NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Monte Carlo - A Quick Review

A quick review on Nyx matte lip cream in Monte Carlo.

Shade: A typical blue red matte lip color.

Pros: Good pigmentation hence good for pigmented lips like mine

Very smooth application

The brush applicator perfect for precision

Does not bleed

Stays for a good 4 hours without touch ups after which it gives a good stain

Stays matte without drying lips

Will suit all skin tones

Costs only 3 dollars

Does not transfer after it dries.

Cons: For it to stay longer than 4 hours, touchup will be required

As with any bottled lipstick, it's tough to reach the bottom when there is still alot, hence a decent amount gets wasted.

Overall: A decent red lip color for those who have a budget but want a decent lipstick with average staying power.

An Instant Body Scrub...

Hello People!

Again a very simple and a quickie tutorial.

A scrub for you entire body, be it face, lips, hands or legs.

First, take about 1 cup of sugar (I used granulated sugar) and transfer it in to a bigger bowl.

Add some honey in it, enough to cover the sugar.

Next add some lemon juice, 1 lemon or 2 teaspoons should be enough.

Mix it with a spatula and voila the scrub is ready.

This scrub is very good for your skin, as well is a quick, cheap and chemical free substitute to store available  scrubs.

To make it more enjoyable add a drop of your favourite essential body oil to give that aroma in your scrub.

This scrub has a number of benefits, some of it includes:

Honey works as an antiseptic for your skin, it will smooth your skin as well.

Lemon will lighten and even your skin tone.

Sugar will act as an exfoliator, a cleanser and a moisturiser.

I recommend using this scrub thrice a week and preferably at night. So that you spend some good time in scrubbing all the dirt from your skin and are not in a hurry to finish it off.

This amount lasted me a week (3 uses).

Don't forget to use a good moisturiser after using this scrub.

That's it.. Good Luck!

Evening Look in a Quickie!

All tired from the office but still have a party to attend?!
Who has the time and energy to go through all the makeup? Not me, that's for sure!

Here's a tutorial which can transform you from a zombie to a glam look in a jiffy. 

This is how I look after coming from office:

Yup it does look like I am the sole person in the office with all the work load, LOL!

First and foremost step, remove all makeup using a good makeup remover.
I use Baby Oil for removing face makeup and Body Shop's eye makeup remover.

After that I moisturised my lips and face using a baby cream and Avon Natural's Lip Balm.
Yes I am a big fan of baby products because they don't have any harmful chemicals and keeps your skin non-greasy and baby soft.

You must have noticed that I have pretty gross dark circles under my eyes. I took care of it by using a concealer.
MAC Studio Finish Concealer took care of that. You can find my reviews on this wonderful product here.

I used Revlon's Age Defying Foundation to lighten the redness of my face and don't forget to apply it on your neck.
For the cheeks I used a light pink shade (I used Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse) for that healthy glow.

For the eyes I skipped eyeshadow lined by eyes using a waterproof liquid eyeliner (Revlon's Colorstay Liquid Liner in Black) on the upper lash line and a water proof black kohl (Rimmel) on my waterline.
I used a white eye pencil (Elf) to highlight the inner corner of my eyes, the brow bone, on the cheeks and cupid's bow.

For the lips I used Rimmel's Amethyst Shimmer lipstick and topped it up with Neutrogena's Lip Soother for that glossy effect.

Lastly I used a matte powder for the finishing touch.

Thats it!
 Have fun!!

The 'Red' lips!

So many tutorials on red lips! And I am about to add one more! :-D

This is the quickest and the simplest red lip tutorial that can make you ravishing in just 2 minutes.
Yep you read it right, just 2 minutes.

My lips are very pigmented. Here's what I did:

I took a concealer, mixed it slightly with a non greasy cream and dabbed it lightly on my lips.
This way my lips gave a washed out look.

I then took a red lip liner and lined the outer rim of my lips.
I then lightly filled my lips with the same liner.

Once that was done I took my favourite shade of red and applied one coat of the lip color.

Dabbed it slightly with a powder for the lip color to last long and applied another coat of the color.

This can go great for the day look and it for the night just wait for a few seconds and apply a clear gloss..

Tada...! I am done.

Try this quickie and take your time in choosing your outfit.