Makeup Monologues

MAYBELLINE COLORSENSATIONAL LIP GRADATION PINK 2

2016-02-05T22:59:00.000+05:30

That Maybelline has just launched a ton of ranges in India is no secret! You have to be living under a rock to not know it yet! They launched the Fit Me range, the Super stay nail varnishes and what I got most excited about - Lip Gradations (Known as Color Blurs abroad).
I just got one to try. I got one in Pink 2.

The Lip Gradation pencils are dual sided. it has a nib for precise application (much thicker than a lip liner though). The other side (that you twist up for the nib to "rise" )is a sponge tip applicator that made no sense to me initially, till I realised it was for the "Korean Lip Trend" of the 'just bitten'/ ombre lips. power packed in the centre and faded outwards. Did I explain it well? Did I?

I know I pick out similar colours. It's like right after I got married, I had mainly pink sarees. And below is proof that this colour is VERY similar to MAC's All Fired Up. If anything, this is just a little more pink as the name suggests! lol

Colour It's a deep raspberry pink. It's a stunning colour for all year round and is sure to suit all skintones. It is PACKED with pigment and goes completely opaque in 1 swipe.

Texture The texture is quite similar to the Revlon matte balms or the MAC Matte lipsticks. This particular one though I find is nice and smooth to apply. It doesn't tug while application, it's very smooth, but can get drying after a couple of hours of wear.

The wear time is very impressive. It stays on even after a proper meal! The stain isn't patchy. It's nice and even and looks fresh after hours. I easily get 3 -5 hours of wear out of this.

Excuse the no makeup pouty face + shabby hair! :)

Trying the Korean way of application in the picture above. Taken under white light, so the colour is altered.

All in all, I absolutely LOVE this pencil. There's nothing bad about it except the quantity. Too little for the price. It's almost the cost of a MAC Lipstick if you take the quantity : Price ratio into consideration.

Price - Rs 500

Kangana Ranaut's Style Evolution - Watch & Learn

2016-02-03T17:09:00.002+05:30

Once a small town girl, Kangana has gone on to become the heart-throb of Bollywood today! Wherever she goes, she turns the limelight towards her! Her cool style statement and attitude pops eyeballs and girls religiously take fashion inspiration from her. Kangana Ranaut is one of those beauties, who looks amazingly stunning in each and every ethnic and casual outfit that she pulls on with her stylish swag.

Well known for going all the way, Kangana has a bold, quirky and confident approach to fashion; Kangana Ranaut is admired and looked up to by most women,

She isn't shy of trying each trend and owning it! It's time for you to derive an inspiration from the lady herself and shop her wardrobe essentials!

The 'Work Look'

Why shall you turn up boringly to your office in plain and boring formal every time, when you can primp your appeal by taking inspiration from Kangana? She has very beautifully given her causal outfits a magical touch of edgy formals in the picture above. You must give it a try once!

The 'Wedding Look'

Make a colourful and vibrant bang on entry in your close friend's or office colleague's wedding, with the richness of zari and mirror work Bollywood style salwar suit, which Kangana wore in Tanu Weds Manu Returns. And even b hagalpuri silk salwar suits are a good option for attending a marriage function.

The 'Beach Look'

The sexy breezy dress that Kangana Ranaut has been photographed wearing, is your perfect beach essential dress!

The 'Campus Look'

Take a cue from Kangana here and attend college in the most casual way ever!

In your favourite pair of denim shorts and a cool t-shirt ? Jazz it up with booties for a cool and carefree look.

Formal Party

Bedazzle the Party in the most sensuous manner with the enchanting beauty of a slick and light saree. Pick up stunning Chiffon sarees and Georgette sarees for a feminine and graceful look

The Cult Rock Event Look

Attending a rock show? You need a bright coloured dress teamed with long boots.

PS: Sponsored.

My MAC Lipstick Collection + Lip Swatches

2016-01-29T21:44:00.000+05:30

Hey guys! Decided to bring out ALL My current MAC Lipsticks! Some new, some well loved! Hope you like it! :) Open for more pictures

4 MAC Lipstick Dupes

2016-01-26T20:14:00.002+05:30

MAC Lipsticks are some of my favourite lipsticks! And you know that if you've seen my latest humongous MAC Haul here! But they're not the most affordable ones.

The newly launched Maybelline Lip Gradations are great dupes of a lot of MAC Lipsticks!
They're known as the Maybelline Color Blurs worldwide.

The one in Orange 1 is a very close dupe of the MAC Lady Danger Lipstick and because they look pretty much the same on us girls with colour, they're close dupes of the MAC So Chaud lipstick by extension!

Maybelline Fuchsia 1 is an exact dupe of the much loved MAC Flat Out Fabulous! You're welcome.
Maybelline Pink 1 is very VERY close to MAC All Fired Up. My Lipstick of choice all of the festive season that went by.
Maybelline Pink 2 is veryyy similar to MAC Speak Louder in terms of colour. Obviously not in terms of texture and overall look as the said MAC Lipstick is a creamsheen formula that's quite glossy and far from the velvety matte finish of the Maybelline Lip Gradations!

The Maybelline LipGradations cost Rs 500 for a teeny tiny amount and the MAC Lipsticks cost Rs 1450 for 3 gms . So you're pretty much paying the same amount for the same quantity! Brand name apart, I quite like the Maybelline Lip Gradition that I own. Its great quality!

Do you like finding dupes as much as I love finding dupes of my favourite MAC Lipsticks? Let me know in the comments below!

Oh, and a very very happy Republic Day to all Indians! :)

Here's a very fun "Desi Tag" I did last August for the Indian Independance Day on my Youtube Channel!

MAC & Sephora Haul 2016

2016-01-20T13:17:00.001+05:30

Hi my lovelies!

I'm back with a Haul for you guys.

Read on for details!

SEPHORA

Benefit Girl Meets Pearl Highlighter Rs 2150

Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cresm (Addis Ababa) Rs 560

MAC

Soft & Gentle Highlighter Rs 2400

LIPSTICKS

* I totally forgot to show you 1 MAC Lipstick! That, I'll fit in the Drugstore Haul, OK?

(Retro Matte) Relentlessly Red Rs 1450

(Retro Matte) All Fired Up Rs 1450

(Retro Matte) Flat Out Fabulous Rs 1450

(Matte) Pink Pigeon Rs 1450

(Satin) Mocha Rs 1450

(Satin) Twig Rs 1450

(Amplified) Fast Play Rs 1450

(Amplified) Craving Rs 1450

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Top 6 MAC Lipsticks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqfugkl91fA

My Huge Birthday Haul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2w5v-uZRQk

Sephora, Bobbi Brown Haul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hIPtASDq6o

Beauty Haul Ft. Nykaa & Amazon India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVZLU6EBbis

The Desi Tag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrUKsPrwXsM

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Garnier Oil In Cream Review

2016-01-19T12:01:00.003+05:30

I'm at a new place and things are different. You know if you've watched my Life Update video here.

The constant moving and constant change feels good . Like I can deal with it and even enjoy it right now in life, but it is taking a toll on my skin and hair and health. The constant pill popping isn't helping and my skin care routine needs to be worked on. Oiling my hair regularly isn't happening, because of the 100 social commitments (and the parties we throw to break away from said social commitments don't leave me any time to really wash my hair post oiling that much). But the only thing I am able to fit in my schedule right now, with some good results is this- Garnier Oil In Cream. And I'll tell you why.

I was sent this to try out and while I did give it a go in the start, I din't feel much. I was at home then and my hair was in decent condition and I could even find time to oil it back then. But now, the story is a little different.

It's basically a hair cream. Consistency, much like a conditioner. It's even a little lighter, if you may.

What's good is, I have used it a couple of ways, before/ after/ during my shower and that flexibility makes it easy to actually incorporate it into my current lifestyle.

I have once used it as an overnight oil treatment. And while my hair felt slightly better the next day after a wash, it wasn't to the effect of a hot oil over night treatment. So I never did this again. For that much of an effort, might as well oil my hair.
I then used it like a conditioner, instead of a conditioner and my hair felt great, nice and manageable and not tangled (this is a recent problem).
I have used it in place of a leave in conditioner cream (just veryyyy slightly on the length and the ends of my hair, when damp) and this works great in my opinion. This is my most favourite way to use it. This is my husbands favourite way to use it too btw! Ever since I did it for him once, he's been more regular than me with this. I'm sure I'll have to repurchase it for the man at home.

It smells great like most Garnier products (is it just me or does EVERYTHING they make smell good? Tell me what you think in the comments below.

The big tube (200gms) costs Rs 100 and that's inexpensive.
I've loved this mainly because there are just so many ways to incorporate it into my messed up routine, and it ensures that my hair gets some nourishment. Your hair still needs a good oil massage, but when you're too pressed for time or have a horrible memory to remember to do so, this will come to your rescue as it did for me!

p.s. : press sample

MAC Pink Pigeon Lipstick - Review, Dupes

2015-12-31T23:53:00.002+05:30

If you know me at all, you know that Christmas and New Years is a big deal for me and that this is my favourite time of the year! But this year, as great as I expected it to be, a few hiccups ensured that I totally forgot about the jolly spirit! Boo

But tonight, alone in my pj's, with a face full of makeup, munching on deep fried, unhealthy snacks (Here) and watching a chick flick, I couldn't have been happier! I wanted to Blog and while a post like The Best and Worst of 2015 would be more appropriate, I just couldn't look beyond this pretty, bright, mood uplifting, NYE appropriate Pink Lipstick!

I'm a strong believer of Reds are for Christmas and bright Pinks are for New Years! I'll talk about my Christmas Lipstick in another post now! Don't get ahead of yourself! oh btw, remember this bright Pink lipstick from MAC was my NYE lipstick a couple of years back? Ooh and what's with my over plucked eyebrows there!!!

MAC Pink Pigeon is the most gorgeous neutral (slightly cool toned) bright Pink that will suit most (Indian &) skintones in the world!'Its a MATTE formula and MAC Mattes are my favourite. they're soft , glide on beautifully, stay put a long time (3 - 4 hours) and leave a stain behind!

MAC describes Pink Pigeon as a Bright, cleanest Pink.

This is a girly, Barbie pink guys and definitely not for the faint hearted. But My Birthday and New Year's is a time to go all out and all glam in my opinion! ;)

If other neautral Pinks look like they might was you out, or if Candy Yum Yum seems too tough to Pull Off (see what I did there?) Piunk Pigeon is your best bet!

Dupes are the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick #20 (Click for Review)
& the Maybelline POW 2 Lipstick
But they're both dupes color wise. They're both not Matte and have some glossiness to them.

Price Rs 1450 Ouch!

This, I new since I first saw it, would be my New Year Lipstick and it did glam up my evening in pj's!
This one's a total love!

P.S. : Guys, this is my last post of 2015! Yay! I made it! See you'll next year!
Hope you'll are having a great time right now and hope that your 2016 is your best, happiest, most successful year yet! Love you'll tons! :*

We Are Among The Top 50 Beauty Blogs Of India

2015-09-17T20:57:00.001+05:30

Oh My God! I'm thrilled! You know, It's an auspicious day today and I got a mail saying Makeup Monologues made it to the Top 50 Beauty Blogs of India according to Rebateszone.com .

Below is an infographic for the Top 50 Beauty Blogs of India! Congratulations if your blog or your favourite blog is in the list as well. :)

Read the complete article here.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to those celebrating! Wish you'll health, wealth, wisdom, prosperity & happiness!
Much love

Ik

Q & A | Ask Ikya Anything | How Did We Meet | Married Life, Etc

2015-09-14T15:34:00.000+05:30

Hi guys! Hope you're all doing great!

I had SUCH fun doing this video. Hope you like it as much.
Thanks for being the best bunch of people in this world! I'm truly blessed to have you'll in my life and I can't thank you'll enough for being there and constantly supporting me!
Love love, MUCH love to you all!

Summer Makeup Video (For basic products)

The Beauty Blender | Is It Worth The Hype? | Review & Use

2015-09-11T12:55:00.001+05:30

If I had ~~a rupee~~ a Hundred Rupees for every time someone asked me how I wear my foundation or concealer, what? In those exact words- I'd probably have a few hundred rupees. But if you were to count expressions like -

What?! Where's the Foundation? Where's Your Concealer? Where are Your Horrendous Dark Circles?!
Y-You're wearing concealer? Where? You're flawless! (lol let me wipe it off and then hear you say that!)
Wow Ok, IF you're wearing foundation/ concealer how can't I tell you have? Cause I can always tell, you know? It shows! Around the mouth, around eyes! Where are those tacky lines on your face?

THEN- I'd be rich! And I'd buy Beauty Blenders for everybody!

The Beauty Blender is mainly used to blend foundation seamlessly. I use it for concealer application mainly. Any cream liquid face makeup like blushes/ cream contours/highlights etc can be blended in with a Beauty Blender. There's a small one in the market mainly for concealers but I haven't tried it. The pointy side is perfect for my eye area!

Use- Pretty simple, really! I first wet it/ wash it & squeeze out the excess water and then, I just slap some foundation/ Concealer on my face and bounce this on top.
It blends my foundation and concealer like a dream, The finish is even and pore-less. Almost airbrushed!
I like that it not only blends the product into my skin, it also sucks up any extra product I might have applied and hence the result is flawless. No creasing / caking up of extra product happens!

I am a convert. I specially like it for my concealer application. I use 2-3 concealers in 1 go (My Colour Corrector & Concealer are heavy cream products) and The Beauty Blender ensures that the application is flawless, there's even blending and there's no creasing caking up of concealer in the fine lines under my eyes. I can't think of using anything but The Beauty Blender for my Concealer application!

You can see it in action here

I love that it is to be used damp. I wash it and clean it thoroughly before every use and use it damn. This is something I cant do with brushes.

Price - I got mine for a great deal at Rs 1700-1800 for 2 Beauty Blenders from Luxola.com

If you find it at a great price, give it a go, especially if you use heavy cream based products are aren't very easy to blend. This will take care of that!

Concealer 101 | How To Choose The Right Concealer & Flawless Application Tips & Tricks

2015-09-10T21:53:00.001+05:30

Hi Guys! Hope you're all doing great.

Grab a cup of coffee! There's a LOT we're going to tackle in this 1 video!
Take notes, my loves!!

Colour Corrector I use - Bobbi Brown (Light Peach)
Concealer - Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit (Natural)
Brightener - Maybelline Dream Lumi Concealer (Honey Meil)
Powder to set (Pale Yellow) From The Bobbi Brown Concealer Kit
TBS Loose Powder in the shade 02

"Baking" Your Concealer is a method of loading your concealer with loose powder. Letting the Loose Powder sit on the concealer for a few minutes. In these few minutes, with the help of your body's natural heat, your concealer and loose powder will combine., and the powder will set the concealer well. Dust the excess powder off your face! This method helps the powder fill in your lines and set the concealer well giving it an airbrushed , flawless finish.

Easy Black Smokey Eye Tutorial (used and demonstrated the baking method to set my concealer here)

Glamorous Clubbing/ Party Smokey Eyes Makeup Tutorial

2015-08-28T13:43:00.000+05:30

Hi lovelies
I hope you enjoy this video and that I'm clear enough!
Much much love!

2015-08-28T13:33:00.001+05:30

Beauty & Happiness Haul Ft Nykaa & Amazon India

2015-08-24T12:10:00.004+05:30

Hi my lovelies!

I'm back with a haul to ease your Monday blow!

Soon this week, I'll have a tutorial up on the look I'm wearing in most of this video, so you can recreate it and go clubbing the coming weekend! woohoo!

I say most of the video because I have 2 edits in this video because I had to reshoot a few things a multiple times. Hope it doesn't annoy any of you.

I shopped for all this over the Independence Day weekend from Nykaa & The Amazon India website. hope you enjoy!

Much love!

Everyday Makeup Get Ready With Me

2015-08-18T22:43:00.000+05:30

A super quick everyday Get Ready With me is up for you guys to watch! Hope you enjoy! :)

Starter Kit For Makeup Brushes & Tools

2015-07-31T00:30:00.002+05:30

Hi my lovelies!
I'm sorry that it took this long for this video. My camera just refuses to focus and I'm having to re-shoot all of my videos multiple times.
Anyway, here's a video that as requested. These tools and brushes make it to my Starter Kit of Tools!
Most of these multitask and are reasonably priced.

Products mentioned

RT Core Collection kit (Amazon.in) Rs 1449
RT Blush Brush (Amazon.in) Rs 820
RT Starter Kit (eye brushes) Rs 1390
RT Duo Fibre Collection Limited Edition (still available on Amazon.in) Rs 1399
Beauty Blender (Single & Duo on Amazon.in) Rs2165 & Rs4080
I got mine from Luxola.com (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hIPt...)
Price at Luxola - Single - Rs1970, Double Rs 3283
http://www.luxola.com/in/search/full_...

Hope you enjoyed watching! Lots of love. Xx

Garnier White Complete Fairness Cream and Face Wash - #7DayGarnierChallenge

2015-07-28T19:29:00.002+05:30

You know how they ask you never to judge a book by its cover and stuff? I've recently learnt that brightening products are always marketed as whitening and fairness products in India. With the whole fairness obsession of the country and all, they probably sell like hot cakes too, but I've always been put off by the "whitening"and "fairness"claims of products and brands and that was why I stayed away from anything that had the words on them at all!
No, I don't think anybody gets prettier by getting fairer, but if a products adds glow and brightens up my skin, then it's most welcome to sit on my dresser and work its magic on me!

This is why I decided to try out the Garnier white complete fairness cream and face wash when I was offered to try them out for a review.

The Face Wash
It's a nice face wash with a strong fragrance. This, I quite like actually and don't mind in cleansers because they're in contact with skin for barely any time.
It works well as a cleanser, removes pretty much all makeup except for water proof mascaras (which isn't exactly its job, so ok).
My skin feels clean and bright after using this. But since its drying on my normal skin type, I need to follow up with moisturizer asap!
Price - Rs 145

The Moisturizer
This cream is a light moisturizer. Not heavy at all, and I think this was the right time for me to try it out since the weather nowadays is warm and ever so slightly humid. So it's nice as a light moisturizer. This cream does visibly brighten my skin, which is a boon since my skin tends to look quite dull during climates like these. It lasts a few hours after which I need moisturizer again and the brightening effect wears off too. I've just used it for a little over a week and I can see the whole brightening thing, But I don't know if it will last when I stop using this. Anyway, I think it's good for the price you pay.
This cream is heavily scented like the cleanser and this is something I do have a problem with. Not that it has damaged my skin in anyway, but I fear that having something so heavily scented as a face cream, sinking into my skin is not such a good thing and might do some damage. That's just me!

Price Rs 160

You can get a FREE sample of Garnier white complete fairness cream by registering yourself by filling this form http://7daygarnierchallenge.com/ and Garnier India will send you a sample.

All you have to do is share your feedback/experience with#7DayGarnierChallenge once you're done using the cream!

If you get lucky then you can also win a Garnier Gift Hamper. All the best!

Natural Peachy Makeup Tutorial

2015-07-19T19:29:00.003+05:30

Hi guys! here's a super glowy, natural, flawless makeup look that I love wearing.

This is how I conceal my under eye super dark circles and do my foundation as well! Check it out. And if you like it, please don't forget to give the video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel here.

Easy Glam Purple Black Smokey Eyes

2015-07-15T17:52:00.001+05:30

Hey guys! Sorry for the schedule being all messed up! Smokey eyes are my favourite! I love the dark, myserious look and had been wearing this 'plummy-black look a lot lately'. And apparently you all loved it too, because I got a lot of requests to do Smokey eye looks & Tutorials, so here I am!

I did a Get Ready with me video on this look.
If you fancy it, don't forget to check it out here

theBalm Mary Lou Manizer Highlighter Review

2015-07-10T17:00:00.002+05:30

So, my loves, I need to confess something. I ~~might be cheating~~ am pretty much letting this pan of gorgeousness take over my life, my feelings and all my day dreaming and night time um, dreams too! Ever since I saw this on Kaushal (from Kaushal beauty!) wearing this, I was sold. I did see it on a lot of other fair ladies first, but I din't know if it would be any good as a highlighter on my medium deep Indian skintone (NC 40 in MAC , for reference). I din't want to look like a disco- ball sprinkling frosty glitter as I twirled, no? I might have given a lot of you a horrifying mental picture, sorry. Read on to know why I love this girl.

First, let's take a moment and soak the beauty in. Just look at the vintage packaging, you guys! I'm not one to fall for packaging usually, because as long as a product works great, and the packaging has no 'mechanical' faults. I'm good. But this here, is pure genius. I crave the Cindy Lou Manizer now! Not the Betty Lou Manizer, because I don't know what it would do (too dark as a highlighter, and too glowy/ shimmery as a contour?!). Let me dream about it first! Okay so, anyway, Mary Lou, here is convicted. And she sits in the jail called my heart now! Ok, sorry again for that mental picture! No more. I promise.

It's a vintage looking round pan full of product. It comes with a mirror of its own that's very helpful. The packaging seems sturdy enough, but I have a feeling it'll ~~break~~ shatter into pieces if dropped. So, don't.

It's the most stunning pale gold colour, with just a hint of champagne in it, and I think this quality of this highlighter makes it so universally flattering. Mary Lou Manizer adds a glow to ones face, without gritty sparkle/ shimmer. But the 'glow' is intense, you guys! So just a tiny bit of product goes a long way.

The Balm 's Mary Lou Manizer is insanely pigmented, and extremely soft. With texture like butter, it's a dream to blend it into my skin. You just need to start off with little product a keep building.

I like using it with my Real Techniques Contour Brush from their Duo Fibre Collection, and the sparsely packed upper bristles of the brush pick up just the right amount of this product. It can be used as an inner corner (eye) highlight, the brow bone highlight & an all over wash over eye lids as well.

What I love most about this highlighter is the fact that it looks completely natural and blended and jiust adds the right glow without making one look oily or shimmery. Extremely shimmery highlighters emphasize open pores and look tacky. This doesn't.

In the photos below, Ive worn them quite heavily for it to completely show up in the pictures and in the last picture, I wore it as I normally would and the glow is so stunning!

I ordered my Mary Lou Manizer from the Luxola India website where, unfortunately it's out of stock right now. It's also available on Amazon.in and many other websites.
I paid Rs 2447 for my pan. Prices vary based on the website.
It goes without saying that I love theBalm Mary Lou Manizer a lot, and while highlighting can seem like an 'extra step' or an after thought to re rest of your makeup, Once you start doing it, you can't wait to finish putting your makeup on, (because I do, just this!) just so you can get to the part where you make yourself glow! Or let Mary glow you, whatever!

Get Ready With MeSoft Bronze Smokey Eyes

2015-07-09T22:31:00.000+05:30

Hey guys, hope you enjoy watching this!

STILA IN THE LIGHT EYESHADOW PALETTE REVIEW

2015-07-07T16:12:00.003+05:30

You know me, I've always been a bright lipstick and eyeliner girl. I've never been one to experiment with eye makeup. That is after a number of failed, horrifying eye makeup looks I tried to do when I'd just started out playing with makeup. Yes, I stopped. I stopped in the name of God. For the welfare of mankind. And I stopped because I was horrified at the way I looked here! Dont laugh, ok!

But obviously, I din't completely stop! I did get a neutral MUA palette and pretty much abused it for everything for the longest time. So when I was in Sephora a few weeks ago, I decided to try a new palette and got majorly attracted to this Stila - In the light- Eyeshadow palette! I had to have it.

Read on for the detailed review.

The packaging is stunning. I really like it a lot. It comes in a light cardboard box. It has a mirror that's useful & A Stila Smudge stick eyeliner in 'Damsel'.

Which is way better than a useless brush it could have had for company otherwise!

It even came with a tiny booklet demonstrating some looks but that stuff is for amateurs! Lol no. It's fantastic! I have a pretty dry eye area and so without a primer, most of these colours last fairly well on me- about 6 hours, after which they fade, a lot!

This palette has 10 eyeshadows. It's a good mix of mattes and shimmers. All the colours are quite stunning and anyone with barely any imagination can create a ton of different looks. But they differ in texture and quality. Some colours are quite pigmented, blendable and buttery. Some, aren't.

Top row

L-R

Bare- This is a matte yellow-ish white highlight shade. This is buttery and bendable and has become my go to brow bone highlight. It blends well into my skin and looks natural. I like using shimmery highlight only under the highest point of the arches of my brows.

Kitten- This is a pale, shimmery champagne colour. Pigmented and buttery. Perfect for inner corner and brow bone highlight for an evening look!

Bliss- It's a cool toned, pinkish light brown to my skin tone. took me many swatches for the colour to show up on my skin. It is fairly pigmented. It is just too similar to my skintone ad blends seamlessly. I like it as a transition shade.

Sunset- A stunning bronze. Pigmented and buttery texture. Love it!

Sandstone- A matte deep brown. Really well pigmented, great texture.

Bottom Row

L-R

Bubbly- A stunning pale champagne gold. Love everything about this eyeshadow. can be used as an all over lid colour and a highlight on my medium dark, Indian skintone. (NC 40 in MAC). Well pigmented and buttery smooth in texture!

Gilded Gold- A golden brown with lots of gold shimmer that spreads all over! This isn't as pigmented.

Luster- is a deep grey-ish brown with shimmer.

Night Sky- A blue-ish sleel grey with lots of silver shimmer.

Ebony- A black with minute shimmer, that barely gets translated to the skin.

The last 4 colours aren't as pigmented as the rest.

The Smudge stick Eyeliner in Damsel - is a brown eyeliner. in a twist up pencil. It is soft and long lasting. Very pigmented and was a dream to apply! My only gripe with this is that the product just never twisted up. The swatch is from the part of the exposed tip. And the rest isn't twisting up. What a waste!

I honestly quite like this palette. But then again, I'm a neutral fan and most of the colours I like using are together here and work well for me.

Price Rs 2675

In all honesty, while I believe that it is a nice palette with some stunning eyeshadows, I think there are quite a few other palettes, quite as good and their prices wouldn't hurt either!
But if there are certain colours here that caught your fancy, and would give you sleepless nights if you didn't own them (I know it would have happened to me!) You should get it!

Available at Sephora stores in India.
P.S If you want to check out other things I bought with this Palette from Sephora, don't forget to see my Haul here!

Sephora, bobbi brown, luxola & amazon Haul!

2015-07-06T11:46:00.000+05:30

I'm back with another Haul, you guys! I promise this is the last one for a while now!
hope you enjoy!
Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel here, if you haven't already. I'll be back with regular posting soon! :*

Huge Birthday Haul ~ Clothing, High end Skincare, Makeup etc

2015-07-01T14:49:00.000+05:30

Hi you! Yes, you! Okay, sorry I'm late on this. I was travelling and there was no stable internet connection, so. But it's here finally! And there's more to come!

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LÓreal Cannes Collection 2015 Review, Swatches

2015-06-20T12:54:00.000+05:30

Lately, LÓreal Paris has taken over as one of my favourite "drugstore" brands! Yes, they seemed expensive earlier, but everyone and their uncle's are increasing their prices like crazy now, but these guys, they are sticking to pretty much what they were! I like that quality in people and brands. Just goes on to show that they are reliable that way! So now that that's out - don't you all just love the new collections they come out with every Cannes Film Festival? This year, I particularly love the collection!

The collection consists of my favourite Moist Matte Lipsticks (only this time, they come in these Swarovski studded packaging) , LÓreal Paris SuperLiner Gel Intenza 36H, and the LÓreal Paris Extrodinaire Liquid Lipsticks

LÓreal Paris Moist Matte Lipstick - Arabian Nights
Price- Rs 1099
I have been a fan of these lipsticks in terms of their shade selection, texture, longevity, and the way they feel on my lips since they first came out! These ones, are only more luxuriously packed in Swarovski encrusted rose gold cases and come in an oh so luxurious velvet box! You get luxury for the price you pay!

These matte lipsticks have the most comfortable texture any matte lipstick could have! They are soft, they don't tug while application, they feel good while wearing, aren't particularly drying and last ages leaving behind a nice li'l stain! Only downside - These tend to break because of their super soft texture!

The color I have is Arabian Nights- This is a deep Purple- Brown colour that takes me back to the 90's - Rock Chic look that I couldn't wear back in the 90's! I was a kid and all, remember? I but I remember how I couldn't wait to grow up and do it! Well the kid me was way more adventurous, coz I haven't been able to wear it foll blown outside yet! But I love it so, SO much, I wore it and am playing with it a lot at home!

This colour isn't for the faint hearted, Neither is it for the times when you have 5 minutes to put a look together! I prefer wearing this with a decent amount of "makeup work" done and it looks stunning!

LÓreal Paris SuperLiner Gel Intenza 36H - Sapphire Blue
Price - Rs 875
These guys have to be my downright favourite from this range, partly because I hadn't tried the LÓreal Gel Eyeliners before and these just wowed me! These are creamy, completely smudge-proof, really water resistant (these won't play foul when it rains) and are a dream to apply!
I am a through and through gel eyeliner girl, mainly because I love the ease of application with these!

Sapphire Blue is a navy blue with iridescent blue shimmer that adds to the vibrancy of this eyeliner. The colour is so wearable, not loud or too bright. It's a muted navy blue, almost blackish - with a zing!

The pigmentation is mind blowing. But I go over it twice, maybe out of habit, but I find that it's way more vibrant that way! My only gripe with this is that the brush doesn't come with a proper cap on it (like the Maybelline ones?) I clean my brush after I use it each time, and if it did come with a brush, I wouldn't have to clean it again before using it. That's just it. It does come with a tiny plastic cover to protect the bristles, but isn't covered on the top.

That's me wearing the LÓreal Paris Moist Matte Lipstick - Arabian Nights and the LÓreal Paris SuperLiner Gel Intenza 36H - Sapphire Blue

LÓreal Paris Extrodinaire Liquid Lipstick - Coral Encore
Price - Rs 950

Is this a Lipstick or a Lipgloss? Honestly- I think it's more of a lipgloss. It is nicely pigmented and does give me near opaque coverage in about 3 swipes! But why shouldn't I just refer to them as Lipglosses and not put as much pressure on them? Because as lipglosses, these are The Bomb Dot Com (.com wouldn't make the effect I was looking to make! lol)

The colour Coral Encore ( I'll put up better swatches soon!) is totally up my alley! I LOVE corals and I love lipglosses for summer. This is both! These last for 2- 3 hours on my lips and look fresh and shiny the entire time! It has some minute gold shimmer and that just adds to the entire juicy effect omg, you guys, this I would totally recommend to anyone who loves juicy glossy lips.These cling to my lips, but feel super slick when I press my lips together, so aren't sticky either. Do you get what I mean?

They are fairly light weight if you are good with just 1-2 swipes like me. And I love the applicator! I have been a fan of the heart shaped, flexible applicators LÓreal Glosses have always. These pick up the right amount of product and applies evenly, as opposed to those hard, thin, long ones! Remember how I loved this other LÓreal lipgloss way back?

So, That's all for this Cannes Collection, I actually liked these products even though I expected to only like the Moist Matte lipstick!

What's your fav of all these?

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