So the fun continues…
Today’s Lotus Herbals makeup feature is FloralSTAY™ long-lasting lip colour.
What does Lotus Herbals FloralSTAY™ long-lasting lip colour claim?
- 97% natural ingredients.
- Animal product free (100% vegetarian)
- Stays day long
- Sun protection (SPF-10)
- Prevents darkening of lips.
- Prevents chipping
- Rich payoff
- Smooth application
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
- Aloe Vera: Excellent moisturizer with healing properties.
- Avocado: Rich source of Vit. A,B,D,E.
Number of shades available: 10
Price: Rs 325 (Indian rupees) for 3.4 gm
My review:
Why should you buy Lotus Herbals FloralSTAY™ long-lasting lip colour?
- Highly pigmented: One swipe of colour on lips and you are done.
- SPF-10 Finally we have a lipstick that would give us protection against sun.
- Does not dry out your lips.
- Becomes kiss proof once it is set with powder. Tested and tried. lol! I am not saying anything more on this.
- The lipsticks are creamy.
- Has long staying power. I wear these lipsticks during the start of my day and they stay as is until I am not having a proper meal. Even after that the lipstick does not fade completely, there is a stain of colour on my lips. You might have to reapply it once during the day or depending on how often you are having oily food because oil tends to break the staying power of lipsticks. In fact, one of these days I even had a soupy maggi and a sizzling sizzler but my lips didn’t go completely bare.
- The packaging is so pretty and elegant that you would rather want to flaunt these lipsticks.
See full packaging HERE. - The lipstick is in satin finish. So if you don’t like completely matte or very glossy lips, these would make a good choice. In fact, these would work great for working women.
- The lipstick bullet is thin has a slanted top. It not only makes the application easier but also helps in lining the lips perfectly.
See swatches and photos:
More Swatches and photos HERE
Here is the complete packaging of Lotus Herbals lipstick. It comes in a pink cardboard carton. Isn’t that pretty?
Full Packaging
Pink Mink: I would call it crimson red. A red based pink with no shimmer. Would look stunning on people with fair complexion. You can create that gorgeous stained lips look with this one.
Pink Mink
Pink Mink
See more photos and swatches:
Lotus Herbals has launched its Colour Dew Nail Enamel Range almost two months back. Here are its features, swatches and my review. Enjoy!
What are Lotus Herbals Colour Dew Nail Enamels?
They are toluene, acetone and DBP free nail paints.
Toluene: disturbs woman’s ability to reproduce and it is linked to birth defects
DBP: di-butyl phthalate
- is a skin irritant and may cause liver damage.
- may cause spontaneous abortion in women exposed to it.
- narcotic in high concentrations.
- attacks the nervous system, eyes, blood, liver, kidneys and skin.
Acetone
- is a skin irritant & makes cuticles dry & dull
- makes nails brittle.
Price: Rs 95/ for 8ml – (Indian Rupees)
Shades available: 10
Why should you buy Lotus Herbals Nail paints?
- They are free of harmful chemicals that may harm your nails. This gives me such a relief that now I can paint my nails without any scare of harmful chemicals. And I wear nail paints A LOT.
- The brush is pretty flat so it makes the application pretty easy.
- I don’t know if this is a valid point or not but the bottles are generously filled with the paint. They are filled till the top.
- They don’t streak. You check the swatches and you wouldn’t find any streaking.
- They don’t chip. I wanted to try these paints completely before writing the review so I applied the paint without any base or top coat. I applied two coats of paint at least 4-5 days back and have washed utensils, cooked food and some other work but these paints didn’t fail me. Today morning, I saw that the paint on my hands is starting to fade from the corners but the paint on my feet is intact. Highly impressed!
- Pricing is quite comparable to the other brands available in this section.
- The bottles are pretty cute and sleek.
Why should you NOT buy Lotus Herbals Nail paints?
Limited shade selection: I would want to see more of pinks, blues, reds, blacks and many more colours.
See photos: read more…
See review and more photos of Lotus Herbals Colour Dew Nail Enamel Range HERE
Strawberry Idea: No idea why they named it strawberry idea. 
Gorgeous lilac colour. Was planning to buy it myself.
Lotus Herbals Nail Paints: Strawberry Idea
Strawberry Idea
Pure White: This is one of a few non-streaky whites I have come across. This makes me want to go back to my French Manicure days. read more…
Happy Women’s Day to all the special women who visit my blog. Men would have been so boring without us.
Head over to Today’s Pick for your guilty pleasure.
This one is for you, Yasmina.
What is MAC Studio Finish Concealer?
A lightweight, creamy, discreetly opaque concealer. Provides a smooth, long-wearing invisible coverage for all skin blemishes. Water-resistant, fragrance-free and non-acnegenic. This emollient-based, lightweight concealer is so concentrated that a tiny amount can provide opaque coverage of the skin’s imperfections and discolourations. It effectively covers dark circles, blemishes, moles, tattoos and birthmarks. Enriched with antioxidants (derivatives of Vitamin A and Vitamin E), it also contains Silica to help adsorb the skin’s oils. Concealer has an SPF of 35 and is available in a wide range of colours. It can be applied with a medium to firm fiber brush (try the 242 Brush), a latex sponge, or the fingertips.
Price - Rs 920 (India) for 7 gm
Why should you buy MAC Studio Finish Concealer?
I just noticed this morning that Revlon has totally revamped its site. It’s all black, classy and chic. Now we would also be able to do our virtual makeover there. But they have not included India in their “Revlon Global” map. This makes me a little sad. 
Check out the Revlon’s Website HERE
They have also launched their new range of lipsticks called Revlon Colorburst Lipsticks. I am already drooling over the packaging. The Colorburst lipstick is launched in 20 shades- lilac, mauve, plum, grape, baby pink, carnation, fuchsia, blush, rapberry, hazlenut, soft rose, sinenna,cholocate, rosy nude, soft nude, peach, coral, ruby, true red,and crimson . Cant wait to get my hands on them.
They have started showing brushes in their range, hope they are available in India soon.
- Revlon Lipsticks
- Revlon Eye Makeup
- Revlon Face Makeup
- Revlon Nails
- Revlon Hair Colour
- Revlon Fragrances
- Revlon Beauty Tools
- Revlon Makeup Brushes
- Revlon Removers
Do you like the new version of the site?
I am liking it a LOT! 
What is Lakme Nine to Five Flawless Creme Compact?
A crème-to-powder finish formula make-up compact that glides on silky smooth and blends effortlessly for an impeccable finished look that lasts the entire day.
How to apply Lakme Nine to Five Flawless Creme Compact?
- Step 1
Sweep adequate crème-to-powder compact on to the make-up sponge - Step 2
Gently blend the make-up sponge in a downward direction. Allows you to control coverage for sheer or heavier results.
Shades Available : 4 -Pearl, marble, Shell and Coral
Lakme Creme to Powder Compact
Price - Rs 375 (Not sure , I bought it almost an year back and I was about to throw it away before I got a request to do a review. )
Hi All,
My blog was not working the entire night last night. There were some problems with the domain, dns and blah blah. My husband was constantly working with the server guys the whole night and I could barely catch some sleep for a few hours. From past few days someone or the other was constantly reporting problem about my blog but we were not able to detect anything. I would only say that those are the pains of having your own domain and trying to take complete hold of your site. It sucks at times. In fact, I was prepared that the site is never going to open again and I had to build the site from the scratch or may just completely give up. But after hours of “trying to figure out”, we are able to recover the site but have to keep monitoring it closely.
SUNSCREENS DO PREVENT TANNING!! And there is a whole lot of science to prove it.
Based on my post on Sunscreens DON’T Prevent Tanning, I received this mail from the director of Lotus herbals a few days back:
UVA protection sunscreens/sunblocks DO prevent tanning !
Will appreciate if you quote from scientifically reliable sources on your blog. Tanning is caused by longer wavelength UVA rays and any sunscreen with UVA protection will PREVENT tanning of skin. (level of tanning depends on Fitzpatrick’s skin types, altitude, latitude and duration of sun exposure).
What your source refers to is SPF protection which is UVB. UVB rays are not known to cause majority of tanning but causes sunburn.
UVA causes – tanning, wrinkling and UV induced skin cancer
UVB causes – sunburn etc.
UVC doesn’t reach the earth’s surface (shortest wavelength).
All in-vivo as well as in-vitro studies confirm protection against UVA does protect human skin against tanning. If you want, we can send across scientific studies and research material.
Thanks.
Personally I was kind of offended because I did my research and I had no reason to believe a sunscreen maker blindly. On a better note I thought that if someone could correct me and could help me give a correct picture to my readers, it would be worth it. He sent me the research files along with the following mail
The most used UVA protection in vivo method is PPD (Persistent Pigment Darkening) which is directly related to tanning of human skin upon radiation through a UV source. Find attached here with the docs illustrating on how it is done. We use these methodologies on tan protection formulations.
It is sometimes disappointing that some people highlight half-known scientific facts which puts the industry in bad light especially at times when the ozone layer is being depleted and skin cancer is rising, including in India. So its our duty in the industry to correct and forward the case of optimum sun protection as is done in the developed world. I hope you and your source go through these documents and forward our case for maximum sun protection including tan protection (as this is the primary reason for sun protection in India).
Following are the files from Chemistry Today, Official journal of European Union, and Japanese Cosmetic Industry Association that support that sunscreens do prevent tanning. It’s a lot of chemistry so if you don’t want to make en effort to go through all the stuff, I have highlighted the important points in RED for your convenience sake. (All images could be clicked and enlarged)
