Generally speaking Lakme skin care range products seem to boast too much for what they actually do. Quite ordinary cosmetics, unreasonably overpriced. All 3 products that I’ve tried have a nice smell, otherwise nothing much special about it.

Strawberry Silk Splash Face Wash

What it says: “The cleansing power of Strawberries is now available for you. Presenting Lakme Strawberry Silk Splash, a face wash with Real Strawberry Extracts that gently wash away the dirt from the innermost pores, leaving your skin fresh and tingling.

How it works: Strawberry Extracts polish your skin to remove dead skin and to wash away dirt from deep within. It cleans without drying, leaving your skin soft and silky smooth. The Fresh Strawberry fragrance lingers on for hours and hours.

Results: Clean, soft and fresh skin.

Usage: Use twice daily or as often as required. Gently massage with fingertips on forehead, nose and chin. Rinse thoroughly. Ideal for all skin types and can be used round the year. For best results, apply Strawberry Silk Creme for soft, moisturised skin.

Key Ingredients: Strawberry (Fragaria Chiloensis) Extract, Glycerin, Menthol.”

Review: This face wash is a red gel with small red indissoluble particles (polymer?) and therefore should be kept away from the eyes. Texture of the gel is quite thick and it’s better to mix it with little water before washing face. Due to menthol content it gives a fresh tingling sensation which is not a very good thing for sensitive skin. Using this face wash causes discomfort and feeling of dehydration though it claims that it doesn’t dry the skin, so definitely it’s not ideal for all skin types.

Strawberry Silk Creme

What it says: “A rich soft cream that pampers the skin with the luscious fragrance of fresh strawberries leaving it soft and delicately perfumed for hours. A combination of real strawberry extracts and active moisture balance ensure the optimal level of moisture for your skin. It is fortified with UV filters to protect against skin damaging elements. Offers visibly soft, fragrant skin that glows with health.”

Review: Apart from lovely smell and pale pink color, there’s nothing worthy about this cream. It’s just so-so.

Peach Milk Moisturiser with Vitamin E

What it says: “Natural peach milk easily soaks into and softens your skin. The goodness of peach milk makes your skin radiant and glow like never before. Vitamin E conditions and protects against skin-damaging elements to give soft and radiant skin.

Usage: Gently massage on your face, neck and arms, morning and night, after using Lakme’s Cleansing Range. For all skin types. Suitable for all seasons.

Results: Soft and radiant skin

Key Ingredients: Tocopheryl Acetate (Vit. E Acetate), Tocopherol (Vit. E), Peach (Prunus Persica) Extract.”

Review: Light liquid moisturiser with a subtler (than strawberry products) perfumey smell. Good for hands as it absorbs fast and leaves the skin well moisturised and soft.