Monthly Empties - April 2024

 Purplle Snail Mucin Instant Hydration Serum

30 ml

This is the worst in house brand by purplle. I feel like all the products are over priced and don't perform at all. Like always I bought this on BOGO, so perhaps I have one more of this. God help me. 

Plum Bakuchiol & 1 % Retinol Serum

INR 790 for 30 ml

Okayish. 30 ml is a lot of product for a serum and I couldn't see any appreciable result. Not repurchasing. 

Vaadi Herbals Aromatherapy Body Oil

INR 95 for 50 ml

I love this stuff, I wouldn't mind buying this perpetually. Works great both as a massage oil & as an after bath body oil. I sleep like a baby when I use this. Stocking up after my No Buy ends in June. 

Vayam Ayurveda Tvacha Shuddhi Neem Face Serum

10 ml

Pretty decent. I don't like the smell of Neem & it's a tad bit overpowering in this one. Aside from that it works really well on my oily skin

Kiya's Face Wash Powder

INR 350 for 15 gm

This was a fantastic product but I do think it's overpriced. That's a whopping 23 bucks for a single gram. Not  repurchasing. 

Vayam Ayurveda Skin Calming Soap free Face Powder Review

 Purplle has divided its in-house brands to cater to different consumers. There's the affordable, the luxe, the ayurveric and the chemical based ones. Of all the several products that I tried from various categories, Vayam Ayurveda was clearly a favourite. Quite a few of the products seemed to work really well with my skin. So I picked up Mridul Skin Calming Soap free Face Powder without a second thought. Also because I assumed it was a dupe of Kama Ayurveda Mridul Face Cleansing Powder. 

Key Ingredients - Cedarwood Powder, Castor Oil, Arjoon Powder, Bentonite Clay, Kaolin Clay, Manjitha Powder, Dried Rose Petal Powder, Tesu Flower Powder, Almond Powder, Sandalwood Essential Oil, Turmeric Powder.

Retails for INR 225 for 50 gm

Whoever named this "Mridul" (sanskrit for soft/gentle) ought to get his brain checked. This is a super coarse powder which is far from mridul.

If you have struggled with mixing bentonite clay into a decent mask, this one will give you nightmares. It just does not want to mix. At least not without a fight. 

This one cleans my skin very well without leaving it dry like besan sometimes does. I'm assuming that's because of the Castor oil

The ingredients are all amazing & you can pretty much get it at flat 50% off all the time.

How I worked around the problem was by grinding the mixture again to make a smoother powder. It still doesn't mix easily but at least it's not scratching my face.

It comes with a wooden spoon(not in picture) to help scoop out product. 

It is a decent product, I just wish it were ground smoother. 

NOTW Week 47

 

I know I've been MIA from a while now. It's not that I'm not painting my nails, it's just that life is repeatedly getting in the way. Picking up right where I left.

I'm wearing one coat of #6 Azure Allure from SQ Metallic Lust range. It's a beautiful shimmery teal. I love this polish, it goes on opaque in a single swipe & stays put for at least 5 days. I'm pretty sure I have all the colours from this range in my wishlist. My year long shopping ban (which incidentally is going strong) is the only thing stopping me from buying them.

A single 6ml bottle retails for INR 90 & as always I picked it up @50 % off. Totally worth the money. Cheers.