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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. 💗

Inglot System Empty Palettes 5 Rounds Review and Photos

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Hey friends,

Today I am going to review something different.. not a lipstick or any makeup product.. Ahh ! I guess my title tells everything. So let’s get started. I am reviewing the Inglot Palette in 5 Rounds.

Price:

Rs.850 (The new one)

Small Pallete:

Rs.350

My Experience:

You must be wondering why I am putting pictures of two palettes? I admit both are freedom system and round 5 Inglot palettes but there are few differences which I am going to show you today.

Read: Inglot Freedom System Refill Lipstick 53 Review

Okay in the first picture you can see both the palette carton are same but differ in sizes. Yes they vary in length. Well, both the palettes are different in looks too. The small palette costs me Rs.350 which I brought some ages ago.. while the large palette with the translucent lid with Inglot printed on it costs Rs.850 which I grabbed recently in mother’s day offer that was going on in Inglot.

Both the palettes come in matte black case.

The small one comes in with a black sturdy case with a mirror and a space of lip brush holder along with the 5 empty round spaces for Inglot refills. This palette is light in weight, easy to handle and travel friendly as it has mirror in it and a lip brush holder 🙂

The second palette comes with sturdy translucent lids with magnets in it that hold the pan right on its place. The magnets are so strong that the lid won’t be moved unless it is moved manually. The lid fits with the pan due to strong magnet in it. The translucent lid with Inglot printed in it is a very cute packaging but I found it little heavy in weight while comparing with the other palette.

The empty palette comes in 3, 5, 10 empty spaces (at least I saw these three palettes in (Kolkata Inglot store)

Now My Like Among Two:

Definitely I like the small palette with mirror in it as I found it more travel friendly but I guess these palettes are now changed in to the that bigger one with translucent lid and they increased its price.

Rating: 4/5

My Recommendation:

I admit the empty palette of Inglot is pricey but if you have one then you can customize this palette like your wish which I found being fun to do during travelling by changing the refills. Go get it!

Elle 18 Color Pops Lipstick Pinken Review and Swatches

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Hello Everyone!

Today, I am going to review one of the Elle 18 Color Pops Lipsticks. After so many Elle 18 product reviews on MABH, I finally hauled some Elle 18 goodies last week and this lipstick is one of them. Read on to know why I love this lipstick so much!

Price and Quantity:

Rs.100 for 4.3 ml

Shelf Life:

30 Months

Key Ingredient:

Cocoa Butter

My Take:

This lipstick comes in a standard Elle 18 black tube with an animated girl picture printed to it. It has a twisted bottom. I love everything black so I love this lipstick tube too! 🙂 It is very handy and travel friendly.

This Pinken lipstick has a soft muted berry pink shade, a little more pinker than the Maybelline Berry Crush Lip Balm I own. This lipstick is free from those shimmers and glitters and that’s a good thing for me. The texture is buttery smooth! It glides smoothly onto my lips without any hardness and gives that lovely pink flush to my lips in 1-2 swipes. For a more intense color, I need to swipe this lipstick at least 6-7 times. The shade is moderately build-able and has average pigmentation.

If you are looking out for a pink lipstick that covers your lip pigmentation one swipe, this will not be your pick. I am not a crazy-for-lipstick type girl (as of now); I always love those tinted lip balms so I must admit here that I love this Elle 18 Pinken lipstick very very much. It suits my skin tone so well and gives that naturally pink lips! I do not over swipe it; just 2-3 swipes are enough on me. This particular shade will suit all skin types expect those with very dark skin (You can use it too by swiping just once or twice! It is one of the best affordable pink lipsticks available for dusky beauties)

The lipstick is very moisturizing (May be because of the Cocoa butter content?) and it smells extremely lovely too! Ah! The Cocoa fragrance – I am loving it. The lipstick stays on my lips for about 2 hours and fades after that leaving a beautiful pink tint. The tint stays for 2 more hours (Without intake of food) It surely doesn’t survive a meal though. The beauty of this lipstick is that it does not dry out my lips at all, even after fading. For 100 bucks, these Elle 18 lipsticks are super worthy! I am soon going to try out the other shades.

The only problem with these lipsticks (With all Elle 18 Color Pops Lipsticks) they do break! They break at the bottom and creates a mess because of their creamy soft texture. You must be very gentle while applying too or else they will break. However, my Pinken lipstick is resting inside the refrigerator to avoid this 🙂

PROS:

Cute girly packaging
Handy and travel friendly
This is a beautiful pink shade for all skin tones!
This lipstick gives a natural pink flush to the lips
Extremely moisturizing and doesn’t dry out lips
The cost is dirt cheap! for the worth and goodness
Fragrance is sweet and good
These lipsticks are a great hit among school/college girls
If you are a lipstick beginner, this pinken shade is for you!
Office goes will also find this muted pink shade good on them
Easily available everywhere from super markets to online

CONS:

They melt and break badly. Fridge please!
The pigmentation is not that intense; not for pigmented lips
Staying power is less

Rating: 4/5

Do I Recommend?:

I highly recommend Elle 18 Color Pops Lipsticks to everyone! The shade pinken is a must try for every lipstick lover out there! After all, it cost just 100 bucks. Get one for yourself; I am sure you won’t regret. These lipsticks are so moisturizing and creamy in texture!

Would I Repurchase?:

Of course yes! I will repurchase this shade again and again as it looks so natural on me. Before that, I am soon gonna haul some other shades from this range. Absolute love!

My Mini Elle 18 Haul and Photos

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Hey All!

How was your day? The weather has got down to not-bad mode from hot-hot mode today in Chennai and I am feeling much better. After reading so many reviews on Elle 18 lipsticks here on our MABH, I finally made a mini haul on Elle 18 products last week. Here comes the haul and photos! And don’t forget to check the last photo of this post.. It was my lunch today – the chilli capsicum chicken fry! 😀

Products Purchased:

I first cart-ed the lipstick in Pinken Shade. And along with it, I picked up three more products from Elle 18 just because I loved the cute girly packaging in my favorite black color. I purchased the Elle 18 Kajal in Black Shade (There is only one shade available!), and 2 Elle 18 Nail Pops of shades 07 and 37.

Pinken Lipstick is one of the most natural pink lipsticks available at this affordable price! I am using it for past one week and I don’t know how to explain how much I love it. Being a 100 bucks lipstick, I had no much expectation about this one but now I realized that this lipstick is very worthy for the dirt cheap price! Okay I stop here; I will tell more about this lipstick in a detailed review later 🙂

Now coming to the nail colors.. These Elle 18 Color Bombs Nail Polishes are good too for this price! They cost Rs.50 each and doesn’t hurt my pocket at all. The shade 07 is a natural baby pink nail color whereas the shade 37 is a beautiful deep plum purple nail color! Both are shimmer-less.

These 2 nail colors from Elle 18 are daily wearable nail colors for school teens, college/office goers. There are many more shades to try out from Elle 18 Color Pops Range! I am soon gonna haul again 😀

We always search for those water-proof long staying kajals. Right? Who here is not kajal crazy hmm? But just think, when you are going out for just 10-15 minutes, may be to a grocery store, would you dare to apply that water proof thick kohl? and remove it with your makeup remover once you come back home? Hmm not a good idea!

As much as we love long staying kajals, we need those easy-to-remove kajals too in our vanity case! This kajal is one of that kind. Morever, it looked cute too 😀 So I just picked it!