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Lakme Lip Love Conditioner Charmer Review and Swatch

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Hey everyone!

Today I’m talking about the lip love conditioner from Lakme which was a huge rage when they were launched, especially for their cute packaging. I agree I also tried this product only for their cute packaging.

Lakme has been a part of my life from the time when I knew nothing about makeup and cared even less. I had a strange allergy with makeup (mental allergy) and avoided it until high school where the makeup bug bit me and I became what I am today.

Well Lakme is an old Indian brand and was the only brand till the Indian beauty market flourished with the new century and many foreign brands becoming available in India. I have a love hate relationship with Lakme as some of their products have worked and some of them have failed miserably.

 

Price and Quantity:

Rs. 225 for 3g

My Take on Lakme Lip Love Conditioner Charmer:

The lip love conditioners come in a glass container a bit large than the Maybelline Gel Liners and the lid is a metallic red in color. Now comes the cute part, the product is packed in a heart shape inside the glass container. It looks super cute and is perfect for those who prefer cute and different packaging. Well I picked this up after the baby lips came to India just to try this out.

One thing I personally hate about the packaging is the fact that one has to dip their fingers in to get the product as it becomes difficult to carry a lip brush every time one needs to reapply.

Now moving on to the product, these are basically tinted lip balms and are different that the Maybelline Baby lips. The lip love charmers when applied using lip brush give a sheer finish to my slightly pigmented lips and provide a nice shine to the lips.

About the conditioning claim I feel it’s nowhere near the maybelline baby lip balms as these will do nothing for severe dry lips or those who need long lasting care. These stay on me for less than an hour after which I need to reapply. This does not survive a meal and vanish after a full meal. During dry and cold weather this can provide very less relief to dry lips.

The color charmer is the sheerest of the lot and I feel will be great for office goers and college students who like just a hint of color on their lips. The color charmer is a reddish shade which looks quite sheer on my lips.

PROS:

  • Cute packaging
  • Easy to carry in your purse or even your clutch
  • The shade is quite unique and sheer which is good for office goers and college students
  • Keeps lips hydrated

CONS:

  • The shade Charmer is the sheerest of the lot making it a bad choice for pigmented lips
  • The staying power is quite low
  • These will give no relief to dry or chapped lips
  • Tub packaging makes it a very easy breeding ground for bacteria

 

Rating: 3/5

 

Will I Suggest?:

Yes, only for those who want an everyday wear shade with sheer color and subtle shine for office/ college/ just every day. For those who do not like shiny colours and sheer products please do not buy this product. Those hoping for dry lip relief should also stay clear from this.


Will I Repurchase?:

No, this was an impulsive buy and is good till it lasts.

Fabindia Dew Plum Lip Butter Review

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Hello beauties.

I know I have done a long disappearing act and no matter what excuse I make, it will not be justified. Cannot tell how much I was missing MABH and all of you. Have seen so much coming in. Well, moving onto today’s review, I have with me Fabindia’s Dew Plum Lip Butter.


We ladies love lip balms, don’t we? And we will always droll at the sight of a new one, however many they are already in our collection. I am a lip balm freak and I love collecting them. One for my closet, one for my hand bag (or may be a couple), one for my office drawer, one for the bed side table, and the list goes on. The only bad part is that they never seem to finish off. This time I grabbed a Fabindia lip butter. Read on to see how it fared.

 

Price and Quantity: 

Rs. 75  for 10 gm

 

Shelf Life: 

1.5 years

 

Ingredients:

My Experience:

I have a love hate relationship with Fabindia’s products. I hate the fact that they contain loads of chemicals, mainly the parabens. At the same time, I very well know, whatever means we take, we cannot altogether avoid using chemicals in cosmetics and skincare products. Plus I love the fact, that be it their website or the product description label, Fabindia gives you the full list of the ingredients. So ultimately, its left to the end user to decide whether to buy such product or not and in this way you cannot blame the company for using chemicals in their products and not telling you.

This lip balm is no exception, having paraben and toulene in it along with other organic/herbal ingredients mainly cocoa butter, wheatgerm oil, castor oil, sesame oil etc. This lip butter comes in three variants-

  • Fruity Vanilla (orange)
  • Dew Plum (green)
  • Plum Passion (red)

The lip balm comes in a cute travel friendly transparent glass jar. The texture of this balm is not too waxy but is smooth, i.e., the consistency is maintained whether be it in cold or hot weather. It is green in color (true to its name) but not at all pigmented. The fragrance is waxy which stays on some time.

I was attracted by the name DEW PLUM. It can be applied with the help of fingers like any other lip balm on nude lips, before or after application of lip color. It gives lips a smooth feeling and moisturizes well. It has helped healing my chapped lips as well. Since the formation is not too waxy, it does not give my lips a whitish layer. Instead, it imparts a nice shine to them. This lip butter has helped me immensely during the winters and I am looking forward to its effectiveness in this sweltering heat too.

I was also expecting some SPF factor in this as it is common now-a-days in lip balms and helps protecting lips to sun exposure to some extent. Although this was a major worry while buying this product as I am not much exposed to sun.

PROS:

  • Moisturises the lips well
  • Less amount is required
  • The fragrance is quite adorable
  • Not waxy, heals chapped lips, imparts shine
  • Travel friendly cute jar
  • Inexpensive

CONS:

  • Contains parabens
  • No SPF
  • Availability
  • Waxy fragrance
  • Fingers have to be digged-in for application

 

Rating: 4/5


Final Verdict: 

As I do not find the cons to be grave in nature, I would definitely Repurchase this product for gifting purpose, as mine would take ages to finish off. If you are a sucker for lip balms, you may give this or its other variants a try.

Maybelline Baby Lips Berry Crush Lip Balm Review and Swatches

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Hello All!

Today I am going to review Maybelline Lip Balm in Berry Crush Variant. Cherry Kiss and Rose Addict variants were already reviewed on MABH. This particular shade, Berry Crush is my first lip balm from the Baby Lips Range of Maybelline.

 

Price:  Rs 150 for 4g

My Take:

This Maybelline lip balm comes in a stick form, in a twist up type lip balm tube with a mini cap. I found the packaging easy to use, handy and travel friendly. The name ‘Baby Lips’ is cutely printed on the plastic tube but unfortunately the fonts fade off very quickly.

Berry crush is a beautiful pinkish berry shade. Compared to the few other lip balms in this range, the Berry Crush lip balm is well tinted. The texture is smooth, rich and non-sticky. I feel good about a thing that this lip balm is well moisturizing and at the same time it is not sticky or waxy on the lips. I could find micro shimmers on this lip balm which is meant to add that glossy sheen to the lips however they don’t show up on my lips at all. The fragrance is of course berry-like and sweet.

After applying the lip balm, my lips feel glossy, smooth and moisturized. This berry crush variant adds a natural pink flush to the lips. But if in case you have pigmented lips, this lip balm will not help to cover it. The shade is moderately build-able. It gives a natural, almost bare pink finish with one swipe and a well tinted lips with 2-3 swipes. It stays on my lips for around 2-3 hours and then fades off without leaving much tint behind.  My lips stay moisturized for 2 more hours even after the lip balm fades away. On 

Overall, it is a good lip balm for the price! Compared to the other affordable lip balms available in Indian market today, Baby Lips work really well in terms of moisturization. Within one month of usage, I could find the difference on my lips. They are comparatively soft, smooth and repaired.

 

PROS:

  • Handy and easy to use twist up tube
  • Lovely pinkish berry shade
  • Moisturizes lips very well
  • Lips stay moisturized for 2-3 hours (In summer)
  • Even after the lip balm fades away, lips do not get dry
  • Non-sticky and non-waxy
  • Sweet berry-like fragrance
  • Contain SPF which is a good thing
  • Affordable price and easily available
  • My lips really felt soft and repaired after one month usage!

CONS:

  • The 6 hours hydration claim is false!
  • If you are expecting this lip balm to cover up your pigmentation, no it wont!

 

Rating: 4/5

 

Do I Recommend?: Yes! I highly recommend this Berry Crush shade. This is my current HG day time lip balm. Every girl who loves tinted lip balms should at least own a single variant from Baby Lips. For this price, these are super moisturizing lip balms available in the market!

 

Would I Repurchase?: No! But I will definitely pick the other variants. I am currently eyeing out for the Mango Pie!