Favorite Nude lip colors ~ Maybelline Color Sensational Lipsticks, Review and Swatches

Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick

I am more of an eye makeup kinda girl ( well evidenced by the number of eye makeup things I own). I feel too dressed up if I put too much on my lips. I rarely wore lipsticks before I met the Maybelline Colorsensatinal lipsticks.It was just lip gloss earlier.These rich and creamy lipsticks have made me a convert !!!  I love the three colors I have. They are muted and perfect for everyday wear.:)



Crazy for Coffee- This is a brown pink color .More pink than brown on my lips.I love this color. This type of pink brown color is my favorite.I love this lipstick with a shimmery beige lipgloss on top.

Swatch of Maybelline Crazy for Coffee 

Extatic Coral- Contrary to its name the color is not exactly coral. This is more of a nude color( muted brown pink) with shimmer. Just a swipe of this and I am good to go. No gloss etc required on top.

Swatch of Maybelline Extatic Coral Lipstick

Choco pop- This is a brown color with not much pink undertones.I love the finish of this lipstick. Smooth and looks very polished. It might be too dark for fair skinned girls.

Swatch of Maybelline Choco Pop Lipstick

Price? Rs 299

The good:-

1- I love the color range.There is every possible color in this range. From reds to plums to pinks to browns. You are sure to find a few colors you will love.

2- the finish of this is very nice. Creamy and glides on smoothly.

3-Doesn't dry out my lips.

4- These are very pigmented. 

5- I love the smell of this lipsticks. Yummy caramel toffee smell.

6- I like the packaging. Simple and classic.

The Not so Good:-

There is nothing I dont like about these. 

Makeup-Mantra rating :- 10/10

I love the Maybelline Color Sensational lipsticks. I love the color range and the finish and feel of them. Which shades do you own?

Sketching Smoky eyes ~ MAC Sketch Eyeshadow,Photos, Swatches

MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
With Flash

Finish-Velvet

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

Color – Deep plum with slight shimmer

Good for – Smoking out eyeliner, Crease color,Purple smoky looks

MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
Without Flash

Swatch of MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
Natural Light True Color

Looks

• ·         I love love love this eyeshadow for smudging my eyeliner. I use this every single time I smudge my liner. This looks so much better than smudging eye pencil with matte black shadow.
• ·         This is an amazing shadow for the outer V. It looks awesome with Texture or Sushi Flower in the lid.
• ·         I love to use this as an eyeliner. I wet a thin eyeshadow brush like the MAC 266 and dip the edge of the brush in Sketch. It looks gorgeous as an eyeliner.
• ·         This is great as a lid color for purple smoky eyes. Sketch on the Lids and Carbon or Beauty Marked in the Outer V.

Have you sketched with Sketch yet?

For smoky green eyes ~ MAC Greensmoke Eyeshadow,Photos ,Swatches

M.A.C Greensmoke Eyeshadow

Finish- Lustre

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

Color – Dark olive green with silver shimmer

Good for – Smoky green eyes,sheer wash of green

Swatch of MAC Greensmoke eyeshadow

Looks

• ·Smudged black thick eye pencil on upper line. And a light wash of Greensmoke all over the lids. This is my favorite way of wearing almost any eyeshadow. I put more color near the lash line and then take a fluffy brush (MAC 217) and blend upwards till the crease. The color gradually decreases in intensity.
• Greensmoke on the lids and MAC Carbon or any matte black eyeshadow in the outer corner. This looks amazing as a green smoky eye. I use NYX Jumbo pencil in yogurt to highlight my brow bones and the inner corner of my eyes.

This is one of my favorite green eyeshadows. Have you tried Greensmoke eyeshadow?

A twist for glowing cheeks ~NYX Grinding Powder blush in Nutmeg,Review and Swatches

NYX HD Studio Grinding Blush

Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby)
Twist and shout. (twist and shout)
Cmon cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now, (come on baby)
Come on and work it on out. (work it on out)

While  a normal Homosapien would dedicate romantic ballads to his/her sweetheart , the slightly (makeup) crazy ones dedicate songs to their beloved beauty treasures. Well I don’t know if they do, I certainly felt like dedicating this awesome Beatles song to the NYX grinding powder blush.

I love NYX makeup and I am quite addicted to ordering from Cherry Culture every time they have a sale. I have their regular powder blusher and I absolutely love it. So when NYX came up with their HD line of makeup I had to try!! The HD line of makeup is more expensive than their regular line, so I had to control myself. I ordered 2 products from their HD line, NYX Grinding powder blush in Nutmeg and their HD eye shadow primer. I loved the concept of twisting the lid to grind the powder. I get sucked in by such marketing gimmicks instantly K.

NYX Grinding blush in Nutmeg

Luxe lips ~ MAC Lychee luxe lip gloss,Review and swatches

I love MAC. My pulse races with excitement when I am at a mac store . And fortunately or unfortunately a new MAC store opened a stone’s throw from my place. I really have to resist the urge to go in every other day. Every time in am in the store I feel like swatching each and every eye shadow and feel like going home with at least 5. But since MAC is quite expensive here in India that cant happen as often as I would like it too. Seriously I don’t understand the pricing policy  of higher end brands. Hike up the prices in a developing country and keep the prices low elsewhere? I had been lusting after the Clinique quick blush for a really long time. It retails for 22 dollars in US. And guess its price in India. 1800 rs!!!. The  mark up is quite ridiculous!!

MAC Lychee Luxe Lipglass

(After a few deep breaths). Ok lets continue talking about  MAC Lychee Luxe lipgloss. I had read rave reviews of this gloss in many many blogs and swatched it multiple number of times at the store but I always thought this looks too orange.Last week was the first time I tried it one on my lips. And oh my god this is such a beautiful color. This is one of those colors which is wearable on skin but looks scary in the packaging.This is a bright coral with lovely golden shimmer. You can layer it up for a bold coral lip or sheer it down for a peachy golden glow. I love it!

If its blue its true ~ MAC Deep Truth Eyeshadow,Photos and Swatches

M.A.C Deep Truth Eyeshadow

Finish- Frost

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

Color – Vibrant royal blue with silver shimmer.

Good for – Smoky blue eyes, Liner, Dupe for MAC Siahi fluidline

M.A.C Deep Truth Eyeshadow

Swatch of M.A.C Deep Truth eyeshadow

Looks

• ·         Smudged black thick eye pencil on upper line. And a light wash of Deep Truth all over the lids. This is my favorite way of wearing almost any eyeshadow. I put more color near the lash line and then take a fluffy brush (MAC 217) and blend upwards till the crease. The color gradually decreases in intensity.
• ·         Deep truth on the lids and MAC Carbon or any matte black eyeshadow in the outer corner. This looks amazing as a blue smoky eye. I use NYX Jumbo pencil in yogurt to highlight my brow bones and the inner corner of my eyes.
• ·         I love to use this as an eyeliner. I wet a thin eyeshadow brush like the MAC 266 and dip the edge of the brush in Deep truth. It looks gorgeous as an eyeliner. I think this color looks very similar to the MAC Siahi fluidline.
• ·         I love to smudge my kajal with Deep truth. I keep the rest of the makeup very neutral. Groundwork paintpot on the lids and black eyeliner. I line my lower lashline and water with loads of black smudgy pencil like Lakme Satin kajal or the Bourjois waterproof clubbing liner. Then I take deep truth on a MAC 219 brush and smudge the liner with it. The end result is very beautiful. It looks like black with a hint of blue and silver sparkles.

What is your favorite look with Deep Truth ?

Jewellery haul ~ Accessorize and Forever New

I have been in love with Accessorize ever since I first laid eyes on the pretty pretty Accessorize baubles. But the prices make me shudder L.

I went in to Accessorize yesderday thinking I will pick up a butterfly necklace I saw on Cynthia from Indian Vanity Case here. But sadly that was out of stock. I started looking around for a long chain pendant necklace and ended up with 4 beautiful pieces of jewellery. Doesn’t that happen so very often?

Here’s what I got from Accessorize.

Butterfly charm Bracelet – Rs 795

Isn’t this cute? All different sized butterflies..pretttttty

Long Chain Pendant Necklace ( Apple) – Rs. 795

This looks better when worn J

Turquoise earrings ~ Rs. 745

I love how elegant this looks.