LOTD: Spanish Flamenco Dancer Inspired

I have been planning to do this look i.e. a look inspired by Espaniol Bailarines De Flamenco since a long time now, but the final trigger was the song "Senorita" in the movie "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" :) After watching the movie, I just knoew I had to try it out and so here it is :)

Now a word of caution... You guys'll have to be really kind with your criticism here :P LOL

The aim behind doing this look was to look a bit OTT and yet depict the powerful sensuality that Spanish women are known to possess and that flamenco dancers liberally ooze out with their every tapping step... So here goes...

The look!

As you can see here, I have kept my face a bit shiny or rather glowy and have gone with red lips, which is signature to Spanish Flamenco dancers. I have also tied up my hair in a side roll and attached a flowery accessory to it. The eyes of course are heavily done up. I have gone with a golden smokey look here, in order to make my eyes look more slanted :) And yes as is obvious I have accentuated my eyes with false lashes :)

A sideview

The products that I used for this look are as follows:

Face

1. Streetwear Crystal Shine Face Brightener

Eyes

1. Faces Sparkle Dust in Gold (review here)

2. MAC eyeshadow in Beauty Marked

3. VOV false eye lashes'

4. MAC Paint Pot in Painterly (review here)

5. Maybelline Gel Liner (review here)

6. Colorbar Precision Waterproof Liquid Liner

7. Maxfactor False Lash Effect Mascara

Lips

1. Maybelline Lip Liner in Nude

2. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in hot hot hot (review here)

Cheeks

1. Maxfactor Creamy Blush in Soft Copper

2. Maybelline blush in Apricot Flush 

Let me know how you guys find the look :)

REVIEW & LOTD: Maybelline Expert Wear Blush in Pinch O' Pink

It's no secret that I am crazy about eye make-up and just simply adore eye-shadows in all shades and colors.. Just lately I have started investing (yes I call it investing, cause good products just never let you down in the future :P) in lipsticks and blushes cause you know eyes might be mirrors to your souls but lips are the mirrors to your thoughts and well pink/red/highlighted cheeks just look so pretty ;)

I must say that I don't really own a hoard of blushes just about 4 to 5 and so for me to do this review is fairly simple as I am not really spoilt for choice. Ha Ha! Now one thing that most of us bloggers and blog readers make a point to do is that we read several reviews of a particular product before venturing into buying it... It of course makes sense to be aware of what you are buying, after all money is hard to earn ;) So, well before buying this particular blush from Maybelline, I did do some extensive research on the blogosphere. Hence, you can be rest assured that this product isn't going to be very terrible!! But in order to know if it meets expectations, exceeds expectations or even far exceeds expectations, you'll need to continue reading ;)

IMAGE OF THE PRODUCT

Maybelline Blush in Pinch O' Pink

 

LOTD

Not very flattering on an NC40 skin tone

Oooohs and Aaaahhhhss!
1. The product as such is very finely milled and hence very smooth to apply.
2. Does not cause any reaction or allergies.
3. It has this really and I mean really fine shimmer, which looks really pretty. It gives a subtle glow to my cheekbones :)
4. Ridiculously inexpensive and it is really difficult to go wrong with something that is so pocket friendly :P
5. I have extremely dry skin and this does not dry me out much maybe because I moisturize like crazy. Not that it wont suit oily skinned girls cause I have read rave reviews about this product from oily skinned beauties as well :)
6. The color is buildable i.e. one swipe doesn't give you a lot of color. You need to keep layering the color with generous sweeps in order to make the shade brighter. And trust me this is an awesome quality for a blush especially for beginners ;) But for some this could be a con!
7. Surprisingly, the tiny brush that comes with the blush isn't actually useless... It is pretty decent and well can come in handy especially if you are on the go and dont want to carry a proper blush brush :D Yay for that!
8. It's great for those who are starting to use make-up and in the experimenting phase.
9. The packaging is really cute and sleek and it is very very travel friendly :)

Ouches!
1. Staying power isn't really that good, stays on for like 3 hours max. But since I moisturize my face like crazy and use a body lotion on my face (Yes i do! Sue Me :P), the blush stays for say 4-5 hours.
2. I am an NC40 and this pink isn't really flattering on me ;) In fact it looks horrible on me. Those with fairer skin-tone might just LOVE it!
3. It could be a bit drying for dry skinned girls. But it's basically dependent on how you moisturize your skin.

Price
It costs INR 209/-. What is the logic behind the "9"? My guess is as good as yours...

Repurchase?
Not this shade but yes the range is good so maybe another shade in it :)

Would I recommend it?
Like I said, this range is great for make-up beginners and even virgins (in make-up ofcourse) and this particular shade could be extremely flattering on fair skin. I am an NC40 and it looks terrible on me :(


Overall Rating
5.5/10

Weekend LOTD and my new purchase from Forever New :)

Hello ladies :) Hope you are having a great weekend... I shopped all day and went to work all night! Yup this huge release saw all of us in office at ungodly hours :)
So anyways... Got some really awesome stuff today from Faces and Rocky S :D Yes there's a haul post coming up soon ;)

Now coming back to the look I did today...

The classic Smokey Eye :)

Has anybody noticed the "Asian" Influence in me lately? :P

To achieve this look, I used the following products...
FACE
1. MAC Prep + Prime
2. Maxfactor Second Skin foundation in Bronze

CHEEKS
1. Maybelline Powder Blush in Apricot Flush

EYES
1. Coastal Scents 88 Eye shadow Palette - Silver
2. Coastal Scents 88 Eye shadow Palette - Black
3. L'Oreal Highlighter
4. Maybelline Gel Eye Liner
5. Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara

LIPS
1. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in Addictive Magenta
2. Oriflame Lipstick in Vintage Nude

Hope you like my look :)

And this is my purchase from Forever New... It's an envelope clutch with a twist :P

My Envelope CLutch with a TWIST! <3

LOTD: Pink and Purple :)

Heylo ladies... I have been so busy lately with my wedding preparations that I am unable to give any time to my blog and it is almost in a state of neglect :( I keep promising myself that I will sure take some time out everyday for this but Alas! So anyways, I totally made myself promise now that I'll make my posts more frequent! Wish me luck! :P

Anyways, today I did a random LOTD and EOTD and no I did not touch my Coastal Scents 88 Palette :P I know there's a world outside the palette too, rather now that I am using my Coastal Scents palette so extensively I have realized that it doesn't have a lot of colors :( LOL! Making a woman difficult is extremely difficult na? Ha ha ha...

So well here's the LOTD...

The Lips!

Hope you guys liked the look! :D

LOTD: Faces and MAC!

Hello ladies!!!
I am on a smokey eye roll here and all I can think about is doing smokey eyes using Beauty Marked by MAC and my Faces stack of loose pigments in WISH! LOL!
So, here I am sharing yet another EOTD + LOTD + HOTD with you guys... Hope you guys like it! :)

The EOTD

Today's EOTD as you can see is a pink-purple smokey look with nude pink lips and a dewy face. The products that I have used for this look are as follows:
EYES:
* MAC shadow (Beauty Marked),
* Face Loose Pigments in Scarlett (Wish)
* Maybelline's Gel Eye Liner
* Maybelline's Colossal Volume Mascara
* Oriflame's Super Intensity Eye Pencil in Plum

CHEEKS:
* Maybelline's Blush in Apricot Flush

LIPS:
* Maybelline Color Sensational Lip color in Warm Me up!
* Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Pearl Plum

The EOTD a bit more closely...

The EOTD

Next, I tried doing a messy bun as I hear that it's quite a rage this Spring :P
I also put on a blingey hair accessory cause I guess that too is in according to Vogue-March ;)
So here goes the HOTD :)

Hair in a Messy Bun with Bling ;)

Am back! and a Random LOTD :D

Hello ladies!! First off, I missed u guys! I was away to Imphal with very limited Internet access and now that am back I promise to be regular with my posts :) I sure missed u guys!

Today, I was in an experimental mood and tried doing a gothic look but failed miserably! LOL!!! But whatever I did came out to be a fun look and I am sharing it with you guys! At the end of the post I have also listed out the products that I used for this look...

So here goes!

The eyes...

The products I used

Am now working on a photo tutorial on a Golden and Brown Smokey Look... So stay tuned :D