GLAMEGO- MAY, 2018

I love the new magnetic boxes. They are sturdier and make great storage boxes and come with cute prints on it.

I keep telling everyone that I have too many lipsticks and that I don’t need more but I realised that I am always excited about getting a lipstick in the GlamegoBox. (though we’ve had quite an overdose of Bella Vosté)

As expected, Bob messaged me at 12.00 a.m on the 1^st with the list of products for this month’s box and at 12.10; Bob and I were busy checking out the shades online. This time we got to choose a shade of our choice for the Bella Vosté Lipstick and the Bella Vosté Nail Polish.

This time we have cute baby animals on the box to commemorate Mother’s Day. The theme of this month’s box is the Beauty Emergency Kit. Though the products really wouldn’t fall under the category of “Beauty Emergency”, I would say that Glamego has redeemed itself after last month’s not so satisfactory Box. Also, the fact that a lot of people complained about delay in delivery of their Box last month including Bob who also ended up with a leaked Island Kiss Lip Balm.

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

The products for this month:

v BELLA VOSTÉ SATIN TOUCH LIPSTICK

FULL SIZED PRODUCT

SHADE: 20 (NUDE TEASE)

PRICE – Rs. 225/-

If at all I have a complaint with the Bella Vosté lipsticks, it is that the shade names very rarely match the true colour of the lipstick. The Nude Tease is actually a dusty pink. As the name suggests, it does give a smooth, satin finish. My lips were slightly dry before I applied it but post application they felt moisturised. The colour pay off, like in all the other Bella Vosté lipsticks, is excellent. I have two coats on in the picture. I loved this lipstick. (more so because I finally chose a shade that is not similar to the ones I already have and also it suits me) One con would be that the lipstick leaves a stain even after using a wet wipe, make-up remover and lip scrub. But for the price of the product, we can overlook that.

Bob has chosen the shade, Legendary, and we shall put up a picture of that once she gets her box.

v BELLA VOSTÉ NAIL POLISH

FULL SIZED PRODUCT

SHADE: 65 (ETERNAL DASH)

PRICE – Rs. 249/-

I chose this colour after seeing one of the YouTubers flaunting it and it looked lovely on her fingers. This is a matte nailpolish and dries within 5 seconds (yes! seconds) of application. I have applied two coats on my nails in the picture. The colour is somewhere between a dusty brown and lavender and that should explain my ‘not-so’ matching-matching picture.

When I told Bob this, she said it would be a good base for nail-art. (Bob and I are amateurs at nail art but if you would like us to share our nail art pictures with step-by-step instructions please leave us a comment below. Because if we can do it, so can you!)

And voila!

Bob has chosen the Shade No. 67 and shall share a picture of it upon receiving her Box.

v VÔTRE NIGHT CREAM

SAMPLE SIZED PRODUCT (30ml)

PRICE – Rs. 1550/- for 30 ml; Rs. 2350 for 50 ml

ALL SKIN TYPES

This product claims to be a multi vitamin and rejuvenating night cream that helps in moisturising and protecting the skin, increase cell renewal, assist the skin’s natural regeneration process and delay pre mature aging. (Now we all know which cream Wonder Woman uses!). This cream smells like a Brylcreem product and reminds me of the hair cream that my grandfather would use. I have used other products from Votre and liked them. We shall post a detailed review once we start using this product.

v ROHTO (ACNES) FACE WASH

FULL SIZED PRODUCT (50 g)

PRICE – Rs. 99/-

This is a new brand that is introduced this month. Bob also has it verified that it is indeed Japan’s No. 1 acne care brand and that this facewash is quite popular amongst the teenagers in Japan. This product claims to remove 99% of pimple-causing germs (0.9% lesser than the claims of our desi Advanced Lifebuoy- Lifebuoy hain jahan tandurusti hai wahan, laaifebuoooy) by controlling the skin heat and removing excess oil. We shall post a detailed review once we start using this product.

v SEER SECRETS LIP SCRUB

FULL SIZED PRODUCT (8 g)

PRICE – Rs. 261/-

This scrub has Rambutan, Dates and Liquorice and smells like the drink, Cosmopolitan. Like most lip scrubs, it is sweet. It claims to lighten lips and give plumpy-looking lips.  I used this once and it did a good job of smoothing my chapped lips. A must use before applying those drying liquid lipsticks.

I can’t pick a favourite this time. I loved the lipstick and the lip scrub and can’t wait to use the face wash and the night cream (which costs way more than the box itself!)

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