Make Your Own Eyeshadow Palette WITHOUT Magnets!

I've always wanted to make my own palette, especially for Inglot Freedom System eyeshadows which have insanely expensive palettes to go with them!

Whenever I would look up tutorials on Youtube, the solution was always the same, either you buy some kind of magnetic strip or tape OR you stick your eyeshadows down permanently with super glue or craft glue.

Now I didn't want to stick down my shadows because I like to be able to move them around, I also had problems with the magnetic strip considering it was difficult to find and SUPER EXPENSIVE!

So I decided to use me ol' noggin and what I came up with allows you to easily remove your eyeshadows from the palette anytime you want but also holds them securely in place!

The secret? Blu Tack!

What you need:

• Any long thin box, metal/ plastic, whatever you like. I used an old watercolour tin I had.
• Blu Tack: It's available at stationery stores, if you can't find it try online here. Costs only INR 90!
• Eyeshadows of course!
• Rubbing Alcohol to sanitise the box.

Step 1:

Sanitize your box with a cloth soaked in alcohol. You can use a sanitising spray as well. ^_^ Just get those tiny heebie-jeebies out!

ALL CLEAN!

Step 2:

Tear out a teeny bit of Blu Tack and roll it between your fingers, stick it to the bottom of your eyeshadows like shown below. 

A small piece is more than enough!

Step 3:

Stick on your eyeshadow to the box by gently pushing it on till it feels secure.

That is literally it! That's how you do it. ^_^

Less than 100 spent to make a perfectly modifiable palette without any magnetic forces being used!

If you have a tin like mine, MAC shadows should stick down without Blu Tack thanks to the magnet at the back.

The Blu Tack is like chewing gum but more easy to remove, you can just peel it off and reuse it! ^_^

It won't come off no matter what as long you stick it on well. I've carried mine around in my kit and none of the eyeshadows have ever become loose. ^w^

And this is the end result:

I put some stickers and paper on the lid of mine to make it look more makeup and less stationery like!

So, that's how I make my own eyeshadow palettes! Without the pain of having to find magnets and all under 100 INR.

What do you think? Have you ever tried making a DIY palette? 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I hope it helped you! ^_^

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Finally Mine! MAC's Party Parrot

These days I'm in a weird spot, I'm trying to get my life together. I'm trying to hunt down photographers to work with so I can build up my portfolio and *hopefully* get hired by someone! 

Besides that I'm also trying to build my makeup kit without breaking the bank, so obviously my private makeup stash has taken a back seat and I've been concentrating on using my finances for professional stuff. 

But a couple of weeks ago, I made an exception for MAC's Party Parrot. >v<

I missed this beautiful colour when the Iris Apfel collection came out and I've been waiting ever since! So when the Strength collection came out, I ran to MAC! 

I actually went on a Mumbai Darshan,  first to the Peddar Road MAC where it was sold out, the really nice MUA there called up Andheri for me and reserved a tube. So sweet! ♥

So then I ran to Andheri (with a disgruntled boyfriend in tow) and FINALLY got my Party Parrot. 

Woot Woot!

Anyway, crazy makeup misadventures aside, here's my review! :D

Price: 

Rs 990 (Soon to/ already gone up. Damn you MAC! >.< Can't wait to get a PRO card!)

Packaging:

Nothing special, the usual black and silver bullet. 

 Colour:

Party Parrot is a pinky red shade, super vibrant! It has a nice warm undertone that brightens up my face. I've seen it look much more coral on some people, especially paler women. But on me it is definitely a crazy ass pink! I love it! I'm glad it looks different on me because if it had been coral-ish, I would have probably been pretty disappointed, considering I waited so long for it!

Even though it brightens up my face, I must say it makes my teeth look ever so slightly yellow. Nothing serious though. ^_^

If Lady Danger was my, "Come at me bruh" colour, Party Parrot is my, "Get down and party" colour for sure! It gives my mood an instant lift as soon as I put it on. 

Texture and Smell:

Like most of my MAC lipsticks, this one too is a matte shade. It is nice and creamy, not drying.

Smell is typical to all MAC lipsticks, vanilla! ^_^

Swatch:

One swipe, 3 swipes, BRIGHT colour! :D

Sorry about the harsh yellow light, the sun was really strong that day!

 Comparison:

Nyx Fire is TOO red, Nyx Matte lipstick in Angel is close but lighter and cooler, Maybelline's Stay With Me Coral is also very close, maybe a pink lipliner under it would bring them closer(?), Wet n Wild's Hot Paris Pink is darker but since it is sheer it looks close enough. :P

In MAC, Impassioned is almost EXACTLY the same! Just that since Party Parrot is matte, it looks much more vibrant. I did want to get Impassioned at a point of time but now that I have Party Parrot, it ain't likely!

Performance:

A great bright colour for summer, that really lifts your spirits and lasts a LONG time!

It lasted through noms and drinks, when I checked my mirror at the end of a long day, the lipstick was gone but the colour was still on, strong!

I have nothing bad to say about this lipstick, NOTHING! Mostly due to the fact that I've waited so long to get my hands on Party Parrot, I'm not going to ruin my excitement by nitpicking!

So, you my friends have been reading a very biased review! 

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!  ψ(｀∇´)ψ

 Okay, not really, I can't do that to you!

It is a great lipstick, only complaints I have is that since it is a matte lipstick, you need to have well prepped lips. Secondly it makes your teeth a bit yellow. And lastly, LIMITED EDITION!!! Gah! 

How I hate those words. ;n; 

Oh well, hopefully they'll repromote it soon. But it gets sold out so fast! With reason, but still!!

Anyway, here's a FOTD I did with Party Parrot, yes it is that bright. Yellow light or not. :P

I would definitely buy this lipstick again, and I do urge people to try it when it comes out again!

I swear, as soon as I put it on this starts playing in my head:

Kyaaaa~ YAMAPI. >w<

Well, that's my review, hope I didn't ramble on too long! And I hope you enjoyed it. ^_^

Leave me your thoughts on Party Parrot (or Yamapi, I'm always ready to fangirl.) 

If you missed my inconspicuous link to my previous MAC lipstick review, check it out here:

MAC Lady Danger Review

And of course if you need a makeup artist, remember me! Lol!

And forgive my blatant self promotion, that I shall be doing in many posts to come.

Muahahaha! Really.

Thanks for reading!

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She's a Little Bit Dangerous: MAC Lady Danger Lipstick Review

Everytime I looked, she was never there, but I finally found her! Last week, I managed to take her home with me...

Lol! I wonder how many reviews for MAC's Lady Danger lipstick start that way? Like a bad romantic drama.. Seriously though, everytime for two months, I would walk into my favourite MAC store and Lady Danger was always out of stock. 

I tried to replace her with So Chaud because Bharti from Crazy Pop Lock would rave about it buuut that didn't work too well. So Chaud looked really yellow- orange on me and made me look like I was a grey old woman who chewed paan. :/ 

Then when I heard Scarlet Ibis (a great dupe) was being released with the Marilyn Monroe collection, I went to check it out, only to find no Scarlet Ibis but Lady Danger, sitting there in that rack yelling 

"BUY ME NOW." 

And so I did! ^_^
And I've been gushing about it on my Instagram since then!

Price: 

Rs.990

Packaging:

Do I really have to explain this? Everyone knows what MAC looks like! Lol! Standard black and silver bullet with the name on the bottom. :)

Colour, Smell and Texture:

The colour is the most vibrant yellow based red I have ever seen! That's what drew me to it in the first place. Bold and bright are the only words I can think of for this shade, maybe a little crazy too! As soon as you put on Lady Danger you become her! Not even kidding..

There is a super boost in confidence levels when wearing this colour, literally over 9000!

If you ever have to take care of business *cracks knuckles* wear this shade.

The smell is the standard MAC vanilla fragrance and I love the texture. Lady Danger is a matte shade but it isn't drying like most mattes. 

No other red in my lipstick collection compares to the Lady.

Performance:

As I said, Lady Danger is a matte (as any shade like this should be!) but I actually managed to wear it without a lip balm with no issues. I do find that my lips flake after a while with or without lip balm though. This colour lasted an entire afternoon on me but as soon as I dug into my creamy chicken sandwich, chilly garlic fries and brownies it was almost gone. So yes, retouching is needed.

Another thing is as with all red lipsticks, a lip liner is needed so you don't look like a vampire who's just had a Happy Meal by the end of the day. -__-

Do I recommend? Only if you have no issues with bright bold statement lips.

So it flakes and bleeds a bit.. Big whoop! 

STILL LOVE IT.

STILL THINK EVERY WOMAN SHOULD BUY IT.

 Side effects may include: 

Lipstick induced awesomeness, instant empowerment, confidence to kick butt, urge to take over the world in your heels and continuous humming of this song:

So, do you love Lady Danger like I do? *makes out with lipstick* or do you have another colour that boosts your confidence sky high? Let me know!

It's much brighter than this but this was the best I could do. :/ The arm swatch is most accurate.

Hope you enjoyed my first ever (yes 5 MAC lipsticks and this is the first ever) MAC lipstick review!

Ta!

♥

Edit:

Also thought I'd share this with you because funny/scary story.

My boyfriend and I had our 4 year anniversary on the 26th, we decided to do a good deed and donate blood. 

Yeah well, as usual they couldn't find my vein, that really annoys me, and makes me black out when they dig around for it. x(

Then he had to adjust the bag and needle every few seconds which was painful in it's own magical way. Lol! 

And then when we were done, I had to fold my arm, as you do, for ten minutes... When that was done, he gave me a band-aid. 

Five seconds after he put it o, the blood started gushing out from under it, atleast 3-4 tablespoons. I started laughing, I know that's weird! Lol! That's how I cope with strange things. :P

So they finally fixed it and now I have this to remind me of my good deed. ;)..

Warning: Kinda gross...

I would still do it again though! Lol!

Korean Makeup: Etude House Sweet Eye Cupcake- Chocolate and Banana Review!

Sorry for being gone awhile everyone! I hope you missed me! I missed you. ♥

Today's review is for the CUTEST product I've ever reviewed on this blog! Seriously! 

It's obviously a Korean product, as if any one but the Koreans could make something so adorable, right?

It is the Etude House Sweet Eye Cupcake in Menu 01 Banana Chocochip. 

Thanks to the very lovely Cosmetic-Love for sending over this beauty! ^w^ 

I'm so sorry for the late review! ;A;

About Cosmetic Love:

Cosmetic-Love is an online store (you can also find them on Ebay), they sell Korean products and are based in Korea! They have some of the best prices out there and some of the best variety in products too! The customer service is pretty fast and so is the shipping! 

My package reached me in less than 3 weeks safe and sound!

I'm planning on doing some birthday shopping there too! Lol! Especially since they have amazing  gift on purchase options! Not according to the cost of what you buy BUT the quantity! ^_^  They also have free standard shipping!

How cool is that?

They sent me two BB cream samples with my package. :)

Okay on to the review! :D

Price:

$8.93 (INR 464) A bit on the pricey side but I have paid more for eyeshadow!

Packaging:

ADORABLE! It's a round metal tin, made to look like a cupcake! There is no brush or mirror, so that maybe a problem for some. 

There are 5 varieties, each have different "flavours" and colours! >u< Including Peach & Honey and White & Blueberry! The metal tin comes in a little box that looks so much like a pastry box! 

I'll just show you...

Kayoot right?! :D

Colour:

This is a baked eyeshadow duo, and in Banana Chocochip, there is a light golden colour and a greyish brown colour. They are both shimmery shades and do really well for a smokey look. 

I like using the light shade for my inner corners and the dark one on the outer corner.

Swatches:

You can see why the light Banana colour makes a great inner eye shadow! And see how shimmery they are. Great for night time but go a little easy during the day.

without flash

with flash

On the Eyes:

They are both different EOTDs. >.<

no flash

flash

Lasting Power:

Without primer, the shadow creases and fades in 4 hours on my oily lids. But with primer it lasts a good 7-8 hours with little creasing. :) There is some fall out though since it is so shimmery!

Overall:

More than anything else, this eyeshadow is a great novelty! The packaging is just precious, sitting on my dresser! I would like to try more colours in it though, like Lavender and Grape. Banana and Chocochip is a great neutral combo to take from day to night but I feel like maybe they could add one more colour in there which isn't shimmery for the crease. But I can still use just these two and do a good look!

Like it? Buy HERE.

FOTD:

I'm wearing Banana and Chocochip on my eyes, some Body Shop Honey Bronze and MAC See Sheer (♥) with Jordana's Watermelon Punch lipgloss on lips!

Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

One point for fallout and too much shimmer.

*product sent for review

Accessorize and MAC Reel Sexy Shopping + EOTD

Hai gaiz! LOL! This post is actually from last week but my scumbag camera card died on me and I ended up  having to take pics twice. -__- I lost some pics from a review too so had to them all over! GAH!

Anyway, last week I was really low because I lost my pet mouse and my fish too. :( I lost my mouse in the most gruesome way, something, probably a rat got in and mauled it. Not a pretty sight. ;n;
Since I was all mopey my sister and I decided on some retail therapy.

Accessorize was still having a sale. 70% off! Woohoo! There wasn't much left but I did pick up a pair of sunglasses and a bow ring (the same bow ring that didn't fit last time, except this one was pink! LOL!) The ring wasn't on sale though. :(

I picked these because no matter what colour my hair is they will match! ;)

LOL! Sorry for the crappy cellphone camera pic, memory card issues. X(

Purdy!

I had been waiting eagerly for the Reel Sexy collection by MAC to release in India! I wanted the Reel Sexy lipstick SOOO BAD! I have a dupe for Watch Me Simmer so i didn't pick that up but Reel Sexy I wanted!

 I called the MAC close to me and they were sold out in a day! LOL! I was so pissed! >:( But then the other store which was a bit further away still had it! I RAN! LOL! It was a much bigger store than the other one but it was totally empty. :/ Strange.. Anyway, good for me! I was amazed at the fact that when I asked for THE Reel Sexy lipstick, none of the MUAs knew there was a lipstick named that! LOL! They kept asking me which one I wanted. -__-

I'm in LAUUVE with this lipstick, when I first saw it in April since then I've been lemming it! It's a peachy milky coral colour and it makes me look a bit tan but not in a bad way. :D It makes me think of summer and peaches!
I only have one problem, that is that the corners of my lips are a bit darker wherease the center is pink, so the colour looked uneven. T^T But I loved the colour, it looked so pretty! :( So, my sister found a lip liner and I was in love all over again! I'll probably be buying the lip liner again and again, it's called "Lasting Sensation." *u* It's such a lovely orange coral, my friend Eda says it's a lip pencil version of Vegas Volt. :D

Sorry about the tired looking photo,
I'm wearing both lip liner (on the corners and edges) and lipstick here. :)

I'll put up swatches for both tomorrow but if you want something from Reel Sexy, RUN! It is selling out fast!

In other news, a dear friend friend of mine, Eda started her own blog. :) You should totally check it out and follow her! She is really good with eye makeup and she'll be starting tutorials soon. :D Her blog is called Sweeda Beauty, check it out now! Go! Go! Go! ;) 

She has a YT channel  too but it's more than just makeup, you can check that out too if you like. :) 

That's all for now! I'll be back later with another circle lens review, a tutorial and some nail art this week! Bye!

♥
Edit: Ooops almost forgot my EOTD! It's a double liner and some pink and green shadow. :) Sorry again about the cell phone pics! :( Bye!

My Sleek Giveaway Prize hath Arrived! The 2012 Limited Edition

I can't believe it's been more than a week that I posted! I feel awful. :( I had the most horrible viral fever and then had braces put in, all in the same week!  I was a sniffly- sneezy- toothachy mess! I've been sipping my dinner these days and actually lost a bit of weight because of it! Speaking of which, I joined a gym yesterday! We did lower body today and I can't feel my legs anymore! LOL!

Anyway, when i got home yesterday, the nice old postman who is positively sick of my face brought me little box! From the UK! Whoop-di-doo! :D

How cute is this? A handwritten note. :3

I won the Sleek 2012 Limited Edition Collection in Sleek's giveaway! I was shocked! I never win anything! :D And since I'm in Olympic withdrawal mode, I really need an Olympic/ London themed makeup collection! Right?

My precious! @u@

All the products are so well packaged and I love the names! The Pout Polish is called Pride, the blush is called Honour and the palette *swoons* OMG the palette! The eyeshadow palette is called Glory!
Awesomely Olympic names eh?

All the eyeshadow names are related to London tube stations and their corresponding code colours. I love how the top row is all gold, silver and bronze. :) This palette looks very thought out!
The blush and the pout polish are both so pretty! The pout polish is the first to have shimmers in it!

I can't wait to try all these out and show you the looks I come up with!
If you want any of these products, you need to hurry because LIMITED EDITION!! *evil laugh* Fo to Sleek makeup and get it now! :D

Also, yesterday, I was soooo bad! I got another MAC lipstick. D:< BAD! *hits self*
I got See Sheer, that is a Lustre finish. I will wear it ALL THE TIME!!! It is the most beautiful "pink grapefruit" Coral colour I've ever seen and leaves a lovely glossy sheen.

I want to marry this colour! :*

I also ordered the Acid Palette from a friend! I can't wait to use that! Neon colours. *u*
I have so many reviews and tutorials to do for you guys! All the ones that I've missed. So don't go far! ^-^
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