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Lotus Herbals Botanical Tinted Lip Gloss Review,Swatches

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Lotus Herbals Seduction Botanical Tinted Lip Gloss Review,Swatches


What the Company claims: A unique, high gloss lip care formulation with a non-sticky feel. Enriched with botanical extracts of Grapes and Jojoba that make lips soft and supple for long. The unique product qualities are:  Sponge Brush Applicator for smooth even application  Freedom to use as top coat without affecting lip color.
Lotus Herbals Seduction Botanical Tinted Lip Gloss Review,Swatches

Active Ingredients: JOJOBA – Jojoba helps promote healing of the skin. – Its antimicrobial properties in addition to the chemical composition that closely resembles skin’s natural sebum, makes it easy to absorb and non-allergic even in the most sensitive individuals.

MRP: Rs. 225/- for 5ml

I had posted about the new Festive launches by Lotus Herbals in Moist Petals and Seduction Botanical Tinted Lip Gloss here. They have come up with 6 new shades in Moist Petals and 5 new shades in lip glosses suitable for the Festive season.

The shade I am reviewing 40 Lychee Squash is a part of their new launch. They have a normal slanted applicator..I guess a doe foot one would have been better.

Lychee Squash is a bronzy pink shade with shimmer..its a perfect festive shade..this shade would go with most of the Indian traditional wear.

Pros:

1. Its quite moisturising but non sticky.
2. A shade to go with traditional wear.
3. 5 ml is a good quantity..it would last quite long.
4. Economical.
5. The shimmer can give that glossy lips !
6. Has jojoba and grape extracts.

Cons:

1. Not all Ingredients are mentioned.
2. Staying power is ok..it does not last long.
3. This shade is not suitable for daily wear.
4. Its not very pigmented..so if you have pigmented lips you need to test it first.

Overall a decent gloss..And I would surely like to check out other shades..I just wished it had a little less shimmer and would have stayed longer.

Rating:

Quality: 3/5
Value for money: 3.5/5
Availability: 3.5/5

Overall Rating: 3.25/5

Would I buy it again: May be..

Maybelline Fruit Jelly Lip Gloss Review, Swatches

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Maybelline Fruit Jelly Lip Gloss Review, Swatches


What the Company claims: Fruity Jelly LIP GLOSS
The Maybelline Fruity Jelly Lip Color – A tasty new sensation in shine. Lasting color meets lasting shine in a range of juicy flavors. Go Glassy!

Why You’ll love it
Unmatched glossy shine that lasts through the day
Eight delicious shades and flavours
Non sticky nature
Superior spreadability

Expert Tip
Start with the center of your lower lip and glide gently towards the outer edges. Follow the same technique for your upper lip.

Ingredients:

Shades Available:

  • Berry Bella
  • Mad About Melon
  • Sparkling Grape
  • Cherry Kiss
  • Crazy for Caramel
  • Tempting Toffee
  • Treat Me Sweet
MRP: Rs. 150/-
Well these are a mix of both shimmery and non shimmery colors. These are perfect to top your lipsticks with for that added shine.
These are quite sheer and would not give you any color..so if you expecting that..these are not for you..and if you have pigmented lips..not for you too..as they would not cover your lips.
Cherry Kiss is a non shimmery sheer red

Treat me Sweet is a light pink with shimmer
Crazy for Caramel is a light toffee shade with shimmer
Mad About Melon is a peachy orange shade with shimmer
Berry Bella is a non shimmery deeper pink
Here are swatches of Mad About Melon and Cherry Kiss
T- Mad About Melon B- Cherry Kiss
Pros:
1. Perfect to top off matte lipsticks or add a dash of shine.
2. They taste yumm !
3. Pretty names and packaging…they have their smell and taste according to their names.
4. Economical and easily available.
5. Easy to travel with..you can add a shine to your lips whenever you want !
6. Have a slanted tip applicator.
7. These are non sticky.
8. They do keep the lips moisturised.
Cons:
1. These are not meant for pigmented lips as are quite sheer.
2. The staying power is not that good..these would stay on for 1-1.5 hours.
Other than that no other cons…these are nice as glosses to top your lipsticks with or just as glosses for college girls.
Rating:
Quality: 3.5/5
Value for money: 4/5
Availability: 4/5
Overall Rating: 3.75/5
Would I buy it again: Yes

Monave Eyeliner Smoke Review,Swatches

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Monave Eyeliner Smoke Review,Swatches


What the Company claims: Monave eye liners are handcrafted with natural plant products and our signature mineral blends. The base of jojoba and natural waxes yields a wonderfully creamy texture that wears all day without smudging. No more pulling on the lids to spread the color.

For the first time in the cosmetic world, eye liners that are completely free of questionable ingredients such as carmine, lakes, dyes, and “hidden” synthetics. These liners are handcrafted individually with cold-pressed plant waxes and oils and our own natural pigment blends.

If you’ve ever wondered if an eyeliner can glide on softly, yet stay put throughout the day, then your answer lies here. No fancy ingredients, just good quality botanical ingredients formulated with great attention to performance. Below is a description of the colors and what lip products co-ordinate well with them.

About Smoke: a lovely deep gray for a soft look on blue or brown eyes.

Ingredients: Cold-pressed Jojoba Oil, Castor Oil, beeswax, candelilla wax, vitamin E (rice-based), Mica, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine Blue,Titanium Dioxide. Bright blue and Navy: may contain ferric ferrocyanide

MRP: 11.50$ for 5g

Smoke is a steel grey color with a metallic sheen and some silver shimmer. Its indeed very soft and glides on easily. This shade surely gives that smokey effect to eyes..true to its name.

Here is how it looks on me..

Pros:

1. Love the deep gray shade..it does give that soft smokey effect to the eyes.
2. Glides on easily.
3. Sharpenable..so no hygiene issues.
4. I used it on my waterline too and it did not sting or irritate my eyes.
5. Can also be blended and used as base for eyeshadows.

Cons:

1. Staying power is ok..may be coz its so soft in texture..
2. A little expensive for an eyeliner.
3. Available online. You can buy it here

Overall I quite love this shade and the effect it gives..its kinda different.

Rating:

Quality: 3.75/5
Value for money: 3.5/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Yes

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

Lakme Lip Love Lipstick Aphrodite Blush Review,Swatches, FOTD

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Lakme Lip Love Lipstick Aphrodite Blush Review,Swatches,FOTD


What the Company claims:

MRP: Rs. 550/-

Lakme had launched their Lip Love lipsticks last December…these are by far the costliest lipsticks Lakme has..but are they worth it..read on..

They have this metallic red ‘love’ embossed packaging..even the lipstick bullet has LOVE written on it..:p But the packaging is quite sturdy and nice and not the usual Lakme..

They come in 12 shades and have both lighter and darker shades to choose from..They have SPF 16 and are super creamy and hydrating.

The shade Aphrodite Blush is a peachy brown shade..which goes from a light to dark as its quite buildable..it can look more on the brown side on a few..

And here is how it looks on me..

Pros:

1. These are quite pigmented..you need just a single swipe for the color which you can build up depending on how you like it.
2. Very creamy and moisturising.
3. Feel super light on lips.
4. I liked the packaging…and its quite sturdy too.
5. They do not have any particular taste and just a light scent.
6. SPF 16
7. These stay on for 2-3 hours on my lips which is fine.
8. These do not settle in my fine lines and do not accentuate them.

Cons:

1. Expensive…but these are quite good quality wise.
2. I would have liked more shades..in fact pinks and corals.

Otherwise no cons..I quite like them..and for the above question..yes these are totally worth it !

Rating:

Quality: 4.5/5
Value for money: 3.75/5
Availability: 4/5

Overall Rating: 4/5

Would I buy it again: Yes..And I would recommend the shades Rose Kissed and Love Haze for everyday shades..Wine Whisper and Plum Pout if you like plums..

Jordana Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duo Review, Swatches

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Jordana Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duo Review, Swatches

What the Company claims:
Two Dynamic
Complementary shades in one convenient component
Crease-proof
Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duo by Jordana provide you with two tone shades in one single palette that can be applied sheer or built up for a more dramatic look. It comes in numerous shades.

Jordana’s Color Effects Powder Eyeshadow Duo can be worn as subtle or as bold as you wish. It is available in .094oz/2.66g. These duo shades can be applied sheer or built up for dramatic look.

Best Suitable For: All types of eyes

Tips & Tricks:
To extend the wear, apply Jordana’s Eye Primer on entire eyelid before applying your eye shadow. This eliminates any oils your lids may have which can cause your eyeshadow to crease.

Available in 13 combos.


MRP: 3.5 $ or Rs 300/- 

I am reviewing the shade Dynamic Duo. Its a matte nude brown and creamy beige combo. Its a perfect everyday wear combo..wear you can even out your lids and define your crease a little. This is suitable for office and formal wear too.

These two shades are quite versatile and can be used for contouring and highlighting too as these are matte..

These are single swipes of color without a primer..the color pops out more with a primer.

Pros:

1. Quite versatile and multi purpose.
2. Perfect for daily wear and formal wear.
3. Small and handy to carry.
4. Economical.
5. These stay on for 3-4 hours without a primer and longer with a primer.
6. These are quite soft in texture but not chalky or powdery.
7. They have a variety of combos to choose from.

Cons:

1. They do not have a mirror or applicator with it.
2. The eye shadow trios are priced at 315 which sound better..I am not too sure if they have the same pigmentation.
3. Availability is an issue.You can buy it here

Overall I quite like these..they are not at all bad for their price. And particularly for this combo I like its versatility.

Rating:

Quality: 3.75/5
Value for money: 3.75/5
Availability: 3.5/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Yes..I would like to try the Smoky Purple..

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Plum Paradise Swatches

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Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Plum Paradise Swatches

I have My Mahagony from Color Sensational and thats an universally loved awesome shade. Check out the swatches and my review of these lipsticks here.

MRP: Rs. 299/- for 4.2g

Plum Paradise is a deep plum shade with some red shimmer in it..Its a perfect night time shade.

Maybelline Color Sensational are quite moisturising and stay for a decent time on the lips..particularly dark shades like Plum Paradise stay longer..

Neither do they settle in fine lines nor does the shimmer stray away from lips.

If you do not have a plum shade in your stash and wish to get one..then you should surely try this.. 

Rating: 4/5

Which is your favorite Plum lipstick ?

Queen Cosmetics Lipsticks Review,Swatches

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Queen Cosmetics Lipsticks Review,Swatches

What the Company claims: Smooth and long-lasting, Queen lipsticks come in a range of vibrant colours. Choose from :

Pink (hot / magenta pink)
Medium (a sheer mid-red)
Soft Pink (bubblegum pink)
Maize (an orangey brown)
Coral (a pinky red)
Light Red (not pictured – a bright, slightly orangey red).

Ingredients: Castor Oil, Oleyl Alcohol, Candelilla Wax, Acetylated Lanolin, Alcohols, Carnauba Wax, Ozokerite Wax, Lanolin, Beeswax, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Methylparaben, Pigments

MRP: £10.00 

These come in a simple plain white packaging and nothing to fancy coz these are only made for Queen Cosmetics loyal customers on their request and not marketed and sold commercially.

L- Soft Pink R- Coral

Soft Pink is a cool toned bubblegum pink..its too much of a barbie pink on my tone.
Coral is a nice pinky red..quite a wearable version of red.

T- Soft Pink B- Coral

These are the most pigmented and creamiest lipsticks ever. But these are so creamy that one has to be careful in using them as they can bleed.

Pros:

1. These are very very creamy.
2. Very pigmented.
3. These stay put for a long time leaving behind a tint…so much so that you need a proper cleanser to remove this at the end of the day.
4. These are very small and handy to carry.

Cons:

1. These can bleed as they are too creamy.
2. Expensive for 10£ coz they have a simple packaging and not too much of product.
3. Available online.
4. Only 6 colors to choose from.
5. These do settle in fine lines.

Overall these are creamy and pigmented and long staying. If you like your lipstick to be long staying then you can try this but for me it settles in fine lines and can even bleed for a few.

Rating:

Quality: 3.5/5
Value for money: 3/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3/5

Would I buy it again: No

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

Living Nature Eye Pencil Midnight Review

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Living Nature Eye Pencil Midnight Review

What the Company claims: WINNER: ‘Best Eyeliner’, Green Parent Natural Beauty Awards 2011.

Deep black Midnight is a soft gentle pencil with vegetable waxes to provide smooth application, with naturally occurring oxides to enhance and define eyes. Eyes appear wider and enhanced in colour.

To use: apply a thin line close to the eyelashes. Use a sponge or cotton-bud to smudge the line for a natural softer look, and to enhance colour. Wear alone or with Living Nature Eyeshadow Duos.

Ingredients (INCI):

Hydrogenated palm kernel glycerides, Caprylic/Capric triglyceride, Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Hydrogenated palm glycerides, Rhus succedanea fruit wax, Talc, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Macadamia ternifolia seed oil, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl palmitate. [May contain: +/- Iron oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Ferric ferrocyanide (CI 77510)]

MRP: US$ 20.00/1.14g

Available colors: Deep Black Midnight, Grey/Blue River Stone, Deep Brown Flax Seed, Gold Flecked Black Smoulder

Midnight the most dark jet black eye pencil I have used till now ! Its amazingly pigmented and dark..one swipe is all you need to get the intense black color.

Its very very soft and glides on well. This one is perfect as base for smokey eyes.

Pros:

1. Jet Dark Intense Black !
2. Very soft and glides on easily..no tugging.
3. Its sharpenable and so no hygiene issues.
4. Its a Beauty Award Winner.
5. Has vegetable waxes and oils as all Living Nature products..and suitable for sensitive eyes too.
6. Its perfect as base for smokey eyes or as  given above..a line close to lash line and smudged softly.
7. It works on waterline too and did not sting.

Cons:

1. It does smudge when used on waterline.
2. A little expensive for a eye pencil.
3. Available online.

Overall I quite like the intense color of this and the fact that its super soft and good for smokey eyes. But its not the one that would stay put on your waterline.

Rating:

Quality: 4/5
Value for money : 3.5/5
Availability: 3/5

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Would I buy it again: Umm..Not too sure..If it would have not smudged so much on my waterline then surely would have..but then I do have watery eyes.

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

the Balm timeBalm Concealer Review

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the Balm timeBalm Concealer Review

What the Company claims :

MRP: 18$ for 7.5g

Ingredients:


It is supposed to be Anti Cernes i.e Anti Wrinkles concealer..It comes in 6 shades from Lighter than Light to Medium/Dark.

I have the Medium in this which is perfect for my skin tone..so Medium would suit NC 35-37 and Mid Medium which is the second last would suit NC 40-42.

Unblended

Blended

It comes with a white sponge which does help in blending it out..but it does not have a separate compartment to be kept and I do not keep it on the product as it comes..I don’t think thats hygienic to do..and I mostly use my fingers or sometimes a brush to blend it out.


Its very creamy but needs to be warmed up a little before applying..especially for the under eyes. Its very very opaque and just a little product is needed. More then the under eyes I feel this product is perfect for spot concealing. The best thing about this is its staying power. I have used this in extreme hot and humid climate and it stays put the whole day !

Pros:

1. Very opaque and gives complete coverage.
2. Does not transfer on tissues or anything.
3. Stays put the whole day !
4. Perfect for spot concealing.
5. Has some nice ingredients and they claim it can be worn before going to bed too..well that is not something I would do..
6. Economical for the quantity..this is going to last super long.

Cons:

1. Tub packaging.
2. Dry skin people might find it a little drying under eyes..they would need to use an eye cream.
3. Might settle in fine lines for a few..I did not face this problem.
4. Available online.

Overall I am in love with this product..though I am not sure people who prefer liquid concealers would like this..but those who require an opaque concealer for spot concealing..should surely try this out.

For comparision..this cost 18$ for 7.5g whereas MAC Studio Finish cost 17$ for 7g which is near about the same..and Studio Sculpt is 17$ for 5.5g

People in India can check this out on Strawberry.net..it is sometimes available at a much lesser price..but the availability is in itself very variable.

Rating:

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

Overall Rating: 3.75/5

Would I buy it again: Yes..

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

Maybelline Lip Smooth Color Bloom Peach Blossom Review

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Maybelline Lip Smooth Color Bloom Peach Blossom Review



What the Company claims : Why You’ll Love It
Now lips bloom with true-to-you color!
Hydrating white balm transforms on lips to give a color that is uniquely yours!
COLOR BLOOMING TECHNOLOGY with tone-revealing pigments reacts with the unique chemistry of your lips to give them a healthy flush of color.
JOJOBA AND PRO-VITAMIN E FORMULA continuously conditions and hydrates while protecting with SPF 16.
Available in 2 shades : Pink Blossom and Peach Blossom

MRP: Rs.99/- for 1.7g

Ingredients:

I have too many of pinks..so peach is something I was eyeing as it would be different..And presently loving all peaches and corals..! But even this turned out to be more of a peachy pink on me..guess pinks wont leave me :p

Its a clear balm which changes color on your lips according to your body temperature.

The whole product…only this much qty and its thin too..:/

I love how it moisturises my lips and stays long, gives a nice peachy pink tint and keeps my lips soft..

Looks almost clear on hand

These are manufactured in Thailand.

Pros:

1. It does not feel waxy but at the same time moisturises my lips well and keeps them soft through the day.
2. I liked the soft peachy pink tint it gives my lips but then again would appear different on different people.
3. This can be layered to get the desired intensity of color.
4. The tint stays for a decent long time.
5. Economical at Rs.99/-
6. Available everywhere easily.
7. It has some nice oils and butters as seen in Ingredients and does not have parabens ! Still its shelf life is 2.5 years.

Cons:

1. The quantity is too less and with regular usage I guess this would last just a month.

No other cons..I am in love with this ! They should come up with more colors in this like a coral, orange, plum,etc..I think everyone should try this atleast one..its fun knowing what color it gives to our lips..

Rating:

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

Overall Rating: 5/5

Ok..It scores a perfect 5 !!

Would I buy it again: For sure..would try the Pink Blossom too :))

Have you tried the Maybelline Color Bloom yet ??