HOW TO: 24k Golden Eyes

Hello everybody! I really am loving this gold inspired make up lately, I don't know if it is just me, but I am so into golden eye shadows and gold tinted baked blush. I really think that is suits asian women who have medium skin tones. 

The palette I used to achieve this look was the Urban Decay palette and also some Sally Hansen glitter in gold. 

WHAT YOU NEED:

1. Eye base (all over eye lid)

2. black eye pencil to sketch the cat shape and smoke out bottom lid (I used urban decay)

3. Any dark gold/copper eye shadow (I used half baked and ydk on my lid) 

4. blend the gold eye shadow all over the lid and then add some dark gold eye shadow and blend until you get the color you desire

5. sally girl glitter glue (add some eye glue to your lid)

6. take a flat eye shading brush or your finger and apply gold glitter to the middle of your lid (let it dry)

7.  liquid eye liner for winging your eyes to make cat eye shape

8. Mascara

9. highlight your brow bone with a matte vanilla shade (I used my sally girl palette by femme couture) 

10. fill in your brows 

I hope you liked this look :-)

L'Oreal True Match foundation and Voluminous Mascara Review

Hello loves, I amso busy with weddings and family parties in India, and I wanted to do an honest review on some L'Oreal products that I own. I own M.A.C studio finish foundation as well as the L'Oreal true match foundation. Although I am running out of my L'Oreal true match, I am using it all until it is gone. 

The L'Oreal true match foundation is a very soft, velvet liquid that glides on your skin and it is light to medium coverage. The foundation blends very very well into your skin and it does give you a patchy and dry feeling on your skin. It is basically like a naked feeling, but it has a dewy sheen finish to it. It is not extremely dewy like the L'Oreal LUMI foundation. The foundation comes in many shades, and if you test one out then I am sure you will find the right shade. 

To be honest, I chose a dark shade, my skin is not W8 creme cafe, it is actually W6-W7 depending on my tan. I am a sun beige since my skin tone is a light tan. But I picked up the creme cafe color and it is a very beautiful color, so I use  it to add dimension to my cheek bones and I apply a luminizer powder or bronzer on top to get that beautiful tan glow. The foundation does not dry out fast nor does it cause breakouts. I really love it. 

It is the best drug store brand in my opinion because I think it is comparable to the Urban Decay Naked foundation except it has a cheaper price! Amazing right! It will definitely make your skin look fresh and natural in pictures, since you can build up the coverage, you can apply it 2 to 3 times with a beauty blender sponge or a foundation brush to get you that flawless finish. 

I purchased this mascara back in 2009 and since then I kept going back to buy it and I must admit I am a loyal L'Oreal Voluminous customer! I have tried many mascaras and honestly nothing beats this one! It is like a $100 mascara that is sold for $10! (In my opinion atleast!) I mean don't get me wrong I do have the Tarte Amazonian mascara and also some others that I DO use but what I am saying is that THIS ONE in my opinion is better than the ones that I own.
So first of all, this mascara does what it says. It makes your lashes stand out, the product glides on your lashes and boom, your lashes are voluminous. Just one to two strokes and your lashes will look like you have on falsies. But I layer it 3 times to have a very dramatic look since I love that. 
It does not shed, it does not make your lashes clumpy, or sticky. It does not irritate your eyes nor does it smell bad. It comes in waterproof as well, and also different shades. I like blackest black since that is my hair color anyways so I just use that one. I really think that this mascara makes your eyes stand out, and it enhances the look of your entire face. Just a little goes a long way.

I hope my reviews helped you, I will post up pictures as soon as I get back to The States. 
Until then have a wonderful day :-) <3 XOXO

WHAT I NEED TO BUY!

Hey hunnies, so I am currently in India, and I cannot buy some products that I want here because all the products that I want to purchase are available only in Canada or United States, India does not carry some of them. 
I was shopping online at Ulta.com (ULTA) and I had so many products in my basket until I saw that they do not ship internationally :( Anyways I decided to just keep them in my profile, and when I get back to United States I am going to purchase them! :D
I am going to be sharing with you what I am going to buy, and why I am going to buy it!


I have heard so many positive reviews on both of these eye shadow palettes, and they both are very famous and well pigmented. I have seen many tutorials online, and people are seriously loving the quality of these eye shadows! Lorac Pro Palette and Naked 1 Palette are the two eye shadow palettes I want. Both of them are very different from one another.

• Lorac Pro is all mixed colors, and a very flexible palette that suits light, medium and deep skintones. I love that it has 1/2 matte and 1/2 shimmer in it. It has a very black shade that is perfect for smokey eye look, and the matte shades are so in right now, its like buying 2 palettes in one since its 1/2 and 1/2.

• Naked 1 has a very warm golden theme to it, so I guess it caught my attention but I just never got the opportunity to purchase it. I was waiting and now I really want it, so I cant wait to get my hands on it! I think it suits best on medium (olive,tan, brown) skin tones since it is very golden and yellow based. The shadows are mostly shimmer, I know there are 3 shades that are matte, but it is a pretty shimmery palette that has a very warm theme to it. So I really love warm theme since I have a tan skin tone. 

•  I think it is time for me to purchase the beauty blender, and I never purchased one yet so I want to try the Stila beauty blender to blend in my foundation correctly and have full coverage of the foundation and also concealer. 

• Real techniques is a very good brush brand that is affordable as well, it is not emptying out your pocket, I have one expert face brush from Real Techniques and I love it, you can use it to apply foundation, bronzer or blush. It is a very nice brush. After my experience with the brush I decided that I want the whole core collection face kit. It includes everything that you need such as foundation brush, contouring brush, powder brush and a detailed brush for concealer or corrector.

• I already have the 2 in 1 bronzer-highlight duo from Lorac, and I really love using it since it gives my face definition. I love to use the bronzer to contour sometimes, but the bronzer in the duo is very matte, so I love this baked tantalizer, I think it will look beautiful on any skin tone, its so goldenand shimmery. I love gold! 

•  Bare Minerals is a known brand that is very safe and hypo-allergic, plus I need a setting powder after my foundation, (currently have the MAC sheer loose powder but its almost out) and I am going to go for the bare minerals clear radiance all over color powder. I have heard many people say that they really like this, it clears your skin, makes you feel very fresh and have a glow. It is a dewy finish, and I am into that dewy look right now, I think it makes you look very radiant and fresh. This will be perfect for a setting powder because it has that luminous glow in it and also a hint of color that will make you stand out. So I can't wait to purchase it! 

Thank you for reading! These are the things that I want for now, in my opinion (after research) they are well suitable for me :)

If any of you also want these products they're available at Ulta or the product websites. These are just what I want and once I will buy them I will keep you updated and post up pictures, and have swatches of everything!

xoxo

MY FACE PRODUCTS AND FACIAL ROUTINE

Hey dolls!!! I am currently residing in India and I am so happy with the new products I've purchased.

The products in the image above are it!

I do not use the products on a daily bases but two of them I do use daily. 

(My daily facial cleanser is: Clearasil. You can buy it from CVS, Target or Walmart.)

I use the Vaseline healthy white and Gulabari rose water daily. I have heard many good reviews on the Vaseline healthy white, it is called healthy white for a reason, now do not get me started about "face whiting" and "lightening your complexion" because that is NOT why I use this product for, actually it is not to make you white, it is to lighten your blemishes, and dark spots on your face from sun light and pollution. I understand that many people think that whiting means to actually lighten your skin, but no its not that. It is just a serum type lotion that cleans your skin, brightens your skin tone, and soothes it so your natural skin complexion shows. Rose water is used first before putting on the Vaseline lotion. Rose water makes your face soft and removes the dirt from your face.

CAUTION: ALWAYS TEST ON ARMS BEFORE USING BLEACH ON FACE. 

I understand that many women think before they bleach their face, and trust me, I used to be so scared of it, I thought that my face will have some kind of chemical reaction.  When I came across FEM bleach in India I did my research on it, and it is not harsh at all. It makes the dark hairs on your face blonde, and even brightens your skin tone, there are many varieties of the FEM bleach, one is saffron, one is gold, another is the original one, and so on. I chose the gold because after you leave it on your face for 15 mins, and wash it off, you get this golden glow on your face. I really think it makes my face look so bright, fresh, and the little hairs are all blonde, and I have this sun glow skin afterwards. I use this product once a month.  I purchased mine from India, but you can also find it at your local Indian grocers. The directions are inside the box, and always remember, test it on your arm hair before you smother it all over your face. Just so you can see if any redness or spots appear, since some people are very sensitive to bleach, always be careful and test it on arm or back of neck. 

I ordered a organic natural jasmine soap online from India, the website is: www.medplusbeauty.com

This soap is my absolute favorite since it has no chemicals in it! Its all jasmine flowers and glycerin. The aroma is so sweet and floral, and when I gently lather it, the bubbles are thick and the foam is very dense, so I can massage my face with it. Just gently massage your face for 5 mins and you will see results. My face becomes so soft and silky that I feel like I received a facial treatment! I use it every two days.

No 7 is a brand from London, and it is a well trusted brand. It is hypo-allergic and good for sensitive skin. While my stop at Abu Dhabi airport last year, (I was just shopping at the airport for 2 hours. Well, what else was I supposed to do? :P) I purchased a No 7 under eye gel, since I was so tired during the flight, and at the time I had dark circles. So I purchased the product and I am still using it, its been one year and I really feel like it has worked well. I use it every time my eyes are dead tired and puffy in the mornings around 7-8 am. I use it every two days, after washing my face I apply it right under my eyes, just dab it on my dark circles and a little bit under my brow bone since my eyes get puffy in the morning time. 

Last but not least, I purchased the Himalaya Herbals clarifying Mud pack

This mud pack I have been using for one month only and I did see results. It is a thick paste inside the tube, and you just need a quarter size on your fingers, just rub it on your cheeks, forehead, nose and chin, all over neck (avoid eye and lips area) and leave it on for 20 mins. It will become very dry and your face will have a tingle feeling. Just wait and wipe if off with a cotton cloth, and cold water. I feel so hydrated and relaxed after the facial, it cleans out the pores on your skin, also removes dirt. 

MY FACIAL ROUTINE: Basically after I bleach, I wash my face with water, and apply this Mud Mask. Then I wash my face with the natural organic jasmine soap, lather for 3-4 mins on my face and neck, wash it off with cold water, after that I apply No 7 under eye gel to soothe my eyes, I then take a cotton ball and pour some rose water and dab it on my cheeks, chin and forehead. Once that is finished I apply Vaseline Healthy White all over my face and neck. 

I feel so hydrated, my skin is nourished and refreshed after using these products.

My skin feels beautiful afterwards.

I hope this helps you too :-)

Benefits of Sage and HOW TO MAKE SAGE HERBAL TEA

Sage is a herb native to the Mediterranean, belonging to the Lamiaceae (the mint) family along with other herbs, such as oregano, lavender, rosemary, thyme, and basil.

Nutritious - sage is rich in antioxidants (apigenin, diosmetin, and luteolin) and important nutrients, such as vitamin K. 

"The rosmarinic acid in sage and rosemary also functions as an antioxidant. The leaves and stems of the sage plant also contain antioxidant enzymes, including SOD (superoxide dismutase) and peroxidase. When combined, these three components of sage—flavonoids, phenolic acids, and oxygen-handling enzymes—give it a unique capacity for stabilizing oxygen-related metabolism and preventing oxygen-based damage to the cells." (Whfoods.com)

I love to drink sage tea during the cold weather, especially when it is snowing or when it is just chilly outside. You may be wondering, "sage tea?!" Yes, I am serious. Sage is very aromatic and also it is very strong, so I will write step by step instructions on how to make Sage Tea. 

Instructions: 

1. boil water in a kettle or a small steel bowl
2. when the boiling starts, add one small teaspoon of sage (the more you add the saturated it will become, and the sage aroma will increase)
3. depending on how much you want your tea to smell good, add sage, i like it little bit because the smell of the plant is very strong. The tea will taste bitter if you add too much. Add one tablespoon of sugar.
4. Add one tablespoon of honey
5. Now here comes the mix to the tea, add some tea flavor, any flavor you prefer. It can be green tea, oolong tea, peach, raspberry, any herbal tea you like. And make sure it is just one tablespoon of the tea, unless you have a tea bag.
6. If you have a tea bag then just drop it in the mug, while you pour the sage tea over the bag.
7. After some 5 mins, you can remove your tea bag or if you do not have a bag and you added the leaves directly just use a tea strainer.
8. Your soothing, aromatic sage herbal tea will be ready

I hope you will enjoy drinking sage tea, since it will make you healthy. 

Always remember you are what you eat, and DRINK! xoxo