills germs. 

8. it prevent acne.

9. hundred percent natural 

10. improves skin texture 

11. remove blackheads and whiteheads.

12. visible result in few days.

13. all the ingredients are easily available.

14. no side effects.

 You can also use any one or more ingredients. you can mix and match these ingredients according to your skin type.

I personally love the combo of oats and milk powder..oats is an excellent tan remover and skin brightener.. it even reduces irritation or redness on the skin.. it makes my skin super soft.

 I also love using green tea on its own. green tea helps in preventing acne and acts as a deep cleanser.  or if you have super dry skin mix milk powder with lil bit of water and massage your skin for a while.. it is gonna make your skin smooth and soft. 

and talking about the gram flour and termeric, it is an age old recipe in skin care. it is excellent in removing  dead skin cells.

i store all these ingredients in this stackable container. it is so convinient to use. i kinda play with theses ingredients. when i feel my skin needs more exfoliation, ill add more green tea or if i feel my skin is getting dry ill use more milk powder. If i feel like pampering my skin a bit, ill make a mask and leave it on for twenty minutes and then rinse it off. It is so versatile and safe recipe..

I hope you liked it thank you :-)

REVIEW ON THE FAIR AND LOVELY BB CREAM

Hi guys..welcome to my blog.. its my second post for the day :-) okay lets directly jump into the subject.. it is a review on the fair n lovely bb cream. bb creams are the best invention made by the human kind.. i love bb and cc creams.. it just makes the work easier. I have done a comparative review on bb creams that are affordable before.. if you havent seen that yet, you can read it HERE.. Fair n lovely has launched a bb cream few months ago. I was so excited to try this one because it is super affordable..

PRICE : INR 49 for 9gm

SHELF LIFE : 2 yrs.

WHAT DOES THE PRODUCT SAYS

INGREDIENT LIST

It comes in a cute little packaging. It comes in a tube with white plastic cap. It has a pointy tip to get minimal product out of the tube..

It has a typical fair n lovely fragrance. It has a smooth texture to it.. it spreads easily. It has spf 15 which is good..But it enhances the dry patches on the skin. it makes the skin really dry.. it claims that it gives matte finish but there is a difference between being matte and being dry. It makes my skin look dry and it melts away easily when i sweat.

It comes in a single shade and it is too light for any average indian skin tone.. it is gonna suit only people with fairer skin tone. it does not cover any spot or blemishes. it does not cover my under eye dark circles either. when i tried to bulid up the coverage by using more product , it made me look cakey and dry. 

It will best suit for people with oily skin and fairer skin tone. by the term '' fairer'' i mean people with almost pale skin tone. Its that light. it does not give any coverage. I use this bb cream as my eye shadow base.. it makes the color more vibrant and pop out really well. 

PROS 

1. cute packaging 

2. affordable

3. it makes the eye shadow look vibrant when used as a eye shadow base.

4. contains spf 15

CONS 

1. enhances the dry patch 

2. makes the skin dry 

3. does not give any coverage 

4. comes in a single shade which will suite only for fairer toned girls.

5. it melts away when i sweat.

6. turns ashy when you apply lil bit excess.

MY RATINGS 

1/5 

THANK YOU  :-)

REVIEW ON JOVEES STRAWBERRY FACE WASH

Hello everyone... have a wonderful week ahead.. :-) its monday morning and i am all pepped up for the week.. i am starting my week by blogging :-) today i have a review for you all. it is on a face wash from jovees called JOVEES STRAWBERRY FACE WASH..  I want my face washes to be moisturizing or at least it should not make my skin dry... i have tried so many face washes in the past. Out of all i loved the clean and clear face wash. I have used all the variants from clean and clear.. They all worked  well for me.

 My skin is quite normal but when the climate change, it can become lil bit dry. I picked up this face wash especially because, it claims to keep the skin moisture balanced and not to make the skin dry. I have used a toner from jovees and i liked it a lot.. It gave me a good impression on the brand '' jovees''. So i wanted to give this a shot.. 

I have been using this face wash for past two weeks.. and i am already here to share my view on it..

PRICE : INR 130 for 120 ml

SHELF LIFE : 3 years.

WHAT DOES THE PRODUCT SAYS???

INGREDIENT LIST :

strawberry extract, jojoba extract, vitamin e, olivem.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE JOVEES STRAWBERRY FACE WASH.

I love the packaging because its pink :-) that is what actually initially attracted me towards this face wash. It is a tube with flip open cap. Tt is sturdy. The face wash has gel like texture and it has big red ball like granules and tiny white granules in it, which helps in lil bit of exfoliation but not much. It produces creamy lather. and it smells like sweet candies which i love.

It cleanses my skin well. but it makes my skin dry after five minutes. i can feel the dryness on my face. so post moisturisation is absolutely necessary. It claims that it makes the skin '' fairer glowing '' but i havent noticed any glow or fairness so far . Its just an other typical face wash that cleanses well but doesnt do anything much.. It says that it is for normal to dry skin but i feel its not gonna work for dry skin..oily to normal skin people can use it.

PROS

1. pretty packaging
2. smells really nice
3. cleanses well.

CONS

1. Makes the skin dry
2. complete ingredient list is not mentioned
3. on the whole it does not fulfill any of its claim.

MY RATING

2.5/5

THANK YOU :-)

BEAUTY HACK : HOW TO USE UP MAKEUP KITS / SETS THAT ARE LESS PIGMENTED..

Hello ladies.. happy sunday.. hope you are all enjoying the weekend.. today am gonna share a tip with you all.. simple but effective. :-) okay.. if you are a makeup/ beauty lover like me, you probably might have started your makeup journey with a small makeup kit that you got as a gift from your relatives or your friends..at least that is where my journey started.. i used to get these makeup kits as a gift from my relatives at a very young age , when i knew nothing about makeup.. nothing but the colors attracted me in those makeup kits..i honestly never used those kits or sets how ever you wish to call them. And after couple of years they traveled directly to the trash. End of the story :-P So in this post i am sharing my tips on how to use up these makeup kits rather than throwing them without using them.

Even now i am getting these kinds of makeup sets.. recently i got one from my sister who went on a trip to singapore.. these kits comes with different shades of eye shadows and blushes. some of the shades are really pretty but they are not pigmented.. 

look at all those pretty colors.. but am definitely not going to use many of these colors.. when it comes to eye shadows i always prefer browns, bronze, gold, copper.. all those neutral shades.. these shades goes really well with all indian outfits.. if i feel lil crazy ill try purples and dark blues.. because those two colors compliments brown eyes really well..but the problem with these eye shadows are they are not that pigmented. of course you can use eye primer to make these pop out.. but eye primers are quite expensive. primers in general are expensive.. so here is what i usually do.. i use bb creams as my eye primer and it works as good as a primer.. 

Now i have experimented this trick for you all..

i picked up three of my favorite shades and experimented it with and without a bb cream. now take a closer look at it.

I used bb cream on top and in the bottom its just the eye shadow with out any base.The one with the bb cream as a base is more vibrant than the other. It stays for a longer time as well.

to test their longitivity i tried rubbing them with my hands and here is what happened.

As you can see, the one with the bb cream underneath stayed better. i used fair n lovely bb cream in case if you are wondering.. i dont like this particular bb cream but it works really well as an eyeshadow primer.. same with your foundations. you can even use your foundation to make the colors pop out.

These makeup kits comes with pretty blushes as well.. they are not pigmented either.. but i like my blushes to be less pigmented because when a blush is crazily pigmented it makes me look like a clown. but when it is less pigmented i can build up the color to my desire. 

These sets or kits also comes with mini brushes which never solved its purpose ;-).. but i use them in some other ways.

it comes with a sponge tip eyeshadow applicator.. but i never use it for eye shadow application i use it as a smudging tool.. it is a very good smudging tool. some of the brushes in the above pic is lil dirty coz i used them for smudging.. And those lil blush brush can be used as a highlighter brush.. they are really good in high lighting.. and it comes with an eye pencil which is not that pigmented.. i use it as my eyebrow pencil.. i used to go very light handed with these pencils on my eyebrows and smudge it with my sponge tip applicator.. It also comes with a lip brush, which actually works really well as a lip brush itself but the problem is , the bristles easily comes off.. so i use it couple of times and throw them away.. 

And here comes another part storage... i have five of these kits.. i like only few colors from each of the kits.. its not possible for me to store all of these kits on my vanity.. so here is what i did.

I scrapped off my favorite colors from these kits and i stored them like this.. i have demonstrated three different ways to store them.. i stored them in a small container , i stored some of the colors in self lock covers and i even used my old contact lense case.. this way i can have all my favorite shades from these makeup sets on my vanity without having to keep those large sets as a whole. Now i can store away rest of the makeup kits somewhere in my cupboard or somewhere else.

I hope this was useful in some way to you all. THANK YOU :-)

REVIEW ON HIMALAYA HERBALS UNDER EYE CREAM

Hi everyone.. happy weekend.. its been ages since i blogged... but yeah i am back again after hundred years ;-) today am gonna talk about an under eye cream from himalaya herbals..  I do have dark circles but nothing dramatic, it can be hidden under a good concealor . But having a good, problem free skin is important right..!!!!!! so i tried few other under eye creams as well but nothing worked for me :-( i was still searching for a good eye cream, that is when i found this under eye cream from himalaya.

PRICE : INR 165 for 15ml

SHELF LIFE : 3 years.

Lets see what the product says

"Himalaya herbal healthcare is a range of natural, effective and safe products that use special herbs carefully selected from nature. combining the best of ayurveda with years of scientific research, these products effectively restore your skin's natural health and vitality."

INGREDIENT LIST : aqua, propyleneglycol, mineral oil, caprylic/capric triglycerine, paraffin, cetyl alcohol, steareth-2, glyceryl stearth SE, steareth-21, petrolatum, cetearyl alcohol, carbomer, triethonalamine, xanthan gum, tocopheryl acetate, methylparaben, bergenia ligulata root extract, cipadessa baccifera flower/leaf/stem extract, triticum vulgare germ oil, propylparaben, disodium EDTA, imidazolidinyl urea...

Thats a lot of chemicals :-/ one thing i dont like about the himalaya herbals is that they say they are herbal products but contains hell a lot of chemicals in them. and they contain paraben which is not so cool.

MY TAKE ON THE PRODUCT :

It comes in a cute tube packaging. It is very travel friendly. It has a pointy tip for easy application of product which is really nice.

 it has a very light texture.. it gets absorbed easily.. it does not feel greasy at all. i even tried using bb cream on top of it, it did not melt my bb cream away. you just have to give it a lil time before using any makeup. The product says it reduces 50 percent of the dark circles in four weeks.. I really wanted know whether it works . I started using it on 20th of june and today is august 2nd, which is obviously more than 4 weeks.. I religiously used it twice daily, once in the morning and once in the night, from 20 th of june to 20th of july which is exactly 4 weeks.. it reduced my dark circle to an extent.. nothing significant but the difference is noticeable, at least they dont claim to make any huge difference. It did nothing with the fine lines though. Then i stopped using it on 21st july within 3 to 4 days i noticed my dark circle was getting deeper again. so i started using it again and now the dark circle is fading out a lil bit. 

This is how much i use on each of my eyes.. just a drop is more than enough. 18ml tube will last you for two and half months exactly,if you use one drop of cream on each under eye area,twice daily. it doesnt have any fragrance or smell to it.. its just plain.

PROS

1. affordable
2. the texture is very light
3. moisturizes the under eye area
4. does not melt away the makeup that i put on top
5. convinient packaging
6. it reduces dark circle to an extent.

CONS

1. it does nothing with the fine lines
2. it doesnt reduces dark circle significantly. i mean it works but slowly
3. i dont see any brightening action taking place on my under eye area as they claim.
4. i am getting dark circle shortly after stop using the product. it works like a temporary thing.

MY FINAL OPINION

Over all it is a good under eye moisturizer which reduces dark circle to an extent.. people with heavy under eye dark circles are not going to be benefited out this product. but for those who have slight under eye dark circle you can see visible difference in a month.

MY RATINGS

2.9 /5

THANK YOU :-)