Review - Fair & Lovely BB Foundation + Fairness Cream

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Last week we came across a small Fair & Lovely stall in a shopping mall. The representative girls asked us to try a new product by the same brand. They showed us the Fair & Lovely BB cream. The price was so cheap that it tempted us badly and we instantly decided to buy it.

We used this BB cream for few days and today we will share our review about it. Let's have a look at the brand's claim.

The Brand Claims:

New fair & Lovely BB cream is an expert product that brings together foundation and advanced multi-vitamin fairness cream, for instant fair look, coverage of dark spots and blemishes. It evens skin tone and gives sun protection because of its SPF 15. It has a matte and non-oily feel.

Packaging:

The packaging is a small tidy tube with a white color cap. Due to its small size, it can be labelled as travel friendly. You can even carry it in your shoulder handbag without any problem. It doesn’t leak in my bag, so I can say that it is safe to carry it in your bag.

It contains 18 gm of Fair & Lovely BB foundation + fairness cream.

Our Verdict:

This BB cream gives natural look with non-oily effect. The texture is neither very thick nor thin, and due to this balanced consistency it gives a nice smooth look. The texture is awesome to hide skin blemishes and dark spots. The foundation + fairness BB cream provides sun protection because of the presence of sunscreens SPF 15. There is a specific strong smell or fragrance like some fruity thing with a touch of a rose.

The fair & Lovely BB cream has matte finish and upon applying with finger tips, it gives an even blended look without shine. The matte formula is not very favorable for dry skin tone as it is not helpful in moisturizing the dry skin. However, for normal to oily skin, it is a good combination BB cream.

There are no shade options available in this BB cream. The only one shade available is workable for medium complexion. Its shade looks extra whitish on dark skin types, while for fair ones; this nude shade BB cream is a little bit darker.

It is a product that can be suitable for women who love to have non-oily textured BB cream with strong fragrance. It will be highly suitable for them. But, for those women who like to have some extra moisturizing effect, will not like it to use it. 

However, for normal / combination skin, the non-greasy effect and long lasting moisturising effect can be very helpful in the winter weather.

Availability:

Fair & Lovely BB Cream is easily available in shopping malls.

Rating:

This is our first ever experience with any Fair & Lovely product. We can conclude our review with these words that some women would love to use this Fair & Lovely BB Cream while there will be some women who would be hesitant to use it because of its single shade with matte formula.

It can be said that it is tricky product with a complex results depending on user’s experience. For combination skin, Fair & Lovely BB cream is a nice option. 

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Review - Atiqa Odho Cosmetics Contour Powder 'Walnut'

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Photo: Oh, Lady Mania!

A beautiful and attractively applied makeup is totally dependent on how a face has been sculpted. For best results to built a well sculpted facial features, a good contour product is a must-have item in a makeup collection. Sometimes, it is an Herculean task to buy a perfectly matched contour shade which can blend flawlessly with your complexion and makeup tone.

We have already tried different contour powders of various brands, and every time the results were different due to the ingredients and their blending properties. Recently, a locally produced contouring powder caught our attention and we immediately decided to give it a try. 

It is a Contour Powder 'Walnut' ACFP - 06 by none other than the famous artist, philanthropist  and social worker Atiqa Odho who is also the CEO of locally produced makeup brand Atiqa Odho Cosmetics. 

Let's see how it worked for us:

The Brand Claims:

Established in 2003, Atiqa Odho cosmetics have maintained their quality since day one. It is an ISO certified makeup brand of Pakistan. Keeping in mind the Pakistan’s women skin tones, the Odho cosmetic products have been created with good quality containing halal formula and are available at very affordable prices.

Photo: Oh, Lady Mania!

Ingredients:

The six grams Walnut contour powder contains Zinc oxide, Mica, Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate Nylon - 12, Magnesium Stearate Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate Silica, BHA, Propylparaben, May Contain: Ci 77491/Ci 77492/Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxides)

Packaging:

It comes in a typical Atiqa Odho cosmetic packaging; it has a transparent plastic lid with a dark red outer circle that covers the powder pan. While the lower part has a mirror and a puff in it. 

Photo: Oh, Lady Mania!

Our Verdict:

We applied the Odho Walnut contour powder with SPF-15 over a perfectly blended foundation. The choice for foundation can varies depending on your pick, you can even use a good BB cream as a base. Instead of using a powder puff, we always prefer to use a high quality contour brush because it helps profoundly in absolute blending. So, we applied this contour powder with a brush as well.

The result after blending was flawless as it helped in creating a nicely sculpted face. Its formula is a little bit chalky but manages to produce a smooth texture with a fine matt finish and due to this property it is a good choice for daily wear during hot and humid days.

Photo: Oh, Lady Mania!

The walnut is reasonably pigmented and the tone is pretty suited for fair skin because its slightly brownish hue enhanced the facial features by giving face a very natural look.

The staying power of Walnut Contour Powder is nearly 3 - 5 hours with a slightly pleasant smell.

Rating: 

We would rate it 4/5 for its reasonable price and nice quality. 

Availability:

Odho cosmetics are available at all leading stores. 
These can be purchased online as well from daraz.pk and just4girls.pk . 

Photo: Oh, Lady Mania!

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