Aloe Veda Luxury Chocolate Vanilla Shower Gel Review

Hey ya people! This is a quickie...err...ya ...as in a quick review post ;) for the Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel in Chocolate Vanilla. I was pretty impressed with the Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel in Cedarwood, hence ordered this one too. 

PRICE:  Rs.180

QUANTITY: 300 ml

INGREDIENTS:

WHAT IT CLAIMS:  Luxuriate in the richly formulated soap-free Chocolate Vanilla Luxury Shower Gel with Vitamin E for a fun and magical experience. Nurturing and skin-conditioning with the rich scent of Chocolate and Vanilla makes you feel alive and 100% delicious! Aloe Vera and Glycerine heal, soothe and hydrate your skin to retain moisture after bath.

MY EXPERIENCE: Aloe Veda Luxury Chocolate Vanilla Shower Gel comes in a similar flip top cap dispenser packaging. The texture is very runny, quite in contrast with the Cedarwood one, hence it is getting finished up quickly. As the name suggests, it has a chocolaty smell, much like that of "Eclairs" toffee, when you chew it on and the liquid chocolate fills your mouth. As one gets used to the smell, it starts smelling like bournvita chocolate milkshake :P #warning its still not edible. ;) It stays for a while on skin post bath. 
 

Lathers very well even without a loofah. Doesn't dry out skin, but then neither it is moisturising, and I do need to follow up with a body lotion. On other points, it pretty much works the same as the Cedarwood one, so you can read my full review here to know my overall experience with the Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel.

 

VERDICT: For the price (available on discounts, on online sites) and quantity and ofcourse the quality, I love it totally (placed an order for another variant already ;) ) and would recommend the Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel to you all. Do let me know if you have tried it. :)

RATINGS:  4.5 out of 5

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Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel in Cedarwood Review

Hola ladies! Hope you are having a great Sunday. Mine just got better (new job...the reason why I went missing for a few days, and first weekend...yayiee :D ...and will be less active for coming weeks too :( so apologise in advance :P..Haha! :D )

Anyhow, coming to today's review, hear me out on what I have to say about the Aloe Veda Cedarwood Luxury Shower Gel, that I have been using for last few weeks. 

PRICE:  Rs.180

QUANTITY: 300 ml

INGREDIENTS:

WHAT IT CLAIMS:
Energise your day with the Aloe Veda Cedarwood Luxury Shower Gel. This natural shower gel can make your skin squeaky clean whilst leaving behind an exceptional aroma.  

The natural Cedarwood shower gel from Aloe Veda is a formula made from ingredients like Glycerin, Aloe Vera Gel, Vitamin E, Cedarwood Essential Oil, Rosemary Essential Oil and Sandalwood Oil which combine to revitalize your skin from deep within. The Aloe Vera gel found in this shower gel restores the skin’s lost moisture by essentially hydrating all the layers. In addition, Aloe Vera extracts can also remove dryness and blemishes from the skin, thereby giving you a clear complexion. In addition, the cleansing shower gel removes impurities and pollutants to reveal bright skin.  The Cedarwood Essential Oil present in this shower gel possesses a unique aroma that neutralises body odour. This luxury shower gel also contains Rosemary Oil which boosts blood circulation, thereby making your skin healthier. 

The Aloe Veda shower gel is infused with Sandalwood Oil which is a great antiseptic agent that can soothe inflammations, burns, and wounds whilst leaving your skin with a refreshed coolness. You can attain visibly lighter skin by the presence of sandalwood, since it is a natural skin lightener. Your body will have a fresh woody fragrance throughout the day from the Cedarwood, Rosewood and Sandalwood existent in this nourishing shower gel. You can use the Aloe Veda shower gel every day since it is free of soap and does not harm your skin.


MY EXPERIENCE: Phew, quite a lot on the claim part. But does it fare equally well in real? Aloe Veda Cedarwood Luxury Shower Gel comes in a simple flip top cap packaging. The texture is very thick gel like, which kind of slips from your palm if you are not careful, leading to wastage. But, other than that I liked everything else about it. 4-5 blobs of the gel is enough and lathers pretty well. It has got a strong sandalwood smell and it reminds me of those Mysore sandalwood soaps which I used to use centuries back :P. On the flip side, if you are not fond of the smell, it might bother you as it is quite strong and persists on skin for a while.

 
The claims are a bit sky high, as it doesn't heal or soothe skin as such, but doesn't irritate or dry out skin either, though one can't skip a moisturiser totally, esp. if you have dry skin like mine. Cleanses skin without leaving any slippery feeling. The price is economical as the quantity would last really long, and also you can get it with some discounts from most online shopping sites.

WHAT I LIKED:

• Soap free (TBS you have got a competition here :P) but lathers very well.
• Only a little amount is required, hence one bottle would last long.
• Strong sandalwood smell that persists for a while post bath.
• Simple, effective flip top cap packaging.
• Price is economical.
• Comes in many other variants.
  

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:

• The texture is quite thick and slips easily leading to wastage if one is not careful.
• The claims are a bit tall IMO, and it supports the effects of individual ingredients, rather than that of a mere shower gel. :P
  

VERDICT: I quite liked it and already ordered another variant. Need I say more? :D Let me know if you have tried the Aloe Veda Luxury Shower Gel. :)

RATINGS:  4.25 out of 5

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First haul of 2013 ;)

These days I am leaning more towards skin care and hair care products, rather than make-up and cosmetics, and to prove it, see my first haul of 2013 ;)

Ordered some stuff from Medplusbeauty.com. Here is a sneak peek of my haul and upcoming reviews. ;)

What did I get?  

• ALOE VEDA CEDARWOOD LUXURY SHOWER GEL - I wanted to try a new shower gel and chose to try this brand! They have a lot of variants, but I chose the cedarwood one as it sounds quite woody and oriental. Hope the smell turns out to be as good.

 

• GATSBY SET & KEEP EXTREME HOLD SPRAY - I have suddenly got a new found interest in doing different hairstyles. So trying out a hair setting spray for the first time.

 

• TRESEMME CLIMATE CONTROL SHAMPOO  - Yep, got it at last. :P

 

• TRESEMME CLIMATE CONTROL CONDITIONER -  FREE! FREE! FREE! with the Shampoo. :P

 

• VASELINE TOTAL MOISTURE COCOA GLOW 24HR NOURISHING LOTION - My staple body lotion. :) Read my review on the same.

What did you buy this month? :) 

Collective Haul from MedplusBeauty and StyleCraze

Happy Janmasthami to all of you :D. #JustRealised Lord Krishna must have been a Leo too :P ;) Duh! No, I am not speaking of his Narasimha avatar. (Hey, I don't mean to hurt/disrespect anyone's religious belief.)

Coming back to the post. Most of you might know already about my recent win in Medplus beauty contest. I have received the gift vouchers as of now and waiting for the rest of the prize :P. Following are some of my buys from Medplusbeauty.com. Yeah, I know I am lucky :P :D

• Fem Fairness Cream Bleach Milk Pearl & Blueberry
• Sunsilk Keratinology Heat Protector Spray  
• Philips Hp8310 Thin Plate Straightener 
• Braun Silk Epil Soft Perfection Easy 3170 L Epilator 

• Enliven Calming Luxury Bath+Shower Gel
• Maybelline Colorama Nail Polish 760 Coral  
• Maybelline Colorama Nail Polish 221 Sexy
• Elizabeth Arden 5th Ave After Five Eau De Parfum

• Aloe Veda Moisturising Bathing Bar - Patchouli With Cinnamon Leaf Oil 
• Lotus Herbals Color Dew Nail Enamel 81 Pure White  
• Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil Metal Brown 05 
• Maybelline Vivid & Smooth Eyeliner 007 Metallic Silver 
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Gloss 065 Hooked On Pink  
• Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipstick 51 Rose Seduisant
• Roots Anti Bacteria All Purpose Brush
• Pond's Age Miracle Concentrated Resurfacing Serum

Next is my haul from Stylecraze.com :D. This time my package got delayed by more than 10 days, and no, it wasn't due to Stylecraze's or aramex's fault, but the courier guy who was responsible for my package, had gone on a holiday for a few days, along with my package :P, and here I was irritating the hell out of Stylecraze's and aramex's customer support day and night.

• Enliven Nail Polish Remover With Strengthening Pro Vitamin B5
• Enliven Daily Care Vitamin A And E Hand And Body Lotion  
• Himalaya Purifying Neem Face Wash
• NYX Round Lipstick in Doll  
• Orly Miniature Nail Lacquer in Velvet Rope 
• Khadi Natural Mint Soap 

Another random buy,

I needed a makeup organizer/drawer and I got this one from a local store. Guess what, it costed me Rs.170 only, but the major con is, it's really small and my skin care products won't fit in and I need atleast two/three more of this to fit in my whole makeup stuff :P. Still on the hunt for an affordable makeup organizer/drawer. Couldn't find it in Big Bazaar, neither any local shops near my place has those large stackable plastic drawers. If anyone from Kolkata reading this, knows from where I can get them, kindly let me know!

So that's my haul. Some of them are repeated buys, so would do a separate swatch post for the new shades of the repeated products and lots of reviews coming up. ;) 
 

B.B.B Birthday Bash: Lucky Winners

I am so much excited and nervous (LOL as if I am going to win something :P) to announce the lucky winners of the B.B.B Birthday Bash giveaways. Thanks to all the lovely people who entered the giveaway and made it a successful one. On to the winners,

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Winner: anna_k67 ( anna_***@yahoo.com ) won the
CreaClip Premium Package (Cordless trimmer, Professional Scissors, DVD and 2 sizes of the CreaClip) worth $59.98

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Winner: Rekha ( rekha.srir******@gmail.com ) won the CreaClip Pro (worth $19.99) + One set of CreaNails (worth $24.99)

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Winner: Mansi ( mermaid****@gmail.com ) won the CreaProducts: Risque Socks in 2 colors (worth $13.99 each pair)

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Winner: Beauty and Makeup Studio ( beautyandmak********@gmail.com ) won the Rs.1000 Gift Voucher from StyleCraze.com.

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Winner: Bhumika ( bhumika_tha****@yahoo.co.uk ) won the cutesy winged ring from Paradiso-The Style Store. 

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Winner: Jasmine Bhatia ( mailjasmine***@gmail.com ) won the Rs.1000 worth Aloe Veda Gift Hamper.

 

  

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Winner: anamika ( honey.***@gmail.com ) won the Rs.750 worth Aloe Veda Gift Hamper.

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Congratulations to all the winners . I will be emailing you shortly hereafter, and would require you to respond to it within next 48 hours, else I would have to pick another winner.  

Don't get disheartened if you didn't win in this giveaway, because you have a lovely chance to win a cool tee worth $24 from Headline Shirts.

B.B.B Birthday Bash with Aloe Veda Hampers Giveaway: Win Aloe Veda goodies worth over Rs.1500

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Here comes the last (but not the least ;) ) giveaway on my blog birthday! Aloe Veda is a personal care company with products inspired by Aloe Vera. They bring you the goodness of Aloe Vera, Healing Natural Herbs and Essential Oils blended with natural and man-made cosmetic bases in a functional form for daily use products. They have kindly sponsored for a giveaway on this occassion!

There are two prizes to be won! :D
Winner 1 would get a Rs.1000 worth Gift Hamper.
Winner 2 would get a Rs.750 worth Gift Hamper.

Rules to enter the giveaway:

This giveaway is open to anyone with Indian Residential address. To enter the giveaway you have to follow certain rules and then fill out the form below. There are some mandatory rules which you need to fulfil to be eligible to enter the giveaway and some optional entries to increase the probability of your chance of winning.  

Mandatory Entries (For total 2 entries):

• Follow my blog "publicly" through GFC if you are a new follower. Click on "Join this site" button on top-left side of this page. If you find it broken, refresh  the page.
• "Like" BEAUTY, BRAINS AND BRAWNS  Facebook page thorugh your FB profile.
• "Like"  Aloe Veda Facebook page Facebook page thorugh your FB profile.

Optional Entries: 

• +5 entries: Subscribe to my blog through email. See on the sidebar.Once you enter your email address in the subscription form, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please click on the link sent to you in your mail to confirm your subscription. Until you complete this step, you won’t be  registered as an ACTIVE subscriber.
• +5 entries: Share the giveaway on Facebook. " Win products worth Rs.1000 on @BEAUTY, BRAINS AND BRAWNS from @Aloe Veda http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/2012/05/bbb-birthday-bash-with-aloe-veda.html " . Tag both the pages correctly and also tag 5 of your friends.
• +5 entries: Follow @pooja_g and @AloeVeda on twitter and tweet this " Win gift hampers worth Rs.1750 on @AloeVeda giveaway @pooja_g B.B.B Birthday Bash. http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/2012/05/bbb-birthday-bash-with-aloe-veda.html "
• +5 entries: Add the giveaway to your blog sidebar by adding the following code in a HTML/Javascript widget. 

<br/><br/> <a href="http://beautybrainsbrawns.blogspot.in/search/label/B.B.B%20Birthday" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.picasion.com/pic53/09106c01920ea968dfa8b7a0e309238e.gif" width="250" height="200" border="0"/></a> <br/><br/> 

• +3 entries: Go to http://www.aloeveda.com/shopping/index.php and find three products with "Chocolate" in it! Add the names in the form box!

You get 25 total chances to win if you do all the entries!
After you have done all the requisites, fill in the form below.  Remember to fill the form once only. No duplicate entries will be counted.


Terms and Conditions: 

This giveaway starts on 1st June, 2012 and will end on 1st July, 2012. The winner will be chosen shortly thereafter and will be contacted via email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond failing to which a new winner will be chosen. 

All the links will be thoroughly checked so don't enter anything you have not done. Don't use any fake profiles. Profiles with less than 10 followers/fans won't be considered valid!
 

Any un-following of blog after the giveaway ends will ban the person from future giveaways.Those who have un-followed previously are barred from this giveaway!

Comments are disabled on this post. If you have any query email me or tweet me or leave a message on my FB page and I will help you out!

* The prize will be delivered by Aloe Veda. The blog and blog-owner are not liable for delivery discrepancies.
*Participants must be 18years age or must have parental consent. You need to provide your address in case you win. 

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Aloe Veda Mango Lip Butter Review

Hola ladies! Recently I won a few giveaways *yay* :P :D (would share about the goodies in another post later on). So lovely Lancy was cohosting a giveaway with Aloe Veda on her blog a few weeks back and I won a little prize from that. They sent me the Aloe Veda Lip Butter in Mango and today I am posting my review on it.

PRICE: Rs.115

QUANTITY: 10g

INGREDIENTS:

SWATCH : 

MY EXPERIENCE: This came in at the right time as I was on the lookout for a new lipbalm as my other lipbalms were either misplaced, or have been given/taken away, or not in the state to use on lips :P. And what's more, the lipbalm has a lovely Mango smell (though I am not a huge fan of mangoes but I really like it on my lips) and it is just perfect for the summers. The lip butter as the name suggests is soft and buttery that just melts on application. Claims to have sunscreen which is another plus point (though I can't vouch how effective it is on that part as my lips don't darken under sun). It is not suitable to wear under lipsticks as it turns quite oily when it melts down on lips. Gives temporary relief from chapped lips and requires a bit long time to get absorbed fully (unless you lick it off :P). As always with tub packaging, you have to dip your fingers in which I find a bit unhygienic. One thing that got me miffed was that when I opened the package for the first time, 1/3 rd of the product seemed as if scooped out (see the pic below). I mean why can't they fill up the whole tub with the product?

WHAT I LIKED:

• Like the non-waxy, smooth, buttery texture.
• Has got a slight Mango flavor and smell too.
• Moisturises dry lips and keeps it hydrated for long.
• Price is economical and comparable to other lip balms.
• Only a little amount is required so the product would last long.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:

• The texture turns oily as it melts on lips and won't be suitable under lipsticks. Preferably works as a night lip balm.
• Feels a bit heavy in the summers.
• I am not fond of tub packaging.

VERDICT: It is a better option than a petroleum jelly. For the price, it does a good job. Would have preferred it in a tube packaging.

RATINGS: 3.75 out of 5