Haul from India: Fair and Lovely Winter Fairness

Product name: Fair and Lovely Winter Fairness

So it wouldn't be a blog about India unless we mentioned a fairness cream, especially one as popular as Fair and Lovely. Being Indian, you know we had to do it. I personally am against the whole skin whitening craze, but I happen to be in the minority. Monika, however, is an advocate, so here is her take on this very popular product.

First of all, Fair and Lovely works REALLY well for her skin. In fact fairness is the least of the benefits she gets. She first started using Fair and Lovely in middle school, when your skin is going through that horrible phase where it breaks out and refuses to cooperate. Her mom's friend suggested that she try Fair and Lovely, and she did. The first week she used it, it broke her out, but she was told to keep using it, so she kept at it (When using this product you may break out, but it's only because it's deep cleaning your pores by bringing the dirt to the surface). After that initial week, she has not broken out again, save for a random pimple every so often. Lo and behold, the damn cream worked. Plus, she was able to skip the whole awkward-teenage-bad-skin phase. Not a bad phase to skip right??

The key benefits Monika saw with the Fair and Lovely line were:

• It kept her skin moisturized
• It helped with the acne
• It evened out her skin tone
• It has triple sunscreen which protects her skin from the sun
• It also works as a really good makeup primer
• The triple sunscreen is awesome; it's like a natural makeup

The Winter Fairness product is a new addition to the Fair and Lovely line. The difference is that it has active moisturizers to help hydrate your skin during the harsh winter weather. The original Fair and Lovely lacks this quality, making skin slightly dry and cracked. Monika's experience with the Winter Fairness is that it made something really good even better. During the winter, it kept her skin moisturized without making it too oily, and it still had the same benefits as mentioned above. Monika's rating: A++. It's definitely one of her essential products.

For best results, use twice daily on washed face and neck.

Price: Around $1 per tube if bought in India. It's also available in most Indian stores, but in the U.S. you should expect to pay anywhere between $4-$6.