CLINIQUE
Milly for Clinique Cosmetic Bag : This year's - Spring Milly for Clinique cosmetic bag is Michelle Smith’s second Clinique creation. A sophisticated, glamorous and completely colourful foldover clutch style that’s easy to throw in a purse when on-the-go. Filled with Clinique’s best of spring beauty items, this one-of-a-kind Milly design is free with any Clinique purchase of $25 or more; $75 value.
Available at Bloomingdale’s counters nationwide and Bloomingdales.com from February 7 through February 21. - last day today !
“Colour plays center stage in my collections,” says Michelle. “The bright, fun print of the new Milly for Clinique bag makes me excited for spring.”
SMASHBOX
Sweet & Sultry Beauty Kit($53) : Includes 4 shimmering shadows, 3 cream liners, cheek color, and 2 glosses, a mini double ended brush for lining and smudging - $105 Value!
Includes:
Blush in Blushing Rose
Lip Enhancing Glosses in Hype & Illume
Instant Eyes Shadow & Liner Palette
Beauty In Bloom Kit ($68) : A fresh collection of gorgeous Spring shades for lips, eyes, and cheeks. Includes two brand new products and over 13 limited-edition hues - $195 Value!
Includes:
Lip Tech in Posey
Baked Cheek & Highlighter Palette in Blossom
Fan Brush #22
Lip Enhancing Gloss in Petal
Beauty in Bloom Eye Palette
Bionic Mascara in Jet Black
JULIE HEWETT 
The New Spring Palette (48) : To create a green goddess look - Use silk eyeshadow and blend onto the brow bone and all over eyelid. Tap a light layer of malachite cream shadow on your lower lid area, then sweep zen eyeshadow over the malachite and blend inward. If you'd like to deepen the color a little more, use malachite cream one more time patting over and blending into the crease. This layering helps your eyeshadow color pop as well as last all day. lastly, sweep coral blush onto your cheeks for a summer glow.
ILLAMASQUA
Illamasqua's Global Nail Varnish Competition - Fall 2010 : Illamasqua is looking for the next hot Nail Varnish color, and beginning on February 21, 2010, it could be created by you! Submit a description of your dream color and what inspired it, along with an image or photograph, and you could have your shade created by Illamasqua. The winning shade will be sold as an exclusive on Illamasqua.com, and through UK-based Selfridges department stores and Selfridges.com, beginning in October of 2010. One winner will be selected and notified by 5th May.
The rules:
* The contest is open globally from Feb 21, 2010 through March 14, 2010
* In 50 words or less, submit a description of your dream color and what inspired it - pictures are encouraged, whether a photograph, swatch, material etc... - to Illamasqua
* You can submit only ONE entry
* Entries can be submitted three ways:
o via email: competition@illamasqua.com
o via blog post: email the link to competition@illamasqua.com
o via mail:
COMPETITION
c/o Illamasqua
6-8 Anwell St
London
EC1R 1UQ
ROCK & REPUBLIC
Cosmetic Train Case($400) : Rock & Republic has created a collection of cult favorites and stashed it in a sleek patent leather train case for maximum jetset style. Each kit, offered in either warm or cool colors, contains three lip glosses, one eye shadow trio, an Accentuate Bronzer/Highlighter, as well as the complete brush collection and limited-edition Essie “Matte About You” matte finisher polish -a $1000 value
For My NYC Ladies
COMPLETELY BARE SPA : Completely bare spa is on Facebook & would like to offer y'all an oppurtunity to receive $20 off of a service or a purchase through the website by becoming a fan of completely bare at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/completely-bare-spa-Cindy-Barshop/210297410040?ref=ts
ATTUNE HOLISTIC FITNESS STUDIO : Founded in 2005 , the Attune Studio promises to help you meet your fitness goals, this summer using holistic fitness principles like harmony of mind , body and spirit is the key to lifelong vitality. If any of you check it out, I'd love to hear about your experience !
Love,
Indian Girl
Ladies !
Happy Friday ! I am so lookin forward to the weekend . Need to get my P90X game on. Plus I have a food challenge coming up for us. Will make us eat healthier and make better choices. Whoz up for it ?
For now, lemme leave you with some pictures of lip techs that have me goin crazy for them ! Its a whole another story that life has me goin crazy in a whole another no-fair kinda way. In one day I went from making a website outta my blog to possibly not blogging extensively in the near future to an I-dont-know-man-whatevs state. But like I said that's a story for another time.Will follow up with review and lip swatches soon !
Hard to stop droolin.
Love,
Indian Girl
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Guys !
Just what you asked for ! I have the whole list of winners mentioned below !
Apart from this, I have loads of other fun stuff to share with y'all. My BFF is visiting me this weekend so before she gets here, I will try and write up a few posts for y'all to read ! Yesterday I was in Houston for the Manchester United vs. MLS All Stars game - mad crazy fun ! Will have some pics up from the game too !
Now onto the list...
BEST OF SKINCARE
Cleanser: Dermalogica Ultra Calming Cleanser
Moisturiser (for day): Estée Lauder DayWear Plus Multi Protection Anti-Oxidant Creme SPF 15
Moisturiser (for night): Elizabeth Arden INTERVENE Stress Recovery Night Cream
Sunscreen: Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 50+
Serums: Guerlain Super-Aqua Serum and Leaf & Rusher Active Serum
Eye cream: Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex
Peel/mask: Clarins Gentle Peeling
BEST OF ANTI-AGEING
Cleanser: La Prairie Foam Cleanser
Moisturisers (for day): Dior Capture Totale Multi Perfection Crème and Clinique Youth Surge SPF15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer
Moisturiser (for night): Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv Ultimate Lifting Creme
Sunscreen: Clinique City Block Sheer Oil-Free Daily Face Protector SPF 25
Serums: Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Gold Ultra Restorative Capsules Intensive Treatment for Face & Throat and Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex
Eye cream: Chanel Sublimage Essential Regenerating Eye Cream
Peel/mask: Chanel Sublimage Essential Regenerating Mask and Dermalogica AGE Smart TM Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque
BEST OF BODY
Cellulite Busters: Clarins High Definition Body Lift
Creams/lotions: The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Body Butter and Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Intensive Moisturizing Body Treatment
Scrubs: L’Occitane Almond Delicious Paste
BEST OF MAKE-UP
Concealer: YSL Touche Éclat
Lipstick (day): Dior Sérum de Rouge, Rosewood Serum 740 and M.A.C. Lipstick, Half ’n Half
Lipstick (night): Lakmé Nine-to-Five Colorfix Lip Duo, Grapevine
Lipstick (red): M.A.C Lipstick, Russian Red
Lipstick (brown): The Body Shop Colourglide Lip Colour, Beechnut
Lipstick (pink): Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Lipcolour, Super
Lipstick (nude): L'Oréal Paris Color Riche Star Secrets, 722 Aishwarya Amber
Lip gloss: L'Oréal Paris Glam Shine Gloss Brillance, Cinnamon Addict
Eyeshadow Palette: L'Oréal Paris Color Appeal Trio Pro Hazel Eyes
Blush: Shiseido Luminizing Satin Face Color, PK 304
Eyeliner: Lancôme Artliner Precision Point Eyeliner Noir
Mascara: Lancôme Hypnôse Precious Cells
Kohl pencil: Colorbar I-Glide Eye Pencil, Jaded and Lakmé Kajal
Foundation (compact): M.A.C Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, NC43
Foundation (liquid): Lancôme Teint Idole Silky Mat
Primer: YSL Top Secrets Unifying Perfecting Primer SPF 25
Nail Polish (day): Chanel Le Vernis, Ming
Nail Polish (night): Chambor Nailpolish, Dark Angel
Nail Polish (red): Chanel Le Vernis, Dragon
Nail Polish (brown): YSL La Laque Long-lasting nail lacquer, Rich Coffee
Nail Polish (pink): Leighton Denny Expert Nails, Gorgeous
Nail Polish (nude): Chanel Le Vernis, Inattendu
Finally, the best counter in-store, Clinique
BEST OF FRAGRANCE
For Day: Issey Miyake L’Eau D’Issey
For Night: Dolce & Gabbana, The One
Men’s: Giorgio Armani, Armani Code
Classic: Dior, J’adore
New Launch: Gucci, Flora
Celebrity: Beyoncé, Heat
BEST OF HAIR CARE
Shampoo (for normal hair): Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo Long & Strong
Shampoo (for damaged/coloured hair): Kérastase Reflection Bain Chroma Riche
Conditioner (for normal hair): Keratin Complex Smoothing Therapy Keratin Care Conditioner and Pantene Pro-V 3 Minute Miracle Treatment
Conditioner (for damaged/coloured hair): Kérastase Reflection Chroma Riche
BEST OF HAIR STYLING
Volumiser (straight hair): Philip Kingsley Maximizer
Definer for curly hair: TIGI Catwalk Curlesque Defining Serum
Defrizzer: L'Oréal Professionnel Tech Hair Mix Sublime Shine
Texturising product (for straight hair): Sebastian Professional Matte Putty
Texturising product (for curly hair): Sebastian Professional Whipped Crème Light Conditioning-Style Whip
BEST OF SPA AND WELLNESS
Day spa: The Spa, Four seasons Mumbai
Destination spa: Nadesar palace, Varanasi
Medi spa: Evolve, Mumbai
Ayurveda: Soukya, Bangalore
Detox treatment: Forest Essentials Marigold & Basil Sand Treatment at The Leela, Goa
Anti-ageing treatment: Keraskin Age Néojeunesse
Energising treatment: Gotukola body envelopment, Trident, BKC Mumbai
Pampering facial: Biodroga Oxygen Facial, Shangri-La–Eros Hotel, Delhi
Salon (mani-pedi): Juice, Mumbai
Hair spa : Kim Robinson Aman, Delhi
Stylist (hair): Nikhil Sharma, Affinity Salon, Delhi and Adhuna Akhtar, b:blunt, Mumbai
BEST OF FASHION AND BEAUTY S/S ’10
Show for hair: Anamika Khanna
Show for make-up: Rohit Bal
Hot stepper on the ramp: Gia Johnson
New face in an ad campaign: Jyotsna Chakravarthy (Garnier Fructis Shampoo)
BEST MAKE UP ARTIST:
Mickey Contractor
Love,
Indian Girl
This is a series of looks that are ultra soft and subtle. Totally SFW (Safe For Work) ! Almost all products I've used are from Smashbox - just to keep it uniform. Each step can be a complete look in itself - just remember to add lots of mascara. I've shown them without mascara coz if I added it you wouldn't be able to see the colors on my tiny lids. And I am all about showing the colors on my tiny lids.
For a change I've been having a good clean skin day. So, I've skipped foundation. I do have concealer around my eyes - Smashbox HD Concealer - medium.
Step 1 : Apply Smashbox Lid Perfecting Shadow Primer - Naked Beauty.
Love love love this primer. Its the most perfect shade of nude bronzy goodness for my skin tone. If you weren't impressed by Urban Decay primers, you might wanna check Naked Beauty out ! Brown girls will love this shade.
Sometime this is all you need. A little brightness on your lids and mascara !
Step 2 : But whenever I do Naked Beauty on my lids I am compelled to add a nude beige liner gently along lower lash line. Creates just the sweetest angelic effect ! This one is from a trio from long ago. A similar shade would be Topaz form the Smashbox Creme Liner Palette.
Step 3 : Adding bronze liner along upper lash line is good especially if you have brown/ hazel or green eyes. Gorgeousness !
Step 4 : Sometimes you wanna soften up the liner so you add a little brown shadow on top and smudge a bit. And just because I felt like it I added some peach shadow on the lid too.
I used Smashbox Halo Hydrating Eyeshadow - Peach / Cocoa. I couldn't find these on the site. Are they discontinued ? No you're not missing out on anything. The packaging was / is a huge flaw.
Step 5 : And then I just cannot resist pulling the shadow down to my lower lash line. So I line it softly...
Step 6 : But then I revert back to my kajal addiction and draw a black line along my waterline. Blame it on my Indian culture.
While I'm at it, I also added some brown shadow along the crease and outer corner.
Somebody stop me.
Now, please.
Step 7 : I need bronzer. I go for Smashbox Halo Hydrating bronzer. Its magical ! Just like its sister Halo Hydrating Powder - silky and smooth. They are both magical.
Step 8 : My favorite part - the lipstick ! If you have a light skin tone and wanna go for a nude beige lip look - I'd suggest Smashbox Double Take Lip Color Pencil - Praline.
If you have a medium / dark skin tone try Smashbox Tip Tech - Maple. If it weren't so expensive I would have said - Brown girls *need* this. We really really do.
So that's it for a totally subtle SFW look !
If you thought this looked a lot like the Flirt look....lemme assure you its not. The are very different. Very. Very. You've got to trust me on this one. Okay.
Love,
Indian Girl
Head over to Bare Budget Beauty this week for your chance to win a beautiful train case with $100 worth of brand name products from BeautyTicket.com!!
Check out A Little More Beautiful's Great Skin for Spring series with tips for skin care based on specific skin types: How to Take Care of Dry SkinViva Woman shows you how to get a new nail polish color without having to spend more.
Checkout the Informed Makeup Maven's hot spring buys, where to get advice for your beauty budget and Stila kaput?! and don't forget to enter the 'Yes' to Carrots giveaway, the lovely lips giveaway and soft lips lip balm bunch
GIVEAWAY ALERT! The Anti Hair Slave and KeraCare has teamed up to give one lucky reader the entire new collection especially made for weaves and extensions!
Beauty Anonymous brings you YSL Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.
Glossypink has a super hot new layout with easier to find reviews on the latest products and how to get your favorite celebrity looks!
Beauty411 has been using the new high-tech Lancôme Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate. Check out her review here!
The LA Pretties are raving about Valentino: The Last Emperor! It's a story of love, fashion, pugs, and being tan.
Who is an eyebrow's best friend? Advice Sister Alison of "The Advice Sisters" interviews eyebrow specialist Elke Von Freudenberg and discovers what makes her so special!
The Makeup Divas reviews the Clarisonic Skin Care Brush. While you are there, check out all of her giveaways and enter for some fabulous prizes!
The Easter Beagle of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog is delivering an Easter Basket full of hare hair products worth over $300! Hop to it and enter now!
The Shades Of U shares swatches and descriptions of all her MAC neutral eye shadows, with more swatches coming up soon!
Beauty Is Within shows you how to get salon beautiful nails on a budget!
Is this the end of an era? Is it possible that Stila is bankrupt? Read what happened while Beauty Junkies Unite was sleeping!
Enter to win göt2b Smooth Operator Collection on Lipgloss Break!
The Jet Set Girls are giving away a Smythson Jewelry Roll worth (no kidding!!) $465!
Indian Girl talks about her favorite foundation brushes for an absolute flawless look.
Get Sexy Glowing Skin with Jergens-by Talking Makeup!The girls over at Beauty in Real Life share Chanel's new Summer line with you. Check it out here. And while you are there enter to win a copy of Bobbi Brown's Living Beauty and Charla Krupp's How Not to Look Old!!
Beauty Am Eye tells you how to get that lovely Afterglow .
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