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Nivea Fruity Shine Dragon Fruit vs Pomegranate {Product Review}

Swathy · September 28, 2011 · 4 Comments

This post has been long in waiting. I really like Nivea lip balms and have used quiet a few of them but I don’t in general like anything sitting on my lips coz it goes down with the water or anything I eat. But, sometime back, Nivea Pomegranate was all the craze and I wanted it badly so I went to hunt for it. In the first attempt, it wasn’t available and I ended up buying the Dragon Fruit but the second attempt was successful and I was proud owner of Pomegranate. Ok, I don’t remember the prices but both were somewhere near about Rs 125 – 150 range. And, I also don’t have the ingredient list. So, lets get on directly with the experience.
My Experience
Dragon Fruit is pink in color and hideous in fragrance. Of course, I have been using it since 2-3 months or may be more so now, it doesn’t offend me at all. But, if you are new to the product, its disgustingly fruity!!! Otherwise, it gives a nice pink tint to the lips and stays on for 2 hours probably. I am not a good judge on staying power coz I keep on munching or eating something or the other and lip balms always disappear!!!
Pomegranate is reddish in its tint and gives a beautiful color to the lips. It smells sweet and is pleasanter than Dragon Fruit. It is more moisturizing than the latter one too and probably stays more too from what I have observed. The one thing I would like to include in the review is that the Pomegranate brings out the darker complexion in a beautiful way. It literally makes the skin glow even if you haven’t put on any makeup. So, I would definitely recommend this to the darker complexioned people.
Btw, both the lip balms have spf 15 so protect lips from the sun too 🙂
My Recommendation
If you are warm toned and darker in complexion, I would strongly recommend Pomegranate as it brings out the color of the skin really well. Otherwise, you can go for Dragon Fruit if you are looking for pink. It will best suit on fair skin, though!!!

PS: Oh, btw, did you enter the Yardley giveaway yet??? If you haven’t, follow this link – Yardley Giveaway and submit the answer to the question asked and you are done!!!

Parachute Advansed Cooling Oil {Product Review}

Swathy · September 27, 2011 · 9 Comments

Well, since it is a cooling oil, it really cools.
Price: Rs 45 for 100 ml
Ingredients

Amla (135mg), Gandha Purva (135mg), Brahmi (54mg), Tail Patra (108mg), Nagar Motha (50mg), Chandan (50mg), Dalchini (100mg), Kaddu Seed (100mg), Bhringraj (100mg), Jatamansi (27mg), Kapur Katcheri (50mg), Loung (100mg), Khus (27mg), Sugandhibala (15mg), Rosemary (250mg), Kulanjan (27mg), Devdar (100mg), Menthol (3000mg), Tulsi (10mg), Camphor (500mg), Vach (54mg), Coconut Oil q.s

My Experience
green colored and smells awfully strong of something I am not able to put finger on!!!
It smells really strong. And, it is damn cooling from the moment you apply. That might actually get irritating after a while but 3000mg of Menthol does do the job well so it might be helpful in summers but do not think about using it in winters. It might just bring headaches or cold. It feels cold even when you pour warm water on your head while taking head bath. So, yup, a really good cooling oil. As a hair oil, it is fine. Nothing great but nothing bad either. Keeps hair soft.And, btw, it was this oil along which I got the head massager I reviewed long back. 
My Recommendation
Yes if you need a cooling oil.

My Shelf is overfull – Skin Care {Beauty Products}

Swathy · September 26, 2011 · 6 Comments

Ok, so last time, I cleaned my shelf, I came across a plethora of beauty products lying in my closet. So, I decided that I would do a series of my overflowing skin and hair care products and ask you if you know how should I get rid of them. And, if you ever let your things collect to such and extent and still keep adding to it. So, enjoy the snaps!!! And, you can see what reviews you can await and also read the ones I have done with.

Cleansing and Moisturing

starting with face washes (head to toe!!)

Products already reviewed:

  • Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Facewash
Facial Oils

Products already reviewed:

  • Anti-aging Serum Varnya 
face moisturizers

Products already reviewed:

  • Lacto Calamine
  • Auravedic Facial Skin Repair Moisturizing Lotion 
  • Liz Earle Skin Repair Moisturizer
  • Himalaya Herbals Revitalizing Night Cream

Lip Care

lip moisturizers

Products already reviewed:

  • Himalaya Herbals Natural Moisturizing Lip Butter

Face Scrubs and Masks

these are the scrubs I have and I forgot to add the Himjoli Walnut Scrub in the snap!!

Products already reviewed:

  • Auravedic Pure Brightening Skin Polish
  • Himalaya Purifying Neem Scrub
  • Himalaya Gentle Exfoliating Walnut Scrub
  • Skin Watchers Papaya Moisture Peeling Gel
not so many masks but wait!!!

Products already reviewed:

  • Himalaya Purifying Neem Pack
  • Himalaya Refreshing Fruit Pack
see the poor baby!!! he is the only one in his category of 2-in-1
and, I have no idea why I bought this!!

Sunscreens

wish I was so diligent of the protection too 😀

Products already reviewed:

  • Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock 
  • MVO Everyday Sheer Coverage

PS: Check back the next installment on body care.

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