Chambor Single Blush Star Candy 57

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Today I am going to review my first Chambor blush in the shade ‘Star Candy’ which I got from Stylercraze.com recently. I came across with this shade after going through Prachi’s blog post HERE

Quantity- 6 Grams

Price: Rs 495, you can get this at good discount from Medplusbeauty at Rs 420.

Shades Available:

57 Star Candy
59 Star Delight
65 Soft Rose
66 Ambering Rose
61 Soft Strawberry
71 Rose Fonce

My Take on This Product:

Since the day I saw swatches of this blush at Prachi’s blog, I have wanted to grab this for me at the earliest. Chambor blushes come in very sophisticated navy blue box with a mirror and a blusher brush provided inside of it. The patented signature of Chambor is embossed on the top of the box. A plastic sheath is provided to protect the blusher. The brush provided with it is not scratchy but very small for blusher application, I would rather use that for applying eye shadows on my eye lid.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT:

The particular shade ‘Star Candy’ is one of the most unique shades I have ever seen from any brand. Its an earthy pink shade with golden highlighter distributed all over it in patches. I was amazed to see this beauty. Its texture indeed is very soft and smooth. You can say its little of both powder and cream blush. Though its soft, whenever I swipe my brush across it, there is simply no wastage of product. One swipe of the blusher brush picks enough product for my cheek imparting a healthy luminous glow. 

NATURAL LIGHT:

This blush won’t show up on very wheatish to dark skin tones. As a blusher it will show up on fair skin tones nicely, on my wheatish skin it shows up as a very pretty highlighter. It imparts a pearly finish without accentuating my pores. The golden highlighter adds warmth to the shade and makes it a perfect blusher for wedding parties. This blusher cum highlighter stays on my cheeks for 8 hours +. I never keep my makeup more than 8 hours on my face, so I am not sure but its staying power could be more than that. Its staying power is high due to its texture, you can feel its mousse like consistency upon touch. Its lightweight almost feather like and blends like a dream on skin.

If you are looking for a highly pigmented blusher you would be disappointed, but as a blusher cum highlighter it scores really high there. It gives a naturally warm luminous glow to your skin. I apply it most of the times on the apple of my cheeks. I wear it during day time too.  (No option :p) Considering the amount required for each application, this blush is going to last me for a long time.

Pros of the Product:

-It’s a pretty earthy pink blusher with pretty golden highlighter distributed all over it in patches.

-Comes in sophisticated blue box with the chambor sign embossed in it.

-Its texture is very soft and smooth, its something in between both powder and cream blush.

-Never broke me out.

-Imparts a warm luminous glow to my cheeks.

-Staying power is 8 hours +

-It’s a unique blush cum highlighter.

-Quantity is 6 Grams which is pretty good too.

-You require a soft swipe with the brush for each cheek.

-Its going to last me for a long time.

-There are three more shades in this range.

-Though it has pearly finish, still it never accentuates my pores like other blushes.

-You can very much wear it in day time.

-You would never go overboard with this blush.

-Its blends like a dream.

-It has no OTT Sparkles in it.

-Suitable for wedding Parties where staying power  of makeup matters a lot.

-Its travel friendly.

-Its non comedogenic.

-It contains no animal ingredients.

-The blusher with the golden highlighter will give a nice sun kissed glow, so grab one for yourself this summer.  :)

Cons of The Product:

-The blusher wont show up on darker skin tones.

-It may sound pricy for many people.

-The blusher brush is pretty useless.

-Imparts pearly finish which may not cater to everyone’s preference.

-Available online at few shopping sites and chambor outlets only.

-No blush in this range comes with matte finish.

-All shades are not available online or even at the outlet.

-Contains parabens.

Rating:

Packaging: 4.5 out of 5

Texture: 5 out of 5

Staying Power: 5 out of 5

Pigmentation: 3.75 out of 5

Availability: 3.5 out of 5

Price: 4 out of 5

Overall Rating: 4.25 out of 5

Will I repurchase it? Yes of course, I am going to try other shades ‘Soft Rose’ and ‘Ambering Rose’ for sure.

My Overall Recommendation: It’s a pretty blusher cum highlighter which imparts luminous healthy glow to cheeks with a very subtle natural color. I would highly recommend this blusher for wedding parties and other special occasions.

 Kindly ignore the mess around my room!  :p

Beware of Jabong.com- Update!

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Today I am going to share my views and show you my haul pics of my recent haul from Jabong.com.

My Experience :

I came to know about Jabong when Our own Glossybox (who has not cared to send any voucher or box to Glossybox Winners) had given us options to either choose Glossybox or Jabong voucher for our Glossybox Giveaway winners.

I surfed the site and found out that Jabong.com was offering Rs 2000 worth discount voucher on sign up.I couldnt believe my eyes at first,then I surfed their range , signed up for an account and added few products in my account.I realized that the coupon code has to be used four times and to avail the offer each time one has to purchase products worth Rs 1500 and above.So each time you get a discount of Rs 500 on purchase of products worth Rs 1500 and more.

I felt it was not a bad deal after all, I can order at least once and check their service.So I ordered for :

-Fresh line Blue Chamomile Mask

-Votre Under Eye Cream

-Lakme Rouge Blusher Ginger Surprise

They offered COD to my place too, I got my products within 4days of order.i was very excited to see my parcel.Check the haul pics:

When I mailed them up they asked me to return the damaged product with some courier and they will give a voucher worth the courier charges but they compensate anything for my damaged blusher.Read the mail below I received from them:

Dear Tapaswani,

We apologise for all the inconvenience caused to you.

Kindly note that we would not be able to process any refund either in form of vouchers or in form of a new blusher. This is in compliance with the policies and procedures clearly stated on our website.

For more information, please refer to the guidelines below.

"Please note that "Jabong.com's 30 Day Returns Policy" does not apply to Inner wear, Lingerie, Fragrances, Beauty products and Jewellery".

The link can be found here:-

http://www.jabong.com/cancellations_and_returns/

I was really shocked reading this mail.I totally regret shopping from this site.Guys if you are interested in shopping from this site do it entirely on your own risk.You wont get any refunds for any damaged goods that you receive from them.I was shocked with their audacity and wonder when popular online shopping sites can offer shopping vouchers or products compensating for damaged goods, why can't they.From now onwards I wont get lured away by such fraud sites and really would go through 'Return and Refund policies' first for sure.

UPDATE:
Friends, a person from their customer care called me up and asked me to send the damaged product to them and they will arrange for a refund after receiving the damaged product. This is however not applicable in all cases.I mean to say, what about others who do not have a blog and cannot voice their opinion? They don't have a right to get a refund after receiving damaged products? 
Well you may consider me insane, but to cross check their service, I placed another order and received my parcel today.Just check the haul pics and decide by yourself:

Guys is this original Lord and Berry Seta Pressed pure eyeshadow??? Its shade South Beach, but I didn't get any information regarding this shade from internet including Lord & Berry Website.

Just see its condition, These people are purposely sending damaged products with each order.So moral of the story is, never ever purchase anything from this site. 

Hey Guys, recently a guy from their customer care called me up and informed me that they have sent new products to compensate for the losses.I received all the products from them in good condition within 4 days.Their approach has become very serious and responsible.I liked their service this time.They told me there was some issues in their packaging and they have sorted that out.I just hope their approach would be this responsible always towards every customer.

L'oreal Paris Superliner 24 Hour Waterproof Gel Liner - 02 Brown

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My Fellow Blogger Siri Sekhar of the wonderful blog Siri-mythoughts wanted to see the swatches of L'oreal Gel Liner in shade 'Brown' side by side with the swatches of Faces Eyeliner Pencil 'Metal Brown' which I found to be its closest dupe, so here I am reviewing it for all of you sweeties!

What The Company Says?

A long-lasting waterproof eyeliner with an intense and bold color result. The high-precision brush makes application easy and creates a perfectly smooth line. An ultra-quick drying effect creates a smudge-free, dramatic look that lasts up to 24 hours

Price: Rs 750 for 2.8 grams

 

My Take On This Product:

I had purchased this gel liner last year in the month of June from a store at Kolkata.It was an impulse buy, I had really not thought picking this up.I had actually gone to purchase Maybelline gel liner in Black and ended up buying both Maybelline and L'Oreal Gel liner in Brown.I wanted to purchase gel liner in shades Black and Brown.The SA showed me the L'Oreal gel liner, at that time I didn't know its price and was taken aback after hearing its price :p I mean after paying half the bucks for Maybelline Gel liner for almost same quantity I had never expected I would have to cough up double the amount for this beauty :p

This gel liner comes in a glass jar with a gel liner brush provided with it.The quality of the brush is much better than the brush provided with Maybelline gel liner and the overall look and packaging is far more attractive and sophisticated.You can draw both thick and thin lines with the brush provided with it.The Gel liner is seriously of awesome quality, now I understand why its charged double the price of Maybelline gel liner.Its very creamy and just one swipe gives me fabulous pigmentation, I don't need to dip my brush in liner for more.Its been almost 9 months since I bought it, still the texture has not changed even a single bit.Its same soft and creamy as it was.This liner is not only 'Waterproof' but also 'Smudge proof'. It stays on my eyes without any base for whole day till I do not remove it with a makeup remover.It does not get removed entirely with a face wash.I have been using it so much, still it refuses to finish as very little gel is required for each application.

This range has only two shades:

-Black

-Brown

The Black one is completely matte but the brown one is a pretty warm brown shade with subtle golden specks which are evenly distributed in the gel liner.This is Gel liner is of best quality among all the drugstore liners available at market and totally worth its price.

Pros Of The Product:

-Its a pretty warm brown shade with visible golden specks in it.

-Very much wearable shade, can be worn both during and night.

-The Texture of the gel liner is very soft and creamy and remains same for a long time.Its been 9 months I bought this liner and I haven't noticed a single change in its formulation till now.

-Its highly pigmented and you require just a swipe for lining your eyes.

-Its completely Waterproof.

-Its smudge proof too.

-It stays on my eyes for the whole day till I do not remove it with a makeup remover.

-It dries up within seconds after applying on my eyes.

-Can be used as eyeshadow base too.

-The packaging is travel friendly and attractive.

-Its provided with a gel liner brush of very good quality.

-One can draw both thin and thick lines with the brush provided with it.

-Its quality is far better than any gel liner I have used till date ( I have used Inglot, Bharat & dorris, Maybelline, Tips & toes gel liners only)

-This shade will flatter all Indian skin tones.

-It will last you for a very long time indeed.

-Did not dry up even a bit like other gel liners.

-Never makes my eyes feel uncomfortable or stretchy.

-I have lined my waterline too with it few times and it never stung me, however I would not advise you to do the same.

Cons Of The Product:

-Its price is a major turn off, not budget friendly at all.

-Quantity provided is only 2.8 grams.

-Only two shades are available. :(

-Those who like sporting only matte liners may like it.

Rating:

Qualitywise: 5 out of 5

Price: 3.5 out of 5

Shade: 5 out of 5

Availability: 4 out of 5

Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5

Will I Repurchase it? If I need to then definitely yes I will.

My Overall Recommendation: This is a pretty warm brown shade with visible golden sparkles in it.Its of great quality and does not dry up soon unlike other gel liners.This shade can be worn both during day and night.I would definitely recommend you this liner if it fits your budget.

Those who want to know a dupe of this shade can try Faces Eyeliner Pencil 'Metal Brown', Its the closest dupe.

Parachute Advansed Body Lotion Review

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Today I am going to review ‘Parachute Advanced Body Lotion’ in both Dry and Normal Variant. I restrained myself from reviewing it earlier because I already had several body lotions to use this Winter and I wanted to give an honest review, just using once or twice does not help you know. So I waited for other lotions to get over and started using it from February Second week. So  go through my review to know better about this lotion.

Price: Rs 99 for 250 ml

What The Company Says?

Gain soft skin with Parachute Advansed Body Lotion
For the first time ever, indulge your skin with 100% natural moisturizers, that brings goodness of coconut milk to skin. Parachute Advansed body lotion, the only moisturizer with 100% Natural Moisturizers and goodness of coconut milk makes skin delightfully soft and smooth in just 7 days. Now, treat yourselves to Parachute Advansed Body Lotion, which helps you rediscover soft skin and naturally so! Enriched with the goodness of coconut milk, it works in a superior manner to actually penetrate deep into skin and nourish it from within – leaving your skin feeling soft, glowing and supple, absolutely irresistible to touch!

My Take On This Product:

Dry Variant:

This comes in a Light blue colored bottle with a flip top cap for use. I really liked the packaging in terms of its looks.It  has that curvy feminine kind shape which makes me feel special just made for we girls. However I don’t think its completely spill proof and travel friendly. Though its not bulky but there are chances of spillage too. This body lotion looks very creamy and moisturizes well. It does not give any kind of greasy feeling, just hydrates my skin and relieves the stretchy dry looking appearance of skin within seconds. When used in less quantity it gets absorbed easily. There are some turn offs for me though. I didn’t like the fragrance of this Dry variant lotion at all, its fragrance is very similar to the drugstore fairness creams available in market. After few hours, I again feel the need of re applying it but yes that’s the case with every body lotion. But the major turn off was that I observed during Sunny days, this lotion made my skin more dull looking than any other product. Anyways this is an average lotion and I will use it only during Winters. I Just wish it smelled of something natural ( may be of coconut water)

p.s Recently discovered a product that has fragrance of coconut water and it feels refreshing when used, its fragrance makes me use it more.

 Normal Variant:

This one comes in a curvy shaped Light green bottle with a fliptop cap for use. Though I noticed ingredient list of both Dry and Normal Variant is almost similar, still I prefer using the Normal variant more often these days. This has awesome fragrance, it reminds me of Sunsilk shampoos which I absolutely love a lot. This body lotion is very light weight and gets absorbed within seconds. It gives optimum hydration to my skin and really my skin looks healthy and bright too. Though this is not the best option for winters still I would love to use it all year round. I am surely going to hook onto this lotion in future. I have noticed just after bath when I apply it, my skin remains hydrated for a long time. Guys surely try this variant in particular.

 Pros Of The Product:

-Contains natural moisturizers of Coconut

-Instantly relieves dry looking skin.

-Keeps my skin hydrated and makes it soft and supple.

-These lotions can be used all year round.

-Very light weight, yet creamy and gets absorbed within seconds.

-The normal variant has an awesome fruity- floral fragrance which makes me use it more and more.

-Very apt for summers.

-Super reasonable price for a huge quantity.

-My skin never feels dull or greasy, the normal variant specifically brightens my skin.

-Attractive curvy feminine packaging.

-Easily available in market.

-Never made my skin greasy.

-Available in 100 and 40 ml packaging.

Cons Of The Product:

-The Dry variant sometimes makes my skin look dull.

-The fragrance of dry variant smells of fairness creams which feels suffocating for me. (Its my personal view, may not match yours)

-Contains Parabens, what is the need of adding Parabens when they have already used Phenoxyethanol  (Another preservative which is considered safe)

-I feel the need to reapply 3-4 times at least each day.

-Not suitable for winters.

-I don’t know but these lotions nowhere reminded me of coconuts.

Rating :

Quality wise: 3.75 out of 5

Packaging: 4 out of 5

Availability: 4.5 out of 5

Price: 5 out of 5

Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5

Will I repurchase it? I am definitely going to repurchase the Normal variant for sure.

My Overall Recommendation? These are lightweight budget friendly body lotions apt for all year round use. You may not however get sufficient hydration during winters after using it. Definitely go for the Normal Variant during summers.

p.s PR Sample.

My Shopping Experience with Violetbag.com and Haul

Hello Friends!

I think am the the last one to shop from Violetbag online shopping site ans sharing experience :p I thought to purchase few products from this site in the last week of February.So lets have a look at the website.

At their Home Page, all products are divided in two section:

- New products

-Featured Products

At the top, all the products are sorted into following sections:

-Jewellery 

 I quite liked their Fashion jewellery collection.They have some very sophisticated pieces which is apt for both Party wear and ethnic Indian outfits.

-Makeup

 All Makeup products ranging from Blushes, Eyeliners, Lipsticks, Bronzers, Foundations etc  from several brands can be seen under this section. 

-Skin Care

This section comprises of all kinds of Skin Care products from several well known brands. 

-Herbal

This section shows all herbal and  natural products from many well known brands.

-Haircare

This section comprises of several Hair care products like hair color, Shampoos, Conditioners, Masks, Hair Nourishers, etc from well known brands.

-Bath & Body

 Here one can find various Bath & Body products, many unique ones from various brands. 

-Beauty Tools

Here one can get both general and professional range of Makeup brushes and other beauty tools like Bath products and Hair Straighteners and curlers.

 -Fragrances

 This is where Violetbag scores, They have an awesome collection of perfumes from several International brands like Dolce gabbana, Paris Hilton, Davidoff, Calvin Clein, Givenchy, Hugo Boss etc Must check it buddies. 

-For Him

This section comprises of several products useful for daily use for men.I really appreciate Online Shopping sites having a separate section for Men as it makes it easy for guys to shop their daily use products , perfumes and other herbal products too for their personal use.Online Shopping should have sections for Men and Women, so this is very useful.

-Brands

This section shows all the brands that Violetbag has in its stock.

My Experience:

I have checked this site before too.I have seen many products at this site available at better discounts in comparison to others.Like I had seen Vega Professional range of brushes, Shahnaz Husain products at better discounts than other well known shopping sites.This time I ordered for few Shahnaz Husain products and a Lakme 9 to 5 Lipcolor Almond Ice.They have wide range of payment options including COD Service.But they do not offer COD Service to many places including mine which makes it difficult for me to shop from here regularly.

I liked their range of Fashion Jewellery, Makeup Brushes, Lipstick and Fragrance collection.Their customer Service was the best I have seen till date.They are very helpful and give prompt reply to your queries.After placing an order, one gets the Invoice in Pdf format which can be saved and an order tracking url which takes you to the courier service web page and  displays the order Status.Everything is well managed just I felt that they should not have dispatched by Aramex because i totally distrust that courier service.When I checked my order status after few days, it was written delivered at Calcutta.I was kind of shocked.I mailed this matter to customer service of Violetbag.com.Aramex Customer Service lied that they had delivered my parcel to me , when they actually had not. :( I reported this to the customer Service of Violetbag.They helped me a lot and assured me i will get it soon.Later I got a mail that they have delivered it to someone else and they will dispatch a new parcel to me.But after 3-4 days I got a mail that I will get my parcel within few days.So at last I got my parcel after 12 days, due to mismanagement on part of Aramex courier service.

Apart from that, I quite ,loved everything about the site.I wish them to add more brands and new launches into their existing list of available products.

The packaging of the parcel was pretty good, the box was sturdy and all products were bubble wrapped, with many thermocol pieces.

Plus Points:

-All products are categorized into several sections and sub sections which makes it easy for us to browse particular products.

-They offer better discounts on several products in comparison to other sites.

-They have wide range of payment options including COD Service.

-Very Friendly and helpful Customer care service.

-I liked their collection of Fashion jewellery and mostly I liked their perfume collection, its amazing.

-They have no question asked return policy.

-They offer extra discount on existing discounts on several products every now and then.

-Their makeup brush collection is good too.

-They wide range of product from both Indian and International brands.

-They offer Free shipping over Rs 250 purchase.

-They give a free gift with purchase above Rs 1000.

-In the beauty tool section, you can purchase hair Straighteners and curlers too.

-After placing an order, you get the invoice in Pdf format which you can save and a tracking url which displays your Order status.

Minus Points:

-They do not offer COD to many places including  mine.

- I got my parcel after 12 Days.

-Even after placing an order, the same products shows up in the 'My Violet Bag section' and you get a mail to empty it.

-The brands no more excites me much as they are available at several other sites too.It would be good if they continuously add and expand their Brand Section.

My Haul:

 

p.s I was given a voucher for shopping but that has not affected my review.