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Makeup Haul | Lotus Herbals | Faces | Plum

Nisha Malik — Sat, 20 May 2017 23:45:24 +0000

Hi, How are you darling? Sunday huh? Big plans? Nice. My all days are alike routine wise but yes Sunday is special because all the family members are together at home, eating, laughing & enjoying. Sunday is the one day that looks like we live life, otherwise it’s always like a dog chasing it’s own tail. So many commitments, so many achievements, yet so many dreams to run after, & just one day to refresh your mind for another sprint. Uff… Zindagi…!!! Reviewed: Lotus Herbals Make Up ColorKick Kajal- Royal Blue, Mystic Green Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil In Teal Plum Natur Studio All Day Wear Kohl Kajal Plum Angel Eyes Kohl Kajal in True Black On a lighter note, lets start the day with some fresh shopping I have been doing behind the scene. I mostly bought eye makeup including colored liners & kajals. After all, how many black kajals one can own? It’s better to try out some colored liners. My eyes really do well with colored liners. My current favorite Lakme CC Cream is going to get finished, in order to try out a new product, I bought Faces CC Cream which I was eyeing even before buying Lakme CC Cream. I just want to jump on to reviewing the colored sticks, but that would be unfair to already in line for review products. This makeup will have to wait for some time. Let me know if you want me to review any of these at the earliest. I think I can squeeze in some into my tight schedule. Have a nice day ahead. Lots of Love.

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A Haul Post : Assure | Himalaya | Tresemme

Nisha Malik — Wed, 03 May 2017 12:29:59 +0000

I don’t realize it & I keep hauling up. Recently I found this new brand Assure Beauty & Personal Care, which seem to be really promising. I have been using it’s few products from few days and they are working pretty fabulously. I was introduced to this brand by a neighbor. The brand offers skin care & personal care products. The packaging is nice & sturdy. the price is reasonable too. I see myself buying more stuff from the brand. I got Assure Anti Ageing Night Cream, Assure Complete Fairness Cream & Assure Moisture Rich Shampoo. Neeraj got tanned very badly on the recent trip to Kodaikanal, since he didn’t care to wear a sunscreen. Now he wants to get rid of the tan. I spotted Tan Removal Orange range from Himalaya Herbals last week in a supermarket. The range includes Tan Removal Orange Face Wash, Tan Removal Orange Scrub & Tan Removal Peel Off Mask. Orange Peel is considered to be a great remedy for tan. Without hesitating I bought the trio pack. I also spotted the new Tresemme Botanique Detox & Restore Shampoo and Conditioner. This is a clarifying range form Tresemme. Why do you need a clarifying shampoo? Let me tell you. You use shampoos , conditioners, hair sprays, hair serums and what not to get & maintain gorgeous hair. But with time your hair tends to get loaded with silicons & other chemicals present in the hair products. This makes your hair rough, dull & dry. A clarifying shampoo helps to get rid of the build up. Makes them alive. I have started using the detox duo, shall be sharing my complete review. These were some new items in my vanity that I thought should share with you. I also restocked some regular items like Ayur sunscreen (he uses this while going for Sunday games in the morning) & Himalaya NeemVati which is working nicely for my skin problems. I will be back with some more reviews quickly.

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Small Haul From Kodaikanal

Nisha Malik — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:24:32 +0000

This feels like hangover. My mind is here in Delhi but my heart is still stuck there, back in Kodaikanal. Guys, you have to bear my Kodiakanal Gaga for few more days until, I get absrbed to my routine life again. Today I am going to write about a few things that I got from Kodaikanal. Mainly there were homemade chocolates & spices every where. The chocolates come in every flavor, milk, butter scotch, bitter & dark (my favorite), packed with nuts & cracker, I mean anything you could think about. Mostly the price started from Rs. 100 per 250 gms. Quite reasonable. I spotted a lot of skin care & hair care products. Most of them were handmade and packed with natural ingredients. Free of chemicals. Exotic… huh!!! I wanted to get some spices, but left it for the last day of shopping, which could not happen due to a Survayapi-Bandh imposed on the city right on the last day of our stay. Thank God, I had gotten some skin care products beforehand, the day when we visited the Green Valley View. Since there was not much to see at the point, I rather explored the shops located on the sides of the narrow passage to the point. There were handmade soaps in different flavors, Lime, Rose, Aloe Vera, Vanilla, Mango, Jasmine etc. The soaps were priced very reasonable, despite of being herbal. I plan to gift them to my beloved ones. I spotted these bottles of rose water every where. I asked them why did the rose water look white? They said, it was concentrated & was in the purest form. I was thrilled. The rose water concentrated is supposed to be diluted. Back at the hotel I tested it. I applied a patch on my cheek and it gave a burning sensation. It was raw. I also spotted Almond & Aloe Vera Shampoos. I got the Aloe Vera version since the Almond one came into bigger size only, while I insisted on getting a smaller size bottle. I have been wanting to try out Kasturi Majanl (a form of Turmeric), from a long time. I did not hesitate to get a bottle from Kodaikanal, since it was every where for sale. I also got Red Sandal Wood powder along with this which has excellent skin care properties. I plan to come up with a DIY face pack with these two ingredients soon. Coming to the handicraft items, there were some real nice works in wood & brass. But that would have been like a lot to carry back to Delhi. I got these two very beautiful pieces of hand held fans. I like them very much. They are so stylish & colorful. I grabbed a lot of these fans, but Neeraj said, “2 are enough, honey!!” And I returned the rest of them back to the shop owner with a forced smile. So that concludes my very tiny haul from Kodaikanal. There would have been little more items, if I had not left it for the last minute shopping, which could never happen. I am happy & content though. On a closing note, I have inhaled the beauty of the city inside my brain, it’s never going to fade away. Hola.

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Recent Haul : Lined Up For Review

Nisha Malik — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 23:30:04 +0000

I can not stay away from shopping for long, which results in a new bunch of goodies every fortnight even if I am being sober. Shopping runs at the back of my mind every single day, every single hour. I do not need to make a list of what I need, it’s always on my mind, bold & bullet-ed. I do not agree with the fact that I may not need every thing that I own. No man, I do need every single thing that I own. I always buy only when I am in dire need of something. It’s not my fault that I feel that dire need every day. I hauled up again. Some offline & some online shopping, left me with few products that needs to fit in to my dresser now. I really need a bigger dresser, (you see? NEED another dresser). Going little off track, but I will be back soon. I love shopping from Nykaa. They are like amazing. The user experience with Nykaa’s site is wonderful. You can even test the shades of makeup on real time pictures. That is way too better than any other website. But they suck when they have to deliver the products. They always take like at least a week, sometimes fortnight & more than that (happened with me). Why they can’t deliver like Amazon? I mostly shop from Amazon only because, they deliver my orders really fast. Like, wow you are already here. I think Nykaa, should do something about it’s lazy delivery. I restocked Himalaya Clear Complexion Face Wash & Patanajali Kesar Chandan Aloe Vera Gel. But all other things are new to me. I have not used them till now. Nykaa Paintstix – 03 No Chill Orange, 04 Peaches n Creams I have been eyeing these new launch from Nykaa’s own kitchen, was just not sure, which shades should I go for. Finally chose a bold shade- No Chill Orange & a subtle nude shade- Peaches n Cream. The lipsticks are creamy matte & sells at Rs. 425. Will be putting up a review soon, since I can not stay away from new lipsticks for long. L’Oreal Infallible 24Hr Foundation – Golden Beige 114 I have used the True Match foundation from L’Oreal back in 2013. I was very impressed by the finish it gave to my oily & acne prone skin. But lastly it broke me out. I again buckled up last week to give the Infallible range of foundation from L’Oreal a chance. The range has nice shade selection too. The shade – 140 seems good match for my skin tone (wheatish). It sells at about 1400 bucks but got it at a discount from Nykaa. Colored Sticks For Eyes I got Incolor Blue liner as well as Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Brown. Blue suits my eye color & suits my skin tone too. I got Rimmel’s Brown pencil to go subtle during the day time when black looks too loud on my wheatish skin. Maybelline’s Brow pencil is another addition to my stash. It is a dual ended pencil, with color stick at one side & powder at another. Sells at Rs. 300, got it at discount. Rouh Jojoba Oil My skin is giving me hell right now. It’s oily & acne prone yet flaky & stretchy at the same time. I am finiding it hard to calm it down. Jojoba oil makes a great moisturizer for all type of skins. Rouh Jojoba Oil, is lightweight & fast absorbing on skin. It vanishes into my skin very fast. Got it from Amazon at a discounted price. Patanjali Neem Ghanvati I have quite troubled skin. Neem is like a boon to troubled skin. I just tossed these tablet pack in my shopping cart 2 days back while picking some other daily utilities. It is supposed to be taken twice daily. Let’s see how vlosely it works for me. This was my recent haul & all these things are waiting to get reviewed. It’s difficult to choose among the produtcs. Help me. Tell me what should I review first. Peace.

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Lined Up For Review – Juicy Chemistry & Others

Nisha Malik — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:23:33 +0000

It’s actually a haul post. Wanted to blabber that I too finally laid my hands on Juicy Chemistry recently. I hauled few products from this much-raved-about Indian brand. I was very impressed by the reviews about it’s products. Made my way to their online store. Though the products took really long to reach me due to some technical glitch at their end. But seeing them at my door step I was relived & happy. I got very promising Tea Tree & Charcoal Mask from Juicy Chemistry. This product is specially formulated for acne prone & oily skim. Hence I could not say no to this. It was on my wish list from a long time. The ingredient list printed on the tub is little hard to read because the printing is very faint in color but every thing listed here is natural & herbal. That is why the product is in powder form since no preservatives has been added to it. Can’t wait to try it out tonight 🙂 I also got a hair mask from Juicy Chemistry known as Argan & Mango Butter Masque. This hair mask is to be used before shampoo. The ingredient list of this hair masque is very impressive. All I can see are herbs & oils in it. Retails at Rs. 300 for 25grams. I also ordered a Loofah & a Wooden Spoon from Juicy Chemistry not knowing that they provide one with their face mask. So eventually I have two wooden spoons now. From some other online portal, I restocked Avene Thermal Spring Water. This is my second bottle. It is another highly hyped product from Avene. It’s not like the product is bad or anything (I would not have restocked it otherwise), I am just saying that I think it’s good, I never experienced much spectacular results from this. May be my skin is way too troubled to see any results. I don’t know. Why did I restock it? I just liked the feel-good-factor associated with this spring water. I like the freshness. It is kind of a multi purpose product- Toner + Moisturizer. I got it in the smallest packaging so that it is easy to carry around. And Kama Ayurveda Rose water was another purchase to go with the herbal face masks that I am going to use in the up coming summer. These were few products that I recently shopped, there are many more that have been dispatched from Amazon, will be reaching me soon. So excited. What have you been shopping recently? I would sure like to know? Love.

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Sweet & Bitter Ramblings

Nisha Malik — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:47:06 +0000

After a long gap of 3 years, I visited Sarojani Nagar Market yesterday, yes approx. 3 long years. Since my sister accompanied me on this voyage it sailed through very well even though it was crowded like a weekend and I had my toddler with me. So I can conclude this shopping experience little sweet but bitter due to the crowd. I had no idea, the SN market gets so many shoppers even on a week day. I am going to leave you with what few things I managed to grab despite of all the crazy crowd and my son’s tantrums. Jackets costed 300 each Woolen Wear Earrings & Neckpiece I already have some pretty jhumkas in my stash, but I just could not let go the black chunky jhumkas. These are medium sized and looked really gorgeous my my round face when I tried them at the market. I was actually looking for oxidised metal jhumkas, but these are much prettier. Pom-Poms are so in these days, be it earrings, neck piece or even clothing. They are every where. My sister got a cotton top loaded with colourful pom poms, while i got few pom pom earrings. Since the ladies were too pushy I got 2 funky neck pieces too. I liked some lacy shoes too, but the one I wanted didn’t feel much comfortable. I walked away. That’s all ladies. What did you like the most in the entire haul? Leave your lovely comments below. Will update my insta page soon with more pictures of the earnings and neck pieces. Signing off. XOXO.

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Essentials Restocked

Nisha Malik — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:34:34 +0000

Since my last empties post, I have been restocking stuff that are essential for my skin care. Have a look. Night Creams – The Body Shop & L’Oreal Paris: I know you will ask why so many night creams. The Body Shop Oils of Life is my current favourite. I can’t stop using it, it’s so addictive. The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream is a high in moisture cream, which suits my hubby. My sister gifted me L’Oreal Paris White Perfect Laser Night Cream, since she did not like the way it stings her. While I have used it during last winters, and I didn’t feel much sting. I might cheat on the body shop’s oils of life and use L’Oreal one some nights. I will review these night creams soon. Night Serum: I am quite loving this Vitamin C Serum from O3+. This is my second bottle. One lasted me exactly for 3 and a half months. Using a serum before a night cream, is a deadly combo. Oriflame Optimals Eye Cream : I have this habit of using a separate eye cream because, I may not use a moisturiser always. I alternate between Forest Essentials Eye Cream & Oriflame Optimals Seeing Is Believing. Biotique Bio Clove: Even though it’s winters but my hormones probably don’t know this. I still get small zits, nothing major. This clove oil based face pack comes handy. Maybelline Gel Eye Liner: My HG Black Eye Liner. I have been using it from more than 5 years. It lasts very long. Maybelline White Super Fresh Compact : I am not a regular compact wearer, but sometimes, I need one, when I just need to even out my skin tone without having to wear a foundation. Reviewed here. I have got some bath and body products too, will share pretty soon. Take Care. Love.

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Finally it’s here- NYX DUO

Nisha Malik — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:10:27 +0000

I was trying to get a hold on the newly launched NYX Sculpt & Highlight Duo, from a while. When I saw it on Nykaa last week, I ordered it immediately. I wanted to use it while getting ready for my Karva Chauth Night. But It didn’t arrive on time. Today I was just writing a new post for HighOnGloss.com, I received a call from some courier guy that he is just outside my house to deliver my Nykaa Order. I was relived that it finally arrived. Now I will have to wait till Diwali, to flaunt it. With NYX Duo, I also got 2 other products, a new mascara & a face pack. NYX Duo is a 2 in 1 product. It is designed to take care of the sculpting & highlighting needs of your face. They are launched in 3 shades in India. I got mine in Almond/Light (SHFD02). I am not really fan of Maybelline Mascaras, they clump a lot. My current L’Oreal Mascara was getting drier day by day, so I thought let’s give these falses a chance. Last but the very trustworthy is Biotique Bio Clove Face Pack. It is specially formulated for oily & acne prone skin, & I can vouch for it’s effectiveness. All the reviews/swatches will be posted soon. Till then, take care. Stay High, Stay Fab.

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