Hello Everyone,

Today I am going to review one of the most popular product from Skinfood brand “Black sugar Mask Wash off “. After hearing many positive reviews of this product, I finally take a decision to try this one.

Price: 956 for 100 g (Got it on 20% off as Christmas Offer from Misumi Cosmetics)

Description: A mask that contains mineral-enriched Brazilian black sugar and promotes smooth, glowing skin. Contains many nutritive ingredients such as fresh plants, fruits, etc., which helps to nourish and hydrate the skin.

Packaging: The Product packing is quite nice, sealed with screw lid and also the top lid inside the product which really helps to keep the product inside instead of spreading outside.

How to use: After cleansing, massage onto damp face, avoiding the eye and mouth areas. To minimize irritation, add water or toner while massaging .Leave for 10-15 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.

Experience: Well, we all know the benefit of honey in different ways. It’s good for skin and for the overall development of the health. The mixture of honey and sugar has always been the best scrub to remove dead cells and make skin youthful and beautiful. I sometimes make my own scrub by mixing honey and sugar and it has always given me a good result. So, I have bought this pack as the main ingredient is honey in it.

I was so super excited to try this product when I first bought it. It’s a scrub type pack which is smooth and quite easy to apply on the face.  The mixture is brown in color, has granular texture, with the light smell of honey. I applied in my clean damn face with some water to spread out evenly and gently massage for about 1-2 minutes, and then leave it as a pack to dry. You can also add water or toner while massaging the face. The sugar gradual might hurt if rub hardly, so for sensitive and acne pro skin, be very gentle while rubbing or it can also be used just as a pack instead of rubbing. I rinse off after about 15-20 min. It gives the fresh looks and makes skin smooth and bright. I use it once a week and sometimes twice when I travelled a lot. I also helps to remove dead cells without stripping out the skin natural oil. It gives the fresh and clear appearance, whenever I used it.

Pros:

Hello Everyone,

I am back again with another review of the moisturizer from the Korean brand “ARSAINTE ECO-THERAPY Moisturizer”. This is my first time experience with the Korean brand “The face shop”. I am so much obsessed with the moisturizer because for me this is really the key essential to make my skin smooth and supple. This brand product was founded in 2003 and they claim their product to be 100% natural and organic. I was always keen to experience the Korean brand because most of the people have quite good experience with it.

Price: NRS. 1655 for 125 ml

Packaging: It’s a glass bottle with a pump head and lid on top. The bottle is not travel friendly as you to be very carefully while carrying as the glass is heavy and will break down if fall.

Product description: ARSAINTE ECO-THERAPY Moisturizer improves skin suppleness by delivering hydration deep down into the skin. Contains 100% ECOCERT-certified golden palm oil.

Direction to use: Apply daily in the morning and evening on freshly cleansed skin. Tap lightly to allow absorption.

My experience: It’s always good to try something which is very natural. It’s a very light moisturizer which I could use every day. The texture of this product is very light, non-sticky and really smooth.  It smells amazing and easily absorb on the skin. I apply about 2 pumps for the whole face and neck region. It gives refreshing and cooling effect for a few minutes. I used it for about 4 weeks, but I could not really see any changes in my skin. It reduces the production of extra oil, but after a few hours of application I feel like my skin is not moisturize enough. So, you have to apply it in the very interval of 2-3 hours if you want to keep your skin moisturized all day. I think this product suits for normal skin type, but for very dry skin, this product is definitely not the solution. It’s a normal moisturizer which is very natural and gives you refresh feeling, but other than that there is nothing that I see extra in this product. And about its claim, it definitely balances the oil level, but moisture balance I don’t find it work out.

Pros:

Cons:

Overall: This can be used as a normal moisturizer and for refresh feeling, but other than that, don’t expect something miracle from this product.

My Rating: 3/5

      “Stay beautiful and choose the right product”

Hello everyone,

Who else doesn’t get annoyed when it comes to blemish skin? These days I am having a few small pimples on my skin. To get rid of this, I bought this tree tea oil from the TBS brand which I have heard as a very good product. I have used this product quite often time, so today I am going to review about this product.

Product description and claims by The Body Shop: The tree tea oil, which has antibacterial properties, is made from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant, so also know as melaleuca oil.

-Target blemish, remove impurities and mattify the skin

Price: NRs.1990 for 20ml

Shelf life: You can check the manufacturing date through the batch code and its PAO (Period after opening) time is 12 months.

Key Ingredients: Contains pure leaf essential oil, made with hand-harvested leaves and gently steam-distilled.

How to use: Apply small portion directly on the blemish area using cotton pad or clean fingertips.

My Experience of using this product: I have a combination skin with an oily T-zone; due to which sometime I noticed few pimples on my face. So, I bought this product from one of my favorite brand The Body Shop. I had always a good experience with this brand so I stick into it even though the price is really on a high side. I thought to buy the small bottle, but unluckily that was out of stock so I had to buy the 20ml bottle.

This product comes in tiny greenish color glass bottle with a twist cap on top which has a very good locking mechanism. The product looks really cute and has very freshly, strong mint smell. To use this, I took a portion in my finger tips, and tap it over the pimple area. It gives an irritating feeling with cooling effect which last only for a few second. At morning, the pimple seems to be reduced but not totally. I use it continuously every morning and night, but I don’t feel any changes in my pimples area. I didn’t even use any other products over that area so that this product could work effectively. But, this product has laid down my expectations. This does nothing for my pimples and also doesn’t work what it claims. I wonder how other people have a good review about this product. May be this is not for my skin type.

Pros:

Can be used as makeup removers, since it has antibacterial properties

Cons:

Doesn’t work for pimple

Difficult to take out the product

Very expensive

Overall: I would definitely do not recommend anyone to try this product.

My personal rating: 0.5/5

  “Stay beautiful and choose the right product”

Hello everyone,

These days I have been travelling a lot and I was really in need of a good cleanser for my skin. So, I have bought this vitamin E cream cleanser from body shop brand and it’s been around 8 weeks that I have been using this product and today’s post is about its review. Go ahead and read the full post to know my experience of using this product.

The Body Shop Vitamin E cream cleanser review

Product description: Daily Cleansing and protection with a unique skin-softening complex.

Skin type: All skin type

Price: NRS.1390 for 200ml

Product claims:

Effectively remove make-up and impurities

Leaves your skin clean, soft and supple

Ingredients:  Contains wheat germ oil and Shea butter

Packaging: The product comes in light pink bottle with flip lid on top; it has whitish and creamy texture.

Direction for use: Massage into skin with fingertips and remove using a clean cotton pad or muslin cloth.

Shelf life: 3 years from the DOM and within 12 months from the PAO date. You can check the DOM from the encoded batch code on the side of the product as shown in the picture.

The Body Shop Vitamin E cream cleanser shelf life details

The Body Shop Vitamin E cream cleanser batch code

          

Experience: I bought this when I felt like my face was a bit drying and dirty because of travelling. Body shop has always been one of my favorite brands when it comes to skin and body care products. So I choose this cleanser which has vitamin E elements. I mostly use it when I have to travel, generally once a week. The product texture is whitish in color, soft and light with very mild fragrance. Before cleansing my whole face, I take a pea size in cotton pad and wipe off my eyes and lip area where we have lots of makeup because I don’t want to mess up make up all over my face while cleansing my face. After that I take a small portion and slightly massage my skin upwards and outwards until all my makeup seems clean and after that I wipe off with the cotton pad. I love the cool feeling it gave to my skin and how it makes my skin feel fresh, clean and soft. But the only drawback is that the effect does not last long, you have to use moisturizer after using this product or else it will make your skin dry after an hour. You can also apply this on a daily basis, as this cleanser is really mild and does not break you out on regular use.

My likes:

Does not break me out

Makes my skin clean and soft

Clean all impurities with small portion

Product packaging is quite cute and flip opening is really hygienic

The product is fragrance free and very mild

Contains Vitamin E

Non-greasy

My Dislikes:

Expensive (But last long)

The effect does not last long

Some Tips:  

While buying cleanser, for dry skin –avoid foaming cleanser and use cream based which moisturize and soothe your skin. For combination skin, you can use gel, lotion and use something that is very mild. For oily skin, use foaming or gel based formula and for sensitive or acne-pro skin, you fragrance free and preservatives ones.

Avoid using cleanser with alcohol, fragrance and parabens, as these chemicals are not good for the skin

Use that has essential oils and natural ingredients

Don’t rub your skin vigorously upwards and downward as you make loose the elasticity of your skin

Don’t forget to check the check the expiry date. ;)

Overall: I like this product, but wish this would have come in a smaller bottle as a travelling package.

My overall Rating: 4.5/5

Hello Lovelies,

Do you have the habit to scrub your face? And do you think it’s necessary? Of course it is. Every day your skin has to face different product, air pollution and sun rays and coming in contact with those things mean dull, dry and unhealthy skin. So, apart from cleansing, moisturizing, toning scrubbing your face also plays a vital role in maintaining your skin condition (PH balance) . And today I am going to review the “Organic Harvest Exfoliating Face Scrub”.

Organic Harvest Exfoliating Face Scrub Review

Organic harvest, the brand is known for its Eco-friendly nature and purely organic and natural ingredients. This brand has been newly entered into the Nepalese market and there are various product ranges available from this brand. They claim their products to be free from parabens, mineral oils and animal ingredients.

Product details:

PH balance formula with olive oil derivative and nature certified, natural plant and derived active with natural moisturizing factors. It contains irregular shaped granules, which are soft enough to prevent scratches on the skin. 

Price: Rs.850 Nepalese rupees for 50 gms (The price encoded on the bottom of this product is Indian price) 

Packaging: This comes in a light transparent plastic tub with screw lid on top and extra inner plastic cover to prevent from spillage.

Expire Date: Most of the face scrubs have 2-3 years expiry date.

Organic Harvest Exfoliating Face Scrub

Skin type: This product can be used by any skin type

Product Claims:

This brand claims their product to be earth-friendly and free from harsh chemicals (No color added)

 Removes dull surface cells

Gently removes black heads, white heads and dead cells

Prevent skin damage 

Enhance fairness with flawless satin finish.

Key Ingredients: Aqua, Olive oil, Beet root extract, Corn Starch, Lime, Essential oil, in cream based.

How to apply: Wash your face and apply small portion in wet face and massage gently all over the face, especially on the T-zone and nose areas where you have most of black/white heads. Don’t rub it too harshly as your skin layer is very sensitive. Use it once a week for normal skin and 2 times for damaged and dull skin, but don’t use it daily as it can rip off your natural oil. Massage it for 2-3 minutes and leave it for 5 minutes and wash it off. Use moisturizer after using this scrub.

Organic Harvest Exfoliating Face Scrub Texture

My Experience: During the summer, my combination skin starts to get oily in the T-zone area and makes my skin dull and damaged. The first impression about this product for me is, it looks amazing, and those mint blue color fine granules’ makes it even more appealing. After cleansing my face and washing off with water, I take a small portion and rub gently over my skin. It feels soft, smooth and easily to apply, but the smell is really strong. I massage it gently for about 2-3 minutes and let it stay for about 5 minutes and wash it off. On the first usage, my skin feels refreshed, glowing and it keeps my skin oil at bay. I love the feeling whenever I used this product. I used it once in a week and especially when I have to travel that this product is my most essential kit. It’s already been more than a month that I have been using this product as you can see the quantity left in the tub. About its claims, it definitely removes the dull surface and enhances fairness, but removing whitehead is just the temporary solution as you will start noticing whiteheads after certain days. And about blackhead removal, I can’t say as I don’t have blackheads. I wish this product comes in a tube packaging as tub packaging is not hygienic but I am satisfied with the product result and I think you should also try once and see the difference it can make to your skin.

My likes about the product:

Did not break me out

Does not dry out skin after use

Makes skin soft and fresh

Enhance fairness

Removes dull surface

No harshness on skin

Free from harsh chemicals (Natural made)

Removes white heads (Temporary)

My Dislikes about the product:

Doesn’t smell good

Tub packaging and dipping finger is not hygienic (You can use spatula)

Conclusion: Overall, I love the experience of using this product and I think this can be used by any skin type. And I would definitely repurchase it again once I will finish this tub. Hurry up lovelies, the product is worth buying. 

Overall Rating: 4.5/5

My skin type: Combination Skin(oily T-zone)

Age               : 25

Skin tone      : Fair

Hello beautiful,

I am here with the review of another product from TBS “VITAMIN E MOISTURE LOTION SPF 15 “

I usually don’t prefer using sunscreen separately, so when I saw this moisturizer with SPF product, I really want to give it a try. After using it for 5 weeks, I would like to share my personal experience about this product.

                                                    

Price – Rs. 1890 for 50 ml (Nepalese rupees)

Product description

 All in one conditioning moisturisation for all skin types with vitamin E and UV protection. Helps protect skin against environmental damages and prevent the signs of premature skin ageing.

Shelf life

You can check the shelf life through the batch code encoded on the bottom of the product. Once you open it you have to finish it before 12 months as indicated in the PAO symbol.

The Body Shop Vitamin E moisture lotion SPF 15 batch code

The Body Shop Vitamin E moisture lotion Shelf life

Packaging

 The packaging is really traveled friendly and the flip lid on top makes it easier to use and maintain a good hygiene. But it is difficult to find out the left quantity.

My experience

Moisturizer is one of my daily routine habits and my favorite skin care products. That’s why I love trying out different moisturizer. The main thing I like about this product is its packaging. The texture of this product is quite thick with a heavy fragrance.

During the first apply; it doesn’t feel like a moisturizer at all, it’s so heavy and thick on the skin. Honestly, I don’t like the feeling it gave to my skin after applying. It gives very greasy and gives shiner looks even after hours of application. The pea size amount is enough for the whole face and don’t think that over application will make your skin more moisturized, the more you apply, the more you will feel greasy.

After few weeks of application, I don’t find any changes and improvement in my skin; whereas few small pimples started appearing on my skin. I really feel sad that the TBS product gave me such an experience. About its environmental damage claims, I think dirt will stick more on your face after its application. And about the prevention of premature sign of ageing, I don’t think it does any kind of wonder.

From my experience I think this product is definitely not for me. For those who have oily skin, don’t ever think of giving it a try.

Pros:

Cons:

Conclusion: Personally, I don’t find this product work out well, might this is not for my skin type. So, I don’t recommend this product as it is very expensive and doesn’t do what it claims.

My Rating: 1/5

Hello beautiful,

This is my first review and I am so excited to review about the TBS product “Vitamin E Moisture serum “

A product with better moisture is what I am always looking for. Since I have combination skin, some parts of my face have dry patches, for which I have been searching for the best product to get rid of it.  This product contains intense moisture and that is the main reason that I thought to give this a try. Now, it’s been around 10 weeks and I could really see some changes.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Serum Review

Price - Rs. 2290 for 30 ml (Nepalese rupees). Sadly the price of the product has upgraded even more now.

Product description: Pre-moisturizer treatment for continuous, enhanced moisturisation and protection.

Shelf life: Don’t ever forget to check the production and expiry date of the product. You can check the shelf life through the batch code. Normally, there are 7 or 6 character batch numbers. You can use the following link to check the shelf life of cosmetic products.
http://www.checkfresh.com/

Batch code: XL705LB

Production date: 2014-07

Generally, the skincare products have life of minimum 3 years. So, that means I can use it before 2017-07 and once you open it, its better you finish it before 12 months (as indicated in the box type symbol in the product).

The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Serum batch code

The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Serum PAO

Packaging – This comes in a small bottle, which is really good for travelling. The pump head has an easy dispenser and a lid for hygiene. The transparent bottle makes it easier to see the left amount.

My experience: I thought of using this product when I noticed dry patches around my nose. The liquid is transparent in color and absorb quickly into the skin. It has a very light fragrance; I barely can notice its smell. After a few days of applying, my skin feels very soft, refreshed and all by dry patches has magically vanished.

  The product really does what it says, but it definitely takes a few weeks to see the actual result. I use it every morning and night before my moisturizer (body shop aloe vera moisturizer) .

One pump is enough for the whole face, it last about 2 months.  I thought to know about how long the product really works even when it is not used. So, I stop using it for about 1 week and I again start noticing the dry patches around my nose. That was really a turnover for me about this product. But, beside this everything deserve a thumbs up.

Pros:

Cons:

Conclusion: I definitely recommend everyone to try this serum. This can be used by any skin type, but as I have said you must have a passion to see the result.

It would have been better if every expensive product would provide the mini tester sample so that our big budget investment would not be worthless.

My Rating: 4/5