My skin Savior: L’Oreal Paris Extraordinary Boosting oil.

Hey guys!!

Happy New Year…

So winters in Mumbai are not so bad but somehow my skin which is usually normal to oily acne prone turns in to extremely dry acne prone skin. I get lot of dry patches around my mouth and cheeks; hence it requires extreme TNC during winters and I have to be very careful not so use something that will flare my acne. Truly winters are really bad for me.

But this winter something miraculous happened when my sister gave me this bottle filled with golden elixir which transformed my dull dry skin to fresh well moisturised and hydrated skin without even one zit in existence.

It’s like I found ultimate nirvana product for my skin, the product is L’Oreal Paris Extraordinary Boosting oil.

Product Description: (from website)

L’Oreal Paris Extraordinary Facial Oil is a luxurious blend of 3 essential oils:

• Desert Nut Oil - provides deep nourishment
• Geranium Essential Oil – re-plumps layer by layer
•  Rosa Canina Fruit Oil - illuminates inside out. (Rosehip oil)

The skin’s barrier function is strengthened to help protect the skin from becoming dry. Skin is intensely nourished with moisture, looks radiant with a cashmere soft feel. The exquisite formula feels lightweight and non-greasy.

Ingredients: Sorry all the information is in Chinese (I think) so not very sure.

Price: 1550 INR for 30 ml

Where to buy: Nykaa

How to use:

•  Use 3 drops in the morning for a radiant looking glow.
•  Use on cheekbones to highlight key areas.
• Use as a nightly massage alone or under your night cream
• Use on dry zones to leave skin intensely nourished with moisture.
•  Use with foundation to give natural glow to the skin

Packaging:

L’Oreal Paris Extraordinary boosting oil comes in clear hard glass bottle with cute white cap dropper. The dropper has small bulb at the end which helps to break the oil in small droplets for convenience of use and  reduces the chance of wastage if any. The packing is quite attractive and sturdy but not really travel friendly.

All the information is in Chinese (I think) hence won’t be able to share much but I did read some good reviews of this products.

Texture:

Oil has slight yellow tinge to it and is quite runny, unlike most oils. It spreads evenly and is quite lightweight which gets easily absorbed in the skin

Fragrance:

It has delicate herbal smell which mostly smells like chamomile and rosemary which is extremely soothing and relaxing. I love its smell it just calms me down instantly. Pure heaven.

My Experience:

Truthfully I LOVE this oil. There is nothing that I would change. It is the staple in my kitty as it is so versatile that I can use it any way I want; I use it by itself or add it with my serum or even mix it with my foundation. It always guarantees to give subtle glow to skin so much so that sometimes I can even skip my highlighter. Best part is you can see the effects form very first use.

It gets easily absorbed in the skin and doesn’t give any oily or shiny cast. It gives instant glow and makes skin look hydrated and well nourished. I have used this oil for 2 months now and it has given me brighter and clearer skin. I absolutely love this product as it makes my skin soft, smooth and most of all so healthy!!!

Best part even oily skin beauties can use it as this elixir has most light weight texture and gets easily absorbed in the skin and will help to re-balance the skin.

Overall thoughts:

It’s Ultra versatile Oil, which can be used in multitude of ways. It makes my skin feel healthy, plump, hydrated and gives glowing finish with every use. It is my Holy Grail product and a must buy as per me and one of best facial oil available in the market. Go and get it for you right now it is completely worth it.

Ratings: 5/5

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L'oreal Brow Artist Genius Kit : Review & Swatches

In last few years brows have suddenly become quite important for anyone who is enamoured with makeup. There is quite an influx of products o get that perfect brows from pencils to brow gels to powders to gel pomade etc.

Even in India we have seen few of these products from Maybelline and Lakme. Now even L’Oreal has decided to join them with affordable brow enhancing products with its latest L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit. That shade I’m reviewing is 01 Medium to Dark.

What company claims: (From company website)

“Brow Artist Genius Kit is the ultimate all-in-one brow kit. The kit contains a styling wax, a tinted powder, an angled brush and a spooled brush. The pigmented wax holds for 12 hours and the natural shaded powder allows for buildable colour. Made to measure eyebrows for whichever look you are going for: natural, defined or graphic. The result: Defined and fuller looking brows. Long wear.”

How to use it

STEP 1: Dip the angled brush into wax. Create the shape you desire.
STEP 2: Apply your setting powder with the same brush to enhance brow line.
STEP 3: The powder fills in sparse areas and creates the perfect brows.
STEP 4: Use the spooley brush to comb through the brows for a perfect finish.

Price: INR 895 for 3.5 gms

Available on Amazon

Shelf life: 3 years

Packaging: 

L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit comes in extremely sleek and chic packaging. It has metallic silver as outer case and the lid has full size mirror on the inner side of lid, product is fit snugly in pockets of black base. It comes equipped with small duo ended brush with spooley and angled brow brush which quite truthfully is quite useless.

The packaging is quite travel friendly as it is sturdy and the lid shuts pretty securely.

Texture:

The brow powder has beautiful rich creamy texture and easy to blend formula which helps it stays on the brow for long time without any real requirement of brow primer.

The brow wax is quite thick and I was bit sceptical to use it, but it has unique texture to say the least. It is not too creamy or too sticky like normal brow wax but very powdery kind of wax which makes it look natural on the brows.

Top: Wax            Bottom: Powder

My Experience:

When I started with this brow kit I dint really have high expectations as such, but it manage to impress me quite well. It is very easy to use the product to achieve natural looking fuller brows. Also it doesn’t take long to get perfect brows with combination of both the products.

It has really great staying power. It lasted for good 9 hrs on me without fading a bit.

It is said to use the wax above the powder to keep it in place, but I prefer to use wax as a base and apply powder to make it look more natural as wax on top gives very flat and slight sticky brows look.

Sometimes I top it up with brow mascara to give it more natural and fuller look. It works beautifully that way. Some people may feel its bit expensive but I feel quantity and quality more than justifies the cost.

Swatches: I have used the brush that comes in the kit to apply the products..

Overall:

I really loved this product. I personally feel it’s a great product at the cost and quite hassle free to use. One of must haves as per me.

Ratings: 4.5/5  (0.5 less for useless brush )

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L’Oreal Paris Kajal Magique Bold: Review, Swatches

"Mirror Mirror on the wall who is the darkest of them all" 

If I was the wicked queen from Snow white, that would defiantly be my most sought out question as I'm continuously in search of the darkest, blackest & Boldest  kajal that I can lay my hands on.

According to me kajal or a Kohl is most used and the most basic product in all the girls vanity kit. I’m always on look out for the darkest black kajal that I can get my hands on and needless to say I own a ton of kajals as almost all the brand as at least one variant of kajal in their portfolio.

Today I’m reviewing the newest variant of kajal from L’Oreal: The Magique Bold Kajal

What company claims:

“Discover Kajal Magique BOLD, our boldest Kajal formula for the boldest look.

ULTIMATE BLACK: 25% more concentrated in black pigments, each stroke glides effortlessly to deliver a vivid black line.

MORE EXTRAORDINARY CARE: Its formula contains 2X more Vitamin E* and is gentle on the eye.

BOLD RESULT: Create an intense line with one or two strokes on the waterline. Complete your bold look by adding a thick line on the upper lid

• Extreme Hold: 14H Smudge-Proof.
• Water-Proof.
• Non Transfer.
• Ophthalmologically Tested.
• Suitable For Contact Lens”

Price: INR 350 for 0.35 gms

Shelf life:

Packaging:

This kajal come in black retractable tube with the name mentioned in gold mirror finish colour. I personally prefer kajal in retractable tubes has I doesn’t cause wastage of products. I love how stunning the kajal looks. Its definitely an upgrade from Kajal magic supreme black kajal.

My Experience:

True to its name this kajal is definitely bold and beautiful. This kajal provides extremely black line in single swipe. The pigmentation is so good that you get the darkest black color in single swipe. I had expected the color to be black but not so intense jet black. I’m thoroughly impressed.

The texture of this kajal is extremely buttery & smooth. It just glides across the eyelid without any tugging. It is settles in matte finish and stays that way for good 7 hours without smudging or fading even in slightest.

It is 100% waterproof, I splashed some water on my face and it stayed in place without even slightest fading. At end of 8 hours there was slight fading in corners but nothing too noticeable. It stayed just fine even on my waterline.

You would require a good quality oil based makeup remover to completely remove it at end of the day. Only thing that I did not appreciate is that ingredients are not mentioned.

Swatches:

In Single swipe

Overall:

L’Oreal has completely impressed me with this kajal, it is jet block, bold, water resistant, smudge proof, extremely creamy and settles into soft matte finish, plus is quite affordable and extremely easy to use.

Ratings: 4.5/5

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