Review: Inglot Kohl Pencil 01 - Long wearing water proof jet black kohl at affordable price

Hello Everyone

Wow, second post in a day. That's an achievement for me :-D. Couldn't resist myself from sharing this product with you. 

I am obssessed with jet black kohl and I never step out without it in my eyes. It's a staple for me. Who doesn't want a perfect jet black kohl in her/ his make-up collection, and if it's available at affordable price, its like a cherry on the cake. Isn't it? 

Presenting to you one such product that I discovered recently from a well known make-up brand Inglot. Its a simple kohl pencil which is water proof and it's jet black. When I compare it with my Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Zero, its much more deep in color. The shade is similar to MAC Chromographic Pencil in Black Black, jet black. On an whole Inglot Kohl Pencil is comparable with Lakme' Absolute Kohl Ultimate, former being better in performance. 

The formula is oh so smooth and buttery, almost like a gel. It glides very easily and gives the intense black color in just one swipe. It dries quickly, so if you want to smudge or fade it, you need to be faster. 

As the formula is water proof it doesn't smudge or move from its place for a very long time. When I tried it in the store, the SA told me that its a long wearing formula too. This pencil IS long wearing and water proof. On my eyes it lasted the whole day until I removed it using a make-up remover, even when wore heavily smudging a little bit as heavy kohl-ed eyes. I noticed fading in my outer most corners, but, every product that I have used so far tends to fade in that area of my eye. I don't know if it's a special feature with me or it happens with everyone around. 

I am totally obsessed with this pencil and I will always keep it as a staple which was UD Zero until I found this. 

The only thing which concerns me is the quantity. I am using it for two weeks now and only 2/3rd pencil is left. So, one needs to buy it very frequently as I use black kohl in water lines almost everyday. I think the whole pencil will last me one and half month, less but not more. But at thsi affordable price, I really don't mind buying it every month.  

Price: INR 650/- for 1.2 gms of product, similar to Lakme' Absolute Kohl Ultimate which is INR 675/- for 1.2 gms of product, but with better results. Unfortunately I do not have the Lakme' Absolute Kohl to swatch them side by side to compare. 

Overall, it's an awesomeness at affordable price if you like jet black kohls. Thumbs up! 

Here are few pictures of the product and comparable swatches and the kohl in action in a couple of pictures: 

Left to Right: Inglot Kohl, MAC Chromographic Pencil in Black Black & Urban Decay 24/7 Zero
All the three are swiped just once and you can see the intensity of blackness

Wiped it using a wet napkin. You can see that the Inglot Kohl has not even moved!

I just dabbed a little bit og kohl in between my lower lashes and smoothened it using an angled brush and the result is before you :-)

I hope you found the review helpful. I am dying to try Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Perversion and YSL Desin Du Regard Water Proof eye pencil, which the magician Make-up Artist Neeraj has featured in his top 5 black eye liners. Have a look at his post here. 

Which is your favorite jet black eye pencil which is long wearing and water proof?

Have a lovely week ahead. 

Lots of Love

Colorful cut crease makeup - first attempt at cut crease makeup

Hello Everyone, 

Hope you all are happy and healthy. 

This is one look which has been there in my mind for ages, but never did as it requires hell lotta patience and time, at least I like to take time and do such looks. Today as I took off from work, I decided to take advantage of a holiday and do the look. 

This is my first attempt at this kind of dramatic cut crease look. I know its not a very crisp & neat cut crease. This post is not to show how well I can do it, but how I can improve from here. So, I need your valuable suggestions to improvise further.

Lets see the products I used to create this look: 

Face:

• Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer in Dark
• Dior Forever Flawless Perfection Fusion Wear Makeup liquid foundation (Sample) 
• Diorskin Nude Powder Foundation in #40
• MAC Blush in Pinch o' peach
• Guerlain Terracota Bronzer #20
• Lancome Blush Highlighter in Rose Moonlight 

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• MAC Chromographic Pencil in Black Black
• MAC Eyeshadows: Indian Ink, Shockaholic, Lucky Green, Nylon, Sweet Lust
• Inglot Kohl in Black
• Clinique Gel liner in True Black
• Maybelline Falsies mascara

Lips:

• Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Peach
• MAC lipglass in Pink Poodle

Here is the step wise picture tutorial on how did the look: 

• Step 1: As always, primed my lids using Urban Decay Primer Potion 
• Step 2: Draw a line like shown below using a black eye pencil. I have chosen MAC Chromographic pencil, because it formula is very soft and easily blends/ smudges. When tracking in the crease, make it parallel to your brows. 

• Smothen and smudge that line like shown using an angled brush. 

• Apply MAC Indian Ink eyeshadow using a pencil brush on the black portion as shown below. I used MAC 219 brush. 

• Buff MAC Shockaholic eyeshadow using MAC 217 brush

• Apply MAC Sweet Lust eyeshadow under the brows and blend 

• Apply MAC Lucky Green eyeshadow using a flat stiff shader brush on the lid

• Apply MAC Nylon eyeshadow in the inner corners 

• Now is the time for lower lash line. I traced the same MAC Chromographic pencil and smoothened the lined using the same angled brush. Then I applied MAC Indian Ink eyeshadow and blended it using MAC Shockaholic eyeshadow. Also, applied MAC Sweet Lust eyeshadow in the inner third and blended it in the purple. 

        This is where I need your suggestions. As you can clearly see the Shockaholic eyeshadow blended under the lower lash line, but if you see the portion beyond the end of my eye i.e. from the outer most corner of my eye, the eyeshadow doesn't look blended there and there's a crisp line (the portion above the yellow line). It kind of look weird to my eyes. I realised it only when I saw the pictures. There are two things which I want to understand: 

1. Whether I should have blended Shockaholic eyeshadow in that portion (portion above the yellow line) as well? or 

2. I shouldn't have blended the Shockaholic eyeshadow under the lower lash line?

• I then finished the look with a jet black pencil in the inner rims of my eyes and 3 coats of Maybelline falsies mascara and set the brows in place using MAC Clear Brow Gel. I have used Inglot Water Proof kohl in inner rims, as it is jet black and doesn't smudge or move from its place. 

Here are some more pictures of the look. But before that, I need your suggestions on the cheek and lips combo as well. I used a peachy pink blush as I thought it will complement the purple & green well and would not be over powering and same peachy pink shade on the lips mixing a peach lipstick and pink lip gloss.

As you all know that this is my first attempt at the cut crease eye make-up with little knowledge that I have. Looking forward to see your suggestions in the comments below to improve further and also some new techniques to do a cut crease and blush and lip combination to pair with such dramatic looks.

Have a lovely week ahead.

Lots of Love

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A wearable everyday green eye makeup tutorial

Hello Everyone

Hope you all are happy and healthy.

Summer is the season for popping bright eye makeup. I love those edgy colorful eye makeup looks that trend during summers on blogosphere and YouTube. The look that I am sharing today has a popping green shade on the lids but yet it's very wearable anytime during the day and great for this season. I have paired the green eyes with pink lips and cheeks. So, to know how to get this look, keep reading ...

Before I list the products I used to create the look, I want to say that you don't have to have the exact same products to create this look. It's just the guideline to get more use of those colorful eyeshadows which we generally shy away from on an everyday basis.

Here is the list of products used followed by a step by step picture tutorial to get the look.  

Products Used:

Face:

• Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer in Dark (for under eye)
• Chanel Perfection Lumiere Foundation in #24 Beige Ambre
• MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC 42 to hide blemishes
• MAC Bronzer in Refined Golden
• MAC Powder blush in Dollymix
• MAC Cream Color Base in Hush

Eyes: 

• Urban Decay Primer Potion 
• Colorbar eyepencil in Jaded Green
• Chambor eyepencil - bronze shade (don't know the actual shade name, got faded)
• MAC eyeshadows: Swimming, Tempting, Carbonised, Brule
• L'oreal liquid liner Brun
• Lancome Hypnose Star Mascara (water proof)
• Inglot water proof black eye pencil 
• MAC Cleal Brow Gel

Lips:

• Dior Addict lipstick in Dior Kiss
• MAC Lipglass in Pink Poodle

Step by Step tutorial: 

• Step 1: Started with priming your lids with Urban Decay Primer Potion 
• Step 2: Applied Colorbar Jaded Green eyepencil near the lash line and blended it 

• Step 3: Apply MAC Tempting eyeshadow in the crease 

• Step 4: Apply MAC Swimming eyeshadow on the lids

• Step 5: Darken the outer corner using MAC Carbonized eyesadow 

• Step 6: Trace the Tempting eyeshadow under the lower lash line and darken the outer corner with Carbonized

• Step 7: Apply the bronze eye pencil in the water line and a black liner in the upper water line 
• Step 8: Finish off the look using a brown eye liner on your upper lash line and couple of coats of black mascara and tame your brows using a brow gel. To make it more vibrant and bright, you can use a green eye liner instead of brown. 

Here are some more pictures of the look: 

I hope you like the look and found the post useful. Let me know how you make your colorful shadows work?

Have a lovely week ahead.

Lots of Love

Review: Lancôme Kohl in Love in Deep Water Blue from Lancôme in Love Spring 2013 collection - to get rid of Monday Blues

Hello Everyone

Hope you all are happy and healthy. 

Blue seem to be the color of the season this Spring/ Summer. Every makeup collection has some or the other product in blue shade. 

Lancôme launched its Spring collection in India a few days back and it had a beautiful blue kohl in its collection. I was eyeing this kohl ever since the collection was launched in USA and saw its swatches on a few American blogs. Also, read some rave reviews of these kohls and of this particular shade. So, as soon as this collection was launched in India, I went ahead and bought this kohl in love in Deep Water Blue - a beautiful deep blue shade with no shimmer or glitter. 

The formula of these kohls is very creamy and alike gel liner and hence it's applications is very smooth and doesn't tug or drag on eye lids leaving behind a trail of vibrant blue line. On the water line also it applies very easily and in one stroke it gives the full load of pigment. It sets within a few seconds and doesn't smudge or move from its place and last quite long on the water line. True to all the claims made by the company - smooth, highly pigmented and long wearing. The packaging is very cute, white pencil with floral blue design. 

You can wear this color on its own on the lash line or in the water line for a pop of color or smudge it under the lower lashline. However, you use it, it will immediately perk up your mood and add vibrancy to the look, especially on Monday mornings when you need that kick to get out of your Monday Blues. 

Price: INR 1000/- 

Here are the pictures of the product and a couple of looks I created using this blue kohl, that are quite apt for the season. 

In the first look I have used it on my upper lash line. I applied the first coat and smoothened it using an angled brush and then applied the second coat and winged it out.  

Deep Water Blue in the water liner - Can you see the pigmentation, this is with just two swipes 

I hope you all liked the kohl and found the review helpful. Have you tried anything from this collection? Which is your favorite product from the collection? Do share with me in the comments below. 

Have a lovely week ahead. 

Lots of love

Review: MAC Brave Red lipstick - Pictures, Swatches and FOTD

Hello Everyone, 

Hope you all are happy and healthy. 

April is almost over, just unbelievable how fast time flies, and we are in the middle of hot & scorching summers and already praying for monsoons to arrive soon, ain't we? Well, I am, it's horribly hot & humid in Mumbai for past few days. Oh Rain God, please show some mercy on us. 

Anyways, so coming to the post. I visited MAC Store a few days back for giving back some stuff for back to MAC. I wanted to buy a good pink shade, but, ended up picking up a red lipstick called Brave Red ( as I already have a few pink shades from MAC).

Brave Red is the Cremesheen formula, which their hottest selling and best formula in lipsticks. Brave Red is a  yellow red with a little bit of sheen. It is comparatively a muted red than other brighter reds like Russian Red or MAC Red, and it's a very wearable shade of red. 

The pigmentation is decent, and you can build up to the desired intensity by apply a few coats more. But, to me it gives me full intensity as in the tube in just 2 coats. 

It lasts also decently well, but, doesn't survive a meal. I wore it to a dinner party and faded after the meal, so I had to re-apply. But, when wore it the whole day for testing, it lasted a good 4+ hours after which it started fading into a stain. The longevity kinda of disappointed me because I was comparing with other Reds like Russian Red or MAC Red, but, considering the formula, it did a very good job as cremesheen formula are creamier and are moisturizing. But, when wore with my MAC Kiss Me Quick lipliner, it survived even the full lunch meal and remained as it is for about 6 hours after which it started fading into a stain. 

It has the standard vanilla scent like other MAC lipsticks and  comes in regular black bullet packaging, which I adore.

Price: INR 990/- 

Overall, I like that it's such a wearable red shade, great for those who want to start with red lispticks or are scared of pulling off a full fledged red lipstick. I would say I am liking this shade but not loving it, especially  when I compare it with my other reds. But, I am happy to have it in my stash as I love red lipsticks. 

Here are a few pictures, swatches and a look I created using this lipstick to show how it looks on my NC40ish skin: 

w/o flash

with flash

L: Single Swipe, R: Double swipe

I hope you all found the review helpful and liked the shade on me. Do let me know which is your favorite red lipstick? 

Have a lovely week ahead.

Lots of Love

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