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Aug 23, 2011

Bobbi Brown Lip Tints

Bobbi Brown Lip Tints
Have a look at these cute, tiny tubes of Lip Tints from Bobbi Brown. I am in love with these lip tints already. I tend to lose my lipstick lid in my bag all the time and it becomes quite frustrating to sieve through the clutter in my bag. With these small tubes, its quite handy. 
But this is just perfect and its tiny size allows me to carry it in my purse.


There are four shades: Champagne Glitter, Rosy, Baby Pink Glitter & Burnt Sugar Shimmer. I have the first three shades and they worked well for me. 
The lip tints have SPF 15 and have a peppermint scent to it. It is thick in consistency unlike lip glosses and is a bit sticky. So when i am at the beach or am on a bike, my flowing hair sticks on to my Bobbi Brown lip tints!! The consistency could have been a bit non sticky. These lip tints can be used over a lipstick or on bare lips. It provides good coverage and the shimmer stays for quite some time. These tubes have a slant tip, making it easy for application. The set of four costs around $30. 

My thoughts:

I liked the packaging and the long lasting effect of these lip tints. However, it doesn't show up very well on wheatish skin tones. But overall, i would definitely recommend it.




Aug 8, 2011

Aveda Shampure Shampoo

Aveda Shampure Shampoo
My relatives came down from the US and got me this wonderful product from Aveda. Aveda's Shampure Shampoo comes in a very modest packaging which screams "Go Green". To begin with, this smells great. It doesnt smell like our regular shampoo, kinda organic. I couldnt wait to use it. I have straight hair and my hair behaves very well usually. But the humidity in the air had caused my hair to go limp. So i opted for Aveda Shampure which said that it is a pure, gentle daily shampoo—with MorikueTM protein. It also claimed to cleanse and fortify any type of hair with one of Aveda's original aromas: a calming mix of 25 pure flower and plant essences.It also mentioned that it is suitable for all hair types. Lovely!

After i washed my hair with Shampure , trust me , my hair felt like silk. Without a conditioner, my hair felt smooth and smelled divine.Usually after shampooing, since i have fine straight hair, my hair looks as if some one just ran a blower onto it. But after using Aveda Shampure, my hair looked quite settled. I would highly recommend this to anyone with dry hair & scalp. Since it contains plant extracts, it is not harsh on the hair and hence can be used daily.

The bottle in the picture above is of 250ml and costs around $10.50. There are many offers on their website where you can club it with a conditioner too. I am a fan of Shampure now and i highly recommend it. 
Aveda has their own professional insitutes, salons and spas in 24 countries around the world.


ABOUT AVEDA (from aveda.com)
Aveda™, The Art and Science of Pure Flower and Plant Essences™, was founded in 1978 with the goal of providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for the planet. Aveda manufactures professional plant-based hair care, skin care, makeup, Pure-Fume™ and lifestyle products.