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Contour and Highlight!!! The century old trend, revived by the Kountouring goddess Kim K, has been the biggest rave among beauty fanatics all around the world. These two artsy tricks magically enhance your cheek bones and create a flattering bone structure and movie lighting. But n o matter how much the beauty gurus claim this trend to be a thing of 2016, the truth is many of us still struggle to achieve the desired chiseled face. Contouring can have different levels for different looks, categorized into a neutral everyday face to a more glamorous look. The step by step tutorial I have described here concentrates on subtle side of it but with an addition of a beaming highlighter and smokey eyes, you can instantly transform yourself into a more alluring avatar. Your perfect Contour & Highlight guide. #Essentials you need Makeup Apart from your regular base products i.e. Primer, Foundation (same as your skin tone), Concealer and Face powders, you requir...

Makeup brushes come with hefty price tags, so you should always ensure to get the most out of them. They are just like our everyday items, but the only exception is that they are not cleaned nearly enough. Continuous painting our face with makeup every day, get the beauty weapons loaded with oils, residues and dead skin that further acts as a breeding ground for bacteria and other tiny monsters, resulting in breakouts and clogged pores. And who the hell wants that! Image source: google.com Wanna know what dirty brushes can do to your skin and to your makeup? Say hello to some of their nuisance here: 1. Bacterial Growth: Makeup brushes come in contact with variety of surfaces from products to your face, makeup bags and bathroom shelves. Also when they are resting on your vanity, millions of bacteria get settled on them through air. A study at Loyola Marymount University revealed that dirty brushes harbor bacteria in a number that is beyond the reach...

Hey all! It’s a lovely day and making it lovelier is this gorgeous Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette from Sigma Beauty.  Whether a makeup junkie or not, we all categorize makeup as, one tried by ourselves & rest, left to the trusted expertise of professionals.  As a makeup reviewer, I generally tend to try anything and everything that beauty world has to offer. Intimidated by the love of Smokey eyes, I had tried in-numerous looks by far and can definitely say that creating the most amazing eye looks is all about using right brushes, little bit of practice and a great eye palette. Talking about the Sigma Beauty’s Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette, it consist of 12 eye shadows with cool undertones ranging from neutrals to eye catching hues that makes it inspiring rather than intimidating. The pop of blue is unexpected and looks beautiful.  This enables one to create numerous looks, from subtle neutrals in day to more playful and Smokey looks in night, b...

If you’re a lipstick hoarder like me, you will relate to the pain of not staying away from all the beautiful array of hues that exist around us.  As a lipstick girl, you can imagine my excitement when I recently got my hands on some new lip beauties. My vanity needed a restock and there I was...whizzing around endless lipstick laden shelves or surfing them over my mobile screen. After being bleh and meh about tons of shades, I finally managed to land a few of them on my bills (mission accomplished!). Now this haul is a mix of drugstore and high end products and to make the reviews less exhaustive, I will be posting this haul in two parts. While this post is a mix of brands, I will be talking about shades exclusive, of this extremely hit brand recently launched in India in the second part. Also I will be hosting a giveaway in the second haul post. So, make sure you all are following me on my social media accounts, if not yet you can follow my Instagram and Twitter accounts b...