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The Nude Pout – 5 Favourite Nude Lipsticks

A nude lip never goes out of style, but the struggle of finding a perfect nude lipstick is real. So, here I bring to you my 5 favourite nude lipsticks for every occasion.

Lipstick is a girl’s best friend and a handbag essential. The nude colour mood means different things to people, and for me, personally, nudes can either be a statement, a neutral component to ground, an otherwise dramatic eye look, or an everyday my-lips-but-better concept.

Here is a peek at the top 5 nudes currently living in my makeup bag:

MAC – Mehr

Described as a blue-toned pink, this soft hue was designed by Mickey Contractor of MAC Cosmetics India. So, while it does suit a variety of skin tones, it is fair to say that Mehr has put an end to the search for the perfect pink nude for Indian skin. The MAC Matte formula is comfortable, does not dry my lips, is pigmented, and the shade is versatileas a daily wear to office or even for a glamourous look.

MAC – Mehr
Price – £17.50
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Clarins Rouge Eclat – Wood Rose

Yet another comfortable daily wear lip colour. The collagen boosting and hydrating formula feel extremely nourishing, and imparts luminosity, for a healthier and fuller pout. The warm brown rose is a great “my lips but better” vibe, and the buildable formula means that you can take it from a medium coverage tint for office to a fully opaque partner to your smokey eye on your night out.

Clarins Rouge Eclat
Price – £20
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Revlon Super Lustrous – Sassy Mauve 463

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Sassy Mauve

A comfortable cream-satin formula and extensive shade range make the Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick an incredibly popular choice for enthusiasts, even amongst its more luxurious peers. As a part of the pink nude family, this particular shade is very comparable to the aforementioned MAC Mehr, except that it is slightly deeper and moodier in hue and the formulation is creamier and luminous that feels extremely nourishing and hydrating.

Revlon Super Lustrous – Sassy Mauve 463
Price – £7.99
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MAC Cremesheen Glass – Candy Box

Sometimes a matte nude lip can lean towards a concealer lip, which can make one look washed out or draining, and feel patchy. And while that is a look in itself, a more approachable and comfortable formula can be a plumping gloss in a shade that is close to your skin tone, giving lips life without much colour. I particularly like wearing this for more informal occasions than office wear. You will find me wearing it when I’m out shopping or running errands, on date nights or at outings with friends.

MAC Cremesheen Gloss – Candy Boc
Price – £10
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Lipstick Queen – Saint Sheer Lipstick in Peachy Natural

Lipstick Queen Saint Sheer Lipstick Peachy Natural

If you are looking for something with minimal effort or fuss, then the Saint Sheer Lipstick range by Lipstick Queen is the one to reach for. I have recently started using the shade Peachy Natural – a soft beige rose in a sheer, balmy, low maintenance and effortless formula. Especially love it now when I’m working from home, but still want to feel put together.

Lipstick Queen – Saint Sheer Lipstick in Peachy Natural
Price – £22.00
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These are the current members of the nude colour family in my makeup arsenal, but I am always open to expanding my collection. So, if you have any recommendations or suggestions, or just want to share your love for lip products, then let’s open a conversation and indulge in some colours, formulae and fun!

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Best 5 Foundations – Tested & Tried

Flawless finish has always been my mantra with makeup and nothing matters more than the choice of the right foundation. But since there is so much that goes into choosing the right one, I never take it frivolously. Here is the checklist I follow- it should be the right shade to match my skin tone, give me an awesome coverage and flawless finish, and be good to my skin too.

Well, this makes the choice tricky and so does the fact that there are some amazing options from my favorite brands out there.

With a lot of hit and trial, I have arrived at this list of my hot favorite foundations this season. Let’s check them out.

Pro Longwear Foundation by Mac

I have been using this product for over six years now, which is enough to prove how much I love this one. A creamy foundation, it gives me full coverage and lasts as long as 15 hours, which makes it just perfect for weddings and photo shoots. And the best thing is that it is oil-free and sweat and humidity-resistant as well. For my skin tone, I use NC 40 for winters and NC 42 for summers.

Pro Longwear Foundation by Mac
Price: £28.00
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Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15 by Bobbi Brown

While Mac has been in my makeup box for years now, Bobbi Brown is one is my latest favorite. As it claims, this longwear weightless lasts really, really long but feels totally natural…like weightless! It is great for every day long stay looks and I can vouch that because I have worn this from 6 am to 12 o clock at night with no touch-ups and still looking flawless. You can build it from medium to full coverage. My shades are natural tan and warm natural.

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Skin Long-Wear Weightless Foundation SPF 15 by Bobbi Brown
Price: £ 32.00
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Faux Filter Foundation Milkshake 100B by Huda Beauty

This one became a huge rave right from the day it hit the shelves and I could not just resist the temptation to try it. And I am glad that I did because it blends seamlessly with my skin to offer me great coverage for special occasions. It gives heavy coverage but the consistency is really good.

Baklava is the shade that works for me and as with all other Huda products I’ve used till date, this one too does not disappoint.

Faux Filter Foundation Baklava 340G by Huda Beauty
Price: £32.00
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Tient Idole Ultra Wear Foundation by Lancome

My beauty fundamental is never to compromise with quality; if you want to get good results, you should not think twice about investing in good skin products.

Lancome is a brand that I absolutely trust and Tient Idole Ultra Wear Foundation from this brand makes it to the list of my favorites. The long stay foundation gives a perfectly natural look that is ideal for work, events and shopping.

There are 40 shades to choose from and I’m sure you’d find one that is a perfect match for yours, my shade is 038. The bottle lasts long and I love its consistency.

Tient Idole Ultra Wear Foundation by Lancome
Price: £ 32.00
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Power Play Foundation by Cover FX

This is a brand I’ve tried recently and I’d say that I am pretty impressed by the products. The Power Play Foundation offers medium coverage which you can build to get a natural finish. In fact, this is the reason that I have started using it as one of my everyday foundations currently. My shade is G50. Interestingly, their website has a quiz that helps you find the right shade based on the brand shade of foundation that you are using currently. This feature saves time for busy bees like us as we need not test on the counter and can find the right one with just a few clicks.

Power Play Foundation by Cover FX
Price: £44.00
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Go ahead and try out these incredible products. I’m sure you’d love them as much as I do!

Miss Santa – Christmas Makeup Breakdown (LOTD)

I love wearing subtle makeup with outfits as it sometimes helps in balancing the outfit. Here is another one of those effortless looks that is well-suited for most of the days, I did this makeup for a fancy dress do I went to last weekend in run upto Christmas. It is based on my favourite style where I have my skin looking dewy and supple, my eyes highlighted and striking, and my lips matching the outfit.

For this particular occasion, I went in for demure smokey eyes, complemented by matt red lip colour. Since I wanted to achieve a radiant, glowing look with the stand-out feature being the eyes and the makeup accents drawing upon colours from the dress, this seemed to be the perfect combination.

I hope you all enjoyed my Miss Santa Christmas Outfit, if not do head to the post now. Would love to hear your views on it!

Products used for this look

Mac Prep + Prime
Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Ultra-Light Foundation with SPF 15 (Review coming soon)
Clinique Blended face powder sheer
Mac Groundwork Paint Pot
Loreal Super Liner Gel Inteza in Black
Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Pallete (Sin, Creep & Hustle)
Rimmel Scandaleyes Flex Mascara
Mac Ruby Woo Lipstick
Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless coverage concealer
Clinique Concealer (currently discountined)

Any questions you might have on makeup looks, dont hesitate to leave comments below.

Top five Hot Pink Lip Colors for this Season

Have you been eyeing all the amazing pink lip colors that swamping the market, ramp walks and shows. There are definitely a lot of choices, but some pinks just work better and are definitely more suited to a wider audience. Here are some of my favourite Pink color lipsticks:

MAC Cremesheen Speak Louder– this is a lovely hot pink from MAC’s permanent collection. MAC describes Speak Louder as a clean poppy blue pink. It is a cool toned hot pink, wearable on all skintones. It’s a bright pink lipstick for those who are scared to sport brights. It is from Cremesheen finish category they are some what creamy and not matt, and give a certain shine that I dislike. It is well pigmented and you would need 2 swipes for full intensity. The staying power is remarkable as it stays put for more than 3-4 hours easily, fades evenly leaving behind a stain.

MAC Impassioned Amplified – this is a very bright neon pink color from MAC, but one of my favorite lip colors and brightens your skin tone. Works well for medium to fair skin tones and perfect for both day and night out. MAC describes Impassioned as Amped Up Fuschia and the shade looks different in different lights. It is a nicely pigmented color and you might need more than one swipe for pigmented lips. This shade comes from Amplified family which means it is creamy matte but I find it more matte than other shades from this family and the lip color stays on for atleast 4-5 hours

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Plushest Punch – The best thing about the chubby stick intense formula is their hydration and staying power! Even though its marketed as lip balm I find the color is intense enough to be worn a standalone lip color. Its a bright raspberry pink color and has a good staying power. I always wear this color in two swipes when i want a fuller coverage and one swipe when I am looking for lighter natural look

Revlon Colorburst Vivacious Exuberante – Revlon lacquer balms have smooth balm like texture. Vivacious Exuberante is a hot pink shade comes with little shimmers and its texture is very moisturizing. The shade is well pigmented, though it can get patchy and at least 2 strokes are required to develop the original shade. It has got mint fragrance which is feature of all Revlon Colorburst balm, I find it soothing personally.

Revlon Colorburst Sultry Sulfureuse – One of my favorite lip colors which is good for office days. This is a matte lip balm which doesn’t dry out your lips much and has a good lasting power. For me the lip color stays beyond 4 hours. I like matte lip colors more than others but stay away from them as they tend dry out my lips. The color is highly pigmented and can easily hide any lip pigmentation even with one swipe and would suit almost every skin color.

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Think Pink – Think Bold

Pink colored makeup is no longer for the young girls or the shade of the sugary pink tutu inspired shade it once was. Pink is back this season and with a bang. It’s time to take this piece of makeup out of the bottom of your make up drawer. The best way this season to get the pink perfection is to wear it loud.

Here are my top picks for you to get the pink perfect look:

Mac Pigment in Bright Fuchisa
This is a highly intense pink colored powder. Use it either as a eye shadow or a cheek blush.

Diorblush Cheek Creme in Bikini
Creme blush is always more easy to apply as there is no worry of spills. The coverage of this blush is very smooth and gives a pop of color to your cheeks

Mac Creensheen Speak Louder
Very smooth color with a good coverage. This is the creensheen range from Mac and the lip color has a subtle blue undertone and a soft natural creamy finish.

Clinique Chubby Stick Intense Plushest Punch
The ones who are not comfortable with the bold pink colors, can opt for the Plushest Punch shade from Clinique. It’s a little lighter shade than the mac lip color mentioned above but is moisturizing enough to keep lips soft and supple all day. To add more color you can swipe 2 coats of the lip color.

Maybelline Express Finish Nail Color – Fuchisa
No makeup look is complete without the nail enamel and Maybelline’s Fuchisa does just that. Nail Color in Pink, is the most easiest way to carry off the pink trend this season.

Fashion Trend: Search for the Scarlet Lips

The perfect red lipstick is one of the fashion trend’s that will never date away.We sometimes hate it and sometimes love it almost like crazy. One movie star which comes to my mind when I think of red color lips is either Madonna or Anne Hathway.

Personally I always felt I can’t carry a rouge red color and hence always turned towards more dark brown red or mauves for occasion.But after doing some serious shopping this season for a personal family do, I thought why not give it a try to this elusive make-up essential.

I have tested many red colors before nailing down my own red color, and the ones that finally got on to my shortlist are:

1. NARS Jungle Red – its a bright red tone color with long lasting color. It is a mix of both matt and shine. So if you like a bright red color this is definitely a good choice

2. MAC Ruby Woo -This is a great matt red color lipstick. The color is thick and rich and lasts all day long.

3. MAC Russian Red – Another great matte, classic red lipstick from MAC. I personally felt russian red is more creamy and has a slight sheen to it on the lips

A red color lipstick is a must in every girl’s makeup box.

Style Tip: Wear your Red color lipstick with a matching nail color for that elegant and ultra glam look.

Makeup Bag Essentials Series-1

This post is inspired after my initial guidance talk to my friend, who was looking for that perfect mix of makeup essentials to get The “perfect day” look without looking overdone. And I thought why not bring you all into what my make-up essentials are for the day time look, for that natural glow around without carrying all the extra layer of foundation and makeup on my face.

Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

I always liked the idea of a powder, all in one step, foundation. The problem was that the powders I tried (mainly loose powders) often settled in to every line and crease of my face, or would not blend in with the skin as much as they should. So I gave up for a few years hope of finding one, and moved on to some very good liquid foundations.

But then I took a chance one day on Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation. I liked the sleek black design of their products and the thought that I wouldn’t have to fool with liquid foundation and then a compact over, as I wanted something that was super quick and that covered and stayed well.

So I had very high expectations for this foundation and didn’t believe that it would be able to live up to them, but it did all that and more. Mac Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation is the only foundation I have used in the last year.

I love that I have found a year round powder foundation that is this easy to use.

Benefit Cosmetics Girl Meets Pearl

This is my personal favourite product when I want to cheat that dull looking. It makes my young, healthy skin looks luminous and has a lovely glow to it.

Even if your skin isn’t as luminous as it used to be, it’s easy to cheat with Benefit Cosmetics‘ Girl Meets Pearl, a golden-pink, pearly illuminizer. It gives skin a gorgeous golden glow. From personal experience you can wear it under the powder or alone for that Greek goddess look.

Body Shop Born Lippy Passionberry Lip Balm

I am crazy about lip balms and for last year or so I have experimented a lot with lip colors. The benefit of using Lipbalms is that, they are very moisturising but I prefer their Tinted cousins a little more, as they can brighten up my day any time. It resembles a lip gloss in terms of application as it turns out glossy but it is not sticky and smells exactly like the fruit it is supposed to!

Tip: I sometimes use this over my matt lipstick as well to add shine to them or change their color a bit.