Happiness ~ Coming Home To Prizes, Gifts & Hauls! =)

Hey guys, I'm back in the city! It's nice to come back to the cool weather (keep raining please!), my love, broadband, the big wide roads, and all the new makeup that was waiting for me! =D (Imagine my impatience & anxiety when I couldn't see them asap!)

First up are the Prizes:

I received 10 Rouge Artist Intense Lipsticks from Make Up For Ever (2nd prize for the 'Rouge Is Art' Contest)

**Will write the shade numbers and names when I swatch them

Next is the prize I won in Shivani's (Adorable On Your Vanity) Giveaway:
My first ever Urban Decay product ~ Show Pony Palette

Urban Decay Show Pony comes with a mini Primer Potion and 24/7 Glide on Eye pencil in Zero

She even agreed to sell me her Make Up For Ever HD Blush coz she knew how much I wanted it. Thanks Shivani! 

MUFE HD Blush in Quickie #6

Of course I didn't miss out on the MAC To The Beach Collection which was launched when I wasn't in the city ;))

MAC To The Beach Bronze Body Oil, Bronzing Powder in Golden, Marine Highlight Powder, and Chromagraphic Pencil NC15/NW20 (from the Pret-a-Papier Collection)

By the way, MAC launched 3 new collections today : In the Groove, Opulash & Superglass. 
I've yet to check them out, but I sure want to see what the deal is with the famous Stereo Rose.


Last but not the least, are some gifts from the lovely people at strawberrynet.com . They were kind enough to let me pick what I want =). So I went for 2 Laura Mercier products I've always wanted to try:

Laura Mercier Undercover Pot #2, Foundation Primer Oil Free

Strawberrynet is currently teaming up with an Indian website, where they are offering 70% discount only to Indian customers. To know more please click HERE . It's only for a few days, so check it out NOW!

Reviews and swatches coming soon!

That's all for now. Hope you're having a great day....


♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

It's Our Birthday! Make A Wish.....

Today, the 13th of August, is this blog's birthday. One year ago, I published my first review on Delhi's Beauty Addict ~ Vaseline Healthy White Body Lotion =D


I was gonna put up a video, but it would take forever to upload it on YT coz of my slow connection :[


So, just 2 photos for now. That is a golf course in my hometown, Shillong.

Now on to a photo that has a whole lot of meaning.......

That's a wishing well, from which all the money collected goes to charity.

In that particular wish right there, I wished that: 

"The wishes of all those who read this post today (13th August), will come true."

So go ahead..... Ask for that one thing you want so desperately.

I truly hope that it comes true :)

Thanks all! Blogging has been a joyride, mostly because of you.

Enjoy your weekend & stay fabulous!

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Perfect Radiance By Lakme

Lakme has come up with its very own fairness range. I tried the Perfect Radiance Foundation at a store a month ago, and almost bought it but refrained coz I wanted to check it out on the net first. Why is it that nowadays it seems blasphemous to buy a product without checking it out on the internet first?

I am already drawn to the packaging of these with all the pink! :)

About Perfect Radiance:

Known for their protective, whitening and soothing powers, it is enriched with lush extracts of White Lily and Sacred Lotus. These extracts lend a sense of purity and balance to Perfect Radiance Fairness range, helping restore your skin’s true complexion. 

Designed to give you truly fair, radiant skin, Lakmé Perfect Radiance fairness cream acts on all 6 signs of skin darkening by:

1.         Fading away dark spots and blemishes due to pigmentation

2.        Lightening Skin Colour

3.        Helping even out Skin Tone

4.       Reducing Oiliness

5.        Fading away Dullness

6.       Keeping Tanning under control

Here are all the products from this range that promises us an even and blemish-free complexion:

So, which of these are you definitely trying out?

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

My 'Darling Cutie Pie' Makeup Brush ~ Sigma Princess Grace Kabuki

I guess the title says it all already, huh?

The Sigma Princess Grace Kabuki Retractable Brush. It is the softest thing that ever grazed my face (sorry honey! ;) )

It is always in my handbag for those blush and powder touch-ups. It's so very versatile! What can't you apply with it?! Foundation, powder, blush, bronzer, highlighter....I want to wash my face with it too =D (♪ ♫  lather, rinse, repeee....eeeat ♪ ♫ like Phoebe Buffay sang)

And it's PINK! *ting ting ting*

I don't know what else to say.....I love it to pieces!

It's also available in: Black & Red (Check them out here ) 

I ordered it from the Sigma website for $25

At the end of this video you will see a *fantastic* tip on how to make the best use of this brush....

Rating ~ ♥♥♥♥♥ 5/5 

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

'Would You Rather' Tag + LOTD

I have been tagged by  Fathima  to answer these nightmarish but fun questions:

1.Would you rather go out with messy hair and nice make-up or Nice hair and no make-up?

Nice Make-up. Always. I don't even comb my hair sometimes lol

2.Would you rather shave your eyebrows or have your eyelashes fall out?

Ahhhh...!!! *shiver* I guess shave my eyebrows, then I just get tattoos drawn on there. 

3.Would you rather forget to put Mascara on 1 eye or Blush on one side of your face?

Blush on one side of my face. I'll apply the lippie from my lips on the other side, or just wipe off the blush.

4.Would you rather shop all Lakme products or all Streetwear for a whole year?

Lakme.

5.Would you rather leave the house with an obvious foundation line or overdone blush?

Overdone blush, which could be an "in" makeup look, unlike a mask looking foundation :D

6.Would you give up your makeup for one year or your Internet for one year?

Ahhh....!!!^O^ That's like asking if I'd rather be a social butterfly or a loner! I could not give up makeup for a day, let alone a year! So I'd rather be looking pretty reading the newspaper (by the pool please) than looking plain with dark circles around my eyes... hehe

8.Would you rather have a bad haircut or bad hair color?
Bad hair color...umh...yup....I think so >.< 

9. Would you rather have you tube or twitter taken away forever?

I could live without Twitter

10.Would you rather give up using makeup brushes or mascara?

*Thinking HARD!* I'd give up mascara. Falsies can make up for mascara, but fingers can't do what brushes can.

*I tag Rima Kaur, Sonali, Anamika, Palak, Shifa, Tammy, Witoxicity, Sara H, Lisa, Sarah Ali, Tanveer, and everyone reading this. C'mon, I dare ya! ;D 

On to my LOTD......At a restaurant on my friend's birthday....before the Bloody Mary(s) started coming in ;)

♥ Thanks for reading & Have a fun week y'all ♥

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Colorbar Just Earth Blush Review, Photos & Swatches

This is especially for Poornima & Ki, who wanted to see swatches of Just Earth

Colorbar's Just Earth is an earthy deep peach shade with brown undertones, which would match both warm and cool skin tones.  

It is, in my opinion, a universally flattering blush shade and also one of the best 'budget buys' for only Rs.250.

Like I said in my July Favorites post, the finish is very similar to the MAC Sheertone blushes.

It comes packed in a grey compact case with a soft brush and mirror

Swatches

Rating ~ ♥♥♥♥♥ 5/5 (Quality, Packaging, Price, Shade)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Friends, Babies & The Bodycon Dress

With the birthday girl Giselle, my latest CRUSH!

I attended my closest friends' niece's 1st birthday a few days back and couldn't help a wee bit of cam wh**ing ;).

Sorry about the quality of the photos. Didn't realize the settings were changed to 3 megapixel instead of 5.

Friends

With my childhood friend Careen. Isn't her dress pretty?!

My Outfit:

Black Bodycon Dress ~ Forever New

Lacy under-tube top ~ Glory's Plaza, a mall in Shillong which sells stuff mostly from Bangkok & Nepal.

Black Leather Belt ~ Street for only Rs.150 :). BAD quality! It almost broke after only 2-3 times (Super glue to the rescue since I didn't bring another black belt :D)

Shoes ~ Vincci

Diamante Hoop Earrings ~ Miss Jo (It's an accessories store in Delhi, not a woman as assumed by some who emailed me about those umbrellas :D )

The lighting is so off in this photo, but for the make-up I stuck to simple smoky eyes with  MAC Satin Taupe, a shimmery off-white eyeshadow and black eyeshadow from the NYX Supermodel palette, Revlon Beyond Natural falsies, MUFE HD Foundation, Mixed Maybelline Dream Matte Powder & MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Powder, MAC Pink Swoon Blush. Applied the In2it Pink Alarm Lipstick

I wish I was young enough to say 'Toodles' like some of the PYT's over here. I can't even bring myself to say  that word :D

So I'll stick to 'Bye & have a happy weekend'  :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

High on Colorbar's Apple Martini

The hottest Colorbar nail color of the season is the Apple Martini #06. 

A few weeks back, I was browsing Colorbar nail lacquers at a store in Gk M-block market, and a salesgirl showed me the new shades that Colorbar just launched at the time. She showed me 5 (orange, yellow, light blue, purple, pink)  and told me "one shade is sold out" 

Me ~ Aacha? What color is it??? *thinking sold out means ''must-have!"*

She ~ Green. Bahut soondar color hai (very pretty color)

Me ~ Don't you have a tester or something???? *I must see it nowww!*

She ~ Oh....ek minute

She called another salesgirl and told her to show me her nails.

Weird-looking nails. LOVELY nail color =D

Me ~ *pouting* 

End of story.

Another story with a happy ending is one week later, I got it from the Colorbar stand-alone store in Select City Walk ;)

It was tough to capture the true color of this gorgeous shade, so I had to adjust the lighting. I don't know why the green just didn't come out on camera.

I'd call it an emerald color if it didn't have a fancy name like 'Apple Martini'

Price ~ Rs.190? 195? (forgot)

Hope you're all doing good. Have a fun week....and stay pretty!

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Sheer Cover Minerals Photos

This is for all those who've asked me what I think about Sheer Cover. This is my friend's and I have not used it personally, but she does like it a lot. And I must admit, I was quite impressed with the packaging and all the extra free stuff that came along with it, including a compact lipgloss/eyeshadow palette, small kabuki brush in a black satin pouch, etc.

Sheer Cover is quite *hot* in my hometown. Women order it and impatiently wait for its arrival! =D


What people I know who use it have to say about it:

• "It gives a natural look"
• "It covers all dark spots and patches"
• Everything is *sooo* cute! :)

The following photos are of Sheer Cover ~ Medium

Lakme Pure Rouge Blusher ~ Peach Affair Photos & Swatch

Description :

Pure Rouge is a pure pressed powder blusher that provides sheer, lightweight application. Color builds lightly layer after layer without heavy coverage.

The natural shades delicately highlight the apples of your cheeks and add a warm glow to your complexion.

Peach Affair is a reddish peach shade with tiny gold flecks. It would suit darker skin tones more, in my opinion. But it would look fine on lighter skin tones too if applied sparingly.

Other shades available :

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^