Wild Cherries and Kiwi Shower gel from Plum | Review

When it comes to bath, I love trying out different shower gels and shower creams. In today's post I will be talking about yet another product from Plum -Wild cherries and kiwi shower gel. I love scented soaps and shower gels, and this is one of the reasons I wanted to try this one out.

Wild Cherries and kiwi shower gel from Plum

Packaging :

It comes in a typical Plum pump dispenser white bottle. 

Ingredients :

Actindia Chinensis (Kiwi) Seed Oil, Aqua (Water), Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ethylhexylglycerin, FDA Approved Colours, Fragrance, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Prunus Cerasus (Wild Cherry) Fruit Water, Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLES)

My Experience:

The shower gel is a pink translucent liquid and comes in a size of 200 ml bottle. I was looking forward to the fragrance of this shower gel, but it totally let me down. It smells like a combination of chemicals (more kind of the smell of plastics) and cherries. This disappointed me about this product. 

Moving on to the lathering part, it lathers moderately. It isn't all soapy and foamy but at the same time does form lather. The best part of this gel is that it isn't harsh on the skin and doesn't makes skin dry. It leaves the skin smooth and supple. It is this property that made me love this gel.

Rating:

4 / 5

Price :

INR 370 for 200 ml

Pros :

• Vegan , Paraben free
• Cruelty free
• Light on the skin
• makes skin smooth and supple

Cons :

• Not so impressed with the fragrance

Verdict :

I love the fact that it is paraben free and vegan and makes my skin soft and supple. Since, I personally favour scented shower gels, I didn't find the fragrance of this one appealing.

D.I.Y. Multifunctional Face Pack | One face pack , multiple benefits

A few posts earlier, I talked about the basics of skin care (my everyday CTM routine) which one must follow on daily basis. But this isn't enough for our valuable skin, a weekly face pack is a must to deal with issues like pigmentation, tanning, ageing, dark spots, blemishes, acne and many more. When it comes to skincare, face pack is my favourite. It is my ideal way of relaxing on a weekend. While there are lot of face packs available in the market, today I am going to show you a simple D.I.Y. face pack that will serve as a multipurpose.

To make this face pack, you will need :

1. 1 tsp honey
2. 1 tsp rose water
3. 1/2 tsp lemon juice
4. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)

Directions to use :

• Mix the above ingredients and apply it all over your face and neck.
• Leave it  on for a minimum of 20 minutes.

Benefits of each ingredient:

• Honey : Honey has excellent skin nourishment properties. It helps in eliminating dullness from the face and provides an all natural glow. This is my go to ingredient to get that radiance on my face naturally. The longer this pack stays on your face, the brighter the glow would reflect on the face. Honey is also known to tighten the skin in general. As we age, our skin tends to loosen out and therefore the honey in this pack will help overcome this ageing issue.

• Rose water : This is traditionally used as a toner. Rose water is enriched with vitamins which are essential to maintain the pH balance of the skin. It essentially helps in tightening large pores and also aids in keeping the skin moisturised.

• Lemon juice : Lemon juice is rich in vitamin c and the citric acids present in it has natural bleaching properties. It evens out the skin tone, reduces dark spots and pigmentation. Lemon juice is also know for its ability to clean the unseen dirt stuck inside of the pores. 

• Turmeric powder : It serves as a natural antiseptic and anti inflammatory ingredient than helps in diminishing blemishes and acne. Turmeric is also traditionally known for controlling the growth of facial hair. One major concern while using it in face pack is that it leaves a yellow tint on the face and that is why I suggest this as an optional ingredient in this face pack.

Overall benefits :

• Suitable for all skin types
• Eliminates dullness and provides a healthy glow
• Tightens large pores
• Evens out skin tone
• Reduces pigmentation and dark spots
• Tightens the skin
• Reduces acne and blemishes
• Controls growth of facial hair
• Moisturises the skin
• Cleans out pores, unseen dirt

Do try this simple face pack and let me know how this worked for you. 

Thank you for reading :)

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The Partyholic December Fab Bag 2016

My fab bag (for the first time!) arrived super early this month and like always I was thrilled to find out what was in it. Since I got it early, I thought I should put up a post to help you decide to go for this month or not. This month's bag is themed "The Partyholic", so apt for the last month of the year. The bag I received is a blue and blacked checked bag with a glossy finish

Now lets get into the details of the bag.

1. Be a Bombshell - Riot

Like every month, I had an option to choose one makeup product. This month I received an email giving me options to choose lip stains of different colour variants (mostly pinks) from the brand "Be a Bombshell". I choose the shade "Riot" which is a raspberry pink colour , more of a pinkish red type and would suit almost all skin tones. The lip stain looks just like a marker pen and it retails for INR 750/-

2. Iba Halal Care nourishing Foot massage cream

I have heard so much about this cruelty free and chemical free Indian brand. I have some of the products from this brand in my wishlist for sometime now and I am glad I got this foot massage cream in my fab bag. I suffer excessively from cracked heels and extremely dry feet especially during winters. I hope this cream could make the condition if my feet better. This foot massage cream is a 50 g product and retails for INR 95/-

3. Thank God it's Friday - Hair mist

The fragrance of this hair mist is sweet as well as spicy. The smell is strong initially but evaporates off eventually and stays quite well for up to 2 hours. I love the smell so much and it is a 50 ml sample product that will easily fit into your hand bag. You can easily carry this to your upcoming late night parties and for your vacations as well. The smell is simply alluring and I am sure you are going to love it.

4. Skin therapy oil

The skin therapy oil is in the form of a roller ball. The oil claims to improve the appearance of scars, stretchmarks, dry, damaged skin, uneven skin tone, ageing skin. I am looking forward to use this oil as currently I am dealing with dry skin. I have hears so much about the body lotion from this brand and I hope this oil works wonders for me.

This is all I received in this month's fab bag and I am quite happy with all the products. I am looking forward to use the foot cream and the skin therapy oil to treat my dry skin.

In a nut shell, the products I received are so aptly curated to suit this winter season.