Tag Archives: Lakme

Lakme Nine to Five Intense Volume Mascara Review and Photos

by Venetha

Hi my friends,
All makeup lovers would agree that a dash of mascara will open up your eyes and make you look more vibrant. After kajal, mascara is what you need to define your eyes. I too had purchased one, with the same expectations, which is the Lakme nine to five intense volume mascara. But did it do well? Or did it not? Let me tell you guys.

Product Description:

An all-day, high performance Lakme 9 to 5 Intense Volume Mascara that pumps up volume to give you dramatically long lashes.

Step 1: Gently run the brush through your lashes from the base to the tip of your upper eyelash on the underside.

Step 2: Gently brush some mascara onto your lower lashes using the same technique. Wait for the mascara to dry before applying a second coat.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 375 for 7.5 ml (I think the price has been changed now)

My Take on Lakme Nine to Five Intense Volume Mascara:

I like the sleek black packaging. Carrying it in your purse or your makeup bag is very easy as it is a good and sturdy pack. I had accidentally dropped the wand down and the outer covering of the top broke into pieces like glass! Anyway I have the inner plastic handle intact. The mascara doesn’t dry up inside the tube.

The wand is not very thick and so the mascara coating doesn’t make my eye lashes look voluminous, no sir! My lashes kind of stuck together when the mascara dried. I tried wiggling the wand as I moved from the lash root to the tip but that didn’t help too. Okay I decide on another coat, maybe I will fix it up then. It was even worse this time around. After it all dried up, I had to use an unused spoolie brush to separate my lashes a bit to make my eyes look human.

My lashes felt like they were small sticks that would break off anytime. Somehow my eyes look ghastly with this mascara on. In the swatch, I had to take time and separate the lashes to make it view-able.

Good thing is the mascara didn’t fade even after a whole day. I had splashed water onto my face a few times too, still didn’t budge. That came as a disadvantage at the end of the day when I wanted to remove my mascara. I had raccoon eyes by the time I managed to take it off.

Before and After:

Also Read: Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara Review

What I liked about this Mascara?

Stylish and sleek packaging
Staying power is more
Easy to carry around
Water resistant

What I didn’t like about this Mascara?

Clumps my lashes
A pain to remove
High price
Defies the purpose of mascara – no pretty eyes
Doesn’t add volume to my lashes

MABH Rating: 2.5/5

Final word:

No intense volume, sticky hard eyelashes, high price. Not worth it. It MAY work okay for you if you use only one coat. But there are a lot more options available for you to choose from that are affordable too.

Lakme Color Crush True Wear Nail Polish 03 Review and Swatches

16 Replies

by Adi

Hello pretty ladies!
Who doesn’t like pastel nail polish? Pastels on nails are the cutest ever. And do you know what’s better than pastel? Pastel with shimmer! And that is exactly what makes Lakme color crush nail polish 03 so drool worthy! So let’s get into the review 🙂

Price and quantity:

Rs 150 for 9 ml

Shelf life:

3 years

My Take on this Nail Polish:

First and foremost, I love the packaging. It is so sleek, you actually can use the cap as a mirror! I had to angle the bottle so that the reflection of my camera didn’t show up! Lakme has really stepped up the engine on the packaging of their products. If you pay 150 bucks for a nail polish, and it looks like it’s worth 30 bucks and you picked it up from a local store, there’s really no point is there? We girls like pretty things. Or at least I do. And this one sure is pretty!

This Lakme nail polish in shade 03 is a muted pastel green which leans slightly more toward blue rather than yellow. It is a cool-toned minty sort of colour. The application is non-streaky and the brush has the perfect width. It becomes opaque in two thick coats. You may require three coats if the coats are thin. The first coat dries in less than a minute; subsequent coats take a bit longer to dry.

What I love about this shade is that it has ‘all’ the qualities necessary for a summer and monsoon nail polish. It is such a beautiful shade. It reminds me of a cool refreshing summer drink. And the silver shimmer is unbelievably cute. Like I said earlier – pastel and shimmer makes such a great combo, I am surprised it hasn’t been exploited more – imagine fine shimmer with coral or yellow or tangerine nail polish! Yum 😀

As a personal preference, I don’t like too much shimmer in nail polishes; I feel it has the potential to look slightly tacky. But this nail polish is just perfect. The shimmer is very fine, monochromatic and really blends in with the colour. In fact it provides more of a 3-d effect rather than making the polish look all shimmery. From some angles it isn’t even visible.

What I like about this Nail Polish?

Sleek packaging
Beautiful summer colour
Colour stays true
Quantity is decent given the price
Formula does not dry up immediately
Does not chip for 5 days – 1 week

What I don’t like about this Nail Polish?:

This shade may not suit everyone. Other than that, there are no cons as far as I can see.

MABH Rating: 5/5

Final word:

I absolutely recommend this nail polish to all you lovelies who are looking for a refreshing pastel nail polish. The only con of this is that its price is a little on the higher side and the shade may wash out some skin tones, but other than that, I see no reason to not buy this. 🙂

Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara Review

19 Replies

by Arshita

Hola bonitas,
How are you all doing? Today I am going to review Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara. Lakme’s Eyeconic and Absolute range have created turmoil in the minds of Indian beauties; hence I also wanted to give it a try. So, here are the details.

Also Read: Lakme Eyeconic Kajal Review

Product Description:

Intense black finish, enriched with D-Panthenol, keeps lashes soft and smooth. Makes eyes look better. Easy to apply.

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 250 for 9ml.

Usage Direction:

Start with the upper lid. Brush the underside of lashes in upward strokes. Next with downward strokes brush the upper side of the lashes of the lower lid.

Shelf Life:

2 years.

My Take on Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara:

Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara comes in a sleek black long packaging. The mascara wand is long, actually longer than usual and the brush area is curled. The liquid inside is thick and black.

The curled brush sure makes the application easier. One or two strokes give a body and volume to my lashes. The only thing I did not like is it leaves clumps on the lashes. I tried to remove it with its brush and also with eye grooming brush, but it was still there. Now, I might be wrong about this, but honestly, I thought my lashes would look better without the clumps.

The intense black color makes my eye lashes and also my eyes look bigger and prominent. It is instructed to use makeup remover to remove this Curling Mascara, but plain water will be enough to do the job. So, you can sense that this mascara is not waterproof, not that it claimed also. It is very easy to remove from the lashes, which is a relief for me. I hate spending time rubbing my lashes to remove mascara; it makes me worry about losing a few lashes in that process. 😛

Overall, I loved this mascara, it color, its long wand. And most of all, getting a pretty dramatic eyes in only Rs. 250 mascara that too from Lakme is a big win.

On My Eyes: