Happy Womens’ Day!! Personally, I do not believe in the concept of dedicating just one day to celebrate any concept (birthdays and anniversaries being an exception), still, these kind of days bring a joy to our otherwise monotonous lives, quite like our dear IMBB, don’t you think? Where we all share our mutual love for beauty and unleash our glam side.
The product which I am going to share with you all today, is another new launch from Nivea. Nivea Body Lotion Extra Whitening Cell Repair aqnd UV Protect SPF 15 (quite a mouthful). Disclaimer : I do not encourage any kind of whitening products. The Ingredients (50X Vitamin C, a natural remedy for tan), is what attracted me towards it. I do not have much tan, but a bit of unevenness is always there, if you are an active working female, and basically I purchased it to reduce it. Let us move on without further ado and find out how it fared on me.
I had used the earlier whitening version of Nivea Body Lotion and it worked fairly well for me as a good body lotion, but did not do much as far as the tanning part was concerned. As far as the whitening claims are concerned, it is something which should be ignored without any further thought. This new version, however, claims to be paraben, bleach and mineral oil free (wow! I was actually very happy to see that) and claims to whiten (please read “even tone” wherever whitening is mentioned) and smoothen the skin in 14 days (now this is one tall claim). It comes in a flip top bottle. The cap shuts tightly after use, so there is no scope of leakage at all. The small and medium size are easy enough to fit in your hand bag, so this is one travel friendly product.
This Nivea Body Lotion is paraben, mineral oil, colorant and bleach free. You can check that from the ingredients. So, for me, it was a winner from the moment I checked this *happydance*.
It smells almost the same as the Nivea Whitening Lotion, just a bit more floral and a bit citrusy, but the notes are more or less the same, traditional Nivea. I am not complaining as I love the smell of Nivea body products. The body lotion is of a consistency between thick and thin, more on the thin side, and is white coloured.
The Nivea Extra Whitening Lotion moisturizes my normal skin well, but, that might be due to the fact that I use this after skin conditioner. Together, these two make my skin soft and supple throughout day. Alone I think this will not be very moisturizing for long, so, dry skinned beauties will need something heavy alongside.
As far as the fairness claims are concerned, I do not believe in it, but yes, I do see a bit of evenness on my hands after 7 days of use. Not dramatic, but yes to some extent. Although I must say that it did not do anything for the pathetic tan on my feet, sigh, nothing works there *sob* ( I soon have to figure out some routine for my feet, they are becoming UGLY kind of ugly *scared* ). With continued usage, it will give better results and I am not complaining, because this does not use harsh chemical agents to produce quick results, so, I guess by the time this bottle shall be over, it shall make quite a difference to my body.
Yes. It is my favourite body lotion and it stands true to its claims like deep moisture, and long lasting smoothness. Every time I use this product, my skin feels so soft and smooth that everyone notices it. A mere touch and you can guess that it’s the Nivea body lotion effect. I always buy it even before I finish it but I always buy small travel friendly packaging which is easier to store as well.
Massage all over the body in circular motions daily for beautifully firm skin.