A deep burgundy lipstick?! I know, are you sitting down? On paper, the Lakme 9 to 5 Matte Lipstick in Burgundy Business and a peachy lip lover like myself look like we wouldn’t get on. But you know what, I loove it. Matte, opaque and just the right tooth-whitening, lip popping flash of berry, I see this becoming quite the sunshine’s out shade for me. If this was sheer, I’m not sure I’d be as hot on it. But the fact that one quick swipe coats on just the right amount of a your lips but a burgundier hue and leaves them feeling nicely nourished, I’m in. It almost reminds me of the shade you get when you’ve a kala khatta gola – not too crazy. Mascara: required, the rest of your makeup: optional.

I picked mine up from a rather fruitful Health & Glow trip. At Rs.365 it’s the cheapest pick of the pack, and for berry summer lips, I’m sorted.

VLCC Ultra Radiance Tinted Sunscreen Souffle SPF 50 is for you if you are looking for a high protection sunscreen product that also offers a little coverage and complexion enhancement. It is basically a tinted sun cream with SPF 50 that is enriched with skincare ingredients including orange and also olive which helps to protect against sun damage, brown spots and sun induced premature skin ageing. You could use this instead of your regular sun product when on holiday and you’ll get high protection plus an enhanced illuminated complexion. Isn’t this what we’ve wanted on holiday forever?

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Okay hear me out; I know soap is not the most glamorous of products and that the traditional, humble bar of soap has been pushed out by it’s slightly sexier, liquid counterpart. If you can find room in your life or bathroom for a bar soap, please let it be the multi-purpose and outstanding – Kama Heal Revitalising Transparent Soap. A moisturising, deeply cleansing soap, that is the perfect accompaniment to any routine.

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What started as a quick dash to pick up one product turned into a full-blown spree here’s what made into my basket on the aforementioned expedition. Oh yep, I’ve been hauling…

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Health & Glow are just bringing it at the moment; housing a load of my favourites, a stellar pharmacy section and with the more recent addition of a smattering of premium haircare brands it’s my go-to place for when I’m in the mood for a hit of everything all rolled into one. But Health & Glow have just lifted the budget bar that little bit higher with Colorbar swooping onto the shelves. When I spotted a stand in the Phoenix Market City branch I spent a whole 20 minutes taking it all in and of course came away a product (or three) in my basket.

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Powders have had a makeover. No longer the heavy textured, forgotten compacts languishing in the back of your makeup stash; they’re wising up – bringing light-injecting, skin perfecting formulas to your dressing table with an impossible to detect finish that will have you nose to mirror trying to pin-point it on your complexion. Heads up: you can’t. I’m not really a powder gal these days, a few years ago I had quite the addiction to MAC’s Mineralise Skinfinish Natural, easily going through one every three months and dusting it on at every occasion but it was a phase that I grew out of after making peace for my naturally sheeny (read: oily) complexion and now only ever reach for the stuff in times of teetering on oil-slick territory or on nights out. But 1 newly released formula is changing my mind on the matter. Enter the new-gen powder…

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This is some exciting shopping news. Aplava, a newly launched beauty site, offers the chance to shop all the latest products, which are hand-picked by a professional dermatologist.

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