Review- OrganicMill Face Lep & Aloe Day Gel

Hey Everybody,

Yes... it's been really long that I haven't been here but I have been doing some amazing stuff, about which I'll talk some other time. 

This post is regarding some interesting products that I was sent from OrganicMill to try and review. OrganicMill is a Greater Noida based company founded by Ms. Dishi Jain out of her passion to do something different with beauty products. She started with organic and natural formulation for lip balm in July 2015 and has not looked back ever since. She has around 15 products in her kitty ranging from skin care, hair care, soaps etc. and is coming up with few more soon. All products are made personally by her when ordered and contain all natural and organic ingredients.

Out of her range of products, she sent me Aloe Day Gel and Face Lep.

ALOE DAY GEL

Product Description- Aloe Vera Gel with SPF 30 helps to protect your skin from harmful UV rays and aloe vera helps in various skin issues  like Acne & Pimples, Ageing, Dehydrated Skin, Sunburns, Pigmentation and Marks. It gives you fresh and healthy skin with a glow.

Ingredients & Instructions

Review

Aloe Gel was one product I was really looking forward to. Aloe vera with Sun protection could be the best thing that you can put on your face in summers specially if your skin is combination-oily like mine. It could be great summer time product as aloe vera also helps in soothing sunburns. The tea tree oil will help to counter all skin types of skin irritation.

The gel was quite soothing and cooling on the skin. Kept my skin oily free for around 4 hours. I usually apply it in the morning and put on my makeup over it.

A wonderful product this is.

Price

Rs. 450 for 30gm

FACE LEP

Product Description- Face Lep is a blend of 20 herbs and flowers (Neem, Manjishtha, Aloe Vera, Turmeric, Tulsi, Red Sandalwood, Khus etc.) with Fuller's Earth (Multani Mitti). It helps to cure various problems like pimples and acne, open pores, blackheads, acne marks, ageing and suntan. It also helps in enhancing, exfoliating and nourishing the skin making it clear soft and radiant.

Instructions- The product is like a powder that can be used with OrganicMill Toner or green tea extract for oily and sensitive skin and can be used with curd for dry, normal or ageing skin. Keep it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse with water.

Review

                                        

I used the Face Lep with green tea extract and kept it on for 15 minutes. Then scrubbed before taking off with water. It left my face really soft and smooth taking off all the white heads in the first use itself. I use it every 2-3 days as a face scrub now. 

Price

Rs. 500 for 70gm.

Both the products are really good and gave the desired result. Apart from these, OrganicMill has other products like Lip Balm, Lip Scrub, Toner, Body Scrub, Hair Oil, Night Cream, Under Eye Cream, Bath Salt, Glycerin Soap, Hand and Foot Mask and are coming up with new products soon. Products are decently priced and I am going to go back for few more things.

How to Order?

The products are custom made on order. To place order, You can connect on Organicmill FB Page or can call/whatsapp +919971648091.

Reader's Offer

Quote 'makeupsutra' while placing the order and get 10% off on your first order.

Looking forward to try more products and share the review.

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Review- An Experience that reinstated my trust in Lakme Salon

Lakme Salon used to be my go-to place whenever I was looking to get pampered since 2010 both in Bangalore and Delhi. After we left for Japan in 2011, Lakme used to be the preferred place for beauty services whenever we used to come back. 

In 2014, when we moved back to Mumbai, I was looking to get rebonding done for my hair and went to a Lakme Salon because of the trust I had on the brand but was not very happy with the service and also the attitude of the staff. Anyways, I brushed off the experience as one off but again a similar thing happened at a Lakme Salon in Delhi where I went for getting my hair styled for an occasion and had the worst possible experience. The staff was not sure what to do and ultimately I had to guide them to get something done. This completely shattered my trust in the brand and I decided never to go back to Lakme again as the quality of services and staff had deteriorated significantly.

I patronised other salons specially for my pedicure. My regular pedicurist left the salon and one day after reading a lot of reviews about Lakme Salon, Hiranandani, Powai, I decided to go there and get my pedicure done from their Star Pedicurist Mr. Prabhakar and also booked an appointment for Face Cleanup with Shilpa.  

On reaching the salon, I was taken to a private room for cleanup. Shilpa suggested to go for Tangy Cleanup considering my combination skin and an Algae Collagen Mask. She was very particular about hygiene throughout the service and explained and showed all the products she was using on my face. It was a good experience but I told her that I'll give my feedback after 2 days when my skin settles down after the cleanup. And after two days, my skin is feeling wonderful!

Next was the appointment with Mr. Prabhakar. He suggested to go for the basic aroma pedicure because of the less time I had in hand. The pedicure was amazing, not a speck of dead skin on my feet and a relaxing massage. I was also told that his family is been into this field as pedicurist for decades now and he himself is working for more than 20 years. Yet, after completing the service, he asked me to check the feet for dead skin or dirt... I was wondering, where could this man go wrong with all those years behind him. It was an amazing experience and looks like I'll be a regular there.

Jasleen, the owner of the salon was courteous and humble; and is doing a great job of maintaining the image of the brand with her staff. With this experience, I think I can go back to Lakme with restored trust.

Would you like to share a similar experience, Please do so in comments! Looking forward to hear from you all!

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Beauty Resolutions 2016

Everyone goes in to make resolutions in a hope that they can follow them even after the first week of January and I am no different. I prefer to set realistic goals and take them through the year... So let's go and check out my beauty resolutions for 2016... I know I am late to make resolutions, but wanted to let 2016 sink in so that they are more realistic... :D

1. Drink lots of water during the day... even though I do it now but want to keep doing it forever
2. Follow CTM (Cleansing, Toning, Moisturizing) religiously
3. Experiment with makeup and try looks that are beyond my comfort zone
4. Getting a good 6-7 hours sleep every night... will have to work really hard for this
5.  Be regular with this blog... again a lot of hard work required here ;)

What are your beauty resolutions for 2016? Do leave a comment

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Oriflame Product Review

Hey everyone,

Recently I was contacted by Oriflame to review some of their products. November catalog was shared with me and I was to pick up 3 products of my choice for review. I selected following products-

1. Giordani Gold Bronzing Pearls in Natural Radiance

2. The One Power Shine Lipstick in Trendy Berry

3. Very Me Soft 'N' Glam Eye shadow in Sweet Olive

Let's talk about each product in detail

Giordani Gold Bronzing Pearls in Natural Radiance

Product Description- A simple swirl with the brush and the perfect blend of micro pearls will give your skin a seamless, natural glow and flawless luminescence. Enriched with precious mica and silica minerals for a more radiant look.

My Take- I always get fascinated with things that are different. So bronzing pearls caught my eye and was the first product that I ordered for. Though I was a bit disappointed with the packaging, the plastic bowl and the flap lid in dirty yellow color... When the product name says gold, I was expecting something better. There is a sponge to keep the beads in place.

Anyways, coming to the product now- the beads are pink and brownish. I used a blush brush to apply, the color is not very intense but the shine is. Very difficult to get color in the picture even after building up. I would prefer to use it as a highlighter than as a blush.

Rating- 4/5

The One Power Shine Lipstick in Trendy Berry

I went ahead and ordered this lipstick as I am a big fan of shimmer and glitter and love it even more on lips in a subtle way.

Product Description- Medium coverage lipstick in pearly shades with ultra-reflective MetaShine pearls for amplified shine. Infused with caring LipKiss Complex for softer, smoother lips and even more shine.

My Take on the Product- The lipstick is everything it promise. Medium coverage, gives good shine and keep your lips moisturized. The color is a pretty pink-berry. It stays on comfortably for 4 hours without any lip primer or lip liner and beyond that, the color starts fading but the shine stays.

In all, very happy with the product.

The One Power Shine Lipstick in Trendy Berry- without flash

The One Power Shine Lipstick in Trendy Berry- with flash

Rating- 5/5

Very Me Soft 'N' Glam Eye shadow in Sweet Olive

I have been on a look out for green eye shadow for a while now and love to try them wherever I find one, hence picked this one.

Product Description- The eye shadow duo that’s as versatile as your mood! Apply it dry for a soft, shimmering finish; apply it wet for intense metallic glamour.

My Take on the Product- This eye shadow duo comes in a clear plastic packaging. There is an olive green and a dark moss green color. The colors are not very intense. One swipe doesn't show much. If used wet, it looks better with metallic effect. Overall, nothing great but not bad either.

Rating- 3.5/5

The overall experience was fairly good. Would love to try few more products here

How do you like Oriflame products? Have you tried any of the above products? How do you like them? Please comment and share your views.

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Intense, Long Lasting, Reasonably Priced Eye Liner?? Dream or Reality?

Hey Beauties,

I know it's been long... actually realllly long that I have posted on my blog. But, to compensate for the gap... here I am with something absolutely interesting.

How often we are looking for an eyeliner which doesn't smudge, is waterproof and long lasting, easy to apply, mess free and above all... it should fit well in your pocket.

Trying various products for few months now... some in India, some from abroad imported here... some popular and some trying to make an entry into Indian market. In this quest, I found a product that fits into all the above requirements. This product is from Lebanon and made in Taiwan and is just making an entry into Indian markets and is available through distributors only.

So how did I catch hold of this product? The importer of this product gave me two samples of this product to use and review over a period of few weeks. And I was hooked to this product from the first day...

Well... let me just take the mystery away and unveil the product- This is PROVOC Semi permanent eyeliner pencil.

Product Claims

An intense range of semi-permanent makeup pencils that are designed to grab attention. Provoc long lasting, easy to apply makeup pencils come with-

• Semi Permanent Formula
• Waterproof
• Intense Colors
• One Stroke Application
• Outstanding Color Range
• Easy Take Off with Waterproof Makeup Remover

My Take on the Product

These are sharpenable pencils that comes with a transparent plastic lid and a colour indicator and number on the pencil.

The texture is absolutely smooth and creamy and great for one stroke application as claimed. The color is intense and a wide variety of colors are available (29 colors to be exact!). The colors range from the basic black, brown to blues, greens, purples, metallic; from matte to shimmer, basically everything that one can think of in terms of eye pencil.

To test their staying power, I let the black one on my oily eyelids and waterline for the whole day and I went on with my usual routine and at night when I went to remove my makeup, the eyeliner was still intact and intense. That was it... One stroke application, stays on for more than 8 hours, amazing colours... what more can you demand from an eyeliner. It's like using a gel liner without the mess.

Coming to most important part... so how much do these cost?
They are priced at Rs.600 and currently available at few places like some high end beauty salons. If you really want to try them out you can always mail me at nsur20@gmail.com or get connected at my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mirrorimageandstyle and I'll get them shipped to you and if you quote "MAKEOVER", you get 10% discount on MRP.

What do you look out for in an eyeliner pencil? Do leave a comment

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Foot prints on the Web- Interview with Smart Indian Women

Smart Indian Women (http://www.smartindianwomen.com/) is a website dedicated to the modern Indian Woman, who is strong, independent, traditional, modern, beautiful, an entrepreneur, a homemaker and a mother.

They wanted to feature me as a blogger on their website and hence this interview. To describe the concept of Smart Indian Women

"“Smart Indian Women” is the identity of every woman who is strong, independent and who completes the world with a single smile. The idea behind establishing this website is to give a platform to all the beautiful women out there who wish to show the world, how different and how creative they are. Successful homemakers and amazing entrepreneurs who can set a trend with their art and creativity can find a great way to share their talent with the world. You create the idea and we give you a chance to share it with other creative ladies out there. From writing to sharing handicraft ideas, beauty secrets and a lot more is available on our website."

Sharing some bits of conversation here

Thanks for taking the time to chat with SIW. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your blog.     

Neha : I am Neha Suradkar, A Makeup Artist, a Style Coach, an Etiquette Trainer and a Fashion Educator with an experience of almost 8 years in the fields of Fashion Design Teaching and Research, Personal Style Consulting, Makeup, Styling and Trainings. I am the Founder and Director of Mirror Image & Style Pvt. Ltd. founded in April 2013.

I have a passion for writing and was actively involved in research and writing during my stint as an Associate Professor (Fashion & Apparel Design). I started my blog Mom- the Diva while in Singapore, and now am back in Mumbai, I am working on my new blog Makeup & Makeover with Neha. The blog was started in January 2015 and is all about beauty, style, makeup, wellness, makeup products, tutorials, reviews, dressing up, makeovers, giveaways etc.

What makes your blog so unique and why should people read it?          

Neha : The uniqueness of my blog lies in the fact that all the information is coming out from an expert in the field and is based on personal experience and experience of my clients as well.

How often do you blog?              

Neha : Now due to my work, the blogging schedule is quite erratic but I am trying to put things in place and get my time table done to post at least 3-4 times a week

For the complete interview follow the link
http://www.smartindianwomen.com/an-interview-with-blogger-neha-suradkar-of-makeup-makeover-with-neha/

Hope you enjoy reading... Share your views in comments

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