Quick Review: Maybelline Baby Lips Candy Rush Lip Balms

Maybelline has launched 4 yummy new colors in their Baby Lips Color range.
These new lip balms are called Baby Lips Color Candy Rush - rush of candy color with a kick of sweetness!
            

The candy rush lip balms come with an SPF 20. They give a translucent tint of color to your lips. And they come in candy flavors that provide the sweetness. The Maybelline Candy Rush Baby Lips balms have the same retractable form factor like the old baby lips. The tube is colored to represent the shade inside.

The tube comes packaged with a little cardboard piece which contains all details about the product.

Price: Rs 190 [4gm] (available online on amazon)

These are packed with coconut oil and Vitamin E to keep your lips moisturized through the day. 

Happy Independence Day India!

Wishing all the readers of Our External World a very Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day India!

I did this basic nail art in the colors of our flag. Polishes used are all from Maybellne Color Show range.

Hope our country finds independence from greed, poverty and hatred!

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Maybelline Fashion Brow Cream Pencil - Review, Price, Swatches

Maybelline Fashion Brow Cream Pencil - Review, Price, Swatches

Define, shape and sculpt your brows for that prefect fashion brow with Maybelline's new range of products specially created for the eyebrows. There are three products that have been launched and I am reviewing the Fashion Brow Cream eye pencil from this range.

The eyebrow pencil is a regular pencil that needs sharpening. It comes with a clear plastic lid and the shade of the pencil is marked on the end of the pencil.

Price: Rs 175

Maybelline Fashion Brow Cream Pencil - Review, Price, Swatches

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Color Changing Lip Balm - Review, Swatches, Price

If you've ever used a Maybelline lip balm you would love this one from the brand as well. Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom is a new entrant in the market which brings a color changing technology into your lip balm.

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Review, Swatches, Price

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom come in a slim stick form. There are two variants in the market - Pink Bloom and Peach Bloom.

The lip balm is a colorless stick but changes into a variant shade of pink or peach depending on the stick you use.

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Review, Swatches, Price

On my lips the lip balm gives a very nice pale shade of color just enough to cover the pigmentation. 

I'm wearing the peach bloom lip balm on my lips. The first pic shows my bare lips. The second pic was taken just after applying the peach bloom lip balm and in the last pic was taken after a couple of minutes. As you can see the color has intensified. The color is just noticeable on my lips and my lips appear very moisturised and healthy.

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Review, Swatches, Price

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Review, Swatches, Price

I really like the slim packaging and the effect it has on smoothening my dry lips. 

You can check the infredients of Baby Lips Bloom in the image below.

Maybelline Baby Lips Bloom - Review, Swatches, Price

Overall this is a great addition to the range of lip balms offered by Maybelline. Must try for all lip balm lovers!

Price: Rs 185

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HPB Presents Sugar Spun Neutrals And Neons

Hi friends! Here is a quick and simple nail art to brighten up your week!

It finally rained and even though the weather is still hot, the rain was a welcome breather! The theme for Hobby Polish Bloggers for them month of May is Neutrals and Neons. And the technique challenge at Those Nails Though was sugar spun nails.

As always I decided to club two tasks into one and came up with Neon Sugar Spun Nails.

If you want to find out about Sugar Spun Nail Art technique then you should check out my post Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge

And here you go, the nail art I did this time.

HPB Presents Sugar Spun Neutrals And Neons

I have one more pic which was taken indoors. I love this neon green by Madam Glam. Its just so in-your-face neon!

The pink is Elephantine Pink by O.P.I.

Diagonal Gradient Nail Art

 Hi guys! Today I have another nail art post for you all. This time its for a dual challenge.

I had to do a diagonal gradient technique challenge for #tnttech (part of the Those Nails Though group on Facebook) as well as the #tnttwinnails challenge. So since I'm super lazy I decided to combine both the challenges in one nail art.

As part of the Twin Nails Challenge I got paired with Krystal Moore (@queenofnails83 on instagram) She is one of the admins at Those Nails Though and is the one responsible for inspiring me to get back to nail art with her fun challenges!

 The technique challenge was to do a diagonal gradient. And the twin nail challenge was to replicate a nail art done by your partner. So here is the nail art that I did this week.

Diagonal Gradient Nail Art

The base was created using sponging with 3 different polishes. To create a diagonal gradient all you have to do is sponge the nail in a diagonal manner instead of horizontally. I used two color show polishes and one local polish in teal.

Twin Nails Challenge - Dragon Fruit Nail Art

After what seems like ages I finally have some nail art on the blog. I'm part of a nail art enthusiastic group on Facebook called Those Nails Though. This group came up with a twin nails challenge and the theme was fruits.

I was paired up with Xochitl Ayala who is famous on Instagram as gurlynailz - Xochitl does amazing nail art. I love her immaculately well kept nails and her eye-catching nail art. Do visit her on instagram to see her amazing nails.

So Xochitl showed me a few pictures that we could use as inspiration - and a picture of the Dragon Fruit caught my attention. Such bright colors that I instantly agreed to it. We decided on a rough sketch of how we will do the mani and left the rest to our imagination.

So the first picture is my attempt at this mani. I have captured the cut portion of the fruit on all nails except the accent finger where I wanted to add the bright green touch. I created little dry marbled decals to give a sort of 3D effect but they just stuck to my nails so there is no 3D effect anymore but I like how it looks merged into the base color.

Take a look!

Twin Nails Challenge - Dragon Fruit Nail Art

The polishes I used are:

Maybelline  ColorShow Hooked On Pink

Maybelline ColorShow Sunshine Yellow

Madam Glam Neon

A local black and white polish

Now Xochitl did the same basic design but a more neater version and I just love her long nails! You can tell that she is a seasoned nail artist!

Twin Nails Challenge - Dragon Fruit Nail Art

Overall I had fun doing this challenge. I have made so many friends from across the globe where we have connected due to nail art. And Xochitl is a really nice girl I've come to know through this #tnttwinnails challenge.

Maybelline White Superfresh Compact Powder - Review, Photos, Swatches

Maybelline New York White Superfresh 12HR Whitening + Perfecting compact is what we have reviewed here today. The shade we have is Shell.

The compact powder boasts of Pure Perlite, a mineral with skin perfecting powers. It absorbs sweat and oil leaving your complexion visibly light and fresh for upto 12 hours. UV filters protect the skin from sun damage.

Price: Rs 150 (8gm) [ available online HERE ]

The compact comes in a pristine white packaging. There is a mirror on the inside of the lid and a think compact sponge for application. A great little product to carry with you for touchups and even for travel.

Maybelline Baby Lips Candy Wow - Cherry - Review, Swatches

So when I was uploading these pics I realize the lighting is all off. Thankfully the swatch picture is fine.

I had posted a pic wearing the shade Cherry from the Maybelline Baby Lips Candy Wow collection a few days back. So here are some pics and a quick review.

Maybelline Baby Lips Candy Wow - Cherry - Review, Swatches

Maybelline Baby Lips Candy Wow is a new version of the baby lips which gives you a retractable crayon like product. The formula seems almost the same as the other baby lips variants although this does boast of Vitamin E to make your lips smoother for a longer duration. But just for the form factor I enjoy using this more.

Maybelline Color Show Lipsticks - Red Rush and Orange Icon - Review, Price, Swatches

It's raining red and oranges in the lip industry. Every where I turn to I see a ravishing red or a bold orange. Today I'm going to quickly share two lovely lipsticks from Maybelline Color Show - Red Rush (211) and Orange Icon (308).

Maybelline Color Show lipsticks are packaged in a simple black casing with a band of plastic denoting the color of the lipstick. 

Maybelline Color Show Lipsticks - Red Rush and Orange Icon

Maybelline Color Show Lipsticks are extremely light on the lips, they feel like a balm almost but have a rich intense color. 

Texture: Smooth and moisturizing

Pigmentation: High (based on different colors, lighter shades are less opaque)

Staying Power: approx 3 hours without food

Staining: leaves a light tint behind (which I prefer)

Price: Rs 299 (available at a discount HERE)

Availability: online and at all Maybelline counters

Shade Selection: I think they have about 70 different shades to choose from

HPB Presents Starry Night Sky

I am participating in this month's HPB linkup and the theme is Starry Nights Sky. I wanted to do galaxy nails because I've been wanting to try them since a very long time. But as luck would have it, I did not get enough time to create a new nail art for this theme.

I am instead sharing a nail art I did some months back - I think it suits the theme perfectly.

HPB Presents Starry Night Sky

For this nail art I used El Corazon metallic silver polish as my base. Then I used star nail vinyls from Angel Nail Studio. These vinyls are made by my friend Veeral who owns Angel Nail Studio. The vinyls are easy to use. You peel off the star shaped vinyl, place it firmly over a completely dry base. Top it with the Maybelline Glitter Mani Starry Nights (I love this polish!) and you are done!

To get hold of the vinyls contact her on her instagram account @angel_nailstudio

Maybelline Bright Sparks - Glowing Wine #704 - Review, Price, Swatch

Maybelline Color Show range of polishes are so affordable that you can't stop until you have each shade with you. Today I'm sharing a shade from the Bright Sparks collection.

Maybelline Color Show Bright Sparks Glowing Wine 704 comes in the transparent bottle with a black screw cap. 

Glowing Wine is a deep wine coloured polish with golden shimmer. The shimmer is extremely fine just like in chrome polishes. It lends a unique shine to the nails without appearing distinctly on the nail. It was difficult to capture the shimmer in the pictures but if you enlarge one of the pics you should be able to see it in the bottle.

Price: Rs 100

Giveaway: #SwipeToSpice With Maybelline Spcied Up Baby Lips

Lovely weather calls for a fun giveaway!

Each one of us has our own favourite Bollywood dialogue (or many!). Bollywood dialogues have always been twisted around to give our own fun take on them. Today you have a chance to show us your creativity - take your favourite dialogue, spice it up with Baby Lips and you win!

2 of you lucky people can win yourself Maybelline Hampers by participating in this giveaway. And here is what you have to do!

Giveaway: #SwipeToSpice With Maybelline Spcied Up Baby Lips

You can enter through Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

Facebook entries:

1. Follow Our External World and Maybelline New York India on Facebook

2. Share this contest on Facebook with #SwipeToSpice

3. Comment below with your favourite bollywood dialogue spiced up with Baby Lips

Twitter entries:

1. Follow @shilpagandotra and @maybellineindia on twitter

2. Share your spiced up bollywood dialogue with #SwipeToSpice, tag @shilpagandotra and @maybellineindia and 3 of your friends to participate

3. Comment below with a link to your tweet and your twitter handle

Instagram entries:

1. Follow @OurExternalWorld and @MaybellineIndia

2. Upload a video of your self saying a bollywood dialogue spiced up with Baby Lips, tag @OurExternalWorld in the caption and #SwipeToSpice (if you don't know how to make a video then upload a pic like the contest pic with your dialogue)

3. Comment below with your instagram handle

Out of all the entries we receive, two entries from all valid entries will be chosen for the fun element in their dialogue. 

Here are some examples of spiced up Bollywood dialogues:

 - Bade bade deshon me ese Baby Lips ke naye naye variants nikalte rehte hai

- Arey O Samba, kitne variants hai?’

- Ek Baby Lips stick ki kimat, tum kya jaano Ramesh babu 

Contest is open to Indian residents and runs from 11th July till 14th July midnight India time.

Check out this video by Maybelline India

You can buy the Baby Lips from Nykaa

All the best, lets have some fun!!!!

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Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up - Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon, Review, Swatches, Price

If you remember my old post on the original Maybelline Baby Lips, you would know how much I loved the Rose Addict. Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up collection is a range of deeper shades of the lip balm which add nice colour to your lips while the formula keeps your lips smooth and soft. The shades have been specifically created to suit the Indian skin tone.

Maybelline Baby Lips Spiced Up - Tropical Punch and Spicy Cinnamon, Review, Swatches, Price

Maybelline Spiced Up Baby Lips comes in vibrant colours to match the colour of the lip balm inside. The lip balm comes in a twist up stick form. It is easy to keep in your pocket as well. 

I tried two variants from the Spiced Up range - Spicy Cinnamon and Tropical Punch. In my picture on Instagram I actually wore both of these colours layered on top of each other!

Maybelline Baby Lips are available for Rs 175

The lip balms are also enriched with SPF 20 to protect your lips.