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Ayur Herbals Almond Nourishing Cream Review

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Hey All!

Ayur is a very known brand in India for the affordable range of cosmetics. Today I am reviewing one of their skin care product Almond Nourishing cream.We are aware of almond benefits to skin.When I first saw this cream at store, the word ‘Almond’ grabbed my attention. Though I am not a big fan of Ayur products,  I thought I should give it a try. Let us find out how it worked on my skin.

Price and Quantity :

Rs.65 for 80 ml

 

My Take:

This nourishing cream comes in a tub packaging. We have to dip our finger to take the product out.

I have been using this for quite some time and I am happy with the results. My skin feels moisturized and soft instantly after application.The texture of the cream is not too thick and gets well absorbed by the skin. It does not add glow when used on face but leaves an oily tint. I regularly use this cream after my home pedicure routine.

 

Before and After Applying:

It has a very mild fragrance which is not bothersome and doesn’t linger for a long time. My skin feels super soft with regular usage as night cream. Dry skinned girls should give it a try. I am sure you will love it.

 

PROS:

  • Skin feels soft and moisturised
  • Goodness of almond oil
  • Best night cream
  • Reasonably priced
  • Great for dry feet
  • Sturdy packaging

CONS:

  • I don’t prefer using this on face
  • Not advisable for summers
  • Tub packaging makes it unhygienic

 

Rating: 4/5

 

So Do I Suggest?:

Definitely.Though I don’t recommend it as a face cream, its works so good on hands and feet.

 

Will I Repurchase?:

Yes. I am already in my second tub.

Pond’s White Beauty BB+ Fairness Cream With SPF 30 PA++ Review

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Hello ladies!

Today I will be reviewing yet another blemish balm that has hit the Indian markets. i.e Ponds White Beauty All-in-One BB+ Fairness Cream with SPF 30 PA++. I think beauty companies have finally realized the importance of Indian consumers in the beauty sector and are of lately coming up with products that are already a hit in international markets.

 

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 125/- for 18 gm


Ingredients:


My Experience:

The Ponds BB cream has a medium consistency and comes in sleek tube packaging. The tube is of plastic, white in colour white a screw open shiny silver cap.

Blemish balms are a fad these days. It provides for a quick no-nonsense daily/office wear makeup base. Also you can wear it alone with just a kohl and lip gloss to go with it. When Maybelline launched its BB in the market, I somehow could not try it.. lack of enthusiasm. And I realized my loss, when I heard so many rave reviews about it. So when I finally went to buy it, I saw this newcomer in the market and was tempted to buy it.

Ponds BB is just like any other tinted BB with sunscreen SPF 30 PA++ which no other BB has in the market. It provides medium coverage. It does not feel heavy or greasy on the skin. And there is a catch here now. Beauties don’t forget to moisturize before you apply this. Even though, I have combination skin, this felt little dry on it. And also quickly settles in fine lines.

I found that the best way to use it is to rather mix it in Johnson’s baby milk lotion and then apply it on face. You can use your regular moisturizer too. Also blending should be done carefully or else it will leave some whitish cast (maybe because of the SPF factor). But that does not persist for long. Blending should be quick.

 Swatch ~ Before and After

It also claims of lightening skin tone on regular usage but I doubt that is possible with the topical use of any cosmetic product at least, so no qualms about it really.

PROS:

  • Provides medium coverage
  • Contains SPF 30++
  • Quick daily/ office wear makeup base
  • Evens skin tone
  • Very light and not at all greasy

Cons:

  • Little drying on the skin (suggested to use with moisturizer)
  • Settles into fine lines, so blend properly

 

Rating: 3.5/5


Final Verdict:

It is good product for one time try. I cannot compare with other blemish balms in the market as I have not used them. After trying this I will surely try the Maybelline and Garnier BB Cream as they are already a hit in the market. If you have a zeal of trying out new products, you may go ahead with this one. Dry skin beauties may skip this altogether.

Biotique Bio Coconut Whitening and Brightening Cream Review

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Hi sweeties,

Have you ever had an experience like this? You desperately want to try a product, so you keep searching and searching for that. You long for that one, but you don’t find that anywhere. You ride so many kilometers for that, you order that product in different places with a hope to get it soon.. Finally, you have that one in your hand after paying extra bucks for that. You have poured your heart over that, but it cheats you without any honor.. EXACTLY this one is.

Price and Quantity:

Rs.199 for 50 gm.

Shelf Life:

3 years

My Take on Biotique Bio Coconut Whitening and Brightening Cream:

WHITENING AND BRIGHTENING  are the words I fell for (I know stupid me!). I had so many acne scars on my chin, which looked nasty. With an effort to clear them all, I went ahead with this.

To be frank I don’t even like to write a review for this product. But this is just to share my worst experience. First of all coming to the packaging, this is nothing fancy. Typical boring Biotique packaging. It has a wide mouth and one has to dip their fingers to take out the product. I know many of you girls will hate it.

  • Read: Olay Natural White All in One Fairness Day Cream Review

Seriously telling, it doesn’t do even a single thing that it claims. I really had some great expectations on it. It’s a very thick cream that hardly smells of coconuts. It has some type of minty smell. Though it gets absorbed easily, it leaves an oily cast. Use how many ever tissues to blot, still you will have tons and tons of oil on your face.

  • Read: Fair & Lovely Anti Marks Fairness Cream Review

Even the driest of all will feel it heavy. Just like you applied GREASE! NO WHITE. NO BRIGHT. The first day I applied it at night, it did not break out. Second day no, third day no. finally after a week this darling showed its work. Yes, I got 10 pimples all over my face.

Oh god, I was crying, shouting, what not? Still I dared to use it the next day. Again I broke out. It made my skin so worse than ever . My dark spots tripled up. That was the day, I chucked it up somewhere inside my drawer. I don’t use it anymore. Girls, I warn you don’t ever try this culprit. I know I sound very arrogant but it did nothing other than making me feel sick and dull with more and more spots. :( :( :(

 

PROS:

  • Seriously, nothing!

CONS:

  • Inconvenient packaging
  • Does nothing that it claims
  • Makes you look oily and dull
  • Breaks out so badly
  • Strong mint smell
  • Waste of money

 

Rating: 0/5 ( You deserve it!)


Do I Recommend?:

No, never!

 

Would I Repurchase?:

I wont.

Nomarks Cream for Oily Skin Prone to Pimples Review

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Hello Beauties,

Do you have a habit of buying some new stuff and toss them on your shelf, not looking back because you don’t like it or something else. Ok, what kind of stuffs? Dresses, DVDs, cosmetics or textbooks (kidding!) :P Well! In my case, it is skin care products. I use it for few days and if the results aren’t evident in short period, I forget about them. Same thing happened with no marks cream but I retrieved it and today going to review it ha!!

Price & Quantity:

40 Rs for 12 gm

My Take:

This pimple control cream comes in green tube package along with a pamphlet explaining three more variants for different skin types such as dry skin, normal skin, and acute pimple suffering skin

It is yellowish colored cream. Its consistency is soft and smooth, spreads easily on skin. It smells like herbal ointment.

I bought this one after lot of research and used it then & there. Well, improper use never gives best results but I didn’t realize it and just made it to sleep on my cupboard for months. Once my neighborhood sis praised lot on Nomarks cream, I woken up my cream from long sleep.

It is a soft and smooth cream. It blends on the skin effortlessly. It made my oily skin too greasy and dull, which I hate more. Then, I decided to use it as night cream and forced myself (hehe… I am a lazy person!) to use it every night. After doing it for a week, I saw something mmm… Is that my acne scars lighten up? Wow! I felt really good and there after I used every night religiously with anticipation. Even my stubborn acne scars faded and slowly disappeared.

It improved my skin complexion too. Results are visible within a week, Isn’t that fast? But it didn’t prevent occurrence of new pimples.

 

PROS:

  • Convenient and hygienic tube package
  • Affordable price
  • Ayurvedic ingredients
  • Results are too quick
  •  Lighten up acne scars
  • Improves skin complexion

CONS:

  • Makes skin greasy
  • Contains paraben

 

Rating: 4.5/5

 

Do I Recommend?:

Yes, because I find it better than some anti blemish creams which costs 450 bucks for just 15 gm, still fails to keep up the promise.


Would I Repurchase?:

Yes, I will buy this wonderful cream ever and ever.

Vicco Turmeric Skin Cream Review

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Hello Everyone!

Today I am going to review my mom’s most favorite vicco turmeric cream. (There is also a version without sandalwood oil. i.e Vicco Turmeric WSO cream.

I was introduced to this turmeric skin cream by my mom when I was studying in 3rd grade. I used to bug her to get me some creams or lipsticks or whatever which comes under a beauty tag. But wait.. I was not allowed to use this cream on daily basis over my face as my mom felt that my skin was not matured enough. Whenever I happened to get any wound or burn, my mom’s hand reaches for this cream and I even used to think that it was just a medicine or some ointment long ago.

Only after few years, after I grown up into a teenage girl, I got to know this is actually a skin cream with medicinal properties! From that day, I am using this Vicco product till now regularly and here comes my receive on it.

 

Price:

Rs.48 for 15g

 

Storage Instruction:

Protect from direct sunlight.

 

Key Ingredients:

Extracts of turmeric and sandalwood oil.

My Experience:

This skin cream comes in a not-so-good looking packaging. It comes in a very simple tube; like one in which those ointments come but that is not an issue for me. It has a not-so-tight screw cap so you surely should be careful while traveling with this product (It made my handbag messy twice) Hence I always keep in mind to tight the screw cap well before carrying it) For the price, I have no big complaints with the packaging part.

This cream is light yellowish in color with a thick texture. I found the fragrance natural, but a bit strong. It somewhat smells like as if you have mixed talc and turmeric together and made it a paste. Though I have a sensitive nose, I do not have much problem with the fragrance part as it fades quickly. If you are a real lover of turmeric, you will love the fragrance of this product.

Before talking about the effects of this cream, let me explain its type of finish on the skin. This cream, though being thick doesn’t feel heavy on my facial skin. I have that medium-light feel soon after applying this cream over my skin. It settles into a soft matte finish and gives that natural glow instantly after usage.

Being a summer oily skinned person, I did not find this cream hard to blend on my skin however I should quickly massage my skin after applying this cream in order to get it absorbed well. All I get is a brightened, white caste free, matte skin! I dab some loose powder or compact over it and I am all set to go. (Remember that it doesn’t contain SPF so you must use your sunscreen separately if you are stepping out in the sun)

With regular usage, I have noticed that it made my skin tone even, lightened acne scars fast and made my skin supple to touch. It has also helped me keep my rare acne breakouts in check. It does not help with lightening skin much but of course it has improved my skin texture very well. Oily skinned girls (or even guys?) will love this cream very much.

Now comes the bad part! Though this cream brightens skin, it is NOT suitable for those who have dry skin! :( My skin tends to change normal-oily during winters but still then I found this cream turning my facial skin stretchy in winters. So I make sure to use it with a moisturizer in winter. And one more thing.. My sister has extremely oily skin and she found this cream not impressive too. After 2 hours of application, this one make her T zone oily so she stopped using it. For me, it helps my face stay matte for a very long time. (Wondering how!)

Overall, I must say that it is a tricky cream; for some it works wonderfully and for the other, it fails to work. Climatic conditions matter too. From my guess, I say that this cream will suit you best if you have oily or normal skin. Give it a try if you have normal skin too, but don’t forget to dab on some moisturizer before applying it. If you have extremely dry skin, then forget about this cream please!

PROS:

  • Affordable price tag
  • Easily available
  • No white caste
  • Gives a matte finish
  • Doesn’t make skin oily
  • With regular use, lightens scars
  • Makes skin tone even
  • Keeps acne in control
  • Contains turmeric and sandalwood
  • Brightens skin instantly
  • Improves skin tone with regular usage
  • Can be used as a good natural day cream
  • No side effects
  • Cures cuts, burns and wounds
  • Smell may be a plus for many turmeric lovers

CONS:

  • Strictly a No-No product for dry skin types
  • Sensitive noses.. you might find the smell strong and talc-sh!
  • You cannot use it if you are allergic to turmeric


Rating: 4/5

 

Do I Recommend?:

Yes of course! To all oily skinned girls and also the normal skinned people. Get it for sure only if you do not have an extremely dry skin type. This cream might still stretch your skin out even if you have normal-oily skin and in that case, use a moisturizer along with it. Using a moisturer along with it makes the cream easily blend-able too.

I cannot say no to this wonderful turmeric product! If your skin loves it and accepts it without any trouble, it does wonders to lighten scars and make your skin tone even with regular usage.

 

Would I Repurchase?:

You really have a doubt?