Winging It Retro

Thanks to this eyeliner, a winged eyeliner look has never been easier to create . My lines are crisp, dark and most of all - easy !


I didn't want anything too loud to go with the winged liner - the liner was loud enough for me. So I reached for my Pixi Eye Beauty Kit - Bittersweet Cacao ($28). The packaging reminds of a watercolors kit I had as a kid. I was never good with water colors but I know my sister and I loved that kit.

This adult version has eight satin, medium pigmented shadows. It is great for times when you don't need anything too colorful and are looking for just enough to look polished. I applied a bit of peach all over the lid and added a hint of brown along the crease. The white eyeliner is one from New York Color - N.Y.C($3)



I love how it turned out ! But all being said, $28 is something I will think twice about before indulging. If you are looking to explore Pixi Beauty at Target, you must check out their youtube channel here. There are many How To videos that'll not just teach about creating different looks but more so will help us decide what will work for us !



Love,
Indian Girl

Back To School Makeup - Look #1

Hiya Girls !

Loads of requests from our younger AIMB readers for Back To School makeup ideas. So I got to work immediately on them. I will be using only drug store goodies on these back to school looks. This is look # 1. Lemme know if you are on board with this , what else you'd like to see in this series and we'll add more !

Products Used

NYX Eyeshadow Trio - Copacabana ( the third shade from the trio - matte brown and the first shade - matte pink)
NYX Eyeshadow Trio - Walnut bronze ( the third shade from the trio - taupe)
Loreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara
Covergirl Liquiline Blast - brown

EYES

How To

1. Apply concealer and set with powder if necessary. I am 26 and I needed it.
2. Apply the taupe shadow - Walnut Bronze all over the lid.
3. Apply the matte brown shadow from the Copacabana trio along the crease / edges of the taupe shadow and blend along the crease moving inwards into taupe territory.
4. Apply the matte pink shade as a highlighter under the brows.
5. Line the upper lash line and gently run the brown eyeliner pencil along the lower lash line.
6. Curl lashes and add mascara.

Done !


CHEEKS

You could leave the cheeks alone or add a touch of bronzer . I like The Milani Powder Bronzer or Physician Formula Bronzers.

LIPS

A sheer nude lipgloss like N.Y.C Lip glider in Mulberry Street Mocha should complete your look for the day !

Love,
Indian Girl

Summer Makeup Tutorial : Look # 3 - ' Dinner ' In The Sun

Last weekend I went out for dinner at this tiny hole in the wall Korean restaurant to experience the most delicious Korean food of my life. I still cant stop talking about it. So so good ! And this is the makeup I wore on my dinner date. I had on a sunny yellow and blue shirt so I wanted to keep my face a little mellow but not too much so. To match a bit with my shirt I added a little blue along the lower lash line.

I loved how it tuned out. I now love with my Estee Lauder Blue Dahlia Palette even more ! And its so easy !

How To :

1. Apply concealer all over lids and under eye
I used Smashbox HD Concealer - Medium

2. Apply lid primer
I used Smashbox Photofinish Primer - Naked Beauty

3. Apply the taupe shade from the Estee Lauder Blue Dahlia Palette all over the lid

4. Apply a darker taupe on the outer V and blend into the crease
Rec : MAC Satin taupe

5. Add dark blue eyeliner along the lower waterline and upper lash line (very thin)
I used Smashbox jet Set Waterproof eyeliner - Navy Blue

6. Add the sea blue shade along the outer corner of lower lash line from the Blue Dahlia Palette.

7. Add mascara - Flirt It Curl Mascara.


Lips : LORAC Liquid Lipstick - Glam

Cheeks : LORAC Satin Blush - Velvet Rope

More From ' In The Sun ' Series

Summer Look # 1 : Brunch In The Sun
Summer Look #2 : Luminous Bronze In the Sun

Love,
Indian Girl

Hiya

Hiya Ladies !

What's goin on ? Today I'm sharing a couple of EOTDs and LOTDs from the past few days.

First up a neutral everyday look paired with bright pink lips.



Lipstick Queen Fifteen Minutes Of Fame Lip gloss - #10 and Estee Lauder Lip Liner - Pink

Next , a purple look paired with light pink lips. Told ya, I'm all about the pinks this summer !

Julie Hewett Lipstick - Kiki

Tonight I'm trying out a new Brazilian Glycolic Peel !!!! Eeeeeeeks - I am kinda scared. Its my first glycolic peel. I am hoping it will do all the nice things it promises.

Have a great evening, dolls ! More stories tomorrow.

Love,
Indian Girl

Eye Makeup For Beginners : Chapter 3 - The Inner Corner

When I started out with wearing eye makeup there was one tiny little thing I always did - highlight the inner corner of my eye. I used to use NYC eyeliner pencil duo which had a gold shade on one end and black on the other end. A hint of that gold on my inner corner always got me compliments. And for someone starting out in makeup that gave me a lot of confidence and told me I wasn't doing it all wrong !


This is a look that progresses in five steps. We start out with the gold on the inner corner and work our way from there ! Each stage is / was a complete look on its own for me and you will love how easy it really is !

Given my tan skin (NC40) I love using gold. But if you have ...
Very fair / light skin tone try - champagne/ silver/ pearly white / pale gold
and
Medium / Dark Skin Tone try - Gold / Bronze / Honey Gold.
These are easy choices AKA blanket statement. Use anything that makes your eyes pop and makes you feel better.


PRODUCTS USED :


STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL

STAGE 1 : A clean set of brows, some mascara and gold on the inner corner.
Here I used a gold shadow ( Urban Decay - Half Baked ) and a small flat shadow brush to apply it. A gold pencil like the one from NYC will make this all the more easier.


STAGE 2 : A little liquid eyeliner along the upper lash line.
I used brown LORAC eyeliner. But black will look just as great. A favorite drugstore liquid eyeliner of mine is the one from Prestige Cosmetics.


STAGE 3 : Run a pencil eyeliner along the lower lash line.
I used brown ( Urban Decay - Bourbon) just to keep it uniform.


STAGE 4 : Use a plum brown shadow along the lower lash line softly lining it. I generally start from the outer corner moving inwards, so the shade fades as it moves towards the inner corner.
I've used the plum brown shade form Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Shadow Trio - The Stone Eye Palette


STAGE 5 : Apply the same shadow along the upper lash line.


That's it there you have it - a perfectly good beginners look in five easy steps. But the best part - you can stop at any stage just add some mascara, do your brows and you are good to go !

Lemme know if these tidbits are helping you. Its fun sharing my personal journey through the world of beauty !

Love,
Indian Girl

Soft Subtle SFW Makeup Looks

This is a series of looks that are ultra soft and subtle. Totally SFW (Safe For Work) ! Almost all products I've used are from Smashbox - just to keep it uniform. Each step can be a complete look in itself - just remember to add lots of mascara. I've shown them without mascara coz if I added it you wouldn't be able to see the colors on my tiny lids. And I am all about showing the colors on my tiny lids.

For a change I've been having a good clean skin day. So, I've skipped foundation. I do have concealer around my eyes - Smashbox HD Concealer - medium.

Step 1 : Apply Smashbox Lid Perfecting Shadow Primer - Naked Beauty.



Love love love this primer. Its the most perfect shade of nude bronzy goodness for my skin tone. If you weren't impressed by Urban Decay primers, you might wanna check Naked Beauty out ! Brown girls will love this shade.

Sometime this is all you need. A little brightness on your lids and mascara !

Step 2 : But whenever I do Naked Beauty on my lids I am compelled to add a nude beige liner gently along lower lash line. Creates just the sweetest angelic effect ! This one is from a trio from long ago. A similar shade would be Topaz form the Smashbox Creme Liner Palette.

Step 3 : Adding bronze liner along upper lash line is good especially if you have brown/ hazel or green eyes. Gorgeousness !



Step 4 : Sometimes you wanna soften up the liner so you add a little brown shadow on top and smudge a bit. And just because I felt like it I added some peach shadow on the lid too.

I used Smashbox Halo Hydrating Eyeshadow - Peach / Cocoa. I couldn't find these on the site. Are they discontinued ? No you're not missing out on anything. The packaging was / is a huge flaw.



Step 5 : And then I just cannot resist pulling the shadow down to my lower lash line. So I line it softly...

Step 6 : But then I revert back to my kajal addiction and draw a black line along my waterline. Blame it on my Indian culture.

While I'm at it, I also added some brown shadow along the crease and outer corner.
Somebody stop me.
Now, please.


Step 7 : I need bronzer. I go for Smashbox Halo Hydrating bronzer. Its magical ! Just like its sister Halo Hydrating Powder - silky and smooth. They are both magical.

Step 8 : My favorite part - the lipstick ! If you have a light skin tone and wanna go for a nude beige lip look - I'd suggest Smashbox Double Take Lip Color Pencil - Praline.

If you have a medium / dark skin tone try Smashbox Tip Tech - Maple. If it weren't so expensive I would have said - Brown girls *need* this. We really really do.

So that's it for a totally subtle SFW look !

If you thought this looked a lot like the Flirt look....lemme assure you its not. The are very different. Very. Very. You've got to trust me on this one. Okay.

Love,
Indian Girl

Flirt ! Cosmetics Totally Bronze Style Box : Review & Swatches

The Totally Bronze Style Box is part of Flirt's summer release. I am loving this year's summer releases - its all about keeping it fresh & light ! As much as I love my teal eyeliners and purple shadows - the nude bronze thing is what I do love the most.


All About The Natural Look

The box comes with three eye shadows and one blush/bronzer. All three shadows are super gorgeous ! A bone / off white matte shadow, a pink champagne and a copper brown - nothing you haven't seen before but shades that go together very well. The blush/bronzer is a bronzer cousin of NARS Orgasm - very beautiful for the slightly glowy sun kissed look ! Its a great pick me up for everyday / work friendly makeup and for beginners.


I've worn the shades almost all week given how easy it is to make me look put together with hardly any effort. I went with the pink champagne on my lids, the copper lining my eyes, a bit of brown eyeliner and the bone shade as a highlighter under my brow. The silky light weight texture of the shadows keep them from creasing. Nine straight hours and zero creasing - very impressive !

After nine hours - hardly any creasing.

Makeup Math

At $25 its a kit that has me excited ! Do some makeup math and you'll see that means each product is for $6.25 ! A very good deal for products of excellent quality.

As much as I love each of the products - the bulky packaging wasn't my favorite. It would have been way better to put these in a compact case making it even better for storage / travel. Still trying to figure out how I'm gonna store this . For now it just lays on top of my makeup drawers...

Love,
Indian Girl