LOTD: Grunge/Vampy makeup look

Hi Guys,

Today I’m doing a LOTD post on below look. I was just experimenting with my new makeup and the  end result was this vampy/grunge makeup look. I really liked it so I thought will give you guys’ step-by-step breakup for the eye look as the face makeup is fairly simple. All the products used are mentioned below. For the comparison purpose I’m in shade NC 35-37.

 

List of products used:

Eyes:

1. Wet n Wild Rose in the Air
2. Nykaa Rock the line Kajal
3. Maybelline lash sensational Mascara
4.  Sugar Arch Arrival Brow Definer : 01 Jerry Brown

Face:

1. Primer: Colorbar perfect match primer
2. L.A.Girl Pro coverage HD long wear illuminating foundation: Warm Beige
3. Makeup revolution conceal & define : C10
4. Bharat & Dorris powder :007
5. Wet n Wild megaglo pallet: Dulce de Leche (for under eyes and contour)
6. Maybelline Master chrome highlighter: 100 molten gold

Lips:

1. PAC Retro Matte Gloss : 67 Sinful Wine

Tutorial for Eye look:

I recently got this Wet N Wild Rose in the Air eyeshadow pallet and mostly that is all I have used for this look. all the shade numbers are given on the back of the pallet.

Eye Lid

Take shade 1 in the crease to roughly define the crease. Then take shade 6 on smaller blending brush and go on the crease in windshield motion to give some warmth and depth to the eyes. The take shade 9 on the V of outer corner to give some depth and intensity, follow it with shade 8 on the lid with flat eyeshadow brush. Finally take shade 3 on inner corner to open-up the eyes. I have used shade 2 on the brow bone but u can use shade 3 depending upon your choice.

 

Lower lash line:

Take shade 9 on the pencil brush and apply it on outer 1/4^th part to maintain the symmetry of the look. Follow it with shade 8 in the middle portion and shade 3 in the corner

Finally I have finished the eye makeup with Nykaa Kajal on the water line and as eyeliner followed with Mascara.

Completed look:

 

 And that is all for this post. Hope you found this breakdown helpful.

Thanks for reading!

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L'oreal Brow Artist Genius Kit : Review & Swatches

In last few years brows have suddenly become quite important for anyone who is enamoured with makeup. There is quite an influx of products o get that perfect brows from pencils to brow gels to powders to gel pomade etc.

Even in India we have seen few of these products from Maybelline and Lakme. Now even L’Oreal has decided to join them with affordable brow enhancing products with its latest L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit. That shade I’m reviewing is 01 Medium to Dark.

What company claims: (From company website)

“Brow Artist Genius Kit is the ultimate all-in-one brow kit. The kit contains a styling wax, a tinted powder, an angled brush and a spooled brush. The pigmented wax holds for 12 hours and the natural shaded powder allows for buildable colour. Made to measure eyebrows for whichever look you are going for: natural, defined or graphic. The result: Defined and fuller looking brows. Long wear.”

How to use it

STEP 1: Dip the angled brush into wax. Create the shape you desire.
STEP 2: Apply your setting powder with the same brush to enhance brow line.
STEP 3: The powder fills in sparse areas and creates the perfect brows.
STEP 4: Use the spooley brush to comb through the brows for a perfect finish.

Price: INR 895 for 3.5 gms

Available on Amazon

Shelf life: 3 years

Packaging: 

L’Oreal Brow artist Genius Kit comes in extremely sleek and chic packaging. It has metallic silver as outer case and the lid has full size mirror on the inner side of lid, product is fit snugly in pockets of black base. It comes equipped with small duo ended brush with spooley and angled brow brush which quite truthfully is quite useless.

The packaging is quite travel friendly as it is sturdy and the lid shuts pretty securely.

Texture:

The brow powder has beautiful rich creamy texture and easy to blend formula which helps it stays on the brow for long time without any real requirement of brow primer.

The brow wax is quite thick and I was bit sceptical to use it, but it has unique texture to say the least. It is not too creamy or too sticky like normal brow wax but very powdery kind of wax which makes it look natural on the brows.

Top: Wax            Bottom: Powder

My Experience:

When I started with this brow kit I dint really have high expectations as such, but it manage to impress me quite well. It is very easy to use the product to achieve natural looking fuller brows. Also it doesn’t take long to get perfect brows with combination of both the products.

It has really great staying power. It lasted for good 9 hrs on me without fading a bit.

It is said to use the wax above the powder to keep it in place, but I prefer to use wax as a base and apply powder to make it look more natural as wax on top gives very flat and slight sticky brows look.

Sometimes I top it up with brow mascara to give it more natural and fuller look. It works beautifully that way. Some people may feel its bit expensive but I feel quantity and quality more than justifies the cost.

Swatches: I have used the brush that comes in the kit to apply the products..

Overall:

I really loved this product. I personally feel it’s a great product at the cost and quite hassle free to use. One of must haves as per me.

Ratings: 4.5/5  (0.5 less for useless brush )

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L’Oreal Paris Kajal Magique Bold: Review, Swatches

"Mirror Mirror on the wall who is the darkest of them all" 

If I was the wicked queen from Snow white, that would defiantly be my most sought out question as I'm continuously in search of the darkest, blackest & Boldest  kajal that I can lay my hands on.

According to me kajal or a Kohl is most used and the most basic product in all the girls vanity kit. I’m always on look out for the darkest black kajal that I can get my hands on and needless to say I own a ton of kajals as almost all the brand as at least one variant of kajal in their portfolio.

Today I’m reviewing the newest variant of kajal from L’Oreal: The Magique Bold Kajal

What company claims:

“Discover Kajal Magique BOLD, our boldest Kajal formula for the boldest look.

ULTIMATE BLACK: 25% more concentrated in black pigments, each stroke glides effortlessly to deliver a vivid black line.

MORE EXTRAORDINARY CARE: Its formula contains 2X more Vitamin E* and is gentle on the eye.

BOLD RESULT: Create an intense line with one or two strokes on the waterline. Complete your bold look by adding a thick line on the upper lid

• Extreme Hold: 14H Smudge-Proof.
• Water-Proof.
• Non Transfer.
• Ophthalmologically Tested.
• Suitable For Contact Lens”

Price: INR 350 for 0.35 gms

Shelf life:

Packaging:

This kajal come in black retractable tube with the name mentioned in gold mirror finish colour. I personally prefer kajal in retractable tubes has I doesn’t cause wastage of products. I love how stunning the kajal looks. Its definitely an upgrade from Kajal magic supreme black kajal.

My Experience:

True to its name this kajal is definitely bold and beautiful. This kajal provides extremely black line in single swipe. The pigmentation is so good that you get the darkest black color in single swipe. I had expected the color to be black but not so intense jet black. I’m thoroughly impressed.

The texture of this kajal is extremely buttery & smooth. It just glides across the eyelid without any tugging. It is settles in matte finish and stays that way for good 7 hours without smudging or fading even in slightest.

It is 100% waterproof, I splashed some water on my face and it stayed in place without even slightest fading. At end of 8 hours there was slight fading in corners but nothing too noticeable. It stayed just fine even on my waterline.

You would require a good quality oil based makeup remover to completely remove it at end of the day. Only thing that I did not appreciate is that ingredients are not mentioned.

Swatches:

In Single swipe

Overall:

L’Oreal has completely impressed me with this kajal, it is jet block, bold, water resistant, smudge proof, extremely creamy and settles into soft matte finish, plus is quite affordable and extremely easy to use.

Ratings: 4.5/5

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