Summer Outfit LookBook and Ideas

Apart from the scorching sun that totally drains during summer, everything else is nice & bright about it. Summers are when ripe yellow mangoes and the fragrant jasmine flowers are found everywhere adding some sort of a vibrancy to the day.I love dressing up in bright shades in summers and I have here some tips and ideas for you in collaboration with Krupa from ishtyleawhile. She loves to sport all kinds of outfits and she is a great poser(My Guru too).

Tips for Summer Outfits :

1 : Go for bright colored outfits.

Bright green shirt from AND

Purchasing products from Blog Sale - Tips and my first Blog Sale Purchase

Most of them in the blogging world would be knowing what a Blog Sale is.

But for my readers who do not know what it is : A Blog Sale is the sale of cosmetics by bloggers which were used by them very few times and been given out at almost 50 to 60 % off on the MRP. 

With increasing prices of cosmetics, not everybody can afford to buy high end brands and a Blog sale is a blessing in disguise for some of them. When you have something on your wishlist and your budget is the only thing that has been stopping you from buying it, then be sure to grab it during such blog sales.

I was someone who was very apprehensive about buying from Blog Sales and I have my own tips jotted down for you to choose the right products during blog Sale :

All seasons Makeup Tutorial using Essence Cosmetics

Every time I have to head out to a get together or attend a wedding , there are a lot of questions I ask myself - What kind of makeup look should I sport ? Whether it would go well with the attire that I have planned to wear?

So I decided to do a neutral look that would go well with any outfit or any occasion at any time of the day !! Sounds simple right :) Lets head straight to the tutorial without any further stories.

This tutorial is done by using some products that were sent to me by Essence Cosmetics.

The products are :

1. Silky Touch Blush - 60 life's a cherry

2. Quattro eye shadow - 15 most wanted

3. Long lasting lipstick - 04 on the catwalk!

The review of the products would come later in the blog.

Products used to create this Look :

Products used to create Neutral Makeup look

Tips on maintaining your Silk Sarees

I know how happy a girl can be when she buys a saree, but it does not end there. There goes a lot into maintaining it well, in order to use it for many years. When it comes to silk sarees, it is completely a different ball game. 

You might have read about my Silk Saree Collection, for those who haven't check this link.

I really cherish them and see to it they are maintained well.Now lets head on to the tips :

1 : Remove the Silk Saree from the cardboard box and store them in a cloth bag(or muslin cloth or dhoti cloth) that lets the saree breathe.

2 : Use some Closet Storage Fresheners with natural ingredients such as sandalwood.

Eyeshadow Application using only eyeliner pencils

It has been a while since I posted some tutorial.. While I was contemplating on what tutorial I can post, I remembered my bridal MUA Kavitha who did a fabulous job with simple eyeshadows and brushes..So it is in the hands of the MUA and not the products what they use. When I spoke to her regarding my blog & my ideas, she suggested a simple, yet glam eye makeup tutorial using only colored eyeliner pencils, some Q tips, a pair of false lashes and offered to do the tutorial for me.

So here are the steps and pics for you :) 

Steps from Left to Right

Pink and Purple Party Eyemakeup Tutorial

Hi Everyone, 

Hope the New Year was good for everyone, it was extra special for me.. I will be revealing it soon.... No.. Stop Stop.. I know where your imaginations are heading to.. 

Jan 3, 9 pm IST, My Residence....

The door bell rang & I was wondering who is this ringing the bell at 9 pm... I went & opened the door, and there was this guy standing with a huge parcel in his hand..No.. I did not do any online shopping.. My husband too gave a perplexed look at me.. He asked Ma'm are you Mrs.Harine..? I said yes.. (wondering what the hell the parcel was) ??? 

He asked me to sign on a paper & handed over the parcel to me. I ran into the room & opened it & found several eyeshadow palettes, brushes & it was sent by my brother who is in UK... Oh my God.. I couldn't believe it and I was shell shocked.. Was I holding a Sleek Palette, MUA palette, ELF brushes... ??? He knew about my blog & had sent all this me.. How sweet of him... 

Pics & review coming up soon......What more do we need for a New Year??

I had done a pink-purple eyemakeup for my cousin's engagement recently & wanted to do a tutorial for this look.Find the steps below:

Pink & Purple Party Eye makeup Tutorial

Pink eyeshadow is so versatile that it will compliment any skintone & any other eyeshadow color. Recently for two parties I tried this pink & purple combination eye makeup that worked really well & was appreciated by everyone.

General Tips for eyemakeup: 

• The eyemakeup should always be complimenting the dress we wear, in the sense the colors should not always be the same colors found on the dress but based on the color wheel.

• The colors on the opposite side of the wheel compliment each other, for instance if you are wearing a yellow color dress, a warm purple (purple with yellow undertones) will look good on you.

     

• Always use an eye primer beneath your shadow for better color payoff & longevity. There is no need for an expensive ones, even a simple BB cream is fine.

• Invest in basic eyemakeup brushes; they will really help you do your own eyemakeup.

• For applying the base color, use flat shader brush in patting motion for maximum pigmentation. Layer the colors for a better color payoff.

Steps to create the look:

1: Apply an eye primer around the eye area. I used Ponds BB cream to even out the skin around the eye area.

Without Primer                                                                                                  With Primer

2:  Apply a cream eyeshadow preferably a pink shade for better color payoff of the powder eyeshadows.I used my fingers to apply the cream shadow.

Cream Eyeshadow as a base

3: Using a flat shader brush pick up a shimmering pink color & layer it on top of the matte shade. Since it a party look, you can go for shimmering shades.

Pink Shimmery Eyeshadow on 2/3 rd of the lid

4: Use a crease brush to take a purple eyeshadow & apply in the outer 1/3 rd of the lid in the form of a V & extend it outwards to create an illusion of a bigger eyes.Using a flat shader brush apply some purple eyeshadow to the lower lashline leaving the inner tear duct region.

Purple Eyeshadow Tutorial

5: Pick up a shade 2 shades lesser then your skin color using a blending brush & use it as an transition color & blend nicely on the outer edges to create a smooth look.

Blending the eyeshadows 

6: To intensify the outer edge, take some black eyeshadow in the crease brush & apply in the outer V and blend evenly. 

Pink Purple eyeshadow tutorial

 7: Apply a pale highlighter shade in the tear duct area  using a Q tip to apply the highlighter to inner tear duct.

Highlighter in the tear duct

 8: Clean all the fall outs using a tissue.

Clean up fallouts

9: Curl your lashes with a lash curler, & apply generous amount of mascara on both the upper & lower lashes.

Curl your lashes using Curler

10: Apply black eyeliner to the upper lash line & line the lower line with Khol.

     Using a smudger brush smudge the khol & purple eyeshadow.

Eyemakeup with liner & khol

11: Use pale gold eyeshadow beneath the brow bone to highlight those areas to capture light & make your eyes look bigger & attractive using a clean brush to apply to the brow bone.

Highlight the browbone

Tip : ) Apply compact powder with a clean brush on top of the eyeshadow as a final step so that it doesn’t crease & remains intact for hours :)

12: Fill the gaps in your brows & tada the eyes are ready.

Final Pink & Purple Eyemakeup under different lighting

Products Used :

Entire list of products used

The tools & Accessories used

1 : Models Prefer Eyeshadow Palette.. Find the review here.

2: Chameleon Eyeshadow palette

3: Vega Flat Shader Brush

4: Colorbar Blending Brush

5: Kara Wet Wipes & Q tip

6: Maybelline Makeup Remover

7: Eyebrow pencil (no brand)

8: Ponds BB cream

9: Maybelline Falsies Mascara

10: Kryolan Crease Blending Brush

11: Elle 18 Blackout Eyeliner

12: Blending brush(no brand)

13: Max Factor Khol

14: Eyelash Curler(no brand- bought from Dubai)

15: Eyebrow & eyelash brush(complimentary from Revlon)

Eyeshadow Palettes used : Models Prefer Palette and Chameleon palette

Colors used :

1: Purple eyeshadow 

2: Pink Eyeshadow

3: Gold eyeshadow used for highlighting

4: Pink cream shadow used as a base

5: Light brownish purple shade used for blending

6: Black eyeshadow

Dried Gel Liner ???? Do not worry

Hi All,

Here is a small tip for making your dried Gel Liner easy to use again...

Keep the gel liner jar next to a light source for about half an hour prior to applying makeup.... It will slightly melt in the heat and will have the perfect texture to use it on the eyes.. I saw this tip in some video... I really forgot when & where but thought I should share it with you people....

I have Maybelline Studio Gel Eyeliner in Black.. It is a heavenly product for the price we pay... But my only concern was it's drying nature,, now am not worried anymore :)

Aishwarya Rai inspired soft pink eye makeup tutorial

Aishwarya Rai inspired soft pink eye makeup

Hi All,

I wanted to create a Aishwarya Rai inspired soft pink eye makeup that would go well with Ethnic wear as well as Western wear.

Here is the picture of Aishwarya Rai that inspired me to create this mild eye makeup.

Step 1: Apply a primer or a concealer to your eye area to act as a base as well as to cover up dark circles or any wrinkles.

Step 2: Apply a peach/golden pink color eye shadow all over the lid.I used MAC Expensive Pink.

MAC expensive pink on entire lid

Step 3: Apply a dark pink eye shadow in the outer 1/3 in a V shape.Pink shade from MUA Poptastic Palette. Read review here.

Step 5: Take some light brown shade in a blending brush and blend the outer corner & crease area well so that the dark pink shade is evenly distributed and there should be no harsh edges.

Step 6: Brush your eyebrows, fill gaps using a brown eyebrow pencil.

Step 7: Take a matte champagne shade or any light color & apply it below the eyebrows to highlight the eyes & also to the inner tear duct area.

Tips : Use a black khol pencil to draw a thin line close to your upper lashline so that it would give a dark look to your lashes. Then use a liquid liner on top of it.

Black Khol close to the upper lashline

Step 8: Apply black kohl/eyeliner and extend it slightly to create a winged eyeliner look. Line the lower waterline with black kohl/kajal and join it to the winged eyeliner.

After lining the lower and Upper lashline

Step 9: Smudge the kohl on the outer 2 / 3 of the lower waterline with some dark pink eyeshadow or a brown eye shadow.

Applied Mascara

Step 10: Curl your lashes using an eyelash curler & apply loads of mascara to both upper & lower lashes or use artificial lashes.....

Use a nude lip color along with this look. 

Finished Look