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REVIEW OF FOREST ESSENTIALS LIGHT HYDRATING FACIAL GEL (PURE ALOE VERA)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

During every visit in the local shopping mall, my body unknowingly stops in front of some of the Stores. One of them is the Forest Essentials Store which always welcomes everybody with the exotic fragrance that refreshes the body & soul every single time.

Today, I am going to talk about one of their most amazing products with you guys. So, grab something to eat if you want, and make yourself comfortable.

About the product:

Forest Essentials Light Hydrating Facial Gel (Pure Aloe Vera)

In the box it says:

The pure extract from the Aloe Vera plant, is a natural humectant and adds moisture to the skin. It has healing and soothing properties.

Directions:

Use a small amount as a light moisturizer in the day after cleansing and toning.

Key Ingredients:

Aloe Barbadensis (Fresh Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) Root Extract

My Experience:

First of all, I want to take a moment and applause for this Indian Luxury Skin Care Brand. According to me, this is one of the very few Indian skin care brands which has international standard. I know I am nobody to judge. I am not telling this because I am biased; or this is an expensive brand. It is coming directly from my experience of using their products.

To talk about this particular one, Aloe Vera has magical properties that most of us already know. Very few brands can offer an Aloe Vera Gel in its purest form. Forest Essentials is one of the exceptional brands who could do so. I really really like this gel. My skin is super oily, sensitive, and easily reacts to foreign things. That’s why I am always extra careful before I purchase and use any new product. This Aloe Vera gel is really soothing and it really calms your skin. It is fragrance free which is a blessing for me right now. It is a non-greasy gel and perfect for Summer months. Sometimes, it can feel little bit sticky at first, but that goes away after 10 to 15 minutes. Those who are suffering from acne, I think this will help them too because it has Aloe Vera and all those natural ingredients. I apply this during the day after cleansing and toning my face. I use the FE Aloe Vera juice as a toner; and this gel works beautifully along with that. I also like to use this gel after I shave my body hair. The natural Aloe Vera heals the irritated skin, and tightens the pores.

I am really a sucker for all natural ingredients in my Skin Care. And finally, I've found this particular brand which offers that. They avoid any artificial chemicals and preservatives. I am yet to try their other products, but as of now, I can swear by their Aloe Vera Facial Gel, Aloe Vera Juice, and their Light Hydrating Hydra Eye Gel. I love them and every time I put those products on my skin, I feel fearless, and beautiful. No make up is needed to cover up anything.

Another thing to rave about this product is that my dear husband who is always reluctant to use any creams and stuff on his skin, loves this Gel. This helps fading his hard core pimple marks and soothes his razor cuts too.

Pros:

Very soothing, cooling (will help irritated or inflamed skin)
fragrance free
Non greasy and light
Ideal for Summer and other seasons too
All natural ingredients
Can be used under make up as a Primer
It is helpful reducing Acne marks, Burn marks
It helps calming down active pimples
Full marks for Glass Tub

Cons:

It’s really really expensive
Not travel friendly because of its glass tub
Not absolutely hygienic when you have to put your finger inside and scoop out the gel to use it
It could be little sticky in the beginning till the time it gets absorbed completely onto the skin.

Price:

1175 INR for 50 g

Rating:

5/5

Forest Essentials offers complementary international shipping too. Full details can be found on their website. It is also available in AMAZON USA.

Save money… save your skin with Natural Skin Care.

Cheers!!!

Happy Living...

#Tangle Teezer

REVIEW OF TANGLE TEEZER (THE ORIGINAL DETANGLING BRUSH)

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Today I am going to discuss about one of our age-old problems, 'Hair Fall'. I know you are thinking what new she’s gonna say. I am aware that many of you already know so many valuable facts. I am not trying to give any gyaan (knowledge) on how you can get rid of hair fall as it could happen due to many reasons, like various internal health issues or sometimes it could be just hereditary. What we can do about hair fall is to take care of it from our ends, be it massaging our scalp with beneficial oils, or using a good Shampoo & Conditioner, or even use a good Hair Brush.

Yes, Hair Brush plays a pivotal role in taking care of our hair and controlling the amount of hair fall. In today's post, I am gonna talk about one particular magical ‘Hair Brush’ which takes my breath away every time I use it.

Now you may be thinking what magic one ‘Hair Brush’ can do? Trust me guys, Hair Brush makes a big difference in controlling your hair fall. And this particular one does work magically. I am always on top of the ‘Hair Fall’ list. So, I am in search of something that really works for me all the time. So, let’s see what this ‘Hair Brush’ does.

About the Brush:

Tangle Teezer (The Original Detangling Brush)

In the Packaging It says:

The professional detangling hairbrush ideal for all types of hair. Can be used on wet and dry hair without any pulling or yanking.

Inventor of this Brush:

Shaun P

He said on the Package:

‘I invented Tangle Teezer because tangles were not just a salon problem, but a global one. Coloring hair for 30 passionate years enable me to identify and invent a true solution.

Years of research and development led me to create a first never-seen-before detangling hairbrush.

A hairbrush that looked different, felt different, so naturally performed differently. Now you have no excuse for bad hair days. Go on, change your hairbrush, not your lifestyle.’

Made In

Great Britain

My Experience:

Everything mentioned above about the Hair Brush is absolutely true. Due to medicinal reaction, I have been suffering from severe hair fall for quite a sometime. Moreover, I have got fine and oily hair which is prone to breakage naturally.

So, you can understand that I am so desperate all the time and can do anything to make my hair feel better.

Tangle Teezer was not available in India before. But finally, the wait is over. You don’t need to wait on someone to get it for you from abroad. Now you can get the brush here only. It is available online in different shades and sometimes I see it in those local grocery stores who keep imported stuffs, you know. This brush also has a Salon version and a Mini one for keeping in your handbag (basically for outdoors). I got mine from here. I have been known about it since it came in the market (thanks to all YouTube beauty gurus). And obviously, I was desperately waiting to get my hands on it.
I have started using this brush since the last four months. I can see a visible difference in case of hair fall which happens due to breakage. Trust me guys, it really works and works so perfectly. I am ecstatic that finally there is a hair brush which really works detangling the knotty hair. You can use it in both wet or dry hair as it says. I have a bad habit of brushing my hair when it is still wet (it’s not good, I know). But thanks to my Tangle Teezer, I don’t need to think about breakage any more. It makes the whole process so smooth and easy. The bristles are not at all harsh on the scalp. They are also made with a unique technique. Some of them are shorter in size and some of them are longer than that. The size of the brush is designed to fit in your palm perfectly; and I have a sneaky feeling that it massages the roots too. This naturally activates the blood circulation and promotes hair growth.

One sentence is enough to describe this:

It’s a life… excuse me... hair savior.😉

Pros:

Detangles Hair without pulling it
Easy on your scalp
Glides easily through the Hair
Controls Hair Fall that happens due to breakage
Gives a little sheen to your Hair
Very handy to carry in your purse (there is a Mini Version too)

Cons:

It's quite expensive for a hair brush (but I ignored it as I got it here after a long wait and it works wonders)

Price:

1199 INR

Rating:

5/5 (I couldn’t help it despite the price)

Go for it guys… it will make your life so easy and you’ll definitely be thankful to this brush.

Cheers!!!

Happy Living…

#Olive Oil

REVIEW OF FIGARO OLIVE OIL

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Let's begin today's discussion with the quest for a healthy lifestyle. Recently, I am trying to implement some changes in my life to live in a more natural way. In our super hectic life, we have become kind of a parasite to all ready-to-eat foods, artificially processed things, and chemically made cosmetic products. We don’t really get to know or think about all the harmful side effects until they start affecting us, and eventually we move on with our life. In my teenage years, I have suffered from severe skin problems. That’s why I try my best not to use chemically covered Cosmetics & Skin Care products. But it’s really hard(impossible!) to get natural products now a days, especially when it comes to Skin Care. Everything is full of artificial preservatives and harmful chemicals. If you could see their real faces, you would get nightmares every time.
Things are changing now...slowly. And gradually we can hope for more Naturally made products available to use for common people over the next few years.

Anyways... I came to know about the benefits of Olive oil which can be a life savior in many amazing ways. It is completely natural. And we already use it in our daily cooking.
Today, I will not talk about the health benefits of Olive Oil (that’s for another day), we will talk about its usage as a Skin Care and Hair Care. You will be amazed how gracefully it can multitask.

In India, we have been using oil as a skin or hair care since the ancient days of Ayurveda. Most of us are used of getting all those hair oil 'champis' (massages) by our Moms since our childhood days😇.

So, let's see how this Olive Oil can help us in multiple ways.

About the product:

Figaro Olive Oil (a Spanish Product)

In the bottle it says:

Free from Argemone oil, contains Trans fatty acids, not more than 0% by weight.

What I think about this oil and Packaging:

For knowledge's sake, I want inform you that Argemone oil is extracted from Argemone seeds that look like mustard seeds. Research says this can create health disorders among children. So we should avoid consuming Argemone oil.

Our Figaro olive oil is ‘free’ from Argemone oil. I think it is written on the tin as this oil can be used in cooking too.

Packaging wise, it is not at all convenient. It comes in a rectangular tin pack with a screw on top of it which also needs some effort to open at first. You cannot use it directly from the container as the oil spills during the process. You need to transfer the oil to another easy to use container. If you can ignore this trouble, then you are good to go. I surely hope, the brand brings an easier option soon.

The smell is not over powering and it goes away after some time of applying it on the skin.

The way I use Figaro Olive Oil:

Skin Care:

a) Use it as a body moisturizer on a damp skin after shower. It will give a natural glow and it also helps reducing stretch marks or lightens it (during pregnancy or in general).

b) If you don’t like to put the oil directly on your body, then add few drops of it in your daily moisturizer and you will find a visible difference after some use.

c) I use this olive oil to make homemade scrub too. What I do is that I take a small bowl, take one tablespoon of this olive oil and mix it with one and half teaspoon of brown sugar. Apply it on the face and body gently in a circular motion for 2 minutes and then rinse it with water. I use the same mixture as lip scrub too. This does wonders to my skin. Though I have a very oily and sensitive skin, it never breaks me out.

d) You can also use this olive oil a make up remover. Take a few drops of it on damp cotton pad and use it on your face. It helps removing tough eye and lip make up without tearing the skin apart as some of the artificial make up removers do. Afterwards you can wash your face with a facial cleanser for a squeaky clean feeling, but you will get a radiant skin.

e) Dry skin people can use it as a moisturizer on their faces too in the cold winter months. It also works as an eye cream and nourish the under eye area and softens the fine lines. It maintains the skin elasticity and rejuvenates the skin.

f) I also use it as my bath oil. Simply put few drops on your bathtub or bucket full of water and you are good to go.

g) It helps strengthening the nails too. Use it as a Cuticle oil or just put few drops on lukewarm water, and soak your nails for 10 minutes. You will get strong, shiny nails and it will help you to get back the natural color that nail paints take away.

h) Another interesting way of using it is for Shaving your body. It works amazingly to shave my body hair and keeps the skin moisturized and hydrated. Your skin will glow as never before. It becomes soft and plump.

Hair Care:

a) This olive oil does a very good job as hair oil too. Sometimes I mix same amount of olive, coconut and castor oil and apply the concoction on my hair. Leave it for 3 to 4 hours and wash it with Shampoo. You can simply use the olive oil alone to massage your hair. This doubles as a hair mask too.

b) Olive oil also helps reducing split ends. Take one or two drops and apply it on the end of your hair and then style it.

c) This helps reducing dandruff too. Mix equal amount of Olive oil, Lemon Juice and Water. Leave it on your hair for 20 minutes and wash afterwards with shampoo & conditioner.

d) As olive oil is full of vitamin A, E, minerals and antioxidants, it helps to moisturize the hair, naturally conditions it, and seals the moisture into the hair and protects the keratin in it. Hair will be more manageable and you will never remember that you used to have frizzy hair.

Overall, I am truly amazed by this multi talented oil. I was a little skeptical at first but after all these usage, I must say it is amaaazing and this works for all types of Skin and Hair in their own ways.

Make Up Brush Cleanser:

Fortunately I am able to find out a Safe and effective way to clean my make up brushes. In a bowl, I take equal amount of this oil and Baby Shampoo, mix it and soak my make up bristles for some time. Afterwards, I clean it with normal water. It takes away all the gunk and leave the brushes soft and shiny.

Rating:

5/5 (but the company should definitely improve the packaging)

Edited Version: Figaro Olive Oil is now available in a bottle. So, it is more convenient to use now.

Price:

209 INR for 200 ml.

Hope this works for you too. Give it a try; it will not let you down. I never stop myself from buying this again and again.

Cheers!!!
Happy Living…

#Leave-In Hair Spray

REVIEW OF GIOVANNI VITAPRO FUSIONTM PROTECTIVE MOISTURE LEAVE-IN-HAIR TREATMENT

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Today for the first time, I am reviewing a cosmetic product. In our daily lives we use so many of them. Sometimes we like a product and feel super excited, and sometimes, we feel like blahhhhh!!! Anyway, from my own personal experience I can say that a good and honest review is always super helpful when we are about to buy something new or thinking of replacing our current product.

Honestly, when it comes to the use of a new thing on my skin, whether it’s a Cosmetic product or Skin Care, I am always super scared as my skin is ultra-sensitive. So, I understand the concerns of the millions like me who are out there somewhere and waiting for GOD to tell them “Go ahead child, use it, you’ll love it”. Just kidding. But that doesn’t really happen in real life, does it? A good review is always helpful especially when we share same skin or hair types.

Anyway… enough chitchat… lets come to the point.

About the product:

Giovanni Vitapro Fusion^TMProtective Moisture Leave-In-Hair Treatment with Eco Chic Technology for all hair types.

In the bottle it says

Penetrates damaged hair to rebuild and repair
Infuses hair with protein-enriched botanicals
Protects hair from heat, chemicals and bad days

Directions:

Spray into clean, damp hair. Leave in. comb through to distribute evenly and style.

Ingredients:

My experience:

First reaction- WOWWWW!
I was in search of a heat protectant for a long time. I was actually getting so many heat protectant sprays available in the market. But all of them were full of gunk (chemicals) 😑. Then in a local grocery store, I found this particular bottle which contains "certified organic ingredients". And that particular phrase won my heart, hair, hands, legs, everything. 😁😁

I have really oily and sensitive scalp and fine hair as well. So, I was really scared at first because it is a leave-in hair treatment after all. Any leave-in- treatment is hard to work on a Oily hair as it makes it oilier and lifeless. This product comes in a spray bottle and in a semi-translucent watery form. It is not greasy at all on my hair. Though it says it repairs dry and damaged hair, it does wonder on my fine, oily hair too. What I do is, I spray this on my clean damp hair and then brush it so that it spreads evenly. Then, I use my hair dryer or just air dry it most of the days.

Sometimes I spray this on my second or third day hair too and wait for 5 to 10 minutes to let it dry and immediately it gives life and makes my dull looking oily hair shiny. My hair smells fresh and lively.

In one sentence I loooove this product.

Price:

595 INR

Rating:

5/5

This is my first bottle. I am using this since the past 3 months. It is still not halfway through, even though I use it 2 to 3 times a week. It will definitely go on for a really long time. I am going to purchase this again. For a Natural Heat Protectant, it is indeed a bargain.

Cheers!!!

Happy Living…

#Moringa Body Milk

REVIEW OF THE BODY SHOP MORINGA BODY MILK

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Summer is in its full bloom. Everybody has started to feel the heat in the early Noons. We all are desperately waiting to get the late afternoon back, so that little breeze can take over the scorching heat. We can take a sip in a Chilled Drink and prepare for the next day.
Everything has its own positive and negative features. So, this season too comes with its Pros & Cons. Everybody wants to fit in the league including the seasons, I guess!!! KK. So along with the tasty sourness of raw mangoes, here comes the stickiness, sweat along with intense heat . Ohhhh!!! Gross.

Anyways, it’s time to finally bid farewell to all the body butters till the next winter and welcome the soft, soothing, refreshing body lotions. So, let's talk about a summer refreshment for your skin which I think can blow many people’s mind.

The Body Shop Moringa Body Milk

About the product:

The Body Shop Moringa Body Milk with cold-pressed seed oil from hand-picked moringa pods.

In the bottle it says:

Lightweight moisturizing lotion for dry skin

Ingredients:

Aqua, Octyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Orbignya Oleifera Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Moringa Pterygosperma Oil, PEG-100 Stearate, Sesamum Indicum Oil, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Carbomer, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Sodium Hydroxide, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Isoeugenol, Tocopherol, CI 19140.

Source: The Body Shop UK Site

My Experience with some Extra Info:

First of all, I have a special place for The Body Shop brand in my heart. For those who don’t know much about the brand, it is a UK based company. Their products are 100% vegetarian, cruelty free, and they use handpicked ingredients for their products.

Few years back, after I have suffered from Chickenpox, it has left some nasty scars on my body. I came to know that Vitamin E helps to heal the scars. So I bought The Vitamin E body Butter, my first ever The Body Shop purchase. I fell in love with it instantly, and that's how my love for their products started growing…

This particular product first caught my attention for its mesmerizing floral scent. The fragrance is heavenly, and it instantly lifts your mood. This is a very lightweight moisturizer and ideal for summer for its non sticky nature and super fresh scent. It does not make your skin greasy at all. The lotion soaks into your skin immediately. It makes the skin nourished and gives the perfect amount of hydration. The best way to use it is to apply immediately after coming out of the shower. It helps to lock the moisture into the skin and makes it beautifully soft and supple. And again, I want to tell you that the smell is just awesome. It makes you happy and refreshed from inside. You can use this any time you feel the need of it. And I think you can already derive that I am super happy to get it in my life.

Pros:

Delicate floral scent that refreshes your body & mind both
Very lightweight and easy to absorb
Absolutely Non greasy
Makes skin soft and happy
Perfect Moisturizer for the greasy days of Summer

Cons:

It’s a little pricey given the quantity we are getting in the bottle
Availability could be an issue in some areas (though available in all the major cities)
Still contains some chemicals
Not ideal for all seasons, especially for Winter if you have Dry or combination Skin

Price:

695 INR for 250 ml.

Rating:

Hmmmmm…

4.5/5

This particular ‘Moringa’ range from The Body Shop has other products too like the body butter, body sorbet, body scrub, shower gel, fragrances, and so on. If you enjoy this particular body lotion, I am sure you will jump on the others too. They are really worth it. And with the combination of others, the fragrance will impress your day more. Give them a shot if you haven't already.

Cheers!!!

Happy living…

REVIEW OF FOREST ESSENTIALS LIGHT HYDRATING FACIAL GEL (PURE ALOE VERA)

REVIEW OF TANGLE TEEZER (THE ORIGINAL DETANGLING BRUSH)

REVIEW OF FIGARO OLIVE OIL

REVIEW OF GIOVANNI VITAPRO FUSIONTM PROTECTIVE MOISTURE LEAVE-IN-HAIR TREATMENT

REVIEW OF THE BODY SHOP MORINGA BODY MILK

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