Manicure Monday: Miss Claire Galore!

Since you already know how much I've been bitching about how much work I've been swamped in, I'm not going to go there again. But due to lack of time I have had the most hideous nails ever! And I didn't want to keep them that way... So, what's the best way to have nail art on the go? Crackle polish of course. :)

One of my favourite crackles is Miss Claire. I hunted through Mumbai for a cheap crackle polish and after encountering prices like 400-500 INR, I was giving up hope, till I found Miss Claire crackle polish at Beauty Center, Khar! Only 150!! *joyful spazzing*

The pink is a normal polish I used for the mani.

This crackle is really good, and it comes in a variety of colours! But since I had already ordered a couple of coloured ones from beautyjoint.com, I decided to go for black.

At first, I applied it and I was a bit disappointed because even with top coat it looked very gray. :( But soon I realised it was because I was using a quick dry top coat, with a normal top coat I found it was the blackest black. And we lived happily ever after!

Pros:

• Good quantity
• Great price
• Doesn't get chunky over time *cough OPI cough*

Cons:

• Stays grey when used with quick dry top coat.

The pink I've used under the crackle is also a Miss Claire colour, same price and officially my favourite pink! It's slightly neon and chips only after 4 days, miraculous for someone like me! I've also used it in this cute manicure. ^u^

I also want to say thank you! I have 50 followers now! YAY! Even though I've been such a flake with my posting! I love you guys! ♥ *thinking of doing a giveaway soon*

Manicure Monday: Happy Girly Funtime!

I really wanted to do my nails this weekend and I wanted to USE ALL THE THINGS! to do them. -__- I wanted to use the Miss Claire polish I bought last week, I wanted to use the fimo stickers.. Ended up chucking that idea. I wanted to use rhinestones.. EVERYTHING! But, and this is a huge but (LOL! Huge butt... Sorry.. *ahem*) but I still wanted to keep it simple. :)

So, I ended up with Happy-Girly-Funtime nails!

The original pink is more retina searing, I spared you guys. LOL!

What I used:

• Miss Claire polish E58 
• Maybelline Colorama Amarelo Sol 
• Faces nail stickers (the stars)
• Heart rhinestones
• toothpick and ballpoint pen (empty refill) for dotting and placing stones/stickers
• Sally Hansen Double Duty topcoat

Hope you liked my nails! I've changed them already though, LOL! I get bored too easily. -__- Anyway, I'm going to go make myself some dinner! Bye!

A Hunting We Will Go... For Make-up!

Yesterday, I went out to Bandra and Khar, looking for shops that sell make-up. I was also noting down brands that they have. I'm thinking, I'll create a little guide for shopping in Mumbai. What do you girls think?

I did buy some stuff but not as much as I would have wanted to. For two reasons, I'm a bit financially deficient this month, I'm trying to save up. :( And reason 2 is that I had a cranky boyfriend tagging along! LOL!

So, this is just a haul post, what I bought and some stuff I got online. From Cosmetix.in. I really wish they would update their stock! They have such great prices. T^T I even did a review on the site before.

From cosmetix.in:

NYX powder blush in Spice, I'm in love with a blush!

Faces Satin Matte Lipstick Magenta

I'm also in love with a lipstick! Addis Ababa dupe btw! That's why I wanted it.

The blush was Rs.390 (OP: 650!), the lipstick was Rs. 233 (OP: 299) and I got a Colossal Kajal which was Rs. 137 (150). I go through those kajals so fast. :(

From my shopping trip:

Miss Claire Polishes, China Glaze Prismatic Collection: Liquid Crystal, Maybelline Eyestudio liquid liner, Body Shop  Spiced Vanilla lip balm

I can't believe I found China Glaze! Squee!!! I found it at Beauty Forever, a shop in Pali Market, Bandra. Rs. 375! :D Not bad right? And that lip balm I have been looking for, in every TBS forever! Finally I found it! It smells like carrot cake! I love it to tears. T~T

The Miss Claire polishes: Rs.150 each, China Glaze polish: Rs.375, Maybelline Eyestudio Line Allure liner: Rs. 180 (200) and TBS lip balm in Spiced Vanilla: Rs. 340 (I don't remember the discount price.)


I would also like to introduce you to my new baby, well, water baby. :) I think he wants to kill me! He makes bitey faces while zooming around my finger.. It looks like he's saying," Stupid hoomin, get me out of this force-field!" He wouldn't sit still, so that's the best picture I got.

Say hi to Spazzypants McGee!

I'm sorry for the short post today, I'm busy with cooking dinner because my grandmum isn't feeling well today. Tomorrow, I have my Arabian Nights look tutorial coming though, I hope you will enjoy it!

See ya!

Hauls for March and Beautyjoint.com Review

I thought I would do a post for all the make up that I bought in March because I had been on hiatus for awhile and didn't get to share the stuff I got. Plus, this way if you guys want any reviews from any of this stuff, you can comment below or on my Facebook page and let me know!

Yesterday an order I made from Beauty Joint arrived, my brilliant mailman just crammed the package into my letter slot! I don't even know how he managed! Anyway, I really recommend shopping with Beauty Joint! They have great brands like NYX, Kleancolor, China Glaze, ELF etc! And they ship the very next day. :)

My order arrived in less than a month! Plus, the wrapping was great! In fact I think everything was packaged a bit too well! Lol! Took me awhile to open it all. -__- Their customer service is really good too! They reply to mails almost immediately. :)

All very "Springy" colours

I got two Cherimoya Crackle polishes in Immortal (the pink) and Flashback (the purple), I also got NYX's round lipstick in Haute Melon! I've been wanting this colour for soo long now! Another thing I got was NYX's matte lipstick in Angel, I love this colour! It is so pretty! I've heard it's a dupe for MAC's Impassioned but I don't know...

Remember I had told you I bought some stuff from Beauty Center as well? Well, here it is!

See! Deborah Lippmann right??

OPI You Don't Know Jacques!
Maybelline Colorama Marinho, I used it with my matte finisher.
NYX Surf ( doesn't the bottle look like Deborah Lippmann? :D) Used here.
Miss Claire Black Crackle (FINALLY BLACK!! ;A;)
Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick Blushing Brunette
NYX eye/ eybrow pencil Cuivre (Free gift! >u<)
Maybelline Lipliner in Velvet Beige
And all those cute fimo stickers and rhinestones, I used here and here..

That's it for my haul! I have Coastal Scents 88 Palette coming sometime early next month too! *SO IMPATIENT!*  I can't wait!

Hope you liked it! And do let me know if you would like some reviews or swatches for any of these. :) Plus, I've got an eyeshadow tutorial this week, so stay tuned!