Vedic Line Red Wine Crystal Collagen Mask Review

Today, I am reviewing a facial mask from Vedic Line called the Crystal Collagen Mask. When I got this one, I noticed the line "For 30+ and mature skin". Oh unlucky me, I am nearly just half a thirty so made my mom to try this. Few lines about Vedic Line brand as per the site are "Vedic Line provides innovative & effective daily care products for Face, Hair & Body. All speciality lines are designed for in-salon treatments & on-going treatments at home to restore or maintain youthful look. Vedic Line has optimum combination of Ayurvedic wisdom & modern scientific research. It uses most advanced active & natural ingredients for the best yet safest results. One can enjoy visibly healthier skin & hair initially & significant improvement overtime." Let me give a detailed review now.

Vedic Line Red Wine Crystal Collagen Mask

Price: Rs 250 per mask

Product Description and Ingredient List

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

The product comes in a plastic wrapper and the mask is parted as 2 (open-able pieces as per the picture). We need to open the pack, drain the excess wine serum and take out the mask. Each piece of mask should be opened and placed on your facial skin. It is not that messy, so I would say the packaging good. No bad I see in it!

5/5

Colour, Consistency and Fragrance

The mask is honey is colour and it perfectly covers the whole face without any hardness and the removing procedure is easy too. To say about the fragrance, it's quite unexplainable. I have never smelt wine before :P but surely not a overpowering fragrance. The mask is too big for my face, so they give a huge size which becomes another plus. Nothing bad! The extra serum is quite thick and smooth too.

4.5/5 

How it Works

This collagen mask instantly brightened and softened my mom's skin however she needed a moisturizer after using this mask as she has extremely dry skin. She says that it had reduced her fine lines, wrinkles and scars up to an extent. Regular usage may repair the facial skin and gives a perfect glow for 30 + people. Overall, its a lovable mask, good to try. Still I expect some hydration. 

4.5/5

PROS

1. Comes in a safe and travel friendly pack.
2. No side effects, no breakouts.
3. Brightens and softens skin instantly. A good pre-party pack.
4. Firms skin up to an extent.
5. Not that costly for the worth.
6. I guess it will give younger skin with regular use.
7. The mask easily sticks to the face and easily removable too.
8. The extra serum is an extra plus.

CONS

1. No cons, Just a little more hydration is needed for dry skins. It surely doesn't strip off moisture.

 My Recommendation: I surely recommend this to 30+ people, especially who have normal and oily skin types.

Overall Rating: 4.5/5

Will I Repurchase?: My mom will, for sure. :D

Disclaimer: Product sent by PR for consideration however all my opinions remain honest.

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Auravedic Facial Skin Repair Moisturizing Lotion Review

Pollution, dirt and mistakes in daily diet routine make our skin look dull, lifeless and aged. To recover from all these skin issues, we need a good nourishing skin repair lotion. It should nourish our skin, penetrate deeper and work to clarify the skin issues. Today, I am reviewing a Facial Skin Repair Moisturizing lotion from Auravedic. We have already seen the review of Pulpy almond honey face wash from this brand and this is my second using product from them. I am so much impressed of this product at first sight for the "Skin Repair" claim. Who doesn't like their skin to be perfect? So, I have been using this cream for past few days and now comes my review.

Auravedic Facial Skin Repair Pure Nourishing Moisturizing Lotion 

Price: Rs. 200 for 100 ml

Shelf Life: 2 years

Ingredient List

Kokum butter, Mango butter, Beeswax, Sunflower Olive Oil, Almond oil, Grape seed extract, Olivem 1000, Oilwax, Neroli Oil, Purified water, Phenoxyethanol.

Claims of the Product

Auravedic's unique blend of nourishing bio-actives assists the skin's natural process of regeneration to help restore it's elasticity and suppleness while smoothing fine lines and wrinkles. The lotion is easily absorbed and deeply penetrating.

Usage Instructions

Gently massage onto face & neck until completely & thoroughly absorbed. Use 2-3 times day or night.

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

This product comes in a thick transparent plastic bottle with a press type inner lid and a silver coloured screw cap. The cap is stiff, hence this becomes travel friendly. And it would be easier for you to find how much product is left inside because of its transparency. I think you need to put a hole in the center of the inner lid in order to take the lotion out. I feel it a bit tricky and expecting some more easier packaging from Auravedic like tubes or squeeze types. Thank god it's not a tub! Hygienic bottle it is!

4/5

Colour, Consistency and Fragrance

The lotion is milk white in colour with a normal to runny consistency and smooth texture. To say about the fragrance, really I can't express it properly. It's a bit floral, bit herbal and a bit medicinal too. The fragrance is not fruity or sweet but still it has a bearable natural smell. Sensitive noses may feel a bit heavy but the smell gets milder few minutes after the application.

3.9/5

                                         

Lotion on my hand

                                      
                                                              

Texture of the lotion

                                                                   

After Applying

How it works on Me

I squeezed a bit of lotion in my palm, dotted it all over my facial skin and started to massage. The lotion got absorbed quickly without leaving much greasy feel(but oily skins may feel a bit greasier) and it also doesn't leave any whitish caste over my facial skin. After few minutes, the greasy feel and the fragrance vanished. Then my skin felt so soft, smooth and nourished!  With regular use, it made my pores tighten and also helped in improving the texture of my skin. This is what I experienced with this facial skin repair lotion. As I don't have any wrinkles or fine lines, I can't say about this part but my aunt who used this felt it helps her wrinkles too. So, I guess it has anti aging properties also. Overall, I would say that it's a great pick for dry skins, normal skins (Night usage is best) and I don't think this will work on oily skins. The lotion doesn't break me out and doesn't give me any other side effects. It does what it claims because I really saw a good improvement over my skin's texture. Worth a try!

4.5/5

PROS

1. Smooth texture which spreads easily over the skin.
2. Contains natural ingredients like almond oil, olive oil and kokum butter.
3. It is mentioned on the pack to use it 2-3 times a day, so I guess it's too light and natural over facial skin.
4. No side effects. No break outs.
5. Comes in a economical price for the good quantity.
6. Tightens pores and improves the softness and elasticity of the skin.
7. Works as a great moisturizer for dry skins. 
8. Keeps skin nourished for long hours even though the texture is so light.
9. No animal testing :D :D
10. A single bottle lasts really long as a tiny squeeze of lotion is enough for the whole face and neck. So, I would say it as an affordable buy.

CONS

1. Not for oily skins as it may give a slight oily feel. I am not sure about it, you can still try this lotion in dry winters.
2. Packaging can be little improved. (Can't be taken a con, because it comes in a very hygienic bottle)
3. The fragrance can even be little milder. So that sensitive noses will feel it good. 

My Recommendation: A big yes for dry skins, normal skins and matured skins. It retains the skin's elasticity as it claims. Also acts as a great moisturizer for extremely dry skins. Not a must product for oilies, yet do try it in dry winters.

Overall Rating: 4/5 

Will I repurchase?: Sure! :) In winters and springs. A single bottle lasts really long though.

Product sent by PR for reviewing purposes. But all my opinions remain honest.

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Peach Facial Masks for All Skin Types

What do you think of yummy and juicy peach fruits? They are really very yummy in taste and good for overall health and why not, skin health too. They can also be used to make your own skincare recipe to prevent this horrible winter dryness and peeling of the skin. Peaches contain lots of Vitamin A, C and anti oxidants which can help in improving the texture and complexion of your skin. It fight wrinkles, fine lines and clears out blemishes with regular usage. Not only for dry skins, peaches can also be used in oily skin care regimens to improve the skin . A simple tip, next time when you eat peach fruits, just don't throw away the skin of the fruit. Cleanse your face and gently rub this skin over your face in circular motion. Leave on the juice extracts to penetrate deeper and work into your skin. Splash fresh water and wash off! This process rejuvenates skin and brings out a natural glow. Follow the recipes below as per your skin type to enjoy the whole goodness on peaches on your skin.

Rejuvenating Dry Skin Mask

Ingredients

1. Peach
2. 2 teaspoons of Milk cream
3. 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
4. 1 teaspoon of Honey

Method

• Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix well until a creamy mask is formed.
• Cleanse your face, spread this mask evenly over your face and relax.
• Let the milk cream, honey, olive oil and peach extracts work on your dry skin for 20 minutes. Wash off with clean and cold water. Moisturize! 
• You can touch your skin to feel the instant softness and you will fall in love with this skin recipe for sure. Do this whenever needed to keep your skin nourished.

Nourishing Mask for Oily Skin

Ingredients

1. Peaches
2. Rose water
3. Lemon juice

Method

• Oily skins shouldn't use creamy masks with milk cream or honey so we are gonna add little rose water and melon juice instead of it. If your skin is normal to oily, add a little honey. Blend all the above ingredients till it's smooth. 
• Cleanse your face, apply this mask evenly over the surface of your skin.
• Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with clean water. Pat dry.
• This pack softens skin, without making it oily. Your skin will feel fresh, oil free and blemish free with regular usage. Twice or thrice a week is suggested.

Anti-wrinkle Peach Facial Mask

Ingredients

1. Peaches
2. Egg white

Method

• This is a very simple procedure. Smash the peaches well to make a smooth paste. Add egg white to it.
• Now cleanse your face, and apply this mask over your face and neck. Leave on till it dries.
• Wash off with clean water, pat dry and moisture.
• This one makes a nice anti-wrinkle face pack with it's egg and peach nutrition. Just keep in mind, dryness may also because for wrinkles. So, moisturize your skin every time after you cleanse to avoid wrinkles and tightness.

Not only the topical application, Eating fresh fruits also helps in bringing out the natural beauty of your skin. So, add fruits to your daily diet and shine with young glow forever! :)

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Winter Skincare Recipes for Dry Flaky Skin

Our skin needs to be well moisturized and nourished to get rid of dryness in winter. Dry skin is the main cause of dull and stretchy feel. If our skin is not properly nourished, it loses excess moisture and even shows out wrinkles for many people. My aunt worried that she is getting wrinkles and fine lines over her face during winters. I recommended to use a good moisturizing soap as well as a body lotion everyday. Many branded products such as Nivea, Himalaya and Vaseline has good body lotions which keeps skin moisturized but still we can also prevent skin dryness and tightness in winter with few natural beauty solutions at home easily. The very first few skin friendly nourishing things that I get into my mind when I think of winter are

• Milk
• Honey
• Aloevera Gel
• Banana
• Olive oil
• Almonds
• Curd
• Glycerin

All of the above mentioned natural items are very effective in nourishing and moisturizing dry skin. If they are used properly in a correct preposition your skin can even beat the other cosmetics because all these things are all natural, free from chemicals, preservatives and side effect free. The other main goodness is they are easily available all time in your own kitchen :)

SKINCARE RECIPES FROM THESE NATURAL ITEMS

Milk and Honey Skin Tonic

I recommend everyone to use Milk and Honey as facial skin tonic to prevent dryness and improve your complexion. Do this every morning after cleansing your face to nourish your facial skin well and prevent dryness, removes tan, wrinkles and blemishes. It softens skin and gives a natural glow. As honey has natural bleaching properties, it also acts as a natural skin lightener.

Banana and Honey Mask for Glowing skin

Banana and honey mask can be used to prevent dryness as well as wrinkles and dark spots. Banana, when mashed and applied along with milk or honey effectively removes suntan and nourishes dry and lifeless skin to bring out a soft natural radiant glow, which makes you stay young forever.

Olive oil and Glycerin Skin Tonic for Extremely Dry Skin

To say about Olive oil and glycerin, they moisturizes even extremely dry skin in winter and keep them moisturized for long hours. They should be mixed in equal preposition and applied over your dry facial skin and left for 20 to 30 minutes. After leaving this natural skin tonic on your skin gently massage your face in circular motion with your finger tips. Wash off with clean and cold water. This can be done daily, even with some other essential oil to be a skin beauty even in winter :)

Almond and Yogurt Face Pack

(Whitens and nourishes skin)

Paste of almonds and curd (Yogurt) acts as a natural facial mask which not only moisturizes your skin, it also softens, removes tan and blemishes, prevents the signs of aging and improves complexion with regular use. If your skin is extremely dry add some olive oil to this pack.

Aloevera Gel Skin Serum

Extract gel from aloevera leaf and mix it with lime juice and honey. Use this as a thin face pack which effectively removes acne scars, spots, tan and also improves skin complexion without making your skin dry in winter.

So, try all these naturally available skincare items to enhance and protect your beauty this winter. Leave your beauty quires through comments and I promise I would reply as soon as possible.Take care of your skin my lovable readers :)

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Skin Benefits of Red Sandalwood

Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share with you all, few amazing skin benefits of red sandalwood powder.  I got a small pack of red sandalwood powder from my uncle and wanted to post its effective skincare uses here. When googled about red sandal, I happened to know that it acts as a good natural skincare product which helps our skin to get rid of many skincare issues. I used it to even out my skin, remove tan and vanish acne scars. Red sandalwood has skin lightening and anti-gaining properties abundantly. It fights wrinkles and fine lines to give a glowing young skin. For past one month I am using red sandal in many ways to help my skin get rid of some problems and now let us check what they are :)

Red Sandalwood Powder

Red Sandalwood Skincare Recipes

• The powder should be mixed with tomato juice and used as a face pack to remove tan and lighten skin naturally. This also removes acne and dark spots effectively with regular use.
  
• Dry skinned people, mix red sandalwood with milk and honey. Spread this cream over you face and neck and wash off with cold water after 20 minutes.
  
• Mix the red sandal wood powder with rice powder with required water to use as a facial exfoliating scrub. After applying the paste over your skin gently scrub in circular motion with finger tips. Wash off. It helps clearing out even those stubborn blackheads.
  
• To remove scars and to tighten the wrinkles mix red sandalwood powder with cabbage juice and use as your face pack.
  
• Red sandalwood powder can be combined with your bath massage oil to improve the tone and texture of your skin
  
• Add two-three pinches of red sandalwood powder to your regular homemade/store bought face pack. There you are done adding some magical ingredient to boost up the face pack results!
  
• Dilute red sandalwood with water and spray this over your body to reduce excess body heat. This process not only balances the body heat, but also helps prevent skin infections.

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Natural Face Mask for Skin lightening and Scar Removal

Tomatoes has lots of antioxidants which clears out dark spots in our skin. It can also be used in several natural skin treatments like clearing acne, large open pores, wrinkles, oily and dark skin. Rubbing a slice of tomato everyday over your face, makes your facial skin surface clean, clear and scar free. Tomato juice also natural whitens skin removing sun tan as it has whitening properties.

To say about coriander, it is an excellent home treatment for pimples, blackheads, blemishes and dull skin. It also has excellent anti aging, anti wrinkle properties and reduces the appearance of moles and dark spots with regular use.

In this post I am gonna teach you all how to use these two fresh natural cosmetic products, I mean tomato and coriander :) as a Anti scar and skin brightening facial mask. People has different skin types so they are unable to use all types of facial masks. The main two skin types are oily and dry, so let me give you two facial mask recipes with tomato and coriander, one for oily skin and another for dry skin :).

TOMATO AND CORIANDER FACIAL MASK

(For oily and dry skin types)

• Mix 2 teaspoons of tomato puree with 2 teaspoons of extracted coriander leaf juice.
• Add two drops of lemon juice and a teaspoon of fullers earth (Multani mitti) to mixture and blend well.
• Cleanse your face and apply this smooth facial mask evenly over your face and neck covering the entire surface of your skin.
• Leave this mask to penetrate and work on your skin for 15 minutes and rinse off with clean water.
• If your skin is dry, you have to avoid lemon juice and Multani mitti as they may make your skin even more dry. Replace milk cream and honey for lemon juice and multani mitti. :) Normal skinned people just add rose water to the mixture of tomato puree and coriander juice :) That's it.

RESULTS

• This facial mask, if used at least twice a week gives faster results in ur skin within a month.
• It tightens your skin, removes fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, acne scars, suntan, dullness and also fades moles.
• This mask acts as a best home treatment for skin lightening.
• It is much more better and naturally beneficial than the other chemical face packs you use in parlors :). Natural skin care is always the best and free from side effects than chemical based skin care cosmetics.

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Top 5 Herbal Beauty Tips

1.NOURISHMENT FOR GLOWING SOFT SKIN

A natural homemade remedy which we can use to enhance the beauty of our skin is Coconut juice. For glowing skin, grate the coconut and squeeze it to extract the juice. Now apply this juice over your face, neck and hands using a soft cotton ball. Leave the skin to absorb the nourishment from the juice for 15 to 20 minutes and wash off with clean and cold water. Silky soft glowing skin is all yours!

2.PROTEIN FACE MASKS TO IMPROVE COMPLEXION

FOR OILY SKIN: Mix Besan (Gram flour), Chickpea powder and Multani mitti (Fullers earth). Add lime juice and rose water to this powder mixture to make a smooth paste. Cleanse our face and apply this paste evenly over your face and neck. Dip a cotton pad in rose water and keep over your eyes to relax them. Wash off with cold water after 15 minutes. This makes an excellent face relaxing mask which removing all the impurities and dirt from deeper and improves your complexion. This mask can be followed twice or thrice in a week for faster results.

FOR DRY SKIN: Add a spoon of honey with the above mentioned mixture and use it as instructed! :) That's it. Honey nourishes your dry skin to prevent it from breaking.

3.ANTI WRINKLE DRY SKIN MASK

(Vanishes fine lines, wrinkles and gives radiant skin)

Soak almonds in water overnight and paste them. Mix milk cream with this paste and blend well. Apply this pack evenly over your face and also around eyes (It also removes dark circles). After the mask dries, wet your fingers and scrub your face gently with circular motion. Wash with clean and cold water. Pat dry. This face mask is an excellent all purpose home remedy for young glowing skin.

4.HOMEMADE SKIN LIGHTENING BODY LOTION

INGREDIENTS

1.Glycerin

2.Lemon juice

3.Rose water

METHOD

Pour all the ingredients in a clean bottle and shake well. Apply this lotion on your skin every night before going to bed. The rose water and glycerin gently nourishes the skin while the lemon juice acts as a natural bleaching agent to give you a flawless lightened skin in few days. This makes an effective winter body lotion for all skin types, even children can use this!

5. PACK FOR DARK KNEES AND ELBOWS

Grate tomatoes and extract juice from it, add lemon juice and Multani mitti to this tomato juice and apply this paste on your knees, elbows and wherever you want to remove the darkness. Wash off after it dries. Don't forget to moisturize the areas with any cold cream or moisturizer after this process. The regular use of this pack removes all the dark patches and evens out the skin color to get back the original complexion.

Hope you liked all the herbal remedies! Write your feedback to me! :)

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How to Remove Wrinkles with Cabbage?

Cabbage is a wonderful green leafy vegetable which has many effective health and beauty benefits. Many of us throw cabbage from our plate when we eat, Isn't it? Even I do the same :D But I came to know that it's really a wonderful and magical vegetable which does a lot for our skin and body. Let me explain you all.

It has an abundant amount of Vitamin A, which is responsible for the health and beauty of our eyes and skin. Vitamin A deficiency causes bad eye sight and dull eyes, it also give you dark circles and sagging skin in your eyes. Cabbage, not only consists of Vitamin A, It's rich is Vitamin C, the skin vitamin. You all know that Vitamin C is very essential for the collagen production in our skin., which makes us stay young forever. Less collagen is equal to wrinkles and aged dull skin. Collagen is meant for skin's elasticity and it is found much in Cabbage.

What else are there in Cabbage? Eager to know? It also has much Vitamin E and Vitamin B. Vitamin E plays an important role in skin integrity and it's a great antioxidant which makes our skin healthy while Vitamin B is a natural energy booster for our body. An another important, last but not least benefit of Cabbage is IT CONTROLS WEIGHT.. One cup of cabbage contains only 14 calories :) :) Now do you all agree that cabbage is an magical vegetable? Fine! Read the below tips which are very useful for removing wrinkles over your face without wasting your money in parlors. It's very natural and hence any one can do this at home without any hesitation of side effects. Go head!

WRINKLE REMOVER WITH CABBAGE

• Cut the cabbage into small pieces
• Extract juice from the cabbage and mix this juice with little rose water. Apply this juice all over your clean skin surface.
• Allow the skin to absorb it's nutrients for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Wash with clean and cold water. Pat dry. You can also boil cabbage in water and use this cabbage extract to remove wrinkles.
• Follow this procedure at least thrice a week to see faster results. It also cures dark age spots and lightens your skin.

Don't forget to submit your experience here after trying this at home. Let me know how it works :) :D

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TOMATO FACIAL BLEACH AT HOME

Tomato is a wonderful fruit which we can use in many ways to enhance our skin's beauty. It contains Vitamin C, Vitamin A and skin cooling ingredients. It acts as a good facial bleach, dark spot remover, wrinkle and fine lines remover, tan remover and etc etc.. There are many skincare recipes with tomato which makes you glow all the time. Today I am gonna share with you all one of my favorite bleach recipe, TOMATO FACIAL BLEACH AT HOME. 

TOMATO FACIAL BLEACH AT HOME

• Mix Tomato juice, Orange peel powder and little rose water to form a paste.
• Cleanse your face with good face wash or soap and apply this paste all over your face and neck evenly. (This may cause a light tingling sensation, but this is just normal). After 15 minutes wash your face completely without any residue. Use water to wash.
• This recipe suits normal and oily skinned people. If you have DRY SKIN please don't forget to add 1 teaspoon of honey or milk cream with this bleach (To moisturize and nourish dry skin)

RESULTS : If this bleach is done once or twice in a week, you can see amazing results from the first use itself. IT IMPROVES THE COMPLEXION VERY WELL and REMOVES WRINKLES TO AN EXTENT. This works very better than other chemical bleaches. Everyone should try this to get blemish free, spot free, clean and clear radiant skin which glitters like a diamond and soft like silk. I have tried this and suggest everyone to try. GOOD LUCK FRIENDS :)

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