Website Review- Aplava

Aplava is a beauty website with a wide range of beauty products ranging from skin care, makeup, hair care, bath & body, fragrances and baby products too. The products are from various segments- drugstore to premium. You have to go online, select your products and they'll ship them free... Sounds Familiar? Of course! It is an online beauty site, so that's what they do!

But here comes something that makes Aplava different from the other online beauty websites- when you register your account, you are asked for your beauty profile. You have to tell about your Skin Type, kind of activities you do, your tendency to sweat, your skin tone, hair type etc. Then the products are recommended based on your beauty type so everything shown to you would be personalized to you. Isn't that wonderful. You won't see a wonderful foundation only to realize later that there is no color for your skin tone!

The brands range from Maybelline, L'oreal, Dermalogica, O3, Bodyography, Braun, Faces, Gillette, Just Herbs, Olay, Revlon, Sebamed, Vichy, Wild Earth and many others.
The check out process is simple and delivery is free. You get complimentary samples with every order.
There is a loyalty program for beauty shoppers- Apalava Prestige, wherein you are given double points for every purchase and also early access to deals and new products!

Another wonderful news is that they are having upto 50% off Summer Sale. I am sure you all would love to check it out!

I am going for my shopping spree... Are you coming???

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Review- Butterly Yours 'Bhasad Organizer'

Hey  Everyone,

I can understand the post headline could be incomprehensible for most of you makeup junkies and you all must be wondering if I have just put in some random words and a slang! But No! All the words in the headline describe a simple product from the brand 'Butterly Yours' that is presented in a totally different way with a unique twist.

First of all it has nothing to do with makeup and beauty... then why the review on Makeup Sutra? This is because it is something that we all would prefer to use in our life to organize and prioritize our tasks and make our life simpler... So yes you all got it... It's a planner/ Organizer.

But what's so special about it that it's grtting featured on Makeup Sutra? Yes, first because it caught my fancy and second, I instantly got tickled by the unique twist that it has.

So what's this whole 'unique twist' thing all about?

So this is not your usual planner with a leather cover and pages inside saying date/day/time and stuff.

This is a BHASAD ORGANIZER!

If you are not sure what Bhasad (read as भसड) means... here it goes for you- As per urban dictionary, "when people have nothing to do and doing bakchodi simultaneously, the environment is referred to as bhasad." The outcome of this whole situation is utter chaos.

So this 'Bhasad Organizer' will keep your Bhasad sightly more organized and planned so that the focus can be on important and urgent tasks. 

It has a swanky leather cover with an option of getting it personalized so it looks the part it plays but once you open that and look inside... it is not what you would have expected! Each page is divided into 4 sections to prioritize your to-do list... so you can put your tasks under following headings- Bhasad (Urgent & Important), O Teri Ki (Important not Urgent), Bhains ki Aankh (Urgent not Important) and Dekh Lenge Yaar (Not Important Not Urgent). This complete Desi Dilli Tadka cracked me up and brought out the hidden Dilli Girl and I could already see my other Delhi friends reacting to it in a similar fashion!! I can see it bringing in a lot of entertainment throughout the day.

So, you see it is an ideal gift too if you want to amuse some one or to tickle their sense of humor!

And another great thing about this is size... it's around 6 inches square that can fit in your bag and quite portable!

Price and How to Order?

So, this novel and entertaining planner is priced at just ₹349 and can be ordered from http://www.butterlyyours.com/ 

It can be customized in terms of colors (Black/ Pink/ Green/ Yellow) and can be personalized with your name!

Have a look at mine :)

What do you think of this interesting Organizer? Do share in comments...

Want to own this? We might come up with something... Keep a look out!

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Review: Aplava

Being a part of Blogger's network at Sheroes has its advantages. Being a beauty blogger, I received a call from Srishti that whether I would be interested in doing a review for Aplava.com, an online beauty store. Why would any beauty blogger in sane mind would refuse the offer... and I was no different.

About Aplava

"Aplava derives its name from sanskrit origins. Aplava (pronounced “AAp luv” in original sanskrit) means taking a bath to purify oneself. It’s an ablution process of cleansing oneself." 

(Source: http://www.aplava.com/)

They want to give the customers an experience of divine purity and a beautiful self.

They are a startup and the website looks pretty inviting. They have an assortment of prestigious brands, niche and cult brands as well as household names under various categories like  Skincare, makeup, wellness, fragrance, travel, intimacy etc for men and women; bath and body and diapering for babies; room fragrance, candles etc. under home and gifting options too.

The website is easy to navigate and use and the best part is since they deal directly with manufacturers or authorized distributors, there are hardly any chances of getting a duplicate/fake product.

Also, you can determine your beauty score on the site by answering questions about your skin, hair etc. This will be used to recommend a skin care routine for you as well as the products.

Aplava Website

Package & Delivery

So the package was shipped on 23rd July and was received on 27th July and it was packed in a cardboard box. All the products were individually bubble wrapped.

Products

Now comes the best part, which am sure you all must be waiting for... What did I get in that box??

Let me show you first, before talking about them...

So, in all I got 4 products, 2 samples and a discount card. Let's start with the products first-

1. Natio Ageless Dual Action Cleanser and Exfoliator- Natio is an Australian company manufacturing skincare, makeup and cosmetics based on the principles of Aromatherapy using organic essential oil. The Dual Action Cleanser and Exfoliator contain organic rosehip and orange extracts with microfine exfoliating beads. It has a creamy texture and the exfoliating beads are really fine which help to take off the dead skin layer and reveal a fresh skin underneath. It is a gentle exfoliator with a pleasant fragrance. (Price of 75g tube- Rs. 1010/-)

2. Street Wear Ultramoist Lipstick- It contains mega moisturizers to seal in moisture and colour. I got the shade 25- Pink Persuasion, which is a peachy pink colour and one of those colours which go well with my skin tone. 24 shades are available in this range from berries to red, from brown to nudes and from pink to peaches. Price- Rs.220/-

3. Lakme Enrich Satin Lipcolour- This contain Vitamin E and Olive oil to nourish and moisturize lips combined with intense colours. It has around 15 shades, I got shade P169 which is a rich bubble gum pink, another favorite colour...Price- Rs.240/-

4. TRESemme Hair Fall Defence Conditioner- Tresemme has hair care products of professional category. The shampoo and conditioners are usually good and suit my hair. Although haven't used this one yet but hoping for good results from this one too.

Price- Rs. 79/- for 90ml

Apart of these products, I received two samples from REPECHAGE- a face wash and day cream. looking forward to trying them too. 

Aplava founders were kind enough to share a discount card as well, which I am going to use in my next shopping from Aplava.

If you are looking for some great discounts from Aplava, don't forget to sign up on Sheroes to get some amazing discounts. 

Sheroes is a career destination for women professionals and also is a gateway to finest opportunities, resources and conversations. I am happy to be associated as a Blogger on Sheroes.

Enjoy your shopping and Discounts from Sheroes and Aplava... and do share your experience in the comments

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