My Current Favorite Pink Lipsticks

Today I am sharing my current favorite pink lipsticks. Two of them are wearable brights and two are subtle pinks. 

From Top to Bottom (as in the picture)

• Chanel Rouge Coco in Taffetas Rose - Taffetas Rose is a beautiful magenta shade, which makes a statement but at the same time is not shockingly bright. Review HERE
• Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in 'Hooked on Pink' - 'Hooked on Pink' is another one of my easy to wear bright shades. Its a beautiful color, would IMO compliment most skin tones. Review HERE
• NYX Round Lipstick in 'Doll' - NYX Round lipsticks had made quite a rage when they were launched. This is the only shade I have. Doll is a beautiful rosy pink shade.
  
• Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in 'Soft Rose' - Revlon Colorburst is a great range of lipsticks. This one is an easy every day shade. It leans towards a rosy pink, a reddish brownish pink. Review HERE.
  
  What are your favorite pink lipsticks at the moment ?

My Work Makeup Lately !

Long time back, Vita from 'Making up 4 my Age' did 'A typical week's worth of makeup?' post and I have been wanting to a similar post since then and finally I have come around to it.. Hope you enjoy it.

I have been mostly grabbing for the following eye shadows lately:

• Wet n Wild trio in 'Silent Treatment' - Love the taupe shade in this trio, perfect for everyday. Review n EOTD HERE.
• Rimmel Mono eyeshadow in 'Daisy Chain' - This was a GWP, its a gorgeous eye shadow, a pinkish lilac shade, lovely texture. Looks good on its own or with a brown or berry shade on the crease. Will do an EOTD soon.  
• Maybelline quad in 'Chai Latte' - Love all the shades in this quad, perfect neutral eyeshadow. Click HERE to check a EOTD using this. 
• MAC Paintpot in 'Indianwood' - I love wearing cream shadows as they are so quick n easy to apply. Click HERE to check EOTD using this paintpot.

When I don't want to fuss over eye shadows, I try to quickly don a put together look by applying eye liners. For a pop of color, I like to apply 'Flirty turquoise' from Colorbar, 'Ransom' from Urban Decay or 'Blue Spark' from Revlon. Have used these colored liners HERE before to create the Rainbow liner look. For a subtle definition, I love wearing this grey shade 'Slate' from Lakme and 'Brown Perfection' from NYX. I always apply liner on my lower lash line n waterline, n my recent love is this Maybelline Master Drama Eye Studio in 'Midnight Master'. Review coming soon. 

I have been enjoying wearing these neutral shades, 'MAC Blushbaby & Tarte Exposed', since I got them. 
Loving wearing Milani 'Luminoso' for a corally glow.

Though summer has long gone and we are having rainy and gloomy days in Sydney, but I have still been enjoying wearing Orange lipsticks. I have enjoyed wearing Revlon lip butter 'Tutti Fruti', Revlon lip balm stains in 'Rendezvous' &  MAC 'See Sheer'. 

For brushes, I have been enjoying Sigma F84 for applying blush and Real Techniques Multi task brush for buffing in the blush. For eye makeup I have been using, MAC 217 and Real Techniques eye brushes. 

What have you been wearing to work lately ? 

EOTD - Everyday Taupes and Review Wet n Wild 'Silent Treatment'

I am back finally !! Last few weeks have been very busy with shifting and packing, unpacking and settling down..my new place is almost settled now and getting better day by day :)

Anyways coming back to today's post, I have an everyday EOTD for you guys, work/school appropriate using 'Wet n Wild' Silent Treatment. After hearing a lot about the brand, I finally got me some of their products to try ..So below is the look ..enjoy ..

 

I have used all three shades here as suggested, taupe on lids, the darkest, very lightly on outer corners and crease and the lightest on brow bone. I lined my eyes with NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and applied Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion' on my waterline. 

 

Products Used for the eye look

Overall Wet n Wild 'Silent Treatment' really justifies all the hype, the shadows are pigmented, smooth and blend like a dream and with a price so reasonable, what's not to love ? The swatches do not do justice, the shades have more complexity and dimension to them, as opposed to seen in the swatches. Its a good every day trio, perfect for easy effortless looks but at the same time can be built up to create a smokey look for the night too ..

 

Silent Treatment Taupe has been compared and supposed to be the dupe for MAC Satin Taupe .. Below are the swatches, of both for you to decide .. I definitely do not think its a dupe as they are quite different, Silent Treatment is lighter as compared to Satin Taupe. I like Silent Treatment better on me ..

Silent Treatment vs MAC Satin Taupe

In Australia, you can buy Wet n Wild from Crush Cosmetics for AUD 9.95. 
Do you have this trio ? Do you like it ?

Rave Review - NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and Comparison with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencils

Lately I have been really enjoying wearing long lasting eyeliners and all the other eye liners in my stash have gotten neglected.. I am talking about NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion', which I love to apply on my lower waterline and lash line as I will not need to worry about them running down or fading away ..As much I love wearing them, I hate removing them by the end of the day :( , but boy, its sure worth it ..NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' is a rich chocolate brown shade while Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion' is a jet black.  Lets see the good and the bad of these pencils ..

The Good

• Highly pigmented
• Creamy n smooth texture - they slide on easily
• Smudgeproof and Waterproof 
• Really long lasting- This lasts until I take it off
• Very Affordable
• Available in lots of colors

The Bad 

• Not easily available in Australia 
• Difficult to remove, you need a good oil based eye makeup remover 

NYX on bottom and Urban Decay on top

The Comparison with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencils

• Both are crazy pigmented
• Both are creamy and glide and slide on the eye awesomely 
• Both are waterproof and smudgeproof
• Both are really long lasting, Urban Decay lasts better on the waterline, but on the lashline both fair same
• NYX is defintely way cheaper as compared to the Urban Decay pencils (NYX - 8 US$ and UD - 18 US$)
• Both have a good range of colors to choose from 

 
The Price
11.95 AUD (at Crush Cosmetics)

Where to buy
Cherry Culture, Crush Cosmetics, ebay

Overall, I think these NYX pencils are a fab product and if you have been wanting to try out the Urban Decay pencils, but have restrained for the cost, I would recommend you try out the NYX Slide on Pencils. I am really looking forward to trying out the NYX in Black next..

Review - NYX 'Jumbo Pencil' in French Fries

Craving for French Fries and not in for the calories ? Say Hello to "NYX 'Jumbo Pencil' in French Fries".. (On another note, click HERE, if you missed my healthy baked Potato Wedges recipe)

NYX Jumbo pencils are very famous in the blogging industry and loved by many of us .. 'French Fries' is my first jumbo eye pencil ..and am loving it .. I like fuss free, easy to apply eye stuff to wear everyday for work .. I generally wear a wash of color ..Mostly I wear cream shadows as they are quickest to apply with fingers and then blended with a fluffy brush ..The same goes for this chubby stick, just dab on all over the lid and blend n you are done :)

So let's see the good and the bad of NYX 'Jumbo Pencil' in French Fries...

The Good

• Soft and creamy to texture
• Very good color payoff
• Easy to apply 
• Easy to wear shade will go with everything 
• Can be worn during the day or smoked out for the night
• Can be worn on its own or can act as a base
• Affordable

The Bad

• Not easily available in Australia
• You may not like it if you are fond of retractable pencils
• You may not like if you are not a fan of cream products on your eyes

The Price

AUD 6.70 (at Crush Cosmetics)

Where to buy 

Cherry Culture, Crush Cosmetics, ebay

Have you tried NYX Jumbo Eye pencils ? Which is your favorite shade ?

Review - NYX Studio Liquid Liner in 'Extreme Coffee'

Today I am reviewing NYX Studio Liquid Liner in 'Extreme Coffee', which is a glossy metallic bronzy brown coffee shade.


What the company says 
Transform your look in seconds with this super-pigmented eye liner that highlights eyes with an electrifying stroke of color. The fine tip allows for precision application, and can be used to create lines of varying thickness. Go subtle or go gaga. Available in 12 scintillating shades.

I have a lot of colored eye pencils, but this is my first time trying a liquid one. Let's move on with the review and see the good and the bad points of NYX Studio Liquid Liners

The Good

• Highly Pigmented
• Nice glossy metallic finish
• Fast drying 
• The brush is nice and thin, which makes it easy for precise application
• Available in a variety of colors 
• Very affordable

The Bad

• You may not like it if you are not a fan of glossy metallic eyeliners
• Not exactly waterproof and also has a tendancy to peel off :(
• Not easily available in Australia (you can purchase it online)

The Price
USD 4.50 and AUD 12.95 at Crush Cosmetics (local website)

Where to buy
Cherry Culture, Crush Cosmetics, ebay

Over all I think these are a good deal for the price and a good way to explore different colors, if you are into  colored liners. I may pick up different colors on my next US trip. 

Happy New Year to everyone !!

Online Haul I did before leaving for USA

So more haulage following from previous ones. Check out the previous hauls HERE and HERE. Before leaving for USA, I ordered some stuff online and got it shipped to my friend's place :)

 I ordered myself a GHD as they are way cheaper in US, well just like everything else. 

I ordered some Real Techniques brushes from iHerb.com. I ordered The Expert Face brush, Setting brush, the eye starter kit & the travel essentials.You will receive $10 off on your 1st order of $40 & up, or $5 off on smaller orders, when using this code: FZS607

I ordered some NYX stuff from Cherry Culture. I would be trying NYX for the first time. So I ordered a fair mix of things. I got myself  their studio liquid liners in Extreme blue, coffee and black (on the right topmost of the pic), NYX Round lipstick in 'Doll', Jumbo Eye pencil in 'French Fries', NYX Cream blush in 'Glow', NYX Slide on pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and NYX Skinny Black Liner. 

Stay tuned for more haulage posts :)