LUXOLA: NEW HAUL POST!

HAUL POST FROM LUXOLA.COM!

By Shikha Koli

Luxola is in the spot light these days and has been newly launched in India. It is Asia's No.1 beauty destination/website that caters to all your cosmetic needs based in Singapore. Now people in India can also order from Luxola as the website now ships to India and even offers free shipping for products worth INR 2,500 and above. 

As I am slowly trying to build my makeup kit both for my makeup artist career and impending marriage, I recently did a Luxola and MAC haul myself. :D More about the MAC haul in another post. 

I bought mostly Sleek makeup and brushes from Luxola.com Let us see what all I got. 

Products I Bought:

1. Sleek Eye shadow palette in Sunset:  This palette as a total of 12 eye shadows and each shadow is about the size of a dime. As the name suggests the sunset palette  has very pretty reds, oranges, golds, and neutral colors which work very well with all our bridal and traditional Indian clothes. It is mostly a shimmery pallet and I am planning to use this pallet a lot during my wedding time. Even a bright blue and matte black has been thrown in. I really like this pallet a lot. <3

2. Sleek Eye shadow palette in Garden of Eden: Similarly this palette  has colors representing a garden. So you get all shades of greens and browns. It is a good mix of shimmer and matte. I really like the variety of browns you get in this pallet for a smokey eye look. 

3. Sleek Blush by 3 palette in Lace: These are the new blush palette by Sleek consisting of 3 blushes in one compact case. The lace palette consists intensely pigmented 2 matte and one shimmer powder blush. 

The three blushes are; Crochet (coral), Guipure (rose gold), and Chantilly (light orange) colors. It is a nice a palette especially for light to medium skin tone. Pigmentation is great and comparable to Nars Blushes. 

4. Sleek Contour Kit in Medium: This is a pressed contouring powder and a highlighter in one. 

5. Sleek Brow Kit in Extra Dark: This kit has a wax and a powder for defining eyebrows. The brow kit also comes with one mini angled brush, one mini blending brush and tweezers. 

6. Sleek Makeup Pout Polish SPF 15 in Perfect Plum: Its a decently pigmented lip balm/stain. I tried this and I like its moisturizing qualities and pigmentation as well as the taste and smell :P Will definitely be trying more colors from this range. 

7. Sleek Blush in Pomegranate

8. Sleek Blush in Sunrise

9. Sigma Flat Kabuki Brush F 80

10. Sigma Blending Brush E 25

11. Sigma Small Tapered Blending Brush E45

12. Zoeva Luxe Petit Crease Brush 231

13. Zoeva Smudger Brush 226

14. Zoeva Bent Fine Liner Brush 315

15. Zoeva Buffer Brush 104

16. Real Techniques Shading Eye Brush 

17. Real Techniques 2-in-1 Folding Kabuki Brush

So a total of 17 things I purchased and am totally excited about them. So far I am loving everything. Luxola also sent me a free sample of Eucalyptus handmade soap which will come in handy while travelling. 

I am mighty impressed with Luxola. Nothing came broken as everything was well packed and reached me very quickly after I placed my order. I think within 4-5 days I received my parcel of placing the order. 

I would recommend this site to everyone and they always keep having 20-30% off and various other offers. So take advantage of them you all. Happy Shopping! :)

Bye Girls!

Kara Facial Wet Wipes

Purchase of Kara Make-up Removal Wipes

By Tanuja Kelkar

Hi Girls,

You would wondering how come I am writing during the middle of the week. The thing is that I am pretty excited right now so felt like sharing it with all of you. In my office, there are always in-house brands and NGOs putting up items for sale for employees. I have purchased many things in these sales. This weekend, again there are going to be lots of items for grabs. :P

During my lunch break, I went to see the items on display. I shortlisted some and decided to come back later with money. The sales attendant gave me 2 complimentary wipes J Yay.. I love anything and everything free. Later on when I purchased Kara Make-up removal wipes with seaweed and lavender (packet of 10 wipes), it was the closing time for them. By then they seemed to be in a hurry to shut shop and wanted to clear off their stock. So, they gave me an entire packet of the complimentary wipes, each of which is packaged individually. Yay.. It was like buy 10 and get 12 free.. Good deal na?!

I shall be reviewing them soon.

Bye

Jordana Easy Liner for Lips: Swatch - Sedona Red

By Tanuja Kelkar

Hello girls,


In our previous post, Shikha had swatched and reviewed 5 shades of Jordana Lip liners. So, I thought of swatching another shade of the same line that I own for the benefit of our readers. The shade is Sedona Red.

Here it goes.

My Palm swatch:

The lip liner is a deep shade of red with pink undertones. I would pair this with maroon, dark pink and deep red lip sticks. This isn't really the kinds that could be paired with a bright red lipstick.

I have been looking for a bright red lipstick with orange undertones, which I think will suit my wheatish complexion. I am looking for something that will stand out, but not as bold as Mac Lady Danger. Any suggestions?

Bye for now.

Travel Memoirs – East India

By Tanuja Kelkar

Hello girls,

Had been away for long. This time I was away on a work trip for around 10 days. Trust me when I say that it was very hectic. Every single day, I had to travel for long hours by car/train/bus. To add to it, I had to put in long hours at work too. This meant that my sleep as well as skin care regime had gone for a toss. I wrote this post while waiting at Kolkata airport, however by the time it was complete, the boarding announcement was made and I had no time to post it and then my internet connection and work kept me away from the blog.

Here are a few pictures captured during the trip.

1) Saw this beautiful rainbow while travelling in Odisha

















2) Victoria Memorial, Kolkata















3) Lush green fields in Jharkhand (captured from the train)

















4) Excellent Sales guy - He was a train attendant who was selling biryani. Congratulating people on their purchase by saying Wah Wah, Wah Wah, Wah Wah!

 5) Coal Mine - Its very different from what we see in films

6) Iron Ore Mine - Iron Ore mines are beautiful and scenic

 I somehow managed to squeeze in sometime for some sight-seeing and shopping at Kolkata. Watch out for my next post on my Shopping in Kolkata.