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What beauty products to add to your vanity for a flawless makeup look?

Nisha Malik — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:23:58 +0000

Not every Make-up look has ten thousand different products and multiple layers; just a simple line of kajal along your eyes and a lip balm is also makeup for some. Likewise, just some Eyeshadow and liner is also make-up! But not everyone has everything that is needed for make-up!

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NELF Color Trio 3 In 1 Eyeshadow E-02 : Swatches & Review

Nisha Malik — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:35:57 +0000

Nelf USA presents a set of 3 baked & blend-able eye shadows in 1 case. The eye shadows are silky in texture. Each case contains 3 vibrant shades. Giving pearl finish, each shade can be worn alone or in combination. The formula is rich & pays off nice color with each swipe.

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Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil In Teal : Swatches & Review

Nisha Malik — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 23:35:00 +0000

Hi Girls, up for another colored eye pencil? This one is Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil in Teal. Teal is a very wearable color specially on eyes. A true Teal shade looks amazing no matter how you wear it. I got this teal liner with Lotus Herbals Colorkick Kajal in Royal Blue & Mystic Green. Blue is an eccentric shade for eyes, but teal is mesmerizing. Faces offer this smudge proof, water proof & highly pigmented liner in 7 shades. The formula is soft, long wearing and free of paraffin & preservatives. The liner is tested Dermatoligiaclly & Ophthalmologically. Price Rs. 449 for 1.2gm. Buy here. Packaging It is a sharpable black pencil with teal colored cap & band at the bottom making it easy to distinguish between a pile of pencils. The features of the pencil are mentioned on the pencil, like It is smudge proof, water proof & stays for long on eyes. No sharpner is shipped with the pencil. The packaging is convenient if I ignore the sharpening effort. It is easily portable hence travel friendly. Fragrance & Texture It is a creamy & smooth gliding eye pencil. Goes on lash line & water line effortlessly, leaving behind a beautiful color, no tugging is required. As such no fragrance, but if I sniff the pencil tip there is some waxy smell, which is very mild. To have a perfect winged liner out of this, you need to sharpen it every time, because of it’s creamy texture it tends to loose it’s tip. Shades Faces brings 7 quirky shades of Long Wear Eye Pencil for you. Persian Blue, Electric, Smog, Teal, Plum, Olive, Smoke. Shade – Teal This is a bright Teal shade with bit of greenish hint & shin to it, which makes it hard to miss. It is a nice shade, but make sure you put on some concealer if you have dark eye lid or dark circles around your eyes to bring out the true beauty of this color. Pigmentation One swipe gives nice color pay off, and you can go on building more color by re-swiping the pencil without feeling sticky or flaky. This feature makes it a quality product. Longevity It is a smudge proof & water proof eye pencil as I have observed. It needs bit time to settle on my water line & then it stays intact for 5-6 hours, after which it starts loosing it’s intensity. On my lash line, it stays good for about 7-8 hours, as I have tested in the Delhi heat. That is commendable. To get rid of the color, I massage with baby oil around my eyes. Finish This is a bright shade & has a bit of shimmer which gives a vibrant finish. The shade really pops out eyes. It can also be doubled up as an eye shadow, as I was told by the SA. I have tried the same, & it definitely is doable. Likes Smooth & Creamy textured Eye pencil. Nice color pay off in single stroke. Does not smudge, flake or feel sticky. Water proof. Can be used on water line as well. Doubles up as eye shadow. Stays for about 7-8 hours on lash line while works perfectly for about 5-6 hours on water line. Does not irritate eyes. Travel friendly. Paraffin & preservative free. Dislikes Price is definitely on higher side if you buy it from some offline store. But it is available online on discount. Needs to be sharpened very frequently since to maintain it’s tip. I find sharpening very cumbersome. Summary : 4.5/5 Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil in Teal works as a kajal, liner & eye shadow. It is a bright & refreshing shade. The eye pencil is long wearing since it is smudge proof & water proof. The color pay off is also very good. Only the price is bit high & it needs to be sharpened frequently. Still, would love to try out more shades from the range. If you liked the post please share it across your social media 🙂 Love.

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Lakme 9 to 5 Eye Color Quartet in Silk Route : Swatches & Review

Nisha Malik — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 00:03:49 +0000

Guest Review by Sreeparna Ganguly Today I am reviewing the Silk Route Eye Color Quartet from my all time favourite brand Lakme. This eyeshadow palette is not a new launch; it used to come in Lakme’s Fantasy range I think. Now the brand has worked on the formula and relaunched it in their 9 to 5 range. Though I like eye shadows, they are not included in my everyday makeup essentials. That is why I opted for this small palette where I can get the basic festive eye colours to match my ethnic wardrobe. After a lot of testing today I have come up with the review. Keep reading to know how it worked on me. About Lakme 9 to 5 Eye Color Quartet in Silk Route A versatile quartet of high intensity powders that color shape and highlight the eye. How To Use Use applicator to smooth-on shade over crease of eyelid. Blend outwards to merge with skin. Use one colour. Combine three or use all four. Go ahead. Experiment. Use dark shade only to line your upper eyelid, in a fairly thin line along the upper lashes. Use the medium shade for the crease. Use the lightest shade for the area under the eyebrow. Price Rs.550 for 7gm. Buy here. Ingredients Not Mentioned Packaging The 4 eyeshadows of this quartet is fixed in a rose-gold plastic square pan with transparent plastic lid. When you open up the lid, you will find a square shaped see-through cellophane flap to protect the shadows. The palette also has a small compartment where a tiny sponge-tip applicator is provided. The entire palette comes wrapped in a rose-gold cardboard slide-open outer cover. This cover contains most of the useful information regarding the product. Overall the packaging is sturdy, compact and very much travel-friendly. Shade & Texture- Silk Route As it is a quartet we are getting 4 eye shadows here. There is no way to distinguish them individually because company has not provided any name or number as such. For ease of understanding, I have marked them with numbers from 1 to 4. Let’s check out the colours one by one. Shade-1. This eye colour is a light pink with rose-gold pearly sheen. I did not keep my expectation too high for this shade but it stunned me with its awesome pigmentation and blending capability. The shade has golden tone to its shimmer particles that makes it suitable for majority of Indian complexion. Shade-2. This one is bronze gold. The ‘bronziness’ adds royalty to this shadow. Again pigmentation is superb. Shade-3. Now, this one is my least favourite from this palette. Not for the shade, for the texture. It’s a gorgeous pink shade with rose-gold fine shimmer. The shade looks flattering on everyone regardless of skin’s undertone. It, however, has a peculiar clinging tendency. To take out the product from the pan I need to literally scratch the surface. But once it is placed in the eyelids it shows its exact colour and does not crease a bit. Shade-4. This shade is a perfect steel grey colour with finely dusted shimmer particles. It is the darkest shade from this palette and is very pigmented. The shades 1, 2 and 4 are buttery smooth in texture that makes the application and blending process very easy. I have not experienced any fallout issues with any of the eye shadows of this palette. Fragrance This eye palette has a very faint medicinal smell. It goes off immediately after application. Pigmentation Every shade of this eye palette is quite pigmented and buildable. Even the light shades show their true colour on my pigmented eyelids in 2 swipes. The colours can be intensified further with 1-2 more swipes. The pigmentation is highest with wet application. Finish All the eye colours of this palette look shimmery in the palette but they give satiny finish in the eye. Longevity The staying power of the eye shadows is not bad in dry weather. They stay as it is for 3-4 hours without any eye primer. Then they start to fade little by little. With a perfect base beneath, the staying power is increased by 1-2 hours. My Experience I have experimented a lot with this palette. I used the shadows as per the instruction but it somehow did not suit my eye shape. So, I came up with my own eye makeup looks after a number of trials and errors. Shade-1 is pretty similar to Kareena Kapoor Khan’s eye lid shade in Lakme Eyeconic Advertorial. So, I kind of copy that minimalistic eye look for my daytime look. I use it all over the lid with dramatic winged liner. The 2nd and 3rd shade can be used like the 1st shadow. When I want to define my eyes, I keep them as the lid colour and for the outer V, I use the 4th shade. I love to create smokey eyelook with the 4th shade. As this quartet lacks a matte crease colour, I mix a darker shade pressed powder with a coral toned matte blush to come up with my own crease eye shadow. Likes Pigmentation and staying power is impressive considering price Buildable colours No fallout Warm toned colours that suit Indian complexion Helps to create a number of eye looks from minimal to dramatic Dislikes Shade 3 is quite hard to work with No matte crease shade is provided Ingredient list is not mentioned Summary-4.75/5 Overall I find Lakme 9 to 5 Silk Route quartet a beginner friendly compact eye shadow palette with highly pigmented satin finish shades. Ciao.

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