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About Lancy

Hi, I am Lanceek Cv. You can call me Lancy. 😊I found MABH as a teenager in 2011 to write about about beauty, haircare, and anything else I found curious about as a little girl. Now in 2026, the blog has grown with me. I'd love to share everything I find beauty in - my DIY projects, home decor, product reviews, food I cook, my random thoughts and hobbies. (hosting & antiquing lately).Write an email or drop a comment. I'd love for you to not be a stranger anymore. 💗

Yardley London Jasmine Luxury Soap Review

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by Arpita

Hello Beauties!

Today we will focus on a product by Yardley London! It is the jasmine Luxury Soap. When I saw this super affordable soap from, I could not stop myself from buying it!

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 45 for 100 g

 

My Take:

This soap comes in an attractive cardboard box with all details printed on it. The soap is wrapped up in another waxy paper-wrap placed inside the box.

This soap is milky white in color. This soap smells like fresh jasmine flowers- extremely natural! I am sure; people who love the fragrance of Jasmine flowers will love this soap. However, the fragrance does not linger onto the skin, which is a con. As soon as you step out of the washroom, the fragrance disappears. It glides on easily onto the body and lathers nicely. It removes all dirt and oil from the body making it smooth and soft. It dries out the skin a bit which may be a problem for those with dry skin. It will be best suited for those with oily skin.

The soap does not melt like crazy at all. In fact, if used properly, it will last for like 20+ days too! It lathers really nicely and cleans the body really well without leaving any slippery or gooey feel. It makes the skin squeaky clean and gets washed away pretty easily! 🙂

Overall, the soap does its job nicely. One advice- If you do not like Jasmine flowers, then stay away from this! Thus, a good body butter or body cream is necessary.

 

PROS:

  • Affordable
  • Attractive Packaging
  • Cleans the skin nicely
  • Makes the skin smooth and soft
  • Fragrance is really fresh and seems natural
  • Lathers nicely
  • Shelf life is good
  • Does not melt like crazy

CONS:

  • Fragrance does not linger on
  • Dries out the skin a bit (This problem can be solved by using a good body cream/butter)

 

Rating: 4/5


Final Verdict: 

If you like the fragrance of fresh jasmine Flowers, then this is a must buy for you! I completely recommend it to all Jasmine lovers. I personally will not repurchase this, as I do not like the fragrance of Jasmine flowers…There are a lot of better soaps out in the market.

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Tinted Taupe Review and Swatches

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Hi everyone 🙂

Today I’ll be reviewing a must have lipstick. I usually just stick to tinted lip balms and lip glosses as far as lip products go. It’s not that I’m not a fan of bold colors, it’s just that I don’t have much occasions to wear them. And I’m more of an eye makeup person.

I was always on the lookout for a budget lipstick that fulfills two requirements: 1. Give full coverage for my pigmented lips and 2. Act as a ‘my lips but better (MLBB) shade. I found the ‘winning lipstick’ (haha!)

Price: 

Rs 350 for 4.2 g

Shelf life:

3 years

My Take:

Packaging: The lipstick comes in a square type packaging wherein the lid is almost the same length as the lipstick itself – sort of like the Revlon lip butters packaging. I find this classier though. The packaging isn’t very sturdy, but it isn’t flimsy either. It’s somewhere in between. The cap is brown because according to Maybelline this belongs to the brown family I guess. If I’m not wrong, red/pink lipsticks have reddish caps, mauve-toned ones have a purple cap, etc.

Shade: Tinted Taupe is a brown lipstick with prominent pink undertones, which makes it a very natural looking colour. It’s a lovely shade for girls with fair to medium skin tone. I think this is a perfect nude shade for heavy eye makeup looks such as smokey eyes.

Coverage: Though the shade is quite light, it gives the required coverage – the hallmark of a good lipstick! You can see in the lip swatches that you can’t tell that my lips are actually quite pigmented. One swipe would be enough for ladies with lighter lips. For chronic coffee drinkers like me, you’ll have to layer the lipstick a bit for the true colour to show up. Once it does you won’t be disappointed 🙂

Texture: The lipstick also has an amazing texture. It is really soft, though not to the point of melting, and creamy and just glides on the lips like a dream! No tugging and no dryness at all.

As you can see in the swatches, it has a slight sheen that translates beautifully onto the lips and makes them look healthy and plump and a gorgeous shade of pink!

Staying power: The only con of this lipstick is its staying power which is sadly just average. It starts to fade after 2-3 hours after which you have to reapply. It won’t survive a meal.

On My Lips:

PROS:

  • Creamy texture
  • Reasonably priced
  • Good pigmentation, close to full coverage
  • Easily available
  • Shade is a flattering MLBB colour
  • Sturdy packaging

CONS:

  • Staying power is low


Rating: 4.5/5 (-0.5 just for the staying power)


Final word: If you are looking for a lipstick that is not over-the-top and is subtle, elegant and enhances your natural lip colour, then believe me ladies, tinted taupe is THE lipstick for you. If you’re just starting out in the world of lipsticks (like me when I picked up this lipstick!), then too this is a lovely choice. And lastly, if you love to play up your eyes with heavy eye makeup and team it with nude lips, then this is an excellent option for you. Go get it! 🙂

Side Effects of Hair Straightening and Preventing Measures

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Preethi asks..

Hi MABH team,

I have a small beauty/hair care query. I am planning to straighten my hair by next month. This is my first time as I never have straightened my hair before. I am introducing my hair to heat for the first time. My friends are saying that straightening is bad for the health of the hair. Is it true? If yes, what are the side effects of straightening hair and how they can be avoided? Please advice. Thanks!

Before and After Hair Straightening


Reply to the Query:

Hi Preethi,

I understand your problem. Even I haven’t straightened my hair before and I am afraid of doing it for the same reasons. You have asked about the side effects. I am listing out few below.

Side Effects of Hair Straightening:

Hair Fall:

They are lot of people who straighten their hair many times and face no hair fall problem. At the same time, there are many who lose hundreds of hair strands everyday due to one time hair straightening. Yes! Hair fall is the biggest side effect of hair straightening. It depends on the sensitivity of your scalp. The chemicals present in your hair straighteners may damage your hair roots and cause hair fall.


Hair Breakage:

Not only the roots, the hard chemicals in your hair straightening creams and perms affect your hair strands as well. They destroy all the moisture from your healthy hair, leaving your hair dry and brittle. When your hair becomes dry and brittle, it obviously becomes more prone to breakage.


Split Ends:

As hair straighteners dry out your hair and scalp, they cause severe split ends if not treated the proper way. Split ends caused due to hair straightening may be very embarrassing and ugly. They spoil the beauty of your natural hair.


Spoils Overall Hair Health:

The heat, the straightening creams, lotions, sprays and what more? These can create product build up on your hair and scalp, thus resulting in overall bad hair. Straightening may get you the worst hair if done in an improper way. The chemicals spoils the natural shine and softness of your hair.

Hair Straightening Side Effects - How to Prevent

How to Prevent Side Effects?:

The only thing you can do is, choosing the right parlor to get your hair straightened, if it is your first time. Ask your friends for opinions and suggestions and choose your parlor. The beautician must be efficient to identify your hair/scalp type and straighten your hair safely, keeping side effect prevention in mind. If it is your first time, it is very risky to perform hair straightening at home. If you are going to do at home anyway, never ever skip your neutralizer after straightening your hair with your hair straightening cream. This prevents side effects upto a good extent.

And always keep in mind to straighten your hair 2-3 cm away from your scalp. This is a MUST!

When was the first time you straightened your hair? Did you face any side effects on your hair? If you have any idea/suggestion that could help Preethi, please drop in the comment section below!