Hot Pink Girl At Sephora

Hot Pink. You know I love it :)

*Please excuse the next blurry pics. My camera is a little wonder....and the "photographer" couldn't be bothered ;)  

'Lakme ABSOLUTE' Makeup Line By Manish Malhotra

Press Release: Every season at Lakmé Fashion Week, Lakmé presents a new collection. This season at Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011, Lakme will take a significant leap with the launch of Lakmé ABSOLUTE- high performance long-wear make-up line.

July 5, 2011: Lakmé, the contemporary Indian beauty expert, has announced iconic fashion designer Manish Malhotra as the Grand Finale Designer for Lakmé Fashion Week Winter/ Festive 2011, scheduled from August 16 - 21 in Mumbai. Manish Malhotra is the first Lakmé Grand Finale designer who showcased his Shimmer Shine Sparkle collection way back in 1999 and presented the Free Spirit Collection in 2007. This year, he is poised to bring to life the high performance long-wear makeup range, Lakmé ABSOLUTE. This will be the third time where he will be showcasing his collection at the Lakmé Grand Finale.

In the 12th year of Lakmé Fashion Week, India‘s largest selling make up brand takes a significant leap with the launch of Lakmé ABSOLUTE- high performance long-wear makeup line. The world class products, which last up to 16 hours, are backed with skin care benefits and functional expertise. Designed by Lakmé Make-up Experts and co-created with Manish Malhotra, Lakmé ABSOLUTE offers the best in long-wear benefits coupled with do-good skin care properties enabling the contemporary Indian woman to be magical everyday of her life.

Revolutionizing costume design and introducing the concept of styling in Bollywood films has made Manish one of the most recognized names in the fashion industry globally. Synonymous with contemporary Indian wear, he is known to create glamorous ensembles with Indian color and, textures combined with international fashion sensibilities.

Excited about showcasing his collection at the Lakmé Grand Finale, Manish Malhotra said, “My association with Lakmé began more than a decade ago with the first Lakmé Grand Finale show and it has only strengthened over the years. I’m very excited to once again present my new collection at the Grand Finale this season. My winter festive collection would showcase contemporary Indian evening wear garments. Lakmé ABSOLUTE is inspired by the contemporary Indian woman who effortlessly plays myriad set of roles across her personal and professional life. Akin to my style, the collection adapts contemporary fashion to the needs of the Indian woman.”

On the association, Farida Kaliyadan, General Manager, Lakmé said, “Manish is one of the most sought after designers and a name to reckon with in the fashion industry. He represents the perfect blend of International sensibilities with an Indian soul clearly making him the best choice for the Lakmé Grand Finale and Lakmé ABSOLUTE. It’s great to see the return of a Mumbai designer who best represents the ethos of this collection. The range is designed for the modern Indian woman of today who leads an international life with a soul that is Indian at the core.”

The Lakmé Grand Finale, this season, promises to be dynamic and riveting as it unites the best in beauty and fashion.

About Lakmé:

Contemporary Indian beauty expert Lakmé continuously innovates to offer a wide range of, high performance and world class color cosmetics, skincare products, and beauty salons. In addition to leveraging Unilever’s worldwide expertise, Lakmé also partners with the leading cosmetic house Milan-based Intercos Italia, Schwann Stabilo Germany and Paris-based Fiabila. Combining international cosmetic technology with an in-depth understanding of the Indian woman’s needs, Lakmé also offers its consumers a comprehensive beauty experience through its products and services at the Lakmé Salons and Studios. For further information log on to www.lakméindia.com 

About Lakmé Fashion Week: 

Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) is jointly organized by Lakmé, the No.1 cosmetics and beauty services brand in India and IMG, the global leader in fashion weeks and event production. LFW has been conceived and created with a vision to “Redefine the future of fashion and Integrate India into the global fashion world”. LFW is organized twice every year. LFW Winter/Festive 2011 will be held from August 16 to August 21, 2011 at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai. For further information log on to http://www.lakmefashionweek.co.in

P.S: *Is anyone else also thinking 'MAC Pro Longwear'? Way to go Lakmé! :)


I'm very excited.

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

My 'KISS' Makeup Brushes For Everyday

KISS- Keep It Simple Silly. That's the only thing I understand from Ranbir Kapoor's stand up comedy in those Docomo ads (Hindi is not my 1st language). He talks and talks & the audience laughs. My hubby turns to me and grimace. I roll my eyes as if I know exactly what he means. But truthfully, I don't. I don't understand anything except the 'KISS' in the end. Never mind though, at least I understood the part worth understanding, no?

Anyways, my point is, I have simplified my life a little bit just by picking out which brushes I'd need every time and I keep them all in a separate brush holder to save time. Believe me, it's an accomplishment of some sort for a scatterbrain.

So, here are 8 brushes I use everyday- for any look:

Face

1. Foundation- Sigma F80 Flat Top Synthetic Kabuki. This is the ultimate foundation brush. It blends foundation flawlessly in a jiffy. I can't live without it. Review here
2. Powder- Coastal Scents Bionic Wide Buffer Brush. I love this to pieces. It's incredibly soft and because it's flat, it's ideal for patting powder to set your foundation & concealer without moving them.
3. Blush ~ Inglot 24SS. It's dual-sided. The big brush is ideal for blush application & the smaller flat top brush is great for brushing off eyeshadow fallouts, stippling concealer & contouring cheeks too. Review here

What about bronzer, you ask? If I'm wearing bronzer, which I don't everyday, then I'd use a large kabuki brush. But if these were my only options, then brush No.1. or No.3.

Concealer? Fingers, toothpick (yes, really :)) & Sigma E40 (mentioned below)

Baviphat California Scandal Muti-Action Color Balm: Peach & Orange

Baviphat California Scandal Multi-Action Color Balm can be used on eyes, cheeks & lips. I love the tin packaging with the suggestive glam retro girls on the cover- very 'The Balm'

Peach, Orange

 I have 2 shades:

• Peach ~ This looks more pink than peach to me. It has bits of silver shimmer, which don't show much. I don't like how this looks on my lips- it's too pale.
• Orange ~ Peach shade with gold shimmer. There's more shimmer here than in the Peach shade. This looks good on the lips too, it makes a great peachy-nude lippie.

They both look very pretty on the cheeks. They are non-sticky & dry to a powdery finish. On lips, they feel like velvet lip creams. I haven't worn them on my eyes yet, mainly because it's so hot & humid over here.

Shoe Haul ~ 8 Pairs At A Reasonable Price

I said I'll show you the shoes I hauled in Malaysia, so here they are:

Vincci, RM 79.00 (Rs.1185.00) ~ These were picked for me by a salesgirl just coz they're Size 3, which they don't have much of. I tried them on and they looked quite sexy (I don't like using that word to describe things, but that's what I thought at the time.)

TSC, RM 99.90 (Rs.1499.00) ~ The hottest black shoes I own, but uncomfortable as hell! My heels keep slipping out. I wore these in this LOTD here

Liese Bubble Hair Colour- Chiffon Beige Review & LOTD

I miss my long hair. I MISS IT!!!

I got frustrated with my bad haircut last week, so I thought 'Why not color it and distract people from the cut?!' (Wrong!)


Enter Liese Bubble Hair Colour. I got Chiffon Beige- a yellow brown shade. I wish they had more neutral shades. I wouldn't have picked anything with a gold-undertone, but this looked the least reddish/orange-ish & I really wanted to try the bubble hair color.

Wordless Wednesday (Ask & You Shall Receive)

:)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

A Ring From Sonali @Asian Beautifier

A few weeks back, I received a beautiful ring from the beautiful Sonali, who writes Asian Beautifier- a makeup & fashion blog. 

Reason? I won her giveaway...Yay! :))

Half of my heart melted when I saw the tiny blue box with a bow on top. The other half  melted when I saw the ring inside.....

Yes, I know I sound cheesy. I just ate a lot of cheese =D

Playboy 'Play It Sexy' Perfume For Women

Playboy Play It Sexy is a dark, intoxicating and seductive fragrance, with sensual and sophisticated aromas, ideal for "hot" nights.

Top notes: pink grapefruit, mandarin and pink pepper. Heart: jasmine tea, scented flowers and licorice. Base: vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood and tonka.

The bottle design is so cute. The bunny ears & bow are the USP of this range of perfumes, I reckon, but I find the eye on the bottle unnecessary. At first I thought it was a defective bottle! 

Benefit Box O' Powders ~ Bella Bamba, Coralista, Dandelion, Thrrrob & Hoola

Benefit Box O' Powders are what put Benefit Cosmetics on the map. The cardboard packaging is still one of my favorites. So different and....out of the box.

I thought it would release more happy hormones if I put them all together in one post. 

Boxes of Bella Bamba & Hoola are different, they are flip top with mirrors, whereas the others are removable covers without mirrors. I prefer the removable ones, coz I'm afraid I'll rip out the flip ones since they have some magnetic thing that pulls down the cover every time- very annoying.

Etude House Angel Kiss Lip & Cheek Cream ~ Sweetie Angel

Etude House Angel Kiss Lip & Cheek Multi-tint Cream named Sweetie Angel is one of my favorite products this month. It's perfect for summer- it's a flattering shade of coral & it smells like grapefruit.

It is one of the best lip & cheek tints I've used so far and the cute packaging may have bumped it up to first place.

Yves Rocher Matte Tri-Tone Eyeshadows ~ All I Need Everyday

This is the very first Yves Rocher product I ever bought, and I'm quite impressed. This eyeshadow trio was the only thing I used everyday single during our 2-week vacation last month. It is so easy to use and has got all the colors I need for an everyday neutral, sometimes smokey, look. I love it!

This 2 1/2 x1 1/2 " palette is small & light, and it fits in my palm. It comes with a pretty good dual-sided sponge tip applicator-one side big & the other small and pointy, so I do use it quite a lot.

Yves Rocher Matte Tri-Tone Eyeshadow

There are about 5-6 shades available, and I picked Prune Rose...

Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover Powder Review

Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover Powder is another cutie from the brand's Sugary Trap Collection.

The pressed powder is enclosed in a mint green compact case with a pretty 3D design on top.