Outfit Post: Subho Bijoya At Office

Subho Bijoya... Happy Dussehra :) Even though yesterday was this much celebrated festival of India, we did not have a holiday in office and to top it of, yesterday was the busiest day of my life! :( In order to keep us cheered up, our office people decided to declare the day as Traditional Day and well yup we were expected to dress up in our traditional best and come to work! ha ha ha.. I love the irony!

So anyways, I chose one of my favorite suits, which I guess I have already featured here on ISLM :) Its a raw silk green kurta with silk threaded embroidery and maroon churidaar and dupatta to go... Its a simple yet elegant suit and I love it for that :)

Makeup Break-up
1. MAC Paint Pot in Genuine Treasure -> All over lid
2. Colorbar Eye Shadow in Black Tied -> Crease
3. Colorbar Blush in Floral Fucsia
4. Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in Creme Cup 2

I wore the bengali symbol of suhaag i.e. Shaankha, Paula and Noa/Loha too :)

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What To Wear: To A Sunday Brunch

A Girl Should Be Two Things: Classy & Fabulous

                                                                                                                 --- Coco Chanel

And that is exactly what I always try to be whenever I either go shopping for clothes or whenever I have to dress for any occasion...

This Saturday I went out to lunch with one of my besties' "Manu Sharma" to this really classy Italian Restaurant called Little Italy and it did call for some fabulous dressing... 

I paired a champagne colored satin pencil skirt with a black sleeveless top that had rosettes around the neckline :) I wore black suede peep toe slingbacks with the outfit :) With it I took a velvet maroon pouch with another pretty rosette on it :)

My Look...

I tried keeping the makeup simple, nude and subtle and this is what I did...

Please ignore the "idiotic" expression :P

I applied:

1. Maxfactor Second Skin Liquid Foundation in "Golden"

2. MUFE star powder shade 940 wet on my eye lids 

3. Blended it with MAC Texture in the crease 

4. MAC ricepaper on the brow bone.

5. Colorbar Blush in Floral Fucsia on the cheeks

6. MAC Matte Lipstick in "Taupe"

7. Colorbar Star Shine Lip Gloss in "Chai"

Hope you guys liked my look :)

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REVIEW & LOTD: Colorbar Cheek Illusion Blush in Floral Fucsia

They say earlier when make-up wasn't really a way of life, girls pinched their cheeks to bring that "blush" to their cheeks. But alas that never works for me. However hard I pinch myself I can never get that "virginal blush" on my face. But why should I lose out I ask myself and hence get myself a "blush" that gives me the just-pinched blush and better still, it stays on me for a much longer time :D So take that :P

Ladies and Gentlemen welcome the newest kid on my "blush block", Colorbar's Cheek Illusion Blush in Floral Fuscia :) Colorbar has changed the packaging of its blushes and also introduced a few new shades :) The packaging thus has become more striking and blingey :) Not that I am complaining ;) Floral Fuscia though looks quite muted like its older cousins Plum Brown and Just Earth, but on the cheeks it truly imparts a rosy blush that would suit especially warmer skintones :) While applying these blushes you will also notice that Colorbar has changed the texture as well and these are much lighter and powdery than their older cousins :) I took a couple of trials to get used to it cause they wuld fly all over the place but now am quite a pro at it ;) 

Floral Fuscia tends to make me look all sun tanned and quite exotic (I like to believe that :P). Ha ha I guess what I wanna say is that it totally transforms my look and makes me look like I am enjoying my Summers a bit too much ;) They really are little pieces of gems I have realised :)

Image of the Product

Swatches

LOTD

Oooohhss And Aaahhhsss!!!

1. The shade no doubt is gorgeous.

2. I love the lighter powdery texture of these new blushes

3. They stay on for like ever! Minimum 8 hours guaranteed!

4. The packaging is way prettier than before!

5. They do not cause any reactions or allergies

Ouches!!!

1. Colorbar has increased the prices of its blushes :(

2. At first you might find it a bit too powdery

3. The brush that comes with it still still quite useless.

Price

I seriously don't remember how much I got it for but I guess it was for Rs.590/-

Repurchase?

Definitely! I like the newer texture better than the older ones :)

Would I Recommend?

You go girl! Go get yourself at least one shade :) I guarantee that you'll love them :)

Overall Rating:

9/10

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