A little Something I have tried: Pink Purple and Gold!

This is an eye make up I did in the middle of the night (my insomnia!) just to try my new Inglot eyeshadows. Didn't make any pictorial then but I shared it with my facebook page members and they highly appreciated it and I was asked to recreate the make up with pictorials. If you are interested how I did this look then keep reading!

As I am bad with describing colors, I have included the pictures of the eyeshadows I have used in every step. Hope this helps you rather than me trying to explain the colors.

Here it goes!

Step 01:
Start with applying primer on your lid and crease and wherever you need it. I have used my all time favorite UDPP in original. Also you can use tape to create a sharp edge for the look.

Step 02:
With a blending brush like MAC 217, apply a pink color on your crease and blend it out. I have used the darkest one from this trio.

Step 03:
With a pencil brush like Sigma E30, apply a matte purple on your crease and blend it with the pink one. I have used the darkest one from this trio.

Step 04:
Again with a pencil brush, layer a matte plum color on top of the matte eyeshadow you have applied before and blend with a blending brush. I have used Inglot 375.

Step 05:
Again layer a plum purple eyeshadow (pearl finish eyeshadow will work better) on top of the plum eyeshadow you have applied before with a pencil brush and blend well. I have used Inglot 446.

Step 06:
Apply a golden eyshadow base on the lid. I have used NYX Jumbo Pencil in Gold and blended it out with my finger.

Step 07:
On top of the golden base apply an orange-ish gold with an eyeshadow brush like MAC 239 and blend with the crease colors. I have used Smashbox Ambient Eyeshadow.

Step 08:
Take a dark midnight blue eyeshadow and with a pencil brush ctreate a V shape on the outer edge and blend very well along the crease line.
*This step is totally optional. You can do it or skip it according to you choice. I love to do this part because I think it makes the outer V look more defined and vibrant and adds depth to the color.

Step 09:
Highlight your browbone and inner tear duct. I have highlighted mine with UD Virgin eyeshadow with Sigma E30 and MAC 266 brushes.

Step 10:
If you are not precise with creating a bold winged eyeliner like me, then don't take off the tape. Apply  eyeliner on your upper lid with the tape still on. Then remove the tape and and tightline your upper and lower water line. Apply eyeliner on your bottom lash line. Apply falsies (optional) and mascara and you're done!

I believe this look can be easily created and it's a bold look. You can pair both light lips and dark lips with it depending on your preference.

One more thing I would like to add. This look can be an engagement party look or anniversary look. People who love minimal bridal make up can also go for this. Anyways, these are my opinions only!

Let me know if this helps!

Love and regards,
Eeshita.

A little "giveaway" for my birthday! (CLOSED)

For me, my birthday is the BEST day of the year!! I "claim" my birthday presents from my friends and family, and try to get "almost" everything that I have on my wishlist :D

This year, to make it more special for me, I have decided to do a giveaway. My birthday is exactly one month from today that is on the July 13th, so you get a lot of time to enter the giveaway and I will announce the winner on my birthday!!!!

Here comes the giveaway prize!!! It's MAC's famous Blacktrack Fluidline!!! As you know it has been my HG gel liner for a while now and it's cult favorite of many make up gurus and pro artists. You can read my review here! (the picture isn't mine, it's collected from the internet)

I know it's a very small giveaway, but it's a "token of love" from me to all you beautiful people out there who have loved me and given me huge support! Thanks for everything dearies :')

I will pick the winner through www.random.org and the giveaway will be held nation wide only.


The rules are pretty simple:

1. You HAVE TO BE a follower of my blog and you have to follow publicly via "Google Friend Connect".
2. You have to like my facebook page.

Ok there are still some additional steps which are optional but will increase your chance of winning the giveaway as they will count more entreis. The more entries you have the more chances you get to be picked by random selection. The additional rules are:

1. Share my this blogpost and facebook page publicly on your facebook profile and on your blog (if you have any). This will count extra 3 entries. Entries will be counted separately for blog share and facebook share. The more you share the more entries you get. 
2. Ask your friends to join my blog publicly via "Google Friend Connector". For each friend that comes by your suggestion, you will earn extra 7 entries.
3. Follow me on Pinterest and you will earn extra 2 entries. 


How to enter:

1. If are a follower of my blog then you are already qualified for the giveaway. Just write "enter me" in the comment box below and you will be entered automatically. I will give you a serial number so make sure you check back after you have entered to confirm your entry number. You can also leave your facebook profile link with the comment so that I can get back to you when needed. 
2. This rule is applicable if you are taking the additional step 1. Inbox me at my facebook page if you're sharing my page publicly in your facebook profile. I will check the share and your extra entries will be counted immediately.
3. This rule is applicable if you are taking the additional step 2. If any of your friends follow my blog by your suggestion then please ask them to leave a comment like this "X has sent me here". This X has to be the name you are following my blog by. For example, if you are following my blog by the name "glamorous" then your friend has to write "Glamorous has sent me here." Your extra 5 entries will be counted immediately.
4. This rule is applicable if you are taking the additional step 3. If you are following me on Pinterest, please write your Pinterest ID/Name along with your "enter me" comment. 

That's all! Good luck with everything and keep the flood of love coming.

Much love and respect,
Eeshita.

P.S.: If you're following my blog, make sure that your name is visible on the "followers list" on the right side of the blog page. Otherwise I will not be able to find you out whether you're following or not.

My skin care routine: "usual days" day time routine!

Ok after all those requests, I am here to give you a brief description of my skin care regime. I don't follow any routine religiously, it depends totally on my mood and my skin's condition and the weather and how intense I want it...

So I thought to share a series of my skin care routine. As I said it differs from day to day, and on time, so starting with the very basic one, my everyday skincare routine that is my usual day time routine after I come back to home when I am done with my classes and other day long stuffs.

Generally when I go out for my classes and other usual stuffs, I put NO make up on, apart from eye pencil and mascara (even there are days when I don't apply them)! So here goes the whole routine with step by step photos:

oh wait!!!! let me show you how I look like when I am back home after my day out, specially on a hot humid day! My dearies, among you, who went like mad telling me how beautiful my skin is, I am sure you will take each and every word you said back. So, here is me, the face of the year (face or a sticky oily pan??? you decide!):

anyways, let's get back to the steps.

STEP 1:

At first I remove my eyeliner from my water line and mascara from the lashes with make up remover. I soak cotton balls in the remover and gently wipe off the make up. For eyes I use Clean&Clear Soothing Eye Make Up remover and at time the L'oreal Eye Make Up remover.

STEP 2:

Then with the help of cotton balls, I apply my favorite HG product Clean&Clear Astringent (review here) on my face excluding the eyes. This helps me to get rid of the oil and dirt that I carried home with me :P

STEP 3:

I wash my face with my favorite, can't live without product Lifebuoy Hand Wash (yes, you heard me right, for details you can check  my facebook page)!

ok some days, I stop right here and dive into my bed. and again some days, if my mood permits or if I feel my skin needs a bit more pampering, then I include the following two steps!

STEP 4:

I exfoliate my face with a gentle yet effective exfoliator. My favorite is Garnier Pure Active Scrub (review here) or Korres Wild Rose Buff Cleanser (review here).

The next step is again optional for me and I do it if I feel that my skin needs a little hydration. 

STEP 5:

After exfoliating, I pat my face dry and immediately apply Astalift Jelly Aquarista.

Voila, I am done!!!!! Ready to jump into my bed or run after my dogs! 

Look at my skin!!!! I don't think t's worth all of your praises. I told you, it's all about make up and techniques! No, I don't edit my photos apart from applying my watermark and the border. And I don't claim to be a pro MUA or anything. I just know the fault lines of my faces and know how to conceal and hide them, that's all!

Let me know if this helps you!

Love and regards,

Eeshita.

A little something I have tried: Black Smokey Eyes with two different lip colors!

Well, this post won't contain any step by step pictorial, as I believe this is the MOST commonly done black smokey eyes. But still, if you need a pictorial, please do let me know, I will shoot it right away! So this post will contain mostly some scattered photos of the eye make up taken from different angle along with two full face photos of how the eye make up is paired with two different lip colors. I have also added the products I have used list at the bottom, so if you want to know what I used to achieve this look you will get it in details :)

The reason of posting this trial is to see what opinions I get on the lip colors. One is almost nude lips with just a subtle hint of peachy pink, another is a vibrant berry red lips.

I know it's kind of a thumb rule to pair nude lips with dark bold eyes, but since the trend of bold eyes bold lips has hit the make up world, I thought to give it a try and I love both of them!!!!! 

I think, the nude lips look will suit for morning-afternoon (if you're that bold to wear a classic black smokey eye in the sun light lol) but for evening, I think you can be a bit bolder and pair a bold lip with bold eyes! and also, 

So here are the full face photos!

It doesn't have to be the classic black smokey, you can definitely try other colors as per your choice!

Products I have used:

For face:

*Bare Escentuals Prime Time Foundation Primer

*NARS Sheer Glow Foundation
*MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural
*Urban Decay e/s Virgin to highlight 
*Smashbox Blush in Warm Apricot
*Urban Decay e/s Buck to contour

For eyes:
*Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
*NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean
*Urban Decay e/s Blackout, Buck, Virgin
*Smashbox e/s Thunder, Granite
*MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
*Urban Decay Big Fatty Mascara

For lips:
*MAC Prep+Prime Lip
*Mac Lipstick Cosmo
*Guerlain Rouge G L'extrait in Orgueil


Love and regards,
Eeshita.

Guerlain Rouge G L’Extrait: Orgueil, Swatch and Review!

Here comes the big boy!!!! Guerlain Rouge G L’Extrait in Orgueil :D

Didn't I jump on my feet when I saw Christine from Temptalia wearing this color? I was like "OMG I want this color in my life"!!! I was confused between Gigolo and this one, though both has totally different formula but ahemmmm!!!! I am a sucker of packaging and this color attracted me more than Gigolo (no worries, I still have Gigolo in my wishlist) and I had to plan a lot to get my hands on this precious jewel (ahemmm the price tag!!) and also had to gather courage :/ but hey I got it anyways!!!!

I got mine from Sephora and ahemmmmm the price is USD 49.50 without tax. Don't give me looks! 

There are 6 more colors in this range and including this it's 7, after 7 sins. Orgueil, in French means Pride, if that helps!

This is that I call "OMG" packaging! When I first opened it, I was like "how do I open it" even the instructions were clearly mentioned there! Then somehow I opened it and bang! I had troubles closing it again (top secret: I still have that trouble). You have to pull the top and unscrew it to get the product. It comes with a mirror which snaps open as soon as you unscrew the top. Aaahhh!!! I call this magic :') but well the magic doesn't make it light weight though. It's a bit bulky and not travel friendly :(

It has a doe foot applicator that helps a lot to deliver the product evenly to your lips and also maintain your lip shape. 

Though the color is described as plum, but the color is very much complex as it appears different under different lighting. I would rather describe it as very deep wine or red with very strong berry undertone. But one thing is surely there, some red micro shimmers which appears when the color is hit by light. But once it has set on my lips the micro shimmers are almost invisible, just a very subtle yet gorgeous sheen is noticeable.

A hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss, L’Extrait is liquid yet creamy, velvety yet lightweight and SUPER pigmented. The color coverage is opaque and I need a very, I mean VERY little amount for one pass. It doesn't set immediately which makes the application easy as that! It doesn't feather or cling or feel heavy! It doesn't dry out my lips instead gives me a very creamy and moisturized feeling.

The color wears for almost as long as you want, if you don't take any heavy meals. but I have noticed even if I take my traditional heavy meals (super oily and rich) this stays on my lips with just a slight fading, like 20% fading. I wore it for 8hours without any fading, any feathering.

I absolutely love this product! I might not be purchasing too many lipsticks from this specific brand until I become a millionaire but the quality of this product, the packaging, in one WORD everything is so impressive that I will not hesitate to buy other colors from this line (well, Gourmandise is next). 

Do you have Orgueil? Don't you just love it?

Love and regards,
Eeshita.

P.S.: Including two photos of mine wearing this color in different light, if it helps you to spot the difference ;)

Review: Body Shop Banana Conditioner

As per Body Shop's description:
"Best if you want to: nourish and protect your hair with an irresistible smelling conditioner that leaves it free of tangles and easy to manage."

This comes in a 250ml bottle and as I bought it from my country it costed me around BDT 650. 

As most of my readers know that I have curly hair which is at the same time super dry and damaged to the point of almost no return, I run to the stores' hair section quite often to find out if there's any Holy Grail product that would give my hair its life back. This is the reason I keep trying different shampoo, specially conditioners instead of sticking to a particular product. This is how I discovered Body Shop's Banana Conditioner and didn't hesitate to buy it and give it a try.

The first thing I would say is that I agree with body Shop's description about this conditioner. Apart from the smell (coming to this point later), the rest of the description is to the point true! 

The texture of this conditioner is just a tad bit thick, and it has to be as Body Shop claims it has real banana puree. And according to my opinion, I have found that thicker conditioners work better for my hair. The color of the conditioner is yellow (as the name suggests) and is paraben free.

It does keep my hair free of tangles and after I use it my hair feels softer and smoother. It also tames frizz and adds a healthy glow to my hair. 

It washes off very nicely and doesn't leave any residue behind. It does a fabulous job of moisturizing my hair and even if I apply too much it doesn't weigh my hair down. 

Ok one thing I don't like about this conditioner is the fragrance. Banana is one my favorite fruits and i love to eat but I never particularly like the smell of this fruit. Weird, eh??? And when it comes to this conditioner i even dislike it more since the smell is even stronger. But the good part is that, the smell doesn't linger. It goes away after I wash my hair. So yeah, a big problem solved!!!

I would be repurchasing this conditioner. But at this moment it's not available in the local market so I have to wait quite a bit I guess.

Recommending it for curly damaged and dry hair. If it can satisfy me, I think it will satisfy you as well.

Do you like Body Shop Banana Conditioner? Let me know in comments!

Love and respect,

Eeshita.

Review: MAC 217 Blending Brush

What MAC says about it:
"For shading or blending of colour or creamy products. This brush has fine, densely packed fibers that are arranged in an oval shape. M·A·C professional brushes are hand-sculpted and assembled using the finest quality materials. They feature wood handles and nickel-plated brass ferrules." 

It is one of the MOST popular brushes sold by MAC and I have seen and heard many make up artists swear by this brush. It retails at USD 23 at MAC website or MAC stores. I have been using it for almost 2years now and if you want to know my verdict on this brush then you have to keep reading! ;)

Although the shape of the brush looks flat but it has a oval and curvy edges that fit in the crease very easily. The bristles are MAC's signature white color and looks absolutely stunning! The handle is wood crafted and black in color and metal plated ferrules. The bristles are made of white goat hair and are densely packed with a slight fluffiness that makes the blending super easy. The softness of the bristles doesn't irritate the eyes while blending or applying any product on the lid. It delivers color on the lid and the crease without any fallout.

The dome shape of this brush doesn't only blend eyeshadows properly but has many multitasking qualities. The shape and the density of the bristles allow it to use for creamier products as well.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BRUSH!!!!!
 I can't think of doing make up without this little piece of magic wand which transforms my eyeshadows into "however I want it to be". It delivers products right into the place and blends the eyeshadow smoothly and creates a gradient of color. Not only blending eyeshadows, I also use it to conceal my under eye circles or any spot on my face, I use it to contour my nose. As mentioned above, it IS a multitasking brush and it does whatever you want it to do (magic wand, as I said).

At times I feel like ONLY this brush alone is enough to complete my eyeshadow jobs as it can build up the color according to my preference, I can also use it to apply loose pigments or cream products. The shape of this brush also helps to apply colors on my lids.

The only problem is the price. MAC has been continuously increasing the price of this brush and I wonder where they are going to end up with the price. No matter what, I will always be repurchasing it whenever I need.

I absolutely recommend this brush to each and every girl on earth who has even a tinsy bit of interest in make up. I know you are thinking that "I can go without this brush" but trust me girlies, once you start using it, you will be thinking "how the hell I lived so long without having it in my life"!!!

Did you use MAC 217? Let me know in comments!

Love and regards,
Eeshita.