Tony Moly Cat Chu Wink Lipstick Pink Wink ~ Lipstick In A Cat!

There are many superstitions surrounding black cats. The most common one I grew up with was: It's bad luck when a black cat crosses your path, so you have to spit 3 times before you keep walking, otherwise something bad will happen.

I know, very stupid. But when you're a kid, and you see grown-ups spit, you spit! (Remember Joey and that actor in that World War I movie in Friends?)

Nowadays, I do see black cats crossing my path quite often. Do I spit 3 times? Of course not! I stopped believing in superstitions that require me to do unladylike things like that in public, and potentially mess up the lipstick I'm wearing.

That's why I had no qualms about bringing a certain black cat onto my vanity......

Tony Moly Cat Chu Wink Lipstick ~ There are about 7 shades available, and I picked 02 Pink Wink, a coral pink shade. It's all about the cat, so I won't pretend I got it for the quality of lipstick, but I have to say it's pretty good. The formula is lightweight, sheer, balmy/moisturizing & easily wearable. It has a faint floral scent that doesn't really transfer to the the lips.

Tony Moly Cat Chu Wink Lipstick Pink Wink 02 Swatch

Price ~ $7.98  |  Rs.474. FREE shipping.

My Rating ~ ♥♥♥♥♥ 4/5

From ~ Ebay, from Korean seller HERE  (Just info, I'm not affiliated with this seller.)

What do you think about the packaging?  

Happy Colorful Lipstick Haul ~ YSL, Bourjois, Revlon

I wanted to end this week with a happy colorful blog post! These are some lippies that I hauled today and one of them some other day. I went to the market with only the YSL lipstick in mind, but I saw the Bourjois Shine Edition Lipsticks, which I'd been after for quite some time. Look! The colorful packaging is so cute! I had to get one of each color, but I didn't see the green/mint one.

• YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Pink In Paris #13 ~ I didn't like the original Rouge Volupte Lipstick because they were too creamy for my taste, but I adore the packaging. That's why I was happy to see a new sheerer formula. Pink In Paris! ♥

• Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter Juicy Papaya ~ One of the new shades introduced. Juicy Papaya is peachier than Tutti Frutti, which is more orange.

• Revlon Super Lustrous Pink In The Afternoon ~  It was on sale at Superdrug.

• Bourjois Shine Edition 22 Famous Fuchsia ~ Pastel yellow packaging! ♥

• Bourjois Shine Edition 20 1,2,3 Soleil ~ Quirky name, gonna google what it means! Un, Dos, Tres Soleil!

• Bourjois Shine Edition 24 Rose xoxo ~ Cute name! xoxo.

Will post swatches of everything in the coming week(s) 

Have a happy colorful weekend! =)

[Sorry, this haul made me so enthu.]

Fifty Shades Of Grey Inspired Look & Smoky Grey Eye Makeup Tutorial

"Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever." ~ Fifty Shades Of Grey by E L James.

I've had this post in my head for over a year. I had almost everything, except the most important thing- the Grey Tie. It had to be very similar to the one on the book cover. In New Delhi, I went to all the shops that sell men's formal wear - Lifestyle, Shopper's Stop, Van Heusen, Arrow, etc. It became an obsession. I kept saying to the man that I wanted to buy it for him, but really it's for me ;p

Then we moved to Newcastle. I looked for one there too. I read that grey ties had become a trend in UK after the book, and I wondered if they just meant London. I was so confident I'd find it quickly there that I bought a grey eyeshadow & a grey nail polish. But no luck.

Then about 6 months later, when I'd almost given up, in a shop in Dubai {Koton}, I found something close (or it found me!) By close, I mean something textured, not with stripes or plain.

When I created this look, it's not the female protagonist, Anastasia Steele, who inspired me, it's her complicated & highly controlling lover with very dark secrets ~ Christian Grey.

Here's the step-by-step tutorial on how I did the eyes:

1. Take matte black eyeshadow on a pointy pencil brush, tap or blow the brush so there's minimal fallout, apply it on the outer corner & inner corner. Do it like you're drawing a C. Curve the black e/s all the way to the hollow of your crease. I used Sleek Makeup Noir from Oh So Special Palette with Sigma E40 brush.

2. With a clean blending brush, join the two C's at the crease by running the brush back & forth in a windshield wiper motion. I used Sigma E25 brush.

3. It should look like that. You could add more black if you prefer it darker. 

4. Wet a flat shader brush and wipe/squeeze off excess water before using it to apply the grey eyeshadow on the center of lid, not touching the edges of the black e/s. Applying eyeshadows with a damp brush make them look more vibrant, and it gives shimmery eyeshadows that foiled effect + they stick to skin better. I used 2 grey eyeshadows- Rimmel Glam Eyes Mono Eye Shadow Night Jewel & Sleek Makeup Glitz from Oh So Special Palette with Sigma E60 brush

5. Apply the same grey eyeshadow on the center of your lower lash line.

6. With the pencil brush & matte black eyeshadow you used before, apply on the outer 1/4th of lower lash line. Join it with the black e/s on upper outer corner.

7.  Do the same on inner 1/4th near the tear duct.

8. It should look like that.

9.  Apply black kohl on the upper waterline & lower waterline, but only on either side leaving the grey area in the center. I used Lakmé  Kohl Ultimate. *This method does not suit my eyes, and makes me look drunk (hehe!), mainly because I have hooded lids. I should have lined and smudged the black all the way.

10. Apply black liquid or gel liner close to your lash line. Line straight out till it touches the edge of the black eyeshadow at the outer corner. I used L'Oreal Super Liner Instant Impact Felt Liner.

11. Touch up the black eyeshadow if needed. Here, I applied a little bit more and repeated step 2.  

12. I put on false lashes, and applied black mascara on top & bottom lashes. I used Eylure 101 lashes & Max Factor 2000 Calorie Curved Brush Mascara.

DONE! 

 I hope you'll try it. You could always replace the grey with other colors, any color you want- gold, bronze, peach, green, blue, beige/taupe, etc.

Products I Used:

Face: MAC Prep+Prime Line Filler, Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundtion #54 Beige, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer Medium, Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Concealer, NARS Loose Powder Beach.

Blush: Sleek Blush Dolly Mix from Blush By 3 Sweet Cheeks. Swatched here 

Bronzer: Benefit Hoola. Swatched here 

Lips: Bourjois Levres Contour Lip liner #12 Facetieuse, Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick #32. Blotted those, then I applied Bourjois Levres Contour Lip Liner #11 Enjoleuse. Yes, I was confused what to wear, and should have applied only the last one! =D

Grey Nail Polish: Miss Sporty Lasting Colour in New Black

Shirt with bubble sleeves: Mango Suit.
Grey Dress: Guess
Grey Tie: Koton
Silver Earrings: Forever 21

***[This is for readers under 18 years of age: I don't want to sound like a parent, but I would advise you not to read this book until you're over 18. Better yet, wait till you're 25.]

"Laters, baby."

Cosmopolit​an & Lakmé Fashion and Beauty Weekend At Select Citywalk Mall

If you want to do something girly & fabulous this weekend, you could head over to the Cosmopolitan Beauty & Fashion Weekend, presented by Lakmé.

Where: Select Citywalk Mall, New Delhi.

When: 13th & 14th July 2013.

Have Fun! 

Fabulous Find: Style Your Own Necklace!

Here's something for you to look at and imagine your own style while I get my next makeup tutorial ready. A necklace that you can get wordy with!

Get people guessing by wearing a little cryptic secret on your neck?

There are 34 letters, including a heart & a star

That's my  style! 

Next, I'll do '♥ MAKEUP' or '♥ Bows' =)

Price ~ £2.50  | Rs.224  (ONLY!) from Primark.

What would YOUR style be? Tell me!

Hmm....I know a few of you are thinking '♥ *your secret crush's initials*' ;)

Quick Tip For Long & Strong Nails

I was just going to Instagram this, but I thought why not share it with everyone! Lately, my nails are growing unnaturally fast and are noticeably thick & strong. For months they've been breaking & peeling easily, that's why I noticed it more. Before I clip & file them to a comfortable length, I wanted to show you.

I think it's the Aloe Vera products I'm using:

• Carex Aloe Vera Hand Wash ~ I just love how this smells!
• Vaseline Aloe Fresh Body Gel

*But I use the hand wash more on my hands.

I did some googling, and found out Aloe Vera has nail strengthening properties. I never knew that!

Ladies in India, try with Brihan's Aloe Vera Gel. It's my holy grail product that I keep in the fridge all the time.

Have any of you experienced this? 

LOTD ~ Blue Eyes & Boats

This was the makeup I had on yesterday. I rarely wear bright colored eyeshadows on regular days. But right now I'm loving this turquoise blue eyeshadow and have been wearing it like a liner. Now that's one way to wear bright eyeshadows, ladies. Just apply with a wet flat or angled liner brush for a little bit of intensity. If you're a scaredy cat, try only on your bottom lash line.

Face ~ Bourjois 123 Perfect Foundation Beige 54 (shown here), Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, The Body Shop Loose Powder.

Cheeks ~ MAC The Perfect Cheek Blush

 Lips ~ MAC Pink Pigeon Lipstick. Photos here 

Eyes ~ Inglot Eyeshadow 504 DS (shown here) applied with a wet Colorbar Fabulips Lip Brush , Lakmé Kohl Ultimate & Urban Decay Blackout (matte black) to tightline and line very close to upper lash line and on waterline. Since I have hooded lids, I had to contour my crease, especially with a heavy lower lash line.  I blended Urban Decay Buck, Naked & Blackout (all from Naked Palettes), Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama Mascara.

 I'm surrounded by boats & ships here in Dundee. I imagine seeing Jack Sparrow in one of them someday - he waves at me, I wave back & invite him over, he comes and braids my hair, and we drink tea together. I thought I'd share some pics.....

Frigate Unicorn ~ Scotland’s only preserved warship, and one of the six oldest ships in the world. I pass it all the time.

I walk on that bridge whenever I go to the city center

A gift when we moved in ~ "We hope you enjoy your new home for the next few months."

Weekend Snacks

Regards from Mr.CZ =)

Happy Weekend Everyone....See you again next week!

INGLOT 10 Square Eyeshadow Palette ~ 10 Things I Love About You

10 Things I Love About You:

I have found them,

I could write them,

I would shout them,

But......

So I finally took pictures & used this INGLOT 10 Square Eyeshadow Palette that I got in April (April!) I'd over-swatched & obsessed over all the colors at the store, so I already knew I'd have no complaints about the quality of any of them. They're all amazing!

Hope you like it...and it's name! =)

Price:

• Eyeshadow Refills ~ Rs.350 x 10 = Rs.3500

• 10 Square Freedom Palette ~ Rs.1400

•  Total: Rs.4900.

463 DS ~  Ivory with sparkly gold shimmer. Perfect for the inner corners.

341 Matte ~ A pale peachy pink. It'll be used for blending, but it can be used as a subtle blush too!

37 Shine ~ Metallic Bronze. Always wearable.

460 DS ~ Taupe with gold & silver shimmer. This was love at first sight.

326 Matte ~ This is so far my favorite deep cool brown eyeshadow. It's so silky!

464 DS ~  Terracotta with gold shimmer. I would wear this with 504.

477 DS ~ Lime green with golden shimmer. This is the one I bought twice, btw (post here)

71 AMC ~ Purple with silver shimmer. It's hard to find purple eyeshadows that are pigmented, but this is pretty good.

504 DS ~ Turquoise blue with silver shimmer. I'm loving this on my eyes these days. I wore it only on my lower lash line the other day, and applied it with a wet brush.

482 DS ~ Prussian blue with silver shimmer. It's absolutely gorg! It pops when worn over a cream e/s, like Maybelline Color Tattoo.

*DS means Double Sparkle. 

 463, 341, 37, 460, 326 

464, 477, 71, 504, 482 

 ♥ 

But......