Get Ready With Me - Ganesha Chathurthi Festival

Hello there,

Today's video is on the look that I wore on Ganesha Chathurthi. It is a hindu festival celebrated in the honor of Lord Ganesha on Shukla Chathurthi (4th day of the first fortnight) in the month of Bhadrapada (according to the hindu calendar), which is during the months of August or September according to the Western Calendar.

This festival is celebrated in all parts of India and is very close to my heart for a lot of reasons:

a. I LOVE Lord Ganesha. He is my favorite and someone I talk to about anything, be it good or bad.
b. This is the festival that is celebrated on a large scale at home. ;) My entire family is at home and we eat, pray and enjoy together. :)
c. The fooddd...!!! ;) you get to eat a lot and have a lot of options to choose from. The most common being Kadabu (in Kannada, my mother tongue) or Modak, which is a sweet dumpling and is also Lord Ganesha's favorite sweet. I tried my hand in cooking these scrumptious delicacies  for the first time, some minor bloopers ;) but, my husband had raving reviews and for me, his reviews count. Yayy.. ;)

Kadabu prepared by me.

This year was a little different as my husband and I celebrated it in the U.S. It was the first year we celebrated this festival together as a family and also, in a different country. The down side to it was that we missed our families back home. However, visiting my aunt that evening made us feel a lot better.

This was what I wore to my Aunt's place that evening. 

If you want to know how I created this look, take a look at the video:

Products I used to create this look:

Moisturizer: Aveeno Clear Complexion, Daily Moisturizer

Primer: Colorbar, Perfect Match Primer

Concealer, on eye lids: M.A.C. Studio Finish – NC 42

Eyes: Tanjore Rush by Lakme, India

Liquid Eye Liner: Lakme 9 to 5, Black Impact Liner

Mascara: Maybelline Pump Up, Colossal Volum’ Express

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay for combination/ oily skin - shade - 360 Golden Caramel

Gel Liner: Maybelline Eye Studio, Charcoal Charbon

Concealer for face: L’Oreal True Match in the shade W 4-5

Setting Powder: M.A.C. Studio Fix – NC 40

Bronzer: L’Oreal True Match, Super Blendable Powder – cool.fraid

Brow Pencil: NYX Micro Brow Pencil Shade: MBP08 – Black

Highlight: Tanjore Rush by Lakme, India

Make up setting spray: MAC Fix Plus

Brushes I used:

Face:

BS-MALL Premium Synthetic Kabuki Flat Angled Brush – Foundation, Concealer 
BS-MALL Premium Powder Brush – Setting Powder

ELF Mineral Powder Blush Brush - Bronzing the face

ELF Blush Brush - Highlight

Eyes:

SOHO Brushes –Blending Brush - on the crease

BS-MALL Premium Synthetic Blending Brush – to set the concealer on the eyes

SOHO Brushes - on the lids

ELF Crease Brush – on the inner part of the lid

Outfit Details:

Saree: A gift by my mom-in-law
Jewellery: A gift by my mother in law again

Festivals are what bring families together. It is the time to eat, enjoy and also let God know that it is not just today we are thankful for but, we thank him everyday for everything he has given us.

Do share your festival specials with me...:) :)

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Neutral Eye and a Bold Lip! :)

Hi,

 Do you know what works best while going on a date? Neutral eyes and bold lips. ;) The eyes speak romance and the lips say passion and today's look is all about that. 

Watch this video to find out how I created this look:

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Products used:

• Moisturizer: Aveeno Clear Complexion, Daily Moisturizer
• Primer: Maybelline Baby Skin, instant pore eraser
• Concealer, on eye lids: M.A.C. Studio Finish – NC 42
• Eyes: The Nudes by Maybelline.
• Liquid Eye Pen: Revlon Colorstay – Blackest Black
• Mascara: Maybelline Pump Up, Colossal Volum’ Express
• Foundation: Revlon Colorstay for combination/ oily skin - shade - 360 Golden Caramel
• Kohl: Rimmel Eye Definer in Blackest Black for the water line
• Concealer for face: L’Oreal True Match in the shade W 4-5
• Setting Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte - Shade - 001, Transparent
• Bronzer: NYC Sun ‘n’ Bronze - Shade – 707 Fire Island Tan
• Blush: Milani Baked Powder Blush - Shade – 08 Corallina
• Brow Pencil: NYX Micro Brow Pencil Shade: MBP08 – Black
• Highlight: Physican’s Formula – Natural Nude
• Make up setting spray: MAC Fix Plus 

Brushes used:

Face:

• BS-MALL Premium Synthetic Kabuki Flat Angled Brush - Foundation and Concealer
• ELF Mineral Powder Blush Brush - Bronzing the face
• ELF Small Tapered Brush - Setting Powder
• ELF Blush Brush - Highlight
• Vasanti Blush Brush - Blush

Eyes:

• SOHO Brushes –Blending Brush - on the crease
• SOHO Brushes - on the lids
• ELF Eyeliner Brush - underneath lower lash line

Outfit and Accessories details:

Jumpsuit (Wide-Leg): Forever 21

Shoes: Nine West

Watch: Guess

Earrings: Claire's

Clutch: Michael Kors

I hope you enjoyed this look. Never fear to experiment and look pretty. :) 

Happy Experimenting! :) 

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Physician's Formula - Natural Nude.

The Physician's Formula Natural Nude is a multipurpose palette. It works as a contour/ highlight, eye-shadow and a blush. I must say, this is my new found love and today's review is all about this pretty palette. :)

Pretty palette with pretty shades

I ordered my palette from amazon for $8.37. This product is available in CVS, Walgreens, Target, Walmart and a few other websites and stores (drugstore) as well, but, the price might vary.

The packaging of this product is strong, sturdy and cute. It is a box which opens both front and back. In the front, you have the product and back, there are two tiny brushes. One brush is a shadow applicator and the other one looks similar to the brush that comes with the Hoola Bronzer by Benefit or a tiny version of the ‘ita’ brush. The eye shadow applicator is something I was not too impressed with, it is not of much use to me. However, the blush brush does a great job. This palette comes with a mirror which is convenient for someone who hates carrying a mirror around, like me. It is definitely travel friendly. I carry this product in my purse all the time as it comes handy for highlighting, as a shadow and blush. :)   

Back of the box with a mirror :)

Blush brush (similar to the Hoola bronzer brush)

Eye shadow applicator

The product has amazing pigment and is extremely smooth. it has a slight shimmer to it, the shimmer you will love! It provides a glow to your face, is easy to apply, blends well and is light weight. It provides a natural look and does not look cakey at all. What I like most about this product is that it lasts for a long time. On me, the product stays for eight to ten hours which is highly impressive.

Swatch of all the palette shades.

The palette sells at $13.99 at CVS and $11.67 in Walmart, which might seem expensive for a drugstore product. However, do not ignore the fact that this is a multipurpose palette, just this palette will serve as multiple options for makeup and it is totally worth the price you pay!  

On the whole, I'm in love with this product and will definitely purchase it again. I am someone who travels a lot and this saves space for other things in my bag. I'm madly in love with this product and see very few cons to it. Do let me know if you do not like this product as much and what the reason is. I would love to know what others think about this palette. :)  

NYX Baked Blush + Illuminator + Bronzer

The NYX baked blush + illuminator + bronzer that I own is in the shade Pink Fetish. The product claims to be a blush along with an illuminator and bronzer. This shade does not work as a bronzer.  However, I have not tried the other shades and a few shades might work well as a bronzer too. 

                                            

NYX Baked Blush was launched in 2014, it comes in twelve different shades for $6.99 each. At first, I was skeptical about getting one. The first thought that crossed my mind was "It's pink and has a little shimmer to it, what if it looks extremely glittery on my face?" A little sparkle harms no one so, I decided to give it a shot.

                                                 

When I first swatched this blush, I was not too impressed. It does not swatch well. When i applied this shade, it looked okay. However, it took a while to build color which, was a little annoying. The lasting power of this blush is average. For me, it stayed on for about five hours.  I have combination skin and felt like it looked a little dry after a while. This might differ from person to person.  It does have a slight glitter to it which fades away after a while of application and leaves your skin looking dry. This I would say is a down side to this product.

It took a while for me to swatch :)

These are not the best blush in the world. They are not too bad either. If you want a blush with a slight highlight (glitter) to it for a short wear, this will work well. Again, I have not tried all their shades and I'm not sure if this is the case with the other shades as well. 

If anyone of you has tried other shades in this range, do let me know what's your take on it. :)