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Coloressence Face & Body Illuminator Lotion Review
Hi All,
I bought this more than a year back…yet another impulse buy…and one which I regret dearly…
I was hunting for an illuminating lotion and after scouring so many stores when the SA give this to me, I thought it would be a godsent. But Alas! (with full melodrama) this was not meant to be.
Product Claim & Ingredients
This special lotion is blessed with an oil free composition which smoothly evens the skin and gifts you a crystal clear complexion with unmatched illuminating radiance.
Price: 500 INR
About Coloressence Face & Body Illuminator :
- Packaging –This illuminator comes in a tube form with a screw top lid which is quite hygienic and travel friendly.
- Color –The lotion comes in diff shades to match your skin tone but is basically a beige to brown shade.
- Texture –It is extremely light and like gel…It spreads easy and gets absorbed in a jiffy without clogging my pores.
- Fragrance – This has a very Aqua kinda smell which is pleasant.
- Usage – It’s mean to just be spread onto the skin for that much loved glow.
My Verdict:
This is supposed to be an illuminator..But doesn’t illuminate worth a dime…They should just rename this and call it a Tinted moisturizer or a primer because it’s the only way to use this. The formula as such is quite nice because it’s very light and it doesn’t clog the pores or make me sweaty. It gets absorbed quickly and forms a nice base for make-up but under no circumstances can this be deemed as an illuminator. There’s no illumination, no concealing, no shine, no glow, nothing!!
Pros of Coloressence Face & Body Illuminator :
- As an illuminator it does nothing, but it works well as a primer or as a tinted moisturiser.
- Pleasant fragrance
- Hygienic packaging
- Doesn’t make the skin feel greasy and gets absorbed quite easily
Cons of Coloressence Face & Body Illuminator :
- Absolutely useless for what it was meant to be!
Ratings:
- Effectiveness: 1/5 (point given for its use as a primer)
- Packaging: 4/5
- Availability: 3/5
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heheheh primer in a illuminator
such a fakum fake product i tell u…i was on the verge of throwing it out and then was like..leme try to use it somehow…
hehe look at the ingredients list! mast hai..ghar pe bnaya hua safe product lgta hai na
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thats true…and on application, it gives a very mild cooling effect…doesnt last at all, but is nice nonetheless…i think they have repackaged this as their aqua base…which makes mmore sense to me…
hehehe illuminator ki fuse gul ho gayiiiii isliye no illumination
atleast u can use as a primer but y do u need illuminator aesich chikni glowy glowy ho 
awww….cho chweet of u tupsi…lekin so many times i wake up in the morning and i luk so pale n dull…i hate mornings..
is time pe i luv using a bronzer or an illuminator to warm up or brighten instantly 
do u use one?
mrngsss i hate mrngssss
na re never used one..but i do wanna try a nice bronzer..ne recos 
oouch such a dud…
haan Divs..worst 500 bucks ever spent.. do u use an illuminator?
Aww thats too bad, but your hand swatch mei it looks pretty nice and dewy, definite dupe would be the Oriflame ka tinted moisturizer na…only thing is that for this price you could’ve gotten like two of those!
yeps…this is definitely better as a TM…and too pricey infact if u consider the brand n d quality….i think now they’ve actually repackaged this as their aqua base…
LOL crazy stuff, always felt wary of buying from them, now I’m patting myself on the back for not
Sorry to hear that , but it’s a good warning for us ..
I am looking for a face illuminator too , what do you propose me , girls ? I don’t want to spend a lot of money in one and discover later that it’s not for me ..
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yeps..I thought everyone shud be aware of this coz alot of ppl hav started buying color essence and while their lippies r quite nice some of their other products r total duds….
Lavinia, if u wana go in for a pocket friendly illuminator which works well, then hands down u shud go for revlon…they have 2 shade variants one is peachy and the other is a pinkier shade…try both and pick the one which suits u best…its a fab fab product…one that ul never regret buying …
ohhhh….dud is always pain
…why on earth do they create such useless products…i will toh start crying if i buy something like this 
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i was so puzzled when i used this…in the beginning i thought I am only usingit wrongly since id never used an illuminator b4…but id seen so many videos and the effect these things give and this din’t give any effect whatsoever!! after buying n trying revlon illuminator i truly knew i’d found the cream of the crop
thoda aur paisa kharch karke revlon illuminating lotion kharid liya hota ( for 710/-)
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Gmornin Prerana!!! such a long time!! how r u doin?? Hows the teeny one doin inside?
not after long time actually
i read all the posts here but comment bahut din bad kiya 
teeny one is fully grown up baby now, weights about 2.8kgs and moves a lot all the time….but i’m fit n fine physically..
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haha! when r u due? m sure chotu is playing football inside…
m glad t kno ur doin well… 
God bless… 
due in feb 1st week…just a month more
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yippiieee!!! Chotu comin soooonnnnnn!!! Valentine month baby
wot do u think it will be? boy or girl?
i asked my doctor last month but they said “aur thoda intezar kar lo”
actually its illegal to determine sex of baby na…but out of curiosity i googled a lot abt gender prediction quiz, chinese gender prediction calandar, old wives tale and many things, some says me having girl, some says i’m carring boy…i’m sooo confused!!
lets see what comes out….will definetly send anamika pics of my baby…
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yesss! ill ask her to share with me also…whatever comes, bas healthy ho…u must be so excited now that D Day is comin closer
Hi Preranaaaaaaaaaaa…
Many many congratulation ..I am so happy for you…..you are glowing like anything….
forget abt the gender of the kid ..all i wish is that every woman should have a beautiful, healthy and a lucky child..hai na ?
and with Prerana bade eyes and her cute cheeks
u too will fell it someday
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haan…infact i bought revlon right after this…and i was wondering y the first SA dint tell me about it….i luv the revlon one so much! i used it at my wedding also!
may be the SA was desperate to sell collorecence product
thats why she didn’t show u revlon wala!! 
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wohi to…despogiri karke she made me waste 500 bucks….that too when every rupee counted…it was almost my wedding time then!
revlon is available in both lotion and powder form
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yep..i have the lotion form wala…its so amazing na? which one do u hav?
i too have lotion wala, use it in winters only coz in summers it makes me very oily ( my skin is oily na), thinking to try out powder form….only if i get my shade coz i fear powder may give white-ish appearance if it didn’t matched skin color
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oh..thats true….on oily skin in summers it’ll make u light up like a bulb! powder wud be a gud idea….its actually quite nice too…After seeing mine, my pal went t get it but the SA in the store only had the powder form then…..so she got that and it works pretty well…but its a bit lighter….like the lotion wala in pink actually makes u look pink na? in the case of the powder form, the pink tint is much lighter…but the subtle glow is there for sure
it luks ok ok … but wonder y they call it illuminator
Gudmrng Galssssssssssss !!
Gmornin Switty! itne subah subah??
even i wondered y they called it an illuminator….kuch illuminate karta to hai nahi…
prerna hw r u???
after a long time na…
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Prerana is our Eid ka chaand!
feel so glad t see her back!
Hi pavani…and zara i ws always here bt as i said comment kafi din bad kiya
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When u first said u regretted gettin this, i though it’d probably have chunky shimmer. Dint expect it to have zero illuminatating power
Gmornin Naf….u said it! it really has zero illuminating power and is so worthless for the purpose which i got it for…when i use revlon one, it instantly brightens up my face and gives me that perfect glow after using a tiny amount…and no matter how much of this i use it doesn;t do more than give an oily shine..
Wow 500 bucks for a product tat does nothing..feel like spankin tat SA
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haan…foolish lady! cud have just directed me to revlon na instea dof wasting my time n money…
btw Gmorning Paro…Its FRIDAAAYYYY!!!
FRIDAY YAY YAY!!!!!!
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heehee…m so relieved week is finally getting over….but no weekend for me tho…goin t sasuraal…
consider it as weekend only Darling
lol…sasuraal will look at you and think pari aa gayee and give u a weekend!!
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heehee….tere mu me ghee shakkar…no-no…tere haath me dher saara makeup!
ahe he he…aur Keerthi’s like in-laws…who can gift me EL, Chanel etc etc
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heehee..thats d dream..
Oh yes! Week just flew by…Its FRIDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
m so glad tday has come
this was such a long week 
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heehee…wot plans vish? apart from foundation shopping
i am off on a trip Zee!! to a very very very peaceful place in my life
foundation on sunday!!
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wow!! trip!! where u goin?
a place near Sirsi called Sonda…it has a mutt from our guruji…but the place is very sparsely populated and BEAUTIFUL!! i’ll come back and post pictures…its so peaceful…plus the place has some strong vibrations…it feels alive!!
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haan kya? another place i havent heard bout…but sounds really cool..do put up pics once ur back
i will…sure’o!!
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illuminator by only name not by work……..
…………………… naam se hi gaddari….. …………….. lagta hai company ne galti se naam rakh li 
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even i think so Ani…and i think they have now renamed this as their aqua base…i found it to b so similar..
whatta dud!!!
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yeps…total waste..
OMG…teri lakh lakh sukar Zara…
…paisa waste hone se bacha dia 
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hehe…ur welcome….no1 else shud waste 500bucks needlessly like me
I opened this post so excitedly, I thought this wld be a cheap and good prdt around 200-300. Thanks for the review, and saving our money
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haha! naa…this is neither cheap nor good….pathetic to the core….
Revlon is like miles and eons ahead!
Revlon skinlights kya?
haan wohi wala..its fab!
Oh! but it has 2 colors na?
peach and pink, i guess pink would suit me more, how do we use them re?
well, there r 2 ways to use this…if u wana use this as a highlighter, u jusr tk a small amt on ur hand and use a little bit on the areas of ur face where the liht hits like the top of ur cheeks, middle of the forehead, bride of the nose n all….if u wana use it as an all over illuminator just tk a really tiny bit and apply on ur entire face with hands…not with a brush tho coz then u end up using more..
hehe.. one more product in the market which doesnt serve its purpose! i guess certain brands decide to give their good for nothing product a fancy name to make ppl buy it!
and as usual i have to make use of my fav smiley so here goes.. 
Happy friday!! 
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Happy Friday Deepssss!!!
wot plans fr d weekend? m goin t sasuraal!! 
lucky you! good food !
Have fun Z!! 
me spending time with my boyfriend this weekend and its pongal time here so good food for the next few days!! 
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Pongal Time!!
ur really gona enjoy urself… Hav a gr8 weekend Deeps! 
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looks like a light coverage foundi to me
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light coverage? jyo it gives no coverage!
hawwwww. then toh its not even a tinted moisturiser
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nopes..id rather use ponds TM…