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L’Oreal Professional Serie Expert Sensi Balance Shampoo Review

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Hi friends,

The climate is getting hotter day by day and it is taking a heavy toll on my hair and skin. My hair used to be soft and manageable but right now it is lifeless and dull. I have thin hair and my scalp gets itchy because of the hot summer. During my recent visit to a parlour, I told about these issues to my hair dresser and she suggested the L’Oreal Professional Serie Expert Sensi balance shampoo. Here is its review.

Ingredients:

It is a long list of chemical, so I have attached a picture for you to view.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 500 for 250 ml.

My Take:

The shampoo comes in a sturdy transparent plastic bottle with a cap that does not leak. The nozzle is quite big so one has to be careful while using it.

The shampoo is a clear liquid that is quite runny as you can see in the picture. It has a chemical fragrance like that of spirit. It is just bearable but many may find it hard. It does not give a rich lather and this result in a lot of product wastage. If you oil your hair before washing, then you will have to shampoo your hair a few more times than usual to remove any residue.

It gives a very mild cooling sensation when applied. It makes my hair and scalp squeaky clean. The product build up caused by styling can be removed using this. It controlled all the itchiness I faced due to heat and pollution. The hair looks more voluminous after shampooing. It will not provide moisture for the already dry hair. I used a good conditioner and that took care of the mild drying effect of the shampoo. I will use the shampoo as long as the summer lasts.

PROS:

  • Cleans hair and scalp thoroughly
  • Boosts the volume of hair
  • Clears product build up
  • Controls scalp irritations

CONS:

  • Price is on the higher side
  • Might not suit dry haired people
  • Contains SLS and parabens

 

Rating:

4/5

 

Overall verdict:

It is a good clarifying shampoo. Though it seems costly, the amount of product we get compensates for it.

7 L’Oreal Paris Color Riche Matte Mania Lipsticks Swatches and Photos

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Hello everyone!

Recently, I reviewed the L’Oreal Paris Color Riche lipstick in Shade Pink Passion. If you had read that review, you must be knowing how much I loved the texture, pigmentation and quality of that lipstick. I have been using it often to complete my makeup look.

Two days back, I got myself 6 other shades from their matte mania range and I am going to show you the swatches today! Yes.. Swatches of 7 awesome lipsticks from L’Oreal Paris Matte Mania Range. Enjoy the piccys!

Out of 7 lipsticks I own, 6 are intense colors and two are natural shades.

Price: Rs. 825 for 4.7 g

They all come in a classy golden bullet with a twist up bottom. The packaging looks elegant and beautiful. I loved it!

The shade names and numbers are mentioned on the bottom of every lipstick bullet.

Shades From Right to Left: (On the picture below)

  • Deep Raspberry
  • Silky Toffee
  • Velvel Rose
  • Crazy Fuchsia
  • Intense Plum
  • Pink Passion
  • Perfect Red

 
From L to R: Velvet Rose, Silky Toffee, Deep Raspberry

Swatches:

About the shades:

  • Silky Toffee 381: A well pigmented nude brown shade to pair up with smokey, heavy kohled eyes.
  • Velvel Rose 378: A lovely pink nude shade that would suit medium-pale skinned girls.
  • Crazy Fuchsia 370: A bright blue toned fuchsia pink which is very subtle and wearable on lips.
  • Intense Plum 374: As per the name, it is a deep plum shade that brightens up face instantly.
  • Pink Passion 371: A neon pink shade with a hint of coral that settles into beautiful wearable pink.
  • Perfect Red 377: A hot red, well pigmented shade with warm undertones.

P.S: All the 7 shades are very well pigmented, buttery and shimmer-free. They settle into a matte-satin finish and the staying power is just awesome! Each shade is beautiful on its own and you won’t regret picking these matte mania babies from L’Oreal Color Riche Range. If you have dark and dry lips, these are must! I am soon going to review all these shades individually here. Stay tuned! So, which shade lipstick would you like to try from this range? Comment below!

L’Oréal Paris Color Riche Lipstick Pink Passion Review, Swatches and FOTD

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How many pink lippy lovers are here? Raise your hands! If you are a pink lover, then this question is for you. Have you ever dreamt about your summer pink lipstick? I mean summer pink. Do you get it? I love summers for only reason. i.e I can wear bright pink and coral lippys! (If this reason doesn’t exist, I seriously hate you summer!) And this lipstick, Pink Passion from L’Oreal Color Riche Range is my recent love! Read on to know more about this lipstick.

Price and Quantity: 

Rs.825 for 4.7 g

 

Shade Reviewed:

No 371 Pink Passion

My Take:

This Color Riche lipstick comes in a classy golden tube which is easy to use and travel friendly. The shade name is printed at the bottom of this lipstick.

 

Pink passion is a summery pink lipstick with a hint of coral. The texture is smooth and creamy. It glides on to my lips like a dream! The mean reason why I love this lipstick is of course its creaminess. There are no silly shimmers or glitters present in this lipstick. After application, it settles into a fine glossy finish, which turns truly matte in 1-2 hours.

The pigmentation of this lipstick is just awesome! Just one swipe and you are all done. Pigmented lips will love this particular shade. On my lips, it shows bright coral-ly pink soon after application but turns into a beautiful (Read wearable!) pink after few minutes. With more than 3-4 swipes, it shows a bit neon-sh.

At first, I got scared seeing the shade on the tube. I was like ‘Oops.. This is definitely going to wash me out’ but then, I realized that this pink passion shade is a lovely wearable shade for most of the Indian skin tones. I have a dark skin tone and I can still carry it well with good base makeup. It also suits pale, dusky and tan beauties.

One thing I want to mention about this lipstick is that it settle into fine lines if your lips are not well exfoliated. Without exfoliation, your lips cannot carry this shade at all! But this happens with almost every lipstick.

The staying power of this lip stick is excellent! It stays for 3-4 hours on me and then leaves a lovely tint that stays for 2-3 more hours. The lipstick is kiss proof too! (Believe me, I seriously didn’t test it) :P

Overall, I am in LOVE with Pink Passion and I would say it is a great quality lipstick though the price is a bit steep. Once you get it, you won’t regret for it

The shade washes out dusky skin toned girls (like me!) if worn without a good makeup base. If you wear it with your foundation and compact on, you will rock whatever you skin tone is!

 

PROS

  • Gorgeous summery pink shade
  • Surprisingly, this lipstick suits almost every skin tone
  • Great pigmentation
  • A good lipstick for pigmented lips
  • Smooth, creamy texture
  • Stays good for 3-4 hours leaving a beautiful tint behind
  • Doesn’t settle into patches
  • Doesn’t dry out my lips
  • Doesn’t transfer much though being creamy

CONS

  • Might be a bit drying on dry lips after 1-2 hours
  • Settles into fine lines without proper exfoliation

 

Rating: 4.5/5

 

Do I Recommend?:

I highly recommend this particular shade! If you are really passionate about PINK, then this lipstick is a must in your vanity case. The creamy texture, the beautiful summer pink color and the pigmentation makes this lipstick stand out!

 

Would I Repurchase?

Hmmm To be honest, its a ‘No’.. But wait, I will definitely try out the other shades from this range. Though the price is bit high for me (and all the students out there!) the quality of this lipstick attracts me a lot! I am eyeing out for Red Rhapsody next.

L’Oreal Paris Pearl Perfect Re-Lighting Whitening Facial Foam Review

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Hello ladies!

Today I will be reviewing a new face wash from L’Oreal Paris.

 

 

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 199 for 50 gm

 

Shelf Life: 

36 months

 

My Take:

This face wash comes in a pearly white tube with a grey screw open cap. The texture is thick and the color of the face wash itself is true to its color – pearly white.

Frankly speaking the terms fairness, brightening or skin lightening are never a deciding factor me to buy a product. We all know how much these companies loot the common man by such sensitive marketing. However, when I saw this face wash, I perceived it to be different. The Vitamin C and melanin block content in it were calling me to try it at least once and I did.

One thing good about this face wash is that it lathers up very well and just a pea size is required to wash the entire face effectively. As claimed by the company, it washes off equally well.

Coming to the whitening claim, I do not find it to be true neither did I expect it to be. However, I must say that the face after wash is visibly clean and bright, washing off all the dirt and sebum nicely.

PROS:

  • Lathers very well
  • Very little amount is required for one wash, that ways it will last pretty long
  • A mild fragrance that soothes the senses
  • Cleanses the face effectively
  • Washes away traces of non-water proof makeup also

CONS:

  • Expensive
  • Dries skin after wash
  • No whitening of the skin

 

Rating: 2.5/ 5

 

My Final Verdict: 

It is not a must try product, can easily be given a miss. There is nothing too special in this face wash. Due to its high price but not so good results, I would not be buying it again.

L’Oreal Paris Absolute Repair Cellular Conditioner Review

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A shampoo is always incomplete without a conditioner. And now days pollution has been increased so much that a proper hair care regime should be maintain. I just reviewed the Loreal Absolute Cellular Shampoo recently and today I am going to review the absolute repair cellular conditioner from L’Oreal.


Product Description:

Price and Quantity:

Rs.600/- for 200 g

My Take:

The conditioner comes in a tub like container. The conditioner is thick in nature. The color is just like the shampoo, light yellowish in color. The smell of both shampoo and conditioner are same. As the conditioner is thick so care should be taken while taking out excess and applying the excess amount on hair as excess conditioner tends to weigh down your hair. So my suggestion is to use it just like the shampoo. Take out conditioner as an amount of two rupee coin for first application followed by more if required.

Okay enough of goody – goody things now a small negative point that I want to share with you all is that the tub container seems little unhygienic because taking out of the conditioner with fingers is not hygienic, I wish it comes in a bottle. Secondly the tub is not travel friendly because while travelling if the tub turns upside down in your bag then the whole content comes towards its lids which may cause massive spill out while opening the lid which happens with me once. And being non transparent tub you can’t see the content from outside so may not be conscious about it.

Over in all leaving this container problem I like the conditioner. It makes my hair soft and manageable until next wash (Yes the effects doesn’t last long which may be consider as a con) :(

PROS:

  • It manages your frizziness and removes the dullness of your hair
  • Require fewer amounts so it lasts really long
  • Love the smell
  • The smell lasts long until your next wash

CONS:

  • Pricey (but require less so it should not be a problem)
  • The tub is unhygienic to use

 

Rating: 4/5

 

My Recommendation:

Definitely yes if your hair is frizzy and dull like mine but it might not suit oily scalps and oily hair types. But this L’Oreal conditioner works great on dry hair and dry scalp.

L’Oreal Paris Absolute Repair Cellular Shampoo Review

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Hey friends!

This is my first post on MABH and I am really excited about it. And today I am going to share my experience with my newly brought shampoo L’Oreal shampoo.


Why I brought this? Well, recently I found that due to weather change my hair feels so rough, look so dull and having frizziness so I thought to try out L’Oreal range of shampoo. After reading loads of reviews (Yes I too read reviews before buying any product, I guess this is the great facility when you read blogs) I decided to buy this set of absolute repair shampoo and conditioner. I will review the conditioner back 2 back with Shampoo.

 

Claims:

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 500 for 250 ml

My Take:

The shampoo comes in a plastic yellow bottle with the flip cap opening. The typical shape of L’Oreal container helps you easily recognize the bottle among all. The bottle is not so attractive I agree but what is inside it is important. Let us see about that.

As I told you earlier that I brought the shampoo after reading many reviews on blogs. So I had high expectation from this shampoo. The shampoo is slightly yellowish in color just like the color of the bottle and is very thick.

Due to its thickness you might end up taking out a lot of product which I did for first time. And as you can’t open the bottle cap it’s hard to put back the excess of the product into the bottle again so care should be taken while pouring the shampoo on your palm. I better suggest you to take out a hazelnut amount first followed by more according to the requirements.

The shampoo requires fewer amounts to work up good lather and yes the smell is really nice and mild. It removes all the excessive oil and dirt at one go still for my satisfaction I apply twice. The shampoo works great on my dry hair mostly. After shampooing I can feel that it really works on my dry hair. I agree that this shampoo contain loads of chemicals but I think in this pollution atmosphere our hair need a strong protection which these natural ingredients contained shampoo can’t give your chemically treated or damaged hair.

 

PROS:

  • Love the smell
  • It makes my dull, rough, frizzy hair soft and smooth.
  • Need small amount so it lasts for 4 months approx
  • I admit its pricey but it require so less that it will last really long.

CON:

  • I don’t find any with this shampoo.

 

Rating: 

4.5/5 (I can’t be so biased to give it 5/5 because I will never say that it is a must try shampoo)

 

My Recommendation:

I highly recommend this shampoo  Definitely buy it if you have chemically treated dry or damaged hair but for people whose hair feels great on using natural shampoos should avoid using it as chemicals always tend to make your hair dry and brittle.