Manicure Monday - FOA Glitterati in Boogie Wonderland

This Manicure Monday is showcasing my love for glitter polishes following the previous manicure. 
I love glitter nail polishes, but they are such a pain at removing, that I usually don't venture in a full on glitter mani and happily don them as accent nails.

However, for a change, today we have a full on fun, bling - bling, colorful glitter manicure featuring Face of Australia 'Boogie Wonderland' from the Glitterati Limited Edition. 

3 coats with a top coat

'Boogie Wonderland' is a milky base loaded with glitter. It has multi colored hexa and bar glitters. I don't like my nails being see through the polish and this is such a light base, so I I applied three coats on my nails and top coat.

The polish has lots of glitter, so placing the glitter all over nails wasn't a big deal. The bar glitters stick out a bit and may cling to your clothes and hair, but its no biggie as the polish is so gorgeous ans is worth a bit of trouble. This is the only one I have tried from this range and I am loving it.


Do you like full on glitter manis ? Have you tried this one ?

EOTD - Blue & Purple Smokey Eyes

Today's post is Blue and Purple smokey eyes ... I sported this for New Years eve ..though we did not go out anywhere, just had dinner at our friends place but I wanted to do something fancy .. so here it my New Year's EOTD ..

Products Used

• Face of Australia Primer
• Australis True Blue quad
• Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV
• Face of Australia Black Liquid Liner
• Chambor Dazzle Eye pencil purple (not featured in the pic, sorry :(, I forgot)
• Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara
• Real Techniques base shadow brush, domed shadow brush n Sigma E40

How to

• Prime your lids
• Apply blue shadow (shade no 1) all over the lid 
• Apply purple shadow (shade no 2) on the crease and outer corner and blend well
• Apply light blue (shade no 3) on the inner corner
• Apply purple liner on the lower lashes
• Line your upper lash line 
• Curl your lashes, apply mascara and you are done
  

Hope you liked the look .. :)

EOTD - Classic Smokey Eyes in Five Steps

Classic Smokey Eyes

Products used

Products Used 

1. Maybelline Gel Eyeliner in Black as base
2. Grey Shadow in the CoverGirl Eye Enhancers palette in Drama Eyes 
3. Maybelline Chai Latte for Highight (not pictured above sorry)
4. Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express
5. Urban Decay 24/7 glide on pencil in Perversion
6. Face of Australia Liquid Eyeliner
7. Sportsgirl eyeshadow brush, Sigma E25 & E40

How To 

1. Dab kohl (I used gel eyeliner) thickly on the top lashline and then smudge it moving upwards making sure it is faded as you move towards the crease.
2. Apply the dark grey shadow (you can use black as well) over the base created in step 1 and blend well.
3. Apply highlight shade in the inner corner and brow bone.
4. Rim your upper and lower lash line.
5. Apply mascara and you are DONE :).

Do you like doing the classic smokey eyes ??

**Pls ignore the dark circles, these pics are without concealer**

September & October Empties #2 !

I am new to doing empties post, check out the last one I did HERE. I don't post these on a monthly basis as I don't have enough products to put up, so as and when I have enough products, I do one ..

1. Clean n Clear Morning Burst Facial Cleanser
   This is one of my favorite facial cleanser. This is probably the third bottle of it. The cleanser has tiny beads and is gentle enough to be used every day. It helps me wake up :). This is a definite repurchase.
   
2. Australis Lip Butter in 'Coral Reef'
   I have to say, I was sucked in by the packaging. This lovely cute little pot offering to keep your lips hydrated, who wouldn't want to buy it ?. Its a good lip balm, but not sure if I will repurchase this, as at the moment I am enjoying balms/butters in stick form.
   
   
3. Dabur Gulabari Rose water
   This is something that I always use, every night after I remove my makeup. You can use this as a facial mist on hot summer days. You can use it with a cotton pad on your face, or spray it directly on your face, or you can use it in your packs, there are multiple uses.
   
4. Nivea Essentials Lip Balm
   A good moisturizing lip balm. Repurchase ? don't think so, I keep trying new ones/flavors.
   
5. Head n Shoulders Anti Dandruff Shampoo
   This is always a repurchase, I rotate between a normal and an anti dandruff shampoo.
   
6. Nivea Dry Impact For Men
   This is the husband's staple deodorant and this is also always a repurchase.
   
   
7. Yes To Tomatoes Volumizing shampoo
   Good everyday shampoo, though not volumizing at all. I don't think I will be repurchasing this.
   
8. Face of Australia Strengthening Nail polish remover
   I picked this because its a strengthening remover, am not sure if it helps with that, I didn't see any noticeable difference. Am using the Priceline essentials one currently. 

Have you tried any of these products? What do you think? What items do you keep repurchasing?

EOTD - Everyday Shimmers

I wore this shadow the other day when I had gone to Darling Harbor.. I call this look as Everyday Shimmers .. :)..I like to name them lol !! ..I found this to be a super quick eye do .. ..this is good as a everyday color or even otherwise ..it gives a nice glow and subtle shimmer to my eyes without going OTT ....and suits my skin tone (atleast that's what I think) ..well I am specifically mentioning this because I have tried different shades of greys before and I just didn't seem to like them on my skin tone .. they appear to be quite ashy ..but this gives a warm glow .. n I seem to like it ..

Products used

How I created this :

• Primed my lids
• Dabbed the grey shimmery shadow all over the lids and slightly up to the crease
• Highlighted with the peachy/creamy shade 
• Applied mascara and eyeliner and you are done

Products used 

Australis Paparazzi Perfect High Definition eye shadow (in Totally Busted), Australis Megalash Mascara, Face of Australia liquid eyeliner

What do you guys think ? Do you like grey shadows on u n which is ur fav one?

Please ignore my super irritating lashes, they just don't curl without a curler ..I was in a hurry and I forgot to use one ..

July Favorites !!

Hi girls,


Now I know I am a tad bit delayed for this post. But I still wanted to share with you the products I have been enjoying this July. So read on ..

• Australis Intensifeye Wet/Dry Eyeshadow in True Blue : I am loving this eyeshadow at the moment. Its a versatile eyeshadow. You can create both soft everyday looks and dramatic looks (by using the darker shades wet) with it. I have used it to create two smokey looks before. You can check them here and here.
• Australis Paparazzi Perfect High Definition Blush in Flash It : Love the way this blush looks with different colors put together in one. This is a combo of a bright pink, nude pink, beige, champagne and brown. I swirl the brush all over and use it on my cheeks. This can be used as a blush/highlighter and also as a blush/bronzer duo.
• Australis Lip Butter in Coral Reef : Love the packaging (I have to admit the packaging was the I have to have it factor for this one ;)) of this lip butter, its a cute round pot with a mirror inside. It contains cocoa butter, Vitamin E and Aloe Vera and has a lovely subtle smell. Keeps lips smooth, soft and hydrated. 
• Loreal Glam shine in Always Pink : This is my all time fave lip gloss. It is a nude pinky shade, extremely good for throughout the day, on its own or as a top coat and stays pretty well too.
• Loreal Nutrishine in Rose Guava : I have reviewed this here before. Its a everyday color and love the way it feels on the lips, very soft, smooth and shiny like a gloss.
• Nail Polish by Next : I found this similar to one of the shades of the Face of Australia Molten Metallics range which I cannot recollect now.This was a part of one of the Nail polishes gift pack of Next . 
• Nivea Soft creme : I have been loving this cream this winter. Its really soft and light on the skin and keeps the skin well hydrated and soft. It can be used on face, hands and body. The biggest drawback is that it has no SPF. But I have been enjoying this since I am mostly at home these days ..so I soak my skin with this after bath and my skin is loving it ..
• Sportsgirl Brush with Fame eye brush : I bought this for 2 dollars at sale. For this price you definitely cannot go wrong. Otherwise also I found this brush to be very soft and easy for application and enjoyed using it this month. I will definitely check out other brushes by Sportsgirl.

Smokey Eyes with a hint of copper !!

I have attempted the Classic Smokey eyes (black/charcoal) multiple time in multiple ways but somehow never like it on me ..So this is how I tweaked it this time to suit me, in my yet again attempt to the classy smokey eyes ...You can call this the muted smokey eye or the copper/neutral smokey eyes 

Smokey eyes with a hint of copper 

Products used

Loreal Contour Kohl Pencil, Australis Intensifeye quad (True Blue), Maybelline shadow stylist (Casual Brown - the name is brown but it is a very pretty muted copper color), Face of Australia liquid eyeliner in Black


How I created the look :

• Dabbed the Loreal Kohl pencil all over the eyelid 
• Applied the darkest shade of Australis eye quad (True Blue) all over the kohl ...and blended it well
• Applied the Maybelline Casual Brown shade over inner 1/3 of the eye and blended it with the rest of it 
• Applied Face of Australia liquid eyeliner on the upper lash line
• Lined the lower lash line with the  Loreal Contour Kohl pencil
• Curled the lashes and applied mascara
• Highlighted on the highest part of the brow bone 

So what do you think of the muted smokey eyes ? Which is your favorite color for the smokey eyes ?