FREE Clinique Products With Instyle Magazine & Next Month's Free Gifts Are....

Monday Evening, 24th September '12, Newcastle Upon Tyne:  It rained the whole frickin' day, the internet hadn't been activated yet, I was feeling out of sorts. I just wanted to curl up on the couch with some random show on British tv & a cup of Tetley. BUT we had to make a trip to Sainsbury's (supermarket) to buy some necessary groceries. On the way, my right hand was almost frozen, because both Mr.CZ & I had to hold the edges of the umbrella, so the wind wouldn't blow it into a Y shape. If not for Instyle, some cute table mats & a pack of chilli powder (authentically Indian, mind you), it wouldn't have been worth it.

The magazine section is near the entrance, so that's where I ended up first. Hello, Instyle magazine! Olivia Palermo on the cover. A pretty thing, but who is she? I've seen her somewhere. One evidently famous celeb I do not know. Ooh! FREE Clinique products!

Price: £3.80 (Rs.330)

It took me a while to notice that they had a different free product on each issue: Repairwear Laser Focus Serum, High Impact Mascara, Long Last Gloss Wear, Turnaround Overnight Radiance Moisturizer. 'Collect All 4 Amazing Products' they say. Yeah, right. The tactics these people! I picked the moisturizer, coz I really needed one =)

Lakmé Eyeconic Kajal & Curling Mascara Review

If you were intrigued with the newly launched Lakmé Eyeconic products, you are in the right place. This is a review in which photos will speak louder than words, so.....

Photo Of The Day ~ MAC Viva Glam Nicki Minaj Lipstick

MAC Viva Glam Nicki Minaj. I finally got my hands on it! 

About Viva Glam ~ Every cent of the selling price goes to the MAC Aids Fund. Nicki Minaj teamed up with Ricky Martin to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among young people around the globe. 

Finish ~ Satin 

Color ~ Bright Yellow Pink. It's very bright with a coral tinge. Compared to MAC Chatterbox, it is lighter and again brighter. Chatterbox's pinkness is deeper.

Price ~ £14.00 = Rs.1210. Yes, MAC lippies cost more here in the UK =\ (India- Rs.990)

Available in India? Last time I checked, not yet.

If you're wondering why this lukewarm one-pic post with only three things turning the temperature up: I don't have broadband yet and my dongle is running out of megabytes, so I can't upload too many pics until Monday. I have not watched a YouTube video in almost 2 whole weeks, and I feel like I'm losing my mind!

Review, swatches & look coming next week. Enjoy your weekend! 

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

My First Primark Haul ~ Bows, Bows & More!

Primark is one of UK's most popular shopping destinations, and I went c-r-a-z-y! I found the prices very reasonable, and I think you fellow Indians will do too. The designer(s) & I have at least one thing in common - a love for bows. I went oh-my-bows every few minutes!

Let's start with the twosome that made me squeal, literally: 

• Metal Bow Bag & Skinny Belt ~ £8.00 (Rs.695), £2.00 (Rs.174) Because they belong together! [Matching purse & Berry color also available] *Hey, imagine matching shoes ♥_♥

Maybelline The Jewels Berry Brilliant ~ Product Of The Week

Berry Brilliant. Berry Nice. Berry Autumn.

Another gorgeous shade from Maybelline The Jewels Collection. Since I made it Product of The Week, I'll quickly quickly chat about it today. 

996 Berry Briliant

Makeup Haul & New Products

I have not done a haul post in quite some time now, and I know many of you likes seeing ze hauls. So, I thought I'd give you a sneak peek of most of the brand new goodies in my vanity.

Maybelline New York Dream Cluster Review, Photos & Swatches

"Look Like A Dream"

I want that. You want that. The dream being: flawless, glowy, goddess skin. The Maybelline New York Dream range of 5 products promise to help you achieve somewhat close to that by making your skin look matte, airbrushed, poreless & gorgeously luminous skin!

For real, or is it just another dream? Let's have a look! 

• Maybelline Dream Matte Powder
• Maybelline DreamLumi Touch Concealer
• Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Airbrush Foundation ~ I have been using & loving shade 4 & have reviewed it here
•  Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation
• Maybelline Dream Touch Blush 05 

Maybelline New York Launches The Falsies Mascara [India]

If you had been waiting....waiting....waiting....It's fianlly here!

Yet another innovation from its leading mascara franchise Volum’ Express, The Falsies Mascara creates the illusion of long, batty eyelashes to give you the most volumized lashes ever! 

The groundbreaking The Falsies mascara gives you a full set of voluminous and bold lashes which help you achieve volume styles to keep up with the current make-up trends. The mascara redefines volume for really long lashes and is designed to give the appearance of no gaps and spaces.

The Pro-Keratin and Fibre enriched formula is designed to deliver immediate results. The formula helps in distributing volume and visible intensity to the lashes, and also gives 300% more visible and fuller lashes with a unique flexible wand. The spoon curler brush comes in a shape of false lashes so it's a cinch to reach every last lash. The brush fans out the lashes corner-to-corner for an ultra glam look like never before.

So, ditch your false lashes and try the new falsies mascara today!

Price: Rs. 425/-

Available:  All MNY counters across the country.

I have done a review on it here 

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

The Worst Beauty Products

Hope you're all doing well. Today, I'll be showing you some of The Worst Beauty Products I've ever used.

*Please note: I'd used these products for a considerable amount of time, and I did give them the benefit of the doubt before I made up my mind. Also, they might have not worked for me personally, but it's very possible that they're wonderful products for others. That's one of the reasons why most of the ones mentioned are still flying off the shelves.

1. Colorbar I-Define Pencil (Midnight Black) ~ Hard & dry. Would work better on paper, not eyes.
2. Inglot Gel Liner (Shade 75 Purple) - Not creamy enough, and dried up before the gel liners I bought way before it. I was gonna use it this one time, and found a purple rock!
3. Smashbox Photo Finish Primer ~ Caused big painful cystic pimples. It feels like a dream, but works like a nightmare.
4. Bourjois Elastic Mascara ~ No volume, lashes looked uneven in length & the formula burned my eyes. By far, the worst mascara I've ever used.  
5. Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush (Shade #6 Quickie) ~ Dried up before I'd even used it properly. I was shocked! Really not worth $26 (Rs.1400) You are better off mixing a powder blush with moisturizer.
6. The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Lotion ~ Extremely drying & it neither prevented nor cured pimples. The only thing it cleared up was all the moisture from my skin. On nights when I used it, I was afraid I'd wake up in the morning and see my skin had cracked!
7. Revlon Colorsilk Luminista Hair Color (Medium Blonde 175) ~ Burned my scalp like a chilly paste during developing time. Had the color not turned out brassy, the unexpected sting would have been so worth it.
8.  L'Oreal Re-Nutrition Shampoo + Conditioner ~ Re-Name, Re-Grease, Re-Dull. 

I told you mine. Please tell me yours!  

♥ Cynthia Z *.* 

Bourjois Colorissimo Roses Fashion Review & Swatches

"Everyday, Flash, Chic. That's 3 complementary hues of different intensities which can be worn alone or mixed together for an added touch of style." 

That's how Bourjois describes the newly launched (in India) Bourjois Colorissimo Lips Palette. I've been using Shade 03 Roses Fashion, a mix of pinky/orange hues, that are usually colors that I fancy in lipsticks.

Finish of the lipsticks is semi-matte, but still glossy & moisturizing.

Refer to pic: For a plump effect, apply color 2 on the center of your lips

Life Of An Indian Beauty Blogger In UK ~ Settling In & Shopping

Just letting you know that we reached Newcastle safely. It's been crazy since we reached on the 11th- shopping for household necessities & walking A LOT (phew!) It gets really cold in the evenings, but I'm glad there's sun in the mornings. We are really happy with the house, it's cozy & clean, but I get scared to go upstairs or downstairs alone at night. The neighborhood is really quiet. I rarely see people around, but I see one black & white cat with green eyes, a lot. Yesterday, it perched on the fence below and just stared at me through the kitchen window! Creepy, especially since I'm not a cat person.

That's the backyard of our house. I can't wait to mow that lawn. Yes, we have to maintain it too. See that wooden door on the left? That's the garden shed. And no, I have never mowed a lawn in my life hehehe...!

Sayonara ~ OOTD

Maybelline Colorama Mint & Baby Pink ~ Nail Polishes Of The Month!

I'm not supposed to be blogging today, since I've got only 2 days left to finish packing, but I couldn't wait - could not wait! - to show you these new Maybelline Colorama nail polishes I got today - after a visit to my bank to get my new debit card (since my stolen handbag episode in December last year!). Yeah, it took me that long!

• Maybelline Colorama Cremoso Intenso Absinto ~ MINT! OMG, I am in LOVE with this one!
• Maybelline Colorama Color Irresistible Astral ~ Baby Pink.