Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 15 ~ Golden Sunset

"Golden Sunset"

Contestant: Jaya

Products Used:

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion

2. NYX Eyeshadow Base in skin tone

3. Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer Palette

4. NYX studio liner in Extreme Black

5. NYX Glitter liner in gold

6. Loreal eye pencil in black

7. Lashes from Ebay

*Thanks for your entry Jaya. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 14 ~ Captivating Eyes

"Captivating Eyes"

Contestant: Anmol Bhatia

Products Used:

Touche Eclat No.8 from Yves Saint Laurent(YSL)- concealer, corrector and highlighter all in one.

Poudre Sur Mesure- Eclat Naturel- semi-loose powder

YSL Teint Radiance foundation no.2- Blond

Golden and Brown eyeshadow from Inglot

Highlighter from Palette Terriblement Noir- YSL

Eyeliner Effet Faux Cils Shocking from YSL- Black

Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Shocking from YSL- Deep Black

Waterproof eye pencil.

Inglot eyelash curler

*Thanks for your entry Anmol. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 13 ~ Silver Leaf

"Silver Leaf"

Contestant: Nidhi

Product Used:

Silver Foil

Duo lash glue

NYX jumbo eye pencil in milk

Sugarpill eye shadow in poison plum

Urban decay eye shadow in purple haze

Gosh eye shadow in Holographic silver

Teeez eye pencil in Glam

88 warm palette

*Thanks for your entry Nidhi. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Happy New Year's Eve ~ From Goa!

Hi lovelies,
Just want to wish you a very Happy New Year's Eve. Have a blast!

I'm in Goa with my friends and having a hell of a good time, except for one unfortunate day when my Vincci handbag was stolen at a beach. I stood up for 2 minutes to talk to my nephew over the phone and when I got back, my bag was missing. Everybody else didn't notice even though they were right there at the table. We're sure it's one of those papad sellers- a kid, probably.

 My  blog camera, wallet (about 7 grand + credit & debit cards + privilege cards), my bow sunglasses. I blocked my cards immediately, so no worries about that. BUT....so sad :( I just wish I can get the memory card from my camera back. Anyways, what happened, happened. Lesson learnt- never let your handbag out of your sight when at the beach.

This was the day it happened. Drank lots later to forget about it ;)

Bye all....Talk to you again soon! 

Party & Drive Safe. 

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 12 ~ Mother Nature

"Mother Nature"

Contestant: Ishwarya Meena

Products Used:

1. Too Faced  Shadow Insurance Eye Primer

2. Bh cosmetics eye palette

3. L'oreal Volume Million Lashes (Extra Black)

4. Revlon Eyeliner Pencil (Aqua Blue)

5. Maybelline Gel Eyeliner (Black)

6. Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation

7. Revlon Photoready powder

8. Golden butterfly earrings

9. Small plastic patels

Thanks for your entry Ishwarya. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 11 ~ Midnight Beauty

"Midnight Beauty"

Contestant: Rhythm Bhatia

Products Used:

LOREAL TRUE MATCH FOUNDATION N5

MAYBELLINE WHUTESTAY UV COMPACT

NARS SMUDGE PROOF EYESHADOW BASE

MAC TOGETHERNESS MINERALIZE EYESHADOW TRIO(VIOLET)

MAC LATER PIGMENT

LOREAL WATERPROOF GEL EYELINER

LOREAL WATERPROOF COLLAGEN MASCARA.

*Thanks for your entry Rhythm. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 10 ~ Blossoming Pink

"Blossoming Pink"

Contestant: Ruhi Shah

Products Used:

M.A.C Eye Primer (Medium)

Manly Palette 

Rimmel Colour Mouse in Glitz 005

Maybelline Colossal Kajal 

Maybelline Silk Glam in Coral Drama 20

Maybelline Colossal Volume Express Mascara 

Elizabeth Arden concealer

Plastic Flower Petal

Revlon Precision Lash Adhesive 

*Thanks for your entry Ruhi. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Dear IVC Readers,

Wishing you a blessed Christmas & a very Happy New Year. 

Hugs & Kisses.

Enjoy the rest of the holidays!

*I'm leaving for a New Year vacation tomorrow, so I'll be back next year! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Here Comes The Pink Indian Bride.....

I managed to do this Indian bridal look but it got dark in no time so I didn't get to click many good pics. But I'm just glad I did it...woohoo! :)

*I would've picked a different colored bindi (thing between my brows) but this one was the only one I had that kinda matched the pink. 

Artistic Eye Makeup Contest Entry 9 ~ Glam Eyes

"Glam Eyes"

Contestant: Shazia Sultan

PRODUCTS USED :

REVLON COLORSTAY FOUNDATION (NATURAL BEIGE)

MAXFACTOR FACEFINITY COMPACT POWDER (02 IVORY)

MAC PAINTPOT IN PAINTERLY

NYX JUMBO PENCIL IN MILK

NYX SINGLE EYESHADOW IN WHITE

MAC EYESHADOW IN CARBON

MAC EYESHADOW IN POISEN PEN 

MAC EYESHADOW IN PURPLE HAZE

AVON PERFECT WEAR KAJAL BLACK

MAC BLACKTRACK FLUIDLINE

MAYBELLENE HYPER CURL VOLUM' EXPRESS 

EYELASH GLUE

BEADS,STONES ETC :)

*Thanks for your entry Shazia. Good Luck! :)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Best Things 2011

These are the best products & things of 2011 in my books. Let's just call it a LONG "favorites" post. Mostly products that I used the most this year & things that are special to me.....
*All text in pink are linked to reviews & posts on the products. I may not be able to link all right now so if you're interested in a product without a link, please use the "Search Indian Vanity Case" bar below on the right sidebar there ---->

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Best Facewash/ Makeup Removers ~ Pond's Pure White Facial Foam, Lakme Fruit Blast Melon Melt & Berry Lush, The Body Shop White Shiso Cleansing Powder, DHC Cleansing Oil, MAC Cleanse Off Oil.

Best Treatments ~ Pond's Age Miracle Microdermabrasion Kit, Brihan's Green Leaf Gel (Aloe Vera), Garnier Pure Pimple Pen.

Best Scrubs ~ Lotus Whiteglow Oatmeal & Yogurt Scrub, St.Ives Apricot Scrub, The Body Shop Body Scrubs.

Best Serums ~  Neutrogena Fine Fairness Serum, Bio-Essence Bird's Nest Serum, Pond's Gold Radiance Serum

Best Eye Cream ~ Used only Olay Total Effects Anti-Ageing Eye Cream  this year.

Best Moisturizers ~ Lotus WhiteGlow Micro-Emulsion, Neutrogena Fine Fairness Lotion.

Best Sunscreens ~ Lakme Cucumber & Lemongrass Fairness Sunscreen, Neutrogena Dry Touch Sunblock, Lotus Sunscreen Gel.

Best Body Washes ~ Palmolive Thermal Spa Mineral Massage, Biore Whitening Scrub Shower Cream, Olay Creme Ribbons, Lux.

Best Body Lotions ~ Vaseline Cocoa Glow, The Body Shop Body Butter Duo, Vaseline Healthy White Lotion, Lakme Honey & Avocado Winter Perfect Lotion, Aveeno Baby Soothing Relief Moisture Cream.

Best Perfumes ~ This year I only wore Marc Jacobs Daisy, Vera Wang princess, YSL Paris & Luscious Pink Mariah Carey & Etude House Ms.Ever Perfume Stick

Best Hair Removal Products ~ Spring It Hair Removing Spring, Gilette Venus Razor, Veet Wax Strips, Gilette Satin Care Shaving Gel.

Best Extras ~ Clean & Clear Oil Blotting Sheets (LOVE!), Etude House Missing You Hand Cream

My Indian Bridal Wear: Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek of what I wore on my our Indian wedding day in 2007. Years ago, but it seems like yesterday. You know? I haven't seen the lehenga & jewelry since then coz they weren't with me, I just collected them about 2 weeks back. I had forgotten what they look like!

Products For DIY Bridal Makeup

Hey everyone,

I know my Bridal Series is hanging in limbo. It's going to come to an abrupt end since I've got so many things to do before Christmas + I'm leaving for vacay right after that. But I want to do a couple more posts to end the series properly. Fingers crossed!

Below are the makeup products I'd use on my wedding day- if I were doing my own makeup. I'd be wearing a pink lehnga with gold embellishments, so I picked the colors accordingly:

Face:

• Laura Mercier Foundation Primer Oil Free
• Make Up For Ever HD Foundation
• YSL Touche Eclat to brighten up the undereye areas
• MAC Studio Finish Concealer to conceal blemishes
• MAC Chromagraphic Pencil for spot concealing
• The Body Shop Loose Powder
• MAC Sculp & Shape Powder to contour & highlight
• Benefit Bella Bamba
• Benefit Hoola 
• MAC Fleur Power Blush
• MAC Fix+ Finishing Spray to set makeup. For me, this works best at this time of year when my skin is drier.

Other long-wear foundations:

Revlon Colorstay Foundation, MAC Pro Longwear Foundation, MAC Studio Sculp Foundation. 

Other Blush suggestions: Colorbar Peachy Rose & Just Earth, MAC Dollymix, MAC Peaches, Nars Orgasm, Benefit Coralista, Bourjois Lilas D'or, Lakme Earth Rose Trio Blush, Lakme Cheek Artist Kiss Of A Rose (Visit the Blush Bar for swatches)