New Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up Review,Swatches
Baby Lips Spiced Up not only gives your lips the moisture it needs but does much more.
Listed are a few benefits:
• Deeper shades to suit Indian skin tones
• Stronger flavors to suit Indian tastes
• 12 hours of intense moisture
• Soft lips
• 3 variants: Berry Sherbet, Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon
• Enriched with SPF 20 to protect your lips • Priced at Rs. 175
Now you must have read a lot of reviews on Maybelline Baby Lips in general, then they launched the Electro Pop Range. And now Maybelline India has come up with the new Spiced Up Range and all three shades are quite suitable for Indian skin tones.
I like the packaging how the tubes match the shades, pinker one with pink and berry one with berry. I have always liked Maybelline Baby Lips as they somehow have worked for me and really soften my most dry lips and also these are not very glossy or slippery, so perfect to wear under a lipstick too.
The shades I am reviewing today are Tropical Punch and Berry Sherbet.
Tropical Punch is on the pink side, but not barbie pink or neon pink, a proper true deep pink
Berry Sherbet is obviously a nice berry shade, not very deep though
Top- Berry Sherbet, Bottom- Tropical Punch
And the third variant is Spicy Cinnamon which on the brown side and the most pigmented and deepest. I would highly recommend Spicy Cinnamon for everyone with a wheatish complexion i.e. NC 40 and above. It looks beautiful on warm skin tones! You won’t feel you are wearing a lip balm coz it is almost opaque and pigmented like a lipstick.
I love both Tropical Punch and Berry Sherbet too, I am only using this when I am heading out and I don’t want to wear a lipstick. It will work for pigmented lips too unlike most sheer lip balms. It keeps the lips moisturized for 4-5 hours and then you can always re-apply. It is easy to carry and very travel friendly. I have one Maybelline Baby Lips in each of my hand bags, like literally 😀 The additional sun protection of SPF 20 is a bonus.
Here are the swatches:
Top- Berry Sherbet, Bottom- Tropical Punch
At 175, these are economical and a value for money! Totally recommended.
Rating:
Quality: 4.5/5
Value for money : 4/5
Availability: 4/5
Overall rating: 4/5
Have you tried the Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up? Which is your favourite?
About My Glamm: MyGlamm offers bespoke beauty services at your doorstep, pamper yourself with on-demand hair, beauty and grooming services by expert artists from the industry at your convenience. For the first time in India, an incubator that helps artists to connect with potential clients is specially designed at the MyGlamm studio.
The Glamm Team that has brought you the French L’OCCITANE Spas, the New York based Warren Tricomi Salons and the fashionable ELLE Spas & Salons, are now bringing to you MyGlamm, a mobile App for on-demand hair, beauty and glamm services at your doorstep.
They are soon coming up with Android and iOS app, which will be very convenient and helpful.
More on their site here: http://myglamm.com/ or Call 1 800 3000 4526 to order a MyGlamm service.
Recently I got a chance to try out MyGlamm services and I haven’t been to a salon for any services in like ages, so I was like why not. The best part is, it is all in the comfort of your home!
I actually wanted to try a facial and I selected the Forest Essentials Facial, but later on I was informed that they don’t have the Forest Essentials facial yet and it will take 10-15 days for that. They offered me the O3+ facial but for my skin type, they suggested the Whitening Facial and I am not into whitening,so was not keen on that.
I went with a basic O3+ clean up and Spa Manicure/Pedicure. All you need to do is select the service and fix your timing and location. They call to confirm your appointment. I was told on call that the clean up and manicure would be done by the lady and the pedicure would be done by the guy, at 4 pm and 5 pm respectively.
MyGlamm is based at Lower Parel, so the artists were coming all the way from there. The lady arrived 15 minutes late and she apologized for that and it was ok since it was raining a lot that day.
She set up everything first and then started with the clean up. I saw the O3+ products used and again it was all the whitening range being used in the clean up too, the very same reason I did not go for the O3+ facial. This was only mentioned as clean up and I had not idea that it involved whitening products :/
O3+ Products used for Clean Up- Step wise Left to Right
She started with cleansing, followed with applying a microdermabrasion peel and massaged it for some time. It was followed by a steam and extracting the blackheads/whiteheads, followed by a tonic/toner. She then massaged the face, neck and shoulders with the massage cream for about 7-8 minutes and a face mask was applied at the end.
The guy had already arrived at my place while the clean up was going on, and they started with my mani-pedi while I had the mask on my face.
Pedicure Tub
I really liked the manicure/pedicure too, as it was quite detailed and nicely done. Everything from scrubbing to get rid of dead skin, cuticle cream, massage cream to foot scrub and foot mask was taken care of. I liked the fact that they had individual packs for every cream and both had a separate kit. The entire mani/pedi kit was also well arranged.
She was carrying her threading kit too and asked me if I would like to get my eyebrows done, so I thought let me just get my extra hair removed. So she did my eyebrows and upper lip too. Only thing is I got a red bump on my forehead which did not subside for 2 days :/
My hands post manicure 🙂
I was happy with the clean up and mani-pedi and could see visible results and difference. My hands and feet were quite soft and well moisturised with no trace of dead or dry skin at all.
The process of clean up and mani-pedi took a little more than 3 hours which was unexpected. I thought it would be maximum done in 2 hours.
Some things I liked:
The entire idea of getting the services done in the comfort of your home is quite nice, and saves a lot of time and energy.
Easy to book an appointment
The services were nicely done and I could see visible results.
The products used are of a very good quality.
Artists are well trained to ask if a customer is comfortable and how to go about things.
Some things I thought could have been better:
They informed me that a guy would be coming for pedicure, I believe they should have asked me if I am comfortable with a guy and should have given me an option. I would have not had a problem before, but now since I live alone, I was not the most comfortable.
While the lady was 15 minutes late, the guy was 15 minutes early and I was not comfortable with the idea of me being in a disposable gown inside my bedroom and an unknown guy at my place in the other room. I think he could have called before coming and accordingly come a bit later.
I had a fresh shoe bite and despite telling him 3-4 times, he was always touching at the same place which was quite painful.
If an estimate of time could have been given beforehand, coz 3 hours 15 minutes was a long time.
The water in the pedicure tub took a long time to heat up
He forgot the base coat on the toe nails.
Overall, I am quite happy with this initiative, and when MyGlamm would be available on app, it would be even more convenient. There one gets to see every artist, their experience, availability and book accordingly.
Here is the current MyGlamm services rate card:
They are priced a little more than the normal parlors, almost equal to Lakme or Enrich chain of salons. But you get to do it at your time and place.
Update: 07/02/2017- My recent experience has not been good. I am trying from the past one month to book a mani-pedi and all their spa artists are unavailable! No point of offering services if artists are not available. If you get an appointment, you may try their services or else just leave and try some other services as I would not advise waiting 1-2 months!
Have you tried any at-home salon services like this? What do you think of MyGlamm?
P.S: Services were offered by the brand but that has not affected my review.
ZA Perfect Fit Liquid Foundation Review,Swatches,FOTD
What the Company claims: This Shine free and transparent finish Foundation is 100% oil-free water based and is suitable for all skin types.Ideal for the Indian climate this long lasting illuminating Liquid Foundation gives a natural and rosy glow to the skin instantly while emanating light from within.Enriched with deeply moisturizing Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin E that makes skin even toned and clear.Its SPF 17-PA++ protects skin from UVA and UVB.
Get virtues of Skin care now in make-up with Za Perfect Fit Liquid Foundation.
MRP: Rs.700/- for 30ml
Claims & Directions:
Shades Available: 6 (5 Yellow,1 Pink)
Ingredients:
I have it in the shade OC30 which is the darkest in the shades available and is fortunately a perfect match for me. Most of the girls complain about the shades as ZA does not have darker shades in foundations as they are made for Asian skin, but thankfully they are going to launch special shades for India next year.
I love this small,tiny bottle packaging. It is super handy to carry, does not occupy too much space and is light unlike the glass bottles which also have a risk of breaking.
It has a nozzle tip which is the best idea. We can get the exact quantity of product required and is more precise than a pump too.
Coming to the texture, where should I start from! It is the most light weight foundation I have ever tried. It is water based and very,very light. It is runny and blends seamlessly. You will not feel you have any foundation on, since it is water based and so light.
Plus the finish is exactly how I like,soft and dewy. It gives medium coverage, so if you have any acne scars, etc, you will need a separate concealer for that as it will not cover heavy scars. But for evening out skin tone and covering redness and giving a nice,healthy, dewy looking skin, this is perfect!
I usually use tinted moisturizers on a daily basis and hardly foundations as I don’t like the heavy feel on the skin. But ever since I have got this, I am only using this whenever I am heading out.
Here is my Before-After
As you can see, it has covered redness and evened out the skin tone, plus covers some amount of scars and under eye circles too.
Pics with complete makeup..
As it has SPF17 PA++. it gives some amount of extra sun protection too. It does exactly all that it claims- the hyaluronic acid gives the skin a plump finish, the micro pearls actually give a nice glow,oil free and water based so no clogging of pores and perfect for all skin types from oily to dry.
Also it is very economical at Rs.700/- for 30ml, I have been using it since quite a lot of time and I think I still have 50% remaining. You don’t need a lot of product in one use.
Overall, I would say it is my current favourite and the most light weight foundation I have ever used. I love water based products, if you have oily skin and all foundations clog your pores, then this one is a definite try for you. And if you have dry skin and are looking for something which will give you a nice, dewy, healthy looking skin, then again this one is a definite try. Highly Recommended!
Rating:
Quality: 4.5/5
Value for money : 4/5
Availability: 3.5/5
Overall rating: 4/5
Have you tried the new ZA Perfect Fit Liquid Foundation?
Yet another beauty box/bag for July. This time it is the Fab Bag which I am reviewing. Fab Bag is a monthly subscription bag where you get 4 (sometimes a 5th bonus) products.
I absolutely love the July’ gold foldover clutch, it is perfect for the theme plus it can be used later on as a proper clutch. Coming to the contents of my July Fab Bag:
Vana Italian Bergamot Summer Shimmer Sunscreen (60ml)- Rs.2400/- for 115ml
Bellapierre Cosmetics Mineral Lipstick in Ruby- Full size (Rs.1500/-)
Sugar Eye Told You So! Waterproof Eyeliner 01 Black Swan-Full Size (Rs.699/-)
Ayorma Spa Daily Scrub (Rs.279/- for 50g) & Face Wash- 8ml each (Rs.349/- for 100ml)
Here is my video review:
Overall as mentioned in the video, I love the eyeliner the most. The lipstick is nice but not very pigmented and obviously not worth Rs.1500/-. Not too happy with the shimmer sunscreen and no SPF mentioned too. The small tubes of scrub and face wash are not of much use, and considering their price, I wonder why are 8ml samples even included.
Fab Bag is always value for money though, considering the price you pay for 3-4 products, but when it comes to quality, only 1-2 products would be a hit. Still I wouldn’t mind paying 599 bucks for 4 products, but this time around you can consider only 3 products,as those tiny face wash and scrub samples don’t count. I have seen better Fab Bags in earlier months, and would love if Fab Bag can maintain that, awaiting an even better Fab Bag in August 🙂
Book your Fab Bag HERE. Get 10% off using the coupon code ‘NEWLOVE10′ until 31st July,2015 (Equals to Rs.539/-)
Did you like July’s Fab Bag? Your favourite product?
So as I mentioned in my previous floral romper OOTD, I have quite a few posts left from my December trip. After the floral romper, this was my 2nd most favourite outfit. I am kind of biased towards this dress too I wore at The Venetian.
Coming back to this outfit, it is another perfect beach outfit, well you can replace the white skirt with shorts. I did that later on when we had to travel on a bike. But if you are just relaxing or lazing around on the beach, then this may work.
I absolutely love this combo of pastel blue crop top with pineapple print and white lace skirt. I went with pearl and spiked bracelet accessories wise and my Only flip flops.
How I miss the beach and hammock. Also they had this wood table and a cut tree as chair..so pretty the entire beach looked.
Crop top, Skirt: Romwe
Flip Flops: Only
Bracelets: Mix
I hope you liked the outfit. Do let me know in the comments below.
Godrej Nupur has come up with a new Coconut and henna based crème hair colour. My mom colors her hair very regularly and I have tried 1-2 hair colors on her before too.
Product features: The Goodness Ingredients: Henna and coconut oil have been trusted for centuries. It is an extremely popular hair care solution known for its natural goodness and deep nourishing qualities.
Goodness of Henna
Healthy, Nourished Hair
Nourishment of Coconut Oil
Long Lasting Colour
Convenience with Pre-Measured Sachets: The simple pre-measured sachets are easy to use, no need to measure.
Just cut, fully squeeze the colour & developer sachets, and mix in a plastic or glass bowl. You are ready to go.
MRP: 20gm + 20ml- Rs.39/-
Shades Available:
Dark Brown
Natural Brown
Natural Black
Burgundy
When I got a chance to try this new hair colour on my mom, I was like why not. I like the fact that Godrej Nupur has added natural ingredients to hair colours- ingredients which are really good for your hair, especially coconut oil. The coconut oil is known to be an excellent deep conditioner for hair and helps to make hair healthier and luxuriant, while the henna in the hair colour is known to nourish hair, making it silkier and shinier, and making it look healthy.
It’s been 7 months since I have got married and I miss my mom like crazy, I had expected that I would miss her, but I miss her way too beyond any expectations 🙁 More so, coz I live all alone i.e. just me and hubby.
This time I coloured her hair, trust me you should do it too for your mom. You get to spend that time together and it is like a small connect emotionally.
Since this hair colour has pre- measured sachets, I just had to mix the colour and developer and it was ready.
The Mix of Colour and Developer
I went with the colour ‘Natural Brown’ for my mom. As the pack mentions, for longer hair you would need 2-3 packs., we tried covering majority areas of greys for which one pack sufficed.
I used a brush and had worn gloves for easier application and to avoid staining my hands. We did a patch test on her before to see if she is not allergic to anything in the product and as expected, she was not and we went ahead with the colour. Godrej Nupur Coconut Henna Hair Colour is safe and contains natural ingredients and is also an ammonia free hair colour, but every skin is different, so always do a patch test first. The packet also suggests doing a patch test first before application.
You can read more about the hair colour and some FAQ’s HERE
You need to keep the colour for 30 minutes and then wash with normal water.
Here is a Before-After. I tried it from 2 different angles,coz the crown was where my mom has the most greys and it showed a remarkable difference.
Before,With the Colour,AfterBefore-After (Crown)
I would say I am pretty impressed with the results.The coconut & henna in the colour worked wonders by leaving her hair feeling nourished, covering the greys, giving it a shine and silkiness & a nice natural brown shade with a lovely fragrance. And it is so economically priced at Rs.39/-. My mom loved it too and I guess she is going to stick to this for a long time now 😀 Recommended. It is truly a #ColourThatCares
About BoxMySpace:BoxMySpace is a unique storage solution, that helps you make space in your urban life. People today are living in smaller and smaller houses and do not have the luxury of space to keep all their stuff around. That’s where they come in. They bring storage at your doorsteps. They deliver high quality boxes at your doorsteps. All you need to do is pack all the stuff in the boxes. They then collect and store them safely for you. Done!
With convenience being taken for granted in urban cities, be it booking a cab or ordering food; we still strive to make your storage experience simple and hassle-free.
Established in January 2015 by Pratyush Jalan, BoxMySpace was formed with an aim to bring the same convenience of cloud storage to the physical goods of a consumer’s home. The consumer can effortlessly avail on-demand storage service for their household goods at their doorstep either through the web or mobile application across Android and iOS platforms for a monthly fee starting Rs.99/-. BoxMySpace delivers quality storage boxes to customer’s homes/offices wherein they can pack their belongings in the boxes, thereafter BoxMySpace collects it and stores it for them. It also provides spaces for larger storage items through it’s 4×4 and 6×6 packages. BoxMySpace leverages the unused spaces in large warehouses and plugs the gap to provide a technology backed solution to retail customers. It also provides the consumer with their storage dashboard to create a visual catalog of all their stored items and a unique code to each item/box to enable recall within 12 to 24 hours.
Currently this is only available in Mumbai.
As their tagline goes ‘Unclutter your space, Box By Box’. If you live in Mumbai or have ever lived in Mumbai, you know how expensive the real estate is and how tiny the homes are! People from Delhi and Pune who live/have lived in Mumbai homes feel claustrophobic 😀 You can guess,right.
Space has to be managed very well with extra storage wherever we can find it, coz we are always pressed for space. Especially for someone like me who has loads of stuff, I can never find enough space for my stuff. I seriously need to declutter my home and when I read about BoxMySpace, I was like ‘this is it’, something which is perfect for me.
Especially my beach clothes,winter clothes and shoes which are hardly used on a day to day basis, those are like once or twice a year required things, but do occupy space. I have two huge cartons of shoes lying just like that occupying a lot of space and I am currently not even supposed to wear heels, I am thinking of using BoxMySpace for that.
All of us have extra shoes and books and those ‘Goa’ and ‘Winter’ wardrobe which we use once a year and sometimes not even once a year, but it occupies so much of space in our homes. Piling up stuff over the wardrobe or under the bed if you don’t have storage ducts, etc. at your home. Now no need of layering all those additional stuff,you can free up space and de-clutter your homes by letting BoxMySpace take care of your belongings.
How does it work?
How is it priced?
This is how the box looks..
Isn’t that amazing?! You can get your stuff within 24 hours whenever you need it. They pick up for you, they drop back the stuff, you save a lot of space and your stuff is completely secure, all this at a nominal monthly fee! Totally worth it, I say. I am definitely trying out BoxMySpace. Are you?
Also, they have a contest going on currently on their facebook, we are in luck! Who do you think needs a free box? I certainly do 😀 Go here and participate now http://on.fb.me/1I4BOz1
What do you think of wishes coming true? You know how sometimes, a someone special gifts us exactly what we wanted?! Now that’s a wish genie whispering our wishes in their minds 😀
Flipkart similarly tries fulfilling everyone’s wishes,acts as a wish genie on our behalf,when we want to gift something special to someone.
One of my fellow blogger Manjulika wished for this Philips Air Fryer for her mom as she makes super yummy kachoris and samosas, smart wish I would say, coz it benefits the entire family plus takes care of their health too with less to no usage of oil. Also,one can bake, grill, fry and do so much more with an Air Fryer. I would love to try the Air Fryer too some day.
But when it comes to fulfilling wishes, I would like to be a genie here and fulfill my husband’s wish and get him something very useful which saves him a lot of time. He is always multi-tasking and managing his own freelance work too on weekends,apart from his regular job. He is mostly on the phone interacting and connecting with people. Also, he is looking to get into fitness coz that is something he has been neglecting since a while and has just started putting on weight.
We hardly get to spend time together as he is working on something or the other on weekends too,and we are ‘newly married’! Imagine my life later on. A few weeks ago when we were making some plans for weekend, my husband had to go for a meeting on Saturday related to his freelance work and the entire Saturday was spent in it, plus there are times he has conference calls on Sundays and at odd hours coz few participants are from US. I truly believe he should start delegating stuff and also invest in gadgets which save him a lot of time and manage his time wisely.
The watch displays notifications based on your location, be it weather, flight alerts or traffic so that he will always be on track. A light vibration ensures that he would be notified of incoming or missed calls, text messages and emails.
Say the two magic words ‘Ok Google’ before you begin your sentence to get answers to your questions, send a text, dictate a note or even schedule a meeting. The watch can also discreetly navigate you all the way to your destination when you’re lost. So he can be working on the laptop or driving, and still be scheduling meetings or asking for directions or any questions and let the Moto 360 do the math for him.
The watch is designed with an in-built pedometer and a heart rate monitor that keeps a track of your steps and heart rate. With the heart activity app using the daily and weekly benchmarks, he will be able to effectively track his progress towards his health goals and keep his weight in check.
I think this would save him a lot of time and energy and make his life much easier. His birthday is coming up in August and I know what to get now 😉 Flipkart will help me fulfill his wish. Also, all the time saved can be spent together 😀 Double win!
What do you think of #AbHarWishHogiPoori ? I personally loved the ad, very well made 🙂
It’s been a long time, I shopped anything from Jabong (See previous Jabong Hauls HERE and HERE). I really like few brands on Jabong, and also got a few other things for 50% off during sale.
Now Jabong.com obviously needs no introduction. So let’s get straight to my haul 😀
I had ordered a pink/red Meira dress but only size was available in it (all sizes are available right now and it is still at 60% discount, a steal at 400 bucks if you wish to order 😀 ) and looking at the size chart, I went for it but sadly it did not fit :/ I had to return the dress and initiate a refund and I got another Miss Bennett Grey T-shirt dress (This is also still on discount, at Rs.539/-). I have to say the return and refund process was very easy and quick, no hassles at all. I got the dress within 3-4 dress. I am currently loving it, it is so comfortable that I can practically wear it everywhere 🙂 You will see this soon in one of my casual OOTD posts.
I also ordered a Pretty Secrets navy blue night suit set and Raymond Home hand towels (set of 2). The night suit is for Rs.1299/- which I got for Rs.650/- at 50% off 😀 The Raymond Home towet set was also at 50% off and got it for Rs.325/-. I received all the items within 4-5 days.
Just three things, a small haul but I am very happy with the service and how quick and easy the whole process was. That reminded me I should shop more often from Jabong now. I just wanted to share my good experience with you guys 🙂
Have you shopped anything recently from Jabong? Do let me know in the comments below.
Time for the beauty boxes of this month. Today I am unboxing and reviewing the July My Envy Box, I have also created a video for the same, so do check that out.
Read more about My Envy Box HERE and check out all the previous reviews HERE.
Last month’s box was a bright coral, and this time we have a bright purple! I love this color again, as usual 😀
What I got in the box:
Masker Aide Weather Warrior Hydrating Facial Sheet Mask- Full size (Rs.400/- for 23g)
H2O+ Dual Action Eye Makeup Remover- 40ml
Ananda Aloe Rose & Rose Distillate Hydrating Mask- 50g (Full size- Rs.1105/- for 100g)
Catrice Cosmetics Waterproof Eye Pencil in Golden- Full size (Rs.330/-)
Roberto Cavalli Paradiso Perfume Sample Vial (Rs.3300/- for 30ml)
June’s My Envy Box was my favourite till date, but I had no idea July would beat it badly! A full sized makeup product and two super- deluxe sized samples, I mean a 40ml eye makeup remover and a 50g face mask jar is like amazing. Plus a face mask worth Rs.400/-, this month’s My Envy Box is the best till date! I would still love it anyway if the August box makes me eat my words 🙂
I hope My Envy Box continues to come up with boxes like those of June & July, pretty impressed 🙂
Buy the box HERE, also you can use the coupon code ‘NEWLOVEMAKEUP‘ during checkout to get extra 15% off, which would bring down the cost of the box to Rs.722/-! I love you too :p
I think the 5th mystery product is what everyone got a different one, I love my H2O+ Eye Makeup Remover, I hope you get it too 😀
Did you like the July My Envy Box? What is the 5th product that you got? Do let me know in the comments below.
