The lockdown might have been lifted in most places, but the fact remains that it’s still not safe to go out, as we are still in the middle of a pandemic. While many salons have put precautionary measures in place, many of us don’t have access to such salons or are not prepared to take a risk in this regard right now. So, we’ve found some good grooming items you can now order online and use at home.
Manicure and pedicure kits
The Beauté Secrets ClipperGrooming Kit
Price: Rs 549
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This kit contains a lot of things, not just items needed for manicures and pedicures. It has blackhead extractors, a pair of scissors, two nail cutters of different sizes and another nail clipper, a pair of tweezers, a cuticle pusher, and a lot more. Anything you want to fix about your nails, and any grooming you need to do, can be done with this.
This Tony Stark Pedicure Tool Set
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This set comes with a variety of tools to scrape off dead skin and flakes. The corn-removing metal files, the grainy black foot file, a nail filer, are all standard, but we love that it also comes with a cuticle trimmer to get rid of the extra skin which grows around the fingernails. Ah, the satisfaction of removing rough, dead skin with these!
VLCC Pedi Glow Foot Care Kit
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To do a manicure and pedicure, you don’t just need tools, but also the right products. While this kit is just advertised for feet, you can use it on your hands too. There is a cleanser that you add to the water before soaking your hands and feet, a scrub, a massage cream, and a foot spray to banish odour. All of these products are decently sized, at around 50 to 100 ml each, making this a value-for-money kit you can use multiple times.
Oriflame The ONE 5-in-1 Nail Serum
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Many of us don’t want to apply nail paint right now, and want to let our nails breathe. This nail-strengthening serum is a great product to use right now to help our nails get strong and healthy.
Hair removal and brow grooming kits
Beauty Formulas Hair Removal Wax Strips - Compact Travel Pack
Price: Rs 349
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The reason we love these wax strips is primarily because they are great for removing thicker hair. The other reason we love this set is because it can also be used on the bikini line or underarms, and there are 12 smaller strips in addition to the 8 larger ones, for that. You can wax your entire body twice with this one kit!
Kai Face Razor For Women - Pack Of 2
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If you want to groom your eyebrows or remove hair from your upper-lip area, these facial razors are great. Unlike razors used on the rest of the body, these have blades which shave at an angle, so the hair is cut off diagonally, not in a blunt manner. As a result, it doesn’t appear as thick when it grows back as it would if you used a regular razor. This, and the compact size of the blade, makes it great for use around the eyebrows and upper-lips.
Braun Series-3/3270 Epilatorn
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Price: Rs 3419
If you can afford an epilator, it is a great way to remove hair from the root, even though it pulls out each hair individually and can be a little time consuming. However, it is good for those who don’t like shaving frequently, because it removes hair from the root, unlike trimmers, which only cut off hair at the skin.
Facial kits and tools
Love Nature Facial Kit- Glow
Price: Rs 1,549
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A nourishing facial kit which moisturises skin and makes it glow, this is not harsh like most facial kits. Instead, it protects the skin and repairs dull skin. The reason this kit is great is because it contains four full-sized products: a cleanser, a scrub, a face mask, and a cream. Unlike mini-facial kits which cost anywhere between Rs 500 to Rs 900 for one-time use, this is value-for-money. Even if you don’t use these products for a facial, you can use the face wash or cream individually everyday.
XIMI Vogue Facial Cleansing Puff
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Price: Rs 175
Using a cleansing tool aids micro-exfoliation and buffs the skin while you massage on your face wash or cleansing milk. So, this is good for helping your cleanser enter each part of your skin, and helps pick up all the grime and dirt your fingers might miss.
Plan36.5 Mask sheets Combo 5 sheets
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Skin tends to get pretty raw and dry after salon facials involving a host of exfoliating and cleansing rituals. A sheet mask helps put the nutrients and hydration back into your skin, and restores your skin’s strength. This inexpensive sheet mask combo contains Pearl, Green Tea, Cucumber, Aloe, and Tomato masks for that, which you can use after every facial.
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Stuti BhattacharyaBeauty Editor
Specialty: Photography, makeup, skincare, and perfumes
Qualification: PG Diploma, Radio and TV Journalism from IP College For Women, Indian Institute Of Mass Communication
Experience: 8 Years
Stuti is an English Lit graduate who studied Radio & TV Journalism while pursuing photography. A perfume enthusiast, she enjoys pop-culture commentary. Her dream is to live in a world where beauty is a choice, not a necessity for social acceptance.
