Review: Avon Naturals Wild Apple & Grape body lotion

When you come back from work already tired to the bone and you see your  mother  and sister walking about like Zombies after spending yet another sleepless night after taking care of Candy who at two months old is at her cutest, active best only from twelve in the night to five in the morning ........ What do you do? I pick her up and head towards my room all thoughts of blogging, reading, watching movies, etc vanishing like ice cream on a hot sunny day.... That should explain my long absence.....

I got this body lotion for free when i bought 4 Avon soaps and i love it.

Yays:

• Creamy and  moiurizes really well.
• Smells amazing like the smell of just-cut apples with a hint of black grapes.
• Easily absorbed
• Cute Packaging
• Can be easily carried in your handbag
• Costs only 79 rupees... (i got it for free :) )

Nays:

• Contains Parabens

My Rating : (4/5) -1 for the chemicals

Would i Repurchase? No... I still have many bottles of other lotions left...

Happy Independance Day... Amidst all the tv watching and having fun lets take a moment to remember o our brave heroes who gladly lay down their lives so that we could have freedom and peace..... Have a nice day!!!!!!!

Birthday / Wedding Anniversary Haul!!!!!!

My wedding day and my birthday are four days apart, this year it was extra special because it was my fifth wedding anniversary and my birthday  was the day that Candy (my niece) turned one month old.

These are the things, I got for myself:-

Got these @ 50% off. Body Lotion 252/-, Hair Butter 210/-, Day Cream 230/- Saved 700 rupees... :)

 

Got these from Aarthi's Blog Sale: 530/-

My very first Shatter nail polish.... and i love sparkly nail polishes.

From L - R: Elle 18 Berry Ice 23, L'oreal Vivid Rose and Revlon Lipgloss in Strawberry.

From L - R:  Maybelline Vivid and Smooth Eyeliner in Blue, Gold, Pink and Lip Liner in Stellar Pink.

The tiny book was given by my hubby and i got the face wash for 175/- instead of 350 because it was damaged.

I stocked up on these... PTM (their last bottles) from Monica and the rest from Fab India...

My Daddy got me:

This gorgeous Red Handbag from China and

This pretty pink clutch and

this soap which i'm never ever going to use....

 My Mommy bought me:-

this gorg gold velvet bag.
My wonderful Hubby bought me

this lovely earrings from Prince Jewellery and

I was the happiest when i got this.... I've been searching for this Impulse Deo for a lonnnggg time and Victoria Secret's Body Mist smells amazing....

Bee got me:

this apple shaped pillow, the rest of the accessories and

and my BIL ordered this cake for me which i cut along with Candy.....

On my wedding day my hubby and i went for a movie, Disney's Brave which i thoroughly enjoyed and then we went for a dinner at La Chocolate Patisserie.

My co workers gifted me with a beautiful Salwar as did my SIL and then i went home and cut this cake took some for my youngest cousins: Brandon, Benwah and Belanshe and enjoyed watching them eat it and then went with my family to Zaitoon in Annanagar.

Lots of reviews coming up....

Your comments are most appreciated!!! Have a blast!!!

Review: Matrix Biolage Deep Smoothing Shampoo, Conditioner & Serum.

            Bee's hair is scanty but straight, smooth and shiny, while i have thick, wavy hair and we always admire each other's hair. So much so... that for a recent family function, she curled her hair and i ironed mine... So when Mom recommended this shampoo, i knew i had to try it out. I've been using this for the past two months and i'm really happy with the results....

As i always tell you guys.... i've only started taking care of my hair now, before it used to rough, frizzy and i had a itchy scalp.  Just after the first few times of using this i noticed that my hair was definitely getting smoother, easy to manage and not as curly.

The Shampoo is color free and liquidy while the conditioner is slighty thick and white.

The Serum is light, easily absorbed and fuss free. Just apply it on towel hair and you're good to go. I feel that this is less oiler than Livon Silky Potion. It detangles hair and adds a sheen to it.

Yays:

• Makes my hair very manageable,
• My hair is softer and shinier,
• Nice practical packaging,
• Mild odour,
• Reasonably priced at 190/-, 155/- and 215/- respectively and its
• PARABEN FREE.

Nays:

• Only available in Professional Beauty Saloons.

My Rating: (*****/*****) I'm really happy with this........ :)

Would I Repurchase? Yes.

Have a nice week ahead everyone....

PS: Serum = Google Image Source. (I left this in my Mom's place.... will take it on tuesday.)

Review: The Body Shop's White Musk Libertine Body Mist

I dont know why, but whenever i put this on, i think of my grandma... It smells clean, floral and a bit of Vanilla and honey. It's not a sexy smell like that of  White Musk Blush. The top notes are Chantilly cream, orchid, turkish delight ( remember Edward from Narnia who betrayed his siblings for this sweet) and its signature White Musk. The first spritz is tantalizing and warm and then it morphs into a slight underlying not very strong scent....

Yays:

• Cute Packaging,
• Is easy to carry around,
• Lasts for upto six hours and
• Smells light and really good

Nays:

• Very vintage scent

My Rating (3/5) -2 because it's not exciting enough!!!!

Would i Repurchase it???? Noooooo

P.S If you like Jovan Musk, buy this. It is a milder, more feminine version of it.

P.P.S: Last Wednesday was my fifth wedding anniversary and tomorrow is my birthday.... so... there's another big double dhamaka haul coming soon....

Have fun with this lovely climate in our Singara Chennai........

Biiiiggggeeesssstttttt Bath and Body Works Haul........

My dad is a person who has the belief  that the more you give others, the more you'll get....... seriously.... he came back from France with some chocolates...... thats it........... So when he went to Dubai... I gave him a list and asked him to buy everything on the list from Bath and Body Works....

AND HE DID.............

Their Pocketbacs are sooooo cuteeeeeee and their hand sanitizers smells soooooo good.... I'm so stingy with them... :)

I know its kiddish but i've named my turtle pocketbac as Phelps....... after Micheal Phelps.... lol

Their best sellers... From Left to right: Japanese Cherry Blossom Body lotion, shower gel and body mist... such an amazing long lasting fragrance...

The bag which had the Japanese Blossom set........

The travel sized lotion came free for buying the set... i very kind heartdly gave this to my mom....

From L to R: Dark Kiss, Secret Wonderland, Twilight Woods, Twilight Woods big and Sweet Pea...

L to R: Warm Vanilla Sugar, Sweet Pea and sea Island Cotton....  iiiiii lllllooooooovvveeeeeeee thissss.... Thank you daddyyyy.

Body Lotions: L to R: Bali Mango, Coconut Aruba and Rio Rumberry... all these smell as delicious as they sound...

Pineapple candle holder, smore biscuit, pineapple orchid and pineapple mango candles...  I havem't burnt them yet but i just open the door of the shelf they're stored in and ........the room smells amazing....

This one is sooooooo yummy.... i cant stop licking my lips.......

My glow in the dark pocketbac is awesome.... i love it...

Thank you daddyyyyyyy...... cant wait for your next trip abroad.... hoping you'll take mom along well... <me rubbing hands and grinning...>

Reviews coming soon...

good bye..... have a fun sunday.....

sigh... tomorrow is monday...

Review: Berina Hair Spa and an adorable baby chick...

I'm soooooooo busy.... my new job is from eight thirty AM to six thirty PM...... I come home..... rush to have my bath and then spend time with Candy ( Bee's baby, we're calling her that now)..... :) and then fall asleep and back to the same routine...... I miss blogging, reading, watching Pretty Little Liars and so many other mundane things......

I'm always on the lookout for new hair products...... And i've been using Berina Hair Spa once every ten days ever since i bought it from Monica....

How I use it:
                     After shampooing my hair, i apply this generously all over my head, and then switch on the electrical steamer and show my hair to it for ten mins... then rinse, apply conditioner and rinse again.

Yays:

• Nice packaging,
• A nice mild smell,
• Inexpensive @ 120/- after a 20% discount from 150/-,
• My hair's really soft after using it,
• Hair has a healthy sheen to it and
• Less Split ends.

Nays:

• Unhygenic tub and
• The long list of ingredients at the back worries me...

My rating: (4/5) -1 for the ingrredients...

Would i REpurchase? Nooooo, Planning to buy TBS Hair butter...

Till my next post........ take care guys........ Will surely blog soon....

A cute Random Purchase......

I'm in love with this............ I dont drink tea, coffee or milk so I'm using this to store my earrings...

Flower Lip Gloss?????........ and a Polishing stone...

             When i told my hubby, that i'll accompany him to the shop where he goes to change the batteries for his watch, he was pretty suspicious, "What are you going to do there?" he asked.... I had earlier spotted a small makeup counter there during my earlier visit........ but i didnt tell him that...... and so when we reached the shop i headed straight inside to the makeup counter.......


              And then i found this....... among the many colors there, i obviously chose pink........

Yup.......... that's a real flower......

It smells really good and it shows up like a lip oil with no color and only a sheen....

But..... I'm scared to use it, since it costs only fifty bucks..... :( Anyways its pretty......)

The Polishing Stone:

I actually bought this for my mom on Mother's Day and i "borrowed" it.... :) And i've used it thrice and i'm liking it a lot......

Yays:

• Reasonably priced @ 120/- (after 20% discount from 150/-)
• Lathers smoothly,
• Claims to have mineral sediments from the Himalays,
• Has a mild earthy smell,
• The small beads in the stone exfoliates really well and
• Does not harm or irritate skin

Nays:

• Not one
• I do not believe it has stuff from the Himalays...... :)

My Rating (5/5) for doing what it claims...

Would I Repurchase? Noooooooo Have my unopened TBS Spiced Vanilla Scrub to use after this....
Bye. Bye.... Lolitas....... Have a nice evening.........

Currently Reading......

   When i first saw my sister after her delivery in the ICU, the first thing she asked me was whether the baby had her nose. "That's not important" i yelled back... and then when i saw her again in the room where i had been nervously waiting for her to arrive, she came in and asked cheekily.... "Is that really you??? How come your'e without a book in your hand" "Now's no time to read!!!!!!" i said shaking my head..... And then as the days passed, i kept telling my hubby, "Vairam, something is worrying me, but i dont know what it is?" To which he replied... "You haven't made your weekly visit to the library" "That's it" i said and off we went.......

I'm feeling much better now..... after finishing Tiger's Curse and Tiger's Quest..... :) Wish i had a beautiful White Tiger for my own.... Hubby asked me to compromise for a stuffed one instead.......

Will be doing a Review on 100 ways to a Stress Free Life as it had some wonderful points....... and in case you dolls are wondering as to why i'm reading so much of the Fantasy genre..... I'm still trying to fill the large void left in my heart when the Harry Potter series ended.......

P.S: The Tinkles are for  my sister........ she only reads those......... and she's a mom ( me rolling eyes)...

Bye ladies...... Have a joyous day!!!!!!

“Wear the old coat and buy the new book.”
-   Austin Phelps

Instead of coat........ put in makeup........ he he he

Review: Follow Me UV White O2 Advanced Facial Cleanser and Renewal Gel...

        Ever since Bee had her Baby four days back our house is undergoing a massive Cleaning............ It's back breaking but i had a few surprises along the way........... like finding a favourite missing earring, seven hundred rupees in an old handbag, an old tape of Children's songs Bee and i used to listen to when i was three and she was one......(I put it in the casette player and sang along with tears running down my face(yes i'm a very emotional person) and i remembered all the lyrics) and the best surprise....... finding a huge long forgotten Watsons Bag....... Yay.........

       The bag had lots cleaning stuff( a pity), some crockery, and five Follow Me tubes....Iwas so excited, i had been planning to ask my aunt who is in Singapore to get me some more since the ones tubes i;ve been currently using are getting over....

      

O2 Avanced Skin Care System packs all benefits of Oxygen to revive every cell for superior anti ageing properties. Coupled with an advanced Vitamin C to whiten skin and combat pigmentation- Product Description.

My mom bought this on her trip to Singapore and she uses it for its anti ageing properties.... I never showed any interest in this because i didnt want a white face, i want a bright face....  But then as the days passed i noticed that my mom's skin was changing dramatically.... She is naturally very fair but now her skin glowed... like i swallowed a light blub kinda glow......

My hubby noticed it and said, i think your mom is drinking lots of fruit juices (she does this too... she's a vegan), she's always looking fresh... then i knew, i had to start using it....... you see, my hubby noticing something of this sort is as rare as as Kim Kardashian stepping out without makeup...

Yays:

• It instantly brighten's my face,
• Good for sensitive skin,
• foams nicely,
• Hygenic packaging,
• Inexpensive, both the renewal gel and the face wash cost 350/- rupees,
• Smells mild and
• PARABEN FREE

Nays:

• Not available in India 

How I use this.... I apply this gel over  my dry clean face and neck and massage in upward circular motions and leave it for ten mins and then wash off with the UV face wash.

Left: Gel, Right : Face Wash.

Yays:

• It's of the right consistency( neither very light nor heavy),
• Easily absorbed,
• Does not irritate skin,
• Does not cause breakouts,
• My T-Zone is less shiny and its
• PARABEN FREE

Nays:

• Availability

My Rating (4/5) -1 for availability

Would I Repurchase it? Hell Yeah.....

Bye bye.... Chicas.... Have an awesome day........