Skin Care Routine Under Rs.1000.

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well.

In this week’s post, we will be talking about skincare on budget. 

Most of us would love to invest in high end skincare products. However for a lot of young girls that is not totally practical and due to that skin quality suffers. Not everyone loves makeup but everyone wants great skin. Thus taking care of your skin is very important.

In this post, I will create a skincare routine with products, that I have tried and tested, under Rs.1000. These products will include everything your skin needs from toning to exfoliating to moisturising. I will be listing the products in the order I recommend their use .

The VLCC Alpine Mint & Tea Tree Face Wash

This product retails for Rs.205. Tea Tree is bae when it comes to skincare for me. Not that I was ever very prone to acne, but tea tree has pretty much completely brought it under control. I tried this face wash particularly for this post and even though it can not replace my The Body Shop Tea Tree face wash, it does a good job for the price. I have used it for about a month as the first step to my skincare routine and it has kept the acne in control.

It is important because it helps clean the dirt and make up residue off the skin

The Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar Polishing Mask

This product retails for Rs.280 and is something I personally use on a daily basis. It works  as a mask and a scrub. The charcoal soaks in all the impurities and the black sugar helps exfoliate the skin. I use this after the cleanser and apply with all over my face and neck after which I leave it on for 5 minutes. I rub my fingers in circular motions near my nose.

It is important because remove dead skin cells and provide smooth texture to the skin.

The Fabindia Tea Tree Toner 

This product retails for Rs.240. Fabindia skincare products are highly underrated. It comes in a spray bottle. You can spray the product onto a cotton pad and wipe your face with it. However I prefer to directly spray the product all over my face and neck and wipe it with a cotton pad.

It is important because it cleans the skin from within and unclogs the pores which causes acne for a lot of us.

The Innisfree It’s Real Squeeze Mask.

This product retails for Rs.100.  This is a product I have only started using recently. I use this about once or twice a month when I feel my skin requires the extra something. It is a sheet mask that you use once you are done toning. You leave it on your face for 20-30 minutes and then just wait for your skin to absorb the liquid. It has a number of variants according to the needs of your skin and will soon be available on Nykaa. The Tea Tree and Green Tea variant work really well with helping me control acne.

It is important because every once in a while your skin may need some pampering to glow.

The Garnier Daily Care Moisturising Cream.

This product retails for Rs.140. I recommend this product for people with oily, regular or combination skin type. This is extremely light of the skin. It provides the moisture the skin requires after all the cleansing but does not feel heavy at all. It has a fresh aloe vera fragrance. It contains Grape Fruit Water and Vitamin E which helps your skin look nourished.

It is important because it provides the moisture that is lost while cleaning the skin.

Budget of The Skincare Routine

= Face Wash+ Scrub+ Toner+ Mask+ Cream

=205+280+240+100+140

=Rs.965

I strongly believe that none of these products can and should be skipped or substituted for one another. Your skin deserves some simple care on a daily basis. This might sound like an elaborate skincare ritual but does not take more than 5 minutes on a daily basis.

That is all for this post. I hope you liked it and found it useful. If you have any comments or suggestions, please leave it down in a comment.

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Photography Credits:Shivam Bhatt.

Battle of the Oil Replacement Creams.

Hello guys! Hope you all had a good week. Thank you so much for all the love on our last blog post. We will surely do similar posts in the future.

 

In today’s post, we have decided to step into the forte of haircare.

 As Indian girls, we have been told right since childhood by our mothers and grandmothers the importance of oiling our hair and how simply oiling one’s hair can be the solution to all hair problems from lack of hair growth, dandruff to split ends. Some of these are obscure myths. However there is no denying that oiling your hair has its benefits. This procedure of oiling one’s hair is a little too tedious for some of us.

Recently, there has been a craze for oil replacement creams in the market. I was really excited about this product because I am one of those lazy people who for some reason never ends up oiling their hair. Basically this a cream that contains the extract of oils or does the same job as an oil.

First Garnier Fructis launched their "Oil In Cream.” Within a year, their parent brand L’Oreal Paris launched their “Hair Expertise Oil Replacement Cream.” Recently Garnier has launched their “Ultra Blends 5 Precious Oil In Cream”. However we have not yet had the chance to try it out. Whenever we do, we will surely review it for you guys.
 

For now, we will be comparative review of Garnier Fructis Oil In Cream and L’Oreal Paris Hair Expertise Oil Replacement Cream.



L’Oreal Paris Hair Expertise Oil Replacement Cream.

• Price: Rs 80 for 100ml and Rs 135 for 200ml.
• Packaging: It comes in a golden plastic tube with a fine mosaic design on the cover.
• Ingredients:  It is infused with 6 nutritive oils, Olive, Argan, Almond, Coconut, Jojoba and Camelina.
• Fragrance: Stronger when compared to Garnier Fructis Oil In Cream due to infused oils.
• Minimum numbers of hours application required for best results: 2 hours.
• Usage: Controls frizz,makes hair look healthier & UV protection from sun.                                                                                          
• Advantage: Hair looks more nourished, does not require too much application time and packaging looks richer compared to Garnier Fructis Oil In Cream.
• Disadvantage: Hair appears heavier compared to Garnier Fructis Oil In Cream and can not be worn as a serum.

Garnier Fructis Oil In Cream.

• Price: Rs 60 for 100 ml and Rs 100 for 200 ml.
• Packaging: It comes in a yellow plastic tube.
• Ingredients:  It contains extracts of Coconut, Almond and Olive oil.
• Fragrance : After 15 minutes of application, it loses most of its fragrance.
• Minimum numbers of hours application required for best results: 5 hours.        
•  Usage: Controls frizz, makes hair look healthier & can be used as a serum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
• Advantage: Hair looks healthy without too much effort, gentle fragrance, does not weigh the hair down and slightly more reasonable compared to L’Oreal Paris Hair Expertise Oil Replacement Cream.
• Disadvantage: More of a serum less of an oil replacement cream and long application duration.

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