LBB Crew's Favourite Beauty Empties For The Month Of April 2024

This cleanser is filled with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and glycerin that leave the skin clean and plump. It’s gentle yet effective and quickly breaks down light everyday makeup with no problem. It’s my favourite morning cleanser. 

What I Love: Hydrating formula, effective, non-comedogenic formula, fragrance-free, value for money

Pro-Tip: If you’ve been wondering how this compares to Cetaphil’s cleanser, check out this video.

- Senior Editor,  Muskan Bansal

I genuinely can't imagine my life before this product. It’s essentially blotting paper in powder form that removes all greasiness and is super easy to use. You can use it to set your makeup or during the day if your skin feels too oily. I use this in the morning, even if I’m not wearing makeup, to get rid of the shine that my sunscreen often leaves me with. Overall, it’s a game-changer product, especially if you have oily skin. 

What I Love: Easy of usage, lightweight, can be used on all skin tones, fine powder texture

LBB Rating: 4.5/5

- Senior Editor, Muskan Bansal

Before this I was using a men's razor to shave and finally decided to give the Gillette Venus Razor With Aloe Extract a try. And can now say that it has become an indispensable product in my weekly ‘everything’ (iykyk) selfcare routine. I have tried over a dozen different razors in the past but I feel I will keep coming back to this one in particular. I love how smoothly it glides on the skin with its flexible pivoting head and removes the finest hair sans any burns or cuts.

LBB Rating: 4.2/5 

- Beauty Writer, Siya Chopra

I have no qualms in saying that the Clinique Moisture Surge is my new favourite moisturiser and one I can’t wait to restock even though the bougie price point hurts my pocket a bit more than I would like. The ingredients are aloe bioferment, hyaluronic acid complex, blend of vitamins C and E, nothing gimmicky, just the good stuff for your skin. It’s lightweight, super hydrating, non-sticky and keeps my combination skin feeling fresh and moisturised for the whole day, without any fragrance or alcohol.

What I Love: Lightweight, non-sticky and intense hydration 

LBB Rating: 4.5/5

-Beauty Writer, Siya Chopra

Probably the only makeup product I have managed to finish in a span of two months (yes, I ain't kidding), the Makeup Revolution Superdewy Liquid Blusher features a lovely liquid blush formula that’s extremely pigmented but blends like a breeze to give the perfect flush of colour to your cheeks. I like the tube packaging because it's super convenient to throw in your bag without worrying about breakage or spillage. This is my new everyday affordable makeup bestie and one I will suggest everyone to get their hands on!

LBB Rating: 4.5/5 

- Beauty Writer, Siya Chopra

This month, Cetaphil's moisturiser has become an unskippable part of my everyday skincare. Packed with niacinamide (B5),  panthenol, and hydrating glycerin, it's a super lightweight lotion that hydrates deeply and lasts forever. It makes my skin look super dewy and plump, and I have absolutely loved its moisture retention ability on my skin, safe to say, I was left with my empty by the end of the month!

What I Love: Long-lasting hydration, non-greasy, super lightweight.

LBB Rating: 4.5/5

- Lifestyle Writer, Nitika Yadav 

As someone who is on a journey of inculcating the habit of sunscreen reapplication, I simply cannot recommend The Derma Co.'s Hyaluronic Sunscreen Stick enough the second I got my hand on it earlier this month. Its compact packaging makes it super easy to carry everywhere, contains ceramides and hyaluronic acid, and leaves no white cast, giving you SPF 60 and PA +++ protection from the blazing sun. If you have been wanting to buy a sunscreen stick, let it be this one and thank us later. 

What I Love: Ease of usage, compact size, and packaging, retain skin moisture

LBB Rating: 4.5/5

- Lifestyle Writer, Nitika Yadav

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As someone who has dry and sensitive skin, and also lives in a humid place, trust me it was impossible to find the perfect sunscreen, that was, until I tried this. Its high SPF and PA protect my skin from being sunburnt each time I go out in the hot and humid Mumbai climate and prevent tanning. But what I truly love about this is that it is super hydrating on the skin, after using it for just one week I could see the difference, no more flaky and tearing skin in my -zone, no more acne because of skin irritation, this was just a perfect find for me.  

What I Love: It leaves no white cast, the hydrating formula, and the dewy-looking skin is right after application

LBB Rating: 4.8/5

-Features Writer, Mahek Jain

For us folks who have dry skin, one thing is for sure is that if we don't exfoliate at least once a week, the skin will start looking like it was frozen. But most exfoliators I found were so harsh on the skin and would leave my body red and irritated. But this scrub from Dove which I got earlier this month comes with shea butter and is something that my frozen skin woes to silky smooth baby skin. It also has pomegranate seeds in it which helps exfoliate the skin smoothly and gently. Further, it is plan-based, moisturising and quite affordable if you ask me. 

What I Love: The smell, how gentle it is on the skin, and the good riddance to strawberry skin in just a of couple uses. 

LBB Rating: 4.5/5

- Lifestyle Writer, Mahek Jain

I just cannot get threading done because of how painful I find it! But at the same time, I find facial hair very annoying on my skin. I tried multiple regular razors before which just turned out to be super harsh on the skin no matter how much gel or baby oil I used. This was the case until I stumbled upon Bombae from an Instagram ad. And believe me, the ads are true, this razor is super soft, gentle, and has a dull blade that rids the facial hair without giving you any nicks in case you are as clumsy as I am! 

What I Love: The ease of use, the dull blade, and the affordable price. 

LBB Rating: 4/5

- Lifestyle Writer, Mahek Jain

As soon as winter left I knew my skin needed something other than the normal hydration in the form of some healing and cooling. I love using the Forest Essentials' Delicate Cleanser that's infused with saffron and neem! I'm already a fan because of how beautifully they blend science with Ayurveda. Their products are clean and always suit my sensitive skin, so I had to try their cleanser this month. I love how deeply it cleanses my skin, leaving it squeaky clean but also hydrated, thanks to the honey. Plus, I love that this is cruelty-free, has no harmful chemicals, and smells great too. 

What I Love: I love the ingredients used 

LBB Rating: 5/5 

- Senior Editor, Diana Viegas