1 stick for INR 150


Lakme Says:- Jet black kajal for the blackest black delivery in just one stroke. Draw a sharp, intense line or smudge for a smoky finish. The easy-to-use pencil glides on super soft and smooth, with a glossy finish only satin can provide! Create bold and beautiful eyes with this water resistant formula that keeps color and shine in place without spreading.



Ingredients:- Not Listed

My Opinion:- I am in love with kajals, therefore I keep on experimenting with various brands. This is one product I can't live without. On a regular basis I apply a tinted moisturiser, compact, kajal and tinted lip balm and I am good to go. Applying kajal is also a habit now. This time I will give my views on my long forgotten Lakme Satin Black Kajal, which claims to be waterproof, smudge proof.

                       The best part about Lakme Satin Black Kajal is its pretty packaging, I love the golden floral-vine-y design over the black background. The kajal is a very intense black which all kajal users can die for. It is very creamy as well and hence glides on very smoothly. It doesn't tug or pull the eyelid and gives a clean and controlled line on the upper lid as well as on the lower lid. I have sensitive eyes so I am a bit skeptical in using any new kajal on my waterline but when I tried this kajal on, I was happy with the results. But one problem I faced with this kajal was it smudged on my skin like any regular kajal. No matter how much effort I made to keep my eye area oil-free, it still smudged :(

                       Well some of my fellow bloggers were so happy that this kajal didn't smudged on them and stayed in place all day long. But this was not the case with me. My experience with its staying power was also not good enough as the kajal slid from my waterline to my lower lid in an hour or so. On the upper lid also it never stayed for not more than 2 hours with smudging. Also it got collected at the inner corners of my eyes, that's so embarrassing :( But of course it stayed a little longer on primed lids but not a vast difference in the staying power and smudging.




Pros:

* Affordable and Easily Affordable

* Very intense black

* Packaging is damn pretty, black & gold designs

* No camphor/any kind of strong smell




Cons:

* Smudges on me, maybe because I have oily skin/lids

* Staying power not satisfactory taking into consideration the big claims made by the company.

                     I rate Lakme Satin Black Kajal 3.75 out of 5. No I will never repurchase it, it has been sitting unattended since more than 6-7 months now. It's an average Lakme product, not so good but not bad either. This is my personal opinion, so please read other reviews before deciding on this Kajal.

Pic taken from Oriflame website

ORIFLAME GIORDANI GOLD INFINITE MASCARA- PICS & REVIEW

8 ML for INR 500 (approx)- I don't remember

Company Says:- Customise your lashes with buildable volume, definition and length. Hi-tech feathering brush extends and separates lashes from root to tip. Enriched with Vitamin B5. Does not flake, smudge or clump. 8ml.

Ingredient List:- AQUA, PARAFFIN, STEARIC ACID, CARNAUBA, ACACIA SENEGAL, TRIETHANOLAMINE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, VP/ VA COPOLYMER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER, HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, PEG-40 STEARATE, CERA ALBA, DIMETHICONE, NYLON-12, DIMETHICONE PEG-8 BEESWAX, DISODIUM EDTA, IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA, METHYLPARABEN, HYDROGENATED MYRISTYL OLIVE ESTERS, PANTHENOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, PROPYLPARABEN, BHT, CI 77499

My Opinion:- My first ever mascara was a Lakme Mascara which my mom gave me but it was thick, too clumpy :P Then I tried Revlon and later on came to using Oriflame mascaras. Amongst all the Oriflame mascaras I have used, this Giordani mascara holds a special place in my heart- no clumping problem ever :) Though mascaras should be discarded after 3 months of use, this 1 stays fresh for a much longer time. My eyelashes are quite ok though not long, this mascara gives my lashes a thicker and longer look. The wand/brush is not thick and maybe that's why it needs more than 1 coat and doesn't need a lash comb. It doesn't clump at all and I don't need to use extra lash comb to separate my lashes.
              The lashes don't stick to each other giving my eyes the much wanted wide eyed look. Once applied to my lashes it dries off fast and I don't need to close my eyes and wait for the mascara to dry. Though a single coat is not enough when dressing up my eyes, 2-3 coats are required and this is really tiresome :/ It is 100% waterproof and you can safely wear it in the monsoons also. Only a makeup remover can clean it off and that too I need to use the remover more than once. The packaging is good, a thick golden tube.

Pros:- Waterproof, smudge proof, jet black

Cons:- Pricey :D

           I rate this product 4.5 out of 5 and this is my third tube...hope that says it all :)