GLAMEGO- JANUARY 2018

As I got home from office, I let out a big sigh and looked around, getting mentally geared to do the household chores and there it was, lying on the table, the little rectangular box. I twirled around in slow motion (Yes, I like being theatrical). “Fab Bag?” asked the husband. “No, no, it’s GlamEgo now”, said I. 

I took the box to my bedroom and locked the door. I don’t like being disturbed when I am un-boxing. I got my scissors out and went snip-snap. I carried the products to my dressing table and stood before the mirror.  I cleared my throat and the ‘wannabe vlogger’ in me came to life.

(Price and product details are mentioned in the Product List)

The products for this month :

v  BELLA VOSTE-LIP GLOSS

The gloss looks pink in the picture but is actually more orangish and much brighter.

I generally tend to apply lip gloss on my lipstick but this seems to be doing fine on its own. What you see is just one coat applied. The colour is highly pigmented. The gloss doesn’t feel sticky on my lips.

I have a lot of lipsticks courtesy Fab Bag and Fab Bag too lets you choose the shade of the lipstick each month. But each time I get the shade wrong. I’ve been selecting shades with the intention of having each lipstick of a unique shade which I now think is the wrong way to go about building your lipstick collection. Browns and Maroons mostly don’t suit me and yet I’ve been picking these shades as I already have many reds and pinks. So, this month, I chose wisely and picked the MERCIER ROUGE shade which is a pinkish-orangish shade, a shade that looks good on me.

v  BIOBLOOM- FACE RADIANCE OIL

It comes in a 15 ml glass bottle that’ll easily last me for upto 3 months. I got it a fortnight back and have been using it since then. I use it only at night. I put two drops on my palm, press my palms together and then pat it on my face.  Remnant, if any, goes on my neck.

People with oily skin be assured, the product didn’t make my skin breakout and also is immediately absorbed into the skin, not leaving it greasy. Post half an hour of application, you may apply your night cream/ treatment product over it.

The product claims to enhance skin radiance and aid in skin tightening, lightening and rejuvenation, diminish fine lines and wrinkles.  I have definitely noticed skin lightening after I’ve started using this product and by that I mean my tan has lightened.

(Kindly note that when Bob and I say a product has lightened our skin, we mean our skin has returned to its original colour and not turned fairer than we actually are. We do not and shall not endorse/review products that claim to lighten your skin to a shade you were not born into. We do not believe in Fair is Lovely. Brands must market their products with claims of Tan Lightening and not Skin Lightening)

v  MCAFFEINE-FACE WASH (NEEM CAFFEINE)

This is in a 50 ml bottle and is ideal for my travel kit. I have two other MCaffeine products (Neem Face Wash with Aloe and Taurine and Liquid Funk- Shower Gel) I haven’t tried any of these products yet. I’ve sniffed it around 10 times and I cannot pinpoint the aroma to anything specific. It has a pleasant powdery smell.

This product claims to tone the skin with Neem for natural protection.

v  NATURAL BATH & BODY- VITAL NOURISHMENT CREAM

This is in a 20 ml tube. It’s a face cream with grapefruit and vitamin C. It claims to give a lighter-whiter-brighter fix. The mouth is sealed and I haven’t opened it yet as in some products, the expiration time starts once the product is unsealed.

The “star attractions”, for me, in this month’s box were the lipstick and the face oil.

Ciao