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Just Gossip Vol. 42 – Vacationing and Hauling and Everything Else!

Swathy · September 4, 2015 · 8 Comments

Huh…just in case if you have been wondering where did I disappear? Well, it turns out that my life has to be on the go instead of the pre-planned I always prefer. We had to go somewhere but getting the visa took time and then tickets had just sky rocketed. And, since we had availed the leaves, we decided to go some other place for which we had to wait like 7 days to get the visa and we did not have the passports till the day we were flying. And, then, the tickets were booked on the same day and then we flew adhoc!

How was Malaysia?

I was, in fact, thinking of starting a travel diary series to document all my travels. For the interested, we do not prefer packages. We prefer to roam around the city at our own sweet pace even if we do not cover the entire place. That is a excuse to visit the place again 🙂

Anyways, Malaysia was awesome except for the extreme weather it faces. It would be really hot sunny day and the next hour it would be raining cats and dogs. I shall do a complete write-up of the trip in another post coz we had such a gala time. Honestly, we did not really go around much but we were soooooo tired from the trip!

Garnier Pure Active Real Neem Face Wash Product Review

Swathy · August 24, 2015 · 4 Comments

If you are a regular reader on the blog, you would know that I am a die-hard fan of Garnier Pore Unclogging face wash even though it has SLS. On my last trip to the supermarket, I was searching for another face wash which my skin would love and I picked up this Pure Active Neem one thinking it would be just the same and more over it was in a buy 2 get 1 offer. Bad idea to buy things for the first time in such offers!!

Anyways, needless to say the product disappointed me a lot. Why? Let us check out.

Garnier Pure Active Real Neem Face Wash Product Review

Price : Rs 90 for 100gms
Availability : at all the supermarkets and online shopping sites
Packaging : travel-friendly like all the tube face washes.
Texture : gel face wash, green in color and needs a bit of water to wash off as it leaves a slimy feel after washing the face.
Ingredients : It does have SLS, salicylic acid and sodium benzoate instead of parabens as preservatives.

Lakme Jewel Sindoor vs Lotus Herbals Divine Dew Herbal Sindoor Product Review

Swathy · August 14, 2015 · 7 Comments

Since my wedding, I have been in search of an anti-allergic sindoor product. All the local brands including shringar and another brand which starts with letter ‘k’ were basically making my entire forehead itch horribly. So, I decided to give the bigger brands a try. So, let us check out whether they fixed my problem.

Lakme Jewel Sindoor

Price : Rs 125

As you can see, it is maroon and a bit glittery. It comes with a long sponge applicator which makes it easy to apply as a bindi on the forehead as well. And, the color shade is perfect and goes with all colors and styles. It has been almost a year since I got this product and it has dried up a bit.

Lotus Herbals Divine Dew Herbal Sindoor

Price : ~ Rs 120

Unfortunately, the sales girl sold me a wrong color. This one is not maroon in color but rather more fluorescent red which really does not go well with all the clothes and styles. I think this variation is Love Drop.