Night time skin care routines are tough to follow unless there is a strong incentive. These days, I look forward to my skin care routine before bedtime no matter how sleepy or tired I am. The motivation lies in two incredibly amazing products that are now a part of my night time skin care routine – […] Read more…
Current Summer Makeup And Skin Care Favorites
Believe it or not, summer is my favorite time of the year. Summers are bright and sunny, I can bring out all my vibrant lipsticks but here’s the best part of summers – Zara, Charles & Keith, Mango and Marks & Spencer have their fabulous sale this season! In short, I wait for summers and […] Read more…
Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector – 02 Apricot Shimmer
Lip product hoarders….get ready, here’s another one you’re sure to get addicted to. Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector is a lip gel that soothes and moisturizes the lips like a balm and doubles up as a lip gloss too. It leaves the lips feeling soft and smooth. Makes the lips look amazing too – […] Read more…
Sephora Collection Nano Lip Liner – Lovely Lilac #10
Nano Lip Liners from Sephora are highly pigmented, glide easily on the lips and feel very light and comfortable. I picked up the shade called Lovely Lilac. This is a plummish purple lip liner. It runs very smoothly on the lips. It delivers rich color and provides a good finish. These lip liners contain Nylon […] Read more…
Purple Thunder
I love all colors that lie close to purple and violet in the traditional color wheel. For the sake of simplicity, I am naming this article Purple Thunder though it is about colors close to violet, lavender and not purple exclusively. I really like these shades in make up – be it lipsticks, eye shadows […] Read more…
My Favorite MAC Lipsticks
Like many other makeup lovers, I too love MAC Lipsticks. This post is devoted to my favorite MAC lipsticks. MAC Up The Amp This is a beautiful lavender violet lipstick. I love the color. The texture is creamy and since it has the Mac Amplified Crème finish, it is very pigmented. Purple lovers, go try […] Read more…
Mac Plumful (Lustre)
The Mac website describes Plumful as a Blossoming rose-plum shade. This is a medium pinkish plum lipstick. It is moisturizing and feels very light on the lips. This lipstick has lustre finish and the intensity of the color can be controlled – one can wear it with sheer or semi–opaque intensity during daytime and build […] Read more…
Mac Up The Amp (Amplified Crème)
The Mac website describes Up The Amp as lavender violet but I would say it is more violet than lavender. The formula is creamy and it just glides onto the lips effortlessly. This lipstick is from “Amplified” range of Mac lipsticks and therefore quite pigmented. The finish is shiny and opaque. This is one of […] Read more…
La Femme Blush-Purple Passion
I first heard about La Femme Blushes while watching a Wayne Goss video on youtube ( Wayne is one of my favorite make up artists…watch his videos on youtube if you haven’t done so already). Just looking at these blushes in the video made me want them. My custom made palette was a gift to […] Read more…
Essie Under Where?
Essie Under Where is a beautiful pinkish purple shade. I got introduced to this shade while watching youtube videos by nurberxo (she is one of my favorite beauty gurus – watch her youtube videos, you will love them). The Essie website describes it as an orchid nail polish. This shade is both fun and classy. […] Read more…