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Today I am reviewing Yves Rocher Provencal Lavandin Roll-On Deodorant for you guys today.

Product Description:

All the pleasure of the aromatic notes of Provençal Lavandin can be found in this Roll-On Deodorant. This aluminium salts-free formula contains a botanical deodorant ingredient. Enriched with Organic Aloe Vera, it softly protects the skin.
Result : a formula that respects the skin.

Price: 4.95 USD

Packaging: Packaging is a typical roll on deo packaging. Nothing very special. The lid of the roll on is easy to twist both on and off and beneath is a transparent plastic ball which is smooth and glides when touched.

Performance: I love Lavender fragrance and when I saw this one in the store this caught my attention plus it says it has no aluminium salts, alcohol and paraben.  The roll on is easy to apply as plastic ball is quite smooth and just glides on the skin and covers the area evenly. The liquid is very thin in consistency and comes out clear.  As the consistency of this is thin it takes a while to dry down and if you get dressed immediately after applying it, it gets rubbed off.  Once it dries down you can’t even feel it except the beautiful scent that lingers on. The deodorant is transparent and I never had a problem with it causing white marks on clothing. I hate it when deodorant does that. As I told you earlier I love lavender scent and this one is no exception to that. I love the smell of it and it feels so clean and fresh. The deodorant itself is nice and keeps me fresh and dry for long time but at this point I would like tell you that in general I don’t sweat much plus I don’t have a problem of body odour so pretty much any deo works for me. Plus I have not tried it on a hot summer day when I do sweat. But I think this might not be the one to keep in your gym bag. I like using it everyday after taking shower and I let it be if I am at home all day but if I am heading out somewhere I layer it with my Oriflame Nature Secret Lavender and Fig body spray or a perfume.

The Good:

The Bad:

It is a nice product if you are looking for a deo that is aluminium, alcohol and paraben free. It has a beautiful fragrance that lingers but is not too overpowering and does not interfere with your perfumes. Might not be the best option for your gym bag.

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Today I am reviewing H&M Eye Colour To Go in Fairytale for you guys which I hauled a while back here. I wanted to get something glittery for the upcoming festive season and this one caught my attention. Let's see how this one fared out.

Product Description:

A water-resistant eyeshadow and eyeliner in one. Available in a range of vibrant colors and effects, the creamy texture is blendable for tug-free application. The convenient jumbo pencil is great for travel or as part of your handbag essentials. 0.06 oz. How to use: Apply on your lash line and/or eyelid depending on your desired effect. Blend gently with a brush or your fingertip.

Price: 5.99 USD

Packaging: It is a sharpenable plastic eye pencil with colour coded bottom. It is bit difficult to sharpen it due plastic body.

Performance: H&M Eye Colour To Go in Fairytale is a frosty shimmery pink shade. The moment I swatched it in the store I fell in love with the shade and had to get it. But the love affair didn’t last for long. The shade is really pretty but the formula of these is bad. To start with they go on very patchy, if you try layer it up it tends to cake up. Colour pay off isn’t great either on application it looks very glittery and the pink colour doesn’t show up that much.  On blending it just gets wiped off completely and you’re left with glitter particles on your lids. Lasting power is not that great either it creases pretty badly. And after 2 hours it starts fading and disappearing unevenly and is not at all a pretty sight. I am so disappointed with this product.

The Good:

The Bad:

Whatever products I tried from H&M Makeup line till now worked out great except this one. Shade was really pretty and if it had better formula this would have been an awesome product. Let me know if you have tried this and what do you feel about it.

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Today I am reviewing Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water for you guys. I have bought this over a month ago and have been using it since. Let's see how this one fared out.

Product description:

A super efficient and gentle way to cleanse, remove makeup, soothe the feel of skin and hydrate in just one step – it’s not magic, it’s Garnier Micellar!

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water contains micelles which act like magnets, gently lifting away makeup and impurities from the skin, without the need to rub or rinse. The result?

Beautifully cleansed and refreshed feeling skin in an instant. The formula is suitable for the face, eye area and lips, has no perfume and comes in a generous 400ml size.

                                   

Price: Approx 8$ / £4.99

Packaging: It comes in a transparent plastic bottle with a flip open cap which shuts tightly. It is a bulky bottle (400 ml) and hence not that travel friendly.

Performance: It looks like water and has no fragrance whatsoever. So it seems you are using water to remove your makeup. Duhhh.. it is water but Micellar Water. Micellar Water has tiny little cleansing agents called micelles which help in lifting the dirt and makeup from your face. They actually do a good job of removing makeup and are very easy and convenient to use. Just pour (on cotton pads), swipe and go.

Garnier Micellar water is very gentle and is suitable for all skin types even the sensitive ones. It did not irritate my eyes at all and neither did it leave my skin feeling dry or stretchy post usage. It gets rid of makeup nicely and without much effort but it is not that effective on waterproof makeup especially mascara. I prefer waterproof mascara and this was not able to get rid of it even after holding the cotton pad over the eyes for a minute, pressing and rubbing, with normal mascara(not waterproof) also I find it leaves a little bit behind. Apart from that I think it does a good job of removing my makeup and the process is very easy and quick. Plus it doesn’t feel sticky and it doesn’t leave a film behind.

If you are some one like me who prefers cleansing balm/oils to remove their makeup and usually double cleanse this works great as a second cleanse as well and gets rid of every last bit of makeup. It also works great as a morning cleanser. I like to keep my morning skincare simple and quick so I just use this instead of a face wash and get on with my moisturizer and eye cream and I am done. 

The Good:

The Bad:

Now with so many Micellar water available in the market this is the most budget friendly option out there. Removes makeup quite nicely and easily. Love how convenient to use it is and so gentle. If you can do try it out.

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Today I am reviewing H&M Lush Lip Vinyl in Tuscan Blush. I really liked the way H&M new line looks but was really sceptical how they are going to perform. I am so happy with the eyeliner you can read all about it here. So let’s see how this one fares out.

Product Description - A liquid lip gloss with a luxurious, lacquered finish in many striking colours. A non-sticky-formula makes it easy to apply. 2 ml. To do this: Apply directly, or after lip primer.

Price: Approx 9 USD

                      

Packaging: It comes in a transparent tube with a golden screw on lid. Has a doe foot applicator.

Performance: H&M Lush Lip Vinyl in Tuscan Blush is pretty pinkish nude shade, perfect everyday shade. There are four shades available in this range. H&M Lush Lip Vinyl are very moisturising, creamy and smooth. They are quite thick in consistency and feel more like a liquid lipstick than a lip gloss. They are thick but not gloopy or sticky and don’t settle in lip lines. Very pigmented and the opacity of these is such that they can cover pigmented or discoloured lips. They are very creamy so you can’t expect them to be transfer or kiss proof. As far as staying power goes it can handle light drinking and snacking but not meals. It stayed put for 3 -4 hrs with little drinks but after a meal it was completely gone but you can still feel the moisturising effect on your lips. If applied over a lip pencil or a lipstick staying power definitely improves.

The Good:

The Bad:

Love the colour, formula and pigmentation of these. Not a huge fan of the staying power but it’s not that bad as well. Personally I don’t mind reapplying it.

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Today I am reviewing H&M Colour Essence Eye Pencil in Lovely Lilac which I have recently got from H&M New Makeup Collection you can see what all I got here. The colour is really pretty and it swatched nicely as well but I was quite sceptical as to how it actually going to perform, whether I am going to like it or not. So let’s see if this is a hit or a miss.

Product Description: A richly pigmented eyeliner pencil with soft and creamy formula. It is easy to apply and sit all day. The pen is available in a variety of intense shades with different effects - from matte to metallic, pearlescent and glittery. 1.2 g. 

Price: 5.7 USD

Packaging: It is a sharpenable plastic eye pencil with colour coded bottom. It is bit difficult to sharpen it due plastic body.

Performance: H&M Colour Essence Eye Pencil in Lovely Lilac is a bright purple shade with slight shimmer. Texture of this is soft and creamy and goes on smoothly on eyes without any tugging or pulling. It can be smudged easily and you have a little room to play around but if you smudge it too quickly or put too much pressure while doing so it sheers out. It is well pigmented but still I like to go over twice to get the desired intensity of colour. Staying power is amazing it stayed put for the whole day on my upper eyelids with slight fading by the end of the day nothing major. I was so surprised because pencil eyeliner doesn’t last that long on me, I have quite an oily eyelids and I was not expecting that this would last this long. I would have been happy if it stayed even for 4-5 hours. That’s not it there’s more, It did not get transferred to my upper eyelids, once set it didn’t budge and is almost smudge proof. Almost smudge proof? It doesn’t get rubbed of completely with slight touching or rubbing, just fades a little. I have used it on my waterline as well and it does not irritate my eyes at all. It is nowhere mentioned if it is waterproof or not. It comes off easily with any makeup remover. The formula is creamy so the tip loses it shape very quickly and you have to sharpen it to maintain a pointy tip. If you are someone who likes thin precise liners then you would not like this.

The Good:

·         Amazing staying power

·         Does not transfer

·         Smudge Proof

·         Nice shades

·         Did not irritate my eyes

·         Texture is really creamy soft

The Bad:

·         Loose it shape too quickly

·         Sharpening leads to product wastage

This eye pencil has amazing staying and it does not budge. The shade is really nice, texture is soft and smooth. I liked this a lot and would highly recommend them. I am eyeing some other shades from this range. If you can definitely try it out.

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Today I am reviewing Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat. I have showed this in my June Haul here.

             

Product Description - Seche Base is specially formulated to help disguise nail imperfections. Seche Base has an incomparable bonding ability and will give Seche Vite the best anchor to hold onto. 

Price – 7 USD

Performance – Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Cost is milky white in colour and has a pearlescent finish. It is neither to runny nor to thick and goopy in consistency. Brush is a standard nail polish brush round and straight at the top. It applies smoothly on to the nails and does quite a nice job of filling the ridges and unevenness of nails and leaves a smooth surface to work upon. When I use this my nail polish goes on much smoother and this helps with the staying power as well. With this underneath my nail polish I have experienced less staining issues. Its milky white colour doesn't affect the actual shade of nail polishes, I usually wear bright shades and I have faced no such issue but if you wear sheer nail polishes or real light shades then it might affect the final result. So it is something you should keep in mind while buying this. On its own also it looks quite nice and I have used this by itself with a top coat over it for low maintenance yet groomed look.

The Good:

The Bad:

This has actually improved my manicure routine and works great for me. I am sorted for a while with this one because a little goes a long way.


PS - It was not showing up in pictures so I have applied 2 - 3 coats of this so that it is visible in the pictures. With single coat it does not look this white.

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Today I am reviewing NYX Slim Lip Pencil in 817 Hot Red. I picked up this lip pencil in my last haul here. I have already reviewed Bloom here and if you have read that post than you know that I really liked that one. Hot Red is from the same line so the formula wise they are same. Let's see how this one fares out.

Product Description - Slim trim but never prim our lip pencils come in a variety of dashing shades—from auburn to orange and traffic-stopping red. The buttery long-wearing lip liner formula goes on easily and resists bleeding.

Price – 3.50 USD

Packaging – Packaging is simple nothing fancy. Black glossy wooden pencil with a colour coded bottom.

Performance – NYX slim lip pencil in 817 Hot Red is a perfect bright slightly bluish red. These lip pencils are creamy and smooth yet firm. They just glide on your lips without tugging or pulling of any sorts. They are quite forgiving even if you have dry lips. Does not accentuate lip lines. Very pigmented and the opacity of these is such that they can cover pigmented or discoloured lips. Staying power of this is amazing as well. It easily last for 5 -6 hours on me with snacking and drinking, fades slightly after a meal and might need slight touch up. I love wearing it on it own or over a lip balm; I like applying a gloss on top of it. It goes great with all red lipsticks.

The Good:

The Bad:

Beautiful shade, smooth texture, great staying power and really affordable. What’s not to love? I recommend these to each and everyone. Definitely try these out. I am surely getting more of these.

Today I am reviewing Bioderma Sebium Serum for you. If you have been reading my blog for a while (Thank you so much!! Love you guys!!) then you know that I have already raved about this product in my June favourites here. But still I had to a full review on this one. Last year my skin was not doing so great and I was struggling with blemishes and nothing seems to be working on them. Finally I gave up and visited a dermatologist. She recommended Bioderma Sebium Serum to me and this took care of all the issues and since then I have been using this on and off. Whenever a pesky little pimple comes up I use this and it's taken care of.

Product Description: Smoothing and purifying skin renovator concentrate for combination or oily skin with persistent blemishes. This keratolytic care corrects existing blemishes, smoothes and refines the skin texture through a gentle peeling effect. It evens out irregular countours and re-establishes the skin's natural radiance. Sébium Sérum, associated with the exclusive patented Fluidactiv complex which regulates and stabilizes the quality of sebum and prevents the appearance of blemishes, contains two dermatological active ingredients: glycolic acid which smoothes and purifies, and D-Panthenol which intensely soothes. Its innotivative gel-type texture is well tolerated.

Directions for use:

Apply every other evening to skin that has been thoroughly cleansed with Sébium H2O or Sébium Gel Moussant. For optimal results, use Sébium Sérum as a "cure" for 4 weeks consecutively, either on its own or with your usual overnight care. Avoid eye contour and lips.

Price: 22 USD

Packaging: It comes in a white squeeze tube with a screw on cap. It has pointy nozzle that dispenses the product. 

Performance: It is clear and has a very runny consistency (almost watery). It is recommended applying it after cleansing and toning. After applying this product let it sit for 1-2 minutes and then you can apply your regular moisturiser. It is not recommended to wear a Sebium Serum during the day, because it contains glycolic acid and glycolic acid is photosensitive, which means it can cause spots if you go out in sun. So it is better to apply it during the night, so your skin can recover better. But during the day you should use a face cream or fluid with a high SPF protection of 30 or more.

When I apply this product it gives a very cooling effect and once it gets absorbed I get a slight stretchy feel for that 1-2 minutes I have to wait before applying my moisturiser or maybe it’s just because I have dry/ combination skin and this product is for combination/oily skin. But that stretchy feel is not something my moisturiser can’t handle and once that’s done everything is OK. Now coming to part on how it works on pimples. This works like a dream. I wake up in the morning with much smoother and even looking skin and those pimples are almost gone. If my skin is acting funny and I get those tiny bumps because of hot and humid weather then I use this all over my face on alternate days for a week or two and this does the job for me. Otherwise I use this as a spot treatment for occasional break outs. I thought that this would dry out my skin but surprisingly it has not dried out my skin at all.

The Good:

The Bad:

No other product has shown such great results on my skin. So I am very happy that I have this in my stash. If you suffer from blemishes then you should try it. It might work for you as well.

Sleek i- Divine Storm Palette - Sleek Makeup’s legendary i-Divine eyeshadow palettes are 12 shades of super-pigmented, longlasting, mineral based eyeshadow, designed to suit all. Each i-Divine eyeshadow palette contains pearlescent shades, which contain mica particles that highlight and illuminate giving an overall radiant effect.

Storm contains shimmery neutral pinks and beiges perfect for day looks and gorgeous shades of dark blue, green and copper for elegant evening looks. This palette is perfect to take your look from natural to bold.

Sleek Blush By 3 Pumpkin Palette - The ultimate cheeky palette offering you three times the impact. Includes three complementary shades, each designed with its own distinctive finish, from rich shimmers to intense matte shades.

Catrice Cosmetics Liquid Metal Eyeshadow 090 Nougat It Right - Colours with high pigmentation for an extraordinary metallic shine: the silky powder with a chrome effect is reminiscent of liquid metal. Its innovative texture with maximum pigmentation and intense colour-dispersion is sure to make the eyes shine instantly. The unique 3D embossment turns this eyeshadow into an absolute highlight - for every day, every mood, every style.

Essence Eyeshadow Base - The I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base by Essence has to get on stage! It can be applied diversely either as primer for concealers or eye shadows. The creamy texture does not crease, makes the eye shadow last longer and appear much more color intensive. For an even eye make-up waiting for its gig on stage!

Deborah Milano 24 ORE Lip Pencil in 02 - A lip pencil with a soft consistency for outlining the lips with the utmost precision. Ultra long lasting colour. Dermatologist tested.