Lakme 9 to 5 Lip Color - Review & Swatch

Hello Angels,

Today I am reviewing my favourite lipsticks from Lakme 9 to 5 range in the shades Scarlet Drill and Coffee Command.

Price : Rs. 400

Description : 

Lakme Nine to Five brings you a range of 15 shades that sit on your lips all day long. Enriched with Vitamin E, it conditions your lips & softens them with wheat germ oil. So, perk those soft, smooth lips with a touch of matte.


How To Apply : 

• Step 1 : Stretch the lips and start at the center putting on the lipstick to the corners.
• Step 2 : Blot the lipstick with a tissue. Make sure the lipstick has not smudged over the line of your lips.

Key Features : 

High performance color fix formula, shades suited for office wear, soft & smooth textures, matte finish, Vitamin E, Wheat germ oil, travel friendly packaging.

MY TAKE ON THE PRODUCT : 

Packaging : 

It comes in a metallic rose gold packaging. It looks so elegant. The shades are labelled at the bottom of the lipstick.

Texture : 

It has very soft texture and it glides on very smoothly on lips. It is more like a powdered matte lipsticks. These are powdery rather being creamy like all other matte lipsticks.

Pigmentation : 

These are amazingly pigmented, single swipe gives full color. They doesn't settles into fine lines of the lips and are not very drying. 

Staying Power : 

It stayed for 5 - 6 hours on my lips and slowly started to fade leaving a tint behind.

Some of the shades have shimmers and it doesn't settles into fine lines.


THE GOOD : 

• Attractive and classy packaging.
• Long wearing.
• Soft and creamy texture.
• Affordable.
• Doesn't flake off.
• Very pigmented.

THE NOT SO GOOD : 

• Not the best one for dry/chap lips. However, applying lip balm underneath helps to keep the lips hydrated.

Happy Glitters Rating : 4.5/5

Will I Repurchase?

YEAH!!! <3 I will try out some other shades from this range.

Lakme CC Cream - Review & Swatch

Hi Girls,

Today I am reviewing a CC cream launched by Lakme, which is India's first CC cream. The shade I am reviewing is Beige.

Price : Rs. 250 for 30 ml.

Shelf life : 2 years.

Product description : 

Ingredients : 

MY TAKE ON THE PRODUCT : 

The packaging looks classy - its a pale gold color tube, with fuchsia lettering and secured with a tight silver cap. It is sturdy and travel friendly.

The nozzle is very tiny and it controls the product from wastage while squeezing.

It has a smooth creamy texture and it feels very light on the skin.
The cream is neither too thick nor too thin, It has a velvety touch to it and blends very easily.

It gives a soft natural matte finish look which I like.

It gives light to medium coverage and evens out my skin well. I sometimes use this as a concealer :P

It stayed for 4 - 5 hours on my combination skin. To wear it for the full day, I need touch ups with compact.

It has SPF of only 20 and no PA++, so it only shields against UVB rays not against UVA rays.

Shades Available : Beige , Bronze.

THE GOOD :

• Velvet touch.
• Travel - friendly packaging.
• Light to medium coverage.
• Contains SPF 20.
• Evens out skin tone.
• Spreads and blends easily.
• Staying power.
• Good value for money.

THE NOT SO GOOD : 

• No shades for dark skin beauties.
• Limited shade range.
• Oily skin needs regular touch ups.

Happy Glitters Rating : 4 / 5.