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Lactocalamine Deep Cleansing Face Wash {Product Review}

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Lactocalamine Skinsurance Deep Cleansing Face Wash for Oily Skin
I know this product has been there in the market since quite long and it wasn’t a buy either. I got it free with the lactocalamine bottle. Initially, to be frank, I wasn’t interested in using it and was wondering “will I get one with every lactocalamine, yikes!!!” Anyway, let’s get on with the review and let’s see if I really would mind getting it even for free 🙂
Price: Rs 65 for 70ml
Ingredients
Lactocalamine Skinsurance Deep Cleansing Face Wash for Oily Skin Ingredients
Pros
– it feels really cool when you wash your face, the best part

Cons
– it has SLES
– doesn’t really control oil for long time
My Experience
Lactocalamine Skinsurance Deep Cleansing Face Wash for Oily Skin Product ColorThe gel is light purple in color and smells awfully like a bubblegum!!! I don’t really like the smell but its not exactly offending. Whenever I apply the face wash, there is an immediate cooling effect like you have applied menthol or something on the face. That’s what made me write this review 🙂 Definitely a very useful thing in hot summers 😀 Right??? It has menthol and raspberry extract too which is pretty interesting. 
It does make my skin feel a little dry after the wash but then, it is meant for oily skin and mine is a little quirky kind which oscillates between dry and oily. So, wouldn’t really blame the face wash and even then, it doesn’t leave my skin stretched or anything. I can easily grab a light moisturiser and I am good to go. But, the biggest thing is that it doesn’t help me with the oil on my nose and chin 🙁 They get oily in an hour or two after washing my face.
Have you used this face wash? What do you like or hate about it?
Other products from Lactocalamine:

Always have a bottle of calamine lotion

Rose Water with EO twist {DIY}

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I did a post recently on how I use essential oils. In that, I had mentioned about a DIY toner which I am currently using. So, let’s check out the recipe for it. Again, the heart and soul of the toner is use of EO’s. 
yes, it went milky when I added the EO’s

Ingredients
  • 100 ml rose water (I used Patanjali Rose Water)
  • 10 drops ylang ylang
  • 10 drops lavender
  • 5 drops neroli
  • 7 drops frankincense
  • 7 drops patchouli
Method: Mix all of them store in a spray bottle. Shake before using. 
How to use?
I use 10 sprays at a time and mostly I use it at night. I collect the product in my palm and then apply it to the face. Then, I nicely slap my face 😀 Ok, pat the face gently so that the toner is absorbed well. And, voila, I am done!! It moisturises my skin so well and my skin looks really dewy. A perfect one for the hot summers when I hate applying moisturiser to my face coz I feel hot and also, my skin gets oily by morning. But, with this, my skin remains just dewy, glowy and plumped in the morning. And, I am so loving this. Btw, it smells really amazing!!! 

What do you think?

Eyebrow Waxing – anyone? {Your Opinion}

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Today, me and my friend were talking about threading and eyebrows and as you might already be aware, I have never got my eyebrows done till date. The only reason is because I can’t bear the pain. Waxing itself is too much for me but at least its over in a single-go. So, a long time back, I found out that in US and almost all other countries, eyebrows are waxed and not threaded. 
I tried to find out in Hyderabad but it seems that the parlour and salon people are pretty much clueless about it!!! They have no idea that eyebrows get waxed too. Instead, they looked at me as if I’m off my hinges 😀 Anyway, so I wanted to ask if you have had any experience with eyebrow waxing? Do you know of any place in Hyderabad where eyebrows are waxed? 
Of course, I do know that its a dangerous proposition so one has to go to experienced and reliable people. Imagine coming off with waxed eyebrows!!! **horror** But, my friend told me that its pretty much less painful than threading and gives a good shape to the eyebrows when compared to threading. And, yes, even upper lips are waxed. That’s I guess available in all salons.

Would you like to get the eyebrows waxed?