Katy Perry ET Makeup Video Tutorial

I know this is not a wearable look, but I wanted to do it anyway coz, and you might have guessed it by now, I'm into artsy makeup. It's a fun look, so I hope you'll like watching how it's done, even if you're going to wear it any time :)

I'm still not very good at editing yet, and I'm still finding out the best lighting and everything, so please be patient with me. In this video, the music was fine when I was editing but when published it was cut a little near the end (argh!!! moment.) But I'm just getting started and I won't give up.

Products Used:

Face: 
- Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Oil Free
- Make Up Forever HD Foundation #120
- MAC Studio Finish Concealer
- Laura Mercier Loose Powder

Eyes:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Beauties Factory 120 Palette
- Inglot Pure Pigment Eyeshadow #23- silver
- Loreal Super Liner Carbon Gloss
- Lotus Herbals Kajal
- Revlon Beyond Natural Lashes
- Maybelline Colossal Masacara

Cheeks:
- Benefit Coralista Blush
- MAC Sculpt & Shape Powder

Spots:
- White spots on eyes ~ Nyx Jumbo Pencil Milk
- Brown squares ~ Brown matte eyeshadow from 120 palette using a pointy eyeliner brush

Lips:
- Lakme Enrich Satin Lip Color #528

Makeup Brushes:
- Sigma

Hairband:
- Accessorize Heidi Plait Bando (http://www.indianvanitycase.com/2011/04/accessorize-haul.html)
- I placed a blonde wig at the back...untidily ;)

Prom Makeup For Red/Gold Dress ~ Reader Query

Reader:
I'm only 17, but i kinda have a secret obsession with makeup. i have a drawer FULL of makeup that i really dont have anywhere to wear to cause i'm still in high school. ( i mean plenty of people wear a lot of makeup, but it's horrendous. Your eyes will BLEED. ) 


i live in the U.S. and my prom is May 13th. (friday the 13th, hehe:) )
and i needed suggestions for makeup. I'm wearing a red and gold dress that i've attached as a pic (i admit that it looks very indian. the lady making it for me had trouble making it. lol)

The Royal Wedding Photos

Some pictures of the much hyped, much awaited, Royal Wedding - taken from my tv screen :) 

Hope you'll enjoy them!

The groom arrives

The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen To A Makeup Addict

Two and a half weeks ago, Mcdonald's sent 3 burgers when we ordered only 2, and didn't charge for the extra one. So I tweeted (on Twitter), "....Imagine a makeup co. making that mistake =D" (See here)

Sleek Makeup did. I ordered the Sleek Avoir la Pêche Collection last week and yesterday I received 2 packages. I thought they packed the items separately but...

Oh my bows! Look! There's two of everything!!! I was confused, excited, nervous- maybe they charged double. They didn't. Yes, they didn't- checked again.

I opened just one set. The other is still brand new (I just checked the eyeshadow palette, which is not sealed like the blush and Pout Polish, to see if anything broke. Nope. Goody.)

The packaging is so cute! My first Sleek products and I'm over the moon! It's one hell of a first chapter, don't you think? ;)

Revlon India Launches PhotoReady Range

Revlon’s new PhotoReady collection is a revolutionary product line that uses photochromatic pigments to blend, reflect and diffuse light to provide full, yet undetectable coverage. It is designed to perform under harsh lighting and high definition conditions.

Indoors, outdoors and everywhere in between, the PhotoReady line of makeup, powder compact makeup and concealer provides poreless, airbrushed skin in any light.  The professionally designed formula and shades are tested under the harshest lights and high-definition camera lens, resulting in the appearance of flawless skin whether under indoor fluorescent lighting or full outdoor sunlight.

It contains photochromatic pigments that blend and reflect light to help erase every flaw. The light-diffusing formula gives complete yet virtually undetectable coverage, while also preventing further sun damage with SPF 20 for makeup, compact makeup & concealer and SPF 14 for Powder.

Inglot Pure Pigment Eye Shadows ~ More Swatches

I bought 2 more Inglot Pure Pigments Eye Shadows, my new found loves, last week. My craving for more is gone for now.

Here are the swatches:

22 ~ Purple with gold flecks. This caught my attention from the very first time I checked out the Inglot Pigments, but when I saw that it's #22 I had to get it ;) (my birthday hehe)

I'm wearing 22 HERE

Inglot Sleeks Cream Lip Paint Review & Swatches

Inglot Sleeks Cream Lip Paint ~ Light, non-sticky, moisturising formula with vitamin E. Paraben free.

This is my first lip gloss from Inglot. I'm not so crazy about lip glosses and recently I don't even look at them in stores. I don't even remember the last time I bought one. Even with this, I bought it mainly for  the unusual test tube packaging. Isn't it so cute?!

Simple Fantasy Look

To be honest, this is an unplanned look. I wanted to try my new Inglot Pure Pigment #22 (purple with gold), and decided to complete the look, put on a butterfly necklace on my head, and call it a Fantasy Look ;). I know I look more bohemian, but I chose to ignore that lol. Potato potahto.

Actually I did want to do a look inspired by the Lakme Fantasy Collection, so I guess this comes close to the look I had in mind.

Fake Olay? Reader Query

The following is an email from a reader:

"I've been using Olay Total Effects since a while now, have finished about 3 bottles. And recently bought the fourth one. When I opened it i felt something odd. Let me list down all those things :

1. The bottle seems a little heavy. Obviously because its full. But even then , none of my previous Olay bottles felt this heavy when they were full.

2. The writing on the packaging seems a little odd. Since all the other 3 bottles came with a free face wash, there packaging was the extended one to include the face wash, and this one had simply the Olay bottle. BUT even then, the packaging on the bottle is different. The older one's had the ingredient list and this one has Directions and manufactured. etc

3. The size is different. The previous ones were slightly longer and less rounder. That is say a minute difference of 0.5 cm or maybe 1 cm difference.

4. OMG the smell. the smell of this one totally put me off. Its so weird. Nothing like the pleasant smell of the other ones. I just couldn't take it.

5. Its too thick. I only pump the bottle once and use that amount. I did exactly that this time, but when I applied it on my face it felt heavy, thick and made my nose oily. Then I started sweating on my upper lips. Something which has never happened with me when I used to use Olay before. It felt as if I had just put the ponds white cream on my face.

6. The color looks pinkish/ peachish in a very weird way. I know Olay was never white, but this just seems so weird. I thought I was dizzy or something because it looked a different color.

7. Tingly feeling on the cheeks. Now I'm really not sure if it because of this stupid ( fake ? ) Olay or something else . Or maybe I'm imaging things. But I've been itching on my cheeks, I've already scratched it a couple of time, anymore and i'll develop red marks.

8. Bad English ! The bottle and the cover both say " Keep out of reach FOR children" Why would P&G let that get printed on their product. Its wrong English. Bad grammar. OMG. I don't expect P&G to have mad that mistake.

Some pointers ,

This was manufactured on 18th November 2010. So no its not expired. It keeps for 3 years .

I know there is one for sensitive skin and one for normal. I have used both. And know how both feel. This one feels nothing like the previous ones.

I bought it from a decent shop. I've bought other stuff from that shop too.

Now I'm very confused. I paid 699 for this thing and think its a rip off . Olay Total , Totally fake ? What do you think ? What should I do ? Should I write to P&G ? Should I take it back to the shopkeeper ? I'm very confused :( "

Me:

The Olay I have is definitely not a fake and looks like this...

• As you can see, it does have that grammatical error too "Keep out of reach for children" (LOL..I never noticed that before)
• I bought it in 2009 and it is old and I don't use it anymore, but it still smells good.
• The price of mine is Rs.650. Did they increase the price??! Wow.
• *Edit: Manufacturing date is written at the bottom. 081216 (YY/MM/DD)

I think in manufacturing, it's almost impossible to make the product exactly the same. I once bought The Body Shop Passion Fruit Body Butter and it was SO bitter! Omg it was the worst thing ever. It made my hands obnoxiously bitter, and the bitterness was hard to wash off as well, yuck! Another time at a TBS store I told my s-i-l not to get it & to taste it first lol, but it wasn't bitter at all.

The same goes for the packaging, and maybe it's a different maker.

But the smell is what worries me with yours. They are stupid to change it if they did. I liked it a lot.

I don't think it's a fake, but if you're still worried then you can write to them and give them the product number of any other number on the bottle.

Please feel free to offer your suggestions everyone.

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Urban Decay Primer Potion Vs Too Faced Shadow Insurance ~ Battle Of The Eyeshadow Primers

WHO WILL WIN?

You know I like to compare similar products for you all, so it'll help you buy only the best. This time it's the turn of two of the most popular eyeshadow primers- Urban Decay Primer Potion & Too Faced Shadow Insurance. 

Short form: UDPP & TFSI

For those who don't know what eyeshadow primers do, they are supposed to enhance the color of eyeshadows, make them last longer & prevent creasing.

So, let the battle begin!

Update On My Name Necklace

Just a quick one to show you how my My Name Necklace looks now (after about 2 months.) Previous post HERE

I was going to wear it last weekend, but was extremely disappointed to see that it's TARNISHED! 

I haven't even worn it much. Maybe two whole days. I also didn't spritz perfume on the necklace or stored it with other jewelries either. I hung it on my table mirror.

=\ WASTE. OF. MONEY. I have cheaper silver jewelry that haven't yet tarnished even though I store them carelessly.

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Inglot Oil Blotting Sheets: Overpriced?

I wanted oil blotting sheets, since summer is here and my face gets very oily. So I was in The Body Shop and saw the Tea Tree Oil Blotting Facial Tissues and thought Rs.395 (or 345?) is a rip-off, especially since I don't like the smell of tea tree oil very much.

Then I bought the Inglot Oil Blotting Sheets for Rs.560 :O. I know, I know, don't judge me. I regret it already. Let's have a look at the whole package anyways.

You push at the back so the sheet will stick to the glue part....

Favorite Red Lipsticks

Red Lipsticks are confidence boosters. That I believe. But some go as far as to say that women who wear red lipsticks have better careers and success. Really?! I don't think so.

I'm somebody who used to have a red wallet because according to Feng Shui, red wallets attract money. I was in college and always broke, so I thought it was the best piece of information I'd ever heard and I believed in it until...I couldn't afford a bread pakora from the college canteen. Of course I didn't have enough money to begin with and I always had expensive taste, but still.

Anyways, here are my Favorite Red Lipsticks:

• Colorbar Velvet Matte Hot Hot Hot ~ So HOT!
• Revlon Colorburst True Red ~ Really a true red. Finish is awesome, but I don't like how wide the tip is. Not very easy to apply with.
• Make Up For Ever Moulin Rouge ~ The most pigmented of them all
• MAC Heartless (Venomous Villains Evil Queen) ~ I'm so glad I got this. It's superfabulous! Swatch below.
• Shu Uemura RD 165S ~ This has silver shimmer, and I heart it coz it makes my teeth look really white.
• MAC Viva Glam Cyndi Lauper ~ I realized this isn't really red, but it belongs in the family.
• The Balm Read My Lips Wanted ~ Has a pink undertone