New Talent To Take Centre Stage At Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2010 - Press Release & Pictures

Mumbai, July 22, 2010: Lakmé Fashion week (LFW), in its 11^th year of extraordinary contribution to the Business of fashion, once again invited new and aspiring models to showcase their very best at the Winter / Festive female model auditions at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.

The model auditions serve as a remarkable platform to launch new and untapped young talent. The initiative is an integral part of LFW’s commitment to continuously provide a foundation for new and emerging talent. This season saw 63 talented Indian and international female models turn up to the LFW Winter / Festive 2010 audition. After 2 rounds of short listing by fashion industry experts, 4 models – Anjali Raut, Anuradha Nayudu, Marcela Rodrigues and Reyna Leyva were selected.

LFW model selected - Anuradha Nayudu, Anjali Raut, Rayna Levya and Marcela Rodrigues

Good News =D & New Hairstyle

Hey everyone,


First of all, I'm sorry for not updating lately. Took a while to get my internet connection reactivated (I'm in my hometown btw) and now it's quite slow. I will try to post everyday from now on. I'll be here for a month, so I'm planning to do different kinds of posts & some videos (editing one right now)


On to the good news.....


I won the 2nd place in the 'Make Up For Ever ~ Rouge is Art Contest'  *jumping up and down* =D


I was pleasantly surprised by this email from them today......

 ♥ I love Make Up For Ever!!! ♥

;)

Thank You to all of you who wished me luck, commented &'liked' my photo in the MUFE Facebook Fanpage. I really really appreciate it.


Click here if you haven't seen the the photo that won me 10 Rouge Artist Lipsticks hehe...


My new hairstyle....

See you again soon! Muah! :*)

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^

New Bourjois Launches India

If you love Bourjois, you gotta love it even more for not taking *too* long to launch their nouveau products in India.

Here are the products that Bourjois will be launching very very soon. And yes, I want them all, so I am VERY excited!

Sweet Kiss Naturel Lipsticks

They will be priced at Rs.600 each

Swatches ~ Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor. LAUNCHED. Finally!

Maybelline launched the Color Sensational Lipcolors in India finally, and I'm less mad at them now =)

They are so affordable too at Rs.299.

They smell sweet like caramel.

The packaging looks similar to the Bourjois Sweet Kiss Lipsticks, except the Color Sensationals come in different colored ones~ Pink, Red, Purple, Brown

WANT! Mariah Carey Lollipop Bling

Lollipop Bling ~ Ribbon

Ribbon is a mouthwatering floral fruity fragrance inspired by the flavor of the Blue Raspberry Ring Pop Combined with a beautiful floral bouquet

~ ♥ ~

The Hottest Nail Colors & A Few Dupes in India

I am on a 'Dupes' hunting spree these days. So, when Instyle listed the 15 HOTTEST Nail Colors a few weeks ago, I took printouts of all the nail polishes and went looking for dupes, ignoring the puzzled stares of shopkeepers =D

I couldn't find dupes for all of them in one market though.

Nails inc ~ Eden Grove

Isn't that a cute bottle?! And such an unusual nail polish shade. No dupe found. Yet.

Deborah Lippmann ~ Between the Sheets

There is a similar shade in Chambor, in a teeny tiny bottle

MAC To The Beach Collection India Launch Date

Who's waiting impatiently for MAC To The Beach Collection? It's old news to most countries who are now "Grooving" to 'kiss from a 'Rose'' playing on their 'Stereo' and flaunting their 'Petticoats'

But we, in Bharat, are still waiting on the edge of our seats for a taste of the beach before we can get into the groove.

Bourjois Blushes ~ History, All Shades & Photos

Since I'm such a BIG fan Bourjois, I've been asked a lot of times about what I think about their blushers. I've bought just one blush before now, which was Bonne Mine 13  , a pretty shade but looked too red on me, so I decided to make it a prize in my first ever giveaway  last year


Then after that I was too busy buying their 'new launches' until last week. I got 2 of the little round pots, and now I want ALL of them :P

~ A little about the history behind these little round pots ~

Source: Bourjois website

It all started in the 19th century, when Alexander Napoleon Bourjois began making light quality stage make-up for actresses, because he thought thick and messy greasepaint made of fat resulted in a mask-like effect.  The first dry powder make-up was called 'Rouge Fin De Theatre'

Then in 1863, he created a baked 'dry' powder that was perfumed with a delicate rose scent, which was made accessible not only to actresses but all women in decorated cardboard boxes (which I think I would like better) The blusher was dry-baked in a dry room in the Bourjois factory in Pantim, a suburb in Paris.

However, the dry baked  blushers were given names to describe their colors until 1879, one of the first being 'Rosette Brune' Can you believe this classic shade still exists today??? It's now called 'Cendre de Rose Brune' (3rd in the pics below) I didn't know! Otherwise I would've bought it without a second thought!

You can read more about the history in the Bourjois website. On to the blushes......

There are matte and shimmery with golden flecks Bourjois blushes. The ones with gold shimmer are all the ones with the word "d'or" at the end. 'D'or' means 'golden' in French.

Here are 15 shades of the blushes available in India. ENJOY!

(You can click on all photos to enlarge)

LOTD ~ MAC Pret-a-Papier Meets Lakme Night Fever

I was requested to do a look with the Mac Coral Crepe Paintpot from Pret-a-Papier Collection, but I thought it would be fun to do the whole brown paper outfit thing =D

I learnt something from all the boring Drafting classes in Fashion School after all ;)

Please excuse the peeping cupboard. I just couldn't close it!

Nars Orgasm Blush DUPE In India

I've found just the perfect dupe for the iconic Nars Orgasm Blush that you can find in most cities in India. I bought this "dupe" specially to compare them for you all who are on the hunt for something similar to the original.

It is the Bourjois Lilas D'or #33

See for yourself.........

Guess What These Are.......

My first guesses when I laid my eyes on these were: 

• Vases. But where do you put the flowers? Huh? *confused*
• Fancy water & wine bottles
• Some kind of show pieces
• Rolling pin (nah...I'm not that dumb =D )
• Bottle style piggy bank! lol.....
• Umm...I don't know, but I know I want them!

Garnier Mineral Deodorants ~ For Men & Women Review

Garnier Mineral Deodorant is a 48hr anti-perspirant with Mineralite, a naturally absorbent mineral of volcanic origin. It lets skin breathe and is quick-dry and soft to the touch.

Enriched with Perlite which has 5x the absorbing power of talc.

0% Alcohol (ethyl alcohol) and dermatologically tested.

I got the Extreme Cool for Men & Extra Care for Women

Extreme Cool Intense Cooling For Men Review:

First things first, it smells good. The fragrance is very similar to some Fa deos, very oceanic or as it says in the bottle ~ Aqua Fresh.

It is cooling, but you feel the coolness only briefly when you've just sprayed it on.

Your Comments Will Vanish!

Hey everyone,

Blogger is shi**y today. I've lost some comments.

Don't know what the heck is going on, so I apologize if you commented and your comments vanished.

Other bloggers are also facing the same problem.

Weird.

Hope they'll fix it soon.

That pic up there is just me yawning =P

♥ Cynthia Z ^.^