Imperfect Look With Illamasqua I'MPERFECTION Collection & Swatches

Products Used:

Face ~ Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer Medium, Rimmel Stay Mate Powder 

Cheeks ~ Illamasqua Blush Duo Katie Ambition

Lips ~ Illamasqua Immodest Lipstick 

Eyes ~ Products listed in my previous EOTD post here 

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Now I'll show you swatches and talk about the products.....

I gotta hand it to Illamasqua for presentation. These products came to me in a cardboard box filled with cardboard noodles & polka dotted feathers. Yeah, polka dotted feathers. Faux, of course. I threw away the box, but I kept the feathers. I was going to use use them in my look up there, but I couldn't remember when I put them that day.

Illamasqua Powder Blush Duo in Katie/Ambition, £28 (Rs.2347) ~ Katie is a matte baby pink with a silky smooth texture & Ambition is a muted pink with tiny golden shimmery bits, and has more of a frosty finish. Both apply smoothly, and complement each other when worn together. I adore the sleek compact case with mirror.

Katie, Ambition

Illamasqua Blush Up Brush, £28.50 (Rs.2388) ~ This has got to be the most interesting brush I've seen lately. I knew I had to have it from the moment I laid eyes on it. It's a stiff brush but with super soft bristles. It's the perfect contouring brush because of the shape, it's perfect for under cheekbones and sides of the nose too. But boy, is it pricey! 

Illamasqua Lipstick Immodest, £16 (Rs.1341) ~  Such a gorgeous bright pink in a classy square-ish packaging  But the finish is disappointing. It's matte, but not a smooth-looking matte. It is dry, chalky and stiff, and doesn't apply well. It is fragrance-free.

The silver lining (or, pink lining?), however, is it leaves behind the most gorgeous stain I'd ever seen on my lips.....

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Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain Review & Swatches ~ Honey, Sweetheart, Rendezvous

All words from the romance genre ~ "A Rendezvous with my Sweetheart, who is sweeter thinks I'm sweeter than Honey."

(And that is why I will never be a poet.)

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains have caused quite a stir lately, and today I'll be the one stirring- with 3 colorful ladles.

Honey 001 ~ It's a dusty pink shade that could look mlbb (my lips but better) on some people. It's the kind of lippy that goes with everything.

Sweetheart 025 ~ Fuchsia pink. There's something about this color, it looks good on everyone. I have to send one to my cousin sister because she liked it so much when she tried it. I find that the finish is a tad different from the other 2- it's smoother, and makes my lips look a lil' bit plumper.

Rendezvous 040 ~ A true orange shade. It's almost exactly the color of the orange Cadbury Gems. It's a color that always stands out. Although I don't wear it much, I know I'll miss it if I don't have it.

LOVING ~ Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks By Kate Moss 16 & 107

How awesome it must be to have your name with a heart on a lipstick cap! Mine will have a bow instead of a heart, but I'm guessing you already know that. I have an untidy touchpad sketch of it in my computer. 

I'm doing a full-on review after a while, no? I've had these pics for a long while now. To be honest, I have a bunch of reviews lined up, but I can't seem to translate my thoughts into words! Let me test drive with Rimmel Kate Moss Lipsticks, some of the cutest drugstore lippies ever!

16, 107

• Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks By Kate Moss 16 ~  A pretty pink with a hint of coral. I've been wearing this a lot. The finish is not an easy one to work with, because it has to be applied a certain way to look smooth & polished, but the color is too perfect for daytime that I always reach for it. This is from the Spring Collection and the formula has black diamond pigment complex (whatever that is). I guess that gives it a little bit of sheen & creaminess (not matte)

• Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks By Kate Moss 107 ~ A wine shade with a ruby powder enriched formula. I've seen it's the most popular shade with bloggers here in the UK. It is one of the best deep red shades out there, and has the most glide-able velvety finish. 

Makeup Pairing ~ Barbie Pink

Been meaning to do posts on makeup pairing since last year. Like, what to wear with certain colors of eyeshadow, blush, lipsticks, nail polish. I thought it'd be fun! I do enjoy playing matchmaker....but only with beauty products. I have tried doing it with people and...tch...never again.

First up is Barbie Pink. In simpler words, matchy-matchy (you know I like matchy-matchy) and I'll do a contrasting pairing with pink next time.

Face: Cathy Doll BB Cream. I didn't plan to do base products, but the pink packaging matches the theme so =) . I like this BB Cream a lot. It tightens pores and smells really good.

Eyes: INGLOT Eyeshadow #362 (matte). Swatch here

Cheeks: Sleek Makeup Flamingo Blush.

Lips: Maybelline Superstay Lipstick Infinitely Fuchsia. Swatch here

Nails: Maybelline MNY My Varnish #264. Worn here 

Do you like this pairing idea? Let me know which colors you want me to do next. On my list is Green.

Happy Friday, everyone. Hope you have fun plans for the weekend. I'm trying to decide whether I should break my shopping ban today evening. H&M is calling out to me!

[I'm coming! Wait, no! I mean, yes! Ugh, I don't know.... shut up! No, sorry... wait!]

H&M: "Final call. Are you coming or not? Otherwise that blazer will be gone forever!" 

Me: "Umm.... I..... Wait, I know the answer.......I'm......."

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Veronica Lodge Inspired Makeup Look

Hello!

I'm sure you've known me forever, but I'll  introduce myself anyway. My name is Veronica Lodge. Daddy named me after Veronica Lake. Now MAC Cosmetics has named a makeup collection, Archies Girls, after me & my best friend Betty.

I love to shop. I love shoes. Ah, shoes! You can never have too many shoes! 

Mehr & Me ~ LOTD

A spontaneous look I did in between coughing fits. I ate 2 small packets of popcorn one night and next day my throat got so sore & my voice almost gone. I usually like having sore throat so I can sing "I'm all out of faith....this is how I feel....I'm cold and I am shamed....lying naked on the floor...." but this time I don't sound  exactly like Natalie Imbruglia.

Anyways, this is how MAC Mehr Lipstick looks on me. I'm liking it a lot, and it actually looks better in pictures.

Face: Garnier BB Cream, Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation, Maybelline Cover Stick Concealer & Rimmel Nude Scandaleyes Kohl to conceal, Rimmel Stay Matte Powder.

*Confession: I forgot to conceal under my left eye! Because I only planned to do a EOTD with just the right eye... haha! See how my concealed right eye (with YSL Touche Eclat) looks more lifted & my left eye looks dragged down and tired? Especially in 1st photo.

Cheeks: MAC Stereo Rose Mineralize Skinfinish. Shown here 

Eyes ~ Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (review & swatches to come), Rimmel Extreme Definition Eye Definer Black, Max Factor 2000 Calorie Curved Brush Mascara

Lips: MAC Mehr Lipstick (Matte). Photos & Swatches here 

Earrings: Accessorize 

Peach Leather Jacket: ZARA.

Photo Of The Day ~ Sleek Lipstick Heartbreaker

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Maybelline Superstay 14HR Lipsticks Review & Swatches

I've already given you a preview of Maybelline Superstay 14HR Lipsticks, so you can click here to see more pics. I have 2 shades: Infinitely Fuchsia & Stay With Me Coral, and will talk about them separately here.

Finish: Semi-matte & opaque with some sheen. They are not velvety matte (like MAC or Colorbar mattes). I'd say they feel kind of sticky- used sellotape sticky. For a smooth application, you have to avoid locking your lips in between. It's one of those high maintenance lipsticks.

14 hours, really? Not really. They last, but the texture start to crack like candle wax and begin to look flaky where your lips meet, after eating & drinking. Then it's uneven city. Maybe they'll last that long only on the outer edges =D

Fragranced? Yes. They smell of cherries.... maybe even pineapple pastry. I love.

Packaging: Cute. Young. Color coordinated- every shade has its own individual matching casing.

Infinitely Fuchsia 160: I'm so in love with this vibrant fuchsia color. If you're looking for a true blue-based fuchsia, this might be up your street. You can see how intense & opaque it is, and that's what I like best about it. It is more intense & deeper than Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense #32 Satin Fuchsia

Maybelline Superstay 14HR Lipsticks ~ Stay With Me Coral & Infinitely Fuchsia

The Maybelline Superstay 14HR Lipsticks were some of the products I returned back to the shelves during the Revlon Sequins episode. Few days later, I came to know they've been launched in India. I wanted them even more! =)

I got 2 shades:

• Stay With Me Coral #430
• Infinitely Fuchsia #160 

The best thing about these is....they smell like cherries! I think I want a perfume like that.

Finish: They're matte, but always feel somewhat sticky. They're not velvety matte.

Top: Infinitely Fuchsia, Bottom: Stay With Me Coral

MAC Mehr Lipstick Photos & Swatches

Me to MAC SA: "Do you have Me-her lipstick?"

SA (British): "Mm-ha?"

I wanted to get another matte lipstick from MAC (because I love Party Parrot so much), so I decided to pick up one of the MAC Indian Lipsticks - Mehr - if it's still available. It was!

MAC Mehr Lipstick was launched with the Mickey Contractor Collection. But I think it's still available, especially in India. 

Finish ~ Matte. But non-drying.

Shade ~  Described as dirty blue pink. It looks a little mauve-ish pink on me. It is pinker & more opaque than MAC Cosmo

BEST LIPSTICKS 2012

Hope y'all had a great weekend. Three more weeks and it's goodbye 2012. I'm kinda sad about it, especially since there is one more thing that I dared myself to do this year, but I'm still procrastinating! 

I was gonna split this post up and do it brand-wise, but I know I will get bored in no time and won't finish what I started. So.... I decided to make it a BIG post, and put them all in one.

Here are the Best Lipsticks of 2012 that I picked out from my collection....

Best MAC Lipsticks 2012:

1. MAC Party Parrot (Matte) from Iris Apfel Collection ~ Limited Edition. I love this lipstick so much that I feel I should have given it a 5-star rating. Look & Review here
2. MAC Watch Me Simmer (Amplified) from Shop Cook Collection ~ Limited Edition. Photos & Review here
3. MAC Peach Blossom from Cremesheen + Pearl Collection ~ Limited Edition. Review here
4. MAC Ruby Woo (Retro Matte) ~ Permanent. This definitely deserve a 5-star rating now. The very matte finish is just da bomb. Look & Review here
5. MAC Viva Glam V (Lustre) ~ Permanent. This is such a great natural-looking mlbb (my lips but better) shade. It's famous for suiting most skin tones. Sorry, I totally forgot to review this when I told you in the May Favorites post that I would >.<
6. MAC Modesty (Cremesheen) ~ Permanent. Another nice pinkish nude that's quite similar to MAC Patisserie. Yet to be reviewed here.
7. MAC Scarlet Ibis (Matte)  from Marilyn Monroe Collection ~ Limited Edition. Swatched here
8. MAC Love Goddess (Matte) from Marilyn Monroe Collection ~ Limited Edition. Swatched here
9. MAC Rebel (Satin) ~ Permanent. Look & Review here
10. MAC Cosmo (Amplified Creme) ~ Permanent. Review here 

 *There are 2 more that deserve a mention: 

• MAC Sheen Supreme Lipstick Bare Again. It's such a nice peachy nude shade. Swatched here
• MAC Patisserie (Lustre) ~ Permanent. Still my go-to MAC lipstick until now. Review here

MAC Angel Lipstick ~ Look & Review

Apart from Shaggy's insanely popular song, 'Angel' makes me think of a story a college roommate told me about that still makes me LOL to this day. A guy (admirer) had handwritten a love letter to her girlfriend:

"Blah.... blah..... blah........

...... You are my angle."

I think it's actually one of the most misspelled words in the English language. 

Sometime this year, I saw In Facebook:

• Proud mother put up photo of her kid with caption: "My little angle." 
• Status of some girl: "Treat me like an angle, and I'll show you what heaven is like."

Uhm, wrong angle, dudes! 

Coming to topic in hand, MAC Angel. One of MAC best selling lipsticks. I'll start with the look I did with it.

 

Lipstick Crush! It's Not Red, It's Not Pink....

I have a huge crush on this lipstick! I want to wear it everyday. Yes, I'm wearing it right now. It's a two-faced lipstick - it's neither red nor pink. It's perfect. 

I'm talking about Deborah Milano Red #9. It's that gorgeous!