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Clean and Clear Morning Every Fashwash Purifying Apple - Review

Ufff.. Such a big name..
Well, I noticed a couple of zits on my nose a few days back and decided to get some face wash to fight them off. The clean and clear were lined beautifully in my nearest spencer's daily shop. I loved the smell of green apples and added them to my cart immediately.

The gentle face wash contains natural extracts of Strawberry, Lemon or Apple and its unique formula is enriched with soft BURSTING BEADS® that gently burst with an energizing fragrance on your skin and let you experience a new wave of freshness every morning.

Ingredients
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Acrylates Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Salycylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Malic Acid, Actindia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Juice, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Juice, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Juice, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Juice, Trideceth-9, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Fragrance, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Petrolatum, Chromium Oxide Greens, Blue 1, Yellow 10, Red 33.

How I feel about the FaceWash?
Well, to begin with - the Color looks Ammmmazzing and soo refreshing..
The tiny little beads within looks so beautiful!
Lovely packaging!
It has a flip top opener and just the right amount of product comes out of the flip top.

Wait..
What did I say ? ?
Beautiful beads .. Huh! ?
There it stops!!!!
The beads don't provide exfoliation, its very difficult to get hold of them and, its simply impossible to burst each and every bead to release the fragrance -- I dont even think there is a separate fragrance emerging from the beads.. Apart from looking beautiful, it did not make much sense to have those beads!
Chasing the beads to burst them is like Tom chasing Jerry! (Yeah, I still watch cartoons and love them!)

Fragrance - I had chosen Green Apple - The fragrance was refreshing. Love to use this one for its fragrance :)

Coming to how the face wash worked at the zits -- I washed my face with this wash in the evening and next morning the zit vanished --- Nah! I am not joking! The zits really vanished..! They became very dry and flaky and by next day'end, there was no sign of pimple.

Impressed by the facewash's power to remove the zits almost instantly, I tried the face wash when I didn't have any pimples - And, next day i woke up with bad flaky dry skin! Ufff!

To sum up,

Ripes!
Refreshing Fragrance,
Cost-wise okay,
Great for Pimples,
Cleans dirt & oil,

Raws!
Crushing beads is like chasing Jerry in Tom&Jerry cartoons!
Not for combination/dry skin!

And, One more thing! This one is already finished! A pat on the back for me! :)

Lush Porridge Soap - A Review

I somehow love lush soaps even though they are very expensive and don't do a lot other than smelling great!
Here is a review of another soap from their line - The Porridge Soap. 

 

Description from Website:

 Start the day the Goldilocks way with a helping or three of porridge oats. Ideal for sensitive skin; irresistible to everyone else. Oats are soothing for the skin, while orange juice is refreshing. Rise and shine with some delicious porridge.

Ingredients:

Water (Aqua), Rapeseed Oil; Coconut Oil (Brassica napus; Cocos nucifera), Propylene Glycol, Pinhead Oatmeal (Avena sativa), Fresh Organic Orange Juice (Citrus Aurantium dulcis), Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Perfume, Labdanum Resinoid (Cistus labdaniferus), Sweet Wild Orange Oil (Citrus sinensis), Glycerine, Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, *Limonene

Price:

Rs 320 per 100 gms

Positives :) :

It is a not a very attractive soap , at least to me. It looks a lot like you have burnt the oats and mixed into the milk and then added loads of sugar. 

Why did I choose to buy it? I chose it because of the amazing perfume. Its Soo Soothing. It just felt like having oats porridge back at home. Yummy! and Soothing! 

The soap is very very creamy. And let me stress again, this smells like heaven in the shower. It has SLS and therefore lathers quite well.

It has little azuki beans that do a good job of scrubbing my elbows and knees.

I initially thought that after some days, i would be left only with the azuki beans and all the creamy white part would melt off in the water - but i was wrong. The cream and adzuki beans both last.

For Chennai climate, I dont immediately require a moisturizer after using this soap.

Negatives :( :

It melts really fast. Its like bathing with a cup of solidified milk to which oats, sugar and adzuki beans have been mixed. So, you can imagine how fast this soap melts. I make it a point to cut up lush soaps into little squares and use them. The rest of the soap is safely stashed away in a dry cardboard box.
 

I find adzuki beans a tad more stronger than required for me. This is not the softest of scrub soaps. 

One thing that is pretty irritating is finding aduzki beans stuck/trapped in the drain of the bathroom. Who likes cleaning the bathroom immediately after bathing? Uhh!! ? Not at all pretty.. And this very point has turned me against this otherwise awesome soap.

 
Will I buy this again?? 

Nopes. Adzuki grains get trapped in the drain and this melts like crazzy..

Rating:

3.0 out of 5.0

A word of advise:

Dont buy this one unless you have someone to clean the bathroom after you take bath.

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Lush Aqua marina: - Review

Lush Aqua marina:

Product Description:

Skin-softening seaweed cleansing wash. Aqua Marina is a calming but effective cleanser and a joy to use. Like a pink mousse wrapped in seaweed, it feels so soft and wobbly that you'll want to play with it, rather than clean your face with it. Smooth it on, rinse it off and your face feels smooth, smells sweet and looks brighter. It has calamine and aloe vera to soothe irritated skin, especially when you've been caught by the sun or the wind. The kaolin cleanses deeply and tightens your skin a little. Immediate result: smoother, softer and firmer skin straight away. Long term result: using Aqua Marina will help to get rid of your skin's toxins and protect it from the wear and tear of daily life.

Ingredients List:

 Comments:

This product comes in a small black standard lush tub.

The smell reminds me of a calm soothing scent that can be sniffed only when near a beach - perfect example that i could think of is besant nagar beach at chennai :) 

It is a very very thick soft pinkish paste.

It has green leafy things , that i suppose are sea weed. These act like scrub while washing my face with this one.

How do I use this? 

I remove the make up with a face wash,

I take a small bit of this cleanser on my fingers (making sure the fingers are dry) ,

Add few drops of water ,

Make a paste out of the thick cleanser,

Apply on face,

Massage into the face for nearly three mins,

Wash it off with plenty of water.

End Results: 

A very very clean face with a very calming / soothing effect.

Positives:) :

* Very soothing and Calming, though scent smells absurd at first, it gives out a very soothing effect afterwards.

* The sea weed act like a very mild scrub and with the first wash itself , you can see the skin glowing.

* After a hot day under the chennai heat, i love using this as it reduces the burns/redness and beats the summer with a big broomstick!! :P

* I believe, this is suitable for both dry and oily skins gals

* We know the ingredients and am glad that this does not foam - no sls :)

Negatives:( :

* Some may not like the scent.

* Sometimes, when the seaweed gets stuck to your hair, and say, you notice it only after few hours, then its really very awkward and difficult to remove them. So, I use the paste parts in the mornings / when i would be going out, and I use the seaweed part when I know I would be inside the home. :)

Will I buy this again:

Yep! Its a must for hot summers! :)

Natural Bath and Body Cleanser: Rose & Patchouli Face Wash - Review

Hey All,

The review is  gonna be about the 'Natural Bath and Body Cleanser: Rose & Patchouli Face Wash'.

I bought this one from urbantouch.com for Rs 220

I could not find a review anywhere on the net (correct me if wrong, and also, let me know the sites/blogs where this product has been reviewed :) )

I bought this product on an impulse to get something different :)

Its a beautiful black colored plastic packaging with a simple paper label in the front. It somehow looks really sophisticated. :)

It has a pump packing and comes with a small transparent lid to cover the pump, which i really like. 

The transparent lid is neither very loose, nor tight and i find it very easy to use.

This product claims to be made without any parabens and sulphates .. Whooohooo!! :)

Ingredients are completely listed at the back of the bottle. 

Wouldn't it  be great if the Urban touch lists the ingredients (if provided at the back , as in this case..) ? UrbanTouch, take note..

The beautiful pump nozzle. :)

One single pump gives so much and is enough for cleansing the makeup-less face.

The scent of rose is verrry soothing and natural. And the scent remains for a while after washing the face.

Yes, It lathers, but just a little - just enough to make you feel as though you are washing your face (if you know what i mean ) :) 

Positives :) :

* No parabens, no sulphates

* Very mild and soothing aroma of natural rose

* One pump is enough for a wash

Negatives :( :

* None! Its absolutely perfect for me and am glad that i tried this one :)

Rating:

4.5/5 (simply cant give a 5/5 to anything.. :P )