For the longest time now I've been fixated on finding a liquid eyeliner that gives the wet look. You know, like the eyeliner is forever wet looking though it actually is dry and will not smudge. Turns out a liquid eyeliner with teeny tiny silver reflects has the power to create an illusion of a moist eyeliner.
And I found all that for $6.99 (or less) with the LA Splash Liquid Eyeliner in Abyss.
Abyss is a black eyeliner with microscopic silver reflects. No glitter here, at least not in this shade. It is nothing like the Urban Decay Glitter Eyeliners. I'd say they are more on the lines of MAC Super Slick Eyeliners and can give it a run for its money any day ! The product comes in a really tall packaging. Most of the height is from the application wand. The brush is tiny and sharp - perfect to create defined, precise lines. Dry time - a mere few seconds ! Over all - a spotless record.
Check this out -
Round 1 : Super thin dainty line
Round 2 : Thick ferocious line
I've seen LA Splash at some of the Sally Beauty Supply stores. If you don't have one nearby you can check out their products on their website here
Love,
Indian Girl
This article contains a sample product sent for consideration by PR. For more details on the disclosure policy please refer to it at the bottom of the page.
If there ever was a Kim Kardashian look to replicate - this would have to be it.
Why ?
Coz its easy peezy.
No blending. No layering. No crease job. Nothing. Just a bronze shadow all over lid and along lower lash line.
Kim K and no black eye liner ! Stop the presses ! But I sense there is theme here. One of softness. Notice how her hair is lighter too... Just don't ask me about them lashes.
Remember when Ginnifer Goodwin did something similar with a bright gold shadow ? We loved that look and tried to replicate it too !
Why ?
Coz its easy peezy.
Love,
Indian Girl
How gorgeous is this dressy messy hair style on Sonam Kapoor !
To say I’ve been obsessed with figuring out how to go about it is an understatement.
Because I didn’t have the faintest of clue I asked, stylist Juan Carlos Maciques from Rita Hazan Salon in New York City to put me out of my misery. Maciques has styled the likes of Kardashian sisters (who never have a bad hair day) and was equally excited about the look. “It’s a very modern take on an up-do. Looks fresh because it's an uncontrived hair style. There is a balance between messy and polished.” says Maciques and I agree.
Totally.
Continue reading the How To part of this story here on Vogue India's Website. Gimme a thumbs up if like what you learned !
Love,
Indian Girl
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This time around we have partnered with the wonderful folks at Cover Girl to sponsor a giveaway for all of you lovely ladies who are back in school !
But that's not the only exciting part - we were lucky to have CoverGirl celebrity makeup artist, Molly R. Stern create these amazing face charts with three CG inspired looks, perfect for back to school/fall season ! How awesome is that !
Look #1 - Nine Lives Everyday
Look #2 - Turn That Brown Upside Down
Look #3 - Glance In The Grass
Giveaway
Pick your favorite look and enter for a chance to win all the products used to create that look ! That means there will be a total of three winners - each one will receive the products used to create the look of their choice.
How To Enter The Giveaway
There are two easy ways to enter this giveaway. If you do both, it will give you two entries and that means twice as many chances on winning all the products used for your favorite look !
1. Simply leave a comment below stating which of the three looks was your favorite. Also leave your email address, so I know where to reach you at !
or
2. Follow me on Twitter, tweet about the giveaway / shout out your favorite look !
RT @Indiangirl Back to school makeup giveaway An Indian's Makeup Blog - 3 winners ! Pick your look and win it ! RT to Enter http://tinyurl.com/3695vpn
This contest is open to US residents. All local, state & country laws apply. Contest ends on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 8 PM CST. I'll be picking out the three winners randomly and announcing them the next day!
Love,
Indian Girl
I am determined to make grey work for me. I always feel like grey isn't my best color but I love how good it looks on so many brown peeps ! This time around I tried grey taupe look with one of my favorite drugstore eyeshadow trio - The Sally Hansen Eye color Trio - The Storm.
Products Used :
Khuraira Dark Circle Primer
Khuraira Concealer
Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Eye Color Trio - The Storm
L'Oreal HIP Navy Kohl Eye Liner
Love,
Indian Girl
I've never been to a Masquerade party. Never been invited to one.
Besides shouldn't you be friends with the Ambassador of Italy or the Queen of England for that ?
Even if I were to be invited I wouldn't have the faintest clue on what I should wear or how I should dress up for it. If the Smashbox Masquerade Collection is any clue looks like the recurring look would be one of soft pink cheeks and lips, paired with dark seductive mysterious eyes.
The Masquerade Eye Shadow Palette($35) is no doubt the queen of this ball. The sleek navy blue metallic compact houses nine mega pigmented satin eye shadows that blend in mere seconds to create several different looks. Plus the taupe shade on the top right could substitute for your eyeshadow powder in a pinch. The swatches will speak for how dense the shades are - absolutely packed with color.
The Lip Enhancing Gloss in Disguise ($19) is true to its name. The moment I laid eyes on it, I thought it was the most delicate yet fierce shade of pink I'd ever seen. With the gold flecks it does look like a winner. But none of that translates onto my lips when worn on its own. It could be any other golden pink lip gloss. But it does have a certain knack of adding life to otherwise dull matte lipsticks.
Here I have it over CG Simply Ageless Blush in Lush Berry.
Overall - the eyeshadow palette is a must must have for fall - $35 well spent. The mystic, dark shadows are sure to get your eyes noticed - Masquerade ball or not .
Love,
Indian Girl
This article contains a sample product sent for consideration by PR. For more details on the disclosure policy please refer to it at the bottom of the page.
Its been a week. And some week it has been. Got back home after a week on the road and I am ecstatic ! I enjoy traveling. It thrills me to make a list , pick out essentials, pack a bag, get out and do things. I love it !
no more hotel rooms
no more junk food
no more eating a large pizza
Blame Pizza Hut for the stupid deal - any pizza , any size, any toppings - $10. I never pay heed to these junk food deals but there is something about not being at home that makes you wanna...
Are you a home body too ?
I do miss the TV and room service.
To calm me down & to get me back to my unshakable zen like persona - I opted for a very simple makeup routine today. I don't like having too much on my face when I am looking for calmness. If I could I'd go with nothing but its never been a good idea. So I opted for three light weight products.
My Om Shanti Products
Covergirl Tru Blend Pressed Mineral Foundation - 04 Soft Honey
Covergirl Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush - Plush Peach on my lips and cheeks
Rimmel London Max Volume Flash Mascara - Extreme Black
That's it - just three products !
I am crushing big time on the CG Simple Ageless Blush - Plush Peach ($10.50). A gorgeous deep peach color that totally works on my NC 40 skin tone. It has an amazing texture - so easy to blend and very moisturizing thanks swirls of Olay Regenerist Serum. I used it on my cheeks and lips. Though its just me saying it - the peachy, soft, youthful makeup is adding to my zen. I swear it is. Well, I look calmer thanks to this angelic peach but I feel calmer thanks to my bff and sister.
Shout out to my bff & my sister for always being there for me.
Om Shanti.
What About You ?
I do have a few questions for you.
What helps you get your zen back on ?
Who do you wanna give a shout out to, today ?
Love,
Indian Girl
PS : I will be giving away the CG blush along with some more products next week ! Stay tuned ! Only thing better than finding a great product is sharing it with y'all ! Lots of love...
Following close on the success of M.A.C Viva Glam Cyndi & Gaga lipsticks are the new Cyndi & Gaga lipglass ($14.50) ! Available September 2, 2010.
Viva Glam Cyndi Lipglass - Mid tone dirty coral
Viva Glam Gaga Lipglass- Light blue pink
Love,
Indian Girl
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Get ready for an amazing giveaway ! We're giving away The InStyler to two lucky winners !
What is The InStyler ? A truly innovative, multipurpose styling tool,designed to offer maximum styling benefits without the difficulty of managing a blow dryer, flat iron, curling iron or big round brush.
• Straighten hair without flattening it
• Create soft curls
• Flip ends in or out to finish a look
• Enhance volume and body at the root
• Quickly style from damp to dry without damaging hair
Simply run THE INSTYLER through your hair, allowing the first set of bristles to gently sort and separate the individual strands. Next, the rotating, heated cylinder gently glides over your hair, smoothing, polishing and straightening. Finally, the second set of bristles finishes the hair leaving it shiny and smooth.
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This contest is open to US residents and ends on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 8 PM CST. I'll be picking out the two winners randomly and announcing them the next day!
Love,
Indian Girl
This time its pink ! A flirty and sweet shade that'll show up on any skin tone !
Loreal HIP Eyeshadow - Sculpted
NYX Eyeshadow - Hot Pink Glitter
Rimmel Spark It up Eyeliner - Ultra Violet
Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara
Hard Candy Walk The Line Eyeliner - Night Sky
1. Prep your lids with concealer if needed and set it with powder.
2. Apply the pink shade from HIP duo all over the lid.
3. Go over the outer rim of the HIP shadow with the NYX Hot Pink Glitter shadow - use a fluffy blending brush.
4. Line lower waterline with Rimmel Eyeliner pencil - ultraviolet and the upper lash line with Hard Candy eyeliner (optional)
5. Finish off with mascara !
Pair with a soft pink blush like NYC Mosaic Blush - Pink Berry
Lips :
Chapstick or clear gloss should be good but for a pinkier look go for a like Rimmel Airy Fairy Lipstick !
Love,
Indian Girl
on Vogue India !
My new post is up on Vogue India Website ! This time I wrote on four common eye care related issues - from puffiness, dry skin, dark circles to fine lines.
Check it out here !
Love,
Indian Girl
Would you do it ?
Not me.
Off the top of my head I would never have thought a cool shade like gray would look so good with bright warm orange lips. As much as I love orange lips, gray hasn't been my color. I've always paired orange with very natural / nude eyeshadow shades. But seeing these gorgeous Indian models, I am rethinking my strategy here.
May be Gray plus Orange on Brown = HAWT !
Indian Girl
Hiya Girls !
Loads of requests from our younger AIMB readers for Back To School makeup ideas. So I got to work immediately on them. I will be using only drug store goodies on these back to school looks. This is look # 1. Lemme know if you are on board with this , what else you'd like to see in this series and we'll add more !
NYX Eyeshadow Trio - Copacabana ( the third shade from the trio - matte brown and the first shade - matte pink)
NYX Eyeshadow Trio - Walnut bronze ( the third shade from the trio - taupe)
Loreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara
Covergirl Liquiline Blast - brown
How To
1. Apply concealer and set with powder if necessary. I am 26 and I needed it.
2. Apply the taupe shadow - Walnut Bronze all over the lid.
3. Apply the matte brown shadow from the Copacabana trio along the crease / edges of the taupe shadow and blend along the crease moving inwards into taupe territory.
4. Apply the matte pink shade as a highlighter under the brows.
5. Line the upper lash line and gently run the brown eyeliner pencil along the lower lash line.
6. Curl lashes and add mascara.
Done !
You could leave the cheeks alone or add a touch of bronzer . I like The Milani Powder Bronzer or Physician Formula Bronzers.
LIPS
A sheer nude lipgloss like N.Y.C Lip glider in Mulberry Street Mocha should complete your look for the day !
Indian Girl
The theme of the shoot was - The Graduate.
That's that.
Lets talk about the lipstick - gawgus ! We saw it on AIMB sometime back and you guys were full of intel on what shade this could be. Remember ? Here on the model.
Its here again and I don't think its going to vanish after this. I guess this will be a hot Fall shade.So, I made a list of all your recommendations and some of mine so it helps the rest of us who wanna try this out.
Indian Princess - YSL Rouge Pur in # 19 or a combo of Ysl Rouge Volupte in # 10 and # 11.
Sunitha - Rouge Coco in Taffetas Rose or Paris. Julie Hewett in Scarlett.
Sereen - Illamasqua Resist
Anon #1 - NARS "Funny Face
Priya - MAC night violet
Anon #2 - Vasanti Cosmetics Denmark Lipstick
Smeegal9 - OCC Lip Tar Anime
Anon - Revlon Wild Orchid
Huma - MAC Girl About Town
Seju1987 - Wet n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Sugar Plum Fairy 908C
Amanpreet - MAC Show Orchid, NYX Hot Pink, NYX Orchid
IG - Rouge D' Armani - Rouge 402, Three Custom Color Specialists Santorini (swatch below)
Love,
Indian Girl
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