Halloween Swap With Tried and Tested

Hey guys,

A while ago Jasmine from Sweetaholic Beauty organized a swap where bloggers who were interested had to express their interest and she then paired everyone up. We were allowed to choose if we wanted to swap with a person from the same country or another country. I chose to swap with someone in Australia as this is my first swap. I was paired with the blogger Tried and Tested who is from Sydney.

We then gave each other a list of our current products, likes dislikes, allergies, colours etc. Based on the answers provided and tweeting each other back and forth we started shopping for each other. 

About two weeks ago we sent out our packages to each other. I was really surprised to receive this huge box filled with some awesome goodies. You can see what I sent her here.

Everything was bubble wrapped and packaged neatly so that nothing broke. Look how cutely she has packed everything. I totally forgot and did not include any item remotely Halloweenish. 

The first thing I could see is this huge pumpkin filled with candies. She also sent me the cosmic ghost drop candies. I don't eat candies but my husband loves them!!!

These skittles candles she sent me smell divine. I love raspberries so the blue one sits in my room. I have placed the orange in the lounge. Love the smell!!

I had given her a wish list and these two items topped the list. The Chi Chi Rich Gems palette and Chi Chi creamy matte liquid lipstick in Wild Child. Love them both! Can't wait to try some looks with the palette.

I did tell her I love wearing false lashes so she sent me these two. I have tried the Ardell lashes but I have never tried lashes from Red Cherry so these will be fun to try out.

These were random products so I put them in a pic together. I got a Rosewater infused handcream, Yu-Be lip balm, Napoleon Perdis loose dust eyeshadow duo, Sally Hansen nail buffer and a POP Beauty loose eyeshadow. I have never tried any of these products so it will be interesting to see how they go.

Next up she sent me lip liners from Rimmel, Essence and Innoxa. The Essence lip liners I use already and love them so these will be a back up but I have never tried these Rimmel lip liners and Innoxa lip liner.

Eyeshadows Galore!! L'oreal quad, Bloom Duos, Australis quad and a Maybelline cream eyeshadow trio. I did tell her I love experimenting with colour so she sent me different varieties.

 The lipsticks I received were Natio Flutter- I already own this, got it in a Priceline beauty bag. Rimmel Drop of Sherry- Beautiful rose, Rimmel 19- One of my everyday lipsticks so great to have a backup of that and the last one is Rimmel Heather Shimmer- Lovely everyday colour.

You can never have too many baby lips!!! :) :) also I have never tried this L'oreal blush, so again it will be interesting to see how that works for me.

I would have to be blind to never notice these pencils from Essence. I thought they were limited edition or something when I received them but no, they are permanent. I have used the Essence Kajal liners before but not these long lasting pencils. I swatched them and they are super creamy. Not sure how they last because I still need to put them to test. 

I am most excited to use these eyeshadows from Medusa's Makeup. It came with a primer too!! Super glittery *Excitement!!!!*

I honestly love everything she sent me and I can't wait to use everything. I did do some swatching but haven't been able to use everything properly. I really wanted to thank Jasmine for taking the initiative and doing all the hard work to make this halloween swap a success. Without her I would not have met this lovely blogger under the name Tried and Tested. 

Have you tried any of the products mentioned above? What do you think of them?? Let me know in the comments below. 

Purple copper smokey EOTD

Hey guys,

I am trying this technique shown by Neeraj from Beauty Traveller by swapping two shades for two looks in which the lid colour for one look becomes the crease colour for the other look and the crease colour from the first look becomes the lid colour for the second. This is my adaption of the first look he posted.

Products used :

Modelsprefer eyeshadow quad in hook me up reviewed here

Rimmel Scandaleyes pencil liner in Black

Matte black eyeshadow from The Balm's Nude Tude palette

Rimmel Sexy Curves mascara

I followed the same technique that he did in his tutorial and this is how mine turned out. No where as nice as his but practice makes perfect so I will just keep practicing. 

Do let me know what you think of this eyeshadow look and also any recommendations for future posts.

Love,

Reshma

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.

Purple smokey eye

Hey guys,

I am back again with a dramatic smokey eye look perfect for the weekend. I did this look for a party I attended on saturday night and thought I could take some pictures and show you how I did it.

I used 3 eyeshadows for this look and they are

Inglot 73

MAC Sketch

MAC Texture

I also used a tiny bit of a shimmery pink highlight shade for the brow bone and inner tear duct.

I applied Inglot 73 to 2/3rds of my lid from the inner corner and also stayed below the crease.

MAC Sketch went to the outer 1/3rd of the lid and also used it to blend the two colours in the crease.

Above the crease I used MAC Texture to create a soft transition.

Applied the Inglot shade and Sketch to the lower lashline to connect with the upper eye and give a smokey effect.

I applied the highlight shade to the brow bone, only on the highest point of the brow and blended it either way. 

Using the same shade I applied a tiny bit to the inner corner of the eye to brighten it up.

Lined my lash line with Maybelline Stilleto eyeliner and applied False Eyelashes from Eyelene in Darling Defining which I bought from BigW. 

Then used Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara to blend my real lashes with the false ones.

I think purples look great on brown eyes and I always tend to prefer purple over black smokey eyes. I hope you enjoyed this look and do let me know if you ever try it out. I would love to see how it turned out for you.

Models Prefer eyeshadow quad in Hook Me Up

The Models Prefer eyeshadow quad caught my eye in priceline because of its everyday wearable shades. Gold and a bronzey brown is perfect for a day time look or you can play it up with adding a dash of purple and making it bright. It is one of my go to eyeshadow quad as it is easy to carry and has 4 shades to come up with different looks.

Above are the shades swatched with an eyeshadow brush. They are quite pigmented and creamy but they also have some fallout.

The above swatches were done using a wet eyeshadow brush. 

I wish they had included one matte colour but for $9.95 this is a great quad to add to your collection if you are into golds and purples.

Below is an eye look I did using this quad and it definitely flatters brown eyes and medium skintones.

 

I have very oily eyelids and without a primer these stayed on for about 3 hours. I am sure with a primer the eyeshadow would last longer. 

Above is a picture showing how the shades would look in artificial lighting. 

For a soft day look you can use the eyeshadows dry but to make them stand out for a nighttime look I would suggest using them wet. 

Have you used Models Prefer eyeshadows before? What do you think about them?