I am back with an OOTD. We went to Ocean Park in Hong Kong which is a must visit. It was amazing, it is so so huge! The rides were fab and we saw dolphins, penguins, seals, walrus, sea lion, birds, giant panda and so many other animals. It was so amazing to watch them play, roam around, jump, etc <3 I got some beautiful shots and videos, would share those in some other post.
This is what I wore to Ocean Park. A pretty simple electric blue belted shift dress with pockets. It was easy going and chic, usually shift dresses have no shape, the inbuilt belt here cinches the waist and makes your figure look more flattering.
I accessorized it with a pearl necklace and my Silvette stone ring. And the Bata floral shoes to complete the look. Since we had to walk a lot, flats were the only option!
From where I stand
Dress: Miss Chase
Shoes: Bata (Shown HERE)
Necklace: W for Woman
Ring: Silvette
Sunnies: Gifted by Rado
Watch: Daniel Wellington
Happy Me 😀The blue indeed stands out!
I hope you liked the outfit.Do let me know in the comments below 🙂
‘Beauty lies in the eyes of the person who sees it’ is a well known saying. But, the fact is that it does not imply to the people of the present generation. They prefer to get dressed up in the most fashionable way with top branded makeup products and accessories. The attitude of the people towards fashion, makeup and even styling has changed considerably with time and now people look out for more vibrant colors and unique products in their makeup kit.
Buying a top branded makeup product is not a big deal these days. You can get them online as well as offline. But, the chances of getting them at a more discounted price is all that matters and it is where online shopping helps you.
There are many online stores that sell makeup products from top brands and they are of high quality and standard. They will last long and is worth the price you buy. Check out these online stores for makeup products if you consider revamping your makeup kit this New Year.
Flipkart
Flipkart is one of the most sorted online shopping stores for makeup and beauty related products. It is because there are many numbers of top brands who launches their exclusive products via Flipkart and sells them. You get a chance to experience exclusive shopping experience through Flipkart, which makes it the favorite of most of the online shoppers. Cosmetics online at Flipkart include products from top brands like Lakme, L’Oreal, Revlon, Cameleon, Coloressence, Cosmoface, Mac Matte, Maybeline and many more.
The more interesting fact is that you also get a chance to buy international brands from Flipkart. You get buy anything needed for your perfect look like those including your face, eyes, lips, ears etc. It can turn you into a real fashionista within a quick span of time.
Jabong
Jabong is also yet another online store that mainly focuses on fashion and its related products. They have a huge collection of latest makeup products and that also from good and top brands. They sell quality products that are reliable and durable at discounted prices. They even host big sale where they sell good and branded products at a much cheaper price for their customer satisfaction.
Makeup Kit at Jabong include products from top brands like Miss Claire, Victoria’s Secret, Viviana, Konad, Mtv Muahh by Blue Heaven, Maybelline, Stol’n and LÓreal. Some of them are available at a discounted price and it is worth your time. You can bring that hidden beauty inside you, exploring yourself with a makeup kit from any of these brands.
Nykaa
Nykaa is one of the leading and popular online stores that cater to all your needs related to beauty, makeup and wellness. Nykaa features about 200 brands and more than 10000 products that are of high-quality. They showcase a wide range of products which include makeup, skincare, hair care, fragrances, bath & body for women and men. Nykaa beauty products are 100% guaranteed, reliable and come with no side-effects.
Top brands for makeup products available at Nykaa include Lakme, Maybelline, LÓreal Paris, Colorbar, Elle 18, Revlon, Dove and others. It also includes Skin Care, Hair Care, Bath & Body, Fragrance, Herbal, Wellness, Mom & Baby and Gifts.
Purplle
Purplle helps you to know the inside beauty in you, to get you the perfect makeover look. Yes, the main highlight of this store is that is filled with products related to makeup and beauty and you can try for a makeover online through their virtual makeup studio!
Using this, you can choose a makeover with various products available at Purplle. This makes it easy for you to decide which product will suits you better and thus you can make the right choice. At Purplle you can also get gift sets of beauty products. Some of the popular brands featured in puplle are Escada, Biotique, Herbal Essence, Loreal, Valera and many more.
Myntra
Myntra is the one stop store for all your needs. Yes, it is the favorite hub for all your fashion and beauty needs as well. Myntra helps in getting you the right products for the right fashionista within you.
Makeup products are also sold by Myntra in their beauty category. The makeup products available in Myntra includes from top brands like Lakme, LÓreal Paris, Maybelline, Lotus Herbals, Revlon, Soultree, Colorbar, Nivea, TONI & GUY, Streetwear, Dr Rene and many more.
Check out these online stores for getting the most updated and stylish makeup products and kits to get that real makeover!
What the Company claims: Give your lips an eye-catching neon twist with Maybelline New York’s Baby Lips Electro Lip Balms
Maybelline brings the ‘neon lip trend,’ spotted at New York and Paris Fall Fashion weeks to India by launching a range of bright, vibrant neon lip balms. Presenting the Maybelline Baby Lips Electro lip balm range, a collection of 4 electric lip balms – Fierce N Tangy, Berry Bomb, Oh Orange and Pink Shock, which moisturize lips while giving them a chic neon kick!
Enriched with Maybelline New York’s exclusive Botanical Cell Repair Concentrate and a blend of effective ingredients like honey, Shea butter and collagen, these flavoured lip balms hydrate and soften lips and keep them smooth for up to 8 hours. Smear on these eye-catching, glossy, neon lips balms and create your own Neon & Electro Style Statement!
Why you’ll love it:
• Has bright color pigments for an electric color effect
• Comes in Strawberry, Lemon, Orange and Watermelon flavours
• Enriched with an exclusive lip-renew formula, vitamins & moisturizing ingredients
• Visibly renews lips to make them plump, soft and smooth
Fierce N Tangy is the non tinted one and the rest three are tinted. I love the packaging! Transparent cap and bright colors.
The formula is as smooth and moisturizing as the original Baby Lips. In fact this is slightly more creamier and glossy. I have Pink Shock and Oh! Orange with me.
Pigmentation wise Oh! Orange is not that pigmented and does not show up much on lips but Pink Shock is super! Its a very pretty bright pink,I use it almost everyday. Its my handbag staple and I also carried and used it during my honeymoon.
If you are a daily just a lip balm and kohl person like me, you will love this! Plus it did not re application again and again and kept the lips soft and supple even after it was gone and the tint remains for a long time too!!
L- Oh! Orange, R- Pink Shock
At this price point, something which moisturizes your lips and gives a nice pink color and leaves behind a tint too, I highly recommend this. I haven’t tried the Berry yet but absolutely suggest trying Pink Shock. But do not expect super bright color as shown in the ads or banners 😀
Rating:
Quality: 4.25/5
Value for money : 4/5
Availability: 4/5
Overall rating: 4/5
Have you tried the new Maybelline Baby Lips Electro Pop Lip Balms?
Chambor Moisture Plus Lipstick Hottie Plus Review,Swatches
Guest Post by Nisha
Hi Girls,
How is New Year going on? For me, it started with a bad health but as they say there is always a lipstick to cheer you up on those gloomy days. So today I bring you a pretty pink lipstick from Chambor.
What the Company claims: An innovative “dual action” formula with a nourishing core to hydrate lips and prevent dryness; surrounded by a soft, ultra-moisture colour coating for a smooth, radiant finish.
Today I am reviewing 344 Hottie Plus Chambor Lipstick which I had picked sometime back. I was looking for some nice Pink lipstick and I landed on this one from Chambor. I have always liked their dazzle eyeliners but never tried their lipsticks, so thought of giving this a try. Once I swatched it, I liked the pretty pink shade and thus bought it. It was an impulse buy, but thank god it didn’t disappoint me.
This has a good pigmentation and hence I use it according to the occasion. On days when I want a light sheer finish I swipe it just once and for more prominent effect I go with two swipes.
So I am just listing some reasons below, as to why I like this lipstick
• Nice pink shade
• Pigmentation is good
• Stays for 2/3 hours and then leaves a nice stain
• Formula is creamy and it is quite moisturizing
• Doesn’t settle in fine lines
• Great for regular use
However what I didn’t like about this :
• If you swipe it more, it feels heavy on lips
• I felt it be to slightly overpriced
• Transfers easily
• Packaging is quite old fashioned
Here’s how the shade looks on me and otherwise.
Price: Rs. 645
Rating : 3.8/5
This is a nice pink shade which is good for everyday use. It would be more suitable for girls with fair skin tone. Hope you liked this review. Let me know your thoughts by commenting below. Enjoy the winters and the New Year.
Bio: I (Nisha Mishra Singh) am a Blogger at ThePinkTrends (www.thepinktrends.com). I love to experiment and share my experiences. I blog about everything that matters in a Girl’s Life. Fashion, Beauty, Cosmetics, Food , Travel and much more.
P.S: That’s a super pretty pink Nisha. I loved it.
Have you tried out any Chambor Moisture Plus Lipstick?
Pre Bridal Services (Body) at Lakme Salon-Review & Experience
Hey guys,
I had got a few of my pre bridal services done at Lakme Salon on 2nd Dec before the wedding. I would be sharing my experience of the same but would divide the same into separate categories such as body,hair, etc for ease and convenience and not make the post too long.
I finished all the services in a day at the Lakme Salon,Bandra since I hardly had time left.
Starting with the body, I got white chocolate wax done. I had tried chocolate wax 1-2 times but never tried white chocolate. They start with a pre wax lotion that removes any body lotion residue, etc which sometimes is a hindrance while waxing.
White Chocolate wax was very very smooth and not at all sticky. It came out super quick with the entire area’s hair removal at once. No going over the area 2-3 times as happens with regular wax at times.
My full hands and legs were done in about 30-40 minutes which was quite quick. They also use a post wax astringent lotion which helps in closing the pores, which is very important for me since I have sensitive skin and open pores gives me bumps and rashes.
Then I went for Body Polishing which is an absolute must try for brides to be. They start with cleansing the body, followed by astringent and exoliating gel.
Since I had got my waxing done just before this treatment, I had to skip exfoliation as my pores were still open. A body scrub made of oats, papaya, etc was then applied on the entire body.
Left- Scrub,Right- Mask
Post cleansing of the scrub, a mask was applied consisting of sandalwood,fuller’s earth (multani mitti),etc with the steam machine on, on each area step by step. And it was kept on for a few minutes and cleansed with normal water later.
Skin felt super soft and smooth. I was so occupied with work on the last few days before the wedding that I hardly got time to look after my body skin. And that I guess would be the common problem with most of the brides. This treatment is perfect coz it compensates for your lost time and takes care of the body skin within an hour.
Highly recommended for brides to be and even for others,you can try it once in a while. Especially if you have ingrowth, etc, this would help exfoliate the skin and help in reducing ingrowth and getting rid of dead skin cells too.
P.S: Image from Google
Have you tried Body Polishing/White Chocolate wax at Lakme Salon?
I am sharing the bridal pics in this post today. Check out all the Bridal Diaries updates HERE, more about the Lakme Absolute Bridal Dream Team HERE and announcing Cory Walia as my bridal makeup artist HERE.
After the ‘bride in the making’ pics in the last post, here are the final pictures 🙂
One saree done :p I had to wear 2 sarees and one dupatta and all that jewellery amd manage walking,sitting, etc with that :/
The white saree shown in the above pic on the shoulder is the 2nd saree called the ‘Panetar’. And the dupatta, thank god the dupatta was not huge but still it was heavy.
Done with all three finally.
I loved the makeup! It was subtle and elegant, not overly done. No cakey foundation, the eyes were perfect and he used a burgundy lipstick on me which I never thought would look good on me, but he mixed 1-2 shades and the hint of pink looked nice.
Cory and his team did the hairstyle and jewellery placing also really well. Draping was the toughest coz two sarees were to be draped together where the red gharchoda is the main saree (Some Gujuratis have the panetar as the main saree and wear the gharchoda before the 4th phera) and panetar also goes together. They did it really well. Also they did the crisp gharchoda pleats with the help of a hair straightener! I had read about that tip but never got the chance to try it myself, finally it was tried on me 😀 And it really works in keeping the saree pleats together!!
Some random clicks..
Happy CoryShowing me the pic he clicked on his camHappy us! Finally all done and went wellMirror Mirror On the WallBefore the mandapDuring the pherasCandid Moment
The pics are clicked by Sneha and Saif from Rhythmic Focus. Check out their facebook page HERE
I am really happy I got this opportunity to get my bridal makeup done by Cory Walia and his team. Thanks to Team Lakme and Cory Walia for making my special day more memorable 🙂 And thank you everyone for all the love and support throughout <3
P.S: Its also our one month anniversary in an hour 😀
Ok..so the list keeps on increasing every year. With the number of new launches happening, I am only adding to my favorites but still love some of my old favourites too.
What are your 2014 makeup favourites ? Do we share common favourites ?
Happy New Year guys ! I am back with this year’s best and my favorites..Check out 2011′s best of skin and hair HERE, 2012′s best of skin and hair HERE and 2013’s best of skin and hair HERE.
Also check out a list of 18 everyday skincare and makeup products within a budget of Rs.5000/- with their reasons HERE
Coming to 2014’s best in skin and hair. Will do the best of makeup in the next post.
That’s it..Phew :p I did not experiment much in skin care or did not try any new face scrubs, face pack, body wash, body lotion, etc . I think this year I have used many things for my hair instead of skin. And some new experiments await for the hair in 2015 too 😀
How about you ? What did you like the most in skin and hair in 2014 ? Your favorites ?
Another OOTD, this time from the Andamans, Havelock to be specific. Our hotel Emerald Gecko was at Vijayanagar beach and had this private beach area (which most of the decent hotels in Havelock do). I clicked lots of pics there and the breakfast/dining area was also bang opposite the beach. You just feel like lying there whole day.
I wore this dress on my birthday. I know its too dressy for the beach, but we were heading out and it starts getting dark at Havelock around 4-4.30 and after 5 its like pitch dark. So we clicked the pics before heading out.
I love how this dress fits beautifully and is super comfortable. The off shoulder looks nice and the printed lower half with two pockets also works perfectly, though it looks like a separate top and midi skirt. I paired it with a statement necklace and a statement belt.
With my Daniel Wellington watch and black suede ankle strap wedges. And my favourite MAC Ruby Woo <3
Later we went to Kaala Patthar beach too which was very near to our hotel, we went there two days out of the three we were at Havelock. Kaala Patthar hardly had any crowd and was serene unlike Radhanagar which was quite crowded.
Let me tell you I was very nervous. I thought he would be very moody types or something but I was so so wrong. He was very very sweet and warm. A very down to earth and jovial person. We both are Sagittarians :p We chatted a lot and he made me feel quite comfortable.
Starting with the goof ups, he and his team members Poonam and Priya already reached the venue at 9am even before we reached :/ And I still had to sit for the pre wedding mandva puja which took another 40 minutes or so. We had ample time to get ready so that was not an issue, but still I did not want to make him wait. He was very calm though and had his breakfast peacefully.
Later on when we started with the makeup, my jewellery box went missing. I was going nuts :/ My friends and family took rounds to home to check while all the time it was in the same bag right in front of us and no one could find it :/ Yes, all this usually happens on the day of your wedding. Something similar happened with my bhai’s sherwani on the day of his wedding 😀
Finally we found it, and untill that time we did the basic makeup,etc. Jewellery was required before hair for the maang tikka etc placing.
I also learned some tips and tricks for him. He said I am the first bride he is working on who knows so much about makeup and makeup brands and is so knowledgeable,that he loved doing my makeup 🙂
Here are a few pics of ‘in process’ :p
After the base, Cory used the Lakme Absolute Face Stylist Compact to set the base. He used the Face Stylist Blush Duos and Lakme Eye Quartet.
He made a slight wing with the Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate and lined the waterline too with it. (I love it too..was carrying only this liner/kajal for my honeymoon)
A small nazar ka tikka too with the Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate.
And last but not the least mascara..
We did not have flowers and Cory wanted to add them to the bun, so he went and got some flowers from the wedding mandap 😀
And with the jewellery..
I will show you the complete look with the two sarees and the dupatta and more pics with him in the next post 🙂
