LOTD & Tutorial: Soft Peach and Pink Smokey Look

Yoohoo.. It's been so long since I did a tutorial and well to think about it, there was a time when I so enjoyed putting up my random LOTDs and titorials. But now being wrapped up with product reviews (well yes I have been a hoarder!) I totally forgot about doing some of my favorite tutes :) Just yesterday someone told me how she hated when beauty bloggers flaunted their superbly done makeups and EOTDs and LOTDs but not give an insight on how to chieve them. Ahem! Well needless to say I was left wondering if she was talking about me! No! I am not claiming that I do just "perfect" make-up but then you guys do get the drift! LOL!

So now I came up with this ridiculously easy LOTD and I am so hoping that you guys try it out and share your results with me. I will be deeply honored :) Honestly!

Here's a sneak peek at what we are gonna be achieving by the end of this tutorial. It's a soft peach and crimson smokey look:

The Look :)

I wanted to do a look with my Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette and well rest as they say is history :) The products that I have used for this look is:

The Products...

Face:

Garnier Body Cocoon Moisturizer

Eyes:

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly (as base) (review here)

Peach (Shade 1) from Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Crimson (Shade 2) from Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Black (Shade 3) from Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

Maybelline Lasting Drama Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black (review here)

Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara

Cheeks:

Colorbar Blush in Plum Brown

Lips:

Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in HOT HOT HOT (review here)

Now that we are done with listing of the products, here goes the tutorial:

1. First off, prep your eye lids with an eye-shadow base. I used MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

Used MAC Painterly Paint Pot as base...

2. This step is optional. You can buff your lids with loose powder. I haven't done so.

3. Next, I applied shade 1 (peach) all over my lids with a flat eye-shadow brush.

Shade 1: Peach

4. Then applied some shade 2 (crimson) on my crease area and blended with a good fluffy blending brush.

Shade 2: Crimson

5. You could line your eyes now and finish off but I needed it to be a bit more dramatic and so took some shade 3 (black) and blended it in my outer V of my eyes.

6. Next I lined my eyes with Maybelline's Lasting Drama Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black and applied some Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara.

7. On my lips I applied Colorbar Velvet Matte lipstick in Hot Hot Hot and then kissed a tissue ;)

8. Finally applied some Colorbar Blush in Plum Brown and VOILA I was ready to go :)

You guys do try this out and I would love to receive your looks if you care to share them with me :)

xoxo

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REVIEW & LOTD: Colorbar Eye-shadow in Spicy Brown

I have never been in love with brown as much as I am nowadays and I must say that it's all thanks to Colorbar's Eye-shadow in SPICY BROWN that I purchased like a couple of days before :) I have always loved eye popping neons and bright eye-shadows and so it's a huge shocker for me that I actually gravitated towards and finally bought a brown eye-shadow! And since the day I bought it, I have been only wearing this shade everywhere. Will you believe it if I tell you that I have paired this brown shadow with a navy blue ensemble, a black ensemble and a yellow ensemble? Well yeah talk about obsession! :P

Take a look at the LOTD I did with it...
For this look, I have paired Colorbar Spicy Brown with FACES Loose Sparke Dust in Golden. The lipstick that I have on is Colorbar Velvet Matte Lipstick in HOT HOT HOT (review here) and blush that I have used is Colorbar blush in Plum Brown.

This eye-shadow impressed me with the fact that it is an extremely versatile shade (yes brown can be versatile) and trust me when I say that I have tried EOTDs pairing Spicy Brown with yellow, mossy green, golden, Black (yes black!), Dark Blue and Purple! One just needs to let their imagination run wild :D This eye-shadow comes in a very cute and an innovative packaging. It has two compartments. The top compartment of the pot is where the real product is, the lower compartment contains a teensy mirror and a tiny, bent sponge applicator. This as you all already know is a signature packaging of Colorbar cosmetics. Their blushes also come in similar cases.

Image of the Product

Swatches

EOTD

Oooohs and Aaahhhs!

1. The color is warm and pretty and like I said very versatile.

2. The texture is very smooth and application is a breeze.

3. Doesn't have any chunky glitter but a nice sheen/glaze.

4. Very less fall out. Do note that I haven't said negligible ;)

5. Well pigmented. Not much of a difference between using and not using a base under it.

6. Stays on for long and doesn't really budge for at least 8 hours straight.

7. Very comfortable to the pocket ;)

8. Cute packaging.

Ouches!

1. Very limited colors in this range. I mean do they really expect me to be content with only 6 shades?!!!

2. The bent applicator provided with the shadow is pretty useless because of its size and shape!

Price

It costs INR 250/-

Repurchase?

Yeah sure I'd buy the other shades available in the range.

Would I recommend?

Oh yes of course especially to beauties on a budget

Overall rating

8/10

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