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The Body Shop Lily Cole Puff On Radiance Review, Swatches

The Body Shop Lily Cole Puff On Radiance Review, Swatches

What the Company claims: These magical little beads deliver shimmering colour to face and decolletage. The supersoft integrated puff is made from manmade fibres. It’s limited edition so don’t miss out. Catch it while you can.
Pink tones
Dermatologically tested
Integrated cruelty-free puff
Limited edition


How to use: Using the puff, sweep powder over face, cheeks and decolletage.

MRP: Rs. 1395/-

It comes in a super cute round packaging with a super cute puff which has bow knot on top..how cuter can it get..


There is a plastic separator between the beads and puff..the beads are in shades of gold, silver and pink..


This is quite easy to use..I have tried both the puff and brush..the puff is wider to highlight small areas like cheekbones..would work for the collar bones and decolletage..this is a little too shimmery as a highlighter for my taste..as I prefer subtle highlighters..but if you are a shimmer fan, you would love it..

When used all over the face lightly with a kabuki brush, it gives a nice pearlescent glow..which looks nice for night time parties, etc..

T-B: Pink, Golden, Silver, Combined

Pros:

1. Cute packaging.
2. Easy to use.
3. Stays well.
4. Has gold, silver, pink..so can be used individually or all together..
5. Would work great for collar bones and decolletage.
6. The qty would last ages or for generations 😀
7. Gives a pearlescent glow when used all over..

Cons:

1. Expensive.
2. Has parabens.
3. I am not a fan of too much shimmer for face

Overall if you love shimmery highlighters, you would love this..if you love cute packaging, then you would love this..but if you a fan of subtle highlighters, then you may give it a skip..

Rating:

Quality: 3.5/5
Value for money: 3.25/5
Availability: 3.5/5

Overall Rating: 3.25/5

Would I buy it again : I wont need to 😀

Do you like highlighters ? Your Favorite Highlighter ?

Rouge Bunny Rouge, Ellis Faas Products Preview

Rouge Bunny Rouge, Ellis Faas Products Preview

Finally exams over ! I received certain RBR and Ellis Faas stuff for review..thought of sharing the pics with you..

There is Creamy Lips, Milky Lips, Creamy Eyes and a Mascara..

Rouge Bunny Rouge Seas of Illumination Highlighting Liquid in Sea of Showers (Gorgeous stuff !!), Color Burst Lipstick and Long Lasting Eye Shadow..

Would review them soon…I know I am lagging behind..and have tons of stuff to review..there is one more huge haul to share :p

Would review all soon..promise..

Do you want any particular review first ?

BB Cream Shop Goodies Preview

BB Cream Shop Goodies Preview

I got some stuff from BBCreamShop.eu for review..I love those cute Korean cosmetics with amazing packaging..those are a treat for our eyes no ;)About BBCreamShop:
The certainties of BB Cream Shop:
Guaranteed 100% original products
Reliable: Certified Webshop
Free product with every order
Secure online payments with iDeal or Paypal
Low shipping, max € 4.95 within Netherlands
Free shipping on orders over € 75
Shipping within 3 working days

They stock brands like Etude House, Skin79, Missha, Lioele, Skinfood, BRTC, Hanskin, Dr. Jart, Innisfree and many more..

What I got..

Lioele Dollish Lipstick in Baby Peach, Lioele Jewel Mix Marble Skin Finish, Skinfood Nail Vita Nail Paint, Etude House Precious Mineral Bright Fit BB Cream and Lioele Miniature Special Set..

Reviews coming up soon…I love the look of the Lioele Mix Marble Skin Finish..and the Etude House BB Cream is so awesome..

What did you like ?

P.S: Sent by site for review.

Sleek MakeUP Face Form Palette Review, Swatches

Sleek MakeUP Face Form Palette Medium Review, Swatches

Sleek MakeUP has come up with new Face Form Palette combining a matte contouring powder, a highlighter and the third being a blush or bronzer depending on your skin tone..they have four variants..Fair, Light, Medium and Dark..the fair variants have a rose gold blush and the medium and dark ones have a bronzer included..

MRP: 8.99£ for 20g

They mention it to be available on sleekmakeup.com from March 2012, I guess that would be October..

This is quite an innovative concept and such stuff which have 2-3 products together or can be multi tasked are so convenient..to carry, to use, finding 10 different things is difficult..and when you need them, you never find them :/

Ingredients:

Find more details about it in below pics..

It comes in standard black Sleek packaging..and comes with a mirror..all the three powder, highlighter and bronzer are soo pigmented..one needs to use it lightly..as it can always be build up later..

Contouring Powder is a matte brick brown
Highlighter is satin finish pale peachy pink/frost white
Bronzer is satin finish orangey gold

Both the bronzer and highlighter have a satin finish but are not shimmery or disco ball types..it can be used subdued or layered as one likes..the texture is satiny soft too..I wonder how Sleek MakeUP always nails it with amazing products, don’t you ?

Natural light
With flash

Pros:

1. Super pigmented.
2. Multi tasking 3 in 1 product.
3. Convenient to use and carry.
4. The qty of 20g would last generations.
5. At 8.99£ for three products, its quite a deal coz their contouring kit and blush separately sums up more.
6. Works as eye shadows too..the matte brown is perfect for crease and blending..and the highlighter for highlighting brow bone.
7. Stays for 5-6 hours without humidity.
8. The bronzer and highlighter are satiny but not shimmery.

Cons:

1. Availability is an issue.
2. Not waterproof..so fades away in humid environment too.

No other cons..this is quite a winner ! Totally recommended. If you are into contouring and highlighting like Kim K., then surely get this..and others who are not but have a chubby face, contouring can work wonders girls..do try

Rating:

Quality: 4.25/5
Value for money: 4.25/5
Availability: 3.5/5

Overall Rating: 4/5

Would I buy it again: I would not need..but yes, if I do.

Have you tried contouring and highlighting ?

P.S: PR Sample. Honest Review

My Sleek and Colorbar Haul

My Sleek MakeUP and Colorbar Haul


I wanted to share this from a long time..my recent hauls..though I got them last week..somehow always forgot sharing it here..

Enjoy the pics 🙂

I got Sleek Oh So Special Palette..After trying Glory, I wanted to try another Sleek Palette and a Neutral one since I am more into neutrals..and was confused between Storm and Oh So Special since I liked both..somehow Oh So Special appealed a little more..and got it 😉 I also got the Sleek Glo Highlighter in Peach Shimmer..the famous dupe for the Bobbi Brown Shimmer Bricks, Pout Polish in Perfect Plum, Pout Paint in Pinkini and the Rose Gold Blush..the Nars Orgasm Dupe..

Coming to Colorbar, I wanted to try their new launches..so got the Soft Touch Lipsticks in Garnet for me and Rougemarie for mom, Creme Touch Lipstick in Passionate, True Gloss in Vintage Rose and Take Me As I Am Lip color in Flirtatious Pink..

You liked the haul ?

Rouge Bunny Rouge Highlighting Liquid Review, Swatches

Rouge Bunny Rouge Seas of Illumination Highlighting Liquid Review, Swatches

About the brand: Intricate and luxurious cosmetics brand, Rouge Bunny Rouge, twists opulence and beauty with embellished detailing to deliver a range of colour make up that embraces both romance and whimsy. Wearable, blendable and adaptable formulas and shades are at the very heart of Rouge Bunny Rouge. The formulas are absolutely outstanding and have been sourced from the world’s most sophisticated laboratories. We are delighted to be able to share this very unique and qualitative brand with you.

At sunset in the Enchanted Garden, you can fleetingly glimpse the mermaids dancing in the gently lapping waves of the Grand Moon Seas. Evening mists rise and tenderly caress them, lingering languorously on their bodies to gift their skin with uncommon youth and beauty.

We were inspired by this scene to bring you this dream-in-a-bottle, so that you can have your very own transformation. The moisturising surge of liquid pearls will dance whispers on your skin till dawn. Be as playful as the magical being that you are… you’ll still look as sublimely refined and urbanely elegant as the Moon itself. The tiny reflective particles will illuminate you anywhere you choose, with a sinfully quivering effect to quietly showcase your beauty. Bring fine-spun silver thrills by night or by day – to eyes, brows, temples, shoulders… No one can eclipse you, Moon Mermaid.

This multipurpose water-based fluid blends easily with moisturiser, or with foundation, to customise the look – to yours alone. Create an inside-out illumination effect and blend it to a thin, refined wash of pearls. Light fragrance of Cucumber with a touch of Peach Flower will add to your application pleasure. A quartet of shades with Melissa extract to soothe, and Vitamin E to guard against ageing. The highlighting liquid can be used alone or over moisturiser and as a highlighter, over foundation, too.

Small tricks:
Use your fingertips or RBR Foundation Brush (# 009) to apply a fine sheen to moisturised skin. Blend MILK AQUARELLE on top or mix the Liquid Foundation with the Highlighting Liquid and apply the two together for a light-reflecting radiance.

For an almost-invisible bloom of health and radiance, mix with either the PRELUDE IN THE CLOUDS or SERAPHIC VEIL and finish with a hint of powder.

Use ´Sea of Clouds´ (white) for a sophisticated and dramatic effect or ´Sea of Nectar´ or ´Sea of Showers´ (beige and gold versions) for a more subtle shimmer. Use the Foundation Brush or your fingertips to highlight your cheekbones, brow, nose. Use the Sea of Clouds (silver-white) on the bridge of your nose to make it look thinner. A small amount blended into the tip of your nose will make it appear shorter.

Mix any of the four shades with our new Tinted Moisturisers to wash your skin with a light-reflecting radiance.


MRP: £ 45.00 for 30ml (Rs. 3600/-)

 

L-R: Nectar, Tranquility, Clouds, Showers

Sea of Clouds: Imagine liquid pearl, and you have the shade of this highlighter. Perfect for pale and light to medium skin tones with cool undertones (red heads and blondes with green, blue or grey eyes), it will create that ethereal, ‘bathed in moonlight’ look. “Moonlight on the water” luminous effect – Perfect for making any skin tone and colour looking brighter and fresher.

Sea of Tranquility: The soft pink hue is filled with silver and gold inflections, which makes it versatile enough to work for pale skin tones as well as olive skin tones. It’s a fab shade to use as we move from winter to spring, as it does a magical job brightening your complexion to make you look fresh and fancy. Palest milky opalescence, with super fine pink, white and gold pearls, luminous effect – Perfect for enlivening tired looking skin and all skin tones

Sea of Showers: We’ll let you into a little secret: this is the best-selling shade of RBR’s Highlighting Liquids. If you have pale skin, don’t worry, the gold hue of the highlighter will act like a liquid bronzer, gently bringing a warm glow to your skin. For tan and darker skin tones, it will blend beautifully with your skin to create a totally natural radiance. Honeyed white-gold with a luminous effect – Use all year round for golden tawny gorgeousness or to enliven pale blue winter tones

Sea of Nectar: The darkest shade of RBR’s Highlighting Liquids is stunning on tanned and dark skin. The rose-gold shade will warm skin to make you look like a sun goddess all year round, much to the envy of everyone around you. Gold-in-rose to give a pale copper luminous effect, stunning – To warm and uplift cool skin.

L-R: Nectar, Clouds, Tranquility, Showers

I have the small samples of it..I have used it 5-6 times..now I do not use highlighters on a daily basis..but occasionally…these are just awesome ! I guess I won’t need to say anything else..

Blended

Liquid Highlighters..not too shimmery..stay on the whole day..look amazing mixed with a foundation (give an amazing dewy finish) ! What else does one need :p

These are super easy to blend and very easy to work with. I use it at the top of the cheek bones, brow bone, bridge of the nose and cupid’s bow.

I am totally loving them..

The problem with this as always is the availability ! Its available at Zuneta here. This sure is super expensive too !

But if you don’t mind shelling for a good liquid highlighter..I totally recommend this..I love the Sea of Showers the most..it does bring a warm glow to the skin.

P.S: PR Samples

Which is your favorite ?

Chambor Single Blush Star Candy Review, Swatches

Chambor Single Blush Shade No.57 Star Candy Review, Swatches

What the Company claims: Size 6 GM
It comes in both Frosted and Matte form which imparts a right color that glides on.
Convenient to carry & used for re-touch
Lasts for long period of time
Water resistant – Long Lasting
Comes in Powder Form, Can be converted to Cream form by mixing it with Foundation or Moisturizer
Excellent blending & adherence capability
Non Comodogenic
No animal ingredients

Chambor Single Blush is ultra-fine and simple to apply. This is the basic blush which is formulated to glide weightlessly onto the skin to provide sheer, sun-kissed colour. Builds effortlessly and spreads evenly.
Ingredients: Vitamin A & E

Shades Available:

  • 57 Star Candy
  • 59 Star Delight
  • 65 Soft Rose
  • 66 Ambering Rose
  • 61 Soft Strawberry
  • 71 Rose Fonce

MRP: Rs. 495/- for 6g

Ingredients:

Its pink and gold !! And looks super awesome combined..this works as blush cum highlighter..and the gold reflects show up beautifully on the skin..perfect glow..this is one must have for brides !

It comes in a small rectangular black packaging..and has a mirror and brush inside..the brush is ok..not that great but good for emergencies..

The texture of this blush is awesome..though its a powder blush..it has a creamy finish to it..and blends amazingly well ! And stays put for a good 7-8 hours..and still does not go away completely. The blend of shades look great…and this would look pretty as an eye shadow too !

The pink part is light soft pink.and the gold works as highlighter..and both together are a peachy gold with a pearly finish..and its gorgeous !!

Here are the swatches..

T-B: Pink,Gold, Blended

Pictures do not do justice to this blush..you should check out this shade personally..

Pros:

1. Gorgeous shade ! This pink and gold combo is perfect for our warm skin tones..and this is a true bridal blush !
2. Works as a blush cum highlighter.
3. Creamy texture..no powdery feeling..no fall outs.
4. Comes with a brush and mirror.
5. Available easily at all Chambor outlets and even online.
6. Stays for a good 7-8 hours.
7. Can be used as an eye shadow too.

Cons:

1. The brush is ok..not of much use.
2. If you like matte blushes..you might not like it..but this is more of an evening blush than a day time or formal wear one.

No other cons..I quite like it 🙂

I do not have words for this shade..I am so in love with it..I have not seen any dupes or similar shades for this..This is perfect for parties or receptions..if you are a bride to be, then go get it now ! Chambor Blushes also come in duo form..and have the same shades..Check them too..you might get two shades by paying just a little more 😉

Rating:

Quality: 4.75/5
Value for money: 4.5/5
Availability: 4.5/5

Overall Rating: 4.5/5

Would I buy it again: Yes..I am also checking out Soft Rose and Rose Fonce

Have you tried Chambor Single Blushes?

Monave Mineral Blush Review, Swatches

Monave Mineral Blush Review, Swatches

What the Company claims: From dusty rose to deep mauve, our blushes will brighten up your cheeks in a soft, natural way. Monave blushes are made from a silky, sheer formula that’s easily blendable and long-wearing. These are pure pigment and can be used on the nails and lips as well.

These blushes are made from pure mica, so while the texture is extraordinarily soft, the color is concentrated. Use just a few crumbs on acotton ball or a blush brush. Make sure to tap all of the excess powder off of the brush, until there is just a faint dusting on the tips of the bristles, then gently glide over the cheeks. Very little blending is needed.

Directions: Loose mineral blushes are very concentrated and should be applied sparingly. The simplest way to apply them is with a cotton ball. Press the cotton ball onto the sifter, then tap the jar so a little bit of blush powder gets on the cotton ball. Then gently glide the color over the apples of the cheek, and blend. If you prefer to use a brush, a fan brush is the best option. A traditional blush brush isn’t recommended, as it picks up too much of the powder.

Ingredients: Mica, iron oxides, titanium dioxide, may contain ultramarine blue, ferric ferrocyanide

MRP: Full size = $13.50 for 3g
Sample Baggie = $1.00

Monave Blushes are divided into four categories : Sultry Blush, Pearlescent Blush, Matte Blush and Semi Matte Blush..
I am reviewing the shade 207 from Semi Matte which is Seashell..Its a very light cool toned icy pink shade with silver shimmer..this shade is just perfect as a highlighter for medium to fair skin tones. As described these are super duper pigmented and you need just a little amount. Even using a blush brush is not recommended as it would pick up too much powder..a cotton ball is recommended..I use a fan brush and dab just a little..for those highlighted cheeks !

T-Unblended B- Blended

About Seashell : Get in touch with your inner princess as you cascade this “pretty in pink” shade across your cheeks. Pearlescent blues and slight sparkle compliment this classic pink to add a little Cinderella to your every day.

Pros:

1. It is super duper pigmented…a very very small qty is required to be used.
2. I love the shade and the fact that it can be used both as a blush and highlighter.
3. They have a variety of shades in all possible combinations.
4. Since a very little amount is required this is going to last me ages !
5. Small and handy container.
6. Even though it has shimmer it does not accentuate the pores.
7. Super soft in texture.

Cons:

1. Guessing the shade online is difficult.
2. Availability is an issue. You can buy it here
3. This shade would not suit duskier skin tones.

Overall I am in love with this shade and love using it as a highlighter ! I would surely recommend it for medium to fair skin tones..from NC 30 to 37..or lighter with cool tones..

Rating:

Quality: 4/5
Value for money: 4/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3.75/5

Would I buy it again: Yes.They have some pretty amazing shades.

P.S: Product sent by brand for review but it has not affected my opinion.