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Lush Dark Angels Face Cleanser {Product Review}

Swathy · August 29, 2012 · 8 Comments

Price: Rs 700 for 100 gms (approx.)

Ingredients

Rhassoul Mud, Cold Pressed Avocado Oil (Persea gratissima), Glycerine, Powdered Charcoal, Black Sugar (sucrose), Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Perfume, *Linalool, Sandalwood Oil (Santalum album), Rosewood oil (Aniba rosaeodora)
Pros
natural ingredients
makes the skin really soft
exfoliates amazingly!!
Cons
doesn’t control oil production
doesn’t remove oil or cleanse really well
very expensive!!
My Experience
I got this in June and have been using it on and off since then. I had been wanting to try the product since a very very long time so was very excited to try it out. So, how to use it a very big problem and trust me when I say its damn messy!!! It will blacken your washbasins and everywhere else it touches.
How to use? Take a pea size amount and pour a drop or two of water on it and make a paste which will be a little watery and cleanse with it thoroughly. Though, I would like to say that it doesn’t really cleanse well. I use oil to remove the traces of sunscreen from my skin and this product doesn’t cleanse that oil as thoroughly as I would like.
But, its a damn good exfoliator. It leaves the skin soft and smooth and removes the whiteheads but it didn’t really have any noticeable effect on my blackheads. I use it on alternate days to scrub my face properly. Its not at all harsh. Oh btw, avoid looking in the mirror or you might frighten yourself 😀 Yes, it looks like black paint on the face!!
Its definitely expensive and would last two months at max if used regularly which I think is way too less. The expiry period of the product is probably four months from the date of manufacture but I do have issues with this date things in Lush. They provide date of packaging and expiry but the date of packaging is date when you buy the product. So, how do they calculate the date of expiry? Honestly, Lush is not really working out well for me!!
Have you used Dark Angels?
 
Other products I love or hate from Lush:
Lush Caca Noir
Lush Aqua Marina Cleanser
Lush Gorilla Perfumes – Short Description
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Biotique Bio Flame of the Forest Fresh Shine Expertise Oil {Product Review}

Swathy · August 25, 2012 · 20 Comments

Biotique Bio Flame of the Forest Fresh Shine Expertise Oil Product Review

Price: Rs 159 for 120ml

Ingredients
Biotique Bio Flame of the Forest Fresh Shine Expertise Oil Product Review
Pros
leaves hair soft and shiny
smells pleasant
gets washed off easily
My Experience

I have been meaning to try this oil since a long time and you might have seen this oil being mentioned in the hair diaries. I finally managed to finish the oil after using it on and off for a long time. The first thing to notice about the oil is its fragrance which is really pleasant.
The base oil is groundnut oil which is thick but even then, it gets washed off easily and leaves the hair really soft and adds a bit of shine as well. It did not give me any hair fall and whether it helps with hair fall or not is something which I don’t know because I did not have hair fall at any time I was using this product specifically. 
Missing the cons? Well, I am not able to think any!! One more piece of information – “Flame of the Forest“. It is a flower called “Palash” in hindi. It is supposedly amazing for dandruff and hair loss. The name of this flower is the only reason I got attracted to the product 🙂 Have you tried it?
Other products I love or hate from Biotique:
Biotique Bio Almond & Cashew Fresh Repleneshing Hair Serum
Biotique Bio Honey Gel
Biotique Basil and Parsley Cleanser
Biotique Watercress Fresh Nourishing Conditioner
Biotique Bio Henna fresh Powder Hair Color
Biotique Mountain Ebony Fresh Growth Stimuating Serum
Biotique Carrot Protective Lotion
Biotique Avocado Body Massage Oil
Biotique Basil and Red Sandalwood Powder Talc
Biotique Kelp Hair Growth Protein Shampoo
Biotique Bio Pistachio Ageless Nourishing and Revitalizing Face Pack
Biotique Bio Musk Root Hair Mask
Winter Skin Care Lotions

Nivea Sun Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 PA++ {Product Review}

Swathy · August 24, 2012 · 1 Comment

Price: Rs 299 for 125ml

Pros
gets absorbed really easily
no white cast
is non-sticky as it says
also, water resistant
doesn’t get greasy!!
Cons
the ingredients are not stable so has to be reapplied every one to two hours without fail
less on UVA protection coz its just PA++ and not PA+++
My Experience
When I had started using this after its counterpart, I was very happy because of no white cast issues. Its of the same consistency but gets absorbed really easily and can be applied in any amount. It doesn’t even get greasy and doesn’t feel sticky which is one of the best features of the product.

This time, I took out time to analyze the ingredients. Check out the image but I noticed that they do not have any stabilizing agents. [Read about sunscreen ingredients here.] Because of which, I did notice tanning on my hands because I do not reapply the sunscreen (which is very important) and I do go out in the noons, at the peak times when sun’s rays are strongest.
Why there was no tanning with the SPF 50 counterpart? Probably because spf 50 provides more protection and it left a white cast which prevented the sun’s rays from directly hitting the skin. I didn’t analyze the other’s ingredients either so this is just hazarding a guess!!
PS: Product sent by brand.
Other products from Nivea:
Nivea Sun Moisturizing Lotion SPF 50 PA++
Nivea Nourishing Body Milk
Winter Skin Care Lotions
Reminiscing Life through Beauty Products
Nivea Fruity Shine Dragon Fruit vs Pomegranate
Nivea Refreshing Cleansing Milk
Nivea Repair and Protection Lip Balm
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