Some Updates on Makeup and stuff

friendsSaturday was a girl’s day out for me. I was catching up with my friends after a long time. We decided to meet at 3Cs so I thought I would check some of the makeup counters at Westside as well. Also, since I have some reviews on Lakme products coming up, I thought I would take the updates on the prices. To my surprize, there was no Lakme counter in Westside. When I enquired, they said that there were a lot of product complaints coming up so they had removed the counter.

Then I moved to the Chambor counter. They have some amazing foundations in Rs 900 range and the pricingofΒ  over all range is not something that would hurt your pocket. The quality, I felt, was good. Can’t say much on that front until I use them myself. However, I guess this is one brand I am really going to explore. The eye shadows, the eyeliners , the lipsticks…all interested me. The reason I didn’t buy anything from the range was that as of now I have pretty much of everything in my makeup kit.

Next was the maybelline counter. They have an offer going on where if you buy anything for Rs 500, they will give you a mascara or a eyeliner free. I bought the Maybelline Chai Latte eyeshadow quad (Rs 225) and I forgot I had to buy the gel liner. πŸ™ So I couldn’t avail the discount offer.

Here it is:

Maybelline Chai Latte
Maybelline Chai Latte

I love how matte the two colours are in the Chai latte Quad. I love the moderately glittered brow colour. I love the price. I love the thoughtful inclusion of two felt brushes. πŸ™‚

Although I would be using the darkest brown for my eyebrows and not as my shadow. I would use my colorbar’s brownie. I noticed that the matte brown looked as if I have got huge dark circles on my eyes. While the same colour looked perfect for my eyebrows. So nothing is going to go waste from this palette. The brownie from Colorbar made my eyes pop and dancing. πŸ™‚

Look at theMaybelline Chai Latte Quad swatches.

From left to right.

  1. Lid
  2. Crease
  3. Browbone
  4. Outer Corner
Maybelline Chai Latte Swatches
Maybelline Chai Latte Swatches

They have also included how you could use the colours for a variety of looks. In fact, I feel the brow bone colour and the lid colour could be used with a lot more shades.

Maybelline Chai Latte

My friends and I ate, chatted and chatted more then we came back to Westside again. πŸ˜›Β  The Revlon sales attendant approached us a for a free Revlon Makeover. I think since Lakme was out of the shop now, they were trying to promote the closest competitor to increase their sales. I forced my two friends, Pooja and Mauli, to get the makeover. While I love doing makeup, they have nothing to do with the so called makeup. πŸ˜€

Anyway, I would skip the part about how well the SA did the makeup. I totally loved Revlon’s eyeliners (Rs 400) and Revlon’s colorstay Ultimate lipstick colour (don’t remember the price). SO so pretty! OMG! The eyeliners were creamy and had a hint of silver sparkle. I also liked their New Complexion Liquid Makeup. It is an oil free foundation with SPF4, gives light to medium coverage. It gives a no makeup look but evens out your skin tone.

Revlon
Revlon

I somehow didn’t like Revlon’s Colorstay Mineral Foundation. I don’t know it just gave a very powdery look and didn’t blend well with the skin. When I asked the SA as to whey is it giving such a powdery finish. She gave me an amazed expression and said, ” Ma’m mineral foundation??”

Yeah!!Β  As if I am so uneducated makeup greenhorn who didn’t know what mineral foundation was and that “such high tech foundations” are supposed to give that dusty powdery finish. πŸ˜€

I couldn’t resist myself from taking this prohibited picture at Westside. πŸ˜› Actually, I took it before reading the signboard. Yay! πŸ™‚ (click to enlarge)

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas

I am also going to Select City Walk today to buy some makeup brushes. I have wasted so much money on buying these local brushes that now I’d rather buy some good ones either from Colorbar or Mac.Β  Any recommendations for brushes, gurlies? I am yet to spend, you know. πŸ˜€

I called up the Mac store to check the prices of some of the MAC products. And before I start hiccuping, here they are πŸ˜›

Mac fluid line: Rs 950

Mac Lipsticks: Rs 920 +

Mac 222 and 217 brushes : Rs 1450 each (Ouch!!)

Mac eye shadows: Rs 820

Mac Studio tech foundation Rs 1750

I am going to faint now!

Since I would be going to Select City walk today, do you guys want me to check out something for you? There’s Lancome, Lush, Mac, Colorbar, Maybelline, Revlon, BodyShop, Forest Essentials,Β  etc etc. πŸ™‚

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13 thoughts on “Some Updates on Makeup and stuff

  1. Hey, I too have this Chai Latte pallette from Maybelline. Really like the colors, esp the light, light taupe for the lid (1).. This is my daily eyeshadow for office. Goes well with all my colored eyeliners πŸ˜€

    I have heard a lot about Revlon’s foundations – the liquid one seems to get good reviews online. Their eyeliners are nice, I have the brown one but not as intensely pigmented as i would have liked them to be, or maybe it is just the one i have..

  2. That’s what. Taupe is such a great base colour.. You could just use it under any colour and it would just make a great base for most eyeshadows. I instantly fell in love with the browbone colour as well. It goes on like nothing on your eyes with just the right hint of highlight. Love it! πŸ™‚ By the way, what makeup brushes you use to apply your shadows?

    I also saw the chocolate brown one only. I liked it. I guess since you have already used it, you would be a better judge to give a feedback. πŸ™‚

  3. Hey Rati..lol I bought the Maybelline eyeshadow from Westside on Saturday too..but in a diff color. Just some goodies for my Mom…posted in my blog.
    Haha…these SAs talk like we don’t know anything i swear πŸ˜€
    I think I’ll break up with Lakme coz OMG their prices are beyond ridiculous now…same as Revlon and loreal. I don’t know what they’re trying to achieve! :\
    β™₯XXβ™₯

  4. Cynthia, I guess we must catch up some time soon. We would have crossed and wouldn’t have recognized each other. πŸ™‚ Yes, my break up with Lakme is already done. I am past Lakme now. πŸ˜€

    I went to Inglot today to buy the matte nail paints. The colours are not purely matte, I would say they are semi matte.

  5. hey sexy, am sick again! still managing to comment! that maybelline quad is on my wish list now. its perfect for smokey eye πŸ™‚ thnq for dat piece of info

    i cant tell u how much i appreciate ur efforts to let us know the prices of MAC India. really helpful πŸ™‚ thnqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

    MAC brushes:

    #190 foundation brush, liquid and cream-based.

    #187, stippling brush. Blend foundation further after using #190, to dust loose powder.

    # 129, blusher/powder/bronzer brush and also for contouring cheek bones.

    #239, eye shadow brush, ideal for blending in smaller areas using tip.

    #224, tapered blending brush, a must-have, use this to blend in concealer around delicate areas like eye for soft feel.

    #266, angle brush. Apply eye products to creat firm, straight line. Ideal for liquid liner.

    The above said are multi-purpose brushes so u dont have to buy seperate. I was suggested the same by MAC makeup artist, Barbara. I will def. let u know in case i come across some info. hope these help you, at least to some extent! take care sexy πŸ™‚

    now i know whom to contact for MAC prices in INR πŸ™‚

  6. Check these in the site, so u will know how they luk like! they xplain the purpose in the site, as well. learn everything before hand, sexy, it helps! i hate wen SA tries to xplain things as if we r new 2 d brand. U cud have told her that u r a beauty blogger and u know much better like wat is wat! I always have masti wid them as much as I can, trying 2 pull legs! sometimes, u have to pretend u know things which u really havent heard of! wat say?

    I need prices of all MAC cosmetics, if u dont mind. Can I give u d list? hpe u dont mind! I need the prices of the brushes I suggested. I need price of technakohl liner, Prep n prime skin, mineralize skin finish, pigments, prep prime transparent finishing powder, Studio fix powder plus foundation, studio fix fluid, Fix +, Strobe liquid, wipes, Cleanse off oil…….

    pls dont get wild! make a note of these and whenever u find time or ur visit to MAC, u can find a couple! Lemme know before March 2010 coz I am on my way back to INDIA………..so i have to judge the price and buy! thanq again in advance, sexy

  7. I am not anti-SA. there are some SAs who act 2 smart, but there are some genuine helpers at d counters. So, dont label me as a bad girl. I like gud SAs, not the bad ones………sorry for d above list. Before March, dont forget πŸ™‚

    I feel like talking to u like chatting on mail. why dnt we xchange mail ids? is it right? do i follow the etiq? sorry, but i feel so πŸ™‚ wat abt u?

  8. Hi Divija,

    You are sick and still you managed to write so much. πŸ˜› I will let you know the prices of all the products. πŸ™‚ Promise. I got the whole price list of colorbar brushes that I would be posting soon. They are such fine brushes at a lower price and they are also made up of goat hair only. But I realized that MAC specializes in some brushes like 219 and 22 and no matter where you go, you would not find dupes of the. Atleast, not in India. We can definitely chat, I’ll send you a mail.! πŸ™‚ I have Mac Mineralize skin finish natural and it costed me Rs 1340.

    Thank you for the brush updates, they were very helpful πŸ™‚ I won’t look confused again. πŸ˜€

    And sweetheart, before you come back to India, I’ll get you the prices and info about all the stuff that you want.

    I am not anti SA, in fact I always look forward to get some kind of help from them. But you know how they are in India at all these stores. There are very few that know exactly what they are doing. In most cases, they just want to sell as much as they can.

    *Hugs*

  9. sexy, thnq for d prompt reply. waiting for ur mail πŸ™‚ i will send any MAC updates to ur mailbox directly instead of spamming ur comment box.

    yup thats true! sell wateva u can by d end of d day, not knowing wat the customer really likes πŸ™‚

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