Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Online Shopping : An Experience Worth Sharing

Online shopping is becoming very popular in Pakistan these days. It is a new-fangled fashion and trend in Pakistan but it looks like this trend of online shopping has increased among Pakistanis suddenly. Now, people just want to go online either on a website or a face book page and place their orders without facing the trouble of driving to the store and picking up the goods themselves.

In Pakistan, many new businesses have been launched online and one such online shopping store is Daraz.pk. It offers products of both multiple international and national brands straight to your home.

Recently I was contacted by Daraz.pk and they offered me a discount code voucher of 1000 PKR to shop from their store and share my experience with my friends and lovely readers. When I visited their website, believe me it was hell difficult for me to settle on a single item. They are offering multiple items at amazing prices. There are also offering many facilities like seven days return policy, cash on delivery and free home delivery on shopping of more than 1500 PKR.






 If you are new to Daraz.pk then you need to make an account there. For this click on login or register option at the top right corner. After that click on as a new customer and a form will appear in front of you. Fill it. 



 Once your account is created you can enter your address by clicking on the address book.

I also followed these steps to create my account. The next thing was to use that discount code voucher. After spending hours I selected Color Studio Professional Knock Out Marker and Color Studio Professional 3D Max Mascara.

Those who are new to this online shop, once you have settled on an item double click on it. You will see buy now option, click on it. 


I also clicked on buy now and used the discount code.


After that I clicked on add another item to add mascara and then clicked on go to next step.


After adding both items I clicked on confirm now. As I used discount code so from order summary you can see that I had to pay nothing, not even a single penny. The expected day of delivery was March 25th, 2014. Immediately after placing the order I received a call from their representative, he confirmed my order and address and he also mentioned that I have to pay nothing. After that I received sms too confirming the order along with order number. And guess what, I received an email too within few minutes with all the information. I was really impressed by their quick service.

Even on their website they have mentioned purchase life cycle.



I even signed up for their newsletter to receive 10% discount. For this I only entered my email address.


If you want to track your order then simply click on where is my order?When I clicked on this option this information appeared.


I received my parcel on 26th March, 2014. It was one day late as the expected date of delivery was 25th March , 2014 but it was not company's fault as the weather was acting up badly. The return form was also in the the box. As I loved my goodies so there was no need to even think about returning them. I received my goodies well packed.....:)






My goodies was packed in a transparent bag.




 Both eye liner marker and mascara were in a perfect condition.




Overall, I am really happy with the customer service, efficiency, quality, packaging and affordable prices of daraz.pk . They deliver exactly the same products as they show in the pictures.



I am definitely going to place my order again in the near future. If you are planning to shop from this online store then simply click on daraz.pk and don't forget to join them on facebook. By the way when I visited their website right now, a spin wheel with different discount offers popped up and I won 10% discount (Yahooooooo). You can also win by visiting their website so don't waste your time....:)

I hope you enjoyed reading this post....:)

Thank you for your time.
Stay Blessed....:)



Friday, 14 March 2014

Saeed Ghani Herbal Skin + Whitening Soap

Hello ladies! 

If you love herbal skincare products then you must be familiar with Saeed Ghani's name. Today, I am going to review Saeed Ghani's Herbal Skin + whitening soap.

Claims
Herbal skin + is an advance whitening product, specially designed at Saeed Ghani's herbal laboratory; was created after years of pioneering research by combining the century old recipes with science and technology. Our skin whitening secret is a unique formulation with combination of natural ingredients extracts. That works by elevating skin clarity and brightness. The nutrients and exfoliates contained in the herbal skin + lightening formulas promote the generation of new skin cells and are highly essential in providing an even skin tone. The result is a silky white complexion that glows from within.

My thoughts and experience
I used this soap for full fifteen days to review it properly. It comes in a card board packaging which is, white and light yellow in color. The soap itself is wood like in color and, it's not smooth like other soaps. When I used it for the first time, I felt the tiny grains while rubbing it in my hands. It has a strong fragrance but, I am ok with it. It lathers very well and keeps the skin dry for 5-6 hours easily. I use it twice a day for best results. The only thing which I don't like about this soap is, it is very very slow in reducing the dark spots. Even after 15 days I can still see the lightest dark spot on my face. I am not even satisfied with it's whitening claims. It has pure ubtan in it but my skin has not brightened up. It's almost the same. Well, the plus point is that it cleans the face deeply and I don't get any breakout.

Well, I am not going to repurchase this soap as I have better options. I only purchased it to reduce the dark spots on my face and it failed to do so.

 Pros
  • Budget friendly (PKR 80).
  • Prevents acne growth
  • Cleanses effectively
  • Keeps the face matte for 5-6 hours.
  • Lathers well

Cons
  • Strong fragrance
  • Doesn't reduce dark spots
  • Whitening claim is not true
  • Only suitable for oily and acne prone skin 

Availability
It is easily available at all leading superstores in Pakistan for 80 PKR.

Recommendation
Well, I will not repurchase it. But, if you are interested in trying this out then it is suitable for oily and acne prone skin. It is drying for dry and combination skinned beauties.

My Rating
3.5/5

Thank you for your time.
Stay Blessed.....:)


Friday, 7 March 2014

Teeni Meeni Haul

Hello Ladies,
I am again here with my second mini haul.
I posted my first one in January and in February my haul was all about shirts, tights and scarfs so I skipped post on that. Now I mostly opt for online shopping so I placed my first order on 1st March. Let see what I got.


From The Beauty Broadway (Online shopping Facebook Page)
 Clinique Rinse-off foaming cleanser mousse (30 ml) : PKR 650
Clinique even better skin tone correcting moisturizer (15 ml) : PKR 650
Delivery charges were PKR 270 as the owner of this page lives in Karachi and I live in Islamabad so delivery charges vary according to location.


My experience with The Beauty Broadway
Well as far as my experience with this online shopping face book page is concerned I placed my order in mid February. You read it right. At that time I asked the owner about the payment method. She in-boxed me the details that either I can go for easy paisa, UBL omni or bank transfer. I preferred easy paisa as the shop is near my home. I can't tease my family members again and again to use credit cards and transfer the money. Sadly I still don't have a bank account as I am on pocket money (Moment of Silence for a minute ...-_- ) but I am planning to open soon. The owner of the page told me that her limit for easy paisa is over. I am mad after CLINIQUE as I own some really amazing stuff from this brand. After knowing that it's not easy for me to pay I forgot it. 


Then on 28th February I received a message on my cell phone Hey! you never returned. To be very honest I was in a shock for about five minutes. Then I even told her that I backed off because I always prefer easy paisa or COD. I was again in a shock when she told me that the products are still with her. I told her that I will pay the amount tomorrow. On 1st March I made the payment. She dispatched the products on 3rd March and on 4th March I received them.


It still amazes me why she didn't prefer to add these two products in-stock album. There are many girls out there who are mad after this brand. I even don't know the name of owner of this face book page but I am really thankful to her for being so nice and kind. I will definitely place more orders soon....^_^

From Local Store


Facial Sponge: PKR 75
Pond's White Beauty Cleansing milk: PKR 185



Overall I am really happy with these purchases as I will use them on daily basis. I haven't wasted money and it makes me more happy....lol...:)



I will review these products soon. I know this post is late but I hope you enjoyed reading it. I am going to try other online shopping face book pages too and will post about my experience with them. I really enjoyed writing this post because of these fresh and yummy mini pizzas....:D


Thank you for your time.
Stay Blessed....:) 


Sunday, 2 March 2014

The Versatile Blogger Award

Finally I received my second award by two very cute sisters Hira and Maria of The sisters go shopping . It's an honor and I am really humbled and once again thank you so much ...:)




Rules
 Here are the rules when selected for the Versatile Blogger Award.

  •  Thank the person who gave you this award.
  •  Include a link to their blog.
  •  Nominate 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
  •  Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.

 Nominees

I want to nominate 15 awesome bloggers I love to follow. They ALL deserve this award :)


Zatheela of pink clouds blog
Bia of the beauty finds
Samar of glamour girlz blog
Natasha of my little world of makeup
Seemal of the brunette head
Aamna of aamnah khan's blog
Haniya of my own nail art
Zubia of the bedside dreams diary
Sadee of sadee style beauty and fashion blog
Rinako of Under an impartial sky
Sadia of sadia malik's blog
Nayab of nayab loves
Shang of the feminine crusade
Aaliyah of pyari beauty
Shehrzad of pretty peachy and pink

I have tagged these bloggers in a random order and they all are my favorite so I cannot think of giving them any position or order....:)
    Now I have to mention 7 facts about myself....:)

    1) I am a beauty blogger but still I stay 100 miles away from makeup. I want my skin to look fresh and thank God I get ready within 10 minutes as I use lipsticks only....:P

    2) I am mad after pink color. I have 9 suits in pink color and now whenever I go for shopping my friends beg me not to even touch pink suits in shops. I really hate them for doing this...-_-

    3) I love action movies. I cant sleep without watching a movie. I feel like I have missed something so I don't care about the time and watch one movie per day....:)

    4) I can't watch a movie if I don't have anything to eat. For me its must to keep on moving my mouth. Same is the case when I watch a cricket match....:P....If I have nothing to eat then I don't watch a movie....:'(

    5) I cant read or write if television or music is on in the background. It irritates me and my brain stops working...:/

    6) I am a foodie person. I keep on trying different restaurants but wherever I go I always search for biryani and chow-mein in the menu first.....:P 

    7) I love to cook. I keep on trying different dishes whenever I get time...:)

      Again I would like to thank you Hira and Maria for giving me this lovely award....:)

    Hope you liked this post.
    Thank you for your time.
    Stay Blessed.....:)