GLAMEGO SEPTEMBER 2018

“If we may make a suggestion, Glamego if you really need to send ‘repeat products’ please do give us an option to choose from a range of products so that we may pick and choose the product we’d like another tube/jar of.” This is from our post reviewing the August GlamEgo Box and what do you know!

This month, we got to choose products of our choice. All the products were ones sent in the previous subscription boxes. We also got to pick our choice of box and I chose the one with the “baby animals”.

Product 1 choices – range of Bella Voste Lipsticks, Bella Voste Lip Contour kit, Manna Kaddar Glo Illuminator, Bio Bloom Face Oil.

Product 2 choices – Votre night cream, Nature’s Co red wine gel, Elenblu mascara.

Product 3 choices – Mcaffeine face packs, Vedic line facial kit, Kronokare face spray, hair spray, Bio Bloom body mist.

Product 4 choices – Blossom Kochhar face scrub/ face wash

Product 5 choices – Bella voste nail polishes

Please note that different products keep getting added to the list of choices.

The products that I chose for this month:

v MCAFFEINE CHOCO CAFFEINE GLOW FACE PACK (for oily skin)

SAMPLE SIZED PRODUCT (25 gms)

PRICE – Rs. 359/-

We received this in our February, 2018 box. Bob has also reviewed the product in our post on Mcaffeine products. I haven’t used this product yet but I chose this as Bob used it and liked it. The product smells of cold coffee with chocolate drizzle :p. The face mask is clay based and contains Argan oil and Vitamin E.

v BIO BLOOM FACE OIL

FULL SIZED PRODUCT (15 ml)

PRICE – Rs. 1499/-

We received this in our January, 2018 box. was planning on purchasing a few essential oils and concocting my own mix for my face and then I saw this product and promptly chose it. I an almost done with my previous bottle and would definitely recommend this product. I have extremely oily skin and this face oil hasn’t caused any breakouts for me.

v VÔTRE NIGHT CREME  

SAMPLE SIZED PRODUCT (30 gms)

PRICE – Rs. 1200/- for 30 gms

We received this in the May, 2018 box and this is the night cream that I am currently using. I apply this cream after the serum and before the Bio Bloom face oil and unlike a few other night creams, it doesn’t make your skin oily or feel heavy on your face.

v BLOSSOM KOCHHAR AROMA MAGIC COFFEE BEAN SCRUB

SAMPLE SIZED PRODUCT (20 ml)

We received this is in our June, 2018 box. I have enough face washes to last me a year and then also the Cetaphil face wash that just never seems to get over (!!!) So I opted for the face scrub. The product claims to revive, fight ageing and impart glow.

v BELLA VOSTE NAIL POLISH

SHADE – PERFECT PICK (13)

This is the only product I’m not pleased with and it’s my fault L . I had earlier chosen a maroon shade and after a few days I realised that I hadn’t booked the products from my personal account *eye roll*. So I had to choose products all over again. I had initially chosen the Manna Kaddar glo illuminator but that was out of stock and the Bio Bloom face oil was added to the list of choices. The shade of nail polish I had picked was out of stock and this was the only one available. The colour is very similar to the metallic nail polishes that I already have. :(

Whilst, we’ve enjoyed getting to pick products from earlier boxes and stock up our “resources”, I am hoping that GlamEgo sends us new / fresh products/brands that we haven’t received earlier. Some beauty tools perhaps. *fingers crossed*

NYKAA HAUL

(Taking pictures for the blog has me frequently doing squats. I am on my way to toned glutes and calves)

As I got back home from a birthday party, I saw the Nykaa box lying on my coffee table and immediately set to work. (AD had made a shopping haul request and we try our best to oblige our readers’ requests).

I love green and look at the products, they are all green! Tadaaa....

Most of my online purchases would rarely constitute a haul as I generally purchase only what I require and my purchases are never on a whim. But this time I went crazy. Oh yes, I did and I bought five (you read that right, FIVE) items. You wouldn’t be rolling your eyes if you knew me well.

I purchase almost all my skin care and makeup products from Nykaa. I visited the site with the intention of purchasing just neem oil and over a period of one week, added 4 more items to the cart.  (I had to wait for Glamego to announce their June products as somehow the Glamego box always ends up having a product similar to my recent purchase).

I shall post a detailed review of each product once I’ve used it for a considerable period of time. Here’s a quick look at my purchases.

1.      KAMA AYURVEDA-ORGANIC, COLD PRESSED NEEM OIL

Quantity: 200 ml

Price: Rs. 795/-

I’d seen a review of this product on YouTube long back but refrained from buying it as I am not comfortable applying oil on my face. (I have super greasy skin). The last week Shugu couldn’t stop raving about this product and though she has a different skin type from mine, I went ahead and purchased this product.

Now, there are cheaper neem oils available but I love this brand and was keen on trying this one. If it doesn’t suit my skin, it can also be used as a hair oil or body oil. There are great reviews of it online as a hair oil.

2.      IT’S SKIN - POWER 10 FORMULA VC EFFECTOR FACIAL SERUM

Quantity: 30 ml

Price: Rs. 950/-

It’s Skin is a popular Korean brand and this has been on my wishlist for quite some time. I got a 15% discount on this item and I promptly put it in my cart.

I have wanted a Vitamin C product but as I have acne prone, sensitive skin, I have refrained from purchasing products with Vitamin C. A quick research on the net revealed that this serum is milder as compared to other Vitamin C products and hence ideal for sensitive skin too.  

3.      ORGANIC WELLNESS HEAL - AMLA C+(VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENT)

Quantity: 90 capsules

Price: Rs.269/-

I believe that prevention is better than cure. With the onset of monsoon and with all sorts of infectious bacteria and virus floating around, I bought myself this Vitamin C supplement. I usually take only physician prescribed supplements but hey, I was on a haul spree ;).

This supplement claims to boost immunity, reduce stress, enhance digestion and purify blood.

4.      ACNES TREATMENT POINT GEL

Quantity: 10 gm

Price: Rs. 225/-

I got the Acnes facewash in the May Glamego box. (I haven’t used that yet). Acnes is a Japanese brand and apparently is the leading acne care brand there.

It was either this product or the Nykaa Tea Tree Oil. I chose this. I hope this product works.

5.      NYKAA MATTE NAIL POLISH –KEY LIME SLUSH

Quantity: 9 ml

Price: Rs. 199/-

 I’ve said this earlier; I love Nykaa’s range of nail polishes. I have tried their matte nail polish and love it. I can’t wait to try this one and put it up on our next instalment of nail polish colours. Here’s a sneak peek of what the colour looks like.

(Skip has instructed me to inform the readers that this is not his pudgy finger. He doesn’t wear nail polish as he’s a boy)

And that was my “haul”.

P.S: I set to “work on this post” IMMEDIATELY after removing my makeup. I shall write a post on my makeup removal routine soon.

P.P.S: A day after I wrote this post, the Nykaa nail polish fell from my cupboard and broke, splattering neon green across the flooring and my feet. And I never even got to use it L  

NAIL POLISH - II

1.      Brand- Lakme

Type – True wear Nail Colour

Shade – 504

Price – Rs. 115

This is a glossy pink that has miniscule blue and gold shimmer in it. (Yes, blue!) You can see the blue reflect off the light in the picture above. I always know a product is good when I get a compliment for it. I remember the earlier Lakme nail polishes that used to take ages to dry. Unlike those, this is quick to dry and lasts for almost a week.

Coats- 2

Dried in under 5 mins

Staying power: 4-5 days    

2.      Brand- Nykaa

Shade –  43 (Strawberries N Cream)

Price – Rs. 149 for 9 ml

I got this in a smaller sized bottle of 5 ml in one of the subscription boxes. I prefer the smaller sized bottles as one never really finishes a whole bottle of nail polish. Have you? The colour of this nail polish is peach and the finish is glossy.  Ideal for office too as the colour is subdued.

Coats- 2

Dried in under 5 mins

Staying power: 3 days

3.      Brand- Maybelline

Type – The Blushed Nudes

Shade –  750 (In The Blush)

Current discounted price – Rs. 854

Sky’s aunt got this nail polish for me from the US. I am not sure if this is available in the stores here, but online it’s being sold on Amazon (India) at a steep price! I love this colour. It’s a marshmallow pink but as the colour is really light, you need to apply at least 3-4 coats to cover up the streaks and you’ve got to be careful not to stain your nails.

Coats- 3-4

Dried in under 10 mins

Staying power: 5- 6 days

4.      Brand- Elle

Type –Nail Pops

Shade – 95

Price – Rs. 50 for 5 ml

I was going through my nail polishes looking for the next shade to apply and I found this one in the bag. I didn’t even remember that I had this nail polish. These nail polishes cost less than the other brands but the application and finish is smooth and most importantly do not leave an ugly yellow stain on the nails. The colour is a glittery black and silver.

Coats- 2

Dried in under 5 mins

Staying power: 4- 5 days

5.      Brand- Nykaa

Type –Matte

Shade – 118 (Emerald Isle)

Price – Rs. 199

I love all the nail polishes that I have from Nykaa. This is the first matte nail polish that I bought. The finish is excellent and it has a rich colour pay off. Mamma and Sky don’t like it much and say it looks like I have algae stuck on my nails (Bah!) It also makes an excellent base for nail art.

Coats- 2

Dried in under 5 mins

Staying power: 5-6 days

In my previous post on nail polishes, I had indicated that this one would be on all the pinks that I have but then I got bored of applying pink week after week. Skip has picked some interesting colours for the next post. Watch this space for more.  

Please, Mr.Crocodile, what's your favourite colour?

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!)