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Hey guys!

I know I've been slacking and it’s been a while since I posted anything but I’m back with this new upload.

My favourite time of the day is the golden hour. One hour after sunrise and one hour before the sunset is the golden hour where there is a yellow golden hue in the sky. The sun is not too harsh that means it is the ideal time to click wonderful, aesthetic pictures. Your skin looks like you’ve been bathing in gold and all the imperfections of your skin blur out. The best part about it is that how glowy your skin looks, bonus points if you’re wearing a highlighter as it will pop out like the jewels on Queen Liz’s crown. Everything is just majestic about this hour.

Although it is monsoon right now in India, and it’s gloomy all day you can still wear this look while you’re out and about.

The key for a golden hour makeup look is lots of bronzer and lots of highlighter. So if you plan to ever have a photoshoot during this hour, or just want to simply serve some looks, here’s my go to routine which you can follow.

Before starting my makeup I prep my skin with rose water or aloe vera juice. I use the ones from Kama Ayurveda. I just spritz it over my face and wait till it dries down and then continue with the rest of my makeup. They hydrate my skin and I highly recommend it for people with really oily skin like mine.

My hands usually reach out for the rose water as it is more refreshing and wakes up my skin.

Here’s the makeup look and below that I’ve listed all the products I used to create this look.

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Hello guys!

I’ve not made any post about me reviewing products in a while. I love such posts as they really help you know whether you should buy a particular product or not. So here’s my opinion on the Huda beauty faux filter foundation.

In March Nykaa added this foundation to their site. I’ve wanted this foundation since the time Huda announced that she’s working on a foundation.

This foundation caters to 30 different skin shades although they just sell 28 of them on nykaa. To find my perfect match I did some research online. The best part was that Huda’s team has provided a shade comparison guide on her website (click here for the comparison guide) which made it all the more easier for me to find my shade.

I’m an NC42 in MAC so my perfect shade was anywhere between Macchiato 400G, Brown Sugar 410G and Toffee 420G. I decided to go with the darkest shade i.e. Toffee 420G (G stands for gold as in gold undertone) because I didn’t mind going a little dark as I can lighten the shade using a lighter foundation. I also found that it has a slight red undertone.

The foundation is packed in a frosted glass looking plastic bottle which is of a real good quality. Also I’m glad that they used plastic instead of glass as it’ll be lightweight and won’t break unlike glass packaging, making it travel friendly.

So this is supposed to be a full coverage, filter looking, matte finish foundation. And it does claim to do what it says. It is very high coverage and I just need one pump to cover my whole face.  The thing that I loved about it was the fact that it even helped me cover up my pores. Some foundations accentuate my pores making my foundation look cakey but this is nothing like those foundations. Also the surprising thing was that it didn’t feel heavy which I loved the most. I don’t like the feeling of some foundations as it feels like you’re wearing a mask which you just want to take off.

The only downgrade about this foundation is that it has a very strong smell which you’ll hear everyone point out. Some people breakout because of scented products but for me personally I cannot take any strong smells as they immediately trigger the worst kind of headache for me. This foundation has a pretty strong smell, it smells just like the “Blue lady” perfume and I only know this because a friend of mine uses this perfume.The scent itself is quite good but it's just too intense.

I hope you found this review helpful. Thank you!

Hello beautiful people!

I’ve been planning to make this post since a long time. Now I finally made it, along with a video. Many people have been asking me to film a make up video, so here it is. Shout out to all three of you! You know who you are.

Making this video was a huge step out of my comfort zone and I’m pretty proud of myself.

Anyways this is how I apply my makeup on an everyday occasion. I don’t wear makeup everyday, but whenever I do it’s either on some special occasion or if I’m going out to meet friends. This could be too much for some people for an everyday look but to be honest, these products are not too heavy, they let your skin breath and even the amount that I apply is not a lot. My main goal is to have an even tone all over my face, and that is the whole purpose of why I use foundation.

So before hopping on to my whole makeup routine I prep up my skin by rubbing ice all over my face. It closes all the pores and makes your skin a little tight. Making the makeup application effortless. It also refreshes you so if it has been quite some time since cleansing up your face you can just do this because come on you can’t wash your face multiple times a days with soap, it’ll do more harm than good.

After that step I apply the Himalaya youth eternity under eye cream under my eyes and on top of the eyelid to hydrate them since those areas are pretty dry.

So my skin has been pretty dry off lately and to hydrate it I have been using Jojoba oil to bring back the moisture. I use the one from juicy chemistry. I applied just a little, enough to get hydration and make my skin a little tacky to help the foundation stick on my face.

Here’s the video on how I do my everyday makeup.

Products used:

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LIPS

Hello lovely people!

These are not exactly recent but the products in this haul are my latest purchases. A few days (more like weeks) ago I had ordered some make up items which I was so damn excited about that I just had to share it with you all. I’ve been wanting these things since the longest time and now I finally have it which makes me feel so blessed. Praise the one above!

Anyways, here are all of my fresh outta the womb purchases.

HUDA BEAUTY DESERT DUSK PALETTE

Can we take a moment of silence for how pretty this palette looks and Huda Kattan’s eyes??? This is hands down the most beautiful looking palette ever. On January 19^th Nykaa launched the Huda beauty collection on its website, well most of it, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this fine palette. I love all the colours in this palette. You can create all kinds of looks from natural flawless to a glamorous red carpet look with these 18 shades. The eyeshadows come in four different texture in this palette; 8 matte shades, 6 pressed pearl shadows, 3 duo-chrome shades and one pressed glitter which I don’t think that I’ll be using as glitter gets messy and I’m not ready to commit to it, at least just yet.

HUDA BEAUTY LIQUID MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICK in ICON

Since I had ordered the above palette on the same day as it launched the Nykaa team was also giving away these free Huda beauty liquid lipstick complementary. I got the shade icon, which I’m so thankful for as this shade sits perfectly with my skin tone and my dark lips. I don’t really know how long this offer ran but I’m glad I got this as well. This is such a pretty shade which I can wear with almost any look and it will still look just as good.

INNISFREE NO-SEBUM MINERAL POWDER

I had been wanting to buy a loose translucent powder but too scared that any powder which I buy would make my foundation look cakey. So I ended up shooting my shot at this after reading that it is a Korean beauty product. I mean who wouldn’t want a Korean beauty product in their stash. Anyways I’m so happy with my purchase as the texture of this powder is very fine so I can easily tell that it will not make my makeup look cakey. The reviews I read for this product were relieving too. My only complaint with this is that the quantity is too less. Its just 5gm of product, although the reviews did mentioned that “a little goes a long way” but I can’t wait to test that out.

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS SUGAR GLOW KIT

I finally have this cult favourite glowkit and I’m so happy about it. I now feel accepted by the online beauty community. I don’t think this requires any explanation as to why I bought it or how good it is and so I’ll just insert these pictures to do the rest of the talking.

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