Ever since the day I stepped into maturity of my chronological age, I started realizing most cosmetics have stopped showing result on my facial skin. The skin as it is was a rough tough and neglected sorts since last 2 decades so the common products had probably given up on my skin. I tried searching through the net, the glossy magazines and even through those weekend advise given in newspapers for the right list of cosmetics that I can safely use and yet look dignified when I step out of my house especially for the day/evening parties but unfortunately I found most cosmetics mentioned are meant for women less than 35. In fact they rarely write about makeup / hairstyles for matured women. The country can't ignore the matured gorgeous women. Thanks to Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit who fortunately chose not to hibernate and hide their skin from public view. I am glad they chose to create example of beauty beyond barriers of age. I did try to experiment what these matured beauties promoted as the cosmetic world used them somehow since they were vocal about their faces but I did not find solace in the brands I learnt from either of the Bollywood beauties whether serving or retired!
I then thought of learning my way. I visited the Big Malls in Delhi, studied the products content, and allowed my face to be subjected by those experimental saleswomen who sold brands which you generally can't even pronounce correctly. The products were costly no doubt. I started saving. I knew I have to splurge in good scientific brands. the good things about these good brands was the salesgirls gave free samples to try and then confirm the products goodness. As I tried the samples more and more I learnt I was generally on the right path. I discovered ladies who could vouch by those brands and I developed faith. I started buying one by one each month.
I recently came across a study - Jury awards for the best brands. To my utter happiness I found most of them were on my dressing table. I can now educate my matured urban Indian fellow ladies as to which products are practically/ realistically good.
The list goes on like this-
I then thought of learning my way. I visited the Big Malls in Delhi, studied the products content, and allowed my face to be subjected by those experimental saleswomen who sold brands which you generally can't even pronounce correctly. The products were costly no doubt. I started saving. I knew I have to splurge in good scientific brands. the good things about these good brands was the salesgirls gave free samples to try and then confirm the products goodness. As I tried the samples more and more I learnt I was generally on the right path. I discovered ladies who could vouch by those brands and I developed faith. I started buying one by one each month.
I recently came across a study - Jury awards for the best brands. To my utter happiness I found most of them were on my dressing table. I can now educate my matured urban Indian fellow ladies as to which products are practically/ realistically good.
The list goes on like this-
- Face Wash - Body Shop / Mary Kay
- Toner - Body Shop/ Artistry - Amway/ Forest Essential
- Wrinkle lifting serum concentrate- Estee Lauder/ Kiehl's
- Fairness essence- Artistry- Amway/ Mary Kay/Vichy
- Spot Corrector- Oriflame
- Moisturiser- Clinque/ Kiehl.
- Sun Screen- La Rosa Posay 50 spf/ Biotique50 spf
- Peel- Artistry
- Mask- Mary Kay/ Oriflame 3D
- Scrub- Dermabrasion set - Mary Kay
- Lipstick- Clinque / Mac.
- Blusher- Mac
- Eye Shadow- Mac
- Eye pencil- Chambor Dazzle.
- Eye liner- Revlon Fabuliner.
- Primer- Mary Kay
- Concealer- Mary Kay
- Foundation- Estee Lauder
- Hair shampoo and conditioner for dry frizzy hair- Forest Essential/ Vichy (targets Hair loss)/ Body shop.
- Hair Softener- L'Oreal
- Body spray-Banmboo and Lotus from Mary kay/ Gardenia from Body Shop.
