Beauty Blending Sponge

You all must have heard of the Beauty Blending Sponge, right? Hands-down it is my favourite make up tool! And I will be sharing my thoughts about it with you guys today.

Note: It is not the original beauty blending sponge. But quite an impressive dupe for that. But since I haven't used the original one so I will not talk about the contrast between the two.

The Packaging:
It is a pink coloured, small, tear-drop shaped sponge. It is the size of my palm and hence fits in my palm well. It has two sides, an upper pointed end and a lower flat end. 

Review:
I bought this gem, around three months back and started using it since then. Since then it has been my everyday make up tool. I couldn't imagine life with out it now, it is so amazing.

 
I use this sponge for dual purpose, that is for the application of my concealer as well as the foundation. Using the upper pointed tip I blend my concealer with it. And it works perfectly. Before this sponge, I had so much trouble with blending my concealer as none of the concealer brushes I had worked perfectly. But this little gem blends in my concealer amazingly. I don't see any lines/creases on my under eye area after I blend my concealer with this sponge.

 
I apply the concealer on my under eye area and and then I blend it with this sponge, using dabbing motion of this sponge. Do not move in this sponge in continuous movement because that will lead to the absorption of your concealer in the skin and we do not want that right? We want the concealer to stay on top of the skin. Hence we move this sponge in dabbing movements. 

For the blending in of my foundation or BB Cream I use the lower flat end of this sponge. It gives a flawless look of the foundation to my face. I dont really have to struggle with the blending of the foundation, it does everything so smoothly.

I have washed this sponge multiple times till now and it did not lose it's efficiency. It's still as great as new. Also I have not noticed any tearing of the sponge. One thing I would like to tell you here that even after washing it, the concealer stains on it do not really go away. Looks like they are permanently going to be there. But that doesn't really cause any hindrance in it's performance. I wash this sponge once after every two weeks. 

This sponge can be used for any cream and liquid products which includes all the liquid foundations, BB creams, concealers and even cream blushers! Although I have not tried this sponge with the cream blusher but I'm sure it will blend it pretty well too. 

Price and Availability: I bought this Sponge online from a Facebook page, Lush Grooming Bargains. Worth 680Pkr.

Points in favour:

Blends in the concealer, foundation perfectly.
Can be used with all the cream and liquid products.
Gives a flawless application with no creases.
The sponge does not tear after washing.
Cheaper dupe to the original Beauty Blending Sponge.

Points not in Favour:

The concealer stains do not really go away from the sponge even after washing.
Not available at local drugstores and can only be purchased online.

Rating: I would rate this product 4.75/5

Garnier Skin Naturals Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover.

How many of us actually use an eye make up remover? Not many right? Most of us prefer soap and water to remove our makeup. The thing about soap and water is that it doesnt efficiently remove our makeup in one go. Plus for water proof mascara and water proof eye makeup you literally rub your eyes with soap but in vain. Water proof mascaras, if good quality are toughest to remove. And trust me they don't even go away with water and soap that easily. Bits of mascara are still stuck to your lashes till they literally dry up and go away after a few days. This is where an eye makeup remover comes in action. With just one use it cleans our eyes off makeup, including the water proof makeup. Doesn't this sound relaxing? It does to us though.

Today i will be reviewing Garnier Skin Naturals Soothing Eye Make-Up Remover.

What does Garnier say about this product?

Answer: Enriched with plant extract and pro vitamin B5 its formula with no perfume, no alcohol and no colourants. Perfectly dissolves mascara from the delicate eye contour area. The eyes are perfectly cleansed and your eye contour is left feeling comfortable and fresh. 

Review:

The product comes in a light blue coloured, 150ml bottle with a white cap which is easy to use. The cap has a narrow opening through which the product comes out. The narrow opening prevents too much product coming out at one go. The packaging of the bottle is travel friendly. 
I bought this product around two months back and started using since then. Before this product I literally had to struggle with taking off my water proof mascara. And it still didn't come off completely and it's bits stayed there on my lashes for few days literally. Thats how water proof makeup is suppose to be so I wouldn't whine about that. After using this eye make up remover my life has been a lot easier. I don't run away from my water proof mascara now. The product claims to be alcohol, perfume and colourants free. Ain't this amazing? No weird smell, no colourants is amazing and protective for skin. The product has water like consistency. The best part about the product being that it is suitable for sensitive eyes too. So no worries if your eyes are allergic to removers, this is definitely going to work for you! 

Pictue showing the narrow opening in the cap.

How to use it?

Soak a piece of cotton wool or a tissue paper whatever you have with this eye make up remover. Gently wipe your make up starting from the inner corner of the eye to the outer side. Generally it takes just one cotton wool and not much but if you think that you still have bits of make up or mascara left on, you can repeat it with some more remover. 

Results: 

When I first used this remover to wipe away my water proof mascara, I was completely shocked! It removed all of my mascara! I just couldn't believe it. It was literally an eye opener for me because previously I literally had to struggle to take my mascara off but with this remover it just got off so easily. Also it completely cleaned my eye off makeup. No trace of makeup was to be found on my eye. It did not at all irritate my skin around the eye area. Nor were my eyes affected by this product in any way. My eyes were perfectly fine and clean. 

Pricing and Availability: I bought this product from Farid's located at The Dolmen City Mall, Karachi. Worth 395pkr.

Points in favour:

Suitable for sensitive eyes.
Does not cause irritation or any other adverse affect to the eyes.
The product is perfume, alcohol and colourant free.
Removes eye make up efficiently.
Successful at removing water proof mascara too.
Reasonably priced.




Points not in favour: 

Honestly I couldn't think of any!

Rating: I would rate this product 4.5/5

Eye Make-Up Tutorial.

Hello lovelies! First of all, a very very Happy, Meaty Eid Mubarak from Faryum's to you all!:D
How was eid for all of you? It was great for us Mash Allah! 

Today this blog post is about a quick Eye Make-Up Tutorial. Often when we are getting ready we have very less time for make-up and specifically Eye Make-up, right? I mean we hardly get time to sit and concenterate on our eye area alone so we just end up putting on the liner and mascara and we're done. This blog post is going to help you create a quick yet easy eye for parties, gatherings, eid barbecues etc.

This is going to be our very first Eye Makeup look on this blog and also my VERY first tutorial on an eye makeup look ever, so hope you guys like it. I know I am not really good at it but this is my first ever tutorial. 

Things Used To Create This Eye Look:

Things that I used to create this look are:

• Make-up Academy Eye Primer
• Makeup Academy Undressed Eyeshadow Palette
• Maybelline Colossal Kajal
• Avon Super Shock Mascara in Jet Black
• Rimmel Match Perfection  Concealer in Classic Beige
• Luscious Eyebrow Definer Pencil for Dark hair
• Bourjois Double Ended Applicator
• Beau-Make Eye Shadow Brush
• Beauty Blending Sponge
• Oriflame Eye Lash Curler

Tutorial:

• Firstly apply the MUA eye primer on your upper lid. Blend it well so that it covers your entire upper lid.

• Apply shade number 2 from the MUA Undressed Palette on the inner one third of your lid. Apply it till the middle of your brow (Apply till from where your eye brow arch begins).

• Using your Maybelline Colossal Kajal  to make a V on the outer corner of your eye.

• Then apply shade number 11 from the MUA Undressed Palette on the outer half of your lid till the V (which you made earlier).

• Now you can see two different shades on your eye with a clear boundary between them and we do not want this boundary right? So start blending from innner to the outer side of the lid (i.e. from shade number 2 to shade number 11)) to give a smoky effect.

• Make sure both the colours are completely blended by now and there is no prominent demarcation between them.

• Apply maybelline Colossal Kajal on the upper lash line as an eye liner. Apply it thick or thin however you want.

• Then Using Oriflame's Eye lash curler, curl your upper eye lashes.

• Apply Avon Super Shock mascara on the upper eye lashes.

• Now apply Rimmel Match Perfection concealer on your under eye area and seal it with your pressed powder.

• Apply Maybelline Colossal Kajal on your lower water line. Again it's up to you if you want to apply it thick or thin.

• Then sweep shade number 1 (from the MUA Undressed Palette) under your brow bone to highlight the entire eye. Also apply some of it on the inner corner of your eye.

• Now for the brows, apply Luscious Eyebrow definer Pencil and blend it well  using the spoolie brush which is present on the other end of the pencil. (In the picture above, my eyebrows are not threaded so excuse me for that).

• And you're ready to go! 

For a comparison check the before Eye Make-Up picture below:

Before eye makeup.

Eid Shopping Spree!

Hey there gorgeous readers! How have you all been? Hope you all are great. I'm sure all of you would be home relaxing as the eid holidays have begun and will last till this Friday! Wohoo! 

Are you all done with your Eid shopping? Any last minute shopping left? Any last minute trips to the tailor's shop left? If yes then hurry up girls, speed up and rush to get your shopping done by tonight! Today this blog post is about "Eid Shopping Spree". Faryum's are done with their Eid shopping and we would want to share with you our experience. I know I am a little late with this blog post but trust me guys we just got done with our shopping yesterday evening. 

Firstly, I would like to tell you the places I shopped from;

•  Thredz located at Clifton near Abdullah Shah Gazi, Karachi.
•  The Dolmen City Mall, Karachi.

I'm sure most of you would know about Thredz. They have this really amazing Kurta collection.I love their kurtas for their colours. They are so colourful that one wants to buy all of them. Price range for their kurta is 2800-7000. They have all sorts of kurtas from plain printed ones to ones with fancy buttons to the embroidered kurtas. So you have a lot of options to choose from! They also have different coloured chooridar tights, plain tights, palazzo pants and straight pants. So you can match your kurta with anything you want from  chooridar tights to palazzo pants. They also have three piece suit Lawn dresses. Thredz also have Kurtas for men too. Do pay a visit if you havent yet. I'm sure you would like their collection! They have branches at Bhadurabad, Hyderi, Gulshan, KDA and Dolmen Mall Tariq Road.

From Dolmen City Mall, the places I specifically shopped at were:

•  Khaadi
•  Generation
•  Scentsation.

From Khaadi I bought a kurta and tights.They have a beautiful collection for Kurtas too. They also have three piece Lawn suit dresses. And I love their three piece suits too. Also they have Kurtas for Men. Khaadi also stocks kids collection, Ladies hand-bags and Ladies sandals. Everytime I'm confused about what to get for Eid, I just rush to Khaadi and end up buying kurta and chooridar tights for myself from there only. So I'm sure it would'nt dissappoint you too. 

Generation: For all the readers who do not know, there is an AMAZING SALE going on at Generation! Both the outlets at Zamzama as well as at The Dolmen City Mall. The sale is really good. I bought myself a dress from Generation's on-going sale. They have a good variety of colourful dresses and I'm sure there is going to be a dress for everyone there So if you dont want to miss the sale rush now to your nearest store and grab yourself a dress! Sale is going to last till the stock lasts. 

Scentsation is famous for it's perfumes stock. You can get almost any fragrance you like from there. It also has different Makeup brands like Artdeco, Bourjois, Revlon, Max-Factor, Rimmel, Maybelline, Essence etc. Note: It does not stock Color-Studio and Luscious. I bought myself Rimmel Stay Matte powder from there and a Maybelline Blusher.

So this was all about my Eid Shopping Spree guys. Hope you enjoyed reading this post. 

Oriflame's Pure Nature Organic Acai and Pomegranate Antioxidant Night Cream.

Before seven months I was someone who was clueless about night creams and their significance. It is only when I came across this amazing product I decided to give it a try.

I will be reviewing Oriflame's Pure Nature Organic Acai and Pomegranate Antioxidant Night Cream. 

What does Oriflame say about this Night cream?

Answer: Rich textured night cream containing organic extracts of Acai-berry and pomegranate that moisturises your skin while it rests. 

Review: 

About the Packaging: 

Comes in a 75ml, violet coloured jar.





When you open the jar you see a silver coloured foil seal over the cream. So make sure your jar is foil sealed before you start using it.





The thing about jar packagings is that there are very high chances of contaminating the product since one has to insert the fingers in the jar all the time to take out the product. I like tube or bottle packagings better. 





The jar contains light pink coloured cream.







About the product:  

The thing which caught my attention was the word Antioxidants. A night cream with antioxidant properties sounds really cool, no? Okay for readers who do not know much about antioxidants; these are basically substances which prevent the free-radical-mediated-cell-injury. 
The next question which comes to the minds of many is that how do these antioxidants help human skin? Answer to this is that antioxidants can help fight ageing skin cells. It helps keep the skin looking young and wrinkle-free. 

Being a medical student most of my nights go sleepless so there was no point of using a night cream before, hehe. But it is then I started realising how important it is for me. Night creams help moisturise our skin the entire time we are sleeping. And one should never and like never skip moisturising their skin. And this also applies for people with combination and oily skin. And not just people with dry skin. People often have concepts like why do we need more moisturising when we already have an oily skin. The answer to this is, that people with oily skin use products which literally strip off the natural oil from their skin. As a result of which their skin remains vulnerable and this can lead to more break outs! Whenever we use a toner or a clay mask to rip off the oil from our skin this should always be followed by moisturising your skin so that you don't end up with excessive oil on your face and thus more break outs. 

The cream smells really nice. It has this aroma of berries mixed with aroma of pomegranate.It is not runny in consistency. Has a typical cream like consistency. 

How to use?

Clean your face with water. Dry it with a towel. Apply this cream on your face and neck area. Only a small amount is needed. Do not scoop out a lot of quantity at one go as it will make your skin very greasy. You just need a little amount for your face and little for your neck. Now apply the cream by moving your fingers in circular motion all over your face and neck area.

Results: 

This night cream is amazing! Everyday I wake up to a really soft, smooth, completely hydrated and clean skin! I totally love this product and once I run out of it I will definitely buy this again. It is like a life saver for my skin!  

Points in Favour:

Has anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle properties.
This cream is a very good moisturiser.
It smells amazing.
Quantity of the product is enough to be lasted for a good 9-10months.
It suitable for Normal to Combination skin types.








Points not in favour:

Jar packaging may lead to contamination of the product.
Not available at local drugstores. Can only be bought via an Oriflame consultant.









Pricing and Availability: I bought this cream via an Oriflame consultant. Not available at local drug stores. Worth 900pkr.

Rating: I would rate this product 4.5/5