Thursday 21 March 2024

Review of Kiya's Face Wash Powder

 I've been trying to use more natural products from some time now. I switched to cleansing grains (like besan, oatmeal etc) as my facewash in the mornings. I only have night cream on my face and I felt like using commercial face washes was stripping my skin of all moisture. Recently I came across this powder face wash from Kiya's. While I have used an assorted range of products to wash my face I had never used a powder face wash that foams up. Colour me intrigued!



🍀 This powder face wash from Kiya's comes in this cute glass bottle with a screw on cap. Packaging is on point and is convenient to use.


🍀 The face wash powder is finely milled & dissolves easily in a little amount of water. When rubbed it produces a foam which cleans the skin well without stripping the skin of it's natural moisture.


🍀 A little goes a long way and you barely need a pinch of product for each use. 



🍀 Ingredient list is made up of Rose petal powder, Rose extract, Corn starch, Glycerin and coconut based cleanser. 


🍀 I'm a sucker for nice smelling products and this one smells exactly like roses. It's refreshing to use in summers. It provides gentle cleansing and scrubbing effect. 



🍀 Kiya's products are Vegan, made using herbal extracts, cruelty free and contain No Sulphates, Parabens, Phthalates or Mineral oil. It's GMP certified and FDA approved to boot.

🍀 It's an Indian brand. Yay for Vocal for Local. 


🍀 A 15 gm bottle retails for INR 350. You can pick it up from kiyas.in 

Sunday 3 March 2024

February 2024 Empties

 Restarting empties




Swiss Beauty Anti-ageing elixir serum

45 ml

How pretty is this glass bottle! The serum is lightweight & absorbs instantly. Perfect for my oily skin. Loved using this, feels luxurious. 

It's Skin YE Effector Sample

Don't really get the point of samples. What exactly are you supposed to gauge with such little product? Just trying to finish everything I own. 

Good Vibes Marula Facial Oil

Good Vibes is a mixed bag - some products are stellar, others are average and yet others are terrible. This is one of the good ones. I was using this on my under eye area & neck. And it did help in improving the texture on both areas. The fact that it's unscented is a bonus. 

MCaffeine Coffee Body Butter

25 gm

This was part of a set. The body butter is nice & I liked using it. However I don't know who had the idea of marrying coffee scent with a berry one. Smells offensive to me. 


Friday 1 March 2024

Friday 23 February 2024

NOTW - Grey Nails

 A bit of a palette cleanser. I'm wearing 2 coats of this neutral grey cookie crumble nail polish today. I think it looks super chic without trying too hard.



After an overdose of pink I wanted something neutral and subtle. What say you? Yay or nay?


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Tuesday 20 February 2024

NOTW - Pink Nails

 Hey all, this week I'm wearing several coats of essence Pink ventures nail paint. It's a gorgeous baby pink jelly with holographic flakies. I love how sparkly this is and can't stop staring every time the light hits my nails.



The brand claims that the formula is clean, climate neutral, vegan, paraben and alcohol free. They also claim to give a gel like, extreme shine finish which dries in 40 seconds flat. I have to agree with the fast drying nature. I could layer my coats faster. It also does last forever (in nail polish terms) I had this on for over a week with no chipping and minimal fading. The best part for me is that it comes with a patented broad "double touch" brush which glides smoothly. In my honest opinion the brush is way more important than the polish. And any brand that gives importance to the brush automatically makes it to Hero status with me.



Removing this was a nightmare and a half. Now I have used many different textured polishes but this is a different beast altogether. After several unsuccessful attempts I finally went in with pure acetone. Even then it took me more than 20 minutes! You have been warned.