WANT! MAC Glamour Daze Holiday 2012 Collection

Yes, this is MAC's best collection- in my books, and I won't have to tell you why.

Oh-my-bows, I want everything! So many things in my Christmas wishlist forgotten! 

The Body Shop Lily Cole Collection [Cruelty Free] Review, Swatches, Look

If you want pink & cute.... If you adore cutesy Korean/Etude House make-up products.... if you believe in Cruelty-Free make-up products.....take a look at The Body Shop Lily Cole Collection! All products are Limited Edition, so if you fancy anything, go get them before they are going.... gone!

Makeup For Glasses

Okay, I really look like a nerd there. Please excuse the semi-wet hair with the frizzy ends. I'd just washed it, and dashed out the door. These are car pics, and I didn't plan to post them, but I ended up really liking the makeup, especially the blush which I applied a lot more than usual.

Now I don't need to wear glasses, I only wear them "for fashion" Although, my left eye is quite weak. If I cover my right eye, things get blurry, especially when I look far. It's also the eye that turns to Tokyo, when I'm looking at China. It's a weird eye.

What I learned? More is more. I think four-eyed beauties can get away with overdone make-up. I did my eyes a whole lot darker than they appear in these photos. Lips have got to be bright, so skip the n*de lippies.

Beyond Vanity: Jean Paul Gaultier Diet Coke Cans

I love to click pictures of beautiful & unusual things. Every once in a while, I'd like to share with you things that I really like, beautiful things but unrelated to make-up..... things Beyond Vanity. I find fun & creative things very inspiring, and I hope they inspire you too.

I'd like to start with the Jean Paul Gaultier Diet Coke cans. I don't drink Coke, or any other aerated drink, for that matter. I love my tea. But Mr.CZ can't live without Diet Coke/Pepsi. He got these the other day, and showed me the 'cute & different' packaging. My jaw dropped. I had just seen a weird photo about Jean Paul Gaultier for Coke in the recent magazines. You know, the one where some girl is holding Gaultier's head? I mean, photo of his head? I had no idea that this is what it's all about. These cans are gorgeous!

There are 2 types of cans designed by Jean Paul Gaultier- Day & Night. These are 'Night' cans, featuring Gaultier's iconic corset  and cone bra design. The 'Day' cans feature Gaultier's signature Breton blue & white stripes. I like the 'Night' ones better.

Spotted: Balmi Lip Balms (Like eos Lip Balms)

I was at Boots yesterday, and saw these blatant copies of eos Lip Balms, except Balmi spheres come attached with key chains!

Revlon India Nail Art Contest- 100,000 Worth Of Products to WIN!

I was asked to be one of the judges (in a special category) of the ongoing Revlon India Nail Art Contest. *Entries must be submitted by tomorrow 30th September.* So sorry for the late heads up! I came to know only a few days ago. They did not ask me to promote it in my blog or anything like that, I just personally wanted you readers to know about it coz there will be 40 WINNERS! You read right, FORTY!

1st Prize: Revlon voucher worth INR 10,000
2nd Prize: Revlon voucher worth INR 7,000
3rd Prize: Revlon voucher worth INR 5,000
4th Prize: Revlon voucher worth INR 4,000
5th Prize: Revlon voucher worth INR 3,000

25 runner up winners - Revlon voucher worth INR 2,000 each.

10 Additional Winners will be selected by Bianca Hartkopf, Beauty Expert Revlon India. 

All you have to do is register & upload a photo of your creativity in Revlon India's Facebook Page here & get your friends & family to vote for your photo. 

It's the weekend, so why not give it a try? Even if (if) it's too late for the voting part, you might still stand a chance in the last category. 

Psst, I took a look at a few entries last night, and already spotted one that won't stand a chance, coz I know it was lifted from Google Images =D

Are you game? Would love some Indian Vanity Case readers to win this! =)

 ♥ Cynthia Z  *.*

Meet My Forever New Bow Wallet!

Remember when my handbag was stolen in Goa last December? Well, I didn't find a wallet to replace the one that's stolen along with it. I'd been using a very old tattered cream/gold Nine West one. I washed it once, and the water left brown/rust marks on the material that it looked dirty =\ . But still, I kept using it, like a cheapskate (even hiding it from store managers at the counters) I just didn't want to buy anything I didn't fancy enough, I wanted something different....something that isn't black....something girly.....something with a bow....something that would fit in a small handbag....Where, where are you???!!!

Then the week before I left Delhi, I saw it. THE ONE. I almost screamed and jumped up & down in the Forever New Store. 

Liese Bubble Hair Color Platinum Beige Review, Swatch & LOTD

I know, I know. I'm very very late with this review. It's one of the pending ones from India, and I've had these pics for 4 months! My dark roots are already about 3 inches, and I'm thinking about changing the color again. So, I want to quickly show you how Liese Bubble Hair Color Platinum Beige looked on me.

I love Liese hair colors mainly because the bubbly foam makes it very easy to color evenly without missing any spots at the back of the head.

Platinum Beige is an ash brown shade. 

MAC Marilyn Monroe Collection

Just when I thought I had had enough of MAC's limited editions this year, BAM! They bring in Marilyn Monroe. 

I like the packaging, although I personally think it couldn't have been.... even more attractive.

Launching in the UK first week of October. India- no idea, probably next year?

Can't. CAN'T. Wait. 

I'm getting a lipstick for sure. Those lashes look fab too. And one of those blushes. And..... argh.... I have to watch How To Marry A Millionaire now!

Are you excited about this collection?  

♥ Cynthia Z *.*

Eylure Katy Perry Lashes Photos

I like Katy Perry. I like false lashes. I like pretty packaging. I like romance-inspired names on cosmetics (I would name a lipstick "Unfaithful" someday....someday.) 

So ya, I did fall hard for the Eylure Katy Perry Lashes ever since they were launched. 

All Eylure Katy Perry lashes are handmade, 100% natural and each style is reusable. Adhesive included in all.

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 *.*