Monthly Archives: October 2012

Body Shop Lily Cole Collection Eyeliner, Hi Shine Lip Treatment Review, Swatches

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Body Shop Lily Cole Collection Eyeliner, Hi Shine Lip Treatment Review, Swatches

I had shared about the Body Shop Lily Cole Collection HERE..reviewing the liquid eyeliner and Hi Shine Lip Treatment today..and the two way mirror..

Lily Cole – Hi Shine Lip Treatment

What the Company claims: You can never have too much lip gloss, especially when it’s as super-glossy and super-delicious as this. Our wet-look gloss gives maximum shine and has a sweet flavour too. They’re limited edition so don’t miss out. Catch them while you can.

High gloss
Moisturising
Dermatologically tested
Sweet flavour
Limited edition

MRP: Rs. 400/- for 6ml

Shades Available are Go Pink, Go Naked, Go Wild and Go Play

I am reviewing Go Play which is a peachy nude shade..these are transparent glosses with shimmer..with just a hint of color..these would not cover pigmented lips..

Has a sweet fruity smell which I like..and is little sticky in texture..which actually makes it long staying..these are quite moisturising as claimed and high on shine too ! More so for topping up lipsticks if you like glossy, shiny pout..

It has a built in slanted applicator which makes it easy to apply..and is quite travel friendly too..the only issue would be removing the product at the end..

Lily Cole Collection Liquid Eyeliner 20 Ink Up Violet

What the Company claims: Our liquid eyeliner goes violet. Easy to control, the felt-tipped applicator puts colour exactly where you want it.It’s limited edition so don’t miss out. Catch it while you can.

Easy to apply
Smudge-resistant
Suitable for contact-lens wearers
Ophthalmologically tested
Dermatologically tested
Limited edition

MRP: Rs.795/- for 3ml

Its a felt tip liquid eyeliner..the felt tip makes it easy to control and use..dries to a semi matte finish..it sure is smudge proof and stays put the whole day..

Ink Up Violet is a true bluish violet shade..though I like the shade, it sure is pretty expensive for a liquid eyeliner..of 3ml qty !

Here are the swatches..

The two way pink mirror is quite cute. Great for grooming on the go. Two mirrors – one magnifies. A perfect handy mirror for your bag. Surely recommend it..

MRP: Rs. 595/-

What did you like ? Have you tried anything from the Lily Cole Collection ?

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation Review, Swatches

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Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation Honey Beige Medium 4 Review, Swatches

Why You’ll Love It
Revolutionary whipped formula provides an air – soft, perfect matte finish coverage, with a weightless feel.
Color pigments offer superior coverage.
Blends effortlessly for a soft, natural – looking, even – toned result

Expert Tip
Start by applying foundation down the center of your face first.Use just a small amount and blend it in thoroughly.Layer more if necessary to achieve the coverage you want.

MRP: Rs. 525/- for 18g

Ingredients:

Shades Available:

  • Classic Ivory Light 2
  • Nude Light 4
  • Sandy Beige Medium 1
  • Pure Beige Medium 2
  • Honey Beige Medium 4
I have the Honey Beige Medium 4 which I guess is the darkest of the shades available in India..Nude Light or Sandy Beige Medium would have been a better match..but all the shades in this range have an orangey undertone :/
This is probably their first launch and is available here from a long time..it comes in a jar packaging..a little bigger than the Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush which was launched alongwith..
Its mousse like in texture..but settles to a dry powdery finish on the skin..very little qty is to be used and blended well..if you try to layer this or use more qty, it would give a cakey look…
It gives medium coverage..and is good for those who need minimal coverage..or are ok with less coverage for everyday wear…stays well for 5-6 hours.
See the deep orangey undertone..

Pros:
1. Just a little qty is needed.
2. Feels very light on the skin.
3. Can be easily used with fingers..no brush, etc needed.
4. Travel friendly..but its a glass jar..so one has to be a little careful though.
5. Economical..and a lot of qty is offered.
6. 5 shades to choose from.
7. Stays for 5-6 hours.
Cons:
1. If layered, would look cakey and patchy.
2. Settles in fine lines and pores.
3. May look powdery on dry skin.
4. All shades have orangey undertones.
5. Unhygienic jar packaging.
Overall I have mixed views for this..not very happy with this one..I love the Dream Liquid Foundation much much more..Would recommend this if you are oily skin and need less coverage and find a good shade match..
Rating:

Quality: 3/5
Value for money: 3.5/5
Availability: 3.75/5

Overall Rating: 3.25/5

Would I buy it again: No..its not for me..

Have you tried the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation ?

Skinfood Nail Vita PK212 Review, NOTD

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Skinfood Nail Vita PK212 Review, NOTD 

What the Company claims: Except that this nail polish is available in different trendy colors, there are more details:

Gives a long lasting shine
Prevents drying nails and breakage

Protects dehydrated and rough nails
– Enriched with vitamins and keratin to counteract dehydration
– Gives a beautiful shine
– Color depending on number of layers
– Available in different colors: choose whether you go for trendy or elegant nails
– Dries quickly

MRP: 4.5 Euros for 13ml (Approx Rs. 300/-)

The shade PK212 is called Plum Milk..

Skinfood has tons of shades to shades to choose from..and apart from Nail Vita, they have other ranges too..

I love the shade..it is cool toned baby pink..but very sheer..needs 2-3 coats for it to show up properly..and takes some time to dry too if the coats are layered.

But it stays for 4-5 days without chipping and later too with some minor chipping stayed for around 10 days..

Gives a glossy finish..and the brush is easy to use too..and comes off easily without any staining or drying..

It has vitamins and keratin to protect the nails and prevent breakage..I am not sure of that..but nails surely felt better and not even drier..

And at 300, 13ml is a very good qty too..only issue being it is not available here 🙁

You can buy it from the BB Cream Shop HERE

Rating:

Quality: 4/5
Value for money: 3.75/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Yes

Have you tried anything from Skinfood yet ?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review

What/Whom Bollywood brides wore

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What/Whom Bollywood brides wore
Regardless of the scale of the wedding, the star couples, especially the brides of Bollywood, have never failed to wow us. Here’s a look at the beautiful ladies in their wedding couture.
1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan:

Aishwarya looked ravishing in a golden colour Saree designed by Neeta Lulla on her wedding day. The bride was decked in gold, kundan, precious gems and diamond jewellery from head to toe.

2. Esha Deol:

Dressed in a lovely pink lehenga by Rocky S, Esha looked resplendent at the event. Make-up, jewellery, hair were perfectly done keeping subtlety in mind.

3. Kareena Kapoor:

For her D-day Kareena, wore a green punjabi suit, while Saif chose to dress up in a grey kurta-pyjama since they had a simple registered marriage, for the nikaah ceremony she wore her mom in law Sharmila’s old red gharara..restored by Manish Malhotra..and for the reception or Dawaat E Waalima she again wore a Manish Malhotra “old-world” pink gharara

4. Lara Dutta:

Lara picked a gown by Lebanese-born Elie Saab for her wedding which took place in Christian style. Her gown also had a lot of lace, silk taffeta, and organza and a neckline studded with gemstones. What more!

5. Lisa Ray:

Recently married Lisa wore a crystal-encrusted gown by close friend and designer Wendell Rodricks, while for the reception she was seen in an exquisite custom-made Satya Paul sari. That sari sure is gorgeous..georgette sari highlighted with beige and traditional ‘gota patti’ work !!
6. Shilpa Shetty:
Shilpa looked stunning in the shimmering golden coloured dress, designed by Tarun Tahiliani. Complementing her dress was the jewellery which she picked from Anmol jewels.
7. Genelia:
Genelia wore a red lehenga-choli ensemble and net dupatta heavily decorated with golden embroidery and sequins, exuding classic elegance. The red and gold stunning lehenga was designed by Shane and Falguni Peacock. The fitted choli and flairs of the lehenga suited her slim figure.
I loved Lisa Ray’s Satya Paul sari and Genelia’s Lehenga Choli..
Which outfit you liked the most ??
 
Source: 1, Image Source: Google

Be the epitome of beauty this Karva Chauth with Kaya Skin Clinic

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Be the epitome of beauty this Karva Chauth with Kaya Skin Clinic

Karva Chauth is that day of the year when you celebrate your bond of long-lasting love and matrimonial bliss with your partner. It is the day when you want to you look your stunning best for the person you love the most. With just a few more days to go, sure you have your best jewellery in place and likewise for your sari and other accessories, but what about your skin?

To make sure your skin looks its radiant best on this special day, Kaya introduces a special offer on its most sought after service AQUA FAIRNESS LUXE – a new innovation for instantly brighter looking skin. This signature service reverses the effects of the sweltering heat and scorching sun, making your skin look brighter.

water jet technology

This unique enhancement service uses Kaya’s revolutionary water jet technology to exfoliate the skin, remove dead cells and create channels for deep infusion, penetrating up to 4.5mm deep into the skin. The glycolic fruit peel which is derived from sugarcane extracts, penetrates into the skin easily, allowing new skin to surface quicker. This is followed by comedone extraction, after which you can relax with a cooling massage using aloe vera gel, to improve blood circulation and soothe tired and overworked muscles. The service is completed with the application of a special Insta Brightening MicroMask, which has a unique combination of botanical extracts for skin whitening, that work together to give you visibly brighter skin after every session.


Visit your nearest Kaya Skin Clinic from today and avail of a 20% discount on every session of the Aqua Fairness Luxe this festive season. This service is originally priced at Rs.2500 but under this limited period special offer, is available at Rs.2000 per session.

So what are you waiting for? Walk into Kaya today and get ready to look your gorgeous best and stun your husband with your perfect radiance this Karva Chauth!

Forest Essentials unveils Madhulika Nourishing Honey Lep

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Forest Essentials unveils Madhulika Nourishing Honey Lep

Forest Essentials unveils for the first time, Madhulika Nourishing Honey Lep, a revolutionary skincare product.

FOREST ESSENTIALS presents the age-old traditional remedy in the form of Madhulika Nourishing Honey Lep which leaves you with soft, supple and glowing skin. This Ayruvedic Lep is a unique combination of a scrub as well as a masque and is a pure sensorial delight.

Madhulika Nourishing Honey Lep: 50gm: Rs 1150/-

An Ayurvedic facial paste or mask made from raw Organic Honey mixed with nourishing herbs, flowers and fruit to make a highly nutritious ‘Lep’ to be used after cleansing and toning the skin. The core ingredient of this product is raw honey, raw cane sugar, orange peel and orange juice. It gives an instant glow to the skin, reduces pigmentation, lightens tan and removes dead skin cells.

Directions for use: Apply on clean face and neck avoiding eye area. Rinse well with warm water. Splash cold water last.


The products are available at :

 Pune

 Bengaluru

 Chennai

 Hyderabad

 Jaipur

 Ludhiana

 Mumbai

 New Delhi

 Gurgaon

Does’nt that sound awesome ?! Would you like to try it ?

P.S: PR Info

MUA (Makeup Academy) Haul

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MUA (Makeup Academy) Haul

I recently hauled some MUA stuff..see at your own risk :p
Few of these are their latest launches..which they came up with last month..

Love the Artiste Collection Palette..it has 6 brand new merged eye shadows, two powder blushers and a contour shade and highlighter, Brow Kit, Shimmer Kisses Bronzer, 2 Nail Constellations, 2 Cream Blushers, 2 Intense Lip Glosses, 1 Pistachio Pastel Nail Varnish and a BB Cream..they have most of the swatches on their blog HERE which helps deciding on the products..

They keep adding new stuff..they have recently launched lip stains, sheer finish lip glosses and glitter magnetic nail varnishes..

I love the fact that MUA is so economical and at the same time has so many varied products and shades..that one is too confused to choose..

I also wanted the Undressed and Dusk Till Dawn Palettes..but may be next time..

You can buy MUA online from http://www.muastore.co.uk

Do you want me to review anything first..do let me know..

What did you like the most ??

Mineral Hygienics Starter Kit Review, Swatches

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Mineral Hygienics Starter Kit Review, Swatches

Hey, first of all Happy Dussehra !! For those not from India, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami, Dasara, or Dashain) is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. One paper down, three more to go..though I have 1-2 days break in between..

Coming to the review..

What the Company claims: Great Coverage and Longest Lasting.
Only a few natural ingredients.

Your Mineral Hygienics Starter Kit includes:
2 shades of Mineral Hygienics SPF Foundation
-Medium Light Mineral Foundation
-Medium Mineral Foundation

Mineral Hygienics mineral enhancer
– Warm Kiss

Mineral finishing powder
-Sheer Perfection…

The mini starter kit has 2 powder foundations and one kabuki brush..the starter kit includes 2 powder foundations, one kabuki brush, one bronzer, one setting powder, one powder brush and an eye shadow brush.

The price for the mini kit is 29.99$ and the bigger kit is 59.99$

Medium:

This is our most popular shade. When exposed to the sun your skin will tan very easily and in most situations you will not burn. You probably do not have skin sensitivity issues. Your neutral or warm undertones will look beautiful in our minerals!

Medium Light – Cool to Neutral Undertones
Medium – Neutral Undertones

Celebrities that best fit this shade:
Pamela Anderson
Jennifer Aniston

Tan:

Our Tan shade is for you if you have Medium/Dark, Tan, or Olive skin tones. All season long your skin will maintain at least a medium tone, but most likely will stay tan. In the summer months your skin will darken up very quickly and very easily. Most likely you will have dark brown or black hair.

Light Tan – Medium Dark Neutral Undertones
Medium Tan – Warm Golden Undertones

Celebrities that best fit this shade:
Jessica Alba
Eva Longoria
Jennifer Lopez

I have Light Tan, Fairly Tan, Medium and Medium Light in mineral powder foundations.

Though all blend with the skin and give a good match..Fairly Tan and Medium are a perfect match..Light Tan also works for contouring..

These take a few minutes to blend in with the skin..and then once set..they look super natural and stay for a good 5-6 hours even with humidity..the coverage is medium though..you can layer up for more coverage..a touch of concealer and mineral foundation on top and you would set for everyday I suppose..

These come in sifter jars and have quite a lot of product ! A little goes a long way with mineral foundations..

Here are the swatches..

From top-bottom :  Light Tan, Fairly Tan, Medium and Medium Light

Sheer Perfection Mineral Finish – Translucent: A super luxurious powder that will perfect your look. It is the final touch that will make your skin exceptional. Your face will feel as soft as silk, and look even better. Go crazy with this finishing powder! You’ll love it!

This is the setting cum finishing powder..its super soft..and actually feels smooth as silk..though this is white..so one needs to be careful with the quantity..so that you don’t get a whitish cast..but it sure does keep oil and shine at bay..one of the ingredients being rice powder !

Warm Kiss Mineral Bronzer: Everyone’s favorite! Soft, sheer, subtle sunkissed glow. Create the illusion of radiant, sun-kissed skin! Use as a healthy looking complexion booster, blush, cheek contour, eye shadow or lip color. Our Sheer Mineral Enhancers are light, natural and are perfect for color adjustments to your foundation.

This is the best bronzer I have come across ! A very natural looking terracotta rosy brown with some pearlescent shimmer..which is hardly visible..this would look gorgeous both as a blush and bronzer..and would give that softest sun kissed look possible !

This is a lot of quantity and would last super long..its quite pigmented..and like all mineral powders, the staying power is awesome too..

Here are the swatches..

These mineral foundations come with a slender kabuki brush..it is so super soft and dense..perfect to carry along..I have washed it 1-2 times and it did not shed much hair except 1-2..I love how soft it is..and picks up the perfect amount..

Get you kit HERE

You use mineral foundations ? Which is your favorite ?

P.S: PR Samples. Honest Review

WeChat: The New Way to Connect ?

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WeChat: The New Way to Connect ?

There is a new app to keep us connected now..The new way to connect Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
Chat any way you want: Voice,Video and Text. For free!
Connect with friends across platforms.
‘WeChat‘, a robust, fast-performing, 100% free mobile voice, video and text messaging application with the strength of over 200 million users worldwide. Among the many features that this app has, the friend-discovery location based social features and shared streaming photo feeds from friends’ personal photo albums are something which is very unique to this.

It’s free to download & install from iOS App Store, Google Play Store, Nokia Store and Windows Marketplace.

Here are some features of this app:

Provides world class communication tools on smartphones for FREE. Some of the key tools include Video/Voice Calling, text messaging, hold-to-talk voice messaging, broadcast (one-to-many) messaging, photo/video sharing, location sharing, and contact information exchange. Offers engaging one-on-one and group chat sessions with an extensive range of animated and custom emoticon and emoji art, customizable backgrounds, and a Rock-Paper-Scissors mini-game.

Supports social networking via shared streaming content feeds and location-based social plug-ins (Shake & Look Around) to chat with and befriend local and international WeChat users.

Shake: Exchange ‘contact information exchange’ with nearby WeChat users, or serendipitously connect with WeChat users worldwide who are eager to make new friends.

Look Around: Connect with nearby WeChat community members who are also looking around.

Voice Calling

• Provides a secure and robust social networking platform that emphasizes user privacy and fast response performance.
• Protects user data by offering on-demand contact list backup and retrieval to/from our cloud-based service.
• Simplifies user registration with mobile SMS/Voice messaging registration.
• Enables unlimited plug-in feature development via WeChat’s Open API platform
• More than 200 million global users as of September , 2012

I like the fact that it has so many features and even includes voice messages and video calling..I did try out voice messaging and it was super easy to use..Look Around Feature lists all the people online on WeChat around along with the distance..now the list goes on in hundreds..and just by logging in, random people start messaging..I would prefer something like allowing the person to message or accept a request kind and not that anyone can message you anytime randomly..Shake feature shows up people who are shaking their cell also at the same time..this did sound fun..but there was just one person and that too from Japan that showed up on the list :/

Group Chat

Compared to Whatsapp, it sends texts a little slower…but then it has added features of voice chats and video calling, fun emoticons and sharing..

If it overcomes these few shortcomings, I guess it can be one of the most widely used apps too..

Check out their facebook page HERE

P.S: A part of Product reviews program for Blogadda.

Have you tried the WeChat app ?

OOTD: Hot Pink Blazer and Black Lace Tunic

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OOTD: Hot Pink Blazer and Black Lace Tunic

Rose Red Lapel Long Sleeve Striped Inside One Button Slim Blazer

Color :Red
Types :Fitted
Style :Fashion
Material :Cotton Blends
Placket :Single Button
Collar :Notch Lapel
Pattern Type :Plain
Decoration :Pocket

The blazer is super comfy..love the inner striped detailing..

Please ignore the hair…a bad hair day :/

Since the rest was black..I added red shoes and clutch for the brightness..and accessories in gold..complementing the tunic..

Hot Pink Blazer: Sheinside
Black Lace Tunic: Oasap (Shown HERE)
Red Wedge Pumps : Wholesale-dress.net
Red Oversized Clutch : Oasap (Shown HERE)

You must have guessed by now how much I am loving blazers these days..since the winters are approaching..these would be warm and comfy too..

You like Blazers and Layering ?