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Posted by beena on Jan 31, 2012 in Beauty | 5 comments

Kardashian sisters pose topless for a denim line.

They DO know how to keep the media floating right????

“Our Kardashian Kollection for Sears denim line is officially here!!” Kim Kardashian tweeted.

And to sell it, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney all posed topless.

“Keeping it simple,” wroteKim, explaining, “I’m wearing The Kim, which is a sexy, low cut, straight leg jean. Then Kourtney is wearing The Kourtney, a gorgeous skinny leg jean, and Khloe is wearing The Khloe, a tall curvy, high rise, boot cut!!”

Kim added, “Shoots with my sisters are the best!! Xo”.

The Kardashian Kollection will launch in about four weeks.

My opinion: well, strategically placed arms and giving peek-a-boo poses are so passe. I dont find anything exciting in this pic, other than the people who photoshopped it But then anything having a Kardashian name slapped to it has a lot of media footage. So with time lets see if this is just another denim

what do you guys think? HOT? OR NOT?

P.S: Pic and news courtesy Google uncle:)

Posted by beena on Jan 30, 2012 in Beauty, Blush, Makeup, Product INFO, Reviews | 4 comments

Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush

Tell me gals, what new thing did you do on yourself this new years? I’m planning to get a hair cut.. and I mean cut really short!!! should I??? thinking!!! My hair got really damaged in the last 2 months coz I’’ve been sick on and off… I know- bad!!!These days Primers are trending everywhere… and I mean EVERYWHERE!!!! trust me~
We get primers for the eyes, face, body,and what not… specially for oily skinnned beauties like moi primers are “supposedly” the must have thing

Right now I’m only using eye primers but everyone is scaring warning me about how i should really use face primers and all… So until I succumb to the temptation… I’m happy with loose powders!!!

When I step out… I do have an idea that as the hours go by my make up is either going to melt off my face, vaporize or go to the trash with the blottting sheets. SO when I come across products like these… I really salute them…. R.E.S.P.E.C.T!!!

Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush

What?? : Mally ultimate performance Inner glow blush in FAIR. Its a cream blush which imparts natural innner glow.

WHO??? : Created by noted celebrity makeup artist MALLY RONCAL.

Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush

How to use it???? : Apply the matte cream blush first and complete the look by blending the powder on top of the cream to diffuse the shade and seal it in place. Interesting … right???
Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush is a system that prevents your blush from fading. This two phase system starts out with a rich cream blush and a subtle activating powder that mutes the intensity of the blush and gives it a soft, glow from within finish while keeping blush wearing long and strong.

Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush

MY experience with the Product: So far I had only one cream blush- something special from MAC and I love it to the core.. I use it almost every time I go out because it really feels super natural on my face. when I opened this product I was a little surprised. and a little baffled too. I thought- why would they team up a face powder with a blush? so for a few days I used it as a face powder and then I decided to look onto the site and figure out (yeahhhh I’m smart!!!)
The one thing I love about it that it has no shimmer or glitter particles- coz they make my pores stand out. This formula is matte. but not dry. My cheeks look flushed and healthy – quite glowy!
I definitely recommend it for everyday use.

Mally Ultimate Performance Long-Wear Inner GlowBlush

I apply the cream blush with the flat side of the brush and then the powder with the fluffy side… stays for a long time and does not transfer… So I can go Air-kissing all night.. hheheheh

Did you like the idea of a blush with primer/sealer? then thumbs up and share it

This is available now at www.qvc.com and www.mallybeauty.com

P.S Product kindly sent by brand for consideration. My opinion is unbiased.

Posted by beena on Jan 26, 2012 in EOTD, eye shadows, EYES, Inglot, NYX, SIGMA, Smokey eye | 7 comments

Lime n lemony eyes :)

Hey pretty girls… these days I look at my 120 palette and I just feel like playing with colors.. and before I used to keep looking at them and get all confused… what goes with what? what will counter what else? and how do I keep hem from getting muddy 30mins after I apply them…. so after lots of trials and help from ppl I’m finally getting the hang of it… so I decided to foray more into colored EOTDs… you’ll be seeing a lot more experiments here now.. heheheh
I have used this palette for the tutorial.

120 color palette

1) Prime the eyes.. I used NYX base in skin color..
2) Take a golden-yellow shade and apply it in a patting motion on the eyelid.

3) Take a dark green eyeshadow and with a pencil brush apply it on the crease and the outer V. you can create a slight wing if you want.

4) Apply an Orange shade on the inner 1/4th of your eyes.

5) And now we go to a party like that….
LOL no we don’t. we go to step 6.
6) Blend blend and blend some more… blend in the crease and outwards. Also blend the orange inwards so it kinda looks like this. you can also add black to the outer V to create more depth.

7) highlight the part just below the brow-bone. And you can freshen up the yellow if you want.

Apply eye liner. curl your lashes and apply mascara.

And you’re done

all ready to flutter your eyes

Hope you all like the look and I’m so excited to do a lot more

P.S. Its thursday already… yayyyyyyyyyyyy

Posted by beena on Jan 22, 2012 in eye shadows, EYES, General, Inglot, Looks, OOTD, Outfits, Revlon, style | 23 comments

Plum LOTD and a great weekend :)

Heyy my lovelies…. as some of you may know my 2nd lappy is also not working for some reason :(( My dear friend Rati calls it a bad tech karma!! seriously, exactly at the time when I list down so many products to review and so many make-up ideas, the lappys royally screwed me!!! hope it gets all better soon

So just to cheer up a bit and find out about more lappys and power options I visited a few malls and also INGLOT… following is a semi- formal/okayish casual look from the day hope you all like it.

Since it was a bit cold in the morning and I knew I was going to be in high AC all day, I decided to add a plum sweater with my plaid shirt and gray trousers.

Plum LOTD

I thought the reddish pink from the shirt complemented the plum from the sweater well and the gray in the trouser kinda muted the whole look- toning it down a bit… Do you also think so?

Plum LOTD

For accessories I put on small silver hoop earrings which complemented well with:

White watch

Makeup wise: I had applied a pretty plum smoky eye but by the end of the day it was pretty ruined so I erased it and applied this brown and bronze look with a blue liner.

IMG 1780 Plum LOTD and a great weekend :)

Neutral brown eye makeup

My gel liner got over so I was planning to get either from Inglot or MAC. Finally Inglot won for 2 reasons.. I had’nt got anything from Inglot yet and the products really impressed me a lot :)So I got a black gel liner and a lovely eyeshadow pan… reviews coming soonest

Sooooo I follow a few make-up/style gurus sincerely and I read that Koren Zander was gonna visit Aventura mall here…. after hearing that do you think I’d stop myself from meeting him???? I spent an amazing time with him and with less people around could interact very well… I just love that guy

IMG 1784 Plum LOTD and a great weekend :)

with Koren

hope you liked my oh-so-normal outfit… and please pray for me that my laptop doesn’t give me any more trouble… Catch you all soon

Plum sweater: Old Navy
Plaid shirt: Target
Gray trousers: Lee Riders
Watch: Gifted
Cuff:Random beach shack

Eyeshadows from the 120 pallete
blue liner: Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner Sapphire
Revlon Photoready mousse foundation.
Lipstick: MAC VIVA Glam 1.  (Its a deep red but I swear I donno why its lookin so Orange))

P.S this post also reminds me that I badly need to get a haircut…

Posted by beena on Jan 5, 2012 in contest, EYES, Giveaway | 8 comments

Giveaway: Lashem double trouble mascara and measurable difference Lash gel.

Hey chicas… hope you are having a good week… here the temperature has suddenly dropped and even though its good and cuddly and makes me wanna eat a lot.. hehehe
I want to thank you guys again for a great response on my last giveaway… so this giveaway is like a thanks to everyone who entered

you will win…

Lashem double trouble mascara and measurable difference Lash gel.

: Lashem double trouble mascara

: Lashem double trouble mascara : lengthening

: Lashem double trouble mascara : Volumizing

Mandatory RULES for the giveaway:
1) The Giveaway is only for US (my last 3 packages to India are still in customs :(()
2) Should follow me with bloglovin [1 point]
3) Should like my page on faceboook (you can see it on the lower right side on this page) [1 point]
4) enter the email-subscription [1 point] (you’ll find the widget on the top right hand side of this page)
5) give any contact detail so I can contact you if you win.
6) Should guest review the products on my blog (here) [not a huge review - just your experience with the product]I am counting the entries of the previous giveaway by default – so If you entered my last giveaway, you’re in

I will still have this going till 20th Jan 2012 so your friends can enter too ALSO…. I will be putting in a few goodies from my side

[P.S - This is an affiliate reward and I haven’t been paid for the review or giveaway- I will be personally shipping the items]