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My Budget Makeup Essentials

Nisha Malik — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:37:09 +0000

It’s going to be a quick post about the makeup products I use mostly everyday. All the products are budget products, easily available. Suit my and skin tone & type. I started wearing the Pond’s BB Cream about 3 years ago, and since then, it’s been with me. I like the natural finish it gives to my skin. Unlike Lakme’s CC cream, it does not give any white cast. Maybelline’s Super Fresh Compact is new addition to my vanity, but is really promising. Before this I used to wear Lakme 9 to 5 compact. I will review these two very soon. On good skin days, I like to wear some blush. Mostly it’s cheeky Glow, but winters are good to fluent creamy blushes too. City Color Cheeky Stain is a warm toned cream blush which I mostly prefer because of it’s natural finish. Cover Girl Lip Gloss was another budget find incidentally. It’s very beautiful every day wear shade. L’Oreal Paris Kajal Magique, was unintentional buy, but proved to be a good buy. Will try to review it soon. I don’t like high drama mascaras for daily wear. Maybelline’s The Falsies gives very natural looking eye lashes. I don’t know why but I am just so in love with this eye palette from Makeup Revolution. It has got versatile colors to give you awesome looks for day and night. I am just short on time today, otherwise would have added more stuff to the post. Gotta run some errands before the day ends. Let me know if you use the same products I do? Leave your comments. Love…

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Blushes All The Way: Makeup Revolution, Maybelline, City Color & Purely Pro

Nisha Malik — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:02:10 +0000

I am not much of a blush person, I hardly wear one because I hardly need one. I am not being narcissist. All I mean is since I have acne spots & hyper pigmentation, my cheeks are generally flushed. Still, I like to carry one sometimes when I really am in the mode of some real color, or my face looks flat due to foundation (Lakme Absolute is one such foundation). If I remember correctly my first blush was from Maybelline. It used to come in a black case with see through lid and a scratchy brush to apply the blush. I used to use my fingers to apply the blush though. After that, I think I have used few more blushes from Lakme, MAC, NYX & Inglot. Right now I only have four blushes out of which only one is used most of the times. Others have vanished away somewhere, only my toddler knows. Makeup Revolution London Vivid Blush Lacquer in O’ BOY I love it. I haven’t worn any other blush since I got this. I was just browsing through fab bag website while I came across this. I read some reviews & viewed swatches and I instantly fell in love with it. Sells at Rs.750. Consistency & Colour – It is not a cream or powder but a dense liquid blush. The consistency is in between liquid & cream. It is cool pink toned blush, which will mostly suit fair/wheatish skin tones. Since, it is quite dense in consistency, it is easy to apply but needs quick blending as it dries off quickly. Pigmentation & Staying Power – It is quite pigmented, hence quite less product is needed. It lasts long. Its staying power is decent. It starts fading after 4-5 hours. City Color Cheek Stain in Mauve There was a phase when I was hooked on cream blushes. I horded cream blushes from MAC, Inglot & NYX. The NYX blush stayed my favourite for quite a long since they were easy on pocket. Recently I stumbled upon City Color Cosmetics cream blushes. There were so many shaded. I picked Mauve. It retails at Rs. 300 only. Quite affordable… huh? Consistency & Colour– It is a cream blush, a very creamy one. It comes in a stick just like a lipstick with a clear cap on it. Its really easy to apply & blend. The shade Mauve, that I got, is not really mauve but a shimmery peachy shade. These are known as cheek stains. I also have got some lip stains from this brand which I adore. Pigmentation & Staying Power– Pigmentation of this blush is average. Since it is quite shimmery, you actually don’t notice much color, but just shimmers. It looks good actually. Stays on cheeks for 3-4 hours. Maybelline Cheeky Glow in Fresh Coral Maybelline is such a brand which offers awesome products even if you are on a budget. The cheeky Glow blushes were quite a hit when they were introduced. The shades were nice. It retails at only Rs.250. Consistency & Colour– For an oily skin girl, its good to use powder blushes especially during summers. Powder blushes stays for long and gives mattifying look. This blush from maybelline is also a powder based blush. You can just grab a blush brush, swirl onto the blush, tap the excess and apply it on your cheeks. So classy, isn’t it? The shade Fresh Coral is kinda leaning more towards pink, but suits my wheatish tone. Pigmentation & Staying Power– I am not impressed by the pigmentation. You have to take a lot of product to actually show on your cheeks. You have to apply multiple layers of the product your cheeks to build the pigmentation. Staying power is not impressive on oily skin. Purely Pro Blush in Universal I also used to own another shade in this blush ‘Lovely‘ which I gave away to a dear friend as she liked it quite much. Consistency & Colour– The shade, Universal, is another powder blush in pink with some shimmer. Its not as cool toned as the one from Makeup Revolution, but is rather a warm pink. It will suit all skin tones. Pigmentation & Staying Power– It is quite pigmented as opposed to Maybelline’s cheeky glow. One swipe is enough to give your cheeks pink hue. Also staying power is 3-4 hours. I prefer this over Maybelline’s cheeky glow. I didn’t swatch the blushes separately just to give you a view of different/similar the shades are from each other as it gets easier to compare them with each other. How many do you own? Stay High, Stay Fab.

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Makeup Revolution London Redemption Palette Essential Day To Night : Review & Swatches

Nisha Malik — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:16:18 +0000

I was little bored with Maybelline Blushed Palette. So when I had a glimpse of this palette in a store two weeks back, I really got desperate to get it. I tried the palette the same day I got it. I have this habit of trying out makeup products/clothes as soon as I get home. Price: You can get it between 800-1050 bucks depending upon the kind of store you visiting. You will get 12 eye shadows. Total weight of the product is 14gm. I think its quite a catch. Ingredients: Mica, Talc, Magnasium Stearate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polybutene, Dimethicone, Methylparabene, Propylparabene. Availability: Available on most of the online websites like Naykaa, Amazon, Ebay etc. Packaging: It comes in a sturdy plastic black case with transparent lid. Wish it had a mirror too. But I still like the classy packaging. It is kind of a look alike of Naked palettes?? My Experience: There is no doubt in the fact that I am really lusting over this palette since I got it. The shades are so versatile that I can wear them every hour of a day. The palette contain mostly sheen and glitters. Even if a color is matte it would contain little sheen or glitter. Let’s get to the shade description: White with glitter Cream with sheen Light Brown with sheen Rose Gold/Peach Gold with glitter Purple with glitter 7. Grey with sheen 8. Light Purple with sheen 9. Matte Black with glitters 10. Light Grey with Glitter 11. Navy Blue with glitter 12. Turquoise with sheen (Most favourite) I prefer shade no 2,3,4,5,6,10 & 12 for day wear, while 7,8,9 & 11 are just perfect for night. I don’t like wearing the very first shade, because white does not suit my skin tone. Pigmentation: Coming to the pigmentation, the light colors are little less pigmented than the dark colors for the obvious reason. The consistency is little dry, hence the colors have a tendency to shed off. There is no problem in blending though, the colors blend effortlessly. Staying Power: As the color pay off is good, the staying power is good too. If you have primed you your eye lids the color can survive 6-7 hours, otherwise dark colors stay for 4-5 hours, while the lighter shades hold on little less. It comes with a dual ended applicator. The Applicator sponges are smooth and your can use them if you are travelling and don’t want to carry a separate eye shadow brush. Makeup Revolution is a new brand compared to other established legends, but it comes up with outstanding products. My favourite blush is from this brand only. Likes: Versatile colors. Pigmentation is good. Staying power is good. Blending is super easy. Suits my oily eye lids even without primer. Sleek & travel friendly packaging. Provided with dual ended smooth applicator Affordable Dislikes: Little shedding due to dry texture. Few shades are quite similar. Rating: 4/5 Final Words: I think its a great palette if you already have bright colors in your pocket. This will serve as a daily essential kit for eyes. Till next time, Stay High, Stay Fab.

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Lazy Saturday Ramblings

Nisha Malik — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:52:37 +0000

The lazy Saturday afternoons are perfect to get away with your girls. No matter where you go, what you do, you just have fun forgetting all your project deadlines at office or your petty home issues. Last Saturday was just the same. We just met since it had been so long. We shared what we were upto. Meeting your girls is so much refreshing. Since we were all out, how could we stay away from some shopping. But before rushing to the shopping mall, we made a pact to each other, that we are not going to splurge, and actually it worked too. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer Here is what I got: Maybelline White Superfresh Compact Maybelline Gel Eye Liner Maybelline Fit Me Concealer Makeup Revolution Eye Palette Day To Night I could not keep my hands off the eye palette and I tried it the same day on Moni Will write more about this palette pretty soon. Till then, Stay High, Stay Fab.

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