Palmer’s Olive Oil Formula Conditioning Spray Oil - Review

Hola ladies! I have thin somewhat frizzy hair which become difficult to handle at times and are prone to breakage when tangled. Did this product work for my hair?

Product Claims

Natural extra virgin olive oil is loaded with Vitamins A, B and E and anti-oxidants to surround each hair strand with protection from damaging free radicals. Instantly restores moisture to dry hair. Excellent for braids to keep them soft and shiny.

How To Use

Use on clean dry hair. Pump a drop or two into palm. Apply lightly to scalp and hair as needed.

What Do We Think?

Fizzah: The product comes in a clear plastic bottle with a pump dispenser which protects the product from running into the cap and out even if it’s placed horizontally for hours. Press the pump once and that’s all what you need to cover your whole hair in a single use unless you have very long and thick hair. Most of us would remember Livon hair oil from our teenage; unlike that product, this oil is thinner in consistency only slightly thicker than water and indistinctly yellow/green in colour with a pleasant faint odour. Running your hands and fingers through the hair with the product until it’s all gone from your palms spreads it evenly without wanting more and weighing the locks down, applying more causes hair to become oily and weighs them down from scalp. My thin hair are prone to damage and breakage if tangled when I comb/brush through them. I use the oil when my hair are completely dry and most of the tangles are gone while applying it hence less breakage during combing/brushing. My tresses are naturally soft but the oil makes them super soft and shiny, and since I rarely use heat styling wands I have not tested the product in that case but I am quite sure it’ll help protect the hair against heat too. I have been using this oil for over a year now and have only used approximately 20mL of the 150mL bottle.

Uncombed hair in both the pictures

Sadaf: I apply it on wet hair, comb them with great ease and blow dry it. My hair does not feel damaged from the heat and it feels very soft, frizz free and easy to style. 

Do not apply it to your scalp or roots because they will instantly look oily and may cause dandruff in the run long.

What we like most about Palmer’s products is that they are all Parabens and Sulfates free.

Price

PKR 490 for 150mL (5.01 oz)

Availability

Swera Departmental Store or Raheem store in Lahore. You may find Palmer’s products in all major departmental stores. Online from Just4girls.pk

Pros

Free from Parabens and Sulfates

Pleasant odour

Light-weight

Thin consistency

Softens hair and detangles them

Spray bottle for easy application

Cons

Not available in all stores (and limited products are available)

Our Rating

4.5/5

What product(s) do you use for detangling and keeping hair soft and manageable?

Love,

Fizzah and Sadaf

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Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter - Review

Hello lovely ladies! It’s that time of the year when we all have to deal with chapped lips and dry skin. Don’t forget to drink lots of water besides using hydrating products for your skin. A must-have product for Fall/Winters in every lady’s purse is a lip balm and the product under the spotlight today is “Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Lip Butter”!

Palmer’s have an extensive skin care, hair care and lip care range. Their lip butters are available in three options: Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter with SPF 15 Cocoa, Cocoa Butter Formula Dark Chocolate & Cherry Lip Butter and Cocoa Butter Formula Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Lip Butter.

Product Claims

Softens and soothes your dry, chapped lips.  Made with a special formulation of Palmer's pure Cocoa Butter, Vitamin E and Petrolatum, it provides your lips ultra-moisturization.

Directions

May be used under or over lipstick or alone for a natural, glossy look.

Ingredients

Petrolatum, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Saccharin, Flavor.

What Do I Think?

Where should I begin with? Packaging or the scent? Ok let’s leave the more exciting part for later :D The product comes in a squeezable palm sized soft tube which has a flat mouth with a little hole to dispense the product, the opening is very appropriately sized considering the product’s consistency. The tube has a secure screw cap so you can easily throw it inside your purse. The flat smooth mouth of the tube allows the product to spread evenly and easily on the lips. The product itself is a clear one with thick gel-like consistency which, let me tell you, is not at all sticky. You get 10g of product which might sound not much but a little goes a long way; you only need a little bead-sized product to cover your whole lips. Now the exciting part! It has an ah-mazingly delicious chocolate peppermint smell! (and it tastes sweet too) I love it! I can smell it all day to be honest :D. That was too much, wasn’t it? But this is the most deliciously-scented product I have in my stash right now. The strong scent might be a downside for some people but hey! It’s chocolate after all and who does not like chocolate? The peppermint in this product gives a slight tingling feeling which I felt to be refreshing. The strong scent fades away though after some time of application. It stays on the lips for 1 to 2 hours with eating and drinking and you might need reapplication depending upon the severity of your chapped lips.

Another great thing in my opinion is that this lip butter is available in two flavours and one without any flavour for people who detest strong scents.

The Cocoa Butter Formula Dark Chocolate & Cherry Lip Butter smells and tastes of Chocolate and Cherries. Sounds delicious, right? :)

Bare Dry Lips

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter - Applied

L - CSP Pure Matte Lipstick Lust (without Palmer's Lip Butter applied underneath), R - CSP Pure Matte Lipstick Lust (with Palmer's Lip Butter applied underneath)

I found this lip butter to give my lips a smooth surface to apply lipsticks especially the matte ones. I have used it underneath the most matte lipstick I have in my stash right now that is Colour Studio Pure Matte (Lust) and it made the lipstick easy to apply and also gave it a slight sheen (not glossy), and yes it did work on keeping my dry lips hydrated when wore alone. This product can be a great help for those people who want to wear matte lipsticks in Fall/Winters but cannot do so due to dry lips.

CSP Pure Matte Lipstick Lust with Palmer's Lip Butter applied underneath

Oh yes I have also tried it over the lipsticks and it gives them a glossy look when worn that way.

All in all I really like it and would definitely recommend it to those who are looking for a pocket-friendly lip butter for this season.

Price

$3.30

Availability

On all the big stores where Palmer’s is sold (I bought it from just4girls.pk but they do not have Palmer’s products anymore for some reason)

Pros

Non-sticky

Hydrating

Chocolate scent

Pocket-friendly

Good consistency

Available in two flavours and one without any flavour.

Cons

Strong scent (for some people)

My Rating 

5/5 (I love it!)

Have you tried any of the products from the Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula range?

Please leave your experiences in the comments below. :)

Love,
Fizzah

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Palmer’s Olive Butter Formula With Vitamin E Body Lotion Review

It is that strange time of the year again when fall is close but the weather is still hot and sunny particularly close to the equator. So while we are sweating profusely, the humidity drop is leaving the skin dry. So what do we do? We can’t use our heavy winter moisturizers in this weather neither can we bear dry skin. Is Palmers olive butter formula with Vitamin E body lotion the knight in green armour we have all been waiting for?

Palmer's Olive Butter Formula 

Product Claims

Palmer’s olive oil formula has the power to transform your skin. Extra virgin olive oil takes care of your skin in multiple ways:

• Unique lipid structure moisturizes instantly
• Loaded with antioxidants to keep skin youthful
• Emulsifies on contact for superior skin smoothing
• Anti Aging Peptide Complex helps improve skin’s firmness and elasticity

What Do I Think?

I was in dire need of moisturization for my sensitive combination skin as the weather bent towards the dry fall season. Every time the season changes my skin goes dry as if it’s an indicator for this. I have always had good experience with Palmer’s products so I decided to give this a go. It’s a pale green soft, airy lotion that doesn’t feel heavy or greasy at all even though it contains extra virgin olive oil. It has a gentle jasmine fragrance that I personally like but people sensitive to fragrant skin products may not find appealing. You don’t need a lot of product to get smooth supple skin because it is highly moisturizing and absorbs quickly. I found it great for my combination skin and also tested it out on my sister’s oily sensitive skin. My verdict is that all skin types will find it suitable for fall and winter although I am not sure about sweltering summers.

Price

PKR 425.

Availability

Palmer’s can be bought from major departmental stores throughout Pakistan. I bought this from Raheem store, Lahore.

Pros

Paraben free

Light airy consistency

Contains extra virgin olive oil

Suitable for all skin types

Contains Vitamin E

Contains Anti Aging Peptide Complex

Good healing power for dry skin

Animal cruelty free

Cons

Contains fragrance

Some might find it a bit expensive

Contains green chemical pigment

My Rating

4/5

Have you tried any of Palmer’s body lotions?

Please do comment below and let me know your views on this product. :)

Thank you for reading this post :)

Love,
Sadaf

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