goodies from europe!

hey,
a friend of mine was in Europe recently and offered to buy some goodies for . since the friend is a non makeup junkie it would have been stupid to send a list and then get the wrong products and get disappointed :( . so i said grab whatever catches your eye and you think i will like ! i must say i am impressed with the collection put up except may be the nail thingies ( coz i m a klutz .... cant even paint my nails straight ). most of this stuff is by h and m and Yves Rocher!

so lets get on with it

the haul

a closer look

lets see the stuff i got

1. h & m french manicure kit

what do you give to a nail biting , nail art messing noob ? a french manicure kit, hoping that the noobiness and nail biting would stop. jokes apart , this is the first time ever i have owned a french manicure kit. this is also the first time i have ever owned a proper base coat and top coat . guess there is a first time for everything , huh ? may be it will help me mend my ways , hehehehe :D

 2. Yves Rocher vernis brilliance nail lacquer

the lilac one is R201 and the maroon is R101

the lilac is a perfect pastel for my fingers and lilac happens to be my favourite colour to wear on nails too . its got some blue iridescence . so pretty ! the maroon is a very deep murky red almost bordering on brown .this is such a staple pedicure shade. such dark , vampy colours make my feet look fair and sexy .... tehheeehee

3.yves rocher couleurs nature lip pencil 

the shades are 02 mauve and 07 bois de rose ! aha the french , they name stuff so sweet. only if it was pronounceable too ! a basic mauve and nude lip liner . you cant have too many of them . always needed , must haves !

4. h & m eyeshadow brush and smokey eye brush 

the eyeshadow brush is a basic brush for packing on eyeshadow . it so dense and soft that it can be used for blending too . 

the smokey eye brush is kinda interesting. its dual sided . one end has an angled liner brush and the other end has a dense, small smudge or accent brush of sorts . i need to play around with these brushes more to comment on them . just one thing, they are addictively soft!

5. h & m makeup sponge 

i don't know what thought process provoked this purchase ? but i m thankful as always . i can tell one thing for now is that they are far more superior quality than the Indian ones i have used in the past.

6. h & m shimmer lip balm

its a transclusent lip balm with lots of silver shimmer in it . its not gritty though . since it washes me out , i m planning to use it more as a cheek and brow bone highlighter!

and finally my favorite thing in the haul 

7. h & m eyeshadow palette 32 shades 

i love this . i have palettes with shimmery shades in them . this is my first palette with matte shades . and the best part the colour range is so varied . between this palette and my meylon palette and my kiss beauty shimmery palette i am a happy camper XD!

hope you guys enjoyed my haul!

let me know what would you like me to review in the comments below!

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love,

vj

disclaimer :- all the products mentioned above have been gifted to me :)

see what i got in my mail today!

today is my happy day!

i am dancing, dancing, dancing!

i got my meylon 28 shade eyeshadow palette that i got from the very sweet erica of beautyholic- the beauty store! i was waiting for it so long ! blazeflash guys really suck a getting stuff on time to me! second time let down !

so mi chickitas join me in the unveiling!

it came all properly packed with my address and fragile written in BOLD letters ( *more on that later )

inside was a tape wrapped package. the sticky tape proved to be a bitch to remove but i surmounted it ! yayyy

inside was a cloth-paper hybrid green baggie

some more tape and white plastic bag wrapping

another hybrid blue baggie this time smaller than the green one

finally my shiny, silver with gold print palette cover

my poor palette ! a beautiful turquiose got shattered in the shipping :( 

*bad blazeflash guys.

as soon as i opened the palette a cloud of turquoise dust blew allover from the broken shadow .

what a tough time cleaning it up!

all the mess generated 

this is my first pro palette ever !

expect many more looks from it.

swatches , review coming soon !

stay tuned

love, vj

disclaimer:-

all the products were bought by me with my own money

blue storm - edgy smokey blue party/drag eye in 10 steps

hello my ravishing divas !

lots of love from a sick shitball ( thats what i m feeling like right now).

changing weather you see....

so what do you do when your sick at home with a cold ..... you do an eotd........yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy

now before i begin ,i would like to clarify a few things..

• the pics are bad. i took them with my cell phome amd that too with a flash. the colours absolutely refused to show up otherwise.
• the brows are a jungle. my local parlour lady is out of town and i refuse to get them done rom someone else . i have had scary experiences in the past.
• i m looking worse dark circles and all. sorry no fotd this time. at least till my blocked nose clears up.

so that's it .

pics are crap, my brows are crap and since its my first attempt at a photo eye tutorial , it might be crap too.

so kindly bear with me .

lets start

1. prime your lids

i used concealer and patted it on the upper and lower lids with my finger. then i set it with a pressed powder. i put a tape on the outer corner of my eye to get a precise shape. 

2.put a black liner on the upper lid

draw a desired shape and fill it in with a black pencil eyeliner. you can use a black cream eyeshadow or even a gel eyeliner for this and blend it out evenly so that no gaps remain.

3.pat on a black eyeshadow

next, pat on a black eyeshadow on the shape you created carefully. ensure again that no gaps remain. there will be fall out but we can clear it later .this will set the liner and prevent creasing. it will also add to the intensity and the blending of the colors we put on later.

4.blend the black eyeshadow

  

blend the black eyeshadow so that no harsh edges remain. this adds to the smokey mysterious feel of the look.

5. pat on a blue eyeshadow

pat on a blue eyeshadow only on the inner two-thirds of the lid . blend the edges of the blue and the black well. do not extend beyond the blended black eyeshadow.

6. add a highlighter shade

add a frosty , lighter blue shade as a highlighter to the brow bone and blend the edges out of the black. add it in the inner corner as a highlight as well.a apply the blue and black eyeshadows blended to the lower lashline.

7. line your eyes and fill in the brows.

fill in the brows with a eyeshadow of suitable shade . liner your upper lashline with a black eye liner of your choice and wing it out slightly at the outer corner.

8. apply blue eyeliner to lower waterline

apply a blue eyeliner pencil to lower waterline for an extra pop of color.

9. apply mascara

curl lashes and apply mascara of choice to top and bottom lashes.

10. clean up 

clean up under the eye and take off the tape. YOU ARE DONE.

PRODUCTS USED :-

• KISS beauty 12 in 1 eyeshadow and blusher palette
• faces cosmetics bright eyeshadow palette
• avon midnight lustre eyeshadow trio

• oriflame pure colour pressed powder
• oriflame eyelash curler
• medical tape
• faces lengthening mascara
• colorbar precision liquid eyeliner
• vega angular blender brush
• random flat eye shadow brush

• giordani mineral therapy concealer
• lotus hypnotica eye kohl
• (not in pictures) elle 18 eye sparkler in blue blast

PRODUCT SWATCHES 

IN ORDER OF APPLICATION ON THE EYE

SOME MORE PICS ..........ENJJJJJJJJJJOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYY:-

hope you like this quick 10 step eotd. 

let me know if you would like reviews of any products mentioned above.

i am open to suggestions for more eotd ideas.

would love to hear your opinions in the comments below.

follow, rate , subscribe and just be fab!

love,

vj

 disclaimer :-

all the products mentioned above are purchased by me . i have never received money in return of a glowing review . my loyalty lies to my readers . this is a p.r friendly blog .

i can be contacted on vj.neglur@gmail.com for any queries and information .