Hello
people,
How I ended
up with this scrub, right? Well, I visited my sister’s house and it was
standing there so proudly, amid the stack of all daily skin care basics.
Ironically, I never heard about this brand which invoked my curiosity as to why
I am unaware of it and she’s using it; perhaps I am missing out on something
miraculous. And the dilemma goes on until I inquire. So she bought these two at
some scheme going on wherein she received two at 200 bucks!! One is an Apricot
Scrub, which you see here, while the other one was a diamond complexion facial scrub.
If you know me for a while (through blog posts of course *wink*) then you’d
know I ain’t a fan of those fairness jazz. Now, let’s begin before you doze off
with my mind’s wanderings!
Description: For a clear, smooth skin, Orvel
Apricot Face & Body Scrub contains very finely ground particles of Walnut
Shell. To dermabreade your skin, Orvel Apricot Face & Body Scrub gently
removes dry, dulling skin cells, black heads & impurities.
Directions: Moisten face, throat and neck, apply
with wet fingertips and massage smoothly (carefully avoiding eyes). Try it in
the shower too.
Ingredients: Emulsifying Wax, Glyceryl
Monostearate, Bees Wax Cetyl Alcohol, Iso Propyl Myristate, Light Liquid
Paraffin, Tween 80, T.E.A., Paraben Sodium, Propyl Paraben Sodium, Glycerin,
Walnut Shell Powder, Perfumes, Water, Colour Extract of Calendula, Extract of
sage, Extract if Neem Eider Flower,
Apricot Kernel Oil.
Price: INR 160 for Net Weight of 212 grams.
Claims: Removes dead skin cells that lead to
dull & blemished complexion.
Packaging:
The Orvel Apricot Scrub comes in a cute pale orange squeeze
out tube with screw-open cap. The tube makes it convenient to be used without
creating the mess of inserting hand within a tub packaging and bringing it in
direct contact of any bacteria or germs. It does really look pretty sitting on
top of your bathroom racks because believe me not but my eyes perhaps that
itself was the reason why my curiosities were awakened when I saw it in my
sister’s house.
Texture:
The texture
of the scrub is similar to all the apricot scrubs that I have seen. The base is
cream based and small apricot scrub granules embedded in. What made it special
was the fact that these granules aren’t too coarse so they help in mild scrubbing,
making it appropriate for the face as well as for the body. Also, I have acne
issues and one large pimple is still on its healing process and the scrub did
not aggravate it.
My Experience:
I am not
really facial scrubbing kinda person because there exists no single day wherein
my skin is flawless, even if it means one minute pimple. This was the reason
why I never wrote a review on Johara Scrub which I received in my July Fab Bag. Currently since these
attackers (pimples) are lulled to sleep, I tried the Orvel Apricot Scrub with
fear in my mind. Since it has soothing cocoa butter, it does leave off the skin
hydrated post scrubbing. There’s no redness caused as it is certainly mild in
nature. Skin does slightly brightens up instantly but that’s obviously for a
short span of time; as happens with all facial cleansers or scrubs. It might
work perfectly well on the face but for the body it’s slightly milder. For dry
skinned ladies, you still might need some moisturizer. But the normal to oily
skin type people would not need an extra hydrating layer after the wash.
Rating: 4.2 out of 5
Until Next
Time,
Take
Care<3
Would love to try out the scrub Bhawna :) nicely reviewed :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool it would have been if we all would meet in real life and storm out on cosmetics or skin care counters :D :D
DeleteI have used it a long time back .. It is a decent scrub goes a long way
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