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Oct 2017 Fab Bag Review & UnboxingOct 2017 Fab Bag Review & Unboxing

Oct 2017 Fab Bag Review & Unboxing

Oct 2017 Fab Bag Review & Unboxing

Hi guys,

I got the Oct Fab Bag today, ya pretty quick this time and delivery on a Sunday. I did a quick unboxing video too.

The theme for this month is ‘Steal the Limelight’. It’s a gold-copper textured glittery bag, the bag is really nice, I just wish it was little bigger.

MRP: Rs.599/- (Buy HERE)

Products I received:

  • Sugar Smudge Me Not Liquid Lipstick in 11 Greige Rage (Rs.499)
  • Mond’Sub Gold Facial Mask (Rs.250)
  • Kronokare City Detox Face Wash 30ml (Rs.150)
  • Yuana Premium Hair Oil 50ml (Rs.337)

I had an option to pick one Sugar product from all the Sugar products and shades including the new Creme Lipsticks and the Smudge Me not new 10 shades.

I liked 1-2 shades in particular from the new additions and picked Greige Rage. I quite like this shade and happy with my choice 🙂

Sugar Smudge Me Not Liquid Lipstick Greige Rage

Mond’Sub Gold Facial Mask looks interesting, I haven’t tried it yet and look forward to trying it out.

Mond’Sub Gold Facial Mask

Rest two are deluxe sized samples, the Kronokare City Detox Face Wash is a repetition which I am not happy with. Yuana Hair Oil looks decent but it has mineral oil in ingredients which I am not too excited about.

The total value of the products in the bag comes to Rs.1236/-

Overall I would say it’s an ok bag. If you are looking to get a new Sugar product anyway, then you can go for it as you get your product plus three additional things. Otherwise you can skip this month’s bag.

Did you get your October Fab Bag? What did you receive?

Stay Quirky BadAss Lipsticks Review, All Swatches

Stay Quirky BadAss Lipsticks Review, All Swatches

Hi guys,

After nail paints, Stay Quirky has launched lipsticks now. I got all 24 shades and have reviewed and swatched for you all.

MRP: Rs.275/- for 4.2g (Currently on sale at Rs.199/-) (Buy HERE)

They come in a small, rectangular packaging. The names are all super quirky, the shade options are really good. They have conventional neutrals to bold reds and berries to unconventional yellow, blue, green.

The best part is the price, they are pretty affordable and offer a pretty good qty.

The formula is semi matte, it does have a little shine initially but it settles off in some time. These are creamy and moisturizing and comfortable on the lips.

They are not transfer proof and stay for about 3-4 hours, the darker colours do leave a nice stain.

I highly recommend trying them for the price, especially if you wanted to try an unconventional shade or experiment a bit.

Here are all the swatches..I have divided them into 4 parts of 6 each i.e. from 1 to 6, 7 to 12, 13 to 18 and 19 to 24

1 to 6
Kiss Me Full Throttle, Snog Me As An Animal, Caress My Lips
Fool, Liar Liar Lips On Fire, Shut Up & Kiss Me Already,
Shamelessly Horny Lips
7 to 12
Angel with Devil’s Kiss, Saint With Sinner’s Lips, Put Your Lips
on Mine, Biting Not Allowed, Bad Girl Wild Lips, Lip Kiss Is The
Beginning
13 to 18
Hickey Special, Only Lust Allowed, Your Place Or Mine, Lips Are
Up Here, Stain the Collar, Get Lipsy Not Handsy
19 to 24
Erotic Secret Message, Go All the Way, Boost My Mood, Insane
Nibbling, Certainly NSFW, Want to Get Messy

And the video..

My favourites are Liar Liar Lips on Fire, Angel with Devil’s Kiss, Bad Girl Wild Lips, Hickey Special, Erotic Secret Message and Want to Get Messy

Have you tried the Stay Quirky BadAss Lipsticks yet? What do you think?

New Sugar Cosmetics Never Say Dry Creme Lipsticks Review, Swatches

New Sugar Cosmetics Never Say Dry Creme Lipsticks Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Sugar Cosmetics is back with a new launch, this time creme lipsticks. The classic old lipstick formula, these ones are super creamy and buttery. More like butter than cream, literally 😀

Claims: If you want the best of both worlds and love to have it all, then the SUGAR Never Say Dry Crème Lipstick is made just for you! Intensely pigmented and long-wearing with a baby-soft finish, its creamy texture effortlessly straddles the line between glossy and matte for an easy, everyday look. The high-colour payoff formula is loaded with Vitamin E that locks in both colour and moisture. A roll-on wonder that saves you from the hassle of prepping, priming and lining your lips – it’s all you need to quickly go from ‘Goddamn’ to ‘Goddess’. Free of mineral oil, lanoline and parabens. Full of vibrant colour that you’re sure to swoon over – try it out, today! 

How to Apply: Starting from the center of your upper lip, gently slide the lipstick outward towards the corners while paying attention to fill in the arches carefully. On the lower lip, start at one edge and follow the natural curve. Use a tissue to blot out any excess product. Reapply for a smoother and longer-lasting finish.

Benefits: The SUGAR Never Say Dry Crème Lipstick has a creamy, feather-light texture that spreads evenly on the lips. It glides on smoothly to create full lips with intense colour and rich coverage. Available in 5 vibrant, highly pigmented shades that are sure to become your everyday favourites.

MRP: Rs.499/- for 3.5g (Buy HERE)

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The packaging is exactly like the It’s a Pout Time Vivid Lipsticks. The same black rectangular packaging and the same qty, price is INR 100 less compared to that.

The lipsticks are launched in 5 shades for now, but I am sure they will add more in the future. The formula as I mentioned is super buttery, they melt while applying, so do not swirl up the bullet much, just stay to the tip.

They are not transfer proof, they do transfer a lot but do not vanish from the lips. They are quite pigmented and stay for around 3-4 hours, after which there is fading. But the deeper shades do leave a nice stain behind.

These are very moisturizing and comfortable on the lips, easy to apply, and do not bleed or feather. They are very easy to take off too, unlike matte liquid lipsticks, which are drying and uncomfortable and sometimes peel off the top layer of lips.

L-R: Subtle Island, Dial M for Magenta, The Brown Ultimatum, Revolutionary Rose, Berry Maguire

Subtle Island is described as Muted Brownish Pink. It’s an everyday wear MLBB shade for fair to medium skintones.

Dial M for Magenta is a deep magenta purple. Again a nice purple pink, would work for all skintones.

The Brown Ultimatum is a nude brown, for fair to medium skintones

Revolutionary Rose is a rosy pink, would work for all skintones. My favourite out of the lot.

Berry Maguire is a deep berry red, a nice muted berry, would work for all skintones.

Here are the swatches on me..

I hope you liked the post, do let me know your favourites in the comments below. I believe one shade option would be available in the next Fab Bag 🙂 Guessing for now :p

Have you tried the new Sugar Never Say Dry Creme Lipsticks?

Nykaa Matteilicious Lip Crayons Review, Swatches

Nykaa Matteilicious Lip Crayons Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Today I am reviewing the 8 new shades added in the Nykaa Matteilicious Range, since I had not tried it before, I have also included a review.

Claims: Game, Set, Matte! Fall mattely in love with our Nykaa Matteilicious Crayons. These lip crayons boasts a remarkable formula that pushes the boundaries of color intensity with an extreme matte formula. This supreme formula glides on your lips effortlessly giving you that matte finish that you’ve always craved for!

  • Extreme matte finish
  • No feathering
  • One stroke application
  • Super long-wearing
  • Glides on effortlessly
  • Comfortable on lips

MRP: Rs.650/- for 2.8g

Shades Available:

  • Hot As Red
  • Next Level Nude
  • Pink on Fleek
  • Perfect Plum
  • Kiss N Tell
  • Purple Punk
  • Fired Up
  • Lacy Luck
  • Jade Rose
  • Mocha Sin
  • Twilight Dreams
  • Call Me Scarlet

They come in a standard lip crayon packaging, the difference between these and the Pout Perfect ones in terms of packaging is that Pout Perfect has a matching colour cap according to shade while this only has the bottom colour coded with a black cap and Pout Perfect doesn’t come with a sharpener, you need to buy it separately and this one does.

They have a smooth, velvet finish and glide on effortlessly as claimed. They have a velvet matte finish and are very comfortable on the lips. Everything as per claims.

These are not transfer proof and stay for about 5-6 hours without eating or drinking. These do not emphasize dry lips or fine lines, however you would need exfoliated lips before wearing these like any matte lipstick.

L-R: Kiss N Tell, Purple Punk, Fired Up, Lacy Luck, Jade Rose, Mocha Sin, Twilight Dreams, Call Me Scarlet

I have swatched all the new 8 shades here.

Kiss N Tell is a cool toned apple red, very flattering on all skin tones. I absolutely love this red on me.

Purple Punk is an aubergine purple, but this one is not super opaque like the rest. Slightly patchy

Fired Up is a bright tangerine orange, kind of patchy. Mostly such bright oranges are patchy across brands, I guess it’s the colour pigment.

Lacy Luck is a neutral brown, an everyday wear shade, would work for fair to medium skin tones

Jade Rose is my absolute favourite, a pink brown. It would work for all skin tones, an MLBB for deeper skin tones.

Mocha Sin is a very cool toned grey brown.

Twilight Dreams is another favourite, a deep berry brown shade without red undertones. A perfect fall shade.

Call Me Scarlet is a warm toned red, again suitable for all skin tones.

Apart from the light neutrals, all shades would work across skin tones. And I am glad they launched an interesting mix of shades.

My favourites are Lacy Luck, Jade Rose and Twilight Dreams. Also both the reds are quite pretty, and a matte red lipstick never goes out of trend.

Overall, I do like the lipsticks. Formula is great, shades are nice, very comfortable on the lips. I do recommend these.

Have you tried the Nykaa Matteilicious Lip Crayons? Your favourite shade?

Maybelline The Loaded Bolds Lipsticks Review, Swatches

Maybelline The Loaded Bolds Lipsticks Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Today I am reviewing the new Maybelline Loaded Bolds Collection, they have launched 13 shades of lipsticks where 3 of them are Black, White and Blue.

Claims: 

  • Hypercolor pigments and an opaque, creamy clay base deliver one stroke intensity
  • Sumptuous honey nectar leaves a creamy finish
  • Maybelline’s color sensational the loaded bolds is available in a range of pigment loaded shades from deep plums and electric blues to vibrant reds and natural nudes
  • Dermatologist tested allergy tested

MRP: Rs.550/- for 3.9g (Buy HERE for Rs.413)

Shades:

  • Sunny Coral
  • Russian Red
  • Berry Bossy
  • Pitch Black
  • Raspberry Rendezvous
  • Baby Pink
  • Wickedly White
  • Dynamite Red
  • Fierce Fuchsia
  • Smoking Red
  • Fearless Purple
  • Chocoholic
  • Audacious Blue

I have the shades Berry Bossy, Raspberry Rendezvous and Pitch Black. They come in a standard Maybelline Colorsensational packaging with a navy blue cap.

The lipsticks are super pigmented and very creamy, they glide on really smoothly. And all you need is 1-2 swipes for full, opaque coverage, even on pigmented lips.

This will cover all lip pigmentation and does not need 3-4 layers for that. They are very comfortable on the lips and have a velvet matte kind of finish, they settle to a velvet matte and stay put for 5-6 hours. 

They leave behind a deep stain which stays put through the day.

These are not transfer proof but hardly fade on transfers coz of the rich pigmentation. I love the formula and pigmentation, definitely recommend these. These are the most pigmented Maybelline lipsticks so far!

Pitch Black is a deep black shade, this does need a little layering for opaque coverage

Raspberry Rendezvous is a deep raspberry pink, my favourite of the three

Berry Bossy is a medium berry shade, very wearable and perfect for fall.

Here are the swatches..

I wish they launched more neutral and mauve/nude shades too. More of deeper colours and reds/pinks in this range. I am glad they have the basic black, white, blue, which can be used to mix and match with different lip colours.

Currently they are available on a discount on Amazon for Rs.413, and I definitely suggest getting them on discount 😀

Which shade did you like the most? Do let me know in the comments below.

All Swatches – New Lakme Absolute Luxe Matte Lip Colour with Argan Oil

All Swatches – Lakme Absolute Luxe Matte Lip Colour with Argan Oil

Hi guys,

So I attended Lakme Fashion Week today and saw the new Lakme Absolute launches: Lakme Absolute Oil-in-Serum, Oil-in-Cream and Serum Foundation. Also the new Luxe Matte Lip Colours, I have swatched them all for you guys.

Claims: Lakme Absolute brings you the miracle beauty ingredient Moroccan Argan Oil, now in a luxurious matte slimstick called the Lakme Absolute Luxe Matte Lip Color with Argan Oil. The luxurious silky formula of the Lakme Absolute Luxe Matte Lip Color with Argan Oil nourishes lips, while delivering rich and intense color.

Lakme presents the first ever lipstick infused with the miracle beauty ingredient Moroccan Argan oil for rich color with a smooth finish.

Key Features & Benefits :

Enriched with Moroccan Argan Oil

Intense color payoff in a matte finish

Luxurious formula for a smooth, silky finish

Available in 15 shades and 3 exclusive shades for Nykaa

Dual benefit of color and nourishment

Rich color nourished with care

How to use product: Start in the middle of your upper lip and glide the lipstick along the contours of your mouth.
Repeat the same for the lower lip.

Pro Tip : Start with a fine lip brush to carefully draw the outline of the lips, making sure to get the corners of the mouth. Then use it to fill in the middle for a deeper, more precise.

Shades: 15

  • Mauveness
  • Royal Plum
  • Rouge Love
  • Freshly Pinked
  • Almost Red
  • Smooth Marsala
  • Royal Flame
  • Dewy Spring
  • Mauve Silk
  • Grand Fuchsia
  • Red Velvet
  • Rosy Lips
  • Peachy Carnation
  • Crimson Town
  • Rich Cocoa

MRP: Rs.800/- for 2g


First of all, the sleek and slim gold packaging is really pretty! The lipsticks are sheer in one swipe but are

buildable for more intensity. They are not completely matte but have a creamy matte finish. Some shades are more
matte though.

L-R: Mauveness, Royal Plum, Rouge Love, Freshly Pinked, Almost Red, Smooth Marsala, Royal Flame, Dewy Spring

L-R: Mauve Silk, Grand Fuchsia, Red Velvet, Rosy Lips, Peachy Carnation, Crimson Town, Rich Cocoa

The qty is what I am disappointed with, 2g is half of what usual lipsticks are. For the price of 800, I definitely expect 3.5g if not 4g.

I have not tried them, so can’t comment on the argan oil formula but I love the shades Mauveness, Royal Plum and Rosy Lips.

Let me know your favourites in the comments below.

New Lakme Absolute Masaba Lip Pouts Review, Swatches

New Lakme Absolute Masaba Lip Pouts Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Lakme has launched 10 new shades in the Lakme Absolute Matte Lip Pouts collection in association with designer Masaba Gupta.

The entire theme is candyland, so the packaging and shades are all inspired from 90’s candies.

Claims: An exclusive collection of vibrant + matte lip crayons by Masaba

Shades Available: 10

  • Smokey Red
  • Hot Chocolate
  • Sugar N Spice
  • Role A Cola
  • Bubble Pink
  • Orange Candy
  • Caramel Toffee
  • Cotton Candy
  • Cherry Bite
  • Hot Pink Queen

MRP: Rs.750/- for 3.7g

There are 5 different type of packaging in the crayons based on 90’s candies, and two shades from the same colour family have the same packaging, see more in my vlog HERE

I have 5 shades from each different colour family.

The formula is exactly the same as before, you can read my detailed review on the Lakme Absolute Matte Lip Crayons HERE

They are one of my most favourite lipstick collection from Lakme, Pink Fantasy is a forever favourite. I am glad they have added interesting shades in this range.

Pigmentation and staying power is pretty good, the orange shade is still a little patchy like last time. Even the Role A Cola. Loving the nudes in this range.

L-R:: Cherry Bite, Role A Cola, Orange Candy, Caramel Toffee, Bubble Pink

Cherry Bite is a cool toned medium red

Orange Candy is a warm bright orange

Caramel Toffee is a nude peachy brown

Bubble Pink is a cool toned pink

Role A Cola is a blue based purple

Here is a mini swatch video..

My favourites are Caramel Toffee and Bubble Pink. Role A Cola is also a nice and different shade, wish it was not patchy. I am looking forward to try Cotton Candy.

This is a limited edition collection and the packaging is super pretty. I would definitely recommend picking at least one shade, for the packaging. Most of you will love Caramel Toffee, it’s a perfect everyday shade 🙂

Which one did you like? Let me know your favourite in the comments below.

Sugar It’s A Pout Time! Vivid Lipsticks 5 New Shades Swatches

Sugar It’s A Pout Time! Vivid Lipsticks 5 New Shades Swatches

Hi guys,

So after the 6 new shades in the Matte As Hell Lip Crayons, Sugar Cosmetics has added 5 new shades in their It’s A Pout Time Vivid Lipsticks range.

I have reviewed the It’s A Pout Time Lipsticks before, see The Big Bang Berry HERE and swatched Peachy Little Liars HERE and Mad About Magenta HERE

PRICE – Rs. 599 for 3.5g (Buy HERE)

GET DISCOUNT USING ‘BTXSUGAR’ on https://in.sugarcosmetics.com

They come in a square black packaging and have a round, flat bullet. These are not matte but not extremely glossy either, a normal semi matte finish.

I love the pigmentation and staying power of these, they do survive meals and don’t go away completely. With touch up you can pretty much wear them all day. And they are very light and comfortable on the lips.

The five new shades launched are:

L-R: The Twilight Rose, Brownton Abbey, Call Me Salmon, True Oxblood, Six Feet Umber

07 The Twilight Rose is a medium neutral rosy pink. Perfect everyday wear shade

08 Brownton Abbey is a medium milk chocolate brown, can be a good MLBB for deep skin tones

09 Better Call Salmon is a peachy nude (pink brown mix) Another MLBB for fair to medium skin tones

10 True Oxblood is a berry with pink undertones, good night time shade.

11 Six Feet Umber is a berry brown mix and my absolute favourite. This shade is universal and will work on all skin tones

Here is a mini swatch video..

My favourites are The Twilight Rose, Brownton Abbey and Six Feet Umber. Also like Better Call Salmon, I guess all 😀

I do recommend these, let me know your favourites in the comments below.

P.S: PR Samples. Honest Review.

Nykaa Pout Perfect Velvet Matte Lip Pencils Review, Swatches

Nykaa Pout Perfect Velvet Matte Lip Pencils Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Nykaa has been killing it with new launches day by day. Few weeks ago they had launched the Matte-ilicious Lip Crayons and now these Pout Perfect Velvet Matte Lip Pencils.

I haven’t tried the Matte-ilicious Crayons, but have been trying out these ones since more than a week now.

Here are my thoughts..

Claims: Meet Nykaa’s Pout Perfect Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, a triple-action crayon that does it all! This perfectly pigmented crayon gives you the coverage of a matte lipstick, precision of a liner, and blendability of a blusher. The blend of Vitamin E and Shea Butter creates a plush texture that adds youthful plumpness in one hot minute! Line, fill and dab some of it on your cheek for a naturally flushed look.

  • Plush, velvet matte finish
  • Enriched with Vitamin E and Shea Butter
  • No feathering
  • One stroke application
  • Super long-wearing
  • Glides on effortlessly

MRP: Rs.499/- for 4.9g

Shades Available:

  • Please Plum Me
  • Kiss N Tell Pink
  • Crushing on Pink
  • Brick Me Red
  • Nude Me Not
  • Call Me Red, Darling

It comes in the black wooden pencil packaging with a shade matching base. Other crayon from Nykaa comes with a sharpener, so I wish this came with a sharpener too. These are so light weight, that you don’t even feel the box has anything if you hold the outer box.

These are very creamy and buttery, super moisturizing and glide on easily. Very light and comfortable on the lips, easy to carry around and re-apply.

Pigmentation is pretty good too, you get opaque coverage in two swipes. They stay for a pretty good time, I have worn it for 4-5 hours but with meal, they do fade away and have to be re-applied. These are not transfer proof though.

Only thing would be these are not matte, they have a slight sheen to it all the time. There are days when I don’t want something too drying and most of the days currently, so I do reach out for these often.

They come in 6 shades and all are pretty nice and interesting, one from each colour family.

Please Plum Me is a deep aubergine/plum

Kiss N Tell Pink is a medium fuchsia pink

Crushing on Pink is a medium peachy pink

Brick Me Red is a rust red

Nude Me Not is a cool toned grey beige/greige

Call Me Red, Darling is a warm coral red

I love Please Plum Me, Kiss N Tell Pink and Nude Me Not. I do recommend these, they are pretty good for the price. I only wish they were a little more matte and came with a sharpener.

Have you tried the new Nykaa Pout Perfect Velvet Matte Lip Pencils?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review

6 New Sugar Matte As Hell Lip Crayons Review, Swatches

6 New Sugar Matte As Hell Lip Crayons Review, Swatches

Hi guys,

Sugar Cosmetics has added 6 new shades to their Matte As Hell Lip Crayons and all of them are beautiful!

I have reviewed Sugar Lip Crayons before on the blog HERE and HERE.

Today I am reviewing and swatching the 6 new shades.

MRP: Rs.799/- (Buy HERE)

GET DISCOUNT USING ‘BTXSUGAR’ on https://in.sugarcosmetics.com

The packaging as you know is matte black with the shade co-ordinated base which makes it easy to find. The formula is super pigmented and matte, you get an intense colour pay off in one swipe. It comes with a sharpener and is easy to sharpen and use, the clean point gives a nice edge to define the lips.

These are not transfer proof,  but they stay pretty long, even the lighter colours. It has stayed on me for 5-6 hours minimum and fades a bit even after a full complete lunch with dal and curd. It doesn’t go away, but just fades and you can easily reapply it.

Coming to the shades..

06 Coraline Jones is a warm orange coral

07 Viola is a beautiful mauve nude

08 Jackie Brown is a reddish brown, would work for all skin tones, especially deep skin tones

09 Princess Peach is a true warm peach

10 Cherry Darling is a gorgeous deep cherry red

11 Elle Woods is brown nude, a good everyday shade

L-R: Coraline Jones, Viola, Jackie Brown, Princess Peach, Cherry Darling, Elle Woods

Here are the swatches..

I love all the shades, I can’t really choose and definitely recommend these. If I have to pick, I will say Viola, Jackie Brown and Elle Woods.

I would suggest Princess Peach, Elle Woods and Viola for fair to medium skin tones and Jackie Brown, Cherry Darling for deep skin tones. Actually both Coraline Jones and Cherry Darling would work for all.

I hope you liked the video and the swatches, do let me know your favourite shade in the comments below.