GLAMEGO - OCTOBER, 2018

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

As always GlamEgo unveiled this month’s products at 12am on October 1^st. Was I excited about the box? Not really. I think my excitement is slowly ebbing away. (Probably because I have other exciting things happening in life.) This month’s box has the same theme as the one my mom has for the home. With Diwali approaching, house cleaning and getting rid of things is the theme and GlamEgo box echoes the same. This month the theme is “Deep Clean”. This is a nice concept. We all love our make-up but we also like boasting of healthy skin. Hence, the contents of this month’s box will help with just that.

The box has blue feathers against a black background and looks very pretty. Until last month I had personally liked the Baby animals box from the Mother’s day theme but this box is definitely Pretty!

The products for this month:

Votre Face & Neck Scrub:

This “Spa Exfoliant” boasts about reducing wrinkles, scars, evens skin texture and colour. Now GlamEgo’s USP has been the whole concept of bringing to their subscribers products that are Sulphate and Paraben free. Yet, this product has both of them. (After a quick check of other Votre products we have received in the past, none of them mention parabens and sulphates.) I am now not sure how to feel about this.

Detox Face Mask – Activated Charcoal & Gentle Face Mask – Four Clay by Neemli:

Last year we had received the activated charcoal mask in our box and back then I remember we got a generous pack of 75gms which was a full size product unlike the one received this month. The card says it’s a T Zone mask but you can use it all over your face. Having used this product previously I can vouch for how fresh it makes one feel post usage. It is actually a summer essential because that’s when your skin is at its oiliest.

                    

The Four clay mask is yet another sample size product and the card says it is for the cheeks. This mask is a clay mask and helps detoxify and clarifies skin while keeping it hydrated. Since multi-masking is the latest trend I guess GlamEgo decided to send both masks as a way to help people with combination skin. I haven’t used this product before. I do plan to use it in the near future after I finish using my older sheet - masks and masks!!!

Elenblu  - Crayon Gel Eyeliner (We get to pick either Regal Blue or Emerald Green .)

This is my second Elenblu product. I had liked the Mascara we received in our July box. As it happens, I had started using eyeliners by the time I was 16. My friend had taught me how to use it and I have had an eyeliner with me at all times since then. Of course with so many brands coming up with products and so many colours to choose from one tends to hoard. Hence, when I saw an eyeliner I wasn’t too excited especially since we had only two colour options to choose from. Since I already had two green liners and only one blue liner I obviously chose the Regal Blue liner.

I tend to draw wings that make my eyes look feline. Therefore the outer edge of my eyelids have a thick line that becomes pointed towards the end. Let me tell you, it is a task to achieve that with this crayon as the line is thick and you can’t really get the same precision as you do with liquid liners or liners that have thinner cores. It also took me at least 3 swipes to get the colour to look as dark as it does in the picture. The crayon consistency is powdery and it smudges. You could probably use it as an eye shadow instead. I would certainly not recommend using this on your waterline. Furthermore, the crayon is not retractable and needs sharpening. Going by how powdery it is I doubt it will survive a sharpener. I am actually very disappointed with this product because there are far better products out there at prices much lower than this.

Seer Secrets - Lip Scrub :

When I saw this product I just laughed at what Lulu and I had spoken about just a day before the box contents were revealed. We were sure that we would get yet another product which we had received in a previous box. Further more Lulu and I both got our boxes today and what do you know!

The product had hardened and was like a block! I of course pursed my lips and sent Lulu a picture of this.

Then, Lulu sent me a pic of her scrub and we laughed it off!

Since we got this product in May I have already used it and like it as a quick remedy for chapped lips. If you have a lot of Matte Lipsticks or Gloss in your collection you can use this scrub to prep your lips for smooth application and as it happens smoothening your lips helps glide the lipstick easily preventing it from accentuating lines on chapped lips.

What are your thoughts on the box this time? Did the label on Votre surprise you too? Did you want something specific in the box? I actually predicted getting a repeat product, a mask and the newly launched Foundation by Bella Voste.

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!)