Adidas For Women Eau De Toilette Pure Lightness Review

Hey ya friends! Hope you are doing well. Today I am about to review a perfume I am using these days. It is from my recent VioletBag haul. This is sort of my first perfume review and I must forewarn you I am not good at describing smells or their origins :P. So I would  try to keep it really short.

PRICE:  Rs. 350 (Rs.315 on VioletBag.com)

QUANTITY: 30 ml

INGREDIENTS :  

WHAT IT CLAIMS: "Emotions in motion with Adidas Eau de Toilette!
Because women are multi-facetted, Adidas offers contemporary fragrances that express all their moods and emotions. Discover these fragrances for active women looking for scents that capture the intense sensations of life. Adidas Fragrance Booster Eau de Toilette offer you a boost of energy and a long lasting fragrance feel all day long. Pure Lightness Eau de Toilette has a luminous floral fragrance, a long lasting scent in an elegant tall bottle. Pure Lightness perfume by Adidas is luminous, vibrant and fresh. A delicious and lighthearted feminine scent."

Top Note: A sea breeze accord blends with melon and apple
Middle Note: lily of the valley, white magnolia and violet
Base Note: yellow musk,apricot and peach


MY EXPERIENCE:
Adidas being known more as a sports brand one might expect their perfumes to be all manly and musky but I assure you it is completely a floral fragrance and no male species would ever wear this be it from Adidas or any das. To my limited knowledge of plants and flowers, the smell of the perfume reminds me of pressed marigold and some other sweet smelling whose-name-I-don't-know colorful flowers, mixed with the fresh smell of earth after the first rain. Yes that's how I can describe this best . It is very light and can be worn around daytime as well as nighttime. But the sad part is it doesn't stay for long.To sum it up,

WHAT I LIKED:

• It is a very light floral fragrance and gives an instant freshness to the senses.
• Lovely blue bottle and the spritzer mouth is pretty small so one won't waste much during spraying it.
• Price is quite agreeable for the quantity compared to other brands.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:

• It doesn't stay at all for long hours. I could hardly smell it on me after half an hour.

VERDICT: I am fond of stronger perfumes that stays for long hours and don't require reapplication. If you are looking for some light floral fragrance and don't mind the staying power this could be a great buy.
 

RATINGS:  3.5 out of 5

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Lotus Herbals Seduction™ Botanical Tinted Lip gloss - Shade Lychee Squash (#40) Review

Hello lovelies! Today I am going to review Lotus Herbals Seduction™ Botanical Tinted Lip gloss in Shade Lychee Squash that I was sent along with the Moist petal lipstick in Red Rover just before Diwali (diwali gift..eh? :P ). As I stated in my last post, Lotus Herbals has recently launched their Festive Glam collection with 6 new trendy shades in their MoistPetals™ range and 5 exciting shades of their Seduction™ LipGloss, and Lychee Squash belongs to this collection.

PRICE:  Rs. 225

QUANTITY: 5 ml. 

WHAT IT CLAIMS: "A unique, high gloss lip care formulation with a non-sticky feel. Enriched with botanical extracts of Grapes and Jojoba that make lips soft and supple for long. The unique product qualities are: Sponge Brush Applicator for smooth even application,Freedom to use as top coat without affecting lip color."

INGREDIENTS: It contains botanical extracts of Grapes & Jojoba that keep your lips soft & moisturized all day long. This premium innovative lip gloss is 100% vegetarian & free of animal products, making it absolutely safe. The whole list is not given. 

SWATCH:

MY EXPERIENCE: The shade Lychee Squash is a light pink gloss with brown undertones, with loads of shimmer/sparkle packed in and hence would give nice shimmery coverage to both pinkish and brownish lips. It looks great both on bare lips and on top of lipsticks. I use it on top of my Red Rover MoistPetal lipstick and it looks absolutely gorgeous.I loved everything about the gloss, except for the fact the sparkles in the gloss spreads over the mouth area when it is wiped off which I really hate!

WHAT I LIKED:

• It is non-sticky unlike other lip glosses.
• It is very moisturizing due to the presence of Jojoba Oil.
• It gives a high shine, blingy/shimmery effect to the lips and I just love to use it on top of the Red Rover lipstick.
• Pretty decent coverage being a light lipgloss and stays on lips like any other gloss for 2-3hrs.
• Comes at a decent price for the quantity and quality.

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE:

• The sparkles spreads over the mouth and removing it is a pain.
• I didn't like the smell though it is quite subtle.
• It is very shimmery and not suitable for office wear.
• Transfers to objects, but that's a problem with all glosses.

VERDICT: If you are fond of blingy/shimmery lips these are just perfect for the evening/night outs. I really liked it and might try out some other shades too.

RATINGS:  4.25 out of 5

**Product sent by PR for consideration but it doesn't influence my honest opinion! Read my disclaimer.