Hair & Makeup By Lakmé Studio, Backstage Photos Day-2 Lakmé Fashion Week & My OOTD

Hey guys,

I'll try to include some interesting stuff for you to see in these LFW posts, I know (I know! =D) how boring it is to see just random people. In this post I'll show you some products used backstage & my Day-2 outfit, so keep reading!

TIGI Catwalk Your Highness Hairspray. WANT! For big & high model hair ;)

Indira by Vedaant (Body Drapes)

Veruschka by Payal Kothari

Hong Kong Jewelry Collection Mona Shroff

My Outfit: I changed into my house slippers, for obvious reasons hehe. I was walking like a limp, people were looking hehe....

Below, I'm wearing an LFW accred badge too.

Zara Sea Green Dress & Zara Flower Clip (bought separately) |  Mango Bag   |  Accessorize Slippers  |  Miss Jo Necklace | Belt from GK M-Block  

See you again tomorrow! :)

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Lakmé Studio Bloggers Meet, Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012

On Day-2 of Lakmé Fashion Week, Lakmé Studio hosted a Bloggers Meet & it was so amazing meeting a few bloggers whom I've known only through blogging. I met Tanveer from Addicted To Blush, Karishma from Ginger Snaps, Bhimika from New Love, Magali from Life Etc (who should have joined us during the photo session here. Did you leave?)

With Tanveer & Karishma

With Bhumika

Hair & Makeup By Lakmé Studio & Backstage Photos Day-1 Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 Talent Box

Here are some pics I took backstage & during 2 fashion shows on Day-1 at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 Talent Box.

Makeup by Sushma

Hair by Sudeep Grover

I found it interesting that they made little buns before putting on a hair net & then a white wig

Weird but cute, no?

Lakmé Studio At Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 Day-1 Photos & My OOTD

My first day at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 felt so surreal. It was so busy! I went at around 4 PM, and left at 7 PM. My feet hurt & I couldn't feel them anymore coz I stuffed my shoes so tightly, so my heels wont slip out when I walk, that the blood didn't flow to my toes =D. But it was a good 1st experience, I met some wonderful people & clicked a lot of photos!

Lakmé Studio at Talent Box, is filled with chicas getting free make-overs by the team. They do everything

beauty related:

• Makeup
• Airbrush Make-up
• Nail Art
• Hair Styling ~ Anything without water: Blowdry, Ironing, Curling, etc.

I'm Lakmé Studio's Official Blogger at Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012

I will be the Official Blogger for Lakmé Studio/Salon at the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2012 Talent Box, from 2nd - 6th March, 2012, at Grand Hyatt Mumbai.

I feel so honored & treasure this baby (blog) a bit more now. Lakmé Studio is sponsoring everything- my plane tickets & hotel. I'll be staying at Grand Hyatt, where LFW is held. Yippee...I'm so happy that I just have to take a lift down & not have to deal with cab drivers everyday.

I'm excited to see what goes on at LFW,  looking forward to finally meet the kind people whom I've been interacting with for a long long time via emails, and  make-up & beauty enthusiast in me is thrilled to see all the fab looks that'll be created by Lakmé Studio Experts.

During that time, I'll be blogging from there & share what's happening & photos with you guys everyday.

But right now, "Official Blogger" is going M-A-D!

• I have to make up my mind which final 5 'Fashion Week Appropriate' outfits to pack. More difficult when I'll have to dress up out of a suitcase.
• I don't have the shoes I want to wear. You know no store sells my size. I have to make do with old blahs & uncomfortables.Steve Madden, Aldo, Charles & Keith aren't empathetic shoe brands, I tell you.
• I'm trying my best to fully cure my flu NOW (steam inhalations, Vit-C, pills....green tea, ugh)
• My skin is in bad condition- 4 scarry pimples on cheek & chin. Of course they had to appear when they aren't supposed to, no? =\
• Aaah!

But I have to, can't wait to, be there!

I'll be meeting people I've never met before, so please wish me luck! I don't want to be a nervous wreck....or trip in my uncomfortable shoes =D

Any of you attending LFW, btw? Maybe we'll meet? :)

Stay Updated:
Lakmé  Salon Facebook Page & Twitter

Lakmé Fashion Week Facebook Page & Twitter

My Facebook Page & Twitter

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Kareena Kapoor's Eye Makeup Tutorial

I showed you a preview of Kareena Kapoor's Eye Makeup here, and today I will be showing you how I did it. It is very very easy, no kidding. Products used are also not a lot:

• Plummy brown eyeshadow
• Black Eyeshadow
• Black kohl pencil (Lakme Kohl Ultimate)
• Eyelash Curler
• Black Mascara (Bourjois Fast & Perfect Mascara)
• Brushes: Fluffy blending brush, angled liner brush, pencil brush.  

Maybelline Clear Glow BB Cream & Clear Glow Compact Powder Review

Have you seen how Maybelline India advertised the Clear Glow BB Cream?

"The answer to WTF"

First time I saw it, I thought it means something else. You know what. Of course, it didn't make any sense.

But they actually mean "Women Take Forever". The answer to women take forever.

I think it's pretty clever. 

About Maybelline BB Cream: 

They decided to call it  Bright Benefit cream, instead of Blemish Balm. Claims to provide 8 benefits: 

• Instantly brightens : Brightens skin to one tone lighter.
• Protects with SPF 21/ PA+++ : Has a smooth, light & non-greasy texture.
• Evens tone : Hides imperfections & corrects uneven skin tone.
• Hydrates : Moisturises all day(8 hours).
• Conceals : Perfectly conceals flaws, blemishes & redness.
• Smoothes : Instantly makes skin softer & smoother.
• Mattifies : Controls shine all day.
• Freshens : Resists sweat & sebum for 5 hours.

Available in 3 shades: Nude, Radiance, Natural.

Sunsilk Keratinology Products From MedplusBeauty.Com

This is kind of a review of MedPlus Beauty, an online beauty store. I ordered Sunsilk Keratinology Sun Kissed Colour Therapy Shampoo & Sun Kissed Colour Therapy Conditioner. I saw them at my supermarket last week & was so so tempted, but I decided to check online first- coz maybe I would get them cheaper. And yes, I was right.

They both cost Rs.200 each, but MedPlus offers a 15% discount on Sunsilk Keratinology, so Rs.170 bucks each. You save 60 bucks (woohoo.... lol).

Ordered on: 23rd Feb '12

Received on: 27th Feb '12

[To tell you the truth, I almost cancelled my order because I didn't get a shipment confirmation email, and I thought they would take too long to deliver. I emailed to cancel, but they said I would receive them today, which I did.]

In the end, I'm happy with my first shopping experience with MedPlus Beauty.

The products were packed in a big box with some thermocol, and both were wrapped in bubble wrap.

8 Happy ORANGE Products For Spring

Orange is the color of Gluttony- one of the 7 deadly sins. The only sin I don't commit. Really.

Frank Sinatra thought it's the happiest color. He's right. I'd rather stare at orange juice than take Prozac; or lie on a shrink's couch talking about feelings.

I think it's the color of my school farewell party, because I wore orange silk pants & an orange spaghetti top (with a black coat & black slip-ons, of course!) But still, orange pants! I felt so hip & happening. I look at the photos now & think: "What the fudge were you thinking, you silly pumpkin?!!"

I Heart Nude Nail Polish

Nail Trend Spring 2012- NUDE. Basically, any nail polish that looks like foundation goes. I see nude nail polish & I immediately think about a pair of patent nude pumps. Both chic, both always wearable.

Picking the right nude for your skin tone: Pick a nude that will sort of blend in with the color of your fingers. Darker skin tone? Pick a nude with some brown in it. If you have a skin tone like mine or lighter, you can also pick a lighter nude than this one, but it has to have a pink undertone. This particular shade would work on darker skin tones too.

Just for fun, I randomly applied some heart baubles on top. Boy, these things are so tricky to apply. 

Chocolate Beauty Treats ~ The Body Shop Chocomania

Though I don't go bananas over chocolates,  The Body Shop Chocomania range had me at hel....press release. I couldn't wait to sniff them all! When I finally did, the smell was nothing like I expected. Nothing like Dairy Milk or Ferrero Rocher le sigh.

But I still got 2 products to try out-  Body Scrub & Lip Butter.

• The Body Shop Chocomania Body Scrub, Rs.760.75 ~ This smells like brownies. It is a fine sugar scrub, and the exfoliating beads aren't big like the ones in TBS Cocoa Body Scrub, but they're still sufficient for a good exfoliating experience.  If you want to skip body lotion after a bath, this is perfect because the oils in it  (Brazil nut oil & Soya Oil) don't wash off completely & give the skin a nice glowy sheen. 

Kareena Kapoor Eye Makeup : Bollywood Babes Make-up Series Preview

Welcome to Bollywood Babes Makeup Series. I'll be doing some looks inspired by some of the most popular Bollywood actresses.

Kareena Kapoor's "soft smudged eye liner look" is the most requested celeb makeup. I don't really know which look exactly, so I just picked a photo for inspiration & also because she wears this particular look a lot.

She & I have very different eye shapes, hence the deep lid-making with an eyeshadow brush =D

Tutorial for this look is coming soon! I have to edit & put the pics together.

Bollywood Babes to come:

Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Vidya Balan.....and who else? Who wears good make-up these days? 

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Dressing Room & Storage Ideas

I want to turn my hodgepodge dressing room into my little clutter-free heaven this season (atm there are pillows & cushions on the floor, and shoes everywhere!) & I got some nice ideas while googling. I have a very small space to work with, so I can't afford to get/buy anything useless. The main theme will be white, I think, coz I already have a huge white closet so I'll  have to work around it.

I'm not saying I want all of the stuff in the pics below, they're just for inspiration. Hope you'll pick out some useful ideas for yourselves too!

All photos courtesy Google Images

Me like this so much! A vanity table + jewelry & makeup storage

A space-saver this one. LOVE!