Walk down the memory lane of my friendship with my BFF

Now we all can agree that friends play an integral role in our lives as they are the family that we select for our self. Hence I was quite excited to see that ZEE TV is to bring a fun-filled chat show Yarron Ki Baraat presented by Vivo Smartphone & co-powered by Amazon.in and Brooke Bond Red Label.

This show will put celebrity friendships to test through a series of fun challenges and tasks, to enjoy this interesting show tune into ZEE TV at 8pm on 8th October.

After seeing some trailers of this show I started to think that if I was to attend this show with my bestie who incidentally is also my bf it would be so much fun, considering we have such amazing (Read weird) memories.

I met my best fried during my first year in engineering, he was a studious person and I…well I was always a wild child and he has rooted me in more than one way. .. 

Our very first meeting was very filmy where in we were part of same dance group for college fest and I instantly hated him as I thought he had lot of attitude, as he dint apologies to me when he hit me while doing some dance stunt.  Needless to say the same feelings were reciprocated by him.

Like I said “total filmy”. Any ways as time progressed we realised that first impressions are not really last impression and became good friends.

Turning point of our friendship was when he helped me with my studies and helped me make friends. Growing up I dint have many friends (go figure!!) hence I was quite socially awkward to say the least. He became my best friend and for first time I realised how wonderful it was to have someone close to you with whom you can share your thoughts and be completely open with without any worry of being judged or bitched about. 

One of the most memorable moments of my life with him was when I was not well (had upset stomach) and needed black coffee which was not available in our collage he specially asked his friend who use to live in hostel to make it and get it for me. That’s how the foundation for our friendship was laid.

He has always looked out for me and helped me with my studies and now to make important life decisions. Truthfully I cannot imagine my collage life without him. He taught me to be more responsible and I taught him to loosen up and have fun. He truly is a yin to my yang.

We all have such friends in our life who make are life more interesting and fun.

To see such fun filled and inserting experiences from celebs life Don't forget to watch Yarron Ki Baraat ( #YaaronKiBaraat) On ZEE TV  http://www.ozee.com/shows/yaaron-ki-baraat  as for the first time on television chat show we will see two living legends and our favourite jodi of Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha!

Do watch and comment what you thought about the show.

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Maybelline Lip Gradation: Swatches, Review

Hey all,

I know I’m bit late with this review and swatches, but I recently got my hands on all the shades that I wanted from this range, so here it is, better late than never …I guess .So without further delay let’s get on with it.

Product description: (From the website)

It’s time to experiment with your lip makeup. Available in 8 bright, matte shades, this double-sided lip product will inspire you to experiment with your looks. The color stick at one end will give a gorgeous pop of color while the cushion blender tool at the other end will give a sexy, graded look. For a complete trend-on look, apply color on the centre of your upper lip and use the sponge smudger to extend the color to the outer edges till the contours of your lips or use it as a matte lip color or a lip liner.

Packing:

It comes in slender tube with product on one side and smudger on the other side. Tube is of same color as the shade it hosts thus making it easier to find without much hassle. The packing extremely sturdy and travel friendly and pink1 is perpetually in my bag.

Texture:

Texture of these babies is extremely creamy and smooth. It just glides on your lips without any tucking.  It is super pigmented and gives opaque lips in just one swipe. It has no shine or gloss what so ever and it is completely non sticky on lips. Best part is even though these are matte lippies they do not settle in lip lines but sit very comfortable on lips. On application they settle in to powdery matte finish.

Fragrance: None

Price: 500 INR

Where to buy: You get these in all the store and Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa

My experience:

Amongst all the color my favourite is pink 1 as its very wearable everyday color. These last for entire day (with meals) and I have to remove them with makeup remover at end of day.

L - R : Orange 1, Pink 1, Red 1, Fuchsia 1, Mauve 1

Orange1: it’s a medium reddish orange color, would look stunning on ducky beauties.

Pink1: As stated before I love this color. Its beautiful midtone color there is nothing “unique” per say but it’s extremely flattering on all skin tones.

Red1: Its beautiful cherry red, a must have for glamorous outings. It’s quite similar to MAC chili

Fuchsia1: Its perfect fuchsia, perfect blue based pink. This lippie is my dream come true.

Mauve1: Its most definitely not mauve but a brown nude. I seriously do not like this color as it looks muddy on me and washes me out, but would look pretty on medium to dusky skinned beauties.

Overall:

I really liked these as they are highly pigmented, longwear and very comfortable especially for the price, but color range is not so exciting. I still feel if you don't like to touch-up your makeup often, then you need these in your stash.

Rating: 4/5

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Kama Ayurveda Box : Review

Hey Guys,

If you are regular at my blog, by now you would have probably guesses that I’m huge fan of sample boxes or gift boxes as they let you try lot of products at fraction of cost, so that later you can buy full size products of the things that you liked and suited you well.

Today I’m going to review a similar box from very reputed and ayurvedic brand: Kama Ayurveda box.

I’m pretty sure everyone knows about this brand and also that the products are absolutely beautiful but quite expensive; hence I was ecstatic when I got to use this awesome gift box.

The best part of this brand is that all their products are ultra-pure i.e there is no artificial colour, fragrance, petrochemical or parabens & sulphates. That is why the products are so good.

Packing:

It comes in beautiful golden box with straws at the base. The moment you open the box you can smell awesome smell of all the products. The products have standard kama ayurveda packaging.

Products:

1.      Pure Rose water (50 ml)

2.      Rose Jasmine face cleanser (50 ml)

3.      Bringadi intensive hair treatment. (100 ml)

4.      Rose lip balm (5 gm)

5.      Jwalini Retexturizing skin treatment oil (10 ml)

My thoughts:

All the products in the box except for the Jwalini Retexturizing skin treatment oil are full size products.

1.     Pure Rose water (INR 250 for 50 ml)

It comes in a spray bottle and is a complete winner just for that. I directly spray it on my face and viola refreshed skin in 2 minutes. I have used it as a toner; have mixed it with powder face pack and also as a face mist. It has very mild smell and has very soothing effect on skin. I love this to the bits.  

2.     Rose Jasmine face cleanser (INR 375 for 50 ml)

It comes in a bottle with a pump. The product is clear has runny texture. It smells of rose and has very mild & calming smell. I absolutely love this smell and use it every evening just for its calming effect. It doesn’t lather much but works well. It is very gentle on the skin, doesn’t leave my residue behind nor does it make my skin dry. Skin feels really soft and dewy with subtle glow after using this face wash.

This is my favourite product from this box.

3.     Bringadi intensive hair treatment. (INR 515 for 100 ml)

It comes in a transparent bottle with golden screw on lid. I’m not really impressed with this packing as it makes using product a bit difficult. The oil is brown in color and has really strong ayurvedic smell. The oil itself is non greasy or sticky on fingers. I have use just 30 mins before bath, over night, over night with steam, and every time I have just loved the results. It makes my hair super soft and glossy; most times I skip my conditioner if I have applied bringadi oil. It has reduced my hair fall significantly and transformed my frizzy mane into soft, manageable hair.

 

4.      Rose lipbalm (INR 525 for5 gm)

It comes in small transparent tub packaging with black screw on lid, packaging could have been bit better (hygienic) in my opinion. The product itself is yellowish in colour and has tick cream like texture. It smells divine of mils rose but the fragrance disappears quickly once you apply it on lips. It is quite light on lips and stays for 2 to 3 hrs. It is a non sticky, non greasy product and it doesn’t impart any colour to the lips just a natural sheen. It moisturises my lips extremely well and has cured my dry & flaky lips.

5.      Jwalini Retexturizing skin treatment oil (RS 350 for 100 ml)

This is the only sample product in the box and quite frankly I won’t be able to same about it as the quantity is very less to actually know how well is product works or doesn’t work.

The oil is light yellow in colour and has a thick oily consistency. It smells quite strong of various herbs. I have applied it on my hands and it got absorbed quickly without making them greasy or sticky.  I have used it in my moisturiser at night and next day my skin was looking better and usual but not at all oily. I might buy a full size product and then give a detailed review.  

 

Overall:

I really liked all the products from this box and would definitely buy the cleanser, hair oil and full size bottle of Retexturizing oil again. The products are really good and deliver on all the claims.

Rating: 5/5

PR sample; Honest reviews.

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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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GLOBOX July 2016 Unboxing and express Review

Hey Friends!!

I love subscription boxes (most of them) as they are like surprise gifts from one self to one selves.  The subscription box which I'm going to review today is quite new and has just entered the Indian market: The GLOBOX.

 I was quite curios about this box as I have heard some really great reviews of this one and wanted to try it out myself.

I received this box within 5 days of placing the order which is impressive.

 About globox: (From Company website)

“GLOBOX Is An Online Subscription Service For Expert Selected Beauty Products. Take The Hassle Out Of Choosing Between Brands And Beauty Products. With A GLOBOX Subscription, You'll Receive The Best Skin Care, Hair Care And Makeup Products That Are Carefully Selected By Our Beauty Experts To Suit Your Beauty Profile Delivered To Your Door Each Month. And You Never Know, You Could Discover Some New Beauty Essentials! A GLOBOX Also Makes An Easy And Thoughtful Gift For Any Beauty Lover. You Can Now Breathe Easy When You Buy Cosmetics”

Price: 799 INR for one month

 

Packing:

 I was quite surprised to see it in a plain cardboard box, but as per the card there is some contest going on and mostly the packing would change in few months. 

All the products were neatly and securely warped in butter paper with elastic black ribbon. Most of the products had it own bubble wrap to keep them safe in transit. 

This simple but efficient packaging impressed me quite a bit

Products I received in July 2016 Globox:

Rustic Art Aloe Shampoo (INR 290)

Attitude Deodorant (INR 260)

Oriflame Body Lotion (INR 279)

Bio Bloom Apricot/Aloe Face Pack (INR 499)

Aryanveda Pollutend face wash (INR 149)

 

My Thoughts:

Once you decide on the subscription box you need to fill in the profile & according to your answers the team selects & sends you the products suitable for your skin type and skin woes.

The box contains 2 globox stickers 2 notes from from CEO thanking for the purchase and one from their skin expert with how to use the products. Both the notes are hand written which impressed a lot to get something so personalised.

The box contains only full size products which is another plus point. All the products which I received were specifically curated as per my profile which shows that they really do put in time and effort to read the profile and then send the products. All the products that I received screamed “only for you”

Most of the products are from good/well known brand and most are herbal/chemical free brands. One more score for the box.

Express reviews of the products I received.

Attitude Deodorant (INR 260)

It has woody flowery kind of smell which is not my usual favourite but for some reason I liked it.It’s quite mild but stays put for entire day.

Oriflame Body Lotion (INR 279 for 300 ml)

This body moisturiser has vitamin E and has SPF which nourishes & protects you skin at the same time. It has watery texture and gets absorbed easily in skin without giving any greasy/oily feeling. It has extremely mild fragrance which disappears quickly & it hydrates quite well.

Bio Bloom Apricot/Aloe Face Pack (INR 499 for 50 gms)

This face pack claims to reduce the redness of skin and gives even skin tone by reducing the appearance of acne scars. I had specifically mentioned that I have acne prone skin and have lot of acne scars and hence I’m so glad they sent me product specifically for this issue.

Rustic Art Aloe Shampoo (INR 290 for 200 ml)

This is a gentle hair cleanser suitable for dry hair, it says it help reduce the hair fall (perfect for me) and is SLE, SLS, Paraben free. It has very mild ayurvedic/herbal smell which I like. I’m looking forward to try it.

Aryanveda Pollutend face wash (INR 149 for 60 ml)

This is a product that has intrigued me a lot. It claims to be anti pollutant and reverses the effect of damage caused to the skin due to pollution. I has gel like consistency with golden shimmer particles in it. It is very mild face wash which cleanse my face effectively without drying it. It also imparts a subtle glow to my face which I quite like.

Globox costs 799 INR and the total sum of the products in this month’s Glo Box is INR 1447 and which is almost double the price of this box.

Overall:

I really liked this box a lot. It is perfectly customised as per my needs & has all full size products and it’s quite reasonably prices for the quality & quantity of products sent.

Rating: 4.9/5

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