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2/9/12

11 Favorites: Makeup, Skincare, Book & A Leopard and Lace Handbag


I can't review everything I use & love, so some things worth talking about will be in my 'favorites' posts. 
This time, I picked 11 favorite things:
  • The Body Shop Natrulift Firming Serum With Organic  Pomegranate: My skin loves this stuff. It is light yellow & has a gel-like texture. My face soaks it up in a jiffy. It makes my face feel firm, plump, and hydrated without feeling heavy or oily. It smells like pomegranate, of course, which I love. Now I get why it's a TBS Best Seller. Price- Rs.1555 for 30 ml.
  • Pond's Smooth Pores Pore Tightening Facial Foam: Have giant pores? Try this. It makes my face so smooth and clean! It's interestingly light grey in color too.  Price- Rs.65.
  • MAC Cleanse Off Oil: My DHC Cleansing Oil is almost over (say, another 1 month?), but I just couldn't wait to get this again (I've used up a bottle before) Now I know it's my favorite makeup remover & cleansing oil. It beats DHC in my books. Price- Rs.1200.
  • YSL Babydoll: I finished this! I can't wait to be at Duty Free and get another one. It's one of my scents, and I'd feel incomplete without it.
  • Lauren Conrad Sugar and Spice: Jane Roberts, why are you so sweet? Who will you end up with? I started reading this in December, but so much was happening I couldn't even read 10 pages of it. Still not done with it yet, no spoilers! Price- Rs.250
Now on to the good stuff! 

  • Self-created matte plum lipstick : Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense #36 Satin Fuchsia + Lakme Absolute Matte Lip Color #209 Grape Blossom = a fab plum shade I've always wanted to wear.  Lakme Grape Blossom makes me look like a corpse when worn alone (especially in this cold weather) so used this way, it won't go to waste.


Mixed together - You can mix & adjust according to you liking

  • Bourjois Sweet Kiss Naturel Lipstick Fuchsia Ardent: This is so pretty. Between pink & coral. Price- Rs.660
Bourjois Sweet Kiss Naturel Lipstick Fuchsia Ardent Swatch


  • Sigma Round Top Kabuki F82 ~ My favorite foundation brush. It's amazing!
  • Sigma Precision Flat Brush P80 ~ I use this to blend & buff concealer, and sometimes to apply eyeshadow primer too.
  • Bourjois Smoky Eyes Trio in 09 lady vert de gris * ~ I have been using the 2 darker colors for day time a lot. These khaki-taupe shades really suit my eye color, if I say so myself :)
For detailed pics & prices of the Sigma brushes, please go here

Bourjois Smoky Eyes Trio in 09 lady vert de gris


Lastly, my favorite of all- my new Paprika leopard & lace handbag with little silver studs:

I found this in Lifestyle & HAD to get it! It looks fabulous & not pricey- Rs.1350 after 10% discount. Doesn't it make you think of a really expensive bra? Something Christina Aguilera would wear? It makes me think of her lacy perfume bottle too. It brought 2 of my favorite things together- leopard print & lace. I'm not sure if everyone would like it though. Do you? 


Hope you are all having a good week. Mine was kind of dull until........

I received my Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette today! =D I found a way to get it from Sephora. More on that soon, I promise.

Any particular thing you are loving these days?

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Item marked with * was provided to me by company/brand. It wouldn't be here if I didn't really like it.

27 comments:

  1. The self created shade is gorgeous..would look awesome on you..the bourjois trio is damn pretty..and I liked the bag :)

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  3. woohoo for the lace and leopard bag...so amazing!!!! u do find some amazing things at lifestyle sometimes!!!

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  4. Omg!!! Im a die heart fan of Lauren Conrad. havent read her books so far. but i love everything abt her. shes such a beautiful person.

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  5. how did u get ur hands on the naked 2???? any help :D

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  6. Oohh I LOVE that book.. you'll enjoy it!! I really need to get more Sigma brushes I've heard such gd things xx

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  7. love the plum shade ...i want it too :P also the boujois lippi <3 <3

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  8. CZ, I love the bag with the lace,it would be my choice too if I had seen it :)

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  9. ♥ the facial foam & the YSL perfume..& the self-created lipstick looks lovely.

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  10. Awesome stuff, Cynthia! drooling over your leopard print handbag xoxo

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  11. My friend just bought this makeup remover today, and i was like why the hell did you pay so much for a makeup remover? Well i guess she did the right thing :)

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    1. That bottle lasts for more than a year, so it is worth it :)

      ♥xx♥

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  12. I really LOVE that bag. Gosh it would be so fun to go shopping with you! Lately I have been all about the lace, but it is so cold here that I will have to wait a few more months to wear the lacey tops I got recently. This is a perfect way to incorporate lace without freezing outside!

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    1. Maybe some day we would go shopping together, who knows! :)

      ♥xx♥

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  13. lovely cynth...that mixing up of colors is realy nice...bourjois swee kiss is to die for... i am becoming a fanatic of bourjois brand :)

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  14. The The Body Shop Natrulift Firming Serum With Organic Pomegranate looks promising! :)

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  15. I love leopard and lace together..!!!!

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  16. Am I the only one whose F80 shed into nothingness?

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    1. Oh really? I haven't washed mine much coz it's winter here. I just use a brush cleanser, but it hasn't shed at all

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  17. can i request you to post more of OOTD post's, i just love your dressing sense and the way you mix n match, you inspire me to try a lot of stuff as i am way too shy in the dressing and mix n match aspects..

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    1. Aww...thank u Rentu! I will surely try to do more then :)

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  18. love the two lippies!!! nice shades!!!


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