3 The Body Shop Must-haves For Winter

Winter is here. I'm reminded of that more by my body than the decreasing temperature. My skin just can't get enough moisture these days. 3 types of lip balms & 2 types of moisturizers in my living room alone! So, I thought it was time to haul 3 of the Body Shop products I love to use in winters.

1. Spa Wisdom Africa Honey & Beeswax Hand and Foot Butter (Rs.995) ~ This is my all-time favorite TBS product. I had the first version of this, and I'm glad they didn't change the product much apart from the jar design. Quantity is still the same- 125 ml. I just adore the canister jar! Totally reusable. Afterwards, you can store your own homemade scrubs & bath salts, or transfer body lotion from those huge bottles when you travel.

Coastal Scents Makeup Brushes Haul

Just a quick post to tell you all about my very first shopping experience with Coastal Scents. Like many other brands, they had a Black Friday sale going on, so I thought I'd take advantage of it. It was shipped on the 27th of November and I received them today, the 3rd of December! So fast, right? 6 days!!! I'm very pleased :)

Here's everything I got...

Nicely packed in a black organza pouch

Genelia D'Souza in Fast Track Ad Makeup & Tutorial

This makeup is inspired by Genelia D'souza's look in the Fast Track ad. You know, the one outside a club. I think she looks very glam in the ad, with the bangs and all. Too bad bangs don't suit me.

Apart from the smoky eyes, I can't really make out which shades of makeup she has on in the ad. So this is more my take on it.

Get Silky Straight Hair With Lakme Studio Sleek Mystique

Play it sleek & straight as Lakmé Studio delivers the latest salon innovation for silky straight hair styling with the launch of their new Sleek Mystique service. With the exciting addition of the Sleek Mystique range from Catwalk by TIGI launched at LFW Winter Festive 2010, Lakmé Studio rolls out this brand new service, setting trends for sleek, straight and shiny hair.

The service starts by using products from the Sleek Mystique range from Catwalk by TIGI to cleanse and deep condition your hair with oriental ingredients that smoothen and eliminate frizz, leaving hair sleek and ultra straight. The procedure continues throughout the styling and finishing process with Sleek Mystique Blow Out Balm to tame and control unruly hair and Sleek Mystique Haute Iron Spray, which leads to smooth, shiny hair while remaining protected from the heat of hairdryers and straightening-irons. Lakmé Studios and Salons are your one stop to get the fashion forward sleek straight hair style with perfect conditioning and protections.

Tarte Makeup Palettes

I've been drooling over these prettified Tarte makeup palettes lately. Omg! How have I not explored Tarte before?!! I've seen their Cheek Stains, but I thought that was it. Now I'm so drawn to the brand.

Tarte is a cruelty-free & natural cosmetics brand. 98% of their products are formulated without parabens, phthalates, sulphates and synthetic fragrances.  I love their tagline- Be green, be smart, be tarte!

Tarte The Jewelry Box ~ 32 eyeshadows, 8 lipglosses, a mineral bronzer, a shimmer powder, 4 deluxe long-wear eyeliners, and  a detachable & wearable necklace. I think something this fabulous is worth $52

Rihanna in Rockstar Inspired Look

This look is inspired by Rihanna's look in her music video, Rockstar. I liked the look so much, that I bought the Nyx Penelope lipstick especially for it. And today I felt wild enough to finally do it. My skin tone here is actually much darker coz I used a deeper foundation shade.

Jewelry Of The Day

Monday morning. How are you all doing? Honestly, I didn't know where to start again after the weekend, so I thought I will indulge you, or rather myself, in a little bit of shiny.

First up is a Bow Brooch: I bought this at a mall when my loose skirt felt like it was going to fall off =D. Since then, it has really prettified my plain outfits, like a plain black top & a LBD

`550 (I think)

Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Boxes For Vanity

My favorite chocolates are Ferrero Rocher, coz I prefer chocolates that have nuts or wafers in them. Plain ones are boring unless they're Belgian. Everyone gifts them to me almost every occasion. But every time I have to throw away the empty boxes, I feel kinda guilty. So I use them for storing stuff, well...until they break or something.
Here's what I store in them:

1. Lipsticks ~ Bottoms up! So you can see the shades. It can hold about 20 lipsticks.

Rupee Sign Inspired Look

I have wanted to do this for a while now, ever since the Rupee sign became official in August 2010, right?  Don't quote me on that lol...I don't read/watch the news much.

Anyways, were you ecstatic as I was about it?

From the day I was born, the Americans had $, the English had £, and we Indians had "Rs." and let's face it, aar-ess is not fancy like signs. Remember those movie scenes where dollar signs fly about to indicate a lot of money? Well, imagine 'Rs' flying about like that. Yup.

But now we have our very own rupee symbol...Yay! And an edgy-looking one too!

Inglot Makeup Brushes Review

This post is especially for Ki, who wanted me to do a review on the Inglot 30T Eyeliner Brush.
Inglot brushes are much cheaper than MAC brushes, and  unlike most Sigma brushes that sells merely on the basis of being MAC dupes, Inglot brushes have originality.
I've only got 2 brushes from Inglot so far- 30T angled eyeliner brush & 24SS Dual-sided brush.
Here are my thoughts on them:

Inglot 30T brush 

Handle- Wood
Fiber ~Synthetic Taklon
Price: Rs.640

Sophie Ellis Bexter 'Not Giving Up On Love' Makeup

If you're familiar with trance or disco music, you must know who Sophie Ellis Bexter is. She's the one who sang 'Murder On The Dance Floor', but I never like her songs until recently, when she collaborated with Armin Van Buuren (DJ) in a song ~ 'Not Giving Up on Love'. Last Friday, I went to a club coz Armin was playing there as part of his India tour. So fun!

Sophie's look in the music video is so fabulous- Thick black winged eyeliner and Coral lips. 

So I thought I'd copy the look. *The flash altered the real color of my lipstick, which is a lot more orange in daylight.

Best & Worst Drugstore Mascaras

First of all, I need you to know what I look for in a mascara, because not everyone expects the same. I have very thin barely-there lashes, so the first thing I look for is VOLUME- the false lash-kind of volume, a lil' bit of LENGTH, no clumps & I prefer waterproof versions, which some mascaras don't come in.

These are the Best & Worst mascaras I have used. I put them according to preference & majorly disappointing :

LAKME Black Satin Kajal Review

Lakme Black Satin Kajal is a new product that was launched with the Gypsy Collection. 

If you have been reading my blog since the beginning, you would probably know that my favorite kajal is the Lotus Herbals Natural Kajal , so I was very excited to try a new one. A girl need variety, right?