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Wednesday, 20 November 2013
MAYBELLINE HYPER SHARP LINER
I HAVE BEEN USING MAYBELLINE HYPER SHARP LINER FOR QUITE
SOME TIME AND I JUST LOVE IT. I AM A BIG
FAN OF WINGED EYES SO FELT TIP PEN LINERS COME QUITE HANDY IN DRAWING THOSE
ULTRA FINE THIN LINES. I WAS USING LAKME’S EYE ARTIST PEN EARLIER AND
SADLY LOST IT A WHILE AGO SO WHEN I WENT TO BUY ANOTHER ONE, I SAW MAYBELLINE’S
HYPER SHARP LINER ON THE COUNTER AND DECIDED TO GIVE IT TRY INSTEAD.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
JOHNSON'S BODY CREAM
WINTER HAS ARRIVED AND MY SKIN HAS ALREADY STARTED FEELING DRY, DULL AND STRETCHY. ARRRRRRGH!, IN THIS WEATHER, A GOOD BODY CREAM IS A MUST HAVE. RECENTLY, MY SISTER IN LAW HAD BEEN TO KATHMANDU, AND BROUGHT THIS JONSON’S BODY CARE, BODY CREAM. I APPLIED IT ONCE AND OOHHHH! I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I APPLIED IT TO MY HANDS AND THEY FELT SO SOFT AND SMOOTH AND SUPPLE. INFACT, MY HANDS FELT SO NICE THAT I KEPT ON TOUCHING THEM.
I HAD TO HAVE IT BUT AGAIN LIKE ALWAYS,I COULD NOT GET IT IN MY HOME TOWN
. SO WHEN I WENT TO SILIGURI I HUNTED IT DOWN AND FOUND IT IN A SHOP BUT I AM SURE I GOT A COUNTERFEIT F GOT IT FOR 250/- FOR 200 ML ( THE BOX SAYS MADE IN
FRANCE ;) . HOWEVER, I LIKE IT, IT’S LONGEVITY IS NOT AS GREAT AS THE
ORIGINAL’S YET OTHER QUALITIES ARE QUITE SIMILAR.
WELL! THE PRODUCT STATES “ ENJOY THE SENSATION OF SOFT SKIN ALL DAY LONG WITH JOHNSON’S BODY CARE 24 HOUR MOISTURE BODY CREAM.ENRICHED WITH SHEA BUTTER AND A NATURAL MOISTURISER, IT IS CLINICALLY PROVEN TO MOISTURISE SKIN FOR 24 HOURS. OUR FAST ABSORBING FORMULA HAS A NON GREASY FINISH AND IS PERFECT FOR DAILY USE ION NORMAL TO DRY SKIN, TO LEAVE YOU FEELING LOVED AND CARED FOR.”
AND FOR ME MOST OF THIS IS TRUE. IT CONTAINS SHEA BUTTER
WHICH LEAVES YOUR SKIN FEELING SOFT AND SUPPLE. AND UNLIKE MOST BODY CREAMS IT
IS NON GREASY AND YES THE SKIN ABSORBS IT PRETTY QUICKLY. THE ONLY BELL THAT DOES NOT RING TRUE WHEN TESTED IS THAT IT'S CLAIM OF 24
HOURS MOISTURIZATION . MINE DEFINITELY DOES NOT LASTS THAT LONG
BUT THE ORIGINAL TOO DOESN NOT LASTS THAT
LONG.
HOWEVER, I AM HAPPY WITH THIS BODY CREAM AND CARRY IT EVERY
WHERE I GO. DEFINITELY WORTH A BUY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED J
BY
THE WAY I AM A BIG FAN OF JOHNSON’S BRAND I EVEN USE THEIR BABY CREAM AND SOAP,
CHILDHOOD FIXATION I
GUESS :)
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
GO RED
WINTER
HAS ALREADY SET IN, IN THIS LITTLE SCENIC TOWN. MY HANDS ARE FREEZING AS I AM
TYPING ON MY KEYBOARD RIGHT NOW. EACH MORNING DEMANDS A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO GET OUT OF BED AND
CHANGING CLOTHES AND GETTING DRESSED UP IS YET ANOTHER BATTLE. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
AND YET I LOVE THIS SEASON, I LOVE IT WITH AL IT'S FAULTS, I LOVE WHEN THE CHILLY BREEZE HITS ME RIGHT
ACROSS MY FACE LEAVING MY CHEEKS NUMB, AND WALKING ALONG THE ROAD IN FOG
INFESTED WEATHER.
THIS WEATHER DULL, DRY, DEMANDS FOR THINGS BRIGHT AND THEREFORE THE RED LIPS. I REALLY WEAR MY RED LIPSTICK ALMOST EVERYDAY
IN WINTERS. RED LOVELY LIPS WITH DARK SMOKEY EYES MAKES A PERFECT BREWING HOT LOOK TO COUNTERBALANCE THE CHILLY DRUDGERY OUTSIDE
AHH AND SO THOUGHT OF WRITING ABOUT MY FAV RED LIP SHADES.
HERE ARE THREE RED LIPSTICKS THAT I OWN RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE:
- SIMPLY PRETTY COLOR BLISS IN CHERRY RED :- 200 PERHAPS NOT SURE
- LAKME NINE TO FIVE COLOR FIX DUO IN AUBURN:- 600
- ELLIE 18 (DON'T KNOW THE PRICE AS IT WAS GIFTED TO MY MOM)
THE ELLIE 18
THE ELLIE 18 SHADE IS A BRIGHT RED MATTE TEXTURED LIPSTICK WHICH I AM IN LOVE WITH. IT WAS ACTUALLY GIFTED TO MY AMMA AND LATER I TOOK IT FROM HER. THE SHADE'S NAME IS NO MORE LEGIBLE SO I'LL HAVE A TOUGH TIME LOOKING FOR IT ONCE IT’S OVER . THIS IS A BRIGHT RED SHADE, VERY WELL PIGMENTED AND IF YOU ARE FOND OF BRIGHT, NEONY COLORS LIKE ME , THIS IS THE RED LIPSTICK YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH.
ELLIE 18
GOOD: LOVELY COLOR
LASTS LONG
BAD: DRIES THE LIPS, LOOKS PATCHY
SIMPLY PRETTY COLORBLISS
SIMPLY PRETTY CHERRY RED LIPSTICK IS A LOVELY CHERRY RED
SHADE, THE TEXTURE IS SMOOTH AND CREAMY. GLIDES PERFECTLY AND DOES NOT DRY THE LIPS.
GOOD: IT’S SHINY CREAMY TEXTURE, THE PRICE TAG
BAD: DOES NOT STAY FOR
TOO LONG
LAKME NINE TO FIVE LIP DUO
LAKME NINE TO FIVE AUBURN IS A NICE DARK REDDISH BROWN
SHADE, IT HAS A CLEAR GLOSS AT THE TOP TO BE APPLIED ONCE THE LIP COLOR DRIES
OFF. THE LIP COLOR IS IN LIQUID FORM SO
I DON’T REQUIRE A LIP PENCIL AS I CAN DRAW LINES WITH THE LIP
APPLICATOR FROM THE TUBE ITSELF. AND IF
YOU WANT THAT SHINY, GLASSY LOOK DAB A LITTLE BIT OF GLOSS FROM THE TUBE AND
YOU ARE READY TO GO.
WITHOUT THE GLOSS
WITH THE GLOSS
WHAT LIP COLORS DO YOU PREFER TO WEAR IN WINTERS? LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
ORANGE LIPS
ORANGE LIPS BECAME A RAGE THIS YEAR AND ESPECIALLY, IN
MY TOWN, EVERY GIRL OWNS ONE. I TOO CAUGHT THE FEVER AFTER SEEING A SCOOTY AD. HOWEVER, BACK AT THAT TIME, AT MY HOME TOWN, ORANGE LIPS WERE NOT A KNOWN PHENOMENON, I
HAD TO UNDERTAKE A MAMMOTH TASK OF UNEARTHING ONE. I SEARCHED FOR IT EVERYWHERE AND
TURNED UP EVERY COSMETIC STORE IN MY TOWN BUT EVERY TIME THEY GAVE ME A BLANK
LOOK AND THE SAME REPLY “NO”.
FINALLY, I TURNED TO MY LAST RESORT: ONLINE HUNTING. AND I WAS
THRILLED WHEN I SAW THIS SWEET ORANGE LIPSTICK FOR WHICH I HAD TRAVELLED FAR AND
WIDE. I ORDERED IT FROM URBAN TOUCH.COM, THIS ONLINE SITE HAS, HOWEVER, CLOSED
DOWN. I BOUGHT IT EVEN THOUGH THE BRAND WAS NOT KNOWN TO ME, FLABJOE KONAD.
LATER ON I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS SOME KOREAN BRAND i.e. AT LEAST WHAT THE COVER
STATES.
WELL! RIGHT NOW I OWN THREE OF THIS PARTICULAR HAPPY SHADE
AND GLAD THAT NOW IF I FINISH USING THEM UP I CAN REBUY THEM EVEN AT MY OWN
TOWN. J
·
FLABJOE KONAD:- 600/-
·
SONATA ORANGE:- 40/- J YES
·
LAKME ABSOLUTE ORANGE TEASE:- 800/-
WELL I HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED
ORANGE TEASE SO I WILL NOT BE WRITING ABOUT IT HERE ;)
WELL THE KOREAN BRAND IS A LIGHT
ORANGE SHADE, CREAMY AND VERY SMOOTH. IT PIGMENTS WELL BUT THE LONGEVITY IS NOT
THAT GREAT.
HERE IS A PIC:-
HERE THE COLOR LOOKS A LITTLE FAINT BUT THE COLOR IS MUCH MORE DEEPER
AND SONATO IS A NEPAL BRAND THE M.R.P IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE PACK AND WHILE MY FRIEND GOT IT FOR 80 BUCKS, I ON THE OTHER HAND GRABBED IT AT 40 J. THE COLOR IS A TRUE ORANGE OF ALL THE THREE AND IS MATTE IN TEXTURE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I LIKE MY SONATO BETTER THAN THE OTHERS, HOWEVER, IT FAILS IN GIVING A LONG WEAR.
WITHOUT FLASH
WITH FLASH
HAVE YOU TRIED THE ORANGE LIPS? DO LEAVE YOUR VALUED COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS J
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