An Indian's Makeup Blog

The latest from Estée Lauder is their New Pure Color Gloss.
(I love the way this picture tuned out. Almost gives it a 3D look. Like you can literally pull it off your computer screen !)

I've got to hand it to Estée Lauder as far as the texture of this lip gloss goes.

Oh My God - when they say hydrating they don't just mean a tacky looking gloss that will just sit on top of your lips and make them look wet. They mean business - Vitamin C, Vitamin E, humectants that give the gloss a very creamy , soft sexy look. They are available for $18 in 34 different shades & three finishes - shimmer, shine and sparkle.

The shades range from nudes to pink to berries, reds and plum. I am extremely curious to go check out the brighter shades. Tempting Tearose ( natural / rose brown) is a good choice for days when I have to look presentable but have no time to put my makeup together. Pale / very fair ladies will love the color but for brown girls it might be a no show.

These have a signature fig scent, no taste. I don't like figs but I've been wearing EL glosses for a long time and have gotten used to the scent. Make sure you do the sniff test ;)


Love,
Indian Girl

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Jessica Alba looked so edgy & chic at the Paris Premiere of her movie Killer Inside Me. The hair was a bit too high for me but really I am no Hollywood star. I could leave my house with the oiliest, flattest hair tied together with a blue scrunchie and nobody would mind.

I say that from experience.

Back to hotter topics - Alba.

Check out the makeup, y'all ! Love the bronzy sultry look. If you love it too I have THE perfect candidate to recommend to help you master the look - The LORAC Little Black Palette. It was made to go with the LBD !


The palette comes with four metallic baked eye shadows and a mini Behind The Scenes eyeshadow primer. The four shades include a champagne, a nude bronze, deep bronze and a deep brown. It retails for $32 (a $72 value!) at Sephora, ULTA, LORACcosmetics.com, Sephora.com and ULTA.com. LORAC also is having a 40 - 80% off sale on Hautelook so check them out. Sale ends - 7/ 10/2010.

In Other News

What's on your nails ? I've been wearing orange since the start of summer. Took a break with pink in between and no polish for few weeks but now I'm back on orange. This one here is Jancyn by Zoya. Isnt she super pretty !

Love,
Indian Girl

I am about the most blister prone person ever. And because of this I hardly ever buy strappy sandals and shoes. Just the thought of a new shoe is scary when I think of the pain that blisters bring and the scars they leave...

I've tried everything from Band Aids to Scotch tapes but they are mostly too bulky and visible. That apart they totally ruin the look of the shoe and feet. Might as well have worn flip flops. Which I do - all the time.

To help girls like me out, I found a nifty little product online - Foot Petals Strappy Strips ($3.50 to $18.50). These are thin strips that you stick on the inside of your strappy shoes , sling backs or gladiators. They give some cushioning to help avoid blisters and the red marks that come from the rough ends of the straps. Each tube comes with eight strips and are suppose to last a long long time !

Isn't that genius ! I'm getting a few tubes stat and sticking them on every single strap. You never know which one ends up biting ya. They can be found at Nordstrom , Dillards and a bunch of other stores. Here is the link to their store locator.

Love,
Indian Girl

The title says it all.

I've never had any luck finding a good powder foundation from the drugstore. So, I am over the moon about finally finding one that exceeds all my expectations !

Shade & Formula

The Covergirl Tru Blend Minerals Pressed Mineral Foundation in 04 - Soft Honey is a near perfect match for my NC 40 skin tone. It looks a lot darker in the compact but its the glue to bringing together my dark chin with the rest of face which a couple of shades lighter.

This is a sheer to light foundation - not something that gives a whole lot coverage. If you are looking to hide blemishes or acne scars this alone may not be enough. This over a liquid or creme foundation will work better.

I am tinted moisturizer kinda girl so all I want from a powder foundation is to

- help even skin tone
- be light weight
- keep me looking fresh all day long.

I get all this and more !


Lookin Clean & Fresh, Man !

I wore the foundation this past weekend over my Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel and got complimented ( from a boy, no less !) on how clean my face looked. It must have been good right coz we all know boys never notice anything.

If you have uneven skin tone and had a bout of dry skin - clean sounds mega fantastic to your ears . After almost 3 hours of wearing I still had a friend tell me that she wished she looked as fresh as I did. And then I told her I was testing a new foundation. Everybody gave huge points ! And I do too.

I wear all my powder foundation over a primer so they spread well. But this one does great over just a moisturizer. Even in Texan 100 degree weather I looked great for at least four - five hours. At the end of it I did a mini touch up with my Cover Fx Kabuki Brush (the best). The brush that comes with the product is useless.

The Covergirl Tru Blend Minerals Pressed Mineral Foundation can be found at all drugstores and Walmart for $10.11.

In Other News

I ♥ BOSTONMED !!!

I have a huge thing for medical dramas. Most keep me interested but this one has to be the best yet ! Finally a true show where unlike HouseMD the first diagnosis is not Lupus for everything. Plus how adorable are the doctors ! And they have the best personalities to match !

Dr.Dibar reminds me of the doc who operated on my mom a few years back - so sweet and reassuring ! Pina Patel - you the doll ! Cant wait for more episodes !

Love,
Indian Girl

I had a great experience with the Brazilian Glycolic Peel By Advanced Home Actives. So, I decided on sharing the goodness with our dearest AIMB readers !

Today AIMB has teamed up with the wonderful folks at Advanced Home Actives, to giveaway one month's supply (four applications) of the Brazilian Glycolic Peel to FIVE readers !

Click here to read about my experience with the Brazilian Glycolic Peel

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One Month's supply of the Brazilian Glycolic Peel - good for four applications worth $78 !

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Love,
Indian Girl

I would never have tried a chemical peel if it wasn't for my otherwise pretty good skin being in a bad state for the past few months. The winter started the dry cycle and my skin hasn't been the same again. I just want it to go back to being normal. So in my desperate attempt I tried the Glycolic peel only because I read a million or so online reviews that said this was a very safe at home peel. So in the name of beauty blogging I gave it a try and have lived another day to tell the story...


The Story Of How Glycolic Peels Work

When it comes to glycolic peels, timing is everything—a truly effective glycolic facial treatment requires a perfectly timed neutralizer step to deactivate the potent active ingredient. Because many women don’t know how to navigate this delicate process, they leave the treatment to the experts or risk irritation, redness and sensitivity from peeling incorrectly at home.

How This Brazilian Glycolic Peel Works

In this Brazilian Peel by Advanced Home Actives, the two-step process is combined and simplified into a one time process. The active ingredients and neutralizer are combined in pre-measured, equal amounts to act on skin until the time-released neutralizer automatically deactivates the glycolic acid within 10 minutes. The peel and neutralizer are housed in two separate chambers, preserving the purity and potency of the ingredients until you dispense the two formulas simultaneously from the patented syringe-like packaging. Because the single-step process controls the pH of the glycolic acid during the 10-minute treatment time, there’s no tradeoff between potency and safety. "

My Experience

Everything sounded safe so I proceeded with the treatment. Still with caution.

You take the syringe and empty it into the palm of your hand. You'll see two blobs - one neutralizer and the other is the peel. Now using two fingers mix them together and you'll feel the peel warming up. Act fairly quickly and spread it all over your face and neck like you would with any other peel. Set the time to 10 minutes and wait.




Up until 8 minutes I didn't feel anything. It was just like I had a simple serum on my face. At the end of 8 minutes I felt a slight tingle. Even my Clinique masks tingle a more than this one did. Its a very very small tingle. Then at 10 minutes I washed it off with water.

Results

Given that it was a glycolic and so much is written about all that it can do - I had extremely high expectations once I decided to go for it. I'd say it did very well considering all I wanted it to do. I felt the softness return back to my face after so many months of bad texture. This I am most thankful for. Plenty of my dry spots got exfoliated out. There was a marked difference in the brightness of my face. No redness, no irritation or any other issues.

This is a once a week for four weeks treatment and I feel positive that at the end of four weeks I will have a lot more benefits from this peel.

From the clinical results I learnt that this is an excellent treatment for folks with oily skin. Though I have dry skin i am going to go ahead with it because I can use the exfoliation. I am not doing any other exfoliating during the week. Just regular moisturizing. Will get back to you at the end of four weeks with my overall result !

The Brazilian Peel by Advanced Home Actives ($78) is available at Sephora.

In Other News

Its pitch balck outside at 4:00 in the evening. Huge storm. Lotsa thunder and rain.
Listening to Rahar Fateh Ali Khan. I discovered him only a few months back and I am so thankful I did !



Love,
Indian Girl

This article contains a sample product sent for consideration by PR. For more details on the disclosure policy please refer to it at the bottom of the page.

As I write the word clubbing, the evil part of my brain is snickering - "Like you know what clubbing is anymore. When was the last time again..."

I don't wanna get into it. Not now. Not ever. Lets just say a few years and leave it at that. I mean, whoz counting right.

So with my dated knowledge of what's club appropriate, lets get on with what I think might be a cool night out / clubbing makeup look. If its not let just leave it at - "Hey it looks like fun" and ignore I said anything about clubbing.



This is what I came up with. Its an all out blingy glittery fun eye look. I like it but my eye didn't. Its been two days and my left eye is still itching. I have used all the products before but my eye decides this is the time to act up.

I'll have the tutorial up tomorrow. But I just had to go on and share it with you tonight.
I just had to.
It'll be a fun way to start out your Monday morning !



These ones below were taken indoors - artificial lights. Now you'll see those sparkles I was talking about & you couldn't spot. I had to look up to avoid the shadow and maximize the light falling on my face. So the pics are a little different from regular EOTDs. But you know what, if you were at the club dancing with a really tall cute boy - this is what he would be looking at.

Knowing me , I'll probably go for the tall cute one so I'm guessing this would be the angle to master right ?

Watch out !! Goin for the "How you doin?" look.

Its settled. I like him. Cant stop looking into his eyes.

Now that's just a weird angle. Looks like someone spotted another hottie.

Love,
Indian Girl