Some Stuff to Cross Off my Wishlist

Bought some stuff from my wishlist today, and I think I'm done buying make-up this year. I believe me, do you?

YSL Touche Eclat #2

Yet to find out if this icon is worth all the fuss

MAC DSquared2 Sculp and Shape Powder in Bone Beige

I did say I'd skip this collection, but I needed a contouring powder and this duo is perfect for my skin tone.

MAC Dazzleglass Creme ~ Creme Allure

I like these more than the original Dazzleglasses because they are not sticky.

♥ Cynthia Z ^_^

Beauties Factory 120 Eyeshadow Palette

Ordered this last Monday and I'm sooo... *HAPPY* it arrived today!!! Only one color is broken, but I guess it's a small price to pay for ordering make-up online.
Here are some pictures to show you how it's packed....

5 layers of bubble wrap

Both were saran-wrapped

There's the broken one :(

I got 5 brushes free with the palette. I think they're adorable and quite well-made.

The Ebay store I ordered it from is called Chic Gallery for 12.99 pounds (Rs.1000 approx). Ordered some Nail Art Rhinestones too but they haven't arrived yet.

Hope this helps those who are thinking about ordering this palette online too.

♥ DBA ^_^

Mircoz Lash Lengthening Formula Review

What it says: The Pro-vitamin B enriched formula cares for your lashes, enhancing their natural appearance. It acts as a conditioner that bonds to your lashes, feeding them the nutrients they need to grow long and lustrous.

I used it with Maybelline Volum' Express Hypercurl Mascara (Waterproof)

Left eye- Just two coats of the mascara (Omg! Look how tiny! lol..)

Usage Directions:

1. First apply mascara on lashes
2. Apply Mircoz White Fibre at the tip of lashes
3. Finish by applying mascara. Repeat the steps for more dramatic result.

Pros:

• Gives longer thicker lashes
• Great alternative to falsies
• You can make your lashes as 'long' as you want

Cons:

• Time consuming
• Messy. Fibres get into the eyes and fly all over the face
• Gets a bit clumpy
• My eyes get irritated and itch with it, but they are extremely sensitive to begin with.

Buy again? Nope. Not worth another Rs.1100. I'd rather use falsies or pile on the mascara, and I don't think it'll run out anytime soon anyways.


♥ DBA ^_^

♥ Mac Baroque Boudoir Collection ♥

I'm so smitten by this collection. The packaging screams 'erotic' and has that vintage mysterious look a la Marie Antoinette.

This collection will be launched in the US this month. Who knows when it will come to India, when even the old news 'Style Black' hasn't been launched yet *Uff*

Baroque Boudoir Lipstick

Baroque Boudoir Lipgloss (So Beautiful!)

Compact/Sheer Mystery Powder

Boudoir Clutch

I'm lusting over the Lipglosses, Lipsticks and the Mystery Powders *.*

Seeing this makes me want to watch 'Dangerous Liaisons' (I don't know why I've never watched that movie!!)

♥ DBA ^_^

Somebody to ♥ Leighton Meester's Music Video & Make-up?

I just have to post this, because I love this video so much! Blair Waldorf's...I mean, Leighton Meester's make-up in this video is HOT! Who said smokey eyes don't go with red lips? I'm so gonna dupe this look this winter. The song is probably the best upbeat song I've heard this year too.



I'm so hooked on Gossip Girl just because of Blair Waldorf's impeccable sense of style and yeah, there's a certain fascination with her 'spoiled-catty-insecure-vulnerable' complexities too.
It truly 'is' my one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite =)
Fashion magazines have taken a backseat since I started watching the series.

♥ Je t'adore...Je t'adore ♥

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!


♥ DBA ^_^

LOTD ~ Beautilicious Sweet Baby Doll Kit

The weather in Delhi was so gloomy and cold today, so I did a bright look using my Beautilicious Sweet Baby Doll kit....

Other products I used:

Face ~ Make Up For Ever HD foundation #120

Eyes ~ Mac Fluidline Blitz n Glitz, Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara.

♥ DBA ^_^

Reviews ~ Etude House Nail Pen, Sally Hansen Manicure Clean-Up Pen & Bourjois 1 Seconde Nail Polish

Etude House Nail Art Pen (Pink)

I was so excited when I bought this coz I thought I was going to create magic with it, little did I realize that it was going to cause my hand to look like a claw after constantly pressing it and it hurt too! It's very hard to control. Okay if you just want dots on your nails, but not for neat intricate designs.

Sally Hansen Manicure Clean-Up Pen (tip is dark coz of the dark nail polish btw)

This, on the other hand,  is a nice little tool to have. It cleans off smudges easily and more precise than with a Q-tip.

Bourjois 1 Seconde in #9 Prune Stellaire

In this pic I used the Etude House nail pen on top of Bourjois nail polish. Fyi, I did do all my nails on my left hand but they're all in different designs and look so weird! I didn't wanna show  =)

Bourjois 1 seconde nail polishes are my favorites, because they come in such beautiful colors and the fan brush makes application effortless. And yeah, they do dry fast too, so that's a plus for the impatient ones, like me.

♥ DBA ^_^

Skinfood Haul

When I saw Skin Food doing the rounds on the net, I didn't see what the big deal was, but now I know why it's being 'ooh-ed' so much. Everything just looks so fresh and delicious, I could buy everything! If only they were cheaper and not to mention available in my country!*sigh*

These are the yummy products I'm using these days. Believe me, they are good enough to eat, literally.

Honey Pot Lip Balm

This is like strawberry jam..mmm

Coffee Milk Nail Balm

Smells like the name and just what my brittle nails and cuticles need

Fresh Fruit Lip & Cheek- Apricot

Looks fab on the cheeks and nice pale lip color that complements smokey eyes. And  it does smell like apricot.

Mushroom BB Cream- #2

This smells like guava, imo. Has SPF 20 PA+, anti-ageing and brightening properties, blends well with my skin tone...what's not to love?

Yeah, that's me alright..I had to crop my legs coz  they're so far apart, I look like a duck... lol  =D

This 'Addict' is addicted to Skin Food :)

What about you?

♥ Cynthia Z  ^.^

Perfumes I'm Loving Right Now

Okay, this is my very first post on perfumes, which I love as much as make-up. I've been obsessively  passionately collecting perfumes for the last 5 years. These two have been on my wishlist for more than a year and they are so worth the wait. Truly in ♥ with them *.*

Vera Wang Flower Princess

Marc Jacobs Daisy

Now I can't be poetic in describing perfumes, like their top notes, base notes and the bludilableble.... 

All I can say, in the simplest words, is that both the fragrances are fun, girly, and they lift up my mood just by looking at them. The bottles are just so pretty , which is the reason they made it to my wishlist in the first place.

If these perfumes were women, they would be neither 'loud' nor timid, and never dull.

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

Mac Products- The Good, The Bad & The "Ugh!"

This is was requested by Palak, whose head spins every time she's in a Mac store :) 
But I hope others will find it kinda helpful too.
However, this is just my personal opinion girls, so don't fume if I diss any of your favorite Mac products ;)

Few stuff I'm using (and not using) at the moment

~ The Good ~ 

**Shade names are not recommendations btw. Pick shades that suit you.

And please note that I haven't used all of Mac's products, so I've just listed the ones I've actually used.

Face:

• Studio Touch Up stick Concealer
• Mineralized Skinfinish Natural
• Blushcreme - Ladyblush 
• Prep n Prime transparent loose powder
• Select Cover concealer- Peach and green (mine are so old now.) I like the non-cakey coverage.
• Mineralized blushes

Lips:

• Tinted lip conditioners - Petting Pink, Fuchsia Fix, Hello Kitty Popster, Clear
• Plushglass - Full for you, Plus luxe 
• Cremestick lip liner- Creme O'spice
• Lip liners- I like how long they are
• Tinted lipglass
• Marbelized Lipglass- Funky Fusion
• Lipstick- See Sheer, Hug Me, Sweetie, Lickable, Lustering, Impassioned
• Slimshine lipstick-Gaily (but finishes very fast coz its very creamy and melty)
• Lipgelee- Used up Slicked Pink and Dewy Jube
• Tendertones - Sweet tooth, Honey Bare (temporaries which I think should be permanents)
• Dazzleglass- Baby Sparks (a bit sticky but brings out a nice pout.)

Eyes

• Fluidline- Blitz n Glitz
• Powerpoint eye pencil- Duck (didn't get to use most of it coz it broke mid-way)
• Eye Pencil- Coffee
• Shadestick- Beige-ing looks great on the waterline on those days when white liner just doesn't cut it.
• Technakohl liner
• Eyeshadows

Brows:

• Brow set - Clear
• Eye brows- lingering 
• Brow Finisher (broke from the base but i still manage to use it. Lasts a long time.)

Multi-use

• Cream color base- Too Darling (bought this from Hong Kong, but I don't see it on their website. It's similar to Shell, I think.)

Skin Care

• Lightful Essence
• Cleanse Off Oil

Brushes: If you don't mind paying around Rs.1000 for a make-up brush, then Mac has the best. I have never bought any brushes from Mac, because I think they're too pricey. But I might buy a stippling brush one day.

~ The Bad and the "Ugh!" ~

Now here are the Mac products I don't like at all:

I scooped out the lipsticks into the BS body butter container and returned tubes for 'Back to Mac' ;p

• Liquidlast Liner- So tacky that it sticks to my lashes making mascara application clumpy, and doesn't apply smoothly (Hate it!)
• Studio Sculp Concealer- Way to cakey. Reveals more than conceals, in my opinion.
• Clear lipglass- Sticky sticky sticky on lips. I even tried using it on my lids and I couldn't blink!
• Pro longwear lip clour- Drying and cracks...and then flakes.
• Zoom Lash Mascara - Blah!
• Lipstick- Myth, Bronze Shimmer (just not my shades)
• Pigments- I have Naked, Fairylite, Black tied and Steel Blue (which I like but hardly use) Previous 3 can't be used on either lip or eye area, so what's the point!!!

Phew! Okay, that's all I guess. I hope I didn't forget anything.

7 World Experts Redefine Hair For Indian Women - Sunsilk

My eyes went straight to this article when I picked up Saturday's Delhi Times.

Its says that 7 internationally renowned hair experts - Rita Hazan, Yuko Himashita, Jamal Hamadi, Dr. Francesca Fusco, Tom Taw, Ouidad, and Teddy Charles, teamed up with Sunsilk to co-create specialised formulations for different hair types of Indian women. They created formulations like:

• Lusciously thick and long
• Hair fall solution
• Anti-dandruff solution
• Stunning Black Shine
• Damage repair reconstruction
• Dream soft and smooth 

Out of the 7, the following 3 experts created specific formulations according to their expertise:
Rita Hazan (Hollywood's most sought after hair colorist) ~~ Vibrant Colour

Ouidad (considered the "Queen of Curl") ~~ Defined Curls

Yuko Yamashita (famous for her Japanese hair straightening) ~~ Perfect Straight.

I don't know about you, but I'm going to get me some Sunsilk this week, 'coz "Life Can't Wait" or more like "I can't wait to go shopping" ;p

More info coming up after I see the range.

♥ DBA ^_^

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I was going for the evil look..lol

I just dressed up for fun earlier and clicked some pics. I feel too lazy to go anywhere, so will just watch a scary movie at home.

For all of you going out, I wish you have tons  of F-U-N.

BOO!!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

♥ DBA ^_^

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The Brazilian Wax

This is for all the Brazilian wax virgins out there who are considering getting it done but are afraid you may never come back out of that little room. Believe me, it is worth it! It'll grow back at a much slower pace and a lot sparser and softer too, minus the prickly ingrowns.

Tips from a first-timer:

• Pick a reputed place with experienced professionals.
• Book your appointment on a weekday, when it's not so busy.
• On D-day, SHOWER before leaving home. If you're going to work first, carry some feminine  wipes to 'freshen up' before the session and wear soft cotton underwear (no G's or thongs and definitely nothing lacy!)
• You could take a painkiller 15-30 minutes before you reach the place. 
• Let your beautician know it's your first time.
• She will ask you whether you want the hard wax or soft wax. Pick the hard wax. It'll cost a little more but will hurt a lot less than with the regular soft wax (used with strips.)
• You'll also need to decide what type you want- Full, heart, landing strip, and lots more. Nowadays even initials, colored designs and whatnot.

This video will give you an idea of the procedure with hard wax:

• It will take about half an hour to 45 minutes
• Try not to tense up before the 'pulling' and please, there's no need to screeeam on top of your voice.
• Divert your mind. Think- sitting on a beach sipping margaritas...ballroom dancing with Shah Rukh Khan or Edward Cullen...being in a MAC store. Whatever pumps up your happy hormones.
• It'll be over before you know it.
• Treat yourself to your favorite Baskin Robbins ice-cream or anything nice and cold (You'll know why.) And afterwards, maybe a lipstick or lingerie, to reward your bravery.

Things you might need for after-care: Aloe vera gel, a cooling ice pack, and a gentle lightening scrub (for later.)

***Don't do it yourself the first time.

I got it done at a place called Strip in Singapore. 

For girls in India looking for places that provide this service, I wish you the best of luck and please let me know when you find any, coz I'm at my wit's end trying to find one myself. I called some popular beauty salons and most didn't even know what it means.

Some salons do bikini waxing though (some list as "V"), which doesn't mean a full Brazilian.

Good luck ladies! =)