I must say, Essence has become more proficient at bringing in new collections well in time. After "The Road Trip" collection, this Eid, Essence launched its "Ready for Boarding" collection, which comprises of a makeup pouch, nail polishes in pastel colors, luggage tag, 2 shades of blushes, wet wipes and an eye shadow palette. I am addictive to the new trends by Essence and have to get some items from each collection. It has become more of a hobby I suppose. With salary in hand and celebrations of Eid, I indulged myself to a treat and bought the following items from Essence's new range. 

Hi Beauties!

Hi Beauties!

Every other day we read about harmful chemicals used in makeup products and how they breed diseases in humans. So many medical cases have sprung forward where the use of makeup has led to harm to human bodies. Be it in the form of allergies or resulting in surgeries. As a result more and more research is being conducted to make cosmetics chemical free and organic as much as possible. As a Muslim, we also need to ensure there are no haram products in the cosmetics we consume. There is a widespread concept that intake of haram items is not allowed in the form of eatables. Its true we do not eat make up but in any case we expose ourselves to haram ingredients by using them. For example, there are certain lipsticks we use, they contain crushed beetles of a particular kind, no matter how much we prevent, I am sure there is a certain intake of lipstick into our system by unconscious licking or biting the lips. Similarly the makeup applied onto the skin absorbs into our pores and thats how the harmful chemicals make their way into our system.

Summer is a great season to put all those face washes and cleansers to a test to see which one comes out victorious. My latest craze this Summer has been to try different face cleansers. Along with several others, under the test was Clean & Clear's fruit essentials face cleanser in energizing berry as I had read really rave reviews about this product. How did it perform for me? Read my review to find out!