Most of the Lakme products suit me well, hence I shopped The Lakme Rose Powder for daily use. I don’t have the habit of applying heaving foundations, concealers over my facial skin everyday unless there is any occasion. So, this fitted my mind best when I went for shopping, I guessed that it would be a perfect light daily wear. Using it for about a month noting it’s pros and cons. Let me review me it here today.
Lakme Rose Powder with Sunscreen
Price: Rs.90 for 40g
Shelf Life: 2 years
Ingredient list
Talc, Zinc Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Titanium Dioxide, Aluminium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Perfume, Rosa Damascena Extract, May contain CI 77492, CI 77499, CI 12085, Phenoxy Ethanol, Butyl Paraben, Ethyl Paraben, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben.
Claims of the Product
| Foundation make-up in a powder format- gives a flawless radiant look |
| Contains rose fragrance to keep you fresh, contains sunscreen to protect from harmful UV rays. Gives a flawless radiant look. |
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| Soft Pink |
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| Warm Pink |
My View About this Product with Ratings
The Packaging
Puff and the plastic lid
The jar containing the powder with top screw type cap
The product comes in a round sturdy plastic jar with a puff and a pull type plastic lid (with 5 holes) in it. To say about the puff, it is not that great. For better application you need to use a brush. I feel the puff take out a heavy amount which leads to mess. The five holes in the lid are meant for taking out the powder, but it doesn’t seems to workout all the time, sometime it stuck when I am in hurry to get ready. This makes me open the lid to take the powder which results in a mess and powder spillage. Nothing much to say about the packaging, it’s not that travel friendly, would be nice if comes in a better pack.
My Rating: 3/5 (-1 for the puff, -1 for the whole package)
Consistency, Colour and Fragrance
As I listed above, it comes in two shades, soft pink and warm pink. Soft pink is for fair skin tones and the warm pink is for wheatish to dusky ones. I wish it would be better if the product has more shades. I purchased the warm pink one as I am dusky and the texture was so smooth and fine. It’s a very fine powder so that you would love to apply it over your facial skin evenly for a lovely soft finish.
To say about the fragrance in one line, It smells like fresh Roses!! This is a main lovely thing to say about this powder, it smells of rose, so girlies who love roses will love this one.
Rating: 4/5 (-1 for only two shades)
Before Applying (The Texture of the Powder)
After Application (Instantly Brightens with Smooth Finish)
My Experience of Usage and Its Results
The powder gives a very smooth finish to my face which is not at all heavy. I loved its lightness on my facial skin very much. It doesn’t make my skin look chalky at all. If applied in a proper way, it blends to the skin very easily. As I am dusky skinned, the warm pink one suited me best. It gives medium coverage, doesn’t hide scars much but instantly brightens skin and kept my skin oil free and radiant for minimum 4 hours. Then I need to touch up. This rose powder will suit all the skin types and can be used as a perfect foundation setting one. Dry skins will need a good moisturizer before applying this.
This will be a great product for normal and oily skins which you can wear daily for a casual and simple look. The rose fragrance was so good but barely lasts for only an hour. Overall, it works on me good and I am using it everyday for a simple, bright and oil free look. It will also last for months as the quantity is abundant and only a less amount will be needed for every application. And the main thing I forgot to mention is that, it doesn’t break me out at all, no side effects and doesn’t clog pores too as some products will do. A great worth of money! Only the sunscreen thing is confusing as they didn’t mention any SPF content. That won’t be a problem because it can’t be expected for this price and quantity.
This will be a great product for normal and oily skins which you can wear daily for a casual and simple look. The rose fragrance was so good but barely lasts for only an hour. Overall, it works on me good and I am using it everyday for a simple, bright and oil free look. It will also last for months as the quantity is abundant and only a less amount will be needed for every application. And the main thing I forgot to mention is that, it doesn’t break me out at all, no side effects and doesn’t clog pores too as some products will do. A great worth of money! Only the sunscreen thing is confusing as they didn’t mention any SPF content. That won’t be a problem because it can’t be expected for this price and quantity.
My Rating: 5/5 (No con about the usage and results, at this price and goodness)
PROS
- Very smooth finish and light feel on my facial skin.
- It doesn’t result in any chalky look. Blends easily to the skin.
- Stays long, keeps face oil free.
- Instantly brightens face with every application.
- The sweet rose fragrance tempts me to use it everyday!
- It doesn’t clog pores like few of the other rose powders do.
- No side effects, No break outs at all.
- The quantity is great for the price, lasts for months.
- Economically priced.
- This powder will be a perfect one for setting down foundations.
- Gives medium coverage and a radiant look.
CONS
- Yikes!! Lots of parabens that you can see in the ingredient list. Which product today doesn’t have? No problem with it if you are not allergic to parabens.
- The packaging. it would have been better to make it travel friendly and spillage free.
- If they launch more shades, it would be easier to select one for your skin tone. And it gives medium coverage which doesn’t cover scars and marks entirely. These two can’t be taken as a con at all for this price, quantity and goodness! :P
- Mentioned that it has SPF, but no SPF content in the ingredient list. So I doubt whether it will protect skin from UV rays or not.
My Recommendation: Go for it! It is a nice and economical buy. The product is very good to use as a everyday wear with it’s mesmerising rose fragrance. Dry skins will need a good moisturizer though. And the product is perfect for setting foundations! :)
Overall Rating: 3.5/5 (-1.5 for packaging packaging, parabens and less shades)
Will I repurchase again?: Sure, for everyday use because of it’s smooth texture, quantity for the price and staying power)