June Favorites + Haul

Wednesday, June 26, 2013


Listing out some of the product that I am loving this month:

Skin type:Normal to dry with mild oiliness in the T-zone
Tone:NC42 Medium to tanned
Hair type:Thick, jet black, dry, voloumous wavy hair



1. Colorbar "Take me as I am" lipstick in Bare Dare Pink: The perfect neutral lipstick, though some of you might not agree with me regarding the color description as such, this shade comes out as neutral on my pigmented lips. Know to be dupe of the costly Clinique chubby sticks, it came with a free sharpner. The formula is creamy and one swipe is more than enough to obtain a pigmented shade. Hydrates and moisturises my lips for good 4-5 hours and after which feels a lil heavy. Easily transfers to surfaces and one major con is the smell; smells crayony and plasticy, but doesn't lasts long. So until I find a neutral shade that is as flattering as this one, I would give all the blahs a miss.
2. Palmolive "Skin Renewal Thermal Spa" : I bought this after I seeing Namitha's review. Smells coconuty fresh. Gives scrub+moisturizing effect to the skin. Come winters and I may have to change body wash to something more hydrating. I stick to a particular body wash only until I get used to it's fragrance and dear sweet coconuty body wash, best of luck and hope I don't get sick of you soon.
3. MAC studio fix powder: Love of my life and a knight in shining armor. Helps to even out my skin tone as I am slightly darker near the eyes and mouth. Stays for a long time and comes out natural in pics. Price wise, slightly on the higher end, but then who hits a pan in 2 years. I expect it to be a total paisa wasool.
4. Lakme eyeconic: If im asked to choose between colossal kajal and EYECONIC KAJAL, I would definitely pick eyeconic. I use kajal in my waterline. Eyeconic gives me rich black eyes . The formula is creamy and remains smudge free for 8 or more hours on my eyes. Colossal on other hand tends to break (3 times a row) and would smugde faster as compared to eyeconic.
5.Body Shop "Almond Hand n Nail cream": The smell!!! smell is a big factor when it comes to buying a product. My hands are extremely cold and drying. A peanut size of the cream is all what I requires to make my hand soft, supple and baby like...
6. Loreal "Mythical oil" and "Liss Ultime" mask: My wayward hair loves the duo, so much so that they refuse to behave well without em. Have been using the two products suggested by the b:blunt stylist for last 3 weeks and WHAT  a considerable change in hair texture. For shampooing I use my regular Tresemme rough hair tube.
7. Jhonsons baby oil: On weekends, before discovering product, I used to go through elaborate oiling-->shampooing-->conditioning routine. Though I can add coconut oil in my food (Mallu you see), can't stand the heavy feeling on my hair. I bought home this product and I apply the oil on my scalp and from mid to ends before every wash. The net effect after conditioning is healthy looking, manageable, non-weighed down hair.
8. Boroline cream: Not exactly a beauty product, but even after being dry skin type, there are days when a small pimple sprouts up on my face. Boroline is an antiseptic ointment which can be easily bought from a pharmacy store. I apply it while going to bed and the next day, it brings down the redness and removes the puss from the pimple. Boroline is also a good moisturizer during colder times. Oily beauties stay away from this miracle product as the formula by itself is sticky n oily.
9. Nailpolish Maybelline Colorma: I have brittle and weird nail, so keeping them painted is a must. Loving the, good color payoff , easy to dry nail polishes from this range. Colorma nail polishes are a boon when you need a pop of color in your outfit. The red stands out in the crowd.

On to some lighter stuff, this month I shopped like crazy for cosmetics. I am put off by the clothes, as I moved one size up to L this month. I dread going inside the trial room, only to be frustrated and sad that size M doesn't fit me anymore. I know, I don't need ton's of beauty products to look pretty and I have relatively well behaved skin...still makeup I have noticed improves my self confidence. I don't use heavy makeup on a day-to-day basis..my Maybelline BB cream, kajal n lipstick pulls me through the day. So, all this long introduction just to show you how much makeup stuff I hoarded last month. This is the loot for the month of June.


M.A.C HAUL

Thursday, May 9, 2013



And there is always a beginning !!I was down with a bout of flu and ill health, coupled with the pain of leaving my mom n dad to the bus station....I was feeling low. My husband came up with the idea of visiting the M.A.C shop (Yes, he knows all the brand names). I somehow googled the wrong place...the one I googled was that of an Apple showroom as Google gave me the hit for buying Apple MAC-pro...after a good 20 minutes we realised that we were in the wrong place and did a whole detour to get to the correct place.

I went to the M.A.C store in Koramangala. It's not a stand alone store like that at MG Road, but more of a let out space within Shopper's Stop. By the time I reached the store it was 9:10 pm. I was pretty happy with the standard of hygiene that they had, it had to be especially, when you have all the lipsticks out in the open for the common crowd to use. Amply lit space with lot of mirrors, seating area for some quick makeup session by the MUAs.

The MUA was attending another customer and she asked me to have a look around. The MUA attended to me in between, but then again had to leave owing to prior customer demands. Me and my husband decided in on the first M.A.C lipstick I was gonna invest in: Lusturing in M.A.C Lusture series. Next up, being an eye person through and through, I enquired the MUA (She was free by then)  for an eye pencil which is smudge proof. She suggested the  Pro Longwear Eye Liner.The MUA told us that she was busy throughout and apologized for not attending to me. By  10:00 we were out of Shopper's stop after making the two purchases.

Recently, I was low and the guy pushed on to the MAC store to cheer me up. This time we were a tad bit early, 8:00 and there were two MUAs around. The one that we met last time was busy this time too, I had another MUA help me out with a mascara and foundation. She listened to my requirement for a non-waterproof, non clumsy, non flaky mascara and suggested the Extended Play Gigablack Lash masacara. After much contemplation I decided I would invest in a good pressed powder as compared to my first choice of  foundation, which I will be hardly wearing on a day to day basis. I purchased the Studio Fix powder. In between the MUA went in to suggest some tips to another customer. This irked my husband who kept on saying to me, "you came in first". She came back after a good 15 minutes to help me with my powder application. She showed me techniques for applying mascara and powder. All in all a delightful experience, a big dent in my pocket and a small but wise investment as far as makeup purchases go. Let me know if you would want me to review any of the below products.







BLUR

Friday, April 26, 2013



Having seen tons of magazines featuring BLUR jewelry, I was quite taken by their edgy take on your regular jewelry, a fresh lease of air from all those cute, pink stuff that you get to buy from all other shops. Bright, bold, feisty is what describes Blur the best. Blur is not for the weak hearted. Blur shop is situated within the Esbeda shop in Phoenix Mall (1st Floor) and I had a tough time finding the shop. Once in, a small section is dedicated towards Blur jewelry.

Blur was conceptualized and brought to life by Shruti Bheda.

The winter collection was filled with neon colors, spikes, skulls, animal motifs, and studs. My husband hated the collection, but the rebel in me loved the collection. Wish I could have bought some of the edgier stuff from their collection, but I didn't get an approval from the Mr. so, I settled in with something safe.

Surprisingly, a very traditional silver earring: Rs.500



A smaller version of collar necklace in Gold: Rs.300





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