Hello and some new years resolutions

A big Hello!!! to all my makeup crazy readers…Well I have been missing in action for quite a few months now. You have no idea how much I missed blogging. And I am really sorry for disappearing off the radar like that without any prior notification..the thing is  I never really wanted to take a break. Its just that I didn’t have time at all. Since the beginning of 2012 is literally the only time where I am at one place for more than ten days and when I haven’t been working crazy hours.

The last six months went by in such a whirlwind of activities. I was lucky to get the opportunity to visit some very beautiful places. And I also managed to sneak off to meet the boy at his school a few times (shhh …don’t tell my parents ). Staying in guys dorm is an experience in itself…it was a lottt of fun to be with him after so much time J

I have practically been living out of a suitcase past few months..so I am thinking I will maybe do a post on the makeup I carry while travelling ( and I can spot my 2 suitcases still partially unpacked..i have to get down to unpacking those!). I also have a few haul posts in mind…I have discovered few amazing products last year..so I will shower some love on them in upcoming posts.

At present I am in the very windy and very cold city of Chicago. US is like a makeup and beauty wonderland for me.  I swear..I can spend hours just browsing the aisles of Walmart, target and Walgreens. And I love Sephora soo much…I seriously have to fight the urge to not go to one every weekend. The first day I reached US , in spite of not sleeping a wink tor 24 hours I made a beeline to Sephora as soon as I checked in . Rows and rows of beautiful makeup..it is heaven I tel ya!

Do you make new years resolutions? I love the whole concept of new years resolutions..Although I don’t remember ever following one

Anyway here is what I hope to do in 2012

1-   Post regularly and introduce a few new features to the blog…im very excited about getting back to blogging :D

2- Travel to a few amazing places ..On my list London , Paris and Goa

3- Get my bum into a B school.  I have been wanting to get an MBA from a good school since a long time now..i hope it happens this year.

4- Get that aforementioned bum back into shape…I have to get rid of the extra kilos  ( I am ashamed to mention how many) tht seem to have found a permanent home in my body

5-  Learn how to dance well…I waddle like a duck on the dance floor.

6- Learn to invest in the market..to make more money so tht I can shop more :P

So have you made any new years resolutions? Do share in the comments.

I realize this has been a very rambling post. I  am in high spirits..its weekend after all J

Happy Weekend everyone and talk to you soon J

Singapore Makeup and Beauty Haul ! :D

I just came back from a 3 week trip to Singapore. I absolutely loved the city. The city is so green and pretty, not to mention jam packed with shopping malls. The malls at Orchard road were just insane. I have never seen so many shopping malls on just one road. Even though most of the malls have similar set of stores it was a lot of fun shopping in different malls.

This is all the makeup and beauty related things that I got. I bought a lot of bags and clothes as well but I will do a separate post on that later. I got  a lot of skincare- especially from Laniege and Skinfood. The Sephora at Orchard Ion was just amazing. I really had to exercise a lot of self restraint. The prices at Sephora for some of the brands were really insane- Especially Benefit. I wanted to get a few things from Benefit but everything was around 50 Sing dollars or more.

4 Pan Pro Pallete , eyeshadow in Naked Lunch and Twinks, Sheen Supreme lipstick in Impressive , Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft And Gentle , MAC Brush 266

I got the MSF and the eyeshadows from the MAC store at the Changi Airport. The prices are cheaper compared to the the MAC stores in the city.

For soft kohl lined eyes ~ MAC Smut Eyeshadow MAC

MAC Smut Eyeshadow

MAC Smut eyeshadow

Finish-Velvet

Price – Rs 680 for refill pan and Rs. 900 for eyeshadow pot

Color – Dark grey brown with subtle purple shimmer

Good for – Smoking out eyeliner, Crease color, Grey smoky eyes

Shimmery Pink ~ MAC Pink Venus Eyeshadow

MAC Pink Venus Eyeshadow

Finish- Lustre

Price – Rs 680 for refill pan and Rs. 900 for eyeshadow pot

Color – Light Pink with Silver shimmer

Good for – Simple eye makeup  with subtle eyeshadow color

MAC Pink Venus Eyeshadow

Eyes Wide Open ~ Chambor Sparkling eye liner in Soft Star Review

Chambor Sparkling Eye Liner in Soft Star

Sorry for the lack of post girls! I am juggling 4 projects at present at work. I love the word juggling btw. It conjures up such a fun image. When I think I am juggling projects, in my head I picture 3 projects suspended mid air in a semi circle and I am at the bottom of the circle working furiously on one project. I am rambling! Delirious with the few hours of sleep I am getting.

Chambor Soft Star

The many hours at work and the few hours of sleeping is giving me terrible dark circles. Thank God I have the Chambor Sparkling eye liner. This is a shimmery champagne color eye pencil with golden shimmer and a few golden glitter particles. This is my go to pencil when I want to divert attention away from my dark circles and make my eyes look wide awake. A dash of this in the inner corner of my eyes adds a bit of glamour to my eye look.

This eye pencil has shimmer as well as glitter. What I mean by glitter is visible flecks of golden tiny things. Because of this , its not exactly suited for work.

For glossy red lips ~ Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss in Cherries in the Glow

Revlon Super Lustrous Lip Gloss in Cherries in the Glow

Whenever I am at Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle or Health and Glow I always feel so tempted to buy Revlon products. But Revlon prices are too high for what is essentially a drugstore brand. A couple of months back I had an hour to go before boarding and there was this Revlon counter at the airport and no SA. I went crazy swatching everything.  It was so much fun. I loved the eyeshadow quad. Almost all of the quads had very pretty colors. But I held back because of the price ~ Arnd 600-700.

I bought a couple of Super Lustrous lipglosses a year back. Cherries in the glow was one of them and it is really really pretty. This type of muted red color is one of my favorite colors for lip products. This kinda looks like the Nivea Lip balm in strawberry. This color instantly brightens up my face.

Price? Rs 400 approximately

Cherries in the Glow

MAC Eyeshadow love ~ My MAC Neutral eyeshadow palette

MAC Neutral Eyeshadow Palette

MAC eyeshadows are my most favorite makeup play things. What can be more fun than a myriad of pretty colors in different textures? Whenever I pass by a MAC store I feel like stopping by at least once to gaze at the beautiful eyeshadow display. If I ever win a lottery or something I will buy all MAC eyeshadows. They are just too pretty!!!

While I love brighter colors like Sushi Flower , Deep Truth et all , I love MAC neutral shades more. This is my MAC neutral eyeshadow palette. This is the pallete I reach out for every morning. Some colors like Girlie,  Satin Taupe and Shale are not exactly office appropriate colors. I will be swapping  them with some brown shades  when I get them. I am eyeing grain, soft brown, expresso and mystery. The obsession never stops!

I have another palette which has all my brighter eyeshadows.  I will do a post on that when its completely full.  I have an entire post on some of these shadows. I will add the links in this post.

Top Row (L-R) Girlie, All That glitters, Brule, Arena, Woodwinked

Middle Row (L-R) Shale, Tete-a-Tint, Texture, Mulch, Embark

Bottom Row( L-R) Sketch, Stain Taupe  Swish Chocolate, Smut, Carbon