Vaseline Moisture Therapy Heel Cream

(Press Release)

Our busy lifestyle leaves us with little time to take care of an important part of our body that carries us around the entire day, i.e. our feet. Our feet carry us around everywhere, as we continue to finish our daily tasks and chores, resulting in them receiving maximum pressure resulting in dry and cracked feet!

Pond’s launches the new Pond’s age miracle™ Cell ReGEN™ Facial Foam

(Press Release)

Achieving beautiful and youthful skin is not limited to merely repairing surface signs of skin ageing and damage. Instead, youth should be restored deep within to revive tired and dull-looking skin. Understanding this, Pond’s Institute has extended their range of Pond’s age miracle™ with the Pond’s age miracle™ Cell ReGEN™ Facial Foam to counter dullness and enhance your skin’s radiance!

New Pond's White Beauty Peel-off mask - Product Information

Transform your skin for that perfect glow with new Pond’s white beauty Peel-off mask which gives instant brightening.

In just one application, its Vita-active boosters and unique peel-off action lifts away accumulated dark, dead cells and

impurities and reveal your new fairer skin instantly.

Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ DARK SPOT SOLUTION Launch

The Brand Manager of Kiehl's Mr. Anurag Tyagi giving us a presentation on Kiehl's. Mind you, his skin was flawless :)

Kiehl’s has recently launched its Clearly Corrective(CCC) Dark Spot Solution in India. Let’s have a look at what their claims are. Shall we?

 

Pond’s launches a new wonder moisturizer

(Press Release)

Pond’s Active Moisture
Revitalizing 24 hr Moisturiser with Active moisture lock technologyTM


With a unique understanding of women’s skin care needs, Pond’s now brings to you the new POND’S ACTIVE MOISTURE – a revitalizing 24 hr moisturiser with Active moisture lock technologyTM. Formulated by the Pond’s Institute, new Pond’s Active Moisture is an easy-to-use all-day skincare solution for today’s woman and is suitable for all skin types.

Winter Dryness robs your skin of Moisture, and makes it look dull and lifeless. The new Pond’s Active Moisture is rich with hydrating agents and contains a combination of humectants and emollients, which effectively lock the moisture deep within the skin layers through its Active moisture lock technologyTM. The Emollients act as locking agents that lubricate and help lock-in natural moisture from skin. Suitable for all skin types, this new beauty formulation nourishes your skin to the deepest layer, leaving it vibrant and healthy all day long! 

This wonder product is now available at Rs. 120/- for 50 gms, in all leading outlets across India.

(Disclaimer- Information sent by the company)

Fail Products

 

I will start by saying that what does not work for me, might work for you and vice-versa, okayee..

I mostly review products that I like or love. This is a short post on products from hell!! These are the high end products that thoroughly disappointed me. I mean if the products are reasonably priced I usually don’t banter that much, but spending 500+ and getting no result really gets me angry.

“Sally Hanson- Thicken up” did nothing for my nails. I was surprised as usually girls love anything  Sally Hanson. In fact it made my nail yellowish. :/

Don’t even get me started on “L’Oreal-Pure Zone Deep control Anti imperfection moisturiser.” It is supposed to control sebum and imperfections. Nada.  Did nothing for pimples and blemishes, and even made my face shiny.

I know “L’Oreal Liss Ultime Shampoo” is a shampoo that girls regard highly, but it caused me major hair fall. I liked the way it made my hair feel, and not even for a second did I suspect that this shampoo might be the cause of my sudden increase in hairfall. Well I found out in time.

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So…. Did you have a bad experience with any product recently?

5 Awesome beauty/personal care products under INR200(5$)

            1.    Lotus Herbals Lip therapy

INR 95

Claims:

Rehydrates- Imparts lips active moisturising benefits of Shea and Kokum natural butters.

Heals- It heals dry chapped and cracked lips.

Protects- Protects lips from sun’s UVA and UVB rays.

Okay this comes under 100 bucks category, but you get the point, right?

It is available in Chocolate, Velvetty Rose, Fresh Mint, Vanilla and Cocoa. I have this in Vanilla and though I don’t feel anything especially Vanillaish about it, it is a very good chapstick.

It has got SPF 15 too. It is perfect to wear under lipstick or glosses.  I think this is going to last really long, I have already have had it for three months.

 

       2.    Lotus Herbals WHITEGLOW Oatmeal & Yogurt Skin Whitening Scrub

INR145 (100gms)

Claims:Lotus WhiteGlow Oatmeal & Yogurt Skin Whitening Scrub exfoliates the skin gently, removes dirt, impurities, blackheads and whiteheads leaving your skin brighter and healthier with a shining glow. The gentle exfoliating action works on skin discoloration, dull and uneven skin tones and softens the skin giving you a firmer texture. Oatmeal exfoliates gently, restores the natural moisture balance of the skin and yogurt moisturizes and lightens the skin reducing imperfections giving you silky, smooth and brighter skin.

It claims that it is for all skin type.

This is a great scrub. Whenever I use it I actually feel that my skin has brightened a bit. It doesn’t prevent/extracts blackheads and whiteheads but exfoliates well. One more thing, it smells great!

           

3.Maybelline expert wear blush

INR 209(please don’t hate me because it is notexactly under 200 bucks :/ )

Claims: oil free, wont clog pores, dermatologist tested.

I like, I like. I have this in berry sorbet, and I love this colour.!!

Here is a closer view.

I think it would go with all skin tones.  Also it has just the perfect amount of shine in it, which works as highlighter.

                          

       4.    Garnier Light eye roll on

INR 199(there! That’s exactly under 200 bucks)

Claims:

Contains caffeine(of synthetic origin) which is known for its stimulating properties on micro circulation.

Contains pro vitamin B5 for its hydrating properties.

Garnier roll on is for dark circles and puffiness. Now it has not done wonders for my eye area or anything, but as I have heard eye area is very hard to deal with. It contains caffeine which is also the main ingredient in MAC’s fast response eye cream, and many other eye creams. You need more reason to buy this, well it was also voted as the product of the year 2010.

Garnier has just launched the new tinted versions of its eye roll on.

       5.   Maybelline Colossal Kajal

INR 150

Claims- 6 hours of black,bold,smudge resistant stay.

The ultimate in care with a combination of 5 caring ingredients. Formula enriched with vitamin E soothes the eyes.

It’s a great kajal and is really economic too. It does not exactly stay for 6 hours or anything but it does not smudge. It just, ummm….. disappears from my eyes.  Re application after some time is necessary but it does not smudge.

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Hope you guys found some useful information and ideas in today’s post.

So….have you guys used any of these products?

Thanks for following guys. I really appreciate it. J

Have a great week ahead!! 

XOXO

 

5 Awesome beauty/personal care products under INR100 (2$)

Call me crazy but I think shopping in a limited budget is fun in its own way. Here these are five random inexpensive products that I like. Hope you guys find some useful ideas here for economic and guilt free spending.

1.     Lakme Rose Powder

INR 90 for 40g

 After spending 750 bucks on powder foundation instead on a loose powder by mistake, I had asked you guys for suggestions. IK from Makeup Monologues( which btw is the most awesome beauty blog) had suggestion lakme or body shop loose powder , guess which one I went with.. the cheaper one. J But I so… love it, it’s a decent loose powder and has got sunscreens too.! And you get a lot of product for 90 Bucks. Lakme Rose powder comes in two shades one for fair complexion and one for wheatish complexion.

2.     Himalaya Pure Hands herbal hand sanitizer

INR 39 for 50ml

I have recently joined the hand sanitizer craze and I think this is a simple but perfect one. Along with ensuring hand hygiene it also moisturises. Plus it has got natural ingredients.

3.     Vaseline healthy white body skin whitening body milk

INR 65 for 100ml

I keep coming back to this moisturiser. I looove its fragnance which also reminds me of my hometown cuz I used to use this back then. It contains yogurt serum, vitamin B3, Triple sunscreen for fairer and healthy looking skin. Now I don’t know about the whitening claim but this is the most awesome and economic moisturiser.

4.     Ponds white beauty daily spotless lightening cream

INR 49 for 15g

This isn’t exactly economic but you can buy this tube as a trial pack. I know a lot of people don’t like this that much but it works for me. It contains pro vitamin B3 and multiple UV protection. If you do like this cream, try to buy the sachets if you can find them, cuz they are wayyy more cheaper than the tube or the jar.

5.     Himalaya Herbals Gentle Refreshing Toner

INR 70 for 100 ml

If you are like me and often wonder how necessary toners really are, why don’t you just by an inexpensive one.  I recently read that you can skip the toner step unless you have oily skin. Oh well I am an oily so I cannot skip this step, so this is a great toner by Himalaya which promises to refresh the skin and keep it oil free. It is also alcohol free. Yay.

            Have you used any of these products?

            XOXO

 

In pursuit of the perfect sunscreen + Product Information

Exposure to sun is one of the major factors of skin ageing. Some researchers claim that up to 80 % skin aging is caused by harmful UV rays, and that is mind boggling. The dangers of harmful UV rays range from dark spots, freckles & wrinkles to even skin cancer. It is very important to protect our skin from the sun on day to day basis. Today I am going to tell you guys about some of the sunscreens available in the market, hoping to help you pick the right one for you.

Why do I have so many sunscreens you ask, well I am allergic to most of them. Two of them are almost finished and I had kept the bottles foe this post. :) . If you have often graced my blog with your presence, you must be knowing that I am allergic to SPF more than 15, still sometimes I become adventurous ad end up buying higher SPF sunscreens. I am going to give the sunscreens that do not suit me to my niece tomorrow. I wish I had a relative like me. J

1.     Revlon touch & glow

UVA UVB Protection  SPF15

INR 160

Claims:

Visible results in less than four weeks

Skin looks visibly fairer

Reduces Dark spots and blemishes

Glowing Complexion

 

2. Vaseline Healthy White 2 week body fairness cream

    INR45(40g)

  

3. Lotus Safe Sun- Sun Block Cream SPF-20

INR 185 (120g)

PA+ UVA UVB Protection  SPF 20 Waterproof, Sweatproof

 

4.Himalaya Protective Sunscreen Lotion

INR175 (100ml)

UVA UVB Protection SPF15

5.Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock

UVA UVB Protection SPF 50+ Waterproof,Sweatproof

INR 150(30ml)

6. Vaseline healthy white

   INR99(100ml)

 SPF24 triple lightening

This is an imported version of this lotion, has got stuff written on it in some other language.

7.Biotique- Face and body sun lotion

UVA UVB Protection SPF 30

INR199 (120ml)

8.Neutrogena Oil Free Facial Moistuiser

UVA UVB Protection  SPF 15

INR 250 (115ml)

So have you used any of these sunscreens?
What sunscreen are you using right now.Will you plan to buy any of these?
XOXO
Ginger

 

The Body Shop Moisture White Shiso Range ( Product Information)

My sister got these two products from the TBS Shiso Japanese formula series. I am not reviewing these products cuz they belong to my sis, but I have used the serum a couple of times and liked it. As for the UV protection cream I have already told you that SPF> 15 irritates my skin. I’ll give this a try later  though.

From the site:

Shiso extract is combined with Vitamin C, liquorice and Community Trade organic aloe, a blend of ingredients providing the Moisture White™ range with the efficiency to address hyperpigmentation. Vitamin C is included as it provides antioxidant protection, helping to reduce melanin production. Liquorice extract from the root of the Glycyrrhiza Glabra plant is chosen by The Body Shop for the Moisture White™ collection as it helps address hyperpigmentation.

White Shiso Whitening Serum

Price: INR1995 for 30ml

Daily luminous hydration infused with shiso, vitamin C, liquorice and community trade aloe vera. Apply morning and evening before moisturizing.

Moisture White UV Protection Cream

Price : Between INR 2000 to 2500 for 30 ml ( don’t remember the exact price)

SPF 20 PA+++

Daily UVA/B protection. Softens Skin and helps prevent uneven skin pigmentation. With Vitamin C and liquorice extract.

For all skin types.

An easily absorbed, oil free cream that helps protect skin against harmful UVA and UVB rays and the formation of dark spots and discolouration. Use daily after whitening serum

You know how body shop is, they have launched tons of products in this range. Like cleansing powder, eye cream, foundation, treatment mask, cleansing oil. *sighs* Okay nevamind, as I was saying my sister liked these products a lot, but still I think they are crazy expensive. I think I’ll stick to fair and lovely when I am in need of fairness. ;)

It’s a great range, do give it a try if u want to.

So have you used any whitening products, what are ur favs?

(Only the first picture belongs to me, rest have beentaken from the site.)