Second Last Makeup Haul of 2010

Last month of the year, but not yet the last makeup haul. Thank goodness! This year has been a good year, shopping-wise. I managed to get most of the stuff in my wishlist, except the Urban Decay Naked palette...sheesh! Although I think I lost interest already. I'm a typical Gemini, you see. You play hard-to-get, you go-to-hell hehe...

• MAC Prep + Prime Line Filler (Rs.1050) ~ This is supposed to fill up/erase fine lines around your eyes, mouth, and in my case, on my forehead near my hairline. Yet to try it out on my face, but it worked pretty well on my hand. It's got great reviews so I have high hopes for it.
• Cremesheen Glass Loud & Lovely (Rs.1150) ~ Favorite MAC lip glass. Loving Partial to Pink to pieces, so a bright pink shade had to be my next choice.

Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow in Black Magic

I couldn't resist getting the Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow in Black Magic even though I rarely use like the Moonlit Jewels which came in the old packaging. What drew me to Black Magic was the white shadow. There's something about a white cream eyeshadow in a pan rather than a pencil.

Cute Christmas Snowballs

I'm decorating my Christmas tree today, so I thought I'd show you these cute snowball-looking Christmas balls I got yesterday from Archies. There weren't too many nice (by that I mean tasteful) decorations in the Archies in Ambience Mall Gurgaon. They had a lot of those miniature pervy-looking Santas =D. Nah, I'm exaggerating (I think)

Accessorize Cutesy Plastic Bow Ring For Christmas

I have been yearning for a bow ring (a plastic one, not one of those Forever 21 bow rings with glued on bling), so when I stumbled upon this Cutesy Plastic Bow Ring in Accessorize today, I almost squealed with joy (or hugged the salesgirl if I were drunk). And it's red! I think it's perfect for Christmas, don't you think?

Forgive the blah photo against my computer screen. I clicked in a jiffy & do you see how hard I tried to hide my fuchsia pink nails? =D. I will wear it with red nails and click a better picture. 

Available in Small, Medium & Large. I got in Small and it's still a little loose on me. Like an idiot I kept telling the SA to check if there's an XS lol. But I'll make it fit somehow.

Price ~ Rs.295, but you get 30% off on everything in Accessorize right now, so I paid Rs.207 for it (woohoo!)

I am so happy I found my first ever bow ring ✿♥‿♥✿ 

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Tarte The Jewelry Box Photos

So I gave in to temptation and ordered the Tarte The Jewelry Box last week and it arrived yesterday! *happy jumps*. I'm especially happy that nothing was broken along the way, coz it was packed very nicely. The seller is gonna get one hell of a rating from me alright :)

New Type Of Hair Brush

I am loving this hair brush that looks kinda like a Harmonica (or something like a harmonica ;) ). I actually bought this sometime in the earlier months of this year from Kunchal's. I was paying for some makeup and saw a salesman holding a few of these hair brushes, and I went: "What's that?! Gimme!" 

IVC Makeup & Beauty Awards 2010 ~ Best Lipstick, Best Eye Pencil & Best Kajal

It is now time to pick the best of affordable Lipsticks, Eye Pencils & Kajals in the Indian market. Nominees for theses categories are, you can say, products that are in the same league. 

Best Lipstick

Nominees ~ Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick, Revlon Colorburst Lipstick, Loreal Color Riche Lipstick, Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipstick, Colorbar Soft Touch Lipstick

Inglot Eyeliner Gel Review

Matte Collection AMC Eyeliner Gel are long-lasting, waterproof formula. Can be used as an eyeshadow or body painting gel. Paraben-free & NOT tested on animals.

Lakme Nine To Five Day Perfect Lip Color

Lakme has introduced a new lip color as part of the Nine to Five range- Day Perfect lip color.

What Nine to Five Day Perfect Lip Color is:

Touching up make-up is always cumbersome, been it at your workplace, at a party or simply hanging out with friends. Lakmé has now introduced Day Perfect Lip Color so that women-on-the-go can now live life uninterrupted.  This creamy lip color from Lakmé Nine-to-Five range has a long wearing comfort technology that locks in the color for up to 10 hours and creates a luscious shine. The intense gel-based crème color blends with natural oils to envelope your lips in a creamy coat of color that is both intense and comfortable. 

• With a  long-wearing comfort technology
• Offers a creamy color with Colorfix technology
• Ensures 10 hours of intense crème color
• Available in 12 shades
• Priced at Rs.550/-
• Available at all leading lifestyle stores

IVC Makeup & Beauty Awards 2010 ~ Best Eye Cream & Best Drugstore Foundation

I thought it would be fun to feature Makeup & Beauty Awards this year and pick the best of Makeup & Beauty products I have personally been using during and before the year 2010. 

*Mainly Indian brands (or brands widely available in India) will be nominated & brands like MAC and Clinique will NOT be a part of IVC awards (they already have enough awards on their mantles anyway)

First up are the best of Eye Creams & Drugstore Foundations.

Best Eye Cream

Nominees for best Eye Cream~ Lotus Nutraeye Rejuvenating & Correcting Eye Gel, Biotique Almond Under Eye Cream, Himalaya Under Eye Cream

NEW! Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur Hair Masks

Lined up in my supermarket are some of the most tempting-looking hair masks by Schwarzkopt.

Shea Cashmere ~ For dry & drained hair (Review HERE)

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