Tuesday 28 April 2015

Nyx Powder Blush in PINCHED Review

Hey beauties...how are you? Welcome to my Review Post.
Nyx is one of my favourite brands and I have reviewed Nyx Round Lipsticks here and Nyx Soft Matte Lipcream here
Today it's about NYX POWDER BLUSH in PINCHED


PACKAGING, PRICE and AVAILABILITY


  • The packaging is simple no fuss compact with a transparent lid
  • It retails for RM 24 at almost all Sephora
SWATCH TIME


Lovely PEACHY PINK shades with GOLDEN micro Shimmers which gives a beautiful glow to the cheeks
P.S. The look I am wearing is here

VERDICT
  • Lovely Peachy Pink shade with Golden shimmer in it.
  • Shimmers aren't overly chunky.Its subtle gold shimmers.Best for spring/summer.
  • Gives a nice glow to the cheeks.
  • Smooth texture so easily blendable.
  • Awesome pigmentation
  • Stay on for a good 4hours on my skin.
  • Affordable
  • Said to be the dupe for NARS Orgasm blush.
If you love Nice subtle blush with a bit of glitzy glam, go for it. Trust me you going to love it.
It's a YES for me :)
Do comment below and let me know your favourite shade from this range. If you have reviewed any Nyx Powder blush, then you can also leave links to your blog. I would love to read.
See you guys in my next post.Till then enjoy life to the fullest, cause you totally worth it !!

Friday 24 April 2015

Color Series : Colourful Purple Eye Makeup Look for Spring/ Summer

hey beauties... It's time for another pictorial.
Today's look is a very pretty Purplish Pink look. Its gorgeous yet simple and subtle...




Its quite easy and hassle-free. So lets have a look on how to achieve this look...
I have used my Urban Decay VICE 2 palette to achieve this look.

After priming your eye lids, start up by applying a CHAMPAGNE/ BEIGE shade all over the eye lid.

Next define the crease with a  DARK PINK shade

Next apply a SHIMMERY PURPLE shade all over the lid, staying within the crease

Take a CHARCOAL shade and apply it on to the Outer V blending it along the crease

Take a blending brush and grab some BRIGHT PINK shade. Blend it along the crease with the CHARCOAL shade.

Line the lower lash line with a SHIMMERY DARK BLUE shade

Line the upper lash and water line with a BLACK liner and apply coats of mascara and your eyes are done

Team this look with PINK blush and ROSY lips

This completes the look guys. Hope you like it. Do comment below and let me know your views and any other look request if you have for spring and summer.

Now for the product list

So, see you guys on Thursday with a review post. Stay tune to find out more... Till then stay happy cause you totally worth it !!!

Wednesday 22 April 2015

MAKEUP ACADEMY(MUA) UNDRESS YOUR SKIN SHIMMER HIGHLIGHTER Review and Swatch

Busted today, by the beauty police, is the MAKEUP ACADEMY UNDRESS YOUR SKIN SHIMMER HIGHLIGHTER.




PRICE, PACKAGING and AVAILABILITY


  • The highlighter comes in a big compact with a plastic see through lid.
  • The product inside has a wave like pattern, which I love!!
  • I got mine from Jabong.com at Rs 720/-
WHAT IT CLAIMS
Lightweight powder that transforms your complexion with luminescent shimmer.

SWATCH TIME 



Its a beautiful Shimmery CHAMPAGNE shade. Gives a lovely healthy glow to my skin

MY VERDICT

  • Its a beautiful soft shimmering champagne shade that suits my Indian skin tone perfectly,
  • Its shimmery but not glittery or heavy or like the one which makes you look like a disco ball. It gives you a nice glow.
  • It gives a noticeable glow on my skin.
  • Its highly pigmented so a slight tap of brush is enough. You need to tap the tiniest amount and blend it on to the area you want to highlight.
  • Caution : Do not use a heavy hand cause this may attract attention to some imperfections like pores or fine lines. But if you apply it with a light loose hand and blend it well, it can give you a lovely shine.
  • It has a smooth texture which is not powdery and blends easily.
  • This is an universal highligher. I use it on my cheekbones, on the inner corner of  my eyes, and some times over a eyeshadow to give a nice shimmer look.
I am totally in love with the MAKEUP ACADEMY UNDRESS YOUR SKIN SHIMMER HIGHLIGHTER. I am sure its going to be my everyday highlighter all summer. Its a must have beautiful highlighter that gives your skin that perfect glow without damaging your wallet.
Its a TOTAL YES for me !!!
Do comment below and let me know your views on this highlighter. Also do share your favourite highlighter.
I will see you guys soon with a new post on a fresh new day, till then keep up the glow, cause you totally worth it !!!

Monday 20 April 2015

Color Series : Using Colours in Everyday/ Work Make up Look

Colors can be a little intimidating. When we think about an everyday or work apt look, we hardly think of any colors. But spring/ summer is all about colours and here is how you can in corporate a little colour to your everyday makeup look without being over done.





  • Start up the eye makeup by priming your eye lids,
  • Next take a CHAMPAGNE shade and apply it all over the lid.
  • Now define the crease using a MATTE DARK BROWN shade. Easy ain't it !!!
  • Now its time for some fun. Grab a fluffy crease brush and take some PURPLE shade on to it. Place the purple on the outer V of the eye lid, blending it along the crease. BLEND, thats the key.
  • PURPLE gives such a beautiful pop without over doing the eye look. I call PURPLE as THE NEUTRAL AMONG COLOURS !!!
  • Line the Upper lash line and Waterline with a BLACK liner
  • Finish up the eyes with coats of mascara.
  • Keep the rest of the face subtle. PEACH blush and PINKISH lips.

VOILA ! Colour added to your everyday neutral makeup :) Hope you guys like it. Do share your tips on how you spice up your daily makeup look.


This completes today's Makeup Monday post. See you guys on Thursday with a Review post for a beautiful Highlighter. Stay tuned if you want to know which product is it !!! Till then rise and shine cause you totally worth it !!!

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Colour Series : Sunset Inspired Makeup Look

hey beauties... Welcome to another post for my colour series. This is a Sunset inspired makeup look. Yellow, Saffron and Red. Thats the color of sunset. Beautiful colorful and vibrant. So lets jump into the tutorial



LETS GET STARTED !!!


  • Prime your eye lids first.
  • First take a WHITE eyeshadow base and apply it all over the lid. This will help in bringing out the colours even more.
  • Next take a YELLOW eyeshadow and pack it on the eye lid. 
  • Now take a MATTE BROWN eyeshadow and define the crease. 
  • Take a VIOLET shade and apply it to the outer V blending it along the crease with the MATTE BROWN. 
  • Next take a PLUM shade and blend it with the VIOLET. This will give a gradient effect. 
  • Now line the lower lash line with the PLUM shade.
  • Line the upper lash line and water line with a BLACK liner.
  • Apply generous amount of mascara.
  • End this look with PEACH lips and BRONZED CHEEKS.

I hope you guys like this fun makeup look.

PRODUCTS USED

Foundation : Lakme Invisible Finish Foundation in 04
Concealer : Wet 'n' Wild Coverall Liquid Concealer Wand in Beige
Pressed Powder : Silkygirl Pure Smooth Pressed Powder in Natural
Brows : Makeup Revolution London Focus and Fix Eyebrow Shaping Kit in Medium Dark. See review here
Eye Primer : Elianto Eye primer in 02
White Eyebase :  Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Eyeshadow YELLOW : Elianto Vibrant Shadow in Golden Yellow
Eyeshadow PLUM : Elianto Luminous Shadow in Fair Lady
Eyeshadow VIOLET : Elianto Pearl Shine Shadow in Antique Violet
Eyeshadow MATTE BROWN : Elianto Ardour Shadow in Venus Brown
Mascara : Silkygirl big eye collagen mascara in blackest black. See review here
Eyeliner : Silkygirl precision sharp liner in blackest black. See review here
Lipstick : Revlon Super Lusturous Lipstick in Rosewine

So this finishes today's post. Hope you guys like the look. Don't forget to show your love through your comments. I will see you guys with a new post soon. Till then, rise like a sun cause you totally worth it :)

Saturday 11 April 2015

Embrace your body, MY TIPS

Oh she is short, ugly. Oh she is tall, ugly. She is fat, gross. She is thin, pity. Look at her legs, its hairy. OMG her nose is too small. Look he is so dark. That guy is ewwwww bald. She had long hairs, ugly.
Seriously, I am tired of constantly listening to these shits that our society has set. What is beauty? Who is considered beautiful? A person who is tall? NO. A person who is short? NO. Thin? NO. Fat? NO. Who is that ideal person? Each and everyone of us are pulled down by our society. Each and everyone of us, despite of who we are, how we look, have been negatively criticised.

Everyday as soon as we open a magazine, or switch on our televisions, we are constantly fed with the photoshopped definition of beauty. We are all made to feel bad about ourselves. Not only by media but also by people around us. A girl who is a size 16 is called FAT and looked down upon. The same girl when starved her butt off and is now size 0 is called too SKINNY. I mean what is the STANDARD of beauty. Do any of you know? Where is the standard written? I don't know and I am sure you guys dont know either.
There is no hard coded, legal, stamped standard for beauty. But still most of us. No not most. All of us try to reach those standards which doesn't even exists.
WHY? Why we need to change the way we look? Why we need to satisfy others and need praises from them? WHY?????

I have tried all my life to be thin. YES. But I never actually became thin. Because this is how my body is. I have curves, some extra junk in the trunk. A few flabs. I am built that way. I love food. I can't starve myself to be thin. I am healthy, I can't exercise 24/7 and fall ill. I do my bit of things to stay healthy and fit and I am happy with that. Why to try achieve something or to be someone which is not ME.
I have seen people, trying to look like something else and ended up in grave consequences. Our internet floods with examples of plastic surgery addiction, anaeroxia (eating disorder) and many more.
Trust me guys, even if you become "BEAUTIFUL" and fit all the standards defined by our society, still people will find ways to put you down. So why waste your time, money and above all why waste yourself and your life.
Well, I want to share with you my 5 secrets which I have followed to change my perception. To be confident and to accept myself happily as I am.


  1. Stop consuming negativity. Just stay away from things/people which makes you feel bad bout yourself. Makes you feel not so good about yourself. I personally stay away from all such media which feeds me with negativity.Be it any person on social media or any magazine or any particular tv show, I cut them out of my life. Cause boss you have the choice to filter what you consume.
  2. Count your blessings. You may not have the perfect eyes, but atleast you have eyes. You may be fat, atleast you are fit and not having any serious illness. You have food to eat. You have people around you who loves you. Whenever I feel bad about my looks, I think about my blessings.
  3. Trust yourself. This is one of the important thing. You should always have trust on your abilities. Even if someone says you that you are incapable of doing something, you should trust your capabilities and believe that YES I CAN DO IT. Donot ever underestimate yourself for some ignorant person. People will judge, because life is a race and everyone tries to be the best, but some stupid people tried to pull you down constantly by judging you, by making you feel bad everytime. Now its upto you whether you will be pulled back and rise high.
  4. Get all dolled up. Yes, dress up. Wear you favourite dress. Your favourite pair of shoes. Apply makeup. Flaunt your style. And trust me that will boost your confidence this high.
  5. Indulge in Positivity. Always try to surround yourself with positivity. Be it positive people or positive books or positive thoughts or anything. The people we meet, the books we read or the things we come in contact with in our day to day life really affects or inner self and our confidence. So always stay away from negativity.
Well my lovely beauties, I hope my 5tips help you be more confident and positive and above all HAPPY. If you have anything you want to talk about or need any help, remember you have a friend here just a mail away. Do mail me at arpita.fb@gmail.com
See you guys in my next post, till then flaunt yourself cause you totally worth it !!!


Tuesday 7 April 2015

Colorful Spring Makeup Look Tutorial

Hey beauties...Today it's time for a colorful spring makeup tutorial. Spring calls for colors and brightness. So this look is a blend of bright colors like bright greens, purple and blue...




Ok so without doing any further ado, lets jump right into it.

After priming your eyes, take a LIME GREEN shade and apply it all over the lid blend it across the crease. 

Take a BRIGHT BLUE/AQUA shade and apply it on the outer V blend it along the crease

Now take a VIOLET shade and blend it along the crease and it gives a lovely Pinkish Blue shade when mix with the BRIGHT BLUE/AQUA

Line the lower lash line with a BLUE liner and upper lash line with a BLACK liquid liner drawing a small wing. Apply coats of mascara and your eyes are done.

Team up this colourful eyes with neutral lips and glowy cheeks

This completes the look !!!
 I hope you guys like it.

Do comment bellow and let me know your views. Also feel free to leave links to your spring makeup look, I would love to see them
See you guys in my next post on a fresh new day, till then flaunt those colours cause you totally worth it !!

Monday 6 April 2015

SAVEE BEAUTY EYESHADOWS Review and Swatch

hey beauties...
Today's post is about this brand which is super affordable. By super affordable I mean RM 2 !!!! Yes :)

When we see a product that cheap, we think its of bad quality. But I was surprised on how great quality these products are.
I have been introduced SAVEE BEAUTY by my husband. Read here to find out how
I used their eyeshadows ones and there was no turning back. I fell for it immediately.
I did a makeup look earlier using Savee Beauty eyeshadows, See here

I wanted to do a post about this brand but some how didn't. But this last month I was all over Savee Beauty eyeshadows. So finally I decided to let my readers know about this super affordable shadows which are of great quality.


Its a MATTE YELLOW shade

Its a PARROT GREEN shade with a SHEEN 

Its a RED shade with GOLDEN SHMMERS

Its a PINKISH PURPLE shade with SILVER SHIMMERS

Its a DARK PURPLE with PINK undertones and SILVER shimmers

Its a BLUE with SILVER SPARKLES

Its a GREY with SILVER shimmers

Its a MATTE MINTY- ALMOST WHITE shade
MY VERDICT

  • Super affordable i.e. RM 2 only
  • Superb Pigmentation
  • Stays on for long hours with a primer underneath
  • No fall out whatsoever
  • The Matte Minty shade is a bit chalky
  • Availability is a major issue. However I got mine from SUNGAI WANG PLAZA, Kuala Lumpur.

I hope you guys found this post informative.
Do let me know whether you have tried any product from this brand.

I will see you guys with a new post in a new day, till then shine bright cause you totally worth it !!!