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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. 💗

Top 5 Ways to Get Rid of Oily Skin in Summer

Oiliness and summer are two best friends forever! Summer helps ‘oiliness’ to torture oily skinned people with their already oily skin. Results? Super oily skin with dull face! Are you going through such phase? Leave your worries. Follow these Top 5 sure shot ways to get rid of oily skin this summer.

Love Your Face Wash

Being a normal-oily skinned girl, I develop my love over my face wash more in summers 🙂 I just can’t live without my face wash even for half a day. I carry my ‘love’ in my handbag everywhere I go. But don’t ‘over’ love your face wash and use it more than 3 times a day as it might dry out your skin. Wash you face twice or thrice a day with a mild face wash and as many times you can ‘only’ with plain water! This will control oiliness and help you look fresh all the time.
I recommend Himalaya Oil Control Lemon Face Wash for a mild, natural oil clearing experience. I have used it; it smells citrus-y and acts so gentle on skin though it doesn’t control oil for a very long time like harsh chemical based oily clearing products. The milder is better when it comes to skincare!

 

Don’t Hate Your Moisturizer

Loving your face wash is good but you should never hate your moisturizer, even in summer, even if you have the most oiliest skin in the world! I know, this can be hard. But without moisture, your skin might age soon 🙁 Skin will turn dry, rough and more prone to acne without moisturize. Moisture is the key to young beautiful skin! Don’t panic. ‘Oiliness’ and ‘moisture are two different ways. So get a water based moisturizer instead 😀 If you wish to prepare your oily skin moisturizer yourself, then go check my DIY mattifying moisturizer recipe now. Clean and Clear Oil Free Moisturizer is also one among the good affordable moisturizers for oily skin in India.

Control Oiliness – Don’t Kill It!

My sister experienced the side effects of trying to eradicate all the oiliness from her skin, including the natural moisturize one’s skin need. She was an oily skinned girl and after using so many tough oily clearing products, now she has become the ‘over oily skinned’ girl. When you try to completely say goodbye to the oiliness from your skin, your skin will panic and produce more oil to combat moisturize loss. Hence, just aim control face oiliness in natural ways and don’t kill your skin’s natural moisture however oily your skin is.

Break Up With Fried Foods

This is the most hardest one to follow among all the other tips to get rid of oily skin. But you have to sacrifice something to achieve something, Right? The reason behind your excessively oily skin might be due to the extra oiliness you consume. So cut on fatty foods items.. Nope wait! Cut on unhealthy fatty food items and stick to healthy fat foods such as almonds, seeds etc 🙂 If something is crispy and deeply fried, your tongue might love it but your skin will hate it. If you maintain a healthy relationship between your tongue and your skin, you will fight and defeat the excess oiliness easily 😛 Before you feel to eat something fried, compromise or even cheat your stomach with fresh fruit juices and vegetables. You will soon notice a difference in your skin! You will get not only the oil-free skin, but also a glowing complexion and fit physique.

No Hot Water Please!

Having a warm water shower in early morning may relax you wonderfully. You may prefer hot warm water over cold water to wash your face but wait.. Hot water can strip off natural moisture from you skin like anything and make your skin over produce oiliness to save itself from dryness. More than the harsh oil clearing products, hot water does a better job to fool your skin so stay away as much as possible from hot water in summers. Try washing face with moderately cold water and you will find super duper oil control results in a single day! Believe me.

Dove Intense Repair Conditioner Review

by Arpita

I am literally buying all Dove products now because I have still not lost my faith on Dove. I recently bought this conditioner and have been using this since 2+ weeks now and I am ready to review it.

Price: 

Rs. 38 for 40ml, Rs. 64 for 90ml and Rs. 128 for 180ml

My Take:

After my bad Experience with Dove Intense Repair Shampoo and Dove Deodorant, I purchased many Dove Products, which included this conditioner. I love the Dove Beauty Bar and thus, I have not yet lost my respect for Dove.
I bought a small sized version of this one as I did not want to waste my money again. Nevertheless, this time, this conditioner is a winner! This is perfect for oily scalps as it does not moisturize the scalp heavily and does not weigh down the hair. Therefore, people with dry scalp should stay away. I have slightly dry hair, I hate conditioners that weigh down the hair, and thus this one is a good choice. It is thick and creamy in texture and the packaging is nice and sturdy.

Now, I generally apply this conditioner and leave it on for at least 2 minutes, after which I rinse it off. Let me tell you that rinsing it off is a big issue as it takes some time to get completely rinsed off of the hair and scalp and thus the process is time consuming. In addition, a lot of product is required to completely moisturize the hair. The product is affordable and I like this fact.

Results are awesome. I have used it with Trésemme, Sunsilk, Dove, Head and Shoulders shampoos, this conditioner makes the hair really soft and silky, and I love this fact about it. I am definitely going to purchase this one again until I find a good alternative. Well, when this conditioner is used alone, the results are not so great. Thus, always pair it up with a good shampoo. By the way, let me tell you that it does not repair the hair, just gives temporary shine and silkiness to the hair, and does nothing for dandruff and split ends. However, I still like this one, as it does not weigh down the hair. This one is a Summer-Winner 😛

PROS:

  • Does not weigh Down the hair
  • Travel friendly
  • Affordable
  • Makes hair silky and soft
  • Good packaging

CONS:

  • Does not repair the hair
  • Temporary effects
  • A lot of product is needed
  • Does not moisturize the hair completely and heavily (Pro for girls with oily scalp)
  • Contains a lot of chemicals
  • Time consuming
  • People with extremely dry scalp should stay away from this product

 

Rating: 3/5 for winter use and 4/5 for summer

Does Skin Color Really Matter in Indian Marriages?

Hello everyone!

Hope you’re having a lovely Sunday. I have a question for you all now. Do you think skin color really matter in Indian marriages? I am receiving these kind of queries in my mail box from my readers and I am really surprised. How come a person choose their life partner with the ‘skin tone’ quality? If character or even health matters, that is completely normal; but how come the skin tone?

       Have you seen matrimonial ads on new papers and internet? Most of the families want ‘fair’ brides and grooms. Don’t you find it funny? But this is a very serious issue to be discussed. This make youngsters in India, especially girls depressed who are in marital age. Not only women, men too experience these kinda hurdles in India when it comes to arranged marriages. This ‘skin tone’ partiality happens mainly in South Indian arranged marriages. I am no elder to talk about marriages and all but ‘this’ query from one of my readers affected my mind and made me do this post. Check her query below.

 

Query by Richa

Hi dear,
I am born wheatish in color and it is creating problem for my wedding. No one is ready to choose me as their life partner as I am not fair. I am an all rounder and I top every where whether it is studies or extra curricular activites but my dark skin complexion is a big issue. Please help me! Can I get fair? Is their any possibility?

 

So what can I respond to this query? If you had asked me to lighten your complexion by your own wish, I would have considered suggesting you a few natural remedies and products.. But in this case, its a BIG No from me! I really cannot give you ideas to become pale.

I have one question for you sister. Why should you marry a guy from a family who care about your ‘skin tone’ but not your talent or nature? Doesn’t it sound odd for you? Do you think you will have a happy life with your partner if you change your born skin color? I really find this absurd.

You said that you are an all rounder; good at studies and etc but why you become so submissive when it comes to this kind of Indian traditional rules?
A person’s skin tone is decided by genes and birth. Being pale doesn’t mean that you’re a beauty queen and being dark or wheatish doesn’t mean that you are ugly. Being healthy and confident is the ‘real beauty’ in my view. Fair or dark, you are beautiful if you have a beautiful mind and healthy physique.. and not to forget a happy smiling face all the time. I have seen hundreds of dark and beautiful people including top celebrities. First understand that your skin tone is not a factor that measures your beauty. I kindly request you NOT to undergo any skin lightening treatments or something to whiten your skin for this marriage purpose. Marriage is a beautiful bond between two loving humans and their families.

Eat health foods, have fresh juices and tender coconut everyday. Have good sleep. Take care of your skin and don’t forget your sunscreen. These are enough to improve your skin texture and beauty!

Bleaching your skin can make it lighter but surely not beautiful. I won’t ask you to be satisfied with your skin tone; but be PROUD! This is your own skin tone gifted by your lovely parents. Being a south Indian, I have a dusky dark complexion and I completely love it! If I get a wish from god to change me ‘pale’ I would scream NO! Because that is not the color I love; My parents are dusky and I feel beautiful being dusky! I agree that I love my skin to be brighter, healthier and radiant but I do not long for a paler skin tone.
I hear about people getting their skin tanned to achieve that skin tone like yours. Then why should you change? If you feel that you want to shed on some pounds or gain some weight to look perfect, go to a  fitness center and find a personal trainer. Spend your days enjoying at spas and relax your mind and body. Shape your eyebrows, get a herbal facial done. Grow, shape and buff your nails.. Get a stylish hair cut done. Wear clothes in which you feel beautiful! Hang out with your friends. Be confident and happy. If you want to brighten your skin tone naturally, go through this blog for few natural home remedies to improve your skin tone. I am sure you will get an understanding life partner who will love you and accept you for whom you are; who love you for your character and talents. All the best sister! I am sure you will have a happy, joyful life.

I feel really sad when I find many other countries better in terms of marriage, when compared to our India. I agree that these practices are slowing fading away, but still it hasn’t been completely abolished. Only if you don’t support these silly cultures, our country will develop. We shouldn’t follow the wrong path knowingly as that will be a bad example for others. As much as I love Indian culture and traditions, there are few things I hate about it to core 🙁 To abolish these kind of practices such as choosing brides seeing skin color, dowry system and etc in India, we youngsters should STOP following it! Will you?

I apologize if I have expressed something wrong in this post; I did not mean to hurt anyone.

What are your thoughts on it? Kindly share below!