Sunday, March 27, 2016

My Rosy Makeup Menu


Dear Beauties!

Since its spring, today I decided to share my breakdown of products for achieving that rosy & fresh look. Its no surprise that this season gets us in fresh & rosy mood. After a heavy makeup & dark lips seasons we all want to wear light makeup and look as fresh as we can. Although I still use a bunch of products but I try to keep things minimal, natural and enhance my features a lil.

Spring is the season to go for an almost bare face, even though some of us cant get away with that. My this look consist of just a few steps that make me feel more awake & ready for the day. I love swapping different products considering the makeup so that it doesn't melt off or looks too washed away. The following products are in my this look's menu which I love for Spring as well as for days I just wanna look awake & fresh.



I first like to go in with my Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizer+ to make sure that my skin is well moisturized. After it I spritz my MAC Fix+ & let it absorb in my skin for a few minutes. Once my skin is ready I mix a coin size of Ponds BB + Cream with a few drops of Dior Nude Air Serum foundation & apply it with a RT Buffing brush.

If you have clear skin & no-to-light dark circles you can totally skip the concealer like me. Once my foundation is in place I like to go in with my Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit & set the eye area with Banana powder on my RT Contour brush. I like to use Fawn with my MAC 125SE brush  for subtly contouring my cheek bones, nose & jawline. After that  I take my ABH A23 Highlighter brush & shade Sand for adding a little glow to my cheekbones, tip+center of nose, cupids bow & a little on my forehead.

After completing my face I immediately grab my Rimmel Brow This Way kit & draw my brows as desired. Once my brows are done I love using Naked 3 palette for eyes. After my brows I take the shade Strange on a large eyeshadow brush & apply it all over my lip. Then I take shade Limit and add a touch of shade Buzz on my RT Deluxe Crease brush to in my crease. After doing my crease I take shade Burnout & apply it on my lid. Then I use the flat side of brush given in the palette & take the shade Blackheart and draw a very thin close to lashes line to define my eyes.

Once I am done with my eyeshadow loving I grab my Rimmel Super Curler mascara & apply double coat to my lashes. I love giving a subtle flush to my cheeks and for that I use Benetint topped with my all time favorite H&M blush in Sweet Rose.

For my lips I keep them light & fresh with my signature MAC Please Me lippie. And this concludes my fresh/feminine/rosy makeup look which is best for everyday & spring season.



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Do you have any Rosy favorites?
row-of-hearts

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Top 10 Beauty Products of 2015



Better late then never My Beauties!!

2015 was a breakthrough year in beauty for me. I have always liked makeup but never got into it until last year. I tried to pick every single limited edition to regular products coming out and realized I have an obsession with lipsticks.

Before last year my makeup was basic to a BB cream, eyeliner, mascara, brows, blushers, lipstick & BAMMM! I had an idea about all the makeup steps & products used but was never bothered to try them until last year. I started hoarding makeup, like literally! I added moisturizers, primers, foundations, powders, concealers, contour & God knows what not to my makeup stash.

I tried alot of different products & holy grailed a few of them. While I was busy buying & trying the products there were many I didnt even touch *sigh*.

I discovered some amazing drugstore gems along with few high end holy grail products. I have alot of favorites from last year but here you go with my Top 10 picks.

1. Huda Beauty Lashes:
So I picked my first pair in the end of 2014 and used it for couple of times. These lashes were so easy to apply & looked so beautiful that I fell in love. I have these in Samantha, which is my absolute favorite, Claudia & Monique. You can check the makeup looks I created using these lashes on my Instagram here, here & here. I will recommend these to every girl, You all should own atleast one pair of it to know what I am talking about!  Read More...

2. Beauty Blender: 
So I already mentioned that I was a fan of BB cream, I never tried my beauty blender that often untill last year. Its such a good product for doing so many thing like applying foundation & concealer. applying the powder to under eyes, applying your powder foundation etc. Read more...

3. Bubblegum scrub by LUSH:
This is also one of the products I picked in the end of 2014. I used it couple of times but didnt like it & then I lost it in my stash. While looking for a mask I found it again & tried to work my way with it. This time it worked really great, left my lips super soft, well exfoliated & plump. I love how how it makes them rosy & ready to apply my liquid lipsticks. I use it twice a week or sometimes thrice, depending on when I need it. My matte & liquid lipsticks glide on smoothly, stays on my lips forever and never looks cracked or flaky. Read more...

4. Brow This Way kit by Rimmel:
I am a big eyebrow on fleek person & for me eyebrows are the most important feature of your face. I always want them on point, bold & perfectly shaped. And this is exactly what this amazing kit does. I cant say enough good things about this drugstore product, like seriously such an amazing product at great price! It has wax & powder both for shaping & filling your brows. Read more...

5. Dior Nude Air Serum Foundation:
If you are my regular reader or follows me on my Instagram then you probably know about my love for this foundation. This was the first high-end foundation I tried & I have already holy grail-ed it. I love everything about this foundations, its texture, its finish & how it looks on my skin. It gives a beautiful natural coverage & blurs out the imperfections. I build it up for more coverage but this foundation never feels heavy or cakey. Leave my skin breathing so Hands down! Read more...

6. Boots Cucumber Whitening Cream:
I have been repeatedly mentioning this day cream in my routine & favorites. Its such a great drugstore product which gives amazing results. It has helped in even out the skin tone, brightened-up my complexion & keeps my skin well moisturized. I use it on daily basis in my morning routine & I dont really have to moisturize again till the night. Its thick texture sinks into skin without being greasy or oily. Read more..

7. MAC Fix +:
So with the dry season around this spray is coming really handy. After watching on so many youtubers & reading alot of good things I am really happy that I picked it finally. I always wanted to pick it but skipped thinking that I dont need it. This thing is a miracle for bonding the makeup, keeping it fresh & hydrated throughout the day. Read more...

8. MAC Giambattista Valli Lipstick collection:
So this collection was one of the hits of last year & everyone went gaga over this. I remember spending 4 continuous hours on MAC's website trying to checkout with my lipsticks. The packaging was amazing that totally sold me over these & I splurged. Watch here...

9. Neutrogena Deep Clean Gel Wash:
I have tried alot of different face washes during the last year some of them were Ponds Oil Control Mattifying face wash, Dove Inner Glow face wash & Neutrogena Deep Clean were the best. But if I have to choose one & use it for the rest of my life it will be this one. I never thought I am gonna like a facewash without microbeads. But this one is amazing and cleanses the skin so well that I dont really require a microbead one any more. Officially hooked & on my second bottle! Read more....

10. Peter Thomas Roth Masks:
If you have not tried these maks then you have not done anything right in your skin care routine. these masks are magic. I have been using them from quiet some time & I must say that these masks does what they say. They are available in mini sizes which is also enough for like 16 uses each. Pick them today! Read more...


There you have it, an even mix of highend & drugstore products. I hope that you enjoyed them. If you have tried any of these, leave your comments in the section below.




What are you planning to try this year?
row-of-hearts
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