BARE MINERALS Oil Control Foundation Primer REVIEW+SWATCHES.

Hey lovelies! I know its the winter time and we generally do not get OILY that fast or easily...but some unlucky ones like me..DO! So here is the review of my new fav foundation primer by +bareMinerals . Its their PRIME TIME Foundation Primer for OIL CONTOL. 

BY TERRY OMBRE BLACKSTAR Eyeshadow! Review+Swatches+Look.

Hey beautiful....today's review is all sparkly and NEW YEAR'S EVE ready! This one comes from the +ByTerry OMBRE BLACK STAR eyeshadow stick in BLACK PEARL. This is such an excellent festive SMOKEY EYE kind of perfect shimmery blackish grey shade. 

Can you tell i love this! 

BOSCIA MAKEUP BREAKUP COOL CLEANSING OIL REVIEW!

Hey ladies! So today's review is about the very famous and very desirable Makeup-Breakup Cleansing oil by BOSCIA. Ok so let me first be honest and say that i was not fond of OILS! Any kind, any purpose...none! So when i first started getting into makeup, i started noticing that almost everyone used to talk about 'CLEANSING OILS/BALM'. I seriously held out for a very long time because thr is just something  yucky/cring'y  about rubbing oil on ones  face....it just was one of the things i would have never imagined myself doing! 

SEPHORA PRO AIRBRUSH Brushes REVIEW!

Hey Lovelies..Today's review is about the amazing and just perfect brushes from Sephora. Its from their PRO line and are a tiny bit more expensive from the regular ones. But the brushes are just pure brilliant! So here it goes..

Beauty Lover's HOLIDAY gift guide!

Hey lovelies....hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and the spirit. And hope everyone has taken part in my Laura Mercier Giveaway from my earlier post, here. So there have been  looooootttt of 'Gift Guide's' going around on various social medias. I thought why not join the fun and devise my own list....who knows! *wink...wink*.

 They are not in any particular order or scheme....just plain'ol mix&match.

Here it goes :D.....

A THANK YOU from DiaryofPooja! **Giveaway Alert**

Hey Lovelies! After a break of 10 days or so (busy holiday shopping & entertaining my friends) i am finally sitting down and announcing something very exciting..... When i started this blog i had no idea how overwhelming the whole experience can be, the kind of messages that i get the mails and tweets...you guys are the best. 

ANATASIA BEVERLY HILLS 'BOLD & BEAUTIFUL' BOOK REVIEW+SWATCHES!

Hey Lovelies! Today i am reviewing the +AnastasiaBeverlyHills BOLD & BEAUTIFUL Brow Book. This comes in 2 palettes, one with the brow kit and the other with some stunning neutral eyeshadows. This review has been in the pipeline for quite sometime now, i somehow always used to forget to review this product...but finally its here! This brow kit has got gorgeous written all over it...So lets get on with the review.

BITE BEAUTY DUAL LIP BULLET REVIEW+SWATCHES!

Hey lovelies! Today's review is about the very famous BITE BEAUTY  lip stick. I recently got some beauty things from US and in all that received some BITE products too. The one i am about to review is the dual ended Vivid Luminous Creme Lipstick Bullet. The colors i have are PALOMINO & VIOLET. 

MAC PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER REVIEW+SWATCHES!

After searching high and low i finally found the MAC PRO LONGWEAR Concealer. For months now i was scouting the Dubai MAC counters like a crazy lady for this concealer but it was always either not available or out of stock....finally on my trip to India i found not 1 but 2 MAC Counters who had this PRO LONGWEAR concealer and well in stock. 

SEPHORA INDIA WITH A MINI HAUL..

So this past month i was in Delhi, India. Going to SEPHORA wasn't on my 'TO-DO' list for a long time as i had been there in the past and wasn't impressed atall by the brands they carried or just the general upkeep of the store. But after late night Google sessions and researching a lil bit more i came to know that SEPHORA had opened up in 2 more locations in DELHI (gurgaon & vasant kunj) and carried some amazing brands. Thanks to fellow bloggers for providing the info. 

'GREASY' HAIR PROBLEM LOOK NO FURTHER...ft PERCY&REED!

For a long time i have been in search of a good DRY SHAMPOO and i found a EXCELLENT one! This one is by PERCY & REED. I picked up 2 travel size bottles (excellent btw for holidays). I remember watching the beautiful youtuber +Lily Pebbles talking about these and since then i always had it in my mind to try these products. And let me just say it now- I LOVE THEM! Bought them from +Sephora INDIA. 

ALL TIME FAV MAYBELLINE LIPSTICKS! REVIEW+SWATCHES.

Today's review is going to be for my all time fav MAYBELLINE lipsticks,This post is a long overdue one...I have had these lipsticks for a while now and i love wearing them, they are not matte but at the same time not overtly shiny also. Thats also one of the reasons i LOVE them so much.

SEPHORA GIRL'S PARTY GOODIES REVIEW!

Perks of being a +Sephora Blackcard holder....invites to such awesome parties! Last month Sephora hosted a 'GIRLS PARTY' with the works.....Skin consultations...drinks...free goodies...and just everything fantastic! So here is the review of the goodies i got. 

GLAMBOX OCT'14 UPDATE!

After a long vacation in INDIA, its good to be back! Missed blogging and everything which goes along with it. My husband was very sweet in all this, used to take pics of products and send them to me, received all my mails on my behalf and kept them nicely. When i entered the house my side of the bed was full of packages and mails! Thank you husband.. :D

MAC 'SELECT MOISTURE' CONCEALER REVIEW!

Lets talk CONCEALERS..for me personally its a very touchy subject. I never found a perfect one no matter the price and brand! For a long time i was using the maybelline, kryolan  and the estee lauder double wear concealer...something was always off- the color, the result or the staying power.

WHAT'S IN MY BEAUTY BAG....INDIA TRAVEL EDITION!

Travel...we all love some but packing can be a pain & stressful....specially when u have to select a 'few' bits from a hoarders stash! But here is my first post in my travel series- 'WHAT'S IN MY MAKEUP BAG'. Lets go..

MARC JACOBS 'GENIUS GEL'- SUPERCHARGED, OIL FREE FOUNDATION REVIEW+SWATCHES.

So i have a new addition to my top 'OIL-FREE' foundations and thought to update you guys on the same... I have to say MARC JACOB is really killing it with his beauty line. All the products i have tried till now from MJ have been extraordinary and the price point of all these products is also very accessible. So without further ado the new addition is 'GENIUS GEL' by MJ. 

BEEN HAULING! OCT'14- DRUGSTORE EDITION.

Hello Ladies....Another haul update! But this time its from good'ol BOOTS! Has it ever happened that you go in with 1-2 things on the list and come out with 10!!?? Yeah that's my story for this 'accidental haul'. 

STILA 'In The Light Palette' Swatches + Look + Review!

As the tittle suggest this post is about the very famous and cult STILA 'In the Light' Palette. This palette has been in my collection for a few month's now and i  love using it. Its a Cult product for a reason, i have categorized this as my 'holiday' palette. Its got everything in it for a versatile day-to-night look and in a very compact packaging!

ESSIE NAILPOLISHES...CURRENT LOVE! SWATCHES & REVIEW.

                               

As promised here is the post for the other nailpolish brand i have completely fallen in love with. Its ESSIE...who hasn't heard of this brand or desired to own one.

I have for the longest time wanted to own essie nailpaints - its got the trifecta - PERFORMANCE, PACKAGING & adorable NAMES!

LORAC PRO2 Palette Review, Swatches & Eyelook!

So i acquired this beauty a while back and went for PRO2 as i thought i 'didn't need the Pro' well more on that mistake in a later post. Anywho this post is for PRO2 and the beauty that it is...so lets get on with it. 

Sephora FORMULA X Swatches & Review .

This review is all about NAILS! I was never much of a nail-person/junkie but lately my beauty horizon has found another addictive element. This addiction is thanks to SEPHORA FORMULA X & ESSIE (will be reviewing in a follow-up post) . The Formula 'X' range is divided into many categories- 'the system', 'classics', 'neutrals', 'metallics', 'topcoat effects', 'translucents', 'shifters', 'sparkles', 'brilliants'...the list goes on, you get the point.

Glambox Sept'14 Update & Review!

This month's Glambox review is here...

From this month on Glambox  is starting a lil customized Service, wherein every other month or so the products in the box are going to be customized for the recipient. That's pretty cool and very exciting. 

TARTE 'The Sculptor' Bronzer REVIEW!

Another amazing product to review and this one is from TARTE. Its their famous signature 'Park Ave Princess' Bronzer in a Pencil form. I was really intrigued by this bronzer, its been out for a while now but i really wanted to give this one a go for a longer time as this would be the first of its kinds in my routine. I have always wanted to try out creme/pencil bronzer so when the opportunity came i picked up this one as Tarte is one of the brands i genuinely like and appreciate as they are cruelty & paraben free.

URBAN DECAY 'PERVERSION' MASCARA REVIEW!

Finally i am getting around to reviewing this amazing new mascara the URBAN DECAY 'PERVERSION'.  I have been wearing this for almost 3 weeks now and loving it.  Its a very good mascara and let me tell you the primer does make a difference. I don't know how we existed without it for so long. So without further ado lets get on with the review.. 

SEPHORA SEPT'14 HAUL..

So finally i get around to writing a blogpost after a hectic week.... the week that was ended on a happy note ( which is always the case if a trip to the mothership is involved!). I thought of a teeny-tiny post about the same...so here it goes.

NARS Dual Intensity Eyeshadow Review! -- SUBRA

Another exciting Review! NARS launched a new line of DUAL-INTENSITY eyeshadows sometime back and i got one shade from the range was planning on 3 but the other two were out of stock. There are 12 shades in this collection.  Anyhow i stopped myself because of another reason- NARS is launching in Dubai this OCT'14. SUPER-DUPER excited for that.

RIMMEL 'STAY BLUSHED' Liquid Blush Review!

This one took a long time for me to get around too reviewing. I have had these blushes for a while now and have been wearing them too but just didn't  get the time to review them for you guys. So here is the review now..These are liquid blushes from Rimmel called 'STAY BLUSHED'. There are 4 -5 colors, i got 2 colors from the range as they were the only ones which showed  on my tanned skin. 

Fav SUMMER NIGHT-TIME Fragrances (PART 2)

Here goes my follow up post for my Fav Summer 'NIGHT-TIME' Perfumes. I really had a tough time as i had to choose from 5 but i did it...got the number down to two.. So here they are. 

LIPSTICK QUEEN 'ENDLESS SUMMER' COLLECTION 'STOKED' REVIEW!

I bought this lipstick on a whim a few weeks back and since then i have been wearing it non-stop! I think i mentioned this earlier also that lately i am loving sheer lipsticks...they are just very flattering. Anywho the one i am going to talk about today is by LIPSTICK QUEEN.

CURRENT JEWELLERY FAVS!

Nothing major but just a few bits and bobs from FOREVER21. Have had them for quite sometime now so thought why not share with you guys. I have always liked forever21 jewellery. In artificial jewellrey some of my fav brands are forever21, new look, accesorize, zara, topshop and h&m. They all make some amazing and trendy stuff. So lets on with it.

Fav SUMMER FRAGRANCES( Part 1 DAY-TIME )!

I would be reviewing 2 of my fav Summer Day Time Fragrances here today. How i wear them, availability and price. There will be a follow up post for the Night-Time Fragrances in a few days. I know its not summer everywhere but its SUMMER-365 days in DUBAI!  

New Beauty Bits- AUG'14

So this is going to be a short 'shopping haul' post! Last month and this month i shopped for some basic essentials and some makeup bits...This post is going to be for the month of aug, so enjoy reading :D

GLAMBOX AUGUST'14 Review!

Another GLAMBOX Review for this month. This month had some  interesting  products in it...it wasn't special but its always good if one can try out new products with vouchers ! So here it goes:

BEST Drugstore RED Lip Liners REVIEW!

So this review is pretty simple but very important...and i guess by now you all know what its going to be about. I have tried a number of LipLiners over the years from MAC to Lakme to Inglot and many others but i have managed to narrow it down to these two.. 

CURRENT PALETTE LOVE - SIGMA WARM NEUTRAL PALETTE REVIEW!

Reviewing the SIGMA WARM NEUTRAL'S PALETTE was a delight! As its not very often one finds everything in one place...So i got this palette a while back and have been testing it out...created some very pretty & versatile looks with it (as far as 'neutrals go!!), i would be including a sample pick for ref at the end of the post. So keep on reading.

EYEKO 'Eye Do' Eyeliner REVIEW!

This review is very exciting for me as after searching high-n-low and wasting a small fortune i think i have stumbled upon the perfect 'FELT-TIP EYELINER'. Its the EYEKO 'EYE DO' Eyeliner in Carbon Black. Everything about this is amazing. For a long time now i was a Gel-Liner girl but after this i am a convert!

SEPHORA Lip Cream '01/ALWAYS RED' REVIEW!

Today's Review is very exciting for me as i am completely bowled  over by SEPHORA LIP CREAM  in '01/Always Red! This purchase comes thanks to the beautiful Youtuber -AMELIA. She was raving about the formulation of this product and the amazing staying power so i had to go and pick it up...

TARTE- A Brand UAE is Missing!

Tarte where do i start from..its a brand well loved and appreciated in the west and i would like Dubai to get in on the action too as its a must have! TARTE started by MAUREEN KELLY in her one bedroom apartment in 1999 has quickly become a force to reckon with in the beauty industry. It prides itself in being a 'natural and organic' cosmetics brand and using some of the most amazing & exotic ingredients with cute packaging!

NARS 'Schiap' Semi-Matte Lipstick REVIEW!

NARS Schiap for Bright Lips- SPOT ON! Todays review is about the boldest baddest pink of all. After trying the Nars eyeshadows i was very intrigued with the brand and its popularity and decided to venture a lil more into the NARS Beauty-Jungle. 

There is a reason why this color is a bench mark for other pink lippes even Mac Candy Yum Yum.  Schiap is just PERFECT and the  Quintessential Bright Pink. 

BOBBI BROWN Corrector & Concealer Kit Review!

So this is going to be another cult product review and its the Bobbi Brown - Creamy Corrector & Concealer Kit. I have had this for close to 10 months now and in all that time i have had a love-hate relationship with this product! I am being honest and that's what the goal of this Blog is.

GLAMBOX JULY'14 REVIEW!

Its time for the July GLAMBOX review! This month's glambox was themed 'SUMMER GLOW'- enhancing inner beauty with a lil treat for other senses too! In my understanding this months glambox contained 2 full size samples and then some regular size ones. Nontheless it was an exciting way to try the products.

NARS 'CRUELLA' Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Review.

I have been loving RED for sometime now, i always thought i was more of a pink lips kinda girl but turns out red suits me...but a very specific kind of red. Nars 'Cruella' is one of the many many REDS that suit me.

THEFACESHOP mono-eyeshadow Review!

For a few days now i have been trying out this new (to me!) Korean brand called 'THEFACESHOP'. Its a known fact that Asian/Japanese/Koreans do their skincare and cosmetics very well. I first came across THEFACESHOP a few months back in a beauty box opening by some youtuber and i was really drawn to the packaging. But that was that. Didn't think about it until a few days back when i spotted a familiar looking logo and packaging! Got reminded how badly i wanted to try them and ordered 2 eyeshadows from the lot. Today's review would be about the same. 

MILANI Baked Blush in Luminoso (05) Review.

Today i would be reviewing another Beauty community favourite. This one is by MILANI. After reading the reviews on this for sometime now i finally caved into my desire,  hunted it down (not physically!! :) and ordered it. And let me tell you in advance I LOVE IT. A lot of the reviews i read compared it to NARS Orgasm Blush but i personally do not think so. Luminoso is more peachy-coral. 

theBALM 'FRAT BOY' BLUSH Review!

theBALM 'FRAT BOY' Blush is a very beautiful natural coral-pink blush. Its a perfect blush for that natural flush of color look. This one is another one of those blushes with which one can never go overboard/wrong.

FAVOURITE BLACK KAJAL'S- DRUGSTORE & HIGH END VERSIONS.

Today i thought lets do a post about BLACK LINERS as i seem to have a lot of those! I choose 4 out of my stash as these are the ones i seem to reach for everytime i do my makeup. I have categorized them into two categories:- drugstore & high end (high street). So lets get on with it. 

REVLON 'PARFUMERIE' Nailpolish Collection Review.

A month or so back REVLON launched its 'PARFUMERIE' nailpolish Collection. They are basically 'SCENTED' nailpolishes . I searched high and low and found 3 shades which i liked and ultimately fell in love with. The scented bit is a thing of preference and also getting used to. But the scents are very pleasant and very subtle.

GLAMBOX JUNE 2014 UPDATE.

So this month's GLAMBOX was filled with some nice essentials. This month i got some of my fav things and some NEW brand introductions & some very exciting Vouchers.

theBalm BETTY-LOU MANIZER Shadow/Bronzer REVIEW.

theBALM is a beautiful company. Having tried their Blushes, Shadows and Brow products i can say that they are pretty consistent with their AWESOMENESS! The products are of very high quality and quantity is pretty good specially for the blushes/bronzer's. Today i would be reviewing a cult BBlogger fav by this brand - BETTY LOU MANIZER (bronzer/highlighter/blusher/shadow)! Thats one Multi-purpose product.