Beauty Haul from Al Fatah

Hi Beauties!

So continuing my haul posts from previous month, I have got some more to share. Al Fatah has got quite some variety when it comes to cosmetics. They have MAC, Bobbi Brown, Body Shop and what not. I splurged some things too. Here is what I got.

1. Neutrogena wave

2. The Face Shop strawberry cleansing foam

3. Too faces Smokey Eye kit

4. Too Faced Natural Eye kit

5. Makeover Paris 6 pcs eye shadow kit

6. Classics Listick

These Too Faced eye shadow kits cost me Rs. 1195 each. Quite reasonable eh? Well guess what, I got ripped. How? Well, these are not originals rather copies and are available for Rs. 700 at Victoria Departmental Store Link Road. *Sympathies needed*

 

The 6 pcs eye shadow kit by Makeover Paris is for Rs. 895.

Classics lipstick for Rs. 275.

Neutrogena wave for Rs. 845. I asked the price at VIP cosmetics shop in Liberty Market and they are selling it for Rs. 1200. Gosh!

 

The Face Shop cleansing foam in strawberry for Rs. 375.

Hope you beauties liked my haul. Drop in your comments and let me know what you think of my buys. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!

Bell Cosmetics Haul from Jalal Sons

Hi Beauties!

I went to Jalal Sons Main market in order to see if they have Bourjois cosmetics counter and I may get their lip palettes. But unfortunately I could not find Bourjois with them also. However I found a new brand there. I don't know how many of you are aware of this brand, I was not before this. Bell is a Polish brand and s quite popular there. I purchased these products to give them a try and I have found them to be really good. So lets see what I hauled from Jalal Sons.

Belini Cuticle oil pen for Rs. 350.

Bell Lipsticks Glam & Sexy range Rs. 455 each.

Bell Epillette pack for Rs. 625.

Bell blush on 2 shine rouge Rs. 750.

Bell Creamy shine lipstick Rs. 690.

Bell 2 shine mat pressed powder for Rs. 875.

This is it for my haul post. Hope you liked it. Drop in your comments and let me know what you think about it. Has anyone used this brand before? What has been your experience? Share your experiences with me. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!

Rivaaj and Bourjois haul

Hi Beauties!

I am back with another haul post. I mentioned in my last post that I had been looking for Bourjois cosmetics counter but so far they are only available at 3 locations in Lahore, at Hyperstar, Pot pourri and I recently found out they are now also available in Vogue Towers. So after my serach at various stores and malls I finally decided to go to Hyperstar to get my Bourjois items. Along with Bourjois I hauled some Rivaaj products too. So here is what I got.

Two different sized hair benders. The orange ones are thick while the red ones are small. I purchased two packs of each as one would not have sufficed my hair. Each pack cost me Rs. 185.

And lastly something I have been looking all over in Lahore, Bourjois lip palettes. These are available in 4 different shades. I got palette number 01 in Rouges Collection and palette number 02 Roses Muses. Each palette is for Rs. 1100 and I am simply loving them.

Reviews and swatches will follow later for these palettes. Hope you are liking all my haul posts. Drop in your comments as I love to read your feedback. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!

How I store my Lipsticks!!!

Hi Beauties!

So how many of you have problems storing your lipsticks? It happens a lot to me that I put them here and there just because of lack of space hoping to use them later but forget all about them. I was amazed to find lipsticks lying everywhere in my cabinet, in every makeup kit and drawer and tray. I had no idea I have scattered them this much :p Well that was enough for me, it had to stop and the lipsticks had to be organized.

So this is what I came up with. Its a tin box that I purchased from Haroon's Qaddafi Stadium for Rs 325/- Its a medium sized box with lots and lots of colorful butterflies. There is a shoe designed with collective butterflies on the lid of the box. Overall the box looks quite chic and girly. Its available in many sizes and designs and is also available in round shape.

Here is a side view of the box. You can get an idea about the depth of the box.

So this is how I have placed my lipsticks. This is I guess the whole of my lipstick collection. Mostly the shades are nude browns and light pinks since these are the colors I vastly use. You can see a yellow plastic bag stuffed in the corner of the box. Well, thats because the box still isn't full and without the plastic bag stuffing the lipsticks dont keep up standing and the box gets all cluttered up. This way they keep standing and I can easily figure out the shades. Maybe it will soon get full and the stuffing won't be required anymore.

How do you store your lipsticks? Share your own storing ideas with me. I would love to read about them. How do you like my idea of storation? Comment and let me know. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!

Glitz Lipstick by 4U2 cosmetics

Hi Beauties!

I don't know why I am suddenly reviewing so many lipsticks. Whenever I think about doing a post the first thing that pops into my mind is a review on lipstick. Maybe its because I usually take photos before going to work and lipstick is the most apparent makeup product I have on my face. So anyways be it. I guess its ok as long I am reviewing at least something on the blog. Today I am reviewing Glitz lipstick by the 4U2 brand. Its an American brand by Bel Air cosmetics designed for twenty something and teenage girls. The whole range is not available in Pakistan as yet but whatever variety is here I'd say is, really good.

I recently got my hands on their shimmer lipsticks from the Glitz line. Its an ultra glam shimmer party lipstick nicely packed in a hard plastic cover. I kind of like the 4U2 packaging, I find it really chic and decent.

The lipstick weighs 4 gms and is of standard size like most lipsticks. The lipstick itself looks really fine and smooth but I do not like the container of the lipstick. The plastic is really light and looks of cheap quality and I think would also easily crack if the lipstick falls on the floor accidentally.

Glitz lipsticks come in 10 different shades and all of them are available in stores that carry 4U2 cosmetics. I got myself the very first lipstick I tested. Though it looks a pure pink color but on application it appears a little peachy. It has a peach undertone and is a very light pink shade with shimmer in it. Glitz lipsticks are not named but are only numbered so the one I got is 01.

This is how it looks on my lips and my goodness im loving my lips in this picture with this color :p Like I mentioned before, its a light pink shade with a touch of peach as an undertone shade. Though not visible in the picture but there is shimmer in the lipstick.

Though I love the shade but I did not find its application easy on my lips. Due to shimmer particles in the lipstick I found it blotchy. When I apply it on my lips it makes blotchy marks and I need to use a lip brush to spread it evenly on the lips which I find time consuming. Its completely odourless, no nice or bad smell at all. The lipstick is pigmented enough but the shimmer prevents an even application. I could actually feel the shimmer on the lipstick while applying it. Its really smooth and moisturising not matte at all but not glossy either. I would say its a great lipstick and if I like any other shade I may buy it. I would rate it 3.5/5 and would recommend it to give it a try if you are into shimmery and subtle lips but not flashy and shining.

I got this one from Al Fatah Linerty Market for Rs. 500. I think its a little over priced. Its not all that classy and great to be priced at this amount. But it was worth a try and I do not regret buying this shade since peach and colors dont suit mme much but this one sure did. Hope you liked my review. Drop in your comments I love to read them. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!



Oriflame Pure Color Lipstick in Desert Rose

Hi Beauties!

With all these Oriflame promotions going on its hardly unlikely that anyone is unaware of their Pure color lipsticks. No doubt these are the most affordable lipsticks and that too with quality. But the thing that pops in mind is, they being so cheap and affordable, are they even worth buying? Can a lipstick at this price be of quality? Stay with me to find out...

 

I am NOT an Oriflame consultant. I skim through the online catalogues and in case I like something I just go to their head office and get myself whatever I want. I already possess 2 Pure color lipsticks, one in vintage nude and the other in vintage rose. It was now time to try out a pink shade and the most pinkish true pink color was Desert Rose. I got this for Rs. 159 from the oriflame office here in Lahore.

Oriflame Pure color lipsticks come in black plastic body with a transparent cap with Oriflame written on it. The lipstick itself is quite light weight. One can hardly notice the weight of it in fingers as it weighs 4gms.

This is the color of lipstick. Its a nice fresh pink color with a light purple undertone to it just like Medora 555 Angel Pink but its more pink and less purple. You can see my review of Medora Angel Pink here. I forgot to swatch it on my hand but here is how it looks on my lips.

I just love the way this shade looks on my lips. It makes the face look fresh, vibrant and glowy. It just brings color and life to the face. The best part about this lipstick is, it isnt matte at all. Its not shimmery or glowy but just hydrating and smooth. It glides smoothly onto the lips and gives them a sheer shine. The color is very pignmented and not sheer at all. It lasts for a good 4 to 5 hours on my lips and has a sweet scent to it as well. I really like this color and would rate it 4.5/5 and would definitely buy more shades and recommend you to give it a try if you still haven't. For the price and quality it is an amzing buy and totally worth it.

Hope you liked my review. Drop in your comments and let me know, they are the drive I need to get more motivated. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!



Medora lipsticks

Hi Beauties!

Today's post is about a local brand available all over the country and is easily accessible. Even our Moms, I am sure are fully aware of this brand. After all this is one of the brands which was widely used in their times and is still famous among the areas where people do not have access to well established markets. Girls, I am talking about Medora of London. Somehow I also own 2 lipsticks of this brand and going to review them for you.

I got myself the 2 colors I normally use i.e. pink and caramel shade. I don't know why but I always end up buying these two shades whenever I hunt for lipsticks or lip glosses. I just do not experiment with brighter shades, makes me feel uncomfortable wearing bright flashy shades on my lips.

Medora lipsticks are of two kinds I think. One is the matte kind that I have got and the other one is the glossy kind. I couldnt find any good suitable color of my choice in the glossy ones otherwise I would have definitely got myself the glossy Medora lipsticks. Medora lipsticks come in grey cardboard box just like the color of the outer body of the lipstick. Unfortunately I threw away the cover boxes of these so do not have pictures to show you. The brown shade is named SISS and number is 231 while the pink one is ANGEL PINK in number 555. Thank God at least Medora named their lipsticks because they have not named their nail colors and it gets impossible to remember the shade numbers.

This is how the colors look like. I swatched them both on my hand. Sometimes it gets impossible to judge a color by its swatch on hand. It has happened several times with me that a lipstick shade which looked good on the hand looked equally awful when applied on lips especially the coral shades. I seriously have stopped looking for coral shade lipsticks for myself :(

This is how SISS looks like on my lips.

Here is ANGEL PINK.

My take on Medora lipsticks:

I know I got myself matte lipsticks but I feel they are literally matte. I really have to swipe the lipstick three four times on my lips to get the color. Siss gives out a really matte look and might need a hint of clear lip gloss for some shine if you are into glossy or shiny lips. Angel pink however is fine maybe due to the bright color or chemical formulation. I think Siss might not be the color for everyone. Its a kind of shade that really neutralizes your face and might not suit people with dark complexions. Even I felt like a zombie initially :p so be sure to check it out before giving it a try. Angel pink is a nice lively pink shade with purple undertone and instantly brightens up the face. Due to the matte texture of the lipsticks they really stay long on the lips and do not disappear all that easily. Medora lipsticks cost Rs. 80 or Rs. 85 and are really affordable. They are easily available all across the country and you can find them at almost all departmental and cosmetic stores. I wuld give them 4/5 and like the colors I have got for myself. They have a variety of other shades too. Check them out.

Hope you liked my review. Drop in your comments and let me know. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!