AYUR HERBALS-Body Care Lotion( With cocoa butter) review

We have a small shop here, where we get all types of skin cosmetics. Went there to buy something new as my body lotion is completely finished. I was using POND'S body lotion. I was satisfied with it, but you know using same body lotion over and over , you will definitely get bored. So thinking of picking up something else, i saw this lotion. i was expecting something with cocoa butter, so bought it.

PRODUCT SAYS:

AYUR HERBALS-Body Care Lotion( With cocoa butter) daily skin care- pH balance-For that smooth skin.
Cocoa butter has been used for centuries by native women from all the world to soften and soothe dry skin. This extra rich moisturizer maintains the natural moisture balance. Its smooth creamy ingredients leave the skin looking and feeling velvety smooth to the touch and is great for normal to dry skin.

Directions for use: Use daily on your body for a soft and youthful appearance.
Price: Rs 50/- for 100 ml

Ingredients: Aqua,PArafinum,liquidum,glycerin,CCTG, Emulsifying wax,gms,cocoa butter,   aloe vera extract, cetyl alcohol,bees wax,tinovis ADM,Dimethicon, Vitamin E,EDTA,TEA,imidurea, Methyl paraben,Propyl paraben,color , fragnance.

MY PERCEPTION:

This bottle is a transparent one. We can see the white milk textured lotion in it. The quality of bottle is not satisfactory. It has a brown flip open cap. The body lotion is not so heavy or not so watery too.

ITs correct for a body lotion though. ITs not good for really dry areas like elbows or knees, but exceptionally ordinary. IT makes my skin velvety and not at all oily. ITs makes skin soft and smooth to touch. ( Must say irresistible to touch).

It last for more than 7 hours unless washed. One of the worst part of this body lotion is that, it has a awful smell at the 'absorption period'. That is, the smell is a bit strong yet good when we apply it. But after applying it for the next 5 minutes the smell becomes too strong. I must rather say its 'uff cant bear it' type of smell. But after 10 minutes or so, it will turn into a mild sweet smell. Anyways am not going to apply it on my face, as it contains so much ( those names are too scary) chemicals and paraben too.

BESTS:

• Give good results
• reasonably price
• Good for each penny spent
• Gives velvety skin
• No oily traces
• Cocoa butter
• Pleasant smell ( after sometime)

WORSTS

• Awful smell
• Paraben
• PAcking is not good.

Hope you liked it.........

Will meet your soon with another beauty solution 

love

mia.....

Check your NECK- Now care your neck tooo

When you are going out, may be for a party or just an outing with your family or friends,you give your pretty face the bestest makeup you can, right guys? But we usually forget some part just beneath our face,

NECK.

This ignorance may give us an embarrassing moment say someone out there asks" Why is your face color and neck color so different?haaaa......so much makeup....uffff". Damn it, we feel like vanishing from the right spot.

Some of you guys may put the foundation you usually apply to your face, but thats just not enough for that beautiful neck of yours.We should give the same care to our neck that we give to our face.

The main issue of neck darkening of skin.The main reasons for this are direct exposure to sunlight,side effects for some pills or supplements, hormonal changes, obesity, allergy to metals of neck jewelery etcetra.Some of these causes can only be treated by a dermatologist. Otherwise we can make it out :)

Some tips for skin whitening is:

• Applying lemon juice to neck
• Apply watermelon juice for half an hour and wash it, try this for a week or two.
• Mix carrot juice and cucumber juice equally and apply it.

A pack for your neck:
Take lemon juice, cucumber juice,sugar and milk. Mix this well. Apply it for 10 minutes and wash it with warm water.

Dry skin in neck is totally frustrating, and wrinkles too.....horrible. Massage with baby lotion, it will make skin smoother.massage from bottom to top and in circular motions.Apply a nourishing cream before going to bed, which will makes your neck look gorgeous.Using a moisturizer is also good.

When you are going out in sun, use a sun screen lotion to your neck too. That is to your neck, back of your neck.

A fat neck is too bad to look at. So for them who have this problemo.......do this simple exercise:

• Sit straight in a chair. Now slowly look at your legs by just moving your neck.Now look above you( say if you are sitting in a room look at the roof). Do this 10-12 times.
• Look to you left side and touch your chin on your shoulders, slowly look straight and above (say your roof).Now look to your right side and do the same.

Repeat these exercise for a slim neck.

AMWAY ATTITUDE - Hand AND Body CREAM

Today am gonna review on a product you may not have heard of (ok.....i haven't heard of it,anyways). It is ATTITUDE Hand and Body cream. I got this from my uncle who worked in Indian Army and now he got retired. My dry skin is famous here ( among my relatives, they all get me such things when they can, i know lucky me

   ). He got it directly from a AMWAY agent.

i started using it anyways for the last 3 weeks.

LOOks:

TO describe the product, the tube makes me remember about the OLAY total effects.. It has white tube and black colored flip cap.

PRODUCT CLAIMS:

ATTITUDE Hand and body cream is a light and non greasy cream, containing effective moisturizers. It reduces the dry or scaly appearance of skin and helps diminish the damage caused by the drying environment. It also contains Vitamin E, which nourishes the skin.
Dermatologically tested: Energize your skin with Attitude's unique skin vitalizing complex. This contains mango seed butter and coconut water to help nurture skin as well as rosemary extract to help control surface oil. Mango seed butter is an occlusive barrier that helps trap natural moisture in the skin. coconut water contains natural humentacts that trap water and act as moisture magnets within the top layer of skin. Rosemary is known as natural astrigent.


Price: Rs. 285.00 for 100 g.


Use directions : Take the required amount of cream and spread evenly on hands and all over the body.

Ingredients:

My Perceptions:

As I have  already told you, i have really dry skin all over the body. This cream is really oily. Its a hand and body cream yet i used it on my face. You guys may not agree,but when ever i see the cost..... ufff......... i cant do it.

the cream is pale white in color. 

It has unique smell, i doubt it is a bit clinical, but its one of a kind. Made my hands softer. If you are using it as a hand and body cream, its the best. But for face, it will be oily after few hours. IT gave me 2 pimples on my cheek, but made my skin glow. For those who have oily skin never go for it on face. It spreads evenly and staying power is so good. Totally it does the the job it claims.Availability is a problem, i think we will get it only from AMWAY agents.

 

BESTS:

• Mild smell
• Make hands and body softer
• Makes skin glow
• Does its job completely
• Spreads evenly
• Good staying power

WORSTS:

• Makes skin oily
• Has a clinical smell mildly
• May give breakout for sensitive skin
• Highly priced

For info/complaint contact:
Amway consumer care cell tel. 1800-1800-789 ( Toll free from msnl/bsnl) or care@amway.com. I think you can order it here.

BEAUTY AND EXAM BEAST-TIME MANAGEMENT

YA, i know, you all are confused to see the caption, and would have notified the 'beast' part =) Thats just a reference of 'coming semester' exams. This article is mainly for busy students who want to maintain their beauty along with their studies, and say also for those pretty ladies who are busy with their life style or schedule.

As a B tech student myself i know how busy are each semester works, unending records, tests, internal assessments etcetra.Good time management is essential to success for students at any level. Planning our time allows us to spread our work over a session, and avoid 'traffic jam' of work, and to cope with study stress. But we should find time to keep our beauty along with our studies. With good time management skills we will be able to strike balance between study and beauty.

MAKE A 'TO DO LIST' EVERY DAY

Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. Let the first ones be the things you have to do with better concentration. For later things you can mix this with a beauty care, eg: 'a face pack along with a samll revision'. If its easier , use a planner to track all your tasks. And to forget to reward yourself for your accomplishments, say like i reward my self for a high marks in class test by carrying myself to full body spa.

USE SPARE MINUTES WISELY:

When ever you have free time in your hands, use it to your advantage, as an example, get some reading done along with your home pedicure or get things in mind you had learnt while doing a massage on your face.

FIND THE RIGHT TIME

Do your beauty care at right times, allocate certain times to study certain subjects. you will work more efficiently if you figure out when you do your best work. To do a facial massage along with studying maths is note the right thing, instead you can have a nail print at that time.

REVIEW YOUR NOTES EVERYDAY

After each class, do a quick recap of the main topics discussed.Doing this you will reinforce what you've learned,so you need less time to study. You'll also be ready if your teacher calls on you for answers or gives a pop quiz.

TAKE FOOD -GOOD

 Take nutritious food, to maintain your health and good looks. Like say take almonds daily which will improve your skin clarity and is good for a complete diet. Have fresh Fruit juices or shakes which is good for your body in all ways, spares time of eating, and can have a diet too.

GET GOOD NIGHT SLEEP

Running on empty makes the day seem more difficult. Sleep deprivation only works against you. Consider these tips, Personalize your habits so that they suit you. IF you set priorities that fit your lifestyle, you will have a better chance to achieve a goal.

Have a good semester......With all those projects and assignments submitted on time, and good marks for exams.

And one more thing,

 STAY GORGEOUS.

LOVE,

mia <3

MAKE SKIN CARE COSMETICS -AT HOME

Hello Ladies.......

Here comes recipes for some skin and hair care , which is the substitutes for costly cosmetic products. These things can be made at home, and can use without the fear for chemicals and are  from those valuable advice given by my grandmother.
This article is dedicated for YOU guys, who like herbal products........

Hair care::::

SHAMPOO:

Things needed:

• fenugreek
• egg white
• Lemon juice

Recipe-
 Put fenugreek in water for one day. It will be a bit bigger and turgid the next day. Grind it in mixer and make it into a paste. Mix this with egg white and lemon juice(1tablespoon).
USe this once a week to make sleeky healthy hair.

CONDITIONER:

Things needed:

• Eggs
• gooseberry
• Honey
• Tea powder

Recipe:
 Break two eggs and dry it in sun.When it is completely dry rub it. You will get power. Mix this with  gooseberry juice and two tablespoons of honey. MAke this into a paste.
Boil water and add one small pinch of tea powder to water when boiling. Sieve this, you will get tea without milk, right? mix this 'tea water' with the paste. USe this as conditioner after applying shampoo.

HAIR OIL:

Things needed:

• OIL( coconut, olive oil etc:-)
• Aloe vera
• Gooseberry powder
• mehandi powder

Recipe:
Boil oil in a open vessel. TAke jelly part of aloe vera. When the oil is boiling put this into it.now the water content of aloe vera is gone. This is to preserve oil. Now add gooseberry powder and mehandi powder. to it. after 5 minutes cool it and keep it in a bottle. use this before taking bath, by applying it for 5 minutes in the scalp.



Skin Care:::::::

FACE MASK

Things needed:

• Almond
• honey
• glycerin
• eggwhite
• orange juice
• Oatmeal
• Vitamin A capsule

Recipe:

Grind 5 or 6 almonds along with oatmeal. Mix it with 2 teaspoons of honey and orange juice. make this into a paste.Keep this for 5 minutes in refrigerator. Now take it out and mix glycerin and vit A capsule. Blend completely and apply it on face. Keep this for 25 minutes and wash it off with cold water.


BLEACH

Things needed:

• Lemon juice
• Oat meal

Recipe:
Take oatmeal in a small bowl.mix lemon juice with it.Apply the mix in face .wash it with cold water after 20 min
Massage with a moisturizer


SCRUB:
Things needed:

• Fullers earth
• Rose water
• Glycerin
• Milk

Recipe: Mix the ingredients and apply whenever wanted. Scrub for hands and legs is Baking soda. Add baking soda and milk to  warm water and keep leg dipped in it to make remove callous from your feet. Use a pumice to rub it.


SUNSCREEN LOTION:

Things needed:

• Cucumber
• Glycerin
• milk
• water

Recipe: Take 1 cup cucumber juice, 1/2 cup of milk. Add 1 teaspoon glycerin and water as needed. Keep this mix in refrigerator And use whenever needed. Can be used for a week .

MOISTURIZER:

Things needed:

• Aleo vera
• Honey
• Almond oil

Recipe:

Take aloe vera juice and add almond oil to it. Mix it well, so that it stays blended. add 2 or 3 drops of honey.

 As a final  note the best,

1. Cleanser: Milk
2. Toner: Rose water or tomato juice which is available at home.

Will see you soon

Take care...........Stay gorgeous guys.

Love,mia <3

PARLOUR AT HOME SWEET HOME.

I want my face to be clear, without any marks or spots. And i know everybody wants that. Without any age difference, both teens and middle aged individuals want their beauty to be admired. We have so much cosmetics and beauty products for help like bleach, lotions,creams,packs etcetra. But these chemicals have side effects. Then what about keeping your beauty naturally? Ya, we can take things from our kitchen shelf to make our own beauty parlors at home and without side effects or harmful chemicals.

MILK:

Let see about Milk, which  is a good cleanser. This natural drink is a complete diet  which contain proteins, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and essential fatty acids. Take a table spoon of milk  and massage in that pretty face of yours. wash your face with cold water or wipe it. you will know the difference. YOur face will be clean,smooth and clear, and will have a pretty shine.Now its clear why in olden days, queens where bathing in milk, right guys? To make your face glow,

• Take a carrot and milk
• juice it in mixer
• apply it on face
• wash it after 15 minutes

i bet you will notice the difference.

CURD:


Curd, which is a dairy product is used to prevent dark spots. Curd after applying to face, allow it to dry. Continue this for one week, you will notice the change that your acne spots starts to vanish visibly. an alternative for this is mix curd with small pea powder, it is a good scrub,cleanser and prevents white heads. Curd can be used to prevent dandruff too. massage curd to the scalp, wash after 20 minutes, which will reduce dandruff.

POTATO:

Potato helps to reduce wrinkles and age spots, and helps to reduce acne marks. To reduce blemishes in your face...

• Take s1 tablespoon of potato juice and  tomato juice
• mix it and add 2 drops of olive oil
• apply this to face and wait for 15 min
• wash with cold water and ice your face

 to your surprise, after a week, unwanted marks on your face will be reduced. Potato also helps to reduce dark circles, cut 2 thin slices of potato and
keep it on your eyes. this will make dark circles to disappear and eyes gleaming.


CUCUMBER:

Cucumber is a good toner. We all know that it can reduce dark circles, and make eyes cool. Cucumber can be used to reduce sunburns on your face.

• Take a tablespoon of lemon juice
• mix it with a table spoon of cucumber juice
• Apply it after coming out from the sun

Sunburns will be reduced, and keep your face fairer.

TOMATO:

As we all know tomato juice is a good toner and cleanser.This is good for dry skins, which will make it supple and soft. This helps to reduce large pores in your face, helps to maintain elasticity of your face. Helps to reduce wrinkles and tightens the facial skin.

LEMON:

Lemon is a damn good bleach. It can be applied to reduce spots on the skin, and helps to make your face fairer.

To make bleach at home:

• Take oatmeal in a small bowl
• mix lemon juice with it
• Apply the mix in face
• wash it with cold water after 20 min
• Massage with a moisturizer

Lemon can be applied directly or indirectly. But the citric acid may not be good for sensitive skin. It helps in oil control for oily skin.Lemon can be applied to face or any part of the body, which will make the part fairer and clearer, and can be used by mixing it with water, milk, curd. Helps to reduce oil, and hence acne. acne spots or marks, blemishes can be reduced by applying lemon juice. Can be used for pedicure and manicure. Skin will become red after applying lemon juice directly and that natural effect caused due to citric acid.

ALMONDS AND ALMOND OIL:

Almonds provide small amounts of protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus, and B vitamins and are high in fat. They are awesome for skin care when taken inside or applied out. hence they are used in making cosmetic products. Almond oil which is extracted from almonds are good for hair and skin.

When i started  using almond oil for my hair, my hair fall reduced. i massaged scalp with 'Bajaj almond drops' every night before going to bed.

This made my scalp feel better. Then one day, after scrubbing, i  massaged my face with this. I have really dry skin type, yet this made my skin supple and glow. Almond oil have high absorbing power. I put two drops of almond oil on my eye pencil and lipstick, making it smoother and spread evenly. Almond oil will make lips reddish.

Thats the end of this article, meet you soon with another......

Take care ....STAY GORGEOUS

love, mia <3

STEPS TO STAY GORGEOUS......

Oh! damn. Another breakout.

Am fed up of this breakout which is caused by a monthly visitor( you know who). Anyways as a 'beauty secret-agent' myself will kill those pimply enemies myself.
some of the routine that we should daily follow ot kill those foes of magnificent face of yours.

aahhhem.......lets look those tricky tips :

RISING SUN: get up early so that you can give gorgeous face the care it want, and plan your day.
clean your face the moment you got up. The bacterias in the bed pillows and blankets, will make your skin dull and cause acne. Change pillow covers and blankets within 3 days.

BRUSH AND SHOWER: Brush your teeth when you get up and before going out(that may be optional),but a clean mouth will give such a damn confidence.

Take a shower,to make your self fresh. If you have a dry skin then apply moisurizer to your face and body. Try tantalising deos or perfumes and MAke others happy smelling you.Make up your face, to look pretty, in a way it is.If you are going for work, keep it simple.

KEEP TOUCH-UPS handy: Keep with you a small pouch which contains touch up makeup things like

• a lip gloss or lip stick
• a lip balm
• wipes
• a small bottle of deo
• hand sanitizer
• a concealer
• a comb
• some tissues
• minty gum or toffee, and of course a mirror. etc:-

which will help you to keep you fresh through out the day where you study or work. Take a toner, to make your face fresh at intervals. Rose water is the cheapest toner, that will make you fresh. If you want to make yourself a toner try this.

1. Take a half piece of lemon
2. Squeeze the juice to a bowl
3. Mix water
4. keep this mixture in a bottle and apply with a a cotton ball dipping.

HAIRSTYLES: Keep your hair in its on hsape curly or straight. Never go for straighteners, hot irons or curlers. Apply conditioners in shower or leave in conditioners before going out, which will keep your hair safe from pollution and dust.Make your hair according to shape of your face.Same hairstyle daily will make you boring.Try each hairstyle everyday, which will make you trendy.

SELECTING COSMETICS: select the cosmetics for you according to the skin types and also the climate at your home. say like if your skin is dry which is like mine, go for a oily moisturizer, cream blush,etcetra.It should match your skin or else will result in a break out.Cosmetics should be kept hygienic.Brushes used for cosmetics should be cleaned weekly, and should be replaced yearly.

WATER: Drink water between every 4 hours, as water will take the toxins in your skin and keep your face nice and shine. Water constitutes main component of cells in our body. so to keep it rehydrated is as much important as to be healthy.

EXERCISE: HEAT up yourself daily, say just a brisk walk inside your home,

dancing with those small steps of yours with the back music of your favorite song.

This will improve your metabolism, i bet this will make you energetic all day long. 

As someone said "a better beginning is half done"
(am not sure about what they said)

ATTITUDE: It is attitude which matters.Be cool and smart. Think positive, when a problem arises think yourself " there is nothing in this world which cannot be solve", positive attitude will makes your face shine with positive aura. Giving others too a positive energy.

TAKE PILLS: Take vitamins tablets to improve your skin tone. take multi vitamin tablets,or vitamin e,a tablets for your skin and hair health. Am taking Hemsi pills, which increase my blood count along with supplying zinc and vitamins to my body. Its good to take pills to improve blood count, as the anemic possibilities for women is much higher than men. But it will be better to consult a doctor before taking pills yourself.

CLEANSE: Pollution everywhere will not only kill green, but our skin too. so cleanse after you return home. remove make up with make up removers.i use 'camomile make up remover'.

scrub your face twice a week. Apply facial mask to improve your skin health and make it look absolutely attractive. Face masks can be made at home with fruities and vegies at home.

Before going to bed remove all make ups and your face should be clean. Remember to fight acne, your skin should be able to breathe and should be hydrated.

Now put that pretty smile of yours on face and GO for your day.