Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream Review

Today I am going to review a fairness cream from Lakme, a well known popular cosmetic brand. Basically I am not that crazy about fairness creams or lotions as I love my dusky complexion and I am not the one who crave for whiter pale skin. Fairness creams are not going to make me or anyone magically fair though :P The main reason why I purchased this fairness day cream is that I loved the face wash from this range very much. I have already reviewed the Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Face Wash here and the reason why I loved it is the freshness and instant brightness it gives after washing my face. So I thought of trying the fairness cream from this perfect radiance range and using it for about a month. Let me give my review about it with its pros and cons

Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream 
 (With White Lily and Sacred Lotus Extracts)

Price : 50g  for Rs.175; 15g  for Rs.92

(I bought the 50g pack as the 15g one is too less in quantity for the price)

Shelf Life : Best before 24 months (2 years) from packaging

Ingredient List 

(Sorry for the inconvenience with this bad clarity picture) :(

  

What Does the Product Claims

Designed to give you truly fair radiant skin, Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream with White Lily and Sacred Lotus acts on all six signs below of skin ageing.

How to Use

Smooth on every morning and evening on cleansed skin to discover skin that's not only truly fair but glows from within. For external use only.

Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Cream Packaging
                                         
                                          Opening Cover.. The tub is compactly placed inside

In my hand.. You can observe it's size easily

Compactly and Safely Packed with a firm Plastic Base

Consistency and Colour of the Product

Before Applying the Cream 

After Applying the Cream

My View About Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream

The product comes in tub with an outer cover which is sweet pink in co lour. The tub is compactly packed inside the cover with a thin plastic base. The tub which containing the cream is somewhat purplish in colour with a lovely silver lid on the top. This combination makes the packaging classy and anyone will love it very much. The silver lid was firm and tight thus the product is travel friendly too. Even though I loved the packaging, I feel little disappointed with it because the tub packaging makes it unhygienic. We have to dip our finger every time into the tub to take out the cream, If the product comes in tube, it would be much better than this. The fragrance is flowery and sweet as same as the face wash from this range.

       To say about the consistency of the cream, it is very smooth, creamy and milkish peach in colour (As you see in the above pics) It spreads easily and absorbs easily without any trouble on my skin. Unlike most of the other fairness creams, it is very light on my skin, it doesn't make my skin feel heavy or tight. The main thing, it's not greasy at all. It instantly brightened my skin without leaving any whitish cast. But remember, In darker skin tones, it may leave a ashy cast if applied too much. With regular use, it reduced my acne scars up to an extent and made my skin tone even. It think it removed little tan too as it claims. As I am a "normal to oily" skinned girl, this cream suits me best for day time usage but dry skins should stay away from this. There is no moisturizing effect at all. This product is surely not for dry skins and some normal skins too may feel this less moisturizing in winters. Eventhough I love to use it as a perfect day cream, I am not ready to go with it to nourish my skin at nights, my skin needs an extra nourishing night cream. So allover, it's a perfect day cream which is light, which gives instant brightening effect, stays longer on face and best to use only for oily skinned people. It also acts a superb makeup base but dry skinned people shouldn't go for it.

PROS

1. Cute, Sturdy and Travel friendly packaging
2. Smooth texture of the cream which is very creamy and spreads easily.
3. Lovable flowery fragrance which gives instant freshness.
4. This day cream instantly brightens skin without any greasy feel or heaviness.
5. A very best day cream and a make up base for oily and super oily skins.
6. It reduces the appearance of scars and evened out my skin tone up to a great extent.
7. Removes sun tan as it claims, only with regular use.
8. The tub is fully filled with cream, hence it's affordable for the quantity and quality. A 50gm tub will last for more than 2 months.
9. No side effects, no breakouts if used in normal and oily skins. Safe to use.

CONS

1. No moisturizing effect! Dry skins stay away.
2. Tub Packaging which is unhygienic.
3. Contains Parabens. Which cosmetic today doesn't?

No other cons, the only main thing that bothers people is that the product has no moisturizing effect. But it's not a big con according to this cream because they didn't claim at all that this cream will moisturize your skin. The product only claims that it "Reduces oiliness". So, the Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream lives up to its claims. Worth of money!

My Recommendation: Oily Skins go head, it will suit you best in all the seasons. Normal skins, summer is alright but stay away from this cream in winters and dry people, just forget about this product. This is not for you in any season.

My Rating: 4/5 (-1 for tub packaging and -1 for no moisturizing effect)

Will I repurchase this product? : Sure, Every time! I love it because it instantly brightens, evens out my skin with daily use and acts as a good makeup base too.

How to Get Back Your Lost Skin Complexion?

I have been receiving tons of mails from our readers requesting for skin fairness tips. Many of you have asked me for home remedies and product suggestions for tan removing, skin lightening and dark patch removing. I wondered how come these much people are much aware about the 'skin complexion' thing. Not just women, men too equally queried about getting back their lost skin complexion.
   Our day today life pulls us out and makes us experience the dust, pollution and harmful UV ways. No way we can escape from them but we can protect our skin up to an extent to lessen skin damage, uneven tanning and darkening. People gradually lose their radiant baby complexion by staying in sun for a long time, playing outdoor games, swimming etc. When they look years back, they would have had very even soft skin but all left now  is that patched, unevenly dark and rough skin. There isn't a magicall overnight cure for this skin condition but you can gradually remove the tan and get back your baby complexion. All you need are patience and dedication for this. If you are still going to be under sunlight everyday, then these ideas below may not work effectively; so as the first step, avoid Mr.Sun and don't show your skin to him.

Exfoliate Twice a Week

Being a athlete, I used to have very dark and unevenly toned skin 2 years back due to my everyday practice under sun in the stadium. I did not crave for fair or white skin that time but just wanted to have a clear, radiant and mainly that 'even' skin tone. When nothing helped much to achieve that, exfoliation helped me a lot. Believe me, it worked like a charm in clearing out the uneven tone of my body and facial skin.
         It is better to exfoliate your skin twice a week with good branded exfoliating products or you can just simply make your own skin exfoliating recipes at home. For face, use the mixture of rice powder, gram flour and rose water to scrub and exfoliate the unwanted dead cells and for body, loofah is the best. Loofah is nothing but a dried fruit fiber which you can get at super markets easily. If your facial skin is extra dry, add few drops of olive oil to your scrub recipe. Remember, do not overdo exfoliation as it might turn your skin more prone to sensitivity. Twice a week is more than enough.

• Read: Top 4 Facial Scrub Recipes from your Kitchen

Moisturizer & Sunscreen

These two are the basic and still the most important steps of anyone's skincare routine. These two should never be skipped if you wish for a healthy glowing skin. Use good face and body moisturizers with high SPF hence you do not need to layer up two different products (Moisturizer and sunscreen separately) on your skin. Whatever skin type you may have, moisturization is a must. I have been experienced this; regular moisturization made my skin smooth, clear and soft. Though moisturization doesn't lighten or whiten our skin, it makes skin super healthy and soft. You have to try it to believe it; so do not skip moisturization at any cost even if you have the oiliest skin. Oily skin types need light moisturization whereas the dry ones would need heavy creamier moisturizers to balance the skin dryness. If you are going to step out without sunscreen, then forget about getting your complexion back. Even one day out in sun without your sunscreen will spoil all your effort so make sure to wear your sunscreen everyday. If you are out in sun for more than 2-3 continuously, then reapplication of your skin on both face and body is a must as well!

• Read: How to Make Natural Sunscreen for Skin and Hair

DIY Tan Removing Facial Every Weekend

To remove facial tan and brighten your skin complexion, you can prefer weekend facials. This would remove any excess dead cells present on the surface your skin and helps to reveal the original glow. Performing a facial routine yourself isn't that a tough task. All your need are a facial cleanser, a scrub, a face pack, a toner and a moisturizer. You need to choose of them depending on your skin type whether oily, dry or sensitive.
       Cleanse your face without any traces of oil, leftover makeup and such. Apply a good facial scrub and exfoliate your facial skin. This process would open up the skin pores and helps in better face pack penetration. After scrubbing, wash your face and smooth your face pack evenly on your face and neck. I highly suggest a tan removing face pack for this. There are many tan removing face packs available in the market today; choose one which suits your skin the best. Alternatively you can also combine a teaspoon of fullers earth with a teaspoon of sandalwood powder, half a teaspoon of tulsi (basil) paste, required rose water and few drops of glycerin to make a muddy tan removing face pack in minutes. This would do wonders on your skin! After face pack usage, dab the toner and moisturize your skin. You're done with your quick and natural weekend DIY tan removing facial.
     This facial should be followed at least once every week to get back your complexion soon. For faster results, you can even perform this twice every week. Applying a thin paste of sandalwood + rose water mixture on face for 15 minutes every night would ensure quick tan removal. This process would also calm down and soften your skin to help it stay young forever.

• Read:  Homemade Facial Kit with Kitchen Ingredients

What else? Eat in time, sleep in time and drink lots of water everyday. 3 liters of water a day would do wonders on your health and beauty if regularly followed. Not only in the morning, have a bath before your bedtime too to ensure dirt and sweat removal from the skin. Follow all these steps for a month or two and come back here with your results. Forget about chemical skin bleaches and other artificial treatments. Go natural and achieve the clearer skin tone. Get back your complexion by following a healthy skincare routine as instructed above. These remedies are also suitable for brides.

Hope you found this article on getting back lost complexion useful. Do share your comments below! 

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