Skin & Care talk: Evolve Single cream & Nude Advanced Cellular Renewing Serum

Natural and organic products have gotten better over the years. They evolved, which is also the name of one of the products I will talk about today.

First, I'd like to say that I am not planning to review these two products elaborately. I already think that giving out a review on skincare is quite difficult, as there are so many skintypes, and my type could be completely opposite than yours.

But it never hurts to give out my two cents about these products.

The first one: Evolve Multi Action Single Cream: was a daycream I purchases this summer. Oh, delightful summer! And how bleak the winter was after that...

Anyway, there is a Single version and a thicker version. I picked Single, well, because I was single at the time being, LOL. Yeh, and the lighter constency seemed to be the best bet for summer skin-needs.

One of the main ingredients of this mixture is Argan oil. Argan oil is a terrific anti-aging oil. It has more benefits, which you can read over here or here.

And you can read some of the information on the back of the bottle I pictured beneath:

There is no ingredient list listed on the bottle, but I got one from their website:

Aqua (water), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil , Parfum , Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil , Cocos nucifera , Sesamium indicum , Candellila/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters  , Glyceryl Stearate , Cetearyl Alcohol , Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil , Butyrospermum parkii butter , Dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline , Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate , Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Protein , Magnesium Aluminium Silicate , Mannitol , Lactic Acid , Dehydroacetic acid ,

Pros:

• The bottle comes with a hygienic pump applicator
• cute colour
• relatively good bargain
• almost unscented
• organic and eco friendly(no nasties, according to them)
• fairtrade

Cons:

• It does not absorb well into the skin, and leaves a bit of a film on it
• So, it hardly moisturizes

Yeh, this is one of the products that would be Perfect, IF ONLY...

Well, actually the thing it is supposed to do is the thing it does not do: the basic stuff - Penetrate into the skin and adding a bit of moisture (at least).

Mmm...(that is a not so positive "mmmm") It absolutely lacks 'multi action'.


From that perspective, I have found a better product that actually does what it says.

Nude Advanced Cellular Renewing Serum:

Ingredients: (from their website)

 water (aqua), bifida ferment lysate (milk), glycerine (plant sources), propanediol (corn sugar), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, oryza sativa (rice) hull powder, xanthan gum (fermented sugar), sodium hyaluronate (lactic acid and wheat), chondrus crispus (Irish moss), undaria pinnatifida extract (Japanese sea kelp), lactose (milk), alpha-glucan oligosaccharide (corn and beet), whey protein (lactis proteinum), arginine (plant sources), galactaric acid (apple pectin), tocopherol (vitamin E), lactic acid (sugar and beet), helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, natural fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium benzoate, linalool (essential oil), limonene (essential oil).

Pros:

• absorbs easily into the skin (after a minute)
• as good as scentless
• REDUCES SENSITIVITY
• lots of celebrity praise (yeh, and they have lots of cash so it must do something if they opt for this one), especially from one of my fave 90s models and contemporary business/creative maven Helena Christenson
• Peptides, not sure if they work yet, but I finished a whole bottle and I haven't aged that much yet ;P 
• Antioxidant Japanese Sea Kelp (I like marine-type of anti-agers)
• 'biocompatable' skincare- mmm, a new term to lure in the consumers. Not sure what it is about, but it sounds healthy
• Natural skincare

Cons:

• expensive
• glass bottle...although sturdy (I dropped it once and it was unharmed)
• One of those dropper bottles...I prefer a pump for hygienic reasons and I believe the potion stays fresh and the ingredients work longer when the product stays inside for as long as possible.

Overal, Naturally based skincare has involved indeed, but I haven't found it in Evolve, but in the Nude Serum instead.

New brand venture: Lakmé eyeshadow quad Peacock

Doesn't it feel good to receive something you have been dying to get your hands on?

There she is: My brand new Lakmé palette in Peacock.

Well, this friday I was so happy to receive my anticipated package from India containing Lakmé goodies. I had a small order, because I had absolutely no experience with the etailer before and I could not find that much feedback on it on internet either. I was delighted to find that mall.coimbotore.com delivered within two weeks. My package was packed with the greatest care securing everthing in bubblewrap and those white foamy blocks (see picture).

I ordered a small order venturing on the eyeshadow palette I had been seeing on Jamilla's blog before, and the matte lipstick from the Bridal Sutra range.

I will take a look at the Bridal Sutra lipstick in another post. Today I will show you the Peacock palette and some swatches.

As you can see, the palette is a mix of earth tones and some bright colours on the bottom. Normally, I stick to a eye without much makeup, or bring out some neutral shadows in order to give my eyes a bit of extra depth.

However, a lovely person commented that I could do something more adventurous with my eyes as well: she was the vividly made up person at the Mac counter, so that says it all...

However, she has a point so I think makeup is really wonderful do give your face that extra touch, and you can wash it off at night. That is better, to me, than having my hair dyed purple of blue...he he. (still, I want to have raven blue hair one day....)

I thought this palette would be a good combination between neutral and bold. And, I think they would flatter me better than having my hair coloured dark blue...

Now to the swatches:

The first colour is a wonderful rusty bronze with a brown undertone. The shadows are nicely pigmented and they are soft and buttery as well. I swiped one or two times in order to get the swatches in this intensity.

Colour 2 is a maroon tone with a pink sheen. I love these types of colours for my green eyes.

Colour 3 is an intensly vivid blue. It truelly reminds me of Bollywood makeup that looks so gorgeous on brown eyes. I am not sure it will look good on me, but I think I can make an eyeliner out of it and trace it delicately for that rebellious pop of 80s vibe on my eyes.

The colour on the far right is a delightful emerald green.

Another picture to clarify the intensities:

My camera is often too stubborn to pick up a sharp definition of all the colours. So I made an extra shot of the bright colours in order to show how they look.

I find it fantastic news that I am able to buy Lakmé online, although I would be more than happy to go to India once and find it in the department stores.

The price is so amazingly cheap for the quality you will get. I bought the entire eyeshadow palette for $14.95 INCLUDING shipping. And the shipping is not in a flimsy envelope that will put your lovely goodies into danger of breaking. No, it is securedly packed in a big box with all the extra protection possible.

I will absolutely buy the Purple Oasis palette and possibly the Moondust palette as well. The purple Oasis palette seem like a mix of fabulous purples and the Moondust are a combinations of whites, greys and blacks, which are so suitable for a mysteriously smokey eye.

Oh, Jamilla has created a look with her peacock palette over here, so you can see how the colours will look with brown eyes.