Born Pretty Store, Kiss Beauty 12 Color Eyeshadow Review

Hey guys, today I'm going to review an eyeshadow palette from my new sponsor
Born Pretty Store!

I'm sure almost all of you must have heard of them already, they're very popular for their vast range of makeup, nail art and other (some almost magical) knickknacks!

Daisy from the store asked me to pick a product and I decided to go with an eyeshadow palette because you know, eye shadow junkie here! Lol! 

The one I picked was Kiss Beauty's 12 Color eye shadow palette, which I now have a love-hate relationship with! And I will tell you all about it in my review!

Price: 

$5.67 (approx. Rs. 300)

Packaging:

I'm quite fond of the packaging actually, the lid is prone to scratching but the eyeshadows are all arranged like flower petals and I think it looks quite pretty. They're all arranged in separate quads, one of  black/ silver/ golds, one of pinks and purple and a nude one.
The set comes with two sponge tip applicators.

Smell and Texture:
Usually eye makeup products don't have a smell and I like it that way. This one has a strong smell of baby/ floral powder. If you have a sensitive nose you may not enjoy it.
The texture is different for every colour in the palette, it isn't consistently good or bad, but a mix of both.
Some are chalky, some are buttery smooth, I'll elaborate later.

Colour:
All the colours have a glittery overspray, after removing that you get to the true colour of the eyeshadow. The eyeshadows themselves are quite shimmery!
I'll explain every colour, quad wise because, really they are all very different!

Quad #1 out of all the 3 is the best one according to me. The white in the top left corner is chalky and not pigmented, I've yet to find a white that is! Grrr...The top right is a lovely highlight colour, a white gold that goes on really smooth and shows up really well! The black is slightly shimmery but a very good quality black eyeshadow! It is disappointing when black is chalky or not dark enough, this on is great!The yellow next to the black has a hint of gold too, it isn't too chalky or smooth, right in the middle somewhere. Not bad!
A great combo to use for a glam night out!

Quad #2 is all pinks and a purple. The top two pinks are almost the same colour but the quality of the right one is better! The pink on the bottom left is chalky but surprisingly has good pigmentation! The purple is most disappointing in the whole palette, it looks vibrant in the box, but once swatched barely shows up. :(

Quad #3 are all neutral colours, I liked this one too. The colours were well pigmented except the one on the bottom left. The rop right makes a nice highlight and the copper is quite pretty!
Great for everyday!

Performance:
Personally, I thought the palette needs more matte shades as all of them are shimmer, if you absolutely love shimmer you may enjoy this palette! The quality is unpredictable, where some are amazing colours, others are chalky. You do need a base under these shades for them to show up brightly! But they do last 5-6 hours on oily lids. ^_^
This is not a must have product of course but if you are new to makeup and don't want to spend on expensive products but still want colours or absolutely love shimmer, this palette might work for you! :)

EOTD:

I've used a primer or base for all the looks, the pink one especially I had to use the Painted Purple Color tattoo.

This may not be the best product Born Pretty Store has to offer but it is pretty value for money and offers a good range if you want colours, this palette comes in six different varieties!

If you want to buy this palette or anything else beauty related, give Born Pretty Store a go! To get 10% off on your order you can use my coupon code:
JXL91 

Just click on the image below to go to Born Pretty Store!

Happy Shopping!
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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!

Smoother Skin, Naturally: Aura Vedic Sandal Turmeric Skin Polish

I have to say, I am very shamelessly horrible to myself in the makeup and skincare department, also in the food department (Mmmm.. Bacon...) but that's a different story. I never bother checking products to see whether they have ingredients like parabens or mineral oil or whatever it is that scientists are saying is bad for  me. As long as it doesn't give me an allergic reaction, and it works, I use it!

I know, I know, that's bad, a lot of you out there DO actually care about these things and are probably cringing at my lack of self preservation. .__.

So here was a product, Auravedic's Sandal Turmeric Skin Polish: no parabens, no SLS and no harmful chemicals. I decided I would be nice to myself and give it a shot! Boy, I was glad I did! This is one of those products that has proved to me that ayurvedic and natural products can be just as if not more effective than chemical ones.

Thank you Auravedic for giving me a chance to try this out! 

About Auravedic:

From the Earth to your Skin 100% Pure

With every Auravedic product, you are getting years of knowledge in nature and research, following the principles of Ayurveda.

We select each and every ingredient for their individual properties to create the best product for you.

Come experience 100% purity with Auravedic.

(Taken from Auravedic's website)

Description:

Turmeric blended with red sandal and jojoba beads helps improve overall skin with age spots, hyper pigmentation, uneven skin tone and sun discolouration.

Price:

Rs. 180 for 50g

Packaging:

I'm not a great fan of the material the packaging is made of. It's that hard kind of plastic that is really brittle. I've used Fab India products with the same packaging and the lids always break. :( One good thing though is the plastic inner lid that stops it all spilling out.

The graphics and colours are really pretty, I love the earthiness of the colours. ^_^

Ingredients:

Smell and Texture:

The colour of the polish is an orange-pink, I was half expecting yellow because of the turmeric in it. The smell is strongly that of Sandalwood. You might like it, you might not. I have problems with it only because my grandmother has made me use so many varieties of sandalwood soap, I've become averse to the smell. Luckily once washed off the smell doesn't last.

Since it's a polish, it has a scrub texture, it reminds me of the apricot scrub that is so popular with women. This could actually be a great alternative to that!

How to Use:

Easy peasy! Take some into your hand rub it into your dry skin, I like using it on my face, I don't know if it okay for facial use but I had no issues with it except a slight tingle. I also use it on my elbows and knees, where the skin is rough. 

Then you let it sit for a couple of minutes and wipe it off with cotton. 

I prefer washing it off because it's a bit heavy for my oily skin with just wiping.

Effectiveness:

The Sandal Turmeric skin polish is awesome! I've had my skin look brighter this past month, using it every couple of days. It makes a great scrub for blackheads and the immediate results are good too. My pores look smaller and I feel clean but my skin isn't stretchy, which is awesome because this weather has made it really awkward, sometimes really dry, sometimes oily and facewash makes it really stretchy.

I feel like my skin is much softer and brighter using this.

Immediate effects: Smaller pores, brighter skin, dark circle area looks looks less discoloured

What else is the turmeric factor doesn't make you look all yellow! Woot! Plus it's all natural, so no scary ingredients!

I think this is a great product for anyone, if you have dry skin, just wipe it off, if you have oily skin, wash it off! Just be careful if you have inflammation or acne, just because I wouldn't use a scrub on skin like that. .__.

So, will you be trying out Auravedic products? You can find them on numerous online stores! ^_^

Do you care about what goes into your makeup and skincare? Let me know!

Thanks for reading.

♥

Product sent for review, my opinion is completely honest and my own.

Neon Lips Rock! Colorbar True Gloss in Pink Stain

It's winter now, all my bright lipsticks are at the back of the makeup drawer with all the nudes, reds and raspberries up in the front. This colour too right now, is sitting somewhere at the back waiting for spring but I decided to review it for you guys now, so you know what to buy for your summer stash! ;)

Price:

Rs. 495 (Cheaper online) for 3.8 ml

Packaging:

The packaging is typical of Colorbar, the outer cardboard box is the usual silver, the tube is long and transparent so you can see how much product is in there, which is great, it also makes you go "gimme" at the store looking at all the bright colours... Which is not so great. -__-

The wand too, is really long and I feel like it makes it easy to apply. ^_^

The bottom of the tube has the name on it so it's easy to find the colour you want, although the tube being transparent helps anyway. 

Colour, Smell and Texture:

It smells YUM. That is all. Seriously, it's vanilla-ish smell I guess? Very sweet. Can't pin point exactly what it is. But it smell good. 

The texture is basically a lipstick melted down and poured into a lip gloss tube. I think I actually own that lipstick too! Lol!

The colour is a lovely warm pinky red, at least on me. It looks almost exactly like my NYX round lipstick in Fire, except it is really (X3) glossy!

You can see that Pink Stain is way glossier than Fire but both are essentially almost the same colour.

Lasting Power:

And then some! Colorbar's Pink Stain is the longest lasting gloss I've ever used. 6-8 hours is average time for this colour to stay on your lips. 

In the lip swatches you can see the last pic looks all messy, this is because even though it will stay on through a meal, it will also decide to stay on the rest of your face. It does move around and not budge, so check your mirror after you eat!

My lips are horribly chapped btw, that's another great thing about these glosses, it won't show! At least not till the glossy effect lasts. Once that's gone, hello chappy!

Do I recommend this? Maybe not this colour because you can get NYX Fire for cheaper and it's not a everyday colour.

 But there are some lovely shades I do want to pick up. They have pretty corals and nudes too, you can wear them to office and have them last the whole day, who doesn't want that right?

If you're scared of wearing these full on, since you know, the brightness might get you arrested for disrupting traffic, you can wear it as a stain too!

Just be careful when you eat, so it doesn't get on your face.

Otherwise, this is a brilliant product by Colorbar, kinda like the NYX Xtreme Lip Creams but lasts longer, much longer. And them colours. *o*

So, yeah.

BUY 'EM.

♥

Accessorize Mini Haul: I got me a 'stache! :D

A couple of days ago I meandered my way into Phoenix mills, because you know, sales, SALES everywhere! 

I didn't buy a whole lot, just because I'm saving up for *hopefully* a big shopping spree later on. I bought myself a lime green sweater from Lifestyle that I had had my eye on for awhile, which I was waiting for to go on sale 'cause hell no I ain't paying Rs. 1300 for a sweater that thin! I got it half price in the end! MUAHAHAHA!

I usually shop in two places during sales, okay.. three: Tresmode, Marks and Spencers and Accessorize. I dropped into Accessorize to check whether they had a moustache pendant that I was also eyeing on sale. THEY DID. LAST PIECE. *Swoops into horde of spoiled teenagers and grabs.Proceeds to laugh maniacally as boyfriend pretends not to know me.*

TL;DR: I got me a 'stache! >:D

Okay, those earrings too but they were just on a whim..

That pendant though taps into my dormant hipster side, but I mostly got it just so that I could do this and then instagram it:

Messy hair courtsey of: Failed hair curling experiment.

Don't judge me.

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Giveaway Update!

Hi guys, I just wanted to give you a heads up that I've changed the last date for entries to the 14th of February. I need to check the entries and I won't be able to anytime soon because of (stupid) work. So, instead of you guys having to wait for the result all the while, you can increase your entries till that time and people who missed it before can enter as well! Sorry if it causes you any problems, it really shouldn't though! Lol! Anyway, that's all I had to say.

To enter click the image! 

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Monday Manicure: Freehand Geometrical Design

Yay! A Monday Manicure after a long long time! The winter's been very harsh on my nails, yes even in Mumbai! So I haven't been wearing as much nail polish as I used to. My nails keep breaking and nail polish keeps chipping too! X(

Anyway, I did this manicure a couple of days ago, I was really bored and decided to do it freehand. I would have normally use tape for lines like this but the glue on the tape was too strong and peeling off my polish.. Grrr...

So I used a paint brush! Lol!

Sure, it's not as neat as using tape. But still fun to do!
Btw see how dry my cuticles are? ;n;

The colours I used are China Glaze "Flyin' High" for a base, "Re-fresh Mint" for the mint and Maybelline Colorama "Sexy" for the pink! Hope you like it! ^_^

What do you like using to do nail art?

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Tiny Pretty Things: Castledew Pearl Up Eyes Eyeshadows Review (Image Heavy)

As promised on my Facebook page I have the review of the Castledew single shadows. They're from The Pearl Up Single Eyeshadow range, two of them are called "Extreme Pearl" and are extra shimmery.

Castledew is a Korean brand under VOV and not available in India, so when I found these and other goodies right in the city, I was over the moon! 

I actually contemplated them being fake and picked up only two at first but after researching them online like a woman possessed, I found they were the REAL THING! 

The next day: Goes back and buys EVERYTHING. (Well almost, still have to try the lipsticks and glosses.)

Anyway, on to my review! Lol!

Price:

Living in Mumbai you can find them at Beauty Center for Rs. 75. But they're selling out quick! (Well, at that price they should be! Lol!)

On Korea Depart they have a few colours, it was the cheapest option I found, for 5-6$.

On Ebay they can be found for any price between 8-15$! *cough* rip-off *cough*

Packaging:

The packaging is veryy well thought out. The outer cardboard box is purple with holographic designs and letters, they're basically really pretty and hypnotic so you are compelled to buy them! >.<

It has cut-outs for both back and front to see the colour and read the number and name at the back. 

The inside is really pretty too! Shaped like little jewels and with more holographic goodness when you open them! The powder too has a diamond pattern. ^_^

Feel the Holographic Hypnosis! From L-R: 9456 Ocean Sky Blue, VL330 Midnight Violet, 9634 Pink Bear? Veil? IDK >.<, 9149 Coral Peach, E9209 Deep Brown

Smell and Texture:

The shadows have no smell and the texture is absolutely buttery except for the two extreme shadows which although soft are gritty due to chunky glitter.

Colours:

I have five of them and although they have numbers, I practiced my Korean by reading them out loud in the store and sounding like a chimp evolving to use human languages. -__-

I did figure out the names though! Lol! And brushed up on my non-existent Korean skills. XD

9456: Ocean Sky Blue

From the Extreme Pearl Up Eyes, a great aqua colour with loads of shimmer and slightly multi dimensional. The photo doesn't do the shimmer justice. I found that it made a great dupe for MAC's Divine Blue. ^_^

VL330: Midnight Violet:

Even though it's called Midnight Violet, this is a pale purple colour and looks very feminine. i was thinking it would be more of a Goth colour but nope! Still love it though. :)

9634: Pink Bear? Veil? ( It says 핑크 베일.. Veil might make more sense. -__-)

This colour is one of those you think looks really plain but turns out to be amazing in that subtle pretty way! Love this for retro looks and is really satin like in texture. Again, reminds me of MAC Ready to Party.. I just saw these colours at the store and realised how I don't need them because I have dupes. Lol! Thought you'd like to know. ;)

9149: Coral Peach

A fave of mine, great for parties and everyday looks. It's a pinky orange which switches to gold in different lights. I didn't expect that from something that looks so flat in the case!

E9209: Deep Brown

Another fave! Looks much darker in person and has a matte finish. Great for a smokey look. It leans warm and doesn't look muddy or patchy when applied. 

This look was done with just the deep brown, a black pencil and a highlight.

Performance:

These colours are all so amazing and last for a good long time of 5 hours without primer on my oily lids. Though, the brown lasts much longer! I am itching to get more of these but I have so many eyeshadows right now, that I'll stick to daydreaming about them! 

Even though I got them cheap, they do have a more expensive price tag. Truthfully, I would be willing to pay 5-6$ (Rs.200-300 approx.) for these. Their quality is comparable to brands like NYX and some colours especially are worth it!

You can get the chance to win some of the Castledew Pearl Up Eyes in my giveaway HERE.

Hope you enjoyed this loooong review. I'll try to keep the next one shorter! Lol! And I'm sorry about my shabby eyemakeup looks, I did them quite hurriedly. >.<

So, have you tried Castledew eyeshadows? Would you want to?

Thanks for reading!

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