FACES Canada Ultime Pro Face Palette - Fresh and Glow - Review, Swatches

FACES Canada Ultime Pro Face Palette is aimed to give you perfectly sculpted contours. It is a 3-in-1 palette that helps you contour, highlight and define your face.

FACES Canada Ultime Pro Face Palette - Fresh

FACES Canada Ultime Pro Face Palette - Glow

There are two shade palettes available - Fresh and Glow. Each palette comes with a blush, a bronzer  and a highlighter. The three are chosen carefully so that they work perfectly together.


Price:

FACES Ultime Pro Face Palette- Fresh   Rs.899 [click for discount]

FACES Ultime Pro Face Palette- Glow    Rs.899 [click for discount]


The packaging is travel friendly and one palette is enough for your travel needs as you can double it up as your eyeshadow palette too!

Gorgeous Cosmetics Cheek Creme Blush - Caramel Whip - Review, Swatches

Gorgeous Cosmetics is a brand that never fails to surprise me. I have earlier shared my views on their Lipsticks, Liquid Lips, as well as color palettes. Gorgeous Cosmetics Cheek Creme Blush comes in a little round pot with a see through screw lid. It comes in four shades including Strawberries & Cream, Crème Brulee, Peaches & Cream and Caramel Whip.

The cream blush is extremely smooth in texture, has great color payoff and immediately gives flush of color to the cheeks. Caramel Whip is a rose pink shade with a brown undertone. The color looks extremely fresh and natural on my wheatish skin. 

Bri Polishes - Gold Rush, Silver Sand, Blush - Swatches

Pink and glitter work so well together, totally girly and blingy!

I have three polishes from Love Bri Products to share with you girls. They are Gold Rush, Silver Sand, and Blush. I enjoy using these polishes because they are 5 free.

Bri Polishes - Gold Rush, Silver Sand, Blush - Swatches

Gold Rush and Silver Sand are glitter polishes while Blush is a cream polish.

Bri Polishes - Gold Rush, Silver Sand, Blush - Swatches

The glitter polishes are full of tiny glitter in a clear base. You need at least 3 coats if you want to cover your nail. With a single coat you can use them both as glitter toppers over any polish of your choice.

Gorgeous Cosmetics 4 Color Palette - Taupe, Peach, Copper Brown, and Highlight

If you are looking for an single palette that can take you from a day to a night look then read on!!!

Gorgeous Cosmetics 4 Color Palette - Taupe, Peach, Copper Brown, and Highlight

Gorgeous cosmetics has these customizable eye shadow and blush palettes that come in a beautiful black casing. There is a nice big mirror inside making this a travel friendly product. I chose colors that are perfect for creating natural looking eyes during the day which can be glammed up for an evening.

Gorgeous Cosmetics 4 Color Palette - Taupe, Peach, Copper Brown, and Highlight

This palette contains 1 highlighter shade, 1 blush and two eye shadows. From top left to right in a clockwise order are the blush, highlighter, matte eye shadow and a shimmer eye shadow.

The blush is a gorgeous matte textured peach toned blush that also works as an eye shadow. The highlighter is great for the brow bone as well as for adding dimension to your contouring. The matte taupe brown shade can be used to add depth to the crease area, it can be used all over the lid to give a taupe color to the lids, and you can gently swipe this to contour your nose and cheekbones as well.

Living Nature Blush Warm Summer - Review, Price, Swatch

Sometime late last year I got a very pretty blush in my kitty from the Living Nature company. If you remember I had also posted about a very pretty pink lip liner from the same brand - Laughter reviewed HERE

Living Nature Blush Warm Summer - Review, Price, Swatch

I had got myself a couple of products to try from the brand and finally its the turn of this pretty blush to be shared here. The blush comes in a very interesting box packaging with a rubber grip to keep it shut. Owing to the box it is extremely light weight and also houses the applicator brush inside. There is no mirror inside but I still love the very chic packaging.

Living Nature Blush Warm Summer - Review, Price, Swatch

The blush is 100% vegan and is a mineral blush. It has a soft and smooth texture.

The shade I have is called Warm Summer. I love how Living Nature has given unique names to all Warm summer is a pink toned rosy blush. There is no shimmer in it. On my wheatish skin tone it imparts just a hint of color giving it a radiant look. On lighter skin tones it will show up more. When I want to add deeper color  I just swipe it a couple of times more.

The blush comes in a 4gm packing.

Indian Blog Sale - Happy Lohri

Happy Lohri Everyone!

Time to celebrate with slashed prices on products :) Go INDULGE!

Here is the blog sale where I have a lot of unused and brand new products. The used products have been used once or twice mostly for swatches.

Rules:

• All products are in good condition, and will be sanitized before shipping, where applicable. All images below show the current amount & state of product. This is exactly what you will get.
• Sale of items is on a first-come-first-served basis. If you want to buy a product, leave a comment below. If a product has already been commented for, you can still ask for it. In case the first person does not make payment within 24 hours of confirmation, the second requester will get a chance to buy the product. Please try not to cancel an order if you have placed one. Doing so will bar you from future sales.
• After leaving a comment below, send an e-mail to me at: shilpagandotra@yahoo.co.uk to confirm the list of products you wish to purchase. Don't forget to mention your phone number in the mail.
• Payment has to be done through NEFT transfer into my bank account (details will be shared once order is confirmed). Products will be dispatched only AFTER payment is received in the bank account.
• Please do not make cash deposits as you will have to bear an extra Rs. 100 as charged by the bank.
• Anyone with a valid Indian postal address can purchase, make sure your area is serviced by DTDC couriers.
• Shipping charges: Rs. 50 in Delhi, Rs. 80 outside Delhi for packages upto 500g; above 500g, a flat charge of Rs. 130 will be charged. You will be provided with the tracking number once items are shipped. Any damage/ breakage/ theft after sending the courier will not be a liability on the Blogger.
• Surprise gifts with orders over Rs 1000

Items once sold will not be taken back, nor will the money be refunded, under any circumstances. Prices quoted here are final.

Clinique Colour Surge Eyeshadow Trio: Swatch & Review

If there was a prize for the most delayed post I would have to award it to this post that you are reading today. I have had this beautiful little palette from Clinique for months, the pictures have been sitting in a draft for weeks and yet I never got down to sharing my views about it. So without delaying it any further let me tell you all about this beauty.

Clinique Colour Surge Eyeshadow Trio: Swatch & Review

The Clinique Color Surge Eye shadow Trio is a beautiful selection of 3 eye shadows and a blush. The packaging is sleek, sturdy and travel friendly. 

Clinique Colour Surge Eyeshadow Trio: Swatch & Review

The eye shadows sit in a row on the top while the blush is below. And within the casing there is space for a blush brush as well as an eye shadow and liner applicator.

Sigma Crème de Couture - Macaroon Inspired Makeup Collection

Sigma just launched their limited edition Crème de Couture - Macaroon Inspired Makeup Collection. Just look at the colors!

"All of the colors in Crème de Couture are inspired by the decadent delights of french macaroons; with shades ranging from soft to deep, light and buttery to bold and rich. The matte finishes emulate the soft opaque tops and textures from each confection. This charming, yet modern collection was made to add subtlety to saturated colors."

I am already drooling over the colors, can't get my eyes off that eye palette!

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Press Release: essence trend edition “metal glam”

Metallic glam slam! The fall season is going to be dramatic, sparkly and metallic with essence. In October 2013, the essence trend edition “metal glam” creates awesome beauty looks with a true glamour factor! During the run up to the festive season, it’s ok to go a little over the top – and you’re sure to sparkle with this world of colors consisting of gold, silver, bronze, purple, apricot and green – all with a metallic effect. In addition to a touch of shimmer for your eyes, lips, face and nails, this trend edition offers highlights like the stick on eyeliner in dramatic rosé-gold and silver, a blush with a surprising powdery-metallic finish and the stick on jewels for an amazingly glamorous look on your body!

essence metal glam – eyeshadow
Platinum power! The highly-pigmented, extremely metallic eyeshadows in gold, purple, green and bronze conjure-up intensive, shimmering eye make-up looks with star appeal! Available in 01 steel-ing the scene, 02 petal to the metal, 03 glamour girls and 04 golden eye.

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Tips n Toes Dual Blush - Review And Swatches

Today's post is about a lovely blush that I recently got to try out. This is the Tips n Toes Dual Blush which is basically a blush and highlighter duo. 

Tips n Toes Dual Blush

The dual blush comes packed in the shiny silver casing which I really like. The only drawback is the fingerprints that get imprinted on the casing which need to be cleaned off each time I use this.

The outer cover box contains instructions on how to use the product but the ingredient list is missing.

Tips n Toes Dual Blush

The silver casing opens up to a lovely inner with a large mirror, the blush, highlighter and a soft application brush.

Sigma The Resort Palette Now Available!

The latest Sigma product to hit the market is the limited edition Resort Palette that is just in time for spring break! The beautiful palette was created as a beauty accompaniment to your weekend getaways and summer travels.

What: Resort Palette Cost: $42 Collection Status: Limited Edition Product Features: The Sigma Beauty Resort Palette contains a collection of high quality and pigmented makeup products including: eight eye shadows, one blush, one liquid highlighter and one dual-ended eyeliner pencil.

The Resort Palette combines rich and warm tone eye shadows with complimenting ocean-like hues for a unique palette. The variety of colors allows you to create an endless array of looks, taking you from day to night, neutral to vibrant.

The Resort Palette also comes with a blush (Heavenly), dual sided eyeliner pencil (Daydream and Earth Goddess), and a liquid highlighter (Luminesce). These components were developed to accentuate your island glow! Click the image below to get your Resort Palette Today!!!!

Buy Resort Palette

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February 2013 - Vellvette Box

So my February Vellvette box finally arrived. Lets jump straight to the pictures!

Vellvette Box February 2013

Vellvette Box February 2013

Vellvette Box February 2013

That heart that says 'Be My Vellvettine' is a magnet - all this because February is the month of love!

Now the actual products inside!

Bourjois Eye Shadow, Liner and Blush

Sometime back I won the Glitter and Gorgeous give away. Rekha sent me the prize wrapped in cute potli's along with a congratulations note.

Bourjois - products I won

 Here is a closer look a the products I won.

Bourjois - Eye Shadow, Blush and Liner

The Bourjois Blush is in shade Rose Eclat. I love the small applicator brush that comes with it because of its unique shape. And it snugly fits inside the blush too.

Bourjois - Blush - Rose Eclat

The blush packaging also has a small mirror inside which makes it super duper easy to carry this around and apply it. If you notice the packaging is same as the colour of the product inside - another thing that I really like because it makes it easier to identify the colour.

Bourjois - Blush - Rose Eclat

The shade Rose Eclat is a warm pink colour. This gives a nice pink glow to the cheeks. The applicator brush is very useful as it picks up a very small amount of the product at a go. This makes sure that you don't apply too much at one shot and allows you to build the intensity of the colour as you like. 

Bourjois - Blush - Rose Eclat -  swatch

Next in line is the Bourjois intense Extrait 08 - a drool worthy eye shadow.

Bourjois intense Extrait 08

The packaging is very similar to the blush. It comes in a brown plastic case with a small mirror inside. Again packaging is of the same colour as the product. This does not have an applicator brush though. The shade is a deep brown colour (the swatch came out lighter)

Bourjois intense Extrait 08 - swatch

And finally the Khol and Contour liner - it is a pencil liner that can be sharpened. The colour is a teal shade and the texture is super creamy. I just love applying this on my lids. Infact I loved the texture and shade so much that I did a complete eye with this colour (used it as a shadow on the entire lid) I don't have pictures of that yet since I have submitted that for a contest entry and am not allowed to share the pics elsewhere.

Khol and Contour liner

Khol and Contour liner - swatch

Overall I loved all three products. Thanks Rekha for choosing such a nice range of products.

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Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin - Review

Blush is one make-up item that I feel can make you look cheap and vulgar if you over do it. I normally use a blush only for special occasions. Sometimes though when you are feeling low and you want to get a little glow on your face a blush can really work wonders.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Peach Satin is a little gem in a pot. Yes, it comes in a glass pot with a pink cap. I don't like the glass pot as I have to be very careful not to drop it! But otherwise the size is good enough to carry around in your purse.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin

Peach Satin is a soft pink peach colour with tiny shimmer particles. The texture of the blush is as the name says, a mousse form. Very soft to touch and a little bit is good enough. As you can see I have reached the bottom of the pot while there is a lot of product on the sides - this is what usually happens to products that come in such pots. Over time the texture has changed a little - it has become less mousse like but still soft to touch.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin - swatch

When you take a small amount with your finger and blend it on your cheeks it gives a lovely natural looking glow to the cheeks - almost colourless. If you want you can apply it again and darken it for the evenings to give more colour to the cheeks.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin - blended

As you can see in the picture above  the pink is showing quite nicely - I think it is more pink than peach but in natural sunlight it does look peachy. See the picture below taken in sunlight.

Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush - Peach Satin - swatch in natural light

I love to use it on my eyelids as well - and I love the natural brightens it brings to my eyes. With a Kohl to add some glamour the eyes look pretty for the day time.

The one thing you will notice is that if you rub in too hard you can waste a lot of product. I have tried to apply this with a brush as well as with a sponge but the easiest way to apply it is to use clean fingers.


Details at a glance
Packaging       : glass pot with plastic cap
Pigmentation  : light but buildable
Fragrance      : none
Staying power: with or without foundation stays on unless touched
Price              : Rs 200 (approx) 

What I like:
1.The colour (I love it!)
2. Air-soft mousse texture
3. Natural glow it imparts

What I don't like:
1. Nothing but I would prefer to have it in a different packing - scared of the glass breaking someday