Collective Haul | The Nature’s Co., Clarins & Soulflower

It’s been a while since I did a good old fashioned haul, so I thought one to signal the fact that this blog is turning into a full-time beauty blog (just kidding but more on that at the bottom of this post).

On Saturday I went mall hopping with mom & here are some of the things I bought. I was supposed to buy some clothes too (not that I need any, just wanted to scratch the clothes buying itch) but nothing ‘called me’ in Zara, & at another shop I tried on something that didn’t fit well AND I was supposed to pop into the Elle Fashionwear store but I plum forgot! So I ended up buying all skincare & aromatherapy products only. Here they are without further ado (in order of purchase).

Oh & I almost forgot, it’s official – Forever 21 is opening their first store in Mumbai on June 1st at Infiniti 2, Malad. They (finally) chose to open here just when I turn 21. Co-incidence? I think not. But jokes aside, how do you feel about it? I can’t say I’m excited but I sure am curious!

First stop was The Nature’s Co. I had won a spa voucher via a Pinterest contest they had & I decided to give it to mom. I didn’t even know they had spas… turns out it’s a spa chair sectioned off by a bead curtain at the corner of their store & it’s quite nice. So while my mom got a face massage I had a chance to poke around the store. They have some really nice skin & hair care products (I bought a face wash online a couple of months ago but haven’t had the chance to use it yet).

Anyway I was most attracted to the candle shelves they had some really nice ones. Smelled a ton of them & finally ended up getting lemongrass – I love scented candles & lemongrass reminds me of being in a spa (though I seriously considered getting cloves & sea breeze too).

The thing I love about TNC is that everything is organic & made from natural ingredients.

When I was just finished with sniffing all the candles like a loony person I saw that they also have incense sticks so I picked up two packs in Ocean Breeze & Lemon, & my do they smell divine! I had to buy a holder too obviously.And finally the spa therapist recommended the rosemary-hibiscus hair mask for my mom. It’s supposed to control hair fall. It’s all powder & has to be mixed with water I think it should last long (would you guys be interested in occasional guest reviews from my mom, with products that are more suited to a slightly older age group?) 

Then we were wandering around & landed at the Soulflower counter at Shopper’s Stop & so I bought a few essential oils – lemongrass & cinnamon along with two zodiac signs essential oil blends. I’m very curious as to what are in those zodiac blends, but I think they would be cute birthday gift! I’ve been meaning to show you some Soulflower goodies from a blogger meet a couple of months ago (soon, soon I promise!)

Last stop… Clarins! The lovely ladies at Vellvette (the folks behind The Vellvette box) held an event to launch the new Clarins BB Cream. There was some pampering, some trials, & we bought a few things too.
This was the first event I went to by the Vellvette team & I must say I really enjoyed it. They were all extremely friendly & warm & made sure we were comfortable. The Clarins sales assistants, not so much. I know they’re sales assistants & all but the one assigned to my mom was so f*cking pushy. She kept insisting that we buy both the serums (at around 4.5k each) & even when we agreed to buy one she wouldn’t quit. We had to gently tell her no for about 10 minutes (I’m thinking we should have screamed instead?) & after that she started sulking so badly. What a sour experience. Despite liking Clarins a lot I feel like never buying from them again because they hire horrible people like that.

Two full sized Single Eye Color Long-Lasting eye shadows, one Long Wear Moisturizing Lipstick, one lotus face treatment oil (for me) & an Intensive Brightening Serum for mom. The rest are samples, from the Vellvette goody bag & directly from Clarins for our purchases.

The full-sized Clarins products – I’m most excited about the Lotus Oil. The eye shadows aren’t for me (I prefer neutrals!) but they were got with someone in mind.