Let's Go Bright This Summer: Lakme Absolute Fast and Fabulous One Stroke Nail Color

I am enjoying every bit of summer  - Sunny Skies, Heat, Cool Nights, Flower prints, Bright Colors, Ice Cold Drinks and Fresh Juices !!! Summers are here to stay so Enjoy every bit of it !! 

Today I am reviewing Lakme Absolute Fast and Fabulous One Stroke Nail Color - WHAT A BIG NAME !!! Never mind - These nail colors were launched as a part of Lakme's Absolute Range of cosmetics. 

Product: Lakme Absolute Fast and Fabulous One Stroke Nail Color.

Price and Quantity: INR 175 for 10 ml 

Shades Available : 30 !! 

What the Company claims:

Nail Color that gives a bright and dazzling shine to your nails.
Lakme Absolute Fast and Fabulous One Stroke Nail Color - Wet to set in 40 seconds.   Unique flat brush for one stroke application. This color will gives a bright and dazzling shine to your nails.

 

 
 

My  Experience with the Product :

I am a nail paint fanatic !!! Nail paints are my way to jump start  my mood !! Its the only thing I knew when I knew nothing about makeup - My besties Nail Paints and Nail Art !! 

I have tried so many nail paints !!! And the characteristic of Lakme Nail Paints are that they are thick. They don't dry up quickly ! 

I remember using hair dryer to get my nail paint dry quickly. So when Lakme launched nail paints that dried up in 40 seconds ... I was super excited !! 

The Fast and Fabulous nail paints come in a rectangular bottle with a silver cap. The brush is short and stout with fat brush which perfectly colors your nails in 2-3 swipes. 

The consistency of these nail paints are also bit thick but they certainly dry up super quick !! 

The finish is glossy and the only complain I have with this range is that it starts chipping rather very quickly !!!

Enjoy the Swatches Below --

 

Please note: The product was provided by the company's PR for consideration.

Get Ready to Face the Sun : Lakme Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 30 PA+

Earlier I had posted about Lakme announcing the launch of Sun Expert Range HERE. I have been very obsessed on using sunscreens since past few years. But somehow, Surprisingly over all these years I have never used a sunscreen from LAKME !! Yes m surprised as well  - I always had my cousins and brother get me sunscreen bottles from UK and "Soltan" was my favorite. 

So after this summer after emptying my 3 or 4 th Soltan sunscreen I was left with nothing till the Sun Expert Range Kit from Lakme arrived and the first thing I tested out from the kit which arrived was Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 30 PA+. 

Let's see how this product fared -- 

Product:Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 30 PA+. 

Price and Quantity: 179 INR for 50 Ml, 250 INR for 100ml.  

Claims:

•   Broad spectrum UV protection, keeping your skin looking fresh and oil-free.
•   PA+ shields the skin from the harmful UVA rays.
•   SPF 30 protects the skin from UVB rays.
•   Lightweight, non- oily sunscreen with mineral clay  for superior oil control and              vitamin rich ingredients such as cucumber and lemon grass extracts to protect the skin and correct past skin blemishes.
• Regular usage makes your skin many shades lighter.

 First Look at the Product: 

The lotion comes in a bright yellow tube like packaging which has a flip cap at the top. The flip cap shuts firmly hence it is a travel friendly product.  The lotion tends to accumulate after constant usage near the mouth which can be messy at times.

My Experience with the Product: 

There are two versions of this sunscreen - One meant for normal to dry skinned and other for oily skin. I tried using both. 

For normal to dry skin - 

The sunscreen meant for normal to dry skin is white in color and the texture of the cream is bit thicker. The white lotion has a pleasant lemon grass and bit floral scent which tends to linger on for a while. 

The thing with this lotion is that it leaves a whitish cast when you spread it onto your skin.. you have to be quick otherwise it becomes quite difficult to blend the cream into your skin.

After a quick thorough blending, the cream does leave a hint of whitish cast which disappears within few minutes as the cream is soaked into your skin. 

The lotion gives a subtle glow to your skin which is fine ... as for the claims of "fairness" is involved I don't see any difference yet.

The lotion moisturizes my skin quite well - I dont need a separate body moisturizer if I use this sunscreen. 

The SPF in this  lotion is perfect for me since I venture out in mornings when the heat is not that much. I would suggest SPF 50 or higher if you are to go out in the sun during afternoons. 

So far I have not experienced any tanning which is great.  

For Oily Skin - 

The lotion meant for oily skinned is very different from that meant for normal to dry skin. 

The cream meant for oily skinned is peach- ish orange in color and it is little light weight and runny in consistency compared to that for normal skin. 

I used this cream on my face - and I found that this cream does not leave a heavy duty whitish cast as the one for normal skinned one did. 

The cream is very easy to blend and is easily  soaked into your skin. 

The moment it sinks into your skin - it leaves a subtle glow to my skin - which is okay. It does not however work best in keeping your skin matte looking and oil free for hours. 

The scent of this lotion is different from that meant for normal skinned - It chiefly smells of lemongrass but that floral smell is missing. 

I had to stop using this cream on my face after a while as it broke me out. 

Love it or Chuck it ?

It is a decent product - I went on using the cream meant for normal to dry skinned as it suited me much better. 

Please note - The product was sent by the company's PR for consideration.

Lakme Launches New Perfect Radiance Range

Today, every woman is constantly on the lookout for perfectly radiant and flawless skin, but pollution and harmful UV rays rob her of this dream by creating 6 blocks –

• Tanning
• Uneven skin tone
• Dark spots
• Blemishes
• Dullness
• Oiliness

Obstructing the skin’s natural glow, these blocks make the skin lose its sheen. To combat this, Lakmé brings to you its powerful INTENSE WHITENING^TM range – LAKMÉ PERFECT RADIANCE, powered with Continuous Release Technology, which works on your skin’s 6 fairness blocks to give you PERFECT RADIANCE.Continuous Release Technology is an advanced Derma-Cellular technology brought to you by the team of skin experts at Lakmé. Continuously releasing potent Vitamins deep into your skin’s epidermal cells, it acts throughout the day even as its Precision Impact Action micro-targets all 6 fairness blocks to give you perfect radiance. Additionally, ingredients like Chronosphere Vitazyme C, Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), Lipophilic Pro-Vitamin C, Licorice, Tomato Extracts and Broad Spectrum Sunscreen form a potent cocktail that help give you perfectly radiant skin. Lakmé thus brings to you the latest advances in skin science in this revolutionary new range.

Designed to give you truly radiant skin, Lakmé Perfect Radiance acts on all 6 fairness blocks by:

• Keeping Tanning under control: Long hours spent in the sun, without sun protection makes your skin look sun burnt, aged and dark. Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Range not only guards your skin from the sun, but also works from deep within to lighten it, restoring your natural, radiant complexion

• Helping even out Skin Tone: Usually caused by a number of factors, an uneven tone makes skin look discolored and unattractive. Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Range helps clarify skin tone, giving it a radiant, complete glow

• Fading away dark spots and blemishes: Spots & blemishes are caused due to pigmentation, skin allergies and acne or even just as a part of the ageing process. Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Range helps lighten blemishes and spots, giving you flawless skin

• Fading away Dullness: Environmental pollution, stale air-conditioning and other such factors sap away the moisture and radiance from your skin, making it appear dry and lifeless. Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Range reduces dullness and makes you look your radiant self again

• Reducing Oiliness: Stemming from overactive oil glands on the surface of the skin, oily skin attracts dust and grime, making it looks duller and darker than it really is. Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Range keeps excess oil at bay, leaving your skin oil-free and smooth to touch

Lakmé Perfect Radiance 4-week Intense Whitening™ – Capsules

An innovation by Lakmé, the Perfect Radiance Capsules are a power-dose of skin lightening vitamins and anti-oxidants that work in synergy to enhance your skin’s natural radiance. Each capsule contains a luxurious, lightweight serum that effortlessly seeps into your skin, leaving it perfectly radiant. Pure Vitamin C encapsulated in Microsponge helps in continuously releasing potent skin lightening vitamins into your skin’s epidermal cells.

MRP – Rs. 1250/- for 28 capsules

Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening™ – UV Day Crème

A smooth-textured moisturizer formulated with Continuous Release Technology, skin lightening ingredients and anti-oxidants which offer high-level protection against damaging environmental factors. SPF 15 helps fight UVB damage and PA++ protects the skin from UVA damage; perfect for those with an active lifestyle.

MRP – Rs. 249/- for 30ml

Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening™ – Day Crème

A smooth-textured skin lightening crème that also moisturizes your skin. Infused with Chronosphere Vitazyme C, a complex delivery system, that helps in the continuous release of potent skin lightening vitamins that helps fight the 6 blocks of fairness. Niacinamide (Vitamin B3), a key ingredient in this day crème is known for its unique skin lightening properties. Gives you perfectly fair skin with regular usage.

MRP – Rs. 99/- for 15g, Rs. 199/- for 50g

Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening™ – Night Repair Crème

Envelope your skin with this night repair crème that moisturizes and enhances your skin’s radiance while you sleep. It works harmoniously with the skin when the cell renewal process is at its peak.  Night Crèmes contain higher levels of active ingredients that renew and repair your skin while you are asleep so that you wake up to visibly luminous skin.

MRP – Rs. 299/- for 50g

Lakmé Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening™ – Face wash

A gentle face wash which cleanses each pore from deep within. Extracts impurities from the deepest epidermal layers of skin and lightens your skin tone. Creates an immediate feeling of freshness and unveils smooth, visibly radiant skin.

 MRP – Rs. 90/- for 50g, Rs. 165/- for 100g

Pamper Yourself at Lakmé Salon and Get Invited to Lakmé Fashion Week

Lakmé Fashion Week has been the epitome of glitz and glamour since more than a decade. Lakmé Salon now gives YOU the opportunity to experience this glamorous occasion firsthand. Lakmé Salon will not only get you passes to Fashion Week, but will also make sure that you look like a million bucks!

Let our Lakmé Salon Experts work their magic on you, leaving you with perfectly primed up hands and feet. Indulge yourself by taking the package mentioned below by Lakmé Salon and receive an invite to Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012. This is your chance to rub shoulders with the pioneers of the Indian Fashion Industry.

Pamper yourself with the Lakmé Salon LFW Nail Package that includes the following:

• Get a Peppermint, Free spirit or Pure defense manicure and pedicure.
• Soft Caress Hand & foot Masque.
• Get the Lakmé Absolute look with the Fast and Fabulous Nail Color service

Visit any Lakmé Salon or Studio in Mumbai and avail this offer to walk the red carpet at LFW.

*Offer Valid only for the first 200 customers that take any of the above services in Mumbai only.
Offer Valid only from 16th February – 1st March 2012*

Lakme Launches new Sun- Expert Range

Challenge the Sun with the new Lakmé Sun Expert Range

Now relax in the sun without the fear of skin damage

Mumbai, February 2012: Don’t you just hate it when your skin gets darker every time you are out in the sun? Tanning, which is visible on your skin, is a sign that deep down in your skin’s derma-layers, damages like sun spots, pigmentation, age lines and more, are forming. Scientific studies show that tanning is proof of deep-skin damage. That means if you are tanned right now, or have been tanned in the past, there is damage in your skin’s deepest layers. Over time, these damages travel up to your skin’s top layer and become visible as dark spots, dryness, uneven skin tone, fine lines and wrinkles.

Block out the sun-rays and protect your skin from within by using the new Lakmé Sun Expert Range. The range offers broad spectrum sunscreens that gives you up-to 97% protection from harmful effects of the sun and protects from deep-skin damage caused by the sun. The sunscreens range from SPF 24 to SPF 50 and PA+, PA++ and PA+++ includes specific sunscreens for dry, oily and normal skin. The Lakmé Sun Expert After Sun range offers a Skin Lightening Gel, Skin Lightening Mask, and Skin Lightening Face wash,  perfect to give your skin a radiant glow after a long day in the sun

 

Lakmé  Sun Expert Range Product Details

Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 24 PA ++: For all skin types

•          Broad spectrum UV protection

•          SPF 24 protects the skin from UVB rays

•          PA++ protects the skin from the major contributor to skin damage, UVA rays

•          Daily sunscreen formulation with antioxidant-rich ingredients such as cucumber, lemon grass extracts and Vitamin B3 to protect your skin and correct past sun damage, dark spots and pigmentation

•          Available at Rs. 99 for 60ml, Rs. 175 for 120 ml and Rs. 230 for 200ml

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 30 PA +: For Oily Skin

•          Broad spectrum UV protection, keeping your skin looking fresh and oil-free

•          PA+ shields the skin from the harmful UVA rays

•          SPF 30 protects the skin from UVB rays

•          Lightweight, non- oily sunscreen with mineral clay  for superior oil control and
            vitamin rich ingredients such as cucumber and lemon grass extracts to protect
            the skin and correct past skin blemishes

•          Regular usage makes your skin many shades lighter

•          Available at Rs. 179 for 50ml, Rs. 250 for 100 ml

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 30 PA ++: For normal to dry skin

•          Broad spectrum UV protection, keeping your skin looking fresh and oil-free

•          PA++ shields the skin from the harmful UVA rays

•          SPF 30 protects the skin from UVB rays

•          Lightweight, non- oily sunscreen with mineral clay  for superior oil control and vitamin rich ingredients such as cucumber and lemon grass extracts to protect the skin and correct past skin blemishes

•          Regular usage makes your skin many shades lighter

•          Available at Rs. 199 for 50ml, Rs. 279 for 100 ml

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Fairness + UV Lotion SPF 50 PA +++: For normal to dry skin

•          High performance sunscreen that gives complete UV protection, no matter
            how strong the rays are

•          SPF 50 gives 97% skin protection from UVB rays

•          PA +++ keeps skin completely safe from harmful UVA rays

•          Cucumber and lemon grass extracts moisturize the skin and make it glow
            even more

•          Available at Rs. 99 for 15ml, Rs. 350 for 30ml, Rs. 425 for 100ml

 

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Skin Lightening + De-Tan After Sun Face Wash: For all skin types

 •          Specially formulated with UV filters and anti-tan skin soothing ingredients

•          Cleanses and soothes sun exposed skin,

•          Infused with cucumber and lemon grass

•          Deep cleanses each pore

•          Protects and soothes skin from common forms of skin irritation post sun exposure, leaving it soft, tingling fresh and clean

•        Available at Rs. 75 for 50g, Rs. 135 for 100 g

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Skin Lightening + De-Tan After Sun-Gel: For all skin types

•          Light, cooling, moisturising gel that fights harsh damage

•          Lightens sun tan, uneven skin tone and corrects blemished skin

•          Packed with cucumber and lemon grass extracts

•          Provides total hydration, leaving skin radiant at all times

•          Available at Rs. 145 for 50g

 

Lakmé Sun Expert Skin Lightening + De-Tan After Sun Face Mask: For all skin types

•       Easy rinse-off mask that soothes tanned skin and brightens it

•       Natural clay fights sun darkening and lighten skin with regular usage

•       Infused with cucumber and lemon grass extracts that detoxify and soothe the skin, leaving it soft, clean and tingling fresh

•       Available at Rs. 150 for 50g

What is different about the Lakmé Sun Expert Range?

·         Superior protection: Lakmé Sun Expert range provides complete protection from the sun’s harmful rays. It provides superior protection against both UVA and UVB rays to keep skin healthy and beautiful.

®            SPF blocks UVB rays which cause sunburn.

®            PA protects against UVA rays that cause deep-skin damage

·         Dermatologist-tested : Lakmé  Sun Expert range has been carefully formulated by Lakmé  skin experts, and is tested by dermatologists

·         Non-comedogenic and Hypo allergic: Lakmé Sun Expert range is non-comedogenic and Hypoallergenic. Non-comedogenic products do not clog pores and hence do not cause acne or breakouts. Hypoallergenic product is one which is proven to cause fewer allergic reactions against skin. A Hypoallergenic sunscreen is absolutely safe to use on facial skin and body

·         Non-greasy Formula: Lakmé Sun Expert range has a non-greasy light feel formula that spreads easily on the skin to give maximum protection from the sun’s harmful rays. So there is no reason to worry about skin becoming oily or sticky post sunscreen application

·         Wide range of Protection: The Lakmé Sun Expert range features a wide range of sunscreens. So depending on skin type and the number of hours you spend in the sun, you can choose a sunscreen that’s right for you. Lakmé Sun Expert also has a range of After Sun products to heal and repair skin post sun-exposure

About Lakmé

Contemporary Indian beauty expert Lakmé continuously innovates to offer a wide range of, high performance and world class color cosmetics, skincare products, and beauty salons. In addition to leveraging Unilever’s worldwide expertise, Lakmé also partners with the leading cosmetic house Milan-based Intercos Italia, Schwann Stabilo Germany and Paris-based Fiabila. Combining international cosmetic technology with an in-depth understanding of the Indian woman’s needs, Lakmé also offers its consumers a comprehensive beauty experience through its products and services at the Lakmé Salons and Studios. For further information log on to www.lakméindia.com