Let's go the Cyndi Lauper way :D "DISCO+GLITTERBALL" LOTD

Evening my puppies,In good spirit may I present to you another Halloween LOTD.

The 80's are back! So this Halloween simply break out the crimping iron, bright eye shadows, blush and frosted lipstick and let your 80's tribute begin. Remember how I was itching to do a disco inspired makeup, so I surfed ,read, watch a couple of videos and end up with my own version of disco makeup. Now in the 80’s it was all about being extremely OTT

 (Over The Top). 80's Makeup- Eighties makeup was heavy. Not so much because we wanted to hide behind it (although maybe just a tad), but because we wanted to stand out. Everything on the face was accentuated with makeup. Some women opted for liquid foundation one or two shades lighter than their natural skin tone so that any bright colours they used would pop more. Eyes were covered in block coloured shadows, from the inner corner to the temple and right up to the brow bone. Smoky eyes in unusual colour combinations is what most on-trend were aiming for all lined with stark black eye-liner on the lower and upper lash line.

No fashionable 80's woman was complete without the perfect winged eye-liner effect. But we are not talking a delicate flick. Eye-liner was applied in heavy strokes, often continuing past the end of the brows with a characteristic winged shape forming between the liner and shadow.

For the hair you have very liberating options of going absolutely crazy .

First being imitate a perm, perms were  way popular in the 80’s.A great alternative if you either use crimpers or simply braid and sleep over it .Hairspray to make your hair stay :D

 Second being  a classic 80’s ponytail. Side pony tails, half way up and half way down after you have crimped you hair .

Third option is an instant touch by adding hair accessories. Items such as scrunchies, headbands and bows were popular in the 80s. For the most authentic affect, select something puffy in a bright colour or bold pattern.

Lastly Tease  your hair. To tease your hair, you take a brush and start low on the shaft of your hair and stroke upwards. Tease hair all over, making sure you get the back. If your hair is layered, start at the top layer and work your way around, finishing with the bottom layer. Also, make sure to tease your bangs well if you have them. After the initial teasing, spray your hair all over well with hairspray, then go back and tease again. Repeat as many times as you feel necessary. Once you've teased, you can carefully flip your hair over as you would to backcomb to create more volume at the crown, or blast it carefully with the hairdryer.

I start with my eye makeup first as there will be some severe fallouts.

Use a scotch tape on the side of your eyes to get that sharp edges.Remember you do not have to be neat with this look the more unblended the look the more 80’s is the mantra here.

First take any creamy white base for the light colours to pop up.Don’t forget your basics love,prime you eyes.I use MAC paint pot and prime and layer it with the NYX jumbo pencil in milk.

Blend the pencil thoroughly taking upto your brows.this shall be you canvas for playing with colours now .

Start with a light turquoise –powder blue all over your lids.Here I used fingers but if you are finicky go ahead and layer on with the flat shader brush.

Next on my crease line I go ahead and use bright pop of pink and extend it towards my inner corners  .

Blend away till your browbone.

Next I add a darker shade of blue on the corners of my eye and blend inwards not bringing it more than ¼ th part of my eye.

Adding more dept to the look I add a purple and layer on to my dark blue ,think of it as a wing liner only doing the  outwards.

Remove the scotch tape  and repeat the same shade on lower lids or you could stop there.

Next is to define my brows and I wanted them really thick. So first I filled them with this NYX auto pencil in dark brown.Next filling all sparse spaces with my brow gel from FACES.

 Since I wanted my brows to stand out for this look I define their outer edges more using a concealer and loose powder.

Next comes the face,here I want to contour my face heavily.So I’m adding a darker concealer from my COASTAL SCENTS  palette and add in the hollows of my cheek.Next using bronzer to add depth.

Using a heavy hand am using PURELY PRO ‘s blush in strawberry.It’s beautiful pink with fine shimmer.

Completing the eye with this glitter liner in ocean and glitter mascara from L.A.SPLASH.

For my lips I use a bright fuschia pink from JUSTGOLD and added pink lip gloss from Sally Hansen Inflation series.

You don’t want to forget the glitter.I love shimmer and here you can go crazy so splatter glitter wherever you want. I used it on the sides of my cheeks and side of my eyes.I used NYX loose shimmer .

Here’s my finished look.

I hope you like the tutorial I had so much fun filming this and I got to wear my favourite denim bow on my head .Wear your nautical stripe tee add a hair accessory ,I chose a spiky headband and you’r good to go !

Seeyou soon in my next post,it’s super fun and inspired by comics :D

Stay Chic,

XOXO

MY ENVY BOX REVIEW

So,all my owls that are awake this post will definitely awaken your sense .
Well my envy box arrived a couple of days bag and needlessly to say we needed a break from Vellvette which has gone haphazard with the services ( I haven't got a single product I relish for over 3 months now) :( Honestly I did enjoy vellvette, after birch box just refuses to launch here ,at such a minimum cost.So when I cam across MY ENVY BOX I was more than willing to get a shot at the product.

Now for those who do not know what My ENVY BOX and all the hubla boo is about ,well you

  Get 5 trial sized beauty products (typically 2ml-10ml) from the top international luxury and prestige brands delivered to your door step every month

  Get Rs. 213 worth (25%) for a month's subscription, Rs. 557 (25%)  for 3 months,Rs.1,088 (25%) worth of MEB for 6 months and Get Rs. 2,125 (25%) worth of ENVY points  to redeem in our store.

  Free Shipping

  All products are sourced from brands and authorized distributors in India

  Access to special deals

  Be one of the lucky 50 to get a copy of the latest Elle Magazine.

Now as far as my experience goes I booked my box  I requested for the invite on 27th August and got replied immediately thereafter. I had to fill out my preference ,my skin type, hair problems,allergies well all the ruffian dealing s:P

Finally I was asked  to place the order on 8th of september and my box arrived on 14th September. So yeah the shipping is decent but din't test my patience like Vellvette did.(FYI My anniversary bag arrived around 9th of october :( )

So If you are interested in the box already go ahead My Envy Box now!

 image source: My Envy Bag's site 

And well what I loved about is that they donate 1% to the ELLE breast Cancer Campaign,do your bits girls :D

so coming back to my personalised box,here's what I got :D
 

Well it all came safe without any leakages and in bubble wrap.I love the clean chic packaging :D

 And here's my stash 

CLARINS. PERIOD. Okay this one  a gentle foaming cleanser, I was excited about it containing tamarind. God knows why this desi comes alive even thinking imli.So yay!

I absolutely am in love with the smell. God I wish it was a bigger sample.

I got a bit excited about the photography part and a wee bit creative ,what do you think :P So THALGO another amazing brand. And yes it's tiny but the container is super cure and purple *squeal*

I absolutely am in love with the smell.God I wish it was a bigger sample.(C'mon being their launch into the market they could have given us 1 full sized product *pch..pch*)

The Eminence Organic skincare, honestly I haven’t even heard of this brand *embarrassed* and its has won like 4 times in a row for the best spa products ! It claims to calm well,and i have it on as I write this post for you guys.
Ehmm yes i can feel the marigold  and it is kinda moisturising.

Out the cover and comes this tiny little tube ,I don’t know it's going t o be gone in like 3 uses! Highly disappointed here.

All in all I'm not really satisfies with the box.Also I see a lot other people getting the same stash so well the personalisation part goes to well again.I was expecting  1- 2 makeup items, and am not really a skincare person right now. Sticking to my KIEHL's routine of CTM.

Yes .it's certainly a whiff of fresh air with all the luxurious brands but personally i feel like they are reall too small for it to be reviewed. I had a lot of expectations from this box.

Am I re-subscribing? well not until I see the next month's boxe and hear some one rave about it!

Did you guys subscribe? Also did we get the same product? DO lete me know kinda queer!

I'll see you soon in my next post, till then

Stay Chic,

XoXo

1950's everyday pinup

Good morning my red velvettes ,

Today we have a fun tutorial.Since halloween is around the corner I'm buzzing with ideas. We have planned some easy to do and super crazy tutorials for makeup and costumes that you'll find easily at home. Today we try and recreate 1950's inspired LOTD, which is pretty wearable look  I'd say!

Also I've shot in my night dress and it is kinda embarrassing but changing would ruin  my hair hence I decided against it hence the  shameless posing in my night dress.

Now the tutorial I've tried it to put it specifically step wise. Additionally I have shown how to contour my face but before we move on to that I’d take a minute as to what Halloween is and why do we celebrate. Well India doesn’t really but all my peeps I think we definitely must have a house party atleast!

Halloween basically a contraction of "All Hallows' Evening"), also known as All Hallows' Eve,^[ is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows (or All Saints) and the day initiating the triduum of Hallowmas, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.

Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

 Moving on to the tutorial, the steps are to prime , add colours and blend blend blend :D I’ve used coastal scents palette for this look, the camouflage concealer palette for contouring and reshaping my face.

(Dotted my face with my BB cream from Kiehl’s in the medium shade)

(Prime my eyes using FACES mettaliglow)

EXPLICIT WARNING: The next picture might make you cringe for coming here but trust me the contour face is worth it :D. Also I've done my eyebrows extremely pointy and arched for this look.

For the hair we used a ½ inch barrel curling rod and pinned each curl before it cools down to the tip. Do not open the curl or they shall fall out. I have like baby fine hair and no volume so Sanky used Volume booster from Label M. And NOVA hairspray to hold my hair in place along with back combing. You can chose to curl you entire hair, but we decide against it as  we wanted an everyday look hence the pouf in front and curled the ends outward to achieve the look.

You cannot finish the look without a mole,I naturally have moles but not at the right places sadly! So we went ahead and made a fake one :D For the costume you can go anywhere from empire line midis to tough denim on denim looks. Don’t forget to tie the kerchief around your neck to complete your transition.

Girls do not be afraid to stand out, nobody is going to judge you and we are all in holiday spirit. I suggest you go all out and doll up the sexy nurse, the satan,a pirate or even our cliché Bollywood heroines. There’s an ocean of characters to be inspired from!

Also if you don't like to wear your hair open well just wear it

with a bow. Don’t believe me take a look at the pictures,it doesn't really look that bad how we imagined it!

In the end  it’s all about having fun, I’ll see you soon in my nest post with another tutorial :D fyi Halloween is celebrated on 31^st October get you pumpkins carving.

Happy Holidays and Stay Chic,

XoXo