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March 8, 2018

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#AD Earlier this month I got to try @thefaceshopin

#AD Earlier this month I got to try @thefaceshopindia_official CHIA SEED ADVANCED range. It has 4 products, all meant for hydrating and moisturizing your skin (which they did! Continue reading)

The 🌟 ingredients here are: 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙀𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙨 (it's a good skin conditioning/nourishing ingredient I've seen in a bunch of other much-loved products too!) and 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝟭𝟮 (it's an antioxidant and has skin conditioning properties too - a little difficult to find more info on this one).

Anyway here are my thoughts on this range,

𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁?

Since they're both hydrators and I'm a skincare minimalist 😌 I'd pick one and it has to be the toner. super hydratant👌It matches my hydration needs much better than the mist.

𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺?

Both, depending on skin's needs.

👉IMO, the lotion is value for money if you have a combination or oily skin because you get 145ml for INR 1600. That's quite affordable when you consider the quantity and knowing TFS always has some offers😌✌️

👉The moisturizer is expensive so look for offers if you want to buy, like the one I shared a couple days back. No need to thank😌✋ (No really, let me know if you got it. How are you liking it?)

𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐛 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

The smell. You guys know I'm a picky doll💅 when it comes to how my skincare smells and all these remind me of greek yoghurt (which I don't like) - sweet-sour. I'd rather have them get rid of fragrance or tone the scent down.

✨Offer - Upto 15% off & Get a Free Product of your choice on orders above Rs. 999. Link is in bio✨

Not every product will remove your acne or stubbor

Not every product will remove your acne or stubborn dermal PIH. But do they suck? Maybe they have ingredients that will help you in maintaining your skin?🤔

In many cases, the brands are to be blamed too. They tend to overpromise and underdeliver which sets wrong expectations in consumers.

👉 Anyway, these were just my thoughts and idk about the research behind it. Take it with a grain of🧂

✨Feel free to drop in your skincare queries.✨

‼️By no means I want to imply that skincare is as important and necessary as food. That was just an analogy.😌

I see too many "Oh it's just hydrates the skin" bu

I see too many "Oh it's just hydrates the skin" but,

What if your skin is dull because it's not hydrated? What if you're breaking out because your barrier is impaired due to lack of moisturization? What if your face feels tight because it's dehydrated? What if the minor fine lines are a result of lack of hydration? Hydrate your skin... with skincare products ofc, not by drinking water😋

PS: apologies for playing with the emoji. I got carried away🥳

Feel free to comment in case you need product suggestions 😊

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I have a super low maintenance hair (not the scalp

I have a super low maintenance hair (not the scalp though but that's another story). They're straight, moderately frizzy, not too dry, and not too dense. Now let's see how the @nykaabeauty Onion & Fenugreek haircare worked for me. (gifted)

TL;DR Shampoo is good.

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹?
I don't know. I do shed a lot of hair in general but I don't sit and count them. I don't want to stress about nothing. I do have certain areas that lack density but idc atm, I'll marry rich and use the guy's money to get a transplant or something.

👉All I can say is, the shampoo cleanses the hair well, lathers really well for an SLS free shampoo, doesn't strip the hair, and didn't trigger more hairfall in my case. The texture is runny and the packaging is convenient.💙

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞-𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙤, 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙥 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙮.🥳

Which shampoo are you using these days? Do you like it? Hate it? Meh it?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿?
I expect a conditioner to soften and detangle my hair. And this one failed. The softness is OK-ish, doesn't help with frizz, and my hair feel tangled. It's as good as not applying any conditioner. And as I said, my hair is easy.

👉I tried different combos and the shampoo works great with other conditioners. In my case, it's the flawsome kinky berry mask.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 & 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴
The packaging attracted me to these products the most. White and lavender 🥺 make me look forward to hairwash days. They're priced well too considering how everything costs atleast 700 these days🌚

#NykaaAffiliates #NykaaBeautyXNAP #GoodHairDayEveryday #NykaaHairCare #NykaaNaturals #NykaaBeauty

Why do you take hard balm, rub it directly on your

Why do you take hard balm, rub it directly on your cheeks harshly, immediately add water, and then complain it's not working? Heinn?

PS: Yes I know some brands have really soft cleansing balms that melt as soon as you touch them. Exception. Also depends on the weather condition. But I'm mostly referring to when people take a chunk that resembles cold, hard butter on their cheeks and aggressively try to rub it. Don't do it imo.

It's a close call between the two but if you refer

Khadija (@beautyanomaly) tagged me to share 8 thin

Khadija (@beautyanomaly) tagged me to share 8 things about myself and it really took me a while to think of all these points. I didn't know that I didn't know much about myself but here you go:

1. I've always achieved well academically just by putting in the least efforts.

2. I like to impress people (both online and offline) and make them happy so I get really nervous and tired while socialising.

3. I haven't watched Harry Potter. Ok maybe I have (a part or two) when I was a kid. But I really don't care about it. Same with DC/Marvel or whatever sci-fi comic stuff that exists. Don't unfollow me.

4. I like to overplan, decorate, and organize. I can't wait to have my own place so I can decorate it the way I want.

5. I'm very scared of October. I have lost 3 close family members in the past 3 years - each of them in October.

6. I'm camera shy and that's why I've been delaying my YouTube appearance. I just don't wanna look ugly and awkward.😭

7. I sometimes sniff my underarms on days I don't take a shower. The weird smell makes me gag but I still like it.

8. No matter how hard things get, I never actually complain about life. I'm always very grateful. Might be surprising because I don't talk much about positivity and shitting rainbows🌈. But that's because it's a part of my nature so I just think it's like, idk, brushing your teeth? You don't need to tell people to do that because you think they already do.

Tell me one RANDOM thing about yourself. Please embarrass yourself so I feel better🥰

My love letter📝 to @aveenous For more than 3 y

My love letter📝 to @aveenous

For more than 3 years, I stepped out of the shower with red, itchy skin mostly on the upper body. It'd take at least half an hour to settle down no matter how much I moisturized. I changed bodywashes and soaps and even changed water as I moved cities but nothing worked.

Initially I accepted that this is how it's going to be but the annoyance made me decide to visit a doctor and get it checked. But the pandemic happened and my appointment was postponed indefinitely.

Around the same time, I found the Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash. It was fragrance free and had oatmeal to soothe the skin. It felt like a perfect match so I asked my followers about it. They unanimously approved it✔️ (thanks guys!) and I went ahead with the purchase.

Ever since I have started using it, there hasn't been a single case of redness. No itching either. So gentle, calming, non-foaming - truly a skin relief💙 I can't imagine trying any other body wash now 🥺 Thank you for making this!

With love❤️
Rifat

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