BEAUTIFUL SAREES FOR FESTIVE SEASON FROM CHABBRA 555

Delhi Girls who have ever ventured out for Bridal wear / ethnic in Delhi would have surely heard of Chhabra 555.This shop based in Chandni Chowk's plot number 555 is mecca for Indian Ethnic wear.From Bridal lehanga, sarees & salwar suits they cover the whole gamut of ethnic wear for women.

I also did the customary tour & shopping from the store at the time of my wedding.Interestingly the shop is so popular that if you take a walk around Chandni Chowk you'll bump in to a dozen over eager touts promising to take you to 'The Original Chhabra 555' & show you the fanciest lehanga-cholis. Ignore these chaps cause they will take you to just about any other store pretending to be Chhabra 555.

So why I'm telling you all this, chances are if you are planning to shop for some ethnic wear for festive season, if yes,you might want to check out Chhbara 555. They have some gorgeous sarees, I picked out my favorite 8 Sarees from the collection. Feast your eyes & in case if you are interested they also have online shopping available at www.chhabra555.com

QUICK PARTY MAKEUP- GET GORGEOUS IN 8 MINUTES

Gotta get Party-Ready in a jiffy? Try the quick tips below

1. Cleanse & freshen face with your favorite cleansing wipe. I like Kara cleansing wipes and Spencer Makeup removing wipes

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2.Get Fuss free complexion- Use MAC Mineralize skin finish Natural (read Anju's review at www.indianmakeupways.com) or MAC Select sheer powder compact.

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3.Get Bright peepers-Apply quick swipe of all over lid color a brightening eyeshadow. Try MAC Expensive Pink (Read Mehak's Review at www.peachesandblush.com)/ Inglot Pearl 407 Eyeshadow / NYX Flamingo

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4. Lash it up-Apply 2 quick coats of mascara , use kohl only around your upper lashes,don't line you bottom lashes as this draws your eyes down, making you look tired.

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5 Get Glossilicious- Swipe on your favorite red lippie or better still pat on the color with your fingers for the  bee stung lips.If you are a gloss girl then get pretty quicker use your favorite lip gloss.Try Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Bordeaux

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6. Easy Teasy- Back comb your hair, don't have time to do it? back comb only the top layer. Tease your hair & clip on a fun hair accessory.

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Slip into you stilettos & you are ready to Party :)

CHERRYCULTURE NYX HAUL

Hey senoritas, finally received my NYX Haul from www.Cherryculture.com after like 20 days! So here's a quick peek at the goodies.
I snagged NYX eyeshadow trio is Gord/Rust/Walnut Bronze Trio, Guru Trio, Nyx Eyeshadow Flamingo, NYX Jumbo pencil French Fries, NYX Creme Rouge in Natural & Tea Rose plus got a bubblegum lip balm as a gift with purchase.Just feel so happy looking at these eyeshadows OMG I'm smitten <3 <3 <3 

So I'll be posting the detailed reviews, prices, swatches, EOTD  & the whole she-bang shortly. Sorry been too overworked & bleary eyed to do detailed post, will do so over the weekend. Promise!

P.S- Some of these goodies are for the upcoming Giveaway, so watch this space for the Giveaway announcement.
XoXo

CELEB FASHION DISASTER- CELEBS DRESSED AS BIRDS

Birds of a feather flock together- especially if its the birds of the celebrity kind! 

These celebs said PETA be damned I'm gonna be dressed as a feathery bird... looking at these pics ,all I can think of is Hitchcock's production probably didn't need so many birds after all, these celebs would have sufficed.

ILLMASQUA FREAK PERFUME AND FREAK LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET LAUNCH

The first fragrance from Illamasqua, Freak is a concoction of dangerously exotic unconventional flowers that Illamasqua has unashamedly blended together to celebrate the night.

Freak 75ml Eau De Parfum

£59.00 Price per 10ml £7.87

75ml / 2.54 FL OZ

REJUVENATE WITH MARKS AND SPENCER'S NEW SPA COLLECTION

Rejuvenate with Marks & Spencer

New spa collection with indulging offerings

Experience serenity and calm with the latest spa collection from Marks and Spencer. 

The new spa collection brings energizing body washes, nourishing moisturizers, contouring gels and skin balms to set your mood for an unmatched relaxing therapy at home. The Spa range products gently exfoliate skin leaving it fresh and relaxed. Exotic ingredients like olive stone, jojoba, almond, grape and apricot have been combined to ensure wholesome treat for your skin.

Hit your nearest Marks and Spencer store for an intensive skin care solution.

MAC LIPSTICK CREME IN YOUR COFFEE SWATCH

Creme in your coffee- well who would say no to that?

MAC Creme in your coffee is a cremesheen finish Creamy mid-tone pink brown shade. The Cremesheen lippies have amazing color pay-offf and are super smooth.

Its a beautiful shade which would suit a wide variety of skin tones. Duskier divas would love this shade as it can be a great my lips but better shade.Priced at INR 990/- its part of the permanent collection.

Possible Dupes for MAC creme in your coffee- NYX Round lipstick in B52 & Revlon Rosy Nude (a better dupe for duskier skintones, might not match Creme in your coffee on lighter skin-tones that well)

MAC PAINT POT INDIANWOOD REVIEW AND SWATCHES

Ever wished for the Midas touch- with MAC Indianwood paintpot you can be little Miss Goldfinger and do transformational looks.

MAC Paintpots are highly pigmented eye colour that goes on creamy but dries to an intense, vibrant finish. Long-wearing, colourfast. Creates seamless coverage without weight or caking. Blends smoothly over the lids. Cream-based, can be mixed with M·A·C shadows and liners.

The packaging is typical MAC- sleek, stylish & sturdy priced at INR 1100 for 5 grams its part of the permanent collection.

CHERRYCULTURE HALLOWEEN SALE ALERT

Girls Flat 20% on everything at Cherrycultre.com, the Halloween sale ends Oct 23 2011.

MY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE AT WWW.SHOPATMAJORBRANDS.COM AND INGLOT HAUL

Girls, remember last week I told you about 30% Off Sale om Inglot at www.shopatmajorbrands.com Just received my Inglot haul today, Yay! So want to share my online shopping experience with Major Brands.

You all know what an ardent Inglot Lip Gloss/Lip paint duo & Lipstick lover I've been for ages. This time however I wanted to buy some stuff from the Freedom system.

Freedom system basically allows you to choose a palette and fill it up with face powder / powder blush / eyeshadows / lipsticks in your pan and custom create a palette.I've reviewed my Inglot Lipstick palette & Inglot Eyeshadow palette earlier, you can click on the links & read more details.

In store you can't pick & choose only refill pans for purchase without the palette.However online you can pick & choose which eyeshadow /lipstick /concealer/blush/brown wax refills you need to buy from freedom system.

The website-The site is user friendly but could improve the eyeshadow swatch quality,many of the finishes and shades are not easy to make out.Overall interface is easy to use.

The package- Everything was securely bubble wrapped. I chose COD- cash on delivery option.The shipping time was 3 days including a Sunday.

The Shipping- Currently the website is offering free shipping.

The Customer service Helpline- Exceptional service, I spoke to an associate named 'Girish' I needed to change 2 eyeshadow shades,the next day after my order (before items were dispatched). He not only took my request but followed up with 4 calls to confirm the specifics of the order.Really appreciate their customer service.

The glitch- while all my items reached me, however one eyeshadow shade Pearl 407 was sent to me in round pan instead of square pan,though the order & invoice states square pan.I already have round eyeshadow palette so not so much of an issue for me, but I can imagine if somebody has a square palette then this could be a major issue.

My Inglot freedom system refill haul! No not all of this is for me, some of it for upcoming Giveaway- Yeah girls Good things are meant for sharing : D and yes existing followers/subscribers get extra points.Watch this space as I'll be announcing the Giveaway soon!

HOW TO CREATE A BEGINNERS MAKEUP KIT IN UNDER 1000 RUPEES

You want a fabulous makeup starter kit, without busting your piggy bank. So lets see how far can we stretch that 1000 Rupees note & create a great makeup kit for you!

These are my personal favorites you could obviously play with the combinations in this kit depending upon your preferences.

1.KAJAL- Maybelline Colossal Kajal INR 150/- else try Lakme Kajal for only  INR 40/-

2.FOUNDATION CUM MOISTURIZER -Ponds Age Miracle Tinted moisturizer INR 250/-

MY GUEST POST REVLON COLORBURST LIPSTICK IN SOFT ROSE AT PEACHESANDBLUSH.COM

Girls go and check out my guest post on Revlon Colorburst in Soft Rose at Mehak's awesome blog www.peachesandblush.com

Comment & share with your friends & let Mehak & me know if you liked it :)

QUEEN OF THE NILE EOTD USING MAC INDIANWOOD PAINTPOT

I'm in a total funky mood today so I decided to create this Queen of the Nile Eye look. I have not gone over the top to create Nefertiti inspired eyes (will do it another time). So here's a very simple EOTD, I wanted the Indigo blue to be focus of the look.

7 MAC PAINT POTS SWATCHES

Everytime I'd hear the word paintpots, I could almost imagine Master Paul Rubens mixing his paints, doing the groundwork on his canvas & getting all Painterly. You guessed it right I'm talking about the much revered MAC Paintpots.

So while we have seen so many swatches on Temptalia in the past, we girls with Indian skin tones kept wondering would this shade suit me or not? So I decided to go the distance & get all the permanent shades swatched.

The MAC store near my house had around 9 shades in stock including Soft Ochre (Matte neutral beige) & Bare Study (shimmery champagne color) but thanks to Karva Chauth's mehendi design going beyond my wrist to middle of my arm,I was running out of arm space to do the swatches-now that's a real estate issue ;)
I managed 7 shades this time, will do the rest later.


Swatches Left to Right-1 Painterly 2. Blackground 3.Rubensque 4.Quite Natural 5. Constructivist 6. Indianwood 7. Groundwork

ACCESSORIZE'S LATEST ANIMAL MOTIF EARRINGS AND NECKLACE

You thought owls and Unicorns were only restricted to Hogwarts & Harry Potter? You are so wrong Missy! 
I love pretty animals around my neck! Now don't get your PETA panties in a bunch I'm talking about these super pretty accessories from  Accessorize
The latest range of necklaces and earrings from Accessorize inspired by animal motifs are a must see.You can find furry owls and resplendent peacocks to charm you away.
Available at Accessorize stores priced between INR500- INR 800/-