Beauty Diaries by Kimi

Lakme  Eyeconic Liner Pens  : The two new liner s are absolute must-haves to rock that perfect winged look this winter Bold, dazzling eyes can singlehandedly up the oomph quotient in any look. And , when talking about glam eyes, t he ‘ winged ’ eyeliner tops the chart s in being classic, retro and an all-time favorite.  The winged look has been a hot trend since its inception in the 80 ’ s and continues to rule the runway globally even today . Women are always on the hunt for the ultimate product that will glam-up the eyes in one stroke .  Keeping this in mind, Lakmé brings you a super stylish range which is the answer to all your winged- liner woes. Introducing Lakmé‘s ultimate solution to getting the bright, bold and beautiful eye look , the Eyeconic Liner Pens in two variants of block and fine tip. While, t he fine tip variant is perfect to g ive you that precise and sharp line which last s throughout the day, the ...

Monsoon Travel Essentials for women by Lakme Monsoons symbolize freshness and tranquility and we all expect to go for long drives, weekend trips and frolicking in the rain. While the prospects of monsoons are exciting, you cannot ignore your woes that the season brings with it. Listening to advice from the famous adage of- ‘prevention is better than cure’, here are several monsoon travel essentials for women that the Lakmé Skin expert recommends to keep your skin protected during your monsoon escapades:

This summer create an interplay of light and colors with Lakme Absolute Illusion make-up range Raising the curtain on this season's style statement, Lakmé along with Rajesh Pratap Singh - grand finale designer for Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/ Resort 2014, today launched Lakmé Absolute Illusion, the latest fashion week collection that will create magic on the runway on 16th March 2014. Inspired by illusions, the Grand Finale of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014 will be a magnificent interplay of light and color through make-up and outfits that are true to the designer's signature style. Lakmé Absolute Illusion will comprise of eight metallic shimmer eyeshadow monos and four limited edition nail colors. Lakme's trend forecast for the season is dominated by bold lustrous eyes in metallic pearl hues of Pink, Gold, Blue, Black, Starlight and Peach. Lakmé Absolute Color Illusion Pearl Eyeshadow can be used wet for a molten look or dry for a metallic finish. The limited edi...

Want to get that much desired flawless skin without using makeup? Here are some easy tips for you: Get the flawless no-makeup look Keep it simple! Have you ever met someone who said that they never leave the house without makeup, even if they’re just going to the grocery store? There are plenty of ways to look beautiful without dramatic makeup that will leave you feeling gorgeous and confident. Most women tend to skip their daily skin care routine and it has a direct impact on how they look and feel all day. If you were wearing makeup, it would be important to prepare the skin by cleansing and moisturizing it. The same goes for makeup-free days. Owing to a hectic work life, most women often find it difficult to follow a daily skin care regime. Urban life can leave our skin grimy and dull, so cleanse and moisturize regularly to keep your skin looking fresh if you want gorgeous skin! This is one of the easiest ways to look beautiful, just try it! Opt for multipurpose produc...

Lakmé has been a trendsetter for decades and has created several outstanding looks for Indian fashion weeks. A first edition of an interactive Master Class series was conducted by Lakmé expert Natasha Nischol, who revealed how to achieve the Lakmé Absolute Royal looks that would stun the audience at the Grand Finale of the Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013. Purnima Lamba - Head of Innovation, Lakmé India, introduced Natasha Nischol on stage and invited her to demonstrate the season’s beauty statement to the audience. The first ever Lakmé makeup Master Class was initiated by Natasha at The Source, Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013, who welcomed well known actress Sarah Jane Dias as a model for the session. A short clipping of Sarah Jane Dias, Lakmé’s Digital Ambassador, presenting make-up tutorials for beauty enthusiasts was screened.  Purnima Lamba, Head of Innovation, Lakmé India said, “Lakmé has always supported emerging talent through various platforms l...

Lakme 9 To 5 Lip Color - MM5 Peony Goal Super rich colour with super staying power.  Nourishes, protects and moisturises your lips.  Great for any occasion.  Glides smoothly on lips.  Does not smudge or fade easily.  Keeps the lips silky smooth and soft.  Comes in a convenient and easy to carry package  Price: INR 400/- My experience with this lipstick I liked the sleek glossy new packaging of this lipstick which is quite handy and comes with a cap that can be securely locked. The shade Peony Goal is a n*de-pinky-peach shade with matte finish. However, once applied on lips, it shows the presence of micro fine shimmers that look beautiful. The lipstick is quite opaque and gives a good color in just one swipe. It is super creamy and glides well on my lips. It has very very mild (almost non-noticeable) floral fragrance. As far as the staying power is concerned, I was a bit disappointed from this. It stayed put for aroun...

Lakme Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum Lakme Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum with its translucent pearly sheen has a luxurious feel. It is an intensive treatment that penetrates deeper into the skin giving you bright and tight, younger looking skin. It glides over skin, blending smoothly for an even application.  The texture is so light and hydrating that it disappears into your skin. Recommended by Lakmé Salon experts and clinically tested, this serum increases skin’s luminosity and firmness, hydrates your skin and increases its sheen and fairness.  With the 10 benefits of a facial in 1, Lakme Youth Infinity Skin Firming Serum is a daily deep action treatment to preserve your 20’s best youthful look. It increases: Skin luminosity - Making it appear brighter Fairness - Improving shade of skin color Glow – Making it more radiant Hydration- Transforming normal skin to well hydrated skin Firmness and elasticity of skin   It reduce...

Lakme Clean Up Range - Fresh Fairness : Face wash, Scrub, Mask - Review About the products: Details of Lakme Fresh Fairnes Total Clean Up (50 g) Lakme Fresh Fairnes Total Clean Up is enriched with Glycerin and Vitabeads containing Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Vitamin B3 The antioxidant properties of Vitamin E and C help protect your skin while Vitamin B3 lightens skin tone and minimizes dark spots This easy-to-use professional clean-up range comes with three unique new formulations A face wash to cleanse all visible dirt A scrub to remove dead cells A mask to deposit essential vitamins So you can flaunt that fresh fairness, like you’ve stepped out of a salon Facewash : Squeeze a coin sized amount on your palms and lather up. Gently massage your wet face for 30-60 seconds. Rinse with lukewarm water. Use it at least twice a day for clean, fresh and fair skin. Scrub : Squeeze out sufficient amount of the face scrub to cover your face and neck. Gently ma...

Best Face Serum can do wonders for your skin To get the best results for gorgeous-looking skin, along with your cleanser, toner and moisturizer, add a face serum to your daily skin care routine. Serums are usually more potent and are designed to penetrate deeply into the skin to help provide essential nutrients and produce radiant-looking skin. With their ability to deliver essential nutrients and address very specific skin concerns, serums are rapidly growing in popularity.   Lakmé Youth Infinity has introduced the first ever sculpting face serum with the 10 benefits of a facial in 1. Lakmé Youth Infinity Skin firming Serum is a daily deep action treatment to preserve your 20’s best youthful look. Recommended by Lakmé Salon experts and clinically tested, this face serum increases skin’s luminosity and firmness, hydrates your skin and increases its sheen and fairness. Unlike other skin products, these have a higher concentration of active ingredients. Lakmé Youth Infini...

Flaunt clear matte skin with the new LAKMÉ Clear Pores CLEAN UP This monsoon, enjoy a hot cuppa without having to worry about your skin. No matter how much we love the monsoons, the humidity in the air often creates havoc for our skin. The moisture laden air makes our skin prone to breakouts, blemishes, clogged pores and a constant oiliness that refuses to go. Enriched with green tea extracts, the new Lakmé Clear Pores CLEAN UP range is a salon-like cleanup giving you clear, matte skin. Clogged pores are a major cause for concern among women. Pores can become clogged as a result of the accumulation of oil and dirt. Oily areas, most notably the T-zone, are usually home to the most noticeable pores. Having clear pores is necessary to prevent blackheads and acne, and is the first step to getting beautiful, radiant skin. A rich source of Salicylic acid and anti-oxidant; Green Tea is known to clear and soothe skin. Created by Lakmé experts, Lakmé Clear Pores CLEAN UP range is...

Lakmé, India’s iconic beauty brand is known to innovate continuously and introduce new products, to make women look and feel beautiful. In its endeavor to address every woman’s intrinsic need for perfect looking skin, Lakmé now introduces your everyday skin stylist – Lakmé ‘complexion care’ cream. A pro-stylist brand, Lakmé brings alive its expertise in skin care and make up with the launch of Lakmé CC cream. Created in collaboration with Lakmé expert, Daniel Bauer, the Lakmé CC cream combines the goodness of a daily skincare cream with just the right touch of make-up. Lakmé CC Cream is designed for the modern woman who needs to look her best at all times. A hectic schedule can usually leave you with little time to look after your skin.  But, with Lakmé CC cream you can get instantly styled skin, every day.

 Keep your 20’s Sculpted look with Lakmé Youth Infinity Lakmé, India’s iconic beauty brand is known to innovate continuously and add new products to its repertoire across cosmetics, salon services and skin care. In its endeavor to address every woman’s intrinsic need for younger looking skin, Lakmé now introduces the revolutionary ‘Sculpting’ skin care range - Lakmé Youth Infinity. Women love the radiant and youthful skin of their early 20’s. It is a time when skin is at its supple best, with great collagen support. As skin matures over time, it begins to look dull and loses its elasticity due to aging effects of the sun, environmental pollutants, and stress.  Unveiling the most exciting beauty trends worldwide; the Sculpted Look is essentially the best of your 20’s skin - the firmness, the radiance and the youthfulness. Women have increasingly come to believe that the first step to gorgeous looking skin is that perfect Sculpted look. The sculpted look is what women ...

Hi everyone! :) It feels so good to finally feel slightly warm evenings and even warmer days now after the mighty chilly winters. I am quite enjoying the pleasant weather these days and hope you are also making the best out of it. Winters usually make any activity involving water in it, 100  times tougher to do even when I am using warm water every time. When it comes to washing my face, I tend to stay away from anything that has slippery stuffs like glycerin and that might take ages and thousand splashes of water to get properly rinsed off. This particular facewash from Lakme has been a life saver for me these winters. Check out more below: About Lakme Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening facewash Its gentle, deep cleansing action reveals skin that?s soft, bright and sparkling. For best results, top it up with the Day Cream or the Day Lotion for perfectly smooth, fair skin. Price: INR 90 for 50 grams My experience with this facewash As I mentioned above, for w...

Lakme Absolute collection promised a great deal of real amazing products from the brand at good prices, and I got this lipgloss from the same. Let us check out the details below: Lakme Absolute Plump and Shine Lipgloss Lakme Absolute Plump & Shine is a revolutionary 3D lip gloss with its long lasting formula and high pigmentation properties. It contains Marine Collagen and high shine pigments to keep lips plump and hydrated. Lasts up to 6 hours How to use Apply evenly on lips and rub together for an even distribution of gloss. you can also put a small amount on your finger and spread around your lips. Price for the quantity: INR 450 for 3ml Available shades: Candy Shine Cherry Shine Plum Shine Coral Shine Berry Shine Beige Shine Shade being reviewed: Plum Shine My experience with this lip gloss: This lipgloss is all about dazzling your lips. As the name suggests - plump and shine; the lipgloss does give a good dimension and sparkle to your lips. The ...

With the onset of winters, I need to have a re-look at my moisturizer collection. Since, I have combination skin, I usually use very mild moisturizers in summers. However, my skin asks for more during winters and hence I need to have a separate winter moisturizer for it. In my search for that, I landed on this particular moisturizer from Lakme. Let us check out more about it below. Lakme Fruit Moisture Peach Milk Moisturizer Lakme fruit Moisture peach milk moisturizer with nutritive moisture that is a blend of 7 hydrating agents, 3 essential vitamins, 3 anti-oxidants & 2 AHAs, Penetrates into the deepest and driest layers of your skin and moisturizes them. Skin feel revived and stays moisturized for 12 long hours. Price for the quantity: INR 219/- for 200ml My experience with this moisturizer:

The day I got the press release of the launch of Lakme eyeconic range, I'd been dying to try the kajal and mascara. I got hold of both of these beauties few weeks back and have quite loved using them both. Today, I'd share with you my experience with Lakme eyeconic mascara. So, check out the details below: Lakme eyeconic mascara Price for the quantity: INR 250 for 9ml My experience with this mascara: The first thing that impressed me the most about this mascara was its packaging. The sleek glossy packaging really makes it look classy in your vanity bag. The mascara applicator brush has a soft curve that helps curling the lashes will applying the mascara. It also makes the application pretty easy and separates the lashes well. I've experienced decent lengthening and volumizing of my lashes from this mascara. The effect makes my eyes look quite pretty, lashy and kind of softly made up, even though they don't look very dramatic. It is more of a volumizing mas...

Sweep it clean with the new Lakmé Absolute™ Bi-phased Make-up remover Create d with a unique formula that uses a combination of oil and water Worried your kaajal gives you panda eyes? Taking off your makeup after a party will now be absolutely hassle-free! Allow your skin to relax as you cleanse it with the newly launched Lakmé Absolute™ Bi-phased Make-up remover which is enriched with   the goodness of antioxidants.The product is designed to break down and rinse off the chemicals in make-up that ordinary soaps and face-washes can't. The oil helps to get rid of the make-up while the water helps in deeply hydrating the skin. Lakmé Absolute™ Bi-phased Make-up remover comes equipped with an ultra hygenic pump that makes it very easy to carry around in your makeup bag. The remover uses a delicate blend that safely removes the makeup without letting it sting sensitive areas. It thoroughly does away with all kinds of longwear and waterproof makeup, leaving the...

Experience the magic of 3 R’s this season: Repair, Replenish and Revitalise your hair and skin at Lakmé Salon Celebrate flawless skin with the new Algae Collagen Masque  Rejuvenate your hair with the Time Restore Protein Treatment Have you looked in the mirror with a worry that pre-mature ageing and fine lines are beginning to appear on your skin?  Are you afraid that your hair is beginning to look duller and has lost its sheen? Indulge in Lakmé Salon’s new Repair Replenish and Revitalise Service which includes Algae Collagen Masque for your skin and the Time Restore protein treatment for your hair. Experience these rejuvenating hair and skin services as part of a whole list of special offerings that are Just Out @ Lakmé Salon. The Algae Collagen Masque reduces any signs of pre-ageing, maturing and dehydration of the skin. It wipes out these signs with ingredients like Sea algae, Chondrus Crispus, Glycerin and Lavender Oil.  It nourishes, revitalizes and hydr...

(Press Note) 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.

(Press note) Now relax in the sun without the fear of skin damage 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 s...