Product review
Forest Essentials’ Light Rose Gel
This is a product review of forest essentials light rose gel, which on the instructions reads as something that should be used as light moisturiser
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Forest Essentials’ product review: eye serum
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ Under Eye Serum which contains red banana flower and potato starch.
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Forest Essentials 60 day product review 2023
This is a 60 day product road-test of most of Forest Essentials’ new products or recent launches. I am super-excited
The worst products I bought in 2022
I have been overdosed with all the 2022 best product reviews in every single imaginable category. What about the worst of the worst?
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Bioderma Photoderm Aquafluide SPF 50+ tint
This is a product review of Bioderma’s Photoderm tinted sunscreen that is an SPF50+ and is a dry touch formulation for sensitive skin.
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Forest Essentials Chandan Varnya Lepa
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ new range of ready to use masks, which are more expensive than dry powder masks.
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Forest Essentials haldi varnya lepa product review
This is a product review of Forest Essentials haldi varnya lepa, which is a pre-made face mask containing 4 types of turmeric.
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Forest Essentials Sunhere Din body mist product review
Sunhere Din, is Forest Essentials’ travel sized (10ml) body mist, that is a melange of citrus and white floral notes. Its a beauty.
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A UK celebration of Forest Essentials products
Forest Essentials is an Indian brand and now, some of its products are available for purchase via the UK website of etailer lookfantastic, which is cause for celebration.
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Forest Essentials Kumkumadi night cream product review
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ kumkumadi night cream, whose main constituent is a Kumkumadi oil
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Forest Essentials Parijat product review
It has been almost three months since I last reviewed anything from Forest Essentials, (arguably) the world’s most luxurious Ayurvedic brand.
Multiple product test – 40 day end review
More than 40 days ago, I started road-testing a real melange of products ranging from Indian brands, such as juicy chemistry to non-Indian products, such as Wishful. Find out which I would buy again
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Forest Essentials’ Sanjeevani Elixir product review
Today’s blog is a product review of a Forest Essentials’ product that I have been using as a day moisturiser. Find out if I loathed or loved it.
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Worst products for Q1 2021
As a blogger I pay for my products and I think that is why I am so viscerally offended by this short list of terrible products.
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Multi day product test – take 2
I have completely abandoned my 40 day product test and I can do so because generally the product’s I was testing were rubbish. Period.
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Forest Essentials Lip Balm Coconut Kesar
I promise this is the final lip BALM (its not a serum) from Forest Essentials’ that I will be reviewing. Please God, no more lip balms.
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Tejasvi Emulsion: how to use it in the spring
Forest Essential’s Tejasvi Emulsion is a firm winter favourite. But how do you use the leftover product in the spring? Find out here
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Forest Essentials’ Silk Skin Tint
Forest Essentials’ recently expanded into colour cosmetics, with their lip balms. Recently, they added a skin tint, cheek tint and an eye product.
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Forest Essentials’ Velvet Body Silk Cream
This product is the only body cream from Forest Essentials that I have been regularly using for many years.
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Forest Essentials’ Tejasvi Emulsion
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ Tejasvi Emulsion, a cow ghee based product that is designed for once a week use.
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Forest Essentials Madhu Rasa Gulaab Jal lip balm
This is the second lip balm from Forest Essentials that I am testing. It contains Rose petal pigments and has an interesting smell.
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Forest Essentials Madhu Rasa Anar Rasa lip balm
Forest Essentials make their entrance into coloured cosmetics with tinted lip balms and kajals. This is the first lip balm I test this year.
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Forest Essentials kajal
This is a non-affiliated product review of one of Forest Essentials’ brand new make up launches. Brave move during a pandemic.
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Adopting a new skincare routine
Many young women do not have a proper skincare routine. This is a mistake on so many levels.
Shopping reviews
Best bodycare products under £20 (part one)
Most of the products we use should not cost an arm and a leg, Even though cheaper means efficacious, it does not always mean “must-haves.”
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Kama Ayurveda vs Forest Essentials which produces the better products?
After road-testing Forest Essentials (240 days) and Kama Ayurveda (30 days), I can now suggest best-in-class of each luxury Ayurveda range.
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Forest Essentials’ cane sugar polisher product review
This is Forest Essential’s cane sugar and tamarind body polisher, which at US$45 is no bargain. A body polisher is a fancy name for a scrub.
Forest Essentials’ Mashobra Honey & Vanilla body lotion product review
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ Mashobra Honey & Vanilla body lotion
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Forest Essentials Aloe Vera & Neem body lotion product review
This is a product review of Forest Essentials’ recently launched Aloe Vera & Neem Body Lotion
Shopping reviews
5 things to buy in London now
I want to portray the image that I (really) do not enjoy shopping as much as I used to. That COVID-19 is the pandemic I have been eagerly awaiting, so that I may realise the finite nature of life and
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Forest Essentials’ Lip Balm and Lip Scrub
This is a lip cream (and not balm) and scrub duo that costs less than USD 20. Despite the low price point is it worth the money?
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Emma Hardie Brightening collection product review
Emma Hardie released a 10th anniversary collection of its daily skincare products, including its bestselling moringa cleansing balm. What are my impressions?
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Forest Essentials Facial Cleansing Paste
In my previous blog, “How does a cleanser work?” I have indicated that cleansers by necessity can and do, damage your skin barrier. A damaged skin barrier is characterised by some/all of these: Tightness (especially after washing) Roughness Dryness Skin
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Five Forest Essentials favourites
I have received feedback that I am too harsh on Forest Essentials. I don’t think so. It’s a brand that sells itself as a luxury brand (reflected in the price, packaging, and the purchasing experiencing) as well as expertise. The
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Top 5 best-selling sunscreens on Nykaa to buy now
This blog summarises my top choices of sunscreens from Nykaa.
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Forest Essentials eye cream product review
This is the final instalment in the product review of Forest Essential’s eyecream. Find out if our test subject will be repurchasing this product.
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Forest Essentials Sun Fluid SPF 50 PA++
Product review of Forest Essentials’ sun fluid. Will this be a Forest Essential product that delivers?
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Forest Essential’s Floral Make-up remover
Is this beautifully fragrant product any good?
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Forest Essentials eye cream – 30 day update
This is a 30 day update of the Forest Essentials eye cream
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Top 3 micellar water make-up products
Which micellar water should you pass on and which should you take home in a big truck?
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Forest Essentials Micellar water make up remover
Forest Essentials have made a 15 ingredient containing “Ayurvedic” micellar water that takes off make-up. Does it live up to its promise?
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Terminal end for Forest Essential’s men’s range?
After 10 days of using the Forest Essential’s men’s range, we have had to put the brakes on our test….Find out why
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Forest Essential and La Roche hand creams
How do Forest Essentials’ blood orange hand products compare with La Roche-Posay’s skin barrier repairing cream?
Sunscreen
What is PA++++?
In today’s blog, I’ll explain why you should ignore PA labels on Made in India sunscreens.
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The eye cream test subject
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. But it helps if you have been using a great eye cream
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Tips for looking after your skin during winter
Thinking your skin is a complete lost case during the winter? You are not alone.
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Winter skin: cleansers to add to your arsenal
Should you change your cleanser in response to harsh winter conditions? Does your skin extra help during the blistering cold?
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5 serums to add to your winter skincare routine
An unrelenting cold and harsh winter takes its toll on your skin. Find out what products to add to give your skin a fighting chance.
Shopping reviews
January Self-partner guide
Welcome to 2020! The curated self-partner guide for January includes fragrances and books!
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Forest Essentials vs. Clinique face-off
I’ve physically tested Forest Essential and Clinique products for several months. I’m uniquely qualified to tell you which products to invest in or avoid.
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Forest Essentials: the final product review (part 2)
In this blog, I share my key insights in using Forest Essential products for 4 months. Do you really need a physical exfoliator? How should you buy a new skincare regime?
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Forest Essentials: the final product review (part 1)
This is part one of the final product review of the Forest Essentials products that I have been road testing.
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Forest Essentials update – a cautionary tale of going around in squares
Outline of new Forest Essentials regime (again), which I will road-test over an 8 week period. A bona fide FE Ayurvedic doctor recommended changes to my regime.
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Forest Essentials: Week Four and Week Five update
Update on the last fortnight of using Forest Essential products.
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Forest Essentials skincare: Week Three update
21 day skin update. Using Forest Essentials’s skincare products.
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Forest Essentials skincare: Week Two update
14 day update on using Forest Essentials’ skincare products
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Forest Essentials skincare: Week One update
Short update on how my skin has fared with using Forest Essentials’ products. Were there any major breakouts or allergic reactions?
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Forest Essentials skincare: worth my dime or time?
Are expensive skincare ranges worth your time or dime? To find out, join me on a 60 day routine using Forest Essentials’ products.