LOTD: Grunge/Vampy makeup look

Hi Guys,

Today I’m doing a LOTD post on below look. I was just experimenting with my new makeup and the  end result was this vampy/grunge makeup look. I really liked it so I thought will give you guys’ step-by-step breakup for the eye look as the face makeup is fairly simple. All the products used are mentioned below. For the comparison purpose I’m in shade NC 35-37.

 

List of products used:

Eyes:

1. Wet n Wild Rose in the Air
2. Nykaa Rock the line Kajal
3. Maybelline lash sensational Mascara
4.  Sugar Arch Arrival Brow Definer : 01 Jerry Brown

Face:

1. Primer: Colorbar perfect match primer
2. L.A.Girl Pro coverage HD long wear illuminating foundation: Warm Beige
3. Makeup revolution conceal & define : C10
4. Bharat & Dorris powder :007
5. Wet n Wild megaglo pallet: Dulce de Leche (for under eyes and contour)
6. Maybelline Master chrome highlighter: 100 molten gold

Lips:

1. PAC Retro Matte Gloss : 67 Sinful Wine

Tutorial for Eye look:

I recently got this Wet N Wild Rose in the Air eyeshadow pallet and mostly that is all I have used for this look. all the shade numbers are given on the back of the pallet.

Eye Lid

Take shade 1 in the crease to roughly define the crease. Then take shade 6 on smaller blending brush and go on the crease in windshield motion to give some warmth and depth to the eyes. The take shade 9 on the V of outer corner to give some depth and intensity, follow it with shade 8 on the lid with flat eyeshadow brush. Finally take shade 3 on inner corner to open-up the eyes. I have used shade 2 on the brow bone but u can use shade 3 depending upon your choice.

 

Lower lash line:

Take shade 9 on the pencil brush and apply it on outer 1/4^th part to maintain the symmetry of the look. Follow it with shade 8 in the middle portion and shade 3 in the corner

Finally I have finished the eye makeup with Nykaa Kajal on the water line and as eyeliner followed with Mascara.

Completed look:

 

 And that is all for this post. Hope you found this breakdown helpful.

Thanks for reading!

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Elf Haul & Express Review

Hi guys,

As far as brands go I love ELF products, but they are quite mostly in India hence whenever my friend is coming back to India from US I make sure he gets few ELF products for me.

During his this visit I got below products from Target. It’s great when you have people to mule your stuff and you don’t have to pay shipping and customs on it, hence I got it super cheap.

Products I got:

1.      ELF Mineral infused face primer (6$)

2.      ELF tone adjusting face primer (6$)

3.      ELF makeup mist and set spray (3$)

4.      ELF Setting powder in sheer (6$)

5.      ELF baked highlighter in moonlight Pearls (4$)

 Ingredients:

My thoughts

All the products come in standard black thick paper outer packing, with one side transparent to see the products inside.

ELF face Primers:

It comes in frosted plastic bottles which has pump to dispel the product. Colour is coordinated with the colour of the product.

ELF Mineral infused face primer is transparent primer which provides skin with added benefits of minerals.

ELF tone adjusting face primer is purple colour primer which does help to even out the face to some extent.

Both the primers feel silky wet on skin. It’s not silicone base primer as per me, and gets easily absorbed in skin. They make skin smooth and creates great base for the makeup to glide on.

Only a pea sized product is required for entire face. It works well and has increase the stay time of my makeup by 4 to 5 hours. It is lightweight and non-greasy, which is great for even oily-combination skin.

Only thing I would have changes would be in packaging, to make it feasible for me to know how much product is visible.  I’m quite happy with all other things about them, but to be quite honest they are not the best products in market, and not a must buy.

ELF Setting powder (Sheer)
This comes in small tub with netted cap so we can get the required amount from it. It also comes with excellent quality puff. Tub is quite sturdy and very travel friendly.

The powder is white in color and extremely finely milled. It feels super smooth and works very well for baking as well of setting the face. Biggest pro is it photographs really well and doesn’t give any white cast in pics.

It has good stay time and touch ups are not require for min 3-4 hrs. this is my go to powder for all purposes and I’ll definitely recommend buying this one.

ELF makeup mist and set spray

It is housed in black plastic bottle with spray pump. I wish it was bit sheer so that I could see the amount of product let in bottle. Also, nozzle is nothing to write home about and I’m not super impressed with it.

It was quite a task for me to use this one as the nozzle is real pain to use but the product works, So I’m happy. It has increased the stay time by 4 hrs without primer underneath and my makeup doesn’t melt even in the heat & humidity of Mumbai. Once sprayed it gets absorbed under a minute and doesn’t have any offensive smell as such. The biggest pro is that this is alcohol free setting spray.

I’ll recommend this one if you can get it easily.

ELF baked highlighter in moonlight Pearls

This beauty comes in small blush case and is dome in shaped. It has transparent cover which feels very flimsy. Overall the packaging could have been better.  

The product looks very hard to touch but is quite pigmented and gives blindly glow if gone overboard with it. It had fine shimmer and looks very beautiful when blended. It gives almost natural radiance if used sparingly and blended well.

It is golden in color hence looks really well on girls with yellow undertones. It doesn’t fell chunky and it doesn’t exaggerate the texture of the face and blending seamlessly. It quite forgiving to the flaws and bumps on face. Very little product is required for each use hence the product will last quite long.

It has stay time of 5 hrs. overall, I really like this highlighter but I prefer my makeup revolution highlighter to this one. Buy it if you get it cheap and if you want to try baked highlighter to normal powdered one. But not really a must buy.

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Maybelline Lip Gradation: Swatches, Review

Hey all,

I know I’m bit late with this review and swatches, but I recently got my hands on all the shades that I wanted from this range, so here it is, better late than never …I guess .So without further delay let’s get on with it.

Product description: (From the website)

It’s time to experiment with your lip makeup. Available in 8 bright, matte shades, this double-sided lip product will inspire you to experiment with your looks. The color stick at one end will give a gorgeous pop of color while the cushion blender tool at the other end will give a sexy, graded look. For a complete trend-on look, apply color on the centre of your upper lip and use the sponge smudger to extend the color to the outer edges till the contours of your lips or use it as a matte lip color or a lip liner.

Packing:

It comes in slender tube with product on one side and smudger on the other side. Tube is of same color as the shade it hosts thus making it easier to find without much hassle. The packing extremely sturdy and travel friendly and pink1 is perpetually in my bag.

Texture:

Texture of these babies is extremely creamy and smooth. It just glides on your lips without any tucking.  It is super pigmented and gives opaque lips in just one swipe. It has no shine or gloss what so ever and it is completely non sticky on lips. Best part is even though these are matte lippies they do not settle in lip lines but sit very comfortable on lips. On application they settle in to powdery matte finish.

Fragrance: None

Price: 500 INR

Where to buy: You get these in all the store and Amazon, Flipkart, Nykaa

My experience:

Amongst all the color my favourite is pink 1 as its very wearable everyday color. These last for entire day (with meals) and I have to remove them with makeup remover at end of day.

L - R : Orange 1, Pink 1, Red 1, Fuchsia 1, Mauve 1

Orange1: it’s a medium reddish orange color, would look stunning on ducky beauties.

Pink1: As stated before I love this color. Its beautiful midtone color there is nothing “unique” per say but it’s extremely flattering on all skin tones.

Red1: Its beautiful cherry red, a must have for glamorous outings. It’s quite similar to MAC chili

Fuchsia1: Its perfect fuchsia, perfect blue based pink. This lippie is my dream come true.

Mauve1: Its most definitely not mauve but a brown nude. I seriously do not like this color as it looks muddy on me and washes me out, but would look pretty on medium to dusky skinned beauties.

Overall:

I really liked these as they are highly pigmented, longwear and very comfortable especially for the price, but color range is not so exciting. I still feel if you don't like to touch-up your makeup often, then you need these in your stash.

Rating: 4/5

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L'oreal Brow Artist Genius Kit : Review & Swatches

In last few years brows have suddenly become quite important for anyone who is enamoured with makeup. There is quite an influx of products o get that perfect brows from pencils to brow gels to powders to gel pomade etc.

Even in India we have seen few of these products from Maybelline and Lakme. Now even L’Oreal has decided to join them with affordable brow enhancing products with its latest L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit. That shade I’m reviewing is 01 Medium to Dark.

What company claims: (From company website)

“Brow Artist Genius Kit is the ultimate all-in-one brow kit. The kit contains a styling wax, a tinted powder, an angled brush and a spooled brush. The pigmented wax holds for 12 hours and the natural shaded powder allows for buildable colour. Made to measure eyebrows for whichever look you are going for: natural, defined or graphic. The result: Defined and fuller looking brows. Long wear.”

How to use it

STEP 1: Dip the angled brush into wax. Create the shape you desire.
STEP 2: Apply your setting powder with the same brush to enhance brow line.
STEP 3: The powder fills in sparse areas and creates the perfect brows.
STEP 4: Use the spooley brush to comb through the brows for a perfect finish.

Price: INR 895 for 3.5 gms

Available on Amazon

Shelf life: 3 years

Packaging: 

L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit comes in extremely sleek and chic packaging. It has metallic silver as outer case and the lid has full size mirror on the inner side of lid, product is fit snugly in pockets of black base. It comes equipped with small duo ended brush with spooley and angled brow brush which quite truthfully is quite useless.

The packaging is quite travel friendly as it is sturdy and the lid shuts pretty securely.

Texture:

The brow powder has beautiful rich creamy texture and easy to blend formula which helps it stays on the brow for long time without any real requirement of brow primer.

The brow wax is quite thick and I was bit sceptical to use it, but it has unique texture to say the least. It is not too creamy or too sticky like normal brow wax but very powdery kind of wax which makes it look natural on the brows.

Top: Wax            Bottom: Powder

My Experience:

When I started with this brow kit I dint really have high expectations as such, but it manage to impress me quite well. It is very easy to use the product to achieve natural looking fuller brows. Also it doesn’t take long to get perfect brows with combination of both the products.

It has really great staying power. It lasted for good 9 hrs on me without fading a bit.

It is said to use the wax above the powder to keep it in place, but I prefer to use wax as a base and apply powder to make it look more natural as wax on top gives very flat and slight sticky brows look.

Sometimes I top it up with brow mascara to give it more natural and fuller look. It works beautifully that way. Some people may feel its bit expensive but I feel quantity and quality more than justifies the cost.

Swatches: I have used the brush that comes in the kit to apply the products..

Overall:

I really loved this product. I personally feel it’s a great product at the cost and quite hassle free to use. One of must haves as per me.

Ratings: 4.5/5  (0.5 less for useless brush )

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L’Oreal Paris Kajal Magique Bold: Review, Swatches

"Mirror Mirror on the wall who is the darkest of them all" 

If I was the wicked queen from Snow white, that would defiantly be my most sought out question as I'm continuously in search of the darkest, blackest & Boldest  kajal that I can lay my hands on.

According to me kajal or a Kohl is most used and the most basic product in all the girls vanity kit. I’m always on look out for the darkest black kajal that I can get my hands on and needless to say I own a ton of kajals as almost all the brand as at least one variant of kajal in their portfolio.

Today I’m reviewing the newest variant of kajal from L’Oreal: The Magique Bold Kajal

What company claims:

“Discover Kajal Magique BOLD, our boldest Kajal formula for the boldest look.

ULTIMATE BLACK: 25% more concentrated in black pigments, each stroke glides effortlessly to deliver a vivid black line.

MORE EXTRAORDINARY CARE: Its formula contains 2X more Vitamin E* and is gentle on the eye.

BOLD RESULT: Create an intense line with one or two strokes on the waterline. Complete your bold look by adding a thick line on the upper lid

• Extreme Hold: 14H Smudge-Proof.
• Water-Proof.
• Non Transfer.
• Ophthalmologically Tested.
• Suitable For Contact Lens”

Price: INR 350 for 0.35 gms

Shelf life:

Packaging:

This kajal come in black retractable tube with the name mentioned in gold mirror finish colour. I personally prefer kajal in retractable tubes has I doesn’t cause wastage of products. I love how stunning the kajal looks. Its definitely an upgrade from Kajal magic supreme black kajal.

My Experience:

True to its name this kajal is definitely bold and beautiful. This kajal provides extremely black line in single swipe. The pigmentation is so good that you get the darkest black color in single swipe. I had expected the color to be black but not so intense jet black. I’m thoroughly impressed.

The texture of this kajal is extremely buttery & smooth. It just glides across the eyelid without any tugging. It is settles in matte finish and stays that way for good 7 hours without smudging or fading even in slightest.

It is 100% waterproof, I splashed some water on my face and it stayed in place without even slightest fading. At end of 8 hours there was slight fading in corners but nothing too noticeable. It stayed just fine even on my waterline.

You would require a good quality oil based makeup remover to completely remove it at end of the day. Only thing that I did not appreciate is that ingredients are not mentioned.

Swatches:

In Single swipe

Overall:

L’Oreal has completely impressed me with this kajal, it is jet block, bold, water resistant, smudge proof, extremely creamy and settles into soft matte finish, plus is quite affordable and extremely easy to use.

Ratings: 4.5/5

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