L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo Review

L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo Review

By Chand

I was a devotee of Dove shampoos, until I got a chance to try this L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo one fine day at my cousin’s place. Then on I keep one bottle of this shampoo as a stock with me. This is a good shampoo I came across accidentally.

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Product Description: (from the L'Oreal Paris official website)

Fights the 5 signs of hair damage.

• Hair fall due to breakage
• Dry Hair
• Rough Hair
• Dull Hair
• & Split Ends
• 5 problems, 1 solution.

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Damaged hair can lack the natural cement which keeps the hair strong & resilient. To ensure cohesion & strength, the L’Oreal laboratories have created ceramide cement, targeting the 5 problems.

1. Repairs the hair fibre, the hair structure is re enforced and the hair regains strength like new.

2. Transforms the hair surface to a regular & smooth conditioned

3. Day after day your hair is as if totally repaired:

• StrongSupple
• Smooth
• Shiny
• Protected tips

Usage Directions:

Use this shampoo to see that day after day your hair is as if totally repaired:

• Strong
• Supple
• Smooth
• Shiny
• Protected tips 

(Lot of details on the website……!!!!!!)


Price & Quantity: Rs.69 for 90 ml


Ingredients: (I have included the image)

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Shelf life: 36 months

My Experience with L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo:

The entire product packaging and it color, reminds me of Aishwarya Rai in bold red lips. :).

Packaging: This product comes in a plastic bottle that is white in color. The cap is a flip cap and is bright red in color. The important details printed on the bottle are also highlighted in red. On the whole, red and white makes an attractive combination.


Color, Consistency and Fragrance: The shampoo is white in color; I guess I can call it pure white.
The shampoo is midway in its consistency, neither thin nor thick. The right amount of liquid easy enough for handling. And recalling the fragrance, I find it pretty strong to my nose, yet the fragrance is good. The smell of the shampoo stays on for some more time even after rinsing it off.
           The white soapy shampoo liquid is creamy and soft that resembles the perfect hair wash product. The smoothness of the product is perfect for spreading around the scalp and washing the hair.

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How it works: I never use shampoo directly as it is. I drop some shampoo into my bathing mug and add some water to it. I shake the mug well so that the shampoo dissolves well and then I use this diluted shampoo for washing my hair. Well, this L’Oreal Paris shampoo lathers very well and removes off all the oil in just one wash. No second wash is needed. It leaves the scalp and hair clean and fresh. It is easy to remove any hair pack (if at all applied before bath) with this shampoo. Makes the hair smooth and shiny. I have observed it. A good shampoo to try out.

Pros of L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo:

• Attractive color combination in the package bottle.
• Flip cap bottle.
• Medium consistency of the shampoo.
• Lathers well enough for washing the hair.
• Leaves the scalp and hair clean.
• Rinses off easily with water.
• A single wash with this shampoo will do the job.

Cons of L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo:

• If other shampoo price is considered, this shampoo’s price is on the higher side.
• Strong fragrance.

Makeup and Beauty Home Rating: 3.5/5


Do I Recommend L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo : 
Yes. A good shampoo to try that has no side effects.


Would I Repurchase L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo?:
I do not think I will buy this every now and then. I will not make this as my routine shampoo. But I will keep one bottle as a stock. I will stick to my good old Dove Daily Shine Shampoo.

Have your tried the L’Oreal Paris Total Repair 5 Repairing Shampoo?

Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm in Cranberry Jam

Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care in Cranberry Jam Review

by Chand

Hi All,
Today we are going to check a Chand's review on one of the most favorite lip balms of girls out there, the Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm. Read below for detailed review on the same.

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What does the Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm Claims:

• Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm
• Revitalizes dry / dull lips
• Gives moisturizing shine
• Softens and smoothens lips
• SPF – 16
• Dermatologically tested
• Non sticky texture

Price & Quantity: Rs.110 for 4.5g (I bought when it was priced at Rs.99)

Shade: Cranberry Jam

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Key Ingredients: Jojoba oil, Safflower seed oil, also contains Vitamin E

Usage Instructions: Apply daily on lips.

My Experience with Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Lip Balm:

Packaging: A circular tube with circular patterns all over the tube is the packaging of Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care lip balm. The tube is a twist up one with a plastic pressing cap. The cap shuts with a click.

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Colour, Texture & Fragrance: Cranberry Jam is a bright pink shade. However, it is not very bright on the lips. The consistency of the lip balm is very thin and it very light on the lips too. Though it is a lip balm, it does not have that thick waxy texture. Maybelline Lip Smooth Lip Balm forms a thin coat like an oil film. The fragrance is exactly similar to the fruity scent. The smell is very light which stays for sometime and then vanishes off.

Swatch:

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How it works: Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care is a moderate lip balm. Those who do not need heavy lip treatment can easily use this product. It moisturizes the lips good enough. It makes a perfect daily use product. The lips do not need any lipstick or lip gloss when this product is used. Maybelline Lip Smooth serves both the purpose, gives the color to the lips and also glossy finish.

It stays on for at least 3 hours with some fading. When it fades, it does not leave the lips dry or flaky.

The re applying of this product is also easy. A little twist up from he tube and a gentle swipe on the lips will do the job. There is no fear of color going too dark on the lips. The product is very travel friendly too. No worrying about the cap getting opened or product spilling out or even melting in its tube.

Overall, I adore this product just the way it is.

PROS of Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Lip Balm:

• Twist up tube.
• A little of the product is sufficient for one use.
• The entire tube will go a long way.
• Contains SPF.
• Tinted lip balm.
• Gives a glossy shine to the lips.
• Very thin texture.
• Staying power is good.
• Hydrates dry lips.

CONS of Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Lip Balm:

• Does not help heavily chapped lips.

Makeup and Beauty Home Rating: 4/5

Do I Recommend Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm: 
Yes, you have to have at least one of the available shades from this range.

Would I Repurchase Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm?: 
Not really, I get bored with lip products very soon. I will try other variants of Maybelline lip care products.

Have you tried Maybelline Lip Smooth Color & Care Refreshing Tinted Lip Balm in Cranberry Jam? Which is your favorite variant girls?

 

DIY Butter Care Facial Treatment for Dry Skin

Butter Care Facial Treatment for Dry Skin (Do it Yourself)

by Chand

How much do you care for your skin?? All color cosmetics, concealers, enhancers; all these will suit you only when the skin is healthy and happy.  The more experimental you are with your make up, the more you need towards the happy being of your skin. I hope this fact is agreeable. :)

When it is winter, skin demands more and more attention. Slightest neglecting will make you pay for it. Seems like I am paying for neglecting the winter.  I was not very strict in my skin routine this winter, it has taken so many tolls, that my skin is breaking and there are red rashes of skin breaking. And it hurts too. :(

So, from past one week I am devoted very much to my skin. I have introduced the butter-care facial routine for my dry skin. I use freshly churned out home made butter for this routine. (I hope this is a well known practice in all Indian homes, churning the curds along with the skimmed milk cream brings out the yummy deliciously utterly-butterly butter. Excuse me for too much of rhymes. :))

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Butter massage for dry skin:

Butter is the creamiest thing that is obtained as a product from milk. It is a rich moisturizer when used on skin. It forms a good massage cream helping the dry skin a lot. The dry broken skin gets soothed when massaged with butter for about 5 minutes or so.

There is lot of difference in the stored butter and freshly churned butter. The stored butter is of course good for skin, but before storing it is washed well to remove traces of butter milk. Thus the stored butter is only a good moisturizer.

Now if you are given a moisturizer along with the toner in the same product, wouldn’t you prefer the added bonus!! Same is the freshly churned butter. The traces of butter-milk present when you use the butter that is just churned out, is the perfect toner for the skin along with the heavy moisturizer.

Thus massaging my face with butter and little butter-milk is giving a lot of moisturizing to my dry skin.


Butter and sugar scrub for dry skin:

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Winter leaves lot of dry skin flakes making the skin look dead. This has to be removed some how. So, I thought of using a sugar scrub. But sugar again needs a rich cream for scrubbing the dry skin. Else sugar alone will do more harm to the dry skin.

So, add a little sugar to some butter and leave it for sometime. Let the sugar dissolve for a while (not completely) so that the sugar does not form a harsh scrub particle. Now, we have a mild scrub in a rich cream base.

Do some scrubbing on the face for removing the dead skin from the face and neck.


Wiping with warm water:

I am not using a steamer for this facial treatment; since my skin is gone heavily dry. So, alternatively, I use a cotton cloth dipped in warm water to wipe my face. The greasiness of the butter may not go off completely with just wiping, but the skin will drink off all of it in some time. I do not mind if there is some oiliness left behind on my face the day I do butter facial.


Curd as face pack:

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There is some amount of sour if you observe the hard creamy curd. I love that sour smell. When a spoon full of curd is applied on the face and allowed to dry, it forms a whitish moisturizing face pack.

This is a much needed face pack for my skin. I do not mix anything else to the curd, just plain curd, one table spoon and apply them all to the face. It forms a thick creamy texture initially on the face. It take about 15 minutes to dry after which I wash it off.

This entire procedure is helping my skin so much that it feels like my skin is winning over this cold season.

Did you enjoy my Butter Care Facial Treatment? Share your feedback below!

Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black Review, Swatch & EOTD

Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black Review, Swatch & EOTD

by Chand

Hello Everyone!
There is no end for my greed for eyeliners, colored or black, I love them all. Street Wear Eye Definer in Black shade is the latest entry into my stash. Move on to the complete review to know about it better.

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What does the Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black Claims:
An eye-definer in that lovely tone you were looking for, this pencil style eye liner provides great smudge-free wear that stays on for a long time.

• Smooth application eye definer
• Delectable colouring that stays for a long time
• Pencil styling, comes with a top

Price & Quantity: Rs.165 for 1.14 g


Shade: 08 Black


Shelf Life: 18 months

My Experience with Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black:

Packaging: The usual styled pencil made of wood and a black colored pencil tip. The whole pencil is colored silver with details printed in black. There is a portion at the end of the pencil colored in black, I guess to indicate that the eyeliner is black too. The pencil has a clear see-through plastic cap to cover the open end of the pencil.

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Colour, Texture and Staying Power: The color of this eye definer is black as mentioned in the title before, but however it is not the exact black that any one would want. It is a sort of faded black. This eye definer does not give that heavy jet black around the eyes, I do not think that my eyes catch any attention with this eye definer.
               The texture of this eye definer is smooth, but not creamy enough to give the color in one shot. It glides well on the lash line (I have tried it only on my upper lash line). The pencil is not hard on the sensitive skin of the eyes. Repeated swipes on the lash line did not hurt my eye lid.
            Staying power is just about 4 hours with some smudging observed on my eye lid. I usually apply my daily cream on my eyes before using any eye product. I believe it is because of the cream, this eye definer smudged on my eyelid. Else, this product is not creamy enough to get smudged.

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How it works: Drawing a line with this pencil around the eyes is just very simple and easy. No much talent required as it will not go around messing the look. But it requires quite a few swipes. After about 4-5 swipes on the lash line there is some amount of black visible, But by then my application turns out to be real thick and broad. And then I will have to again shape the line I drew, which will subsequently make my eyeliner more thick. Well, sometimes I like this brad thick eye liner look when I am in no make up mood for my eyes. No tugging or clumping of the product on the lash line.
       It is easily washed with plain water, a little rub with the fingers and it is gone. But if at all it gets into the eyes it stings very badly. I had this experience. It pricked for about 4-5 minutes. I have not come across any eye product which behaves so badly on the eyes. Street Wear Eye Definer looses all its points here.


EOTD with Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black:

PROS of Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black:

• Sleek pencil structure.
• Easy to draw a line on the upper lash line.
• Comes with a plastic cap for the open end of the pencil.
• Glides without any tugging and clumping on the eyes.

CONS of Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black:

• Stings the eyes badly if it enters the eyes.
• Not creamy enough to give the bold black look to the eyes.
• Staying power is not very good for an eye liner product.
• Requires sharpening which will lead to wasting of product.

Makeup and Beauty Home Rating: 1/5


Do I Recommend Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black?: No. I do not recommend this product to any one. Don’t ever use this product on the water line.


Would I Repurchase Streetwear Eye Definer in Shade 08 Black?: No.

Have you tried Streetwear Eye Definers?

Homemade Facial Kit with Kitchen Ingredients

MABH 400 Followers Celebration Contest Entry Post 5 by Chand

Facial is one of the most important skin care regime. Facial massage treatment helps blood circulation, skin elasticity, reducing age wrinkles and increase skin glow. It also retains the moisture in the skin. Facial massage is the best method to get rid of black heads and white heads.

There are so many facial kits in the market. Many kits perform well and are very efficient on the skin. Yet, there is something more efficient and worth believing in its performance on the skin. All the items from your very own kitchen shelf make into a great facial kit.

I usually follow the kitchen shelf items facial massage routine. My Facial Kit comprises of

•         Milk
•         Milk cream
•         Crushed almond powder
•         Tomato juice
•         Few drops of honey

Done. These items are readily available at any point of time in any body’s kitchen.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Step 1: Cleanse & Massage

Milk forms an excellent skin cleanser. Massage a spoon of milk on to your face for about 2 minutes and wipe it off with a wet cotton or tissue. Milk cream forms a great massage cream. The hydration it provides to the skin is excellent. I take a coin size of amount of the milk cream to massage my facial and neck. (Yes, do not forget to massage your neck as well.) Massage for about 10 minutes. [Editors Note: This process provides hydration to the skin and also cleanses the dirt, makeup residues and dust effectively]

Step 2: Scrub

My scrub is the almond powder. It is a perfect scrub granule for the skin. It is not harsh on the skin. Since it is mild scrub, scrubbing can be carried on even up to 10 minutes. But lazy, I do the scrubbing only for 5 minutes.

Step 3:  Steam

After the scrubbing I give a hot steam treatment for my face and neck. I use a vaporizer for this method. A thick towel dipped into hot water and drained can also be used for this treatment.

Step 4: Facial Pack Treatment

A pack on the face will complete the facial treatment. I usually prefer a thin layer of the face pack on my face and neck. So, I use 3 spoons of tomato juice, 3 drops of honey and quarter spoon of almond powder. If you need a thick paste, reduce the amount of tomato juice and increase the amount of almond powder. Apply evenly on face and neck and wash after the pack dries.

There….. You have saved lots of your hard earned money.

Editor's Note: That's a fabulous post Chand. I am surely trying this facial soon. 

So how about you girls? Leave your feedback below.

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DIY: Make Your Own Nail Colour

Guest Post by Chand

Hello all……. Don’t be deceived by the title. You are not making your own nail paint; you are just making you own color. I usually get bored very soon of all the nail colors I have. And I am never able to finish off any single nail paint. It usually dries up without being used or I some how manage to break the bottle due to my carelessness.

So, when I don’t get attracted towards any color that I own, I am tempted to make my own color. Now, making your own color is something a little weird and interesting.

Just follow the following steps:

• Randomly pick a couple of your favorite nail paint bottles.
• Drop few drops of all of your selected nail paints into a container
• Mix them well.
• There you are with a new color………. Done.!!!!!!!!! 

You have to make sure that you have sufficient quantity of the color mixture you have prepared for applying to all your finger nails. Consider for double coat too. It is very difficult to do the same shade color once again. So, make sure there is enough quantity you have mixed.

The ratio of the drops of the colors is your choice. But this color you have got is usually a fascinating one. Because you made it yourself.

Here comes few pictures of the nail color I made.

I have used Cozy Mulberry and Pink Barbie from Lotus, EF 16 (a maroon red) from Elle 18, and a dark grey color from VOV. (Please excuse the broken and the messy bottle.)

I have mixed MaroonRed-CozyMulberry-PinkBarbie-Grey in the ratio of 1:2:3:4.

A new color I got out of mixing.

I hope you enjoyed. Thank you….!!!

About the Guest Writer:                                                                                                      
Chand is a software engineer with a craze of colors. Without colors everything would pale. She adore lipsticks than any other product. She always rely on home made remedies for her skin and hair care.

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