Hi All

Today’s blog post is on my Bobbi Brown Christmas travel brush set, a Limited edition one. It comes in a beautiful leather pouch with pockets on either side to hold the brushes. It consist of 7 brushes, one face blender brush, one sheer powder brush, one concealer blending/blender(dual sided),eye shadow brush, eyeliner brush, eyebrow brush and ultra-fine eye liner brush.

This was launched 2 weeks back in Qatar. Before I left for my maternity I was informed by the SA that it will be available by second week of January. So I asked my hubby to check the BB counter to see if it’s up or not. As he was around that area at that time he went to the counter and luckily it was there. Thanks to him I have my first set of Bobbi brown brush.

 I have always wanted to buy Bobbi brown brushes, but looking at the price I used to keep pushing it away. This one is a good deal. Its quiet handy and since you have one from every category its quiet handy for a short getaway, when you want to carry only minimal things.

I am not sure if it’s still available in Qatar. I picked up mine from Bobbi brown counter at 4U Perfumery in city center.

Xoxo

Merin

Hi all,

Hope you had an amazing weekend. Mine was same usual routine sleeping and running behind my 2 year old.

In between this busy and tiring schedule I have been trying out one of this product I came across online. Its Scholl velvet smooth electronic foot file. Initially when I saw this product at the store I ignored it. A week later another friend of mine too was looking out for the same and I decided to give it a try.

This one comes with an electronic foot file, roller head, 4 AA batteries and a cover for the roller head.

I have been using it for the past one month. I have very dry feet with the skin peeling off, and this one really helped. With the pregnancy fatigue setting in I was lazy to go for pedicures, this one turned out a a life saver. It was like getting a pedicure at the comfort of your house. All you have to do is to turn the power on and roll over the areas that are really hard and dry. You have to gently roll on the areas that are dry for around 3-4 seconds, not more than that on the same area. Follow this by washing of your feet and applying moisturizer for super soft skin. First few times I used it for around 3-4 days continuously to get the result (my feet is were very dry). After that I kept using it twice a week. My feet is really soft now. This has become a regular staple, something I can’t live without now. And the best thing about this product is that you can carry it with you even if you’re travelling.

The roller head is a detachable one. So once you are done with the scrubbing you can remove it from the body and clean it with water, let it dry and place it back. You can clean the body using a damp cloth Make sure that water doesn't touch the file because this one operates on battery. Anyways the packing comes with detail instructions.

I got mine from Lulu hypermarket in Qatar. As I was travelling I picked up additional roller heads too.I did check in boots too, but it wasn't available. In India am not sure where you will get to buy this. It’s available in amazon.in and flipkart with cash on delivery option.

Price: Rs.2850 (in flipkart.com and amazon.com)

I think all you ladies should have this in your pamper kit.

 Hope you guys enjoyed the review.

Xoxo

Merin

Hi all,

Today I am reviewing January edition of  My Envy box. This is my first box. Since I am going to be home for the next 7 months I thought why not just subscribe. It’s specially curated  box with sample products from various high end/luxury brands. The box consist of makeup, hair care, skin care and fragrance samples.

My Envy Box January 2015

January edition box came in red color with the products in a yellow pouch. Here is a list of the products I got in this month’s envy box.

My Envy Box January 2015

Sebastian Professional Penetraitt shampoo

My Envy Box January 2015

 I have heard quiet a lot about styling products from this range and was wanting to try something from this . This one is a strengthening and repair shampoo, for hair exposed to heat and chemical treatment.  I gave it a try this morning and absolutely loved how my hair feels after a single wash.so definitely going to buy a full sized one. The sample provided in the box is 50 ml.

Price  250ml - Rs.1400

Calvin Klein Endless Euphoria EDP

My Envy Box January 2015

This one has refreshing light fruity floral fragrance with a slight woody undertone, which is very sensual and feminine.

Price 75ml-Rs.4500/125ml- Rs.5600

Za true white liquid foundation

My Envy Box January 2015

This is another brand of product I want to try. Have heard good reviews about their two way foundation and have been wanting to try it. Hope this will suit my skin.

Price 30ml- Rs.950

Bottega Di Lungavita Face cream with colloidal platinum

My Envy Box January 2015

I haven’t tried any products from Bottega, so really excited to try this one. This one is an exclusive anti-ageing treatment with regenerating and toning actions. It claims to diminish blemishes, dark spots and other imperfections.

Price 50 ml- Rs.3500

Babor Skin Brightening cream

My Envy Box January 2015

This one claims to lighten the appearance of our complexion, reduce hyper-pigmentation leaving a healthy and radiant skin.

Price 50ml –Rs.5999

These are the five samples I got in my box. 

Along with these five samples they have also added complimentary blowdry voucher from Sebastian

Being a first timer I am really impressed with the samples I have got. I am definitely going to purchase Sebastian shampoo and the perfume has been added to the waiting list.

I am so looking forward for the next month’s box.

This is by invitation only. So you can go and book your subscription at www.myenvybox.com

Price Rs.850 per month.

Hi every one

Hope all of you had amazing X’mas and New Year holidays.I had a hectic X’mas week with parties for friends and family, followed by baby shower thrown by my friends. Plus packing and travelling back to my folks place for my delivery.

I am into my 3^rd trimester with just 6 weeks left for my delivery. The preps are going on for the arrival of my 2^nd one. With fatigue setting in, I am literally counting my days.

Since am home am back to online shopping and was wondering what to buy. So began browsing and finally ended up on my current favorite one Gerard cosmetics. In my first post I had mentioned my first haul from them, the Jaclyn babies’ collection. I was really impressed with products and after the last haul I was looking forward for more shopping with them.

This time I was confused on what to buy from them, as I wanted to try out few more lip-glosses and also their famous BB plus illumination facial creme. I finally opted for the later. I have heard a lot about this BB plus creme from various makeup artists on YouTube and Instagram.

What the brand says about this is that gives a nice glow to your face and is suitable for any complexion. You can use it either by mixing it with your moisturizer or with your foundation for a healthy glow. It can also be used to highlight cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose and above the cupid bow of your lips. It can even be applied to your arms, legs and neck area for radiance. Yesterday as soon as I got it I had to try out. I applied it with my moisturizer and my pregnant dull skin was beaming. I really liked the way it felt on my skin, it’s really light weight.it has fine gold particles in it which gave the illuminating effect.  Since it was late evening I couldn't click a pick with it.

It’s quiet easy to use. Since it comes with a pump just pump out required amount of the creme and you’re good to go. It’s not messy at all.

Here are the swatches of the BB plus creme

The thing I liked most about my order was the speed at which it was delivered. I placed my order on 8^th January morning; it was shipped the same day. In exactly a week it was delivered home.(I am currently in India) I opted for the USPS first class priority mail just like my previous order. They give you the tracking code which is convenient so that you can track each stage of your shipment.

The only disappointment was that there was a small leakage with the BB plus creme. You can make out from the picture. Wish they had packed it the same way they packed the lipstick. That’s my only complaint.

Pricing wise the BB plus illumination creme alone will come up to $36 and the lipstick is $19 .They had an offer going on in which for $28 you’ll get this BB plus creme and a lipstick. You can choose from any one of their lipstick.  Since I wanted to pick up their Nude lipstick, this combo was perfect for me. Including the shipping it came up to $37.50

I hope you liked the review.

Have a great weekend.

Xoxo,

Merin.