Makeup Swap with Pout Pretty from India

Hey guys,

Dolon from Pout Pretty and I decided to do a makeup swap where I sent her makeup products from Australia that she can't get her hands on and she sent me products from India which I cannot buy here. It was fun selecting and buying products for her as she has very similar taste in makeup and I could buy her products I loved. We set a budget and time frame to send each others products. It was like Christmas in September.

I received the package recently and it was exciting opening it up and looking at all these new makeup goodies I haven't tried before.

The products she sent me were; 

Maybelline Colossal Kohl in Turquoise, ColorBar Lip Liner in Summer Pink, ColorBar Iglide eyepencil in Flirty Turq, Faces Longwear eye pencil in Purple, ColorBar Radiant Glow in Glamour, Maybelline Hyper Curl Volume Express, Lakme Absolute Gel liner in Deep Sea, Lakme Absolute Drama Stylist Eyeshadow duo in Purple Haze, Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Painted Purple, ColorBar blush in Everything's Rosy, Lakme Enrich Satins in 129 (my perfect nude lipstick), Three ColorBar lipsticks in Tooty Fruity, Hot Hot Hot and Oh My Magenta, and lastly L'oreal Lucent Magique Blush in Sunset Glow.

Dolon was generous enough to add in some samples from L'occitane, Etude House, Crabtree and Evelyn and Aesop.

Thank you Dolon for all these goodies. I can't wait to go on trying all of them. I hope you loved the products I sent you as much as I did. 

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Shaaanxo's tutorial Jewel Tones for Summer and Winter Recreation

Hey guys, 

Shannon from Shaaanxo on Youtube did a tutorial featuring the Chi Chi Rich Gems palette and since I own the palette already I tried to recreate her look. All the products I used will be listed below.

                  

                      

For my base I used the Bourjois Happy Light Foundation and covered up my blemishes with MAC Studio Finish Concealer. On my eyes I used Maybelline Barely Branded colour tattoo as a primer. Over that I went with the colour marked as 1 (In the pic above) in the ChiChi Rich Gems palette on my lid, leaving a little space in the inner and outer corner. Using colour 2 on the outer 3rd of the lid and colour 3 on the outer V, I blended that through the crease using a bit of colour 5. Colour 4 was then used in the inner corner and on my brow bone to highlight.

For my liner I used the Benefit They're Real Push Up liner and drew a thin line. For lashes I used Gorgeous Cosmetics Lashes in Madam Mini. For my cheeks, I contoured using MAC Blunt and for my blush I used Benefit's Bella Bamba. Lips are Lakme 9 to 5 Lipstick in Rosy Sunday ( Revlon Matte Balm in Sultry is very similar)

And thats how I achieved this look. Hope you guys like it and if you do something similar tag me in your pics using the hashtag #dazzlegloss3 and also don't forget to tag #shaaanxo

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I'm Back and Huge Makeup Haul

Hey guys,

I am back from my holiday and I did have a wonderful time. I did quite a bit of damage to my bank account this whole month and I thought a haul would be a good way to start back blogging.( Also the fact that I really want to use these products and couldn't do that till I took pretty pictures of it)

Anyways I have grouped my haul into 4 parts so it was easier for me to talk about the products.

First up is all the makeup I bought from India. I really wanted to buy products I wouldn't be able to get my hands on here from brands like Lakme and Chambor but nothing caught my eye. The products I wanted to buy were either not in stock or discontinued. 

Anyways I still managed to buy two lipsticks from Lakme from their 9 to 5 range and the colours I picked were Rosy Sunday- a muted matte rosy pink and Fuchsia Friday- a darker pink with silver sparkle.

Next up is from Maybelline, I have always wanted the Colour Tattoo in Pomegranate punk but it was discontinued here in Australia. When I saw they still had it in India I had to pick it up. Next from Maybelline I picked up the Cheeky Glow Blush in Peachy Sweetie and a Colour Bloom Lip Balm in Pink Blossom. Again these were products I haven't seen in Australia yet.

MAC in India was soooo cheap compared to Australian prices so I bought two Eyeshadow refills in Club and Plum Dressing, Fluidline in Macro Violet and Matte lipstick in Taupe. The store I went to had some limited edition products from last year that were still in stock so I bought the Nocturnals pigment and glitter set in Silver and Violet. They were from the 2013 Holiday collection and I have been enjoying playing with pigments and glitters recently.

Next is what I bought online from MAC while I was on holiday and couldn't help buying this stuff before it was all sold out.

From the Proenza Schouler Collection I bought the Ombre Blush in Sunset beach and Lipstick in Mangrove.

Almost everyone I know in the blogging world has picked up atleast one item from the Alluring Aquatic Collection and I was no exception. I really wanted to buy the lipsticks but they were the first to be sold out. So I settled for the Blush in Sea Me Hear Me and eyeshadows in Sea Worship and Legendary Lure. I also picked up the bronzer in Refined Golden mainly for the compact (which I think will depot and repot my studio fix powder in there, not sure yet but we will see how it goes).

From the Maleficent collection the only thing available were the lashes and since I am really into lashes these days I picked the number 36 lashes for special occasions. Oh and while I was at the duty free store I picked up the Fluidline in Blacktrack.

Continuing with the Online shopping Ozsale had The Balm on sale 6-8 weeks back and I picked up The Balmjovi Palette which I have been eyeing for almost more than a year now and also The Meet Matte palette. From Kit Cosmetics I ordered the Too Faced A La Mode Eyes palette and the Too Faced Bonjour Soleil palette both of which I had planned to buy since their release in the US.

Lastly I picked up quite a few Highend products from Duty free. The Guerlain Les Violettes Pressed Powder, The Cruel Gardenia Meteorite Illuminating powder (which came with a brush), Chanel Jardin de Camelias illuminating powder, YSL Baby Doll Kiss and Blush in 1 Fuschia Desinvolte and finally the Givenchy Le Rouge lipstick in 203 Rose Dentelle.

Phew!! I know I did spend quite a lot but I had been saving for my trip and I am really excited to use all these products. 

Have you used any of these products before and what do you think of them?

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Peacock Inspired Eye Look / Inspired by Himani Wright (indianyoutuber)

Hey guys,

I did this Peacock inspired eye look after watching Himani Wright do her version for Janmashtami on Youtube. You can check her video out here.

Products Used: 

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer

Gold yellow colour from the Lakme quad in Tanjore Rush

Green pigment from accessorize

Blue eyeshadow from Inglot Rainbow eyeshadow 127R

Purple eyeshadow from the Lakme quad in Tanjore Rush

Crease colour Inglot 450 pearl ( reddish plum)

Revlon pencil eyeliner in 15 aqua blue

Rimmel Sexy Curves mascara

How to :

 Apply the eyeshadow primer as we want the colours to pop. Then apply the gold shade to the inner part of the lid, tear duct and inner lower lid. Next apply the green shade next to the yellow and blend the colours together. Same way apply the blue and purple and blend the colours into one another. Taking the crease colour on a fluffy brush blend the crease and outer v of the eye. Follow the same colour scheme on the lower lid. Line the waterline and top lashline using a blue eyeliner. Curl lashes, apply mascara and your done!

I hope you liked my recreation of Himani's look. I know it is no where as good as hers but I just had to work with what I already had in my collection. If you did like this post then please forward it to people who might be interested in doing a similar look.

Thank you so much for your support guys.

Love,

Reshma.

My most used everyday lipsticks.

Today, I was rummaging through my handbag and found 5 lipsticks in there!! Of course they are my most used lipsticks because I cant wear bold lip colours to work, I have to stick to naturals. I thought I would just show you the lipsticks I use on an everyday basis. Also they may look similar in the tube but trust me each colour looks different when applied on the lips due to the undertones.

Natural lighting

With flash

Lakme Enrich Satins 129, my mother in law actually gave me this lipstick in my shagun makeup bag for my wedding and at first when I saw the colour I was doubtful thinking it is a very light colour for me but recently I just tried it on and fell in love with it. Running out of it pretty fast as I use it everyday. Pity I cannot buy it in Australia. Beautiful creamy nude lipstick.

Colour description : brown nude beige

Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Rosy Nude, I bought this lipstick last year and have already used up one since then . This is my second tube.

Colour description : warn nude pink

Rimmel Lasting finish by Kate lipstick in 19, pretty light pink colour. I use this when I want a little brightness on my face.

Colour description : light pink

Lakme absolute matte lipstick in Peach carnation, beautiful matte colour. Does not dry out the lips, very comfortable and long wearing. Again love the lipstick but can't buy it in Australia.

Colour description : nude brown

Mac creme in your coffee, love the colour but not very much the texture. It feels a little sticky but since I have to use it up I keep it in my handbag. I am really not a huge fan of Mac lipsticks.

Colour description : mid tone pink brown

 I really want to try out more colours from the Lakme brand but can't get my hands on them till I travel to India which may not happen for a few years :( 

Have you tried out any of these lipsticks??

I am in the process of doing My top 5 favorite lipsticks tag which will be up soon.

Hope you had a relaxful weekend.

Love,

Reshma