Aruna Asks
Hi Rati,
Had been a while since I wrote anything. Been just commenting and getting maha confused with what’s out there. So for a change, I thought I would write in with my favourites and see what the others had to say. Would love other options incase I get bored with this. Me and my makeup/skincare obsession!!!
Here goes…
Normal to Oily skin
Cleanser
Primary – Neutrogena Deep Clean Normal to Oily
Backup– Oil of Olay Face wash
Toner
Primary – Everyuth Toner – Rose water, tea tree oil, Glycerine etc
Backup – TBS Seaweed Normal to combination
Moisturizer
Primary -Oil of Olay Gentle 7-n-1 anti ageing
Backup – Lacto Calamine
Night cream
Primary – Loreal Revitalift (mine is a red dabba)
Backup – Lotus Nutranite
Scrub
Primary – Everyuth Walnut scrub
Backup –TBS Blackhead tea tree scrub
Few ad hoc favourites just for fun
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer, MAC pro Longwear Foundation, Maybelline gel eyeliner/colossal Kajal, Faces eye pencils, Faces/Lakme lipsticks, NYX mosaic blush, ELF eyeshadows
face wash- FE face wash
toner- clinique CL type 3
moisturiser- Michael todd gel creme
scrub- Tvam
:victory2: :victory2: :victory2:
umm 😀 Not necessairily fav bt what i have used in past 15 days or so kinds. 🙂
Normal to dry skin
Face Wash : Aromamagic Strawberry face wash
Toner : Rose Water
Cream : Chanel Hydramax nutrition
Sunscreen – neutrogena – which is now breaking me out. :((
Scrub : Alternating between lotus whiteglow and lancme..something. 😐
Hands- Skinfood handcream
Feet- oriflame –green one 😛
Makeup:
Face : Chanel Vitalumeire Aqua. I have never worn any foundation more than this continuously. MAC studio moisture cover. MSF
Lips- changes everyday 😛 Loving the maybelline colorbloom lip balm. It’s kinda addictive to me.
Eyes : havent worn much eyeshadows oflate. It’s been mostly kohl and mascara.
Cheeks : Changes everyday. Bt I really really like my colorbar peachy rose. I just have to have a touch of it on my cheeks.
Nail Paints : Wearing a lot of reds, marrons, blues, metallics.
Oily skin
Scrub-st ives whitening scrub
Faci wash-clean n clear foaming face wash
Toner-Dabur rose water
Moisturiser-Elizabeth Arden refining moisture cream/oriflame essentials fairness lotion (i skip moisturiser most of the time)
Compact-maybelline whitestay UV (i dont use foundations on a daily basis, i use only compact :D)
Eyeliner-ELLE 18 black out liner, maxfactor kohl pencil (charcoal grey and Max factor colour perfection eyeliner (black)
For lips-7 stila lip glosses, oriflame lip balm, maybelline (cranberry), ELLE 18 colourbomb lipstick and maybelline water shine lipstick 😀
me big Elle 18 fan too..recently bought eye sparkles and couple of lipsticks from Elle 18..love the shades..
Mascara-lakme lash artist :makeup:
I used to like it. I used to look so natural- my lashes but better kinds. 😀
rati i used nyx ka mascara electric blue…its awesome whenever i wear i ppl ask me kahan se liya 😛
nyx has a bloo mascara too? 😀 I have never worn bloo mascara :specs:
yup, i got uska brown mascara 😀
:toothygrin: :toothygrin:
blooo mascara is awesome – its the bestest – it totally brightens up brown eyes without looking really bloo you know ! try it !
okayyy!! O:) O:) O:)
it has been my fav since a long time :high5:
oily sensitive skin
facewash-some banana one
toner-rose water/avon total matte (some orange color)
scrub: biotique papaya scrub
aloe vera gel(i just love this)
eye shadow: faces mineral eye shadow trio
compact: oriflame very me
lipcolor:faces (one nude brown shade named as crimson red) faces french rose,lakme aquashine in sand and creme matte lipper from faces etc etc etc
liner: faces all the colors accrding to wat color i m wearing. enuf its getting boring now
Here goes my list 🙂
Oily-Combi skin
Face Wash – Oriflame Tea Tree and Sebamed Clear Face Cleansing foam
Moisturizer – Lacto Calamine..nothing works better than this for me
Scrub – Hip Hop Apricot Scrub/ Artistry polishing scrub
Toner – Khadi Rose Water/TBS tea tree
Compact – Essence Mattifying Compact
Eyeliner – Colorbar/Faces
Kajal/Kohl – Oriflame
Lipstick – Changes everytime I use but love my Colorbar lip color
Concealer – Mac select cover up/Garnier tinted eye roll on works amazingly well to brighten up the eyes
Oily skin – Sensitive Skin
Cleanser
Cetaphil skin cleanser
Moisturizer
Face – Cetaphil Moisturising Lotion
Body – Victoria’s Secret Moisturising hand and body cream
Scrub
St-Ives Apricot Scrub
Make-up
MAC Smolder Kohl
MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
MAC Mocha Blush
INGLOT waterproof Mascara
MAC Groundwork Paint Pot
MAC Fast Play Lipstick (Amplified Creme)
Bourjois Rose Exclusif Lip Gloss
MAC Blot Powder
Lip Balm
Burt’s Bees Honey Lip Balm
Make-up Remover
Pure coconut Oil
Nail Paint
Lakme 9-5 range
phew !
I am also thinking to get Cetaphil..everyone keeps raving about it 😀
its a very no frills product – Ive been using it for 2 years now and I refuse to use anything else to wash my face ! try it – try karne mein kya jaata hai 😛
Same with my current face wash ..My derma prescribed me and now I dont feel like experimenting a new one :silly: :silly:
But I have heard awesome things about Cetaphil ,the only reason why I havent tried it yet is because its only available at medical stores and I am a lil lazy :stars: :stars:
j doo you forgot midi mauve 😀
midimauve has become Fast Play’s sautan now :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: now midimauve i use like lip balm only …. heee heee I loooooou midi like a wife – I take it for granted – my fast play is like a lover 😛 O:) O:) O:) O:) O:) O:)
you got so filmy :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
oily skin
:shying:
Face Wash : Skinetics Facewash
Toner : I have ditched toner for sometime :secret2:
Moisturizer : Fab India one for Oily skin,clean & clear one and Lacto calamine
Sunscreen – Lotus 3 in one matte
Scrub : alternate between Neutrogena’s deep clean scrub ,aroma magic’s mineral glow and fab india’s orange one
:dance:
I also don’t use toner 😛 :highfive:
Even I don’t use. 😀 Do want to thogh. 😆
My last toner started giving me bumps so I stopped using it..it was doing anything for me anyway and now I dnt feel the need O:)
these derma prescribed cleansers like cetaphil are formulated so as to not disturb your skins natural ph balance thereby eliminating the need for a toner …. :specs: :specs: :specs:
I have combination skin. Here’s mine:
Face wash: Oriflame Aloe vera n Arnica/Cetaphil
Toner: Lotus BasilTone
Moisturizer: Neutrogena Oil free for Combi skin/Lotus Alphamoist
I use Lacto Calamine whenever my skin reacts to any product :toothygrin:
Scrub: Oriflame Swedish spa/Lotus polisher(the kiwi one)
Sunscreen: Neutrogena dry touch
Makeup:
I hardly ever use foundation. Peach ME perfect tinted moisturizer. Now wanna try Ponds.
Compact: Revlon New Complexion in Sand Beige. This shade suits me like a dream.
Eye liner: Oriflame Kajal, Colorbar’s I-GLide pencils, especially love Prunella.
Lipstick: Maybelline CS My Mahogany n Watershine lippies in BC11 n C22. Revlon Colorburst in Soft Rose when i wanna go bright with lips.
CTM- my fav Amway Artistry CTM during the night :yahoo: :yahoo:
Scrub- Amway polishing scrub
Day Moisturizer/cream- Ponds Age Miracle
Sunscreen- Lotus spray Spf-50
Aruna di!~ :puchhi: for yo for this question!
Weelll,I have Oily/Combination skin. Fairly large pores…
Cleanser: Lakme Fruit Blast face wash in Citrus Rain ( :love: ) . Backup is the Himalaya Foaming Neem Face Wash. :dumb:
Toner: …Don’t kill me…But I don’t have one yet. 😐 😐 Too confused abt this. :idk:
Moisturiser: Lacto Calamine. :toothygrin: :jalwa:
Scrub: Himalaya Apricot Scrub…Plan on getting the St. Ives one. :methinks:
Makeup…
Lips: Nivea Fruity Shine Lip balm in Pink Guava. Maybelline Fruit Jelly gloss in tempting toffee (it’s actually my mom’s,just sneak-using for now.Plan on getting my own soon. O:) )
Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in Warm Me Up.
Eyes: Eyetex ki dibbi wali kajal :dumb: , Lo’real Pencil Perfect Self Advancing Liner in Ebony
Don’t use much…Bcoz I’m a soda buddhi (chasmish). :nerd:
Face: Maybelline compact. :dumb:
Nail paint: The list will be too damn long..So I’ll just randomly name a few. Avon Simply Pretty Champagne Shimmer, Colorbar Exclusive 59, My nail art pens, My (fake?) VOV nailpaints. :manicure: :manicure:
you are very welcome Pragyna..thanks to all of you for replying and wish I could have been there as the replies came in..
I loved Lakme Fruit Blast face wash in Citrus Rain :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
:jalwa: :jalwa: :jalwa: :love: :love:
oh cool..u seem so excited..is the citrus one for dry skin? I mean do you get these for all skin types?
aruna they are for all skin types. :))
Hi 🙂 Not really A makeup addict as of now , but I love all ur posts , hauls and articles 🙂 Really amazing and as of now m addicted to reading them 🙂 🙂 Love u all!
Oily-Acne Prone !
Cleanser-Neutrogena Deep Clean/Clearasil/Saslic /Lotus Jojobawash(mild n nice 🙂 )
Toner-Dabur Rosewater/Biotique Bio cucumber(stings sometime) 🙁
Moisturiser-Aloe Vera,Lotus Whiteglow Micro Emulsion, Have recently started using Lacto Calamine too!
Night Cream-No cosmetic ones as such.. Since I have blemished skin m using some skin creams overnite 🙁
Scrub-Lotus Herbals Apricot scrud,tho I don use much on the face 🙁 Avon ka Scrub soap! n homemade sugar scrubs too 😉
Eyes -The usual 🙂 (Maybelline colossal volume kajal n mascara !) and gel liners mostly..Maybelline is great but also try tips n toes 🙂 Really good ! I like Glide on Eyepencils by Lakme ,Aqua green shade being my fav 🙂
Lips-Avon lipbalms,TBS passionfruit,(I used to love the elle18 ones that used to be there a while ago 🙁 🙁 ),ELF mineral lipgloss(Fierce),And a new Avon Simplypretty one that smells like Caramel 😛
Face-Nothing except Ponds TM , and zometimes Oriflame VeryMe concealer and Lakme Compact!
Nails-Currently wearing Red Red(Speeddry+) by Avon and I buy nailpaints randomly from shops 😛 😛
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welcome to IMBB Riti. :))
Thanks Riti..what is really cool is that Rati and gang really take the care to put up everyone’s questions and junta’s questions get answered anyways one way or the other by all the lovely ppl here so ya this site is pretty coool..
Thaaanku u! I love ur dp!!!!!!!!!!
Hi..
Normal to Dry skin:
Cleanser:
Oriflame tea tree face wash
Lotus jojoba face wash
Following up cleanser with Lush Aqua Marina
Toner:
Lotus basil toner
Moisturizer:
Lotus Micro emulsion 🙂
Scrub:
St Ives whitening scrub 🙂
Mask:
Lush Brazened honey (not liking it much 🙁 now that my dry is drying )
So , Using boiled oats + warn milk
Foot care:
VLCC Pediglow. (loving this one a lot)
What a fun post!
I have normal skin:
Cleanser
Primary – AM Grapefruit Face Wash
Backup – Ponds Whitening
Toner
Primary – Himalaya
Backup – AM Fairy Lotion
Moisturizer
Primary -Oil of Olay Gentle 7-n-1 anti ageing
Night cream
Primary – Lakme Night Renewal Fruit Moisture
Backup – Egyptian Magic
Scrub
Primary – Origin Microdemabrasion
Backup –Lotus Anti Tan Scrub
My other favs:
MAC Studiofinish concealer, ELF Eyelash Curler, Wet n Wild Mega last lipsticks, Stila Kajal Eyeliner, NYX face and eye primer, MAC Fix+, ELF blushes, Maybelline moisture extreme lipsticks, TBS lip balms, MAC skinfinish natural
Thanks Bhawana..what is really interesting is that so many ppl with similar skin types are using so many diff products and all of them seem to work..so in a way i am glad there are so brands out there and you can choose depending on your budget..
agree Aruna! i love that most high end brands have great cheaper dupes….however, i still feel indian brands have a long way to go when it comes to shelling out inexpensive makeup items! skincare is still a better category 🙂
yeah..and in most cases lipsticks, eyeshadows etc dont have adverse effects like the way certain skincare items do so some of us are not very particular abt shelling out too much money on makeup. also, i hardly ever finish one lipstick, eye shadow, blush fully so for me the money just dosent seem well spent (sorry, just my humble opinion ofcourse)..
Combination Skin, Acne Prone
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Face Wash – Dove Clear Pore, Garnier (yellow one)
Toner – Fab India rose water
Moisturizer – Lacto Calamine, will soon buy Lotus alphamoist, Lotus shea moist for hands and feet
Scrub – Garnier
Sunscreen – Lotus 3 in 1, spf 40
Eye Pencil – Colorbar i glide
Lip Stick – Lotus Peach Creame, Carnation
Except Garnier Face wash, rest all i bought based on IMBB reviews.. Thanks a ton to IMBB and Rati
Face wash
A Shahnaz Hussain soap or Saslic face wash
ace Wash – Dove Clear Pore, Garnier (yellow one)
Toner – Fab India neem tulsi
Moisturizer – Loitus alphamoist (use oil both for hands and legs and then have a bath)
Scrub – Lotus Berry scrub – with strawberry and orange peel
Sunscreen – Shahnaz Hussain for oily skin spf 40/ eyeing the lotus matte one for a while. It is a dream to blend , and keeps skin matte for a long time.
Eye Pencil – Hashmi Kajal
Lip Stick – Revlon Colour burst in Soft rose, Chambor in Desert rose, and Revlon – Spicy red.
normal to dry
cleanser-himalaya cleansing milk
day cream-lakme fruit moisture spf9
sunblock-lotus spf20
night cream-r8 now nt using anything bcz of d humid climate in kolkata
body lotion-himalaya nourishing body lotion
soap-dove
hand & foot cream-boroline
kajal-lotus
lipstick-maybelline
dats it.i try to keep it as simple as possible
wow!this is a nyc post :yes:
gives me a chance to share my skincare routine. i askd for help from imbb n i hav bought alot of products on imbb recco..thanks rati,n imbb :thanks:
combination,sensitive skin.
facewash-using himalaya neem facewash for 2 yrs.. but switched to clean n clear a week ago.n m lovin it!
scrub-none,they break me out 😐
sunscreen-lotus gel spf20
moisturizer-nutrogena oil free moisture for combination skin-its d best for me.. dont wana experiment wid any odr! :jiggy1:
eyeliner-maybelline unstoppable
lips-himalaya balm,nivea fruitshine-strawberry(latest buy on imbbreco :yahoo: ),revlon lip gloss,lakme lipgloss(tube one).
thats alll :lashes:
here goes mine :
facewash : derma dew acne soap
toner : rosewater
moisturiser : lacto calamine
body lotion : nivea / tbs strawberry puree
eyes : chambor dazzle eye pencil on waterline.. TBS Mascara.. Colored eye pencils from colorbar / faces.. Inglot gel eye liners
lips : cherry culture i got free wit my purchase.. Nyx matte lip creme, inglot lippies, bourjois lip balm
nails : chambor icy pink, avon champagne shimmer
other fav : inglot body sparkles!
oops forgot to mention that i have combination to oily acne prone skin.. :yuck:
Looks like everyone has a looong list to boast about:-)Here’s mine…
Skin Type – Oily combination
Facewash- Clinique no 3,Vichy normaderm and Saslic(2-3 times a week only)
Scrub- Lotus whiteglow and TBS vit C microdermabrasion
Toner-Clinique no3 n biotique cucumber.Also like aromamagic and homemade apple cider vinegar toner
Moisturiser-Clinique no 3 n Organic surge blissful daily moisturiser(im in love wit this one)
Sunblock-Lotus matte SPF 40 wins handsdown….hav used Vichy n neutrogena in d past but im not goin back…..
Primer-MUFE HD and plannin on gettin a MAC paint pot for the eyes
Foundation-Clinique anti blemish
Concealer-Dermacolor(only 4 undereyes) it breaks me out:-(
Powder/Compact-Physicians formula SPF 50
Lip balm-Sleek pout polish in electro peach,maybelline n neutrogena also
Lipsticks-NYX round lippies anyday,CK cognac,Revlon colorburst in soft rose n mauve
Kohl-Christian Dior crayon kohl,Maybelline colossal kajal n d lakme one also
Mascara-I’m a mascara gal:-)totally lovin maybelline colossal volume,revlon double twist,loreal million lashes,loreal telescopic explosion,lancome magnificilis n deborah definitive volume….
Eye shadow-Sleek oh so special palette,VS palette,Laura Mercier n Lakme Tanjore rush quad
Blush-Laura Mercier Blushing apple,NYX cream blushes(natural,glow n tickled),VS palette,lakme earth rose
Highlighter-Revlon colorstay brighten(don use often 2 highlight cheek bone) works magic wen used on d inner corners of the eye
Brows-Maybelline unstoppable liner in brown n a lovely brown e/s from the VS palette
Eyeliner-Maybelline gel liner,faces-navy blue,forest green,oliven blue grey,chambor rosewood n maybelline unstoppable
Thats all I think…..n im totally lovin the lux shower cream-black orchid n juniper oil one….smells wunnerful…..Yes n there’s the H2O clearwater bodybalm
Thanks for the post Sophie..was curious abt dermacolor..where did you buy that? somehow the name just seems perfect for concealing..is it just one shade or do you get multiple shades in one box?
Hi
Again just a normal girlie girl here :preen: ….
love the job u guyz are doin in the blog! :yahoo: …made life so much simpler regarding product decisions :clap: :thumbsup:
this blog jus rocks….. :woot: :jaiho: :jaiho:
p.s-ever since i became a regular here its made very very greedy :drool: :drool: ..
xoxoxox :thanks: :thanks:
i hear you swetha..and when i put this post i knew I was setting myself up for trouble..i already get tempted to try a new product whenever there is a good review and now I myself put this up and look for new suggestions.. :headbang:
Rati – Thanks so much for putting this up. Sorry I didnt get to this before..weekends I am just a litte lazy to open my laptop..appreciate it very much :-* :-*
Rati and all – Thanks for all your inputs..so many many ideas and suggestions now.. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: :happydance: ..got to bookmark this page for sure.
Hi Beauties,
you Gals Rock :heart: I have been following IMBB religiously for the past one month and i swear i have shopped a hell lot of cosmetics after reading reviews from here. :thanks: a lot for such a wonderful blog