Nope! I am not trying to get fair ;) I like my complexion the way it is, if I could I would have tried to become more "Orange" in pati's words. If you are wondering what Orange is then pati calls complexions of actresses like Eva Mendez, Halle Berry, Salma Hayek, Rihanna as Orange and well that is my favorite skin tone... Ha ha... You have got to hear pati and I talking... We have our own "language" for everything and we refer to things in our own code language LOL... It's like when we were in school and all the girls used to use the "P" language...
Ok so how many of you know about the "P" language? I have changed 13 schools in my life and I have come to realise that the much coveted "P" language was used only in convent schools... Yup! I swear it was like that :D I think I am digressing... Coming back to my quest to not become fair...
Now you all will say that I am contradicting myself when I say that I don't want to become fair but I am still reviewing a whitening/lightening cream! Ha ha.. I actually received it from a PR and well I felt obligated to use it and hence review it :)
I am essentially a Ponds Face Wash girl! I love and I mean seriously love their face washes! I have tried other brands but I keep coming back to the Pond's ones... In creams I have only used the Ponds Body Lotion that used to come when we were like really young and were in school. I really used to like it especially cause of it's fragrance and oily-ness :) Yup I am a sucker for oily body lotions and creams :) Then I grew up and tried their Tinted Moisturiser and well I hated it! I know I know its a cult favorite amongst most beauty bloggers but I found it very drying...
Then they sent me this cream...
CONS
Well let me tell you it does what it says but it is so drying that I will advise all dry skin beauties to stay away from it... It would be perfect for Oily skinned ladies and Normal skin beauties could also make it work for them! But if you have dry skin then beware you will not like it for sure!
Another con of this product is that it tends to create a whitish cast on your face. While applying the cream you need to take small amounts and actually blend it in your skin like a foundation :(
PROS
Now the good thing about this cream is that it visibly lightens your imperfections and seriously evens out your skin tone! I was using it for almost a week when I went to Mumbai to visit my parents... I took a Volvo at 8:30 pm from Pune, reached Mumbai at 12:30 midnight... With my motion sickness issues, no makeup, disheveled hair I looked like a mess but the moment the driver took my bags and I entered the vehicle my mom gushed "Zum you look so flawless!". Yup I swear those were her words... My first reaction was that the Ponds people called up my mom and told her I am using this product, then when saneness came to me I realised that the Ponds people don't have my parent's number, they just have my address :P LOL! But yes then I started observing my skin more closely and realised that my skin was evening out and I did have a brightness to my face. No, not glow but brightness. Remember, a glow comes only when your skin is adequately hydrated!
I still sometimes use this cream in the morning before office but only when I have applied Olive Oil the night before. I don't want my skin drying out just because I want it to be "flawless" :P Now that sounded quite contradictory really!
Overall Rating:
Oily Skin: 9/10
Normal Skin: 8/10
Dry Skin: 6/10
Product sent by PR for review. My Review has not been affected by anyone and is honest and true. Pinky Promise ;)
Ok so how many of you know about the "P" language? I have changed 13 schools in my life and I have come to realise that the much coveted "P" language was used only in convent schools... Yup! I swear it was like that :D I think I am digressing... Coming back to my quest to not become fair...
Now you all will say that I am contradicting myself when I say that I don't want to become fair but I am still reviewing a whitening/lightening cream! Ha ha.. I actually received it from a PR and well I felt obligated to use it and hence review it :)
I am essentially a Ponds Face Wash girl! I love and I mean seriously love their face washes! I have tried other brands but I keep coming back to the Pond's ones... In creams I have only used the Ponds Body Lotion that used to come when we were like really young and were in school. I really used to like it especially cause of it's fragrance and oily-ness :) Yup I am a sucker for oily body lotions and creams :) Then I grew up and tried their Tinted Moisturiser and well I hated it! I know I know its a cult favorite amongst most beauty bloggers but I found it very drying...
Then they sent me this cream...
CONS
Well let me tell you it does what it says but it is so drying that I will advise all dry skin beauties to stay away from it... It would be perfect for Oily skinned ladies and Normal skin beauties could also make it work for them! But if you have dry skin then beware you will not like it for sure!
Another con of this product is that it tends to create a whitish cast on your face. While applying the cream you need to take small amounts and actually blend it in your skin like a foundation :(
PROS
Now the good thing about this cream is that it visibly lightens your imperfections and seriously evens out your skin tone! I was using it for almost a week when I went to Mumbai to visit my parents... I took a Volvo at 8:30 pm from Pune, reached Mumbai at 12:30 midnight... With my motion sickness issues, no makeup, disheveled hair I looked like a mess but the moment the driver took my bags and I entered the vehicle my mom gushed "Zum you look so flawless!". Yup I swear those were her words... My first reaction was that the Ponds people called up my mom and told her I am using this product, then when saneness came to me I realised that the Ponds people don't have my parent's number, they just have my address :P LOL! But yes then I started observing my skin more closely and realised that my skin was evening out and I did have a brightness to my face. No, not glow but brightness. Remember, a glow comes only when your skin is adequately hydrated!
I still sometimes use this cream in the morning before office but only when I have applied Olive Oil the night before. I don't want my skin drying out just because I want it to be "flawless" :P Now that sounded quite contradictory really!
Overall Rating:
Oily Skin: 9/10
Normal Skin: 8/10
Dry Skin: 6/10
Product sent by PR for review. My Review has not been affected by anyone and is honest and true. Pinky Promise ;)
nice review gal...:)..i hav used the flawless white cream n hate it coz it gave me a white ghost like look
ReplyDeleteYeah these pins fave creams seem to have that issue, I don't know why :(
Deleteyea me too preetha :(...n is it just me or it really is hard to blend in..like it Just stays on my face n doesnt moisturise at all
ReplyDeleteSo true lee!
Deleteyou already have flawless skin sam..how much more flawless it can get :D u have tempted me to try this..any idea if its available in smaller pack?
ReplyDeleteYes Pari out is available in smaller packs as well...
Deletenice review...
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Deletei just hate it when a product leaves a white cast behind! in my words its' a disaster. Also, i hv dry skin so no White Beauty for me,
ReplyDeletei like d way u write, its funny n light
Ha ha glad I could be of help :P and thank you Vanu for liking the way I write :)
Deletei will get this tomorrow...u tempted me with ur review :P
ReplyDeleteHey... But don't you have dry skin?
Deletenice revu suma..i am usin the older version of this creme.. i actually like it even though its drying n i hav dry skin.. still in this hot weather, it helps to control sweat ;)
ReplyDeletei am eyeing the flawless white next .. lets c how tht fairs :)
so true o all points Suma and it really stays and clumps at a place on my skin :( i wish it moved smoothly on the skin. yes, it does make the skin even out but the effects are temporary and nothing long lasting like its claims of altering the genes and such!!! I do hope no one really falls for that.
ReplyDeleteNice review! I really do need something to even my skin and should suit my oily combo skin and this sounds perfect :)
ReplyDeletei find your product reviews to be very good.. n i bought True Red & Play it spicy on ur reco ...true red is heavenly...thanks samy
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good!
ReplyDeleteWould love to try this x
Nice review Samyukta. I had used Ponds for sometime, I did not like it because I found it very greasy and despite applying it soon after my bath, it did not absorb well into the skin. Then a friend suggested Parachute advansed body lotion summer fresh. I started using it and have seen a great change in my skin. It absorbs well and it has mint in it that keeps oil at bay.
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