Smashbox Photo Set Pressed Powder

  

I love powder, the more mattifying the better. For me it's a must and I collect these lip I do lip balms.  If you love it too, then the new Smashbox Photo Set is worth a look. 

Photo Set not only mattes but smoothes  and softens.  It feels very light on, barely there, but at the same time does a great job. Vitamins C &E are in there with micronized pigments. It's been my to go lately for touch ups.

The case is super thin , so it easily stows in any bag.  

There are 4 shades and shown is Fair, which is very light, almost lighter than I needed. I think I could go one shade up.

$ 29.00 at http://www.smashbox.com/   and   Sephora.com

Tempting Treats from MIKYAJY'S

HI again friends! Today I will be sharing with you gift I bought for myself and my friend while I had been to holiday trip to Dubai sometime back. I went to Sephora because we don’t have Sephora here in India and I was really keen on checking out stuff there. But unfortunately, the stuff that I was looking for was not there !! They didn’t sell the stuff I wanted over there in Dubai’s Sephora. So I checked out another store – of a rather famous brand in UAE – yups ! MIKYAJY’S !! 

ABOUT MIKYAJY’S (straight from their website ! )

Mikyajy is one of the fastest growing cosmetic brands in the Middle East. Launched in 1999, today we have more than 160 stores across Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Libya. Mikyajy Brand Highlights include the fact that we were ranked 29th in the Forbes Arabia Top 40 Arab Brands; an incredible achievement for a brand that was born just 10 years ago!

Being creative and fun has made us into one of the leading cosmetic brands in the Middle East. Mikyajy offers a range of top quality products, developed and made in Europe to international specifications, to satisfy all requirements of its demanding clientele. The Mikyajy product offer includes color cosmetics, skin care products and make up tools. This complete product line up is guaranteed to ensure that you will always be able to find the perfect product to suit all your needs!

Mikyajy is continuing to grow globally through franchise operations.

MY EXPERIENCE - -

I was sceptical at first because I had never heard of this brand and didn’t trust their stuff. But I was proved wrong. I was blown off by the pigmentation that their eye-shadows and blushes offered. The consistency of the gloss and lipsticks were just right and also because of Dubai Shopping Festival – they had discounts on many things – THAT REALLY MADE MY DAY. I basically went there because one of my very good friends wanted a makeup palette – she was looking for something sleek and compact and that basically had everything. I found just the thing she wanted and in addition to that I couldn’t resist myself in picking up makeup box for me too. So here is what I got for myself –  This palette is called “ TEMPTING TREATS” and it is their best selling product. Its a compact with 84 eyeshadows, 60 lip colours, 8 blushers, 4 concealers and 4 eyebrow powders. This palette was  my solution for getting variety of colourful looks.

This makeup box is very similar to SMASHBOX’S makeup box I had seen earlier. But Smashbox palette didn’t have good lipcolors ( at least that’s what people were reviewing on the net)

84 Eye-shadows – vibrant colors and highly pigmented.

 Eyeshadows on the right side of the tray

 Eyeshadows on the left side of the tray

 lip colors on the right side of tray - consistency of these lip colors are just perfect.. :) 

 lip colors on the left side of the tray 

 8 blushes - which are nicely pigmented. At the bottom right side it has 4 eyebrow powder while the left side has 4 concealers

Swatches of the eyeshadows,blushes and lip colors  ALONG WITH THE OTHER PALETTE will be coming up soon !!!

Till then

Have a HAPPY DAY !!!

Love ,

Rids

xoxo

Smashbox Wish -The Gold List Set

Smashbox has once again partnered with the Children's Miracle Network for their Christmas sets. $ 1 from each purchase goes to the charity. Each is in a nice box ready to  wrapped.

A personal favorite is the  The Gold List set. I have  this already set aside for someone's gift.

 First off you get a really nice makeup bag. Not all makeup bags in sets are all that but this  one is gold and braided leatherette. It's one you want to use. Then you get 4 Smashbox products  including a new O-Gloss in Gold.

The new Gold O-Gloss looks very metallic in the tube but when you put it on, it's really a sheer, shimmer.  The Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starburst will keep you or your giftee looking  blushed and bronzed.  This, too, is not deep. It goes on light for just the right color.  Good for all over  or just the cheeks.

The set has :


-Fusion Soft Lights in Baked Starburst
-Photo Finish Luminzing Foundation Primer
-O-Gloss Gold
 -Photo Op Under Eye Brightener

$ 49.00 at Sephora.com

Smashbox Master's Class Beauty Breakthroughs Set

Smashbox's Beauty Breakthroughs set on Sephora made my antennae go up with the eyeshadows in it being called waterproof. If you read this blog regularly you know makeup melt is part of my life. Eye makeup is the hardest. So waterproof eyeshadow along with wax brow pencil and more? I'm in.



The eyeshadow palette is a nice mix of neutrals from lightest to dark. Nothing fancy but perfect for every day wear, a smoky eye or blending with other shadows. And the big thing- they really do last. Even without base I got hours of wear. ( Normally unheard of. Think 1 hour if I am lucky) With shadow base, most of the day. There was even a smidge still there after a shower. Amazing. Thank you Smashbox.



So what else is in the box? A great clear wax brow pencil that's done the best job holding my very prone to gravity eyebrows yet. I like the no color bit. Just wax, period.


Also new mascara, a cheek stain that is far sheerer than it looks and a nice concealer compact version of Photo Op of as well as an O- gloss shimmer gloss. I haven't used all of these except for the concealer, which was very good.



Worth the price of admission alone in my mind for the eyeshadows , but overall you get a lot in this collection.

By the way, all items come with the lab sample label. Since they are "breakthroughs", that gives then that fresh from the lab look.


The full set list:

Waterproof eyeshadow palette
Lash Detailing Mascara
O-Gloss Shimmer
Brow Wax Pencil
Cheek Stain
Poured Photo OP

Available only at Sephora and Sephora.com for $ 59.00 and is LE

Smashbox in Stanford, CA Event 2/27

Many of us like to say all the events are in NYC and they usually are. Here's one not only on the West Coast but in Stanford, CA .

On Saturday, February 27th , Smashbox Cosmetics will be hosting an interactive event in Stanford based on photography and makeup hosted by Hank Hoffman, celebrity makeup artist for Smashbox and Steven Khan, celebrity photographer.

Sephora Stanford is located at:
355 Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA

The event is from 11-7pm and is open to the public. Meet with Hank Hoffman and Steven Kahn and with any $100 Smashbox purchase, each customer will take professional headshots by Steven Khan (celeb photographer) and walk away with a CD to share with friends and family.

Smashbox Reign Fall 09

Ok, I know I'm really late on talking about how nice some of the Smashbox Reign collection is. But hey, if you like it, some is on sale for a good discount on the Smashbox website.

My absolute surprise is the Jet Set eyeliner palette . When I first saw the pics of the line I thought I would love the eyeshadow palette best. Well it is nice, but the eyeliner one is even better. It has 4 eyeliners in all. Black, Brown, Gold and Bronze. The Gold/Bronze I actually use as eyeshadow. They look great and last so long. Plus they come in a cute leatherette palette that weighs next to nothing and are in a plastic case with a cover to keep them fresh. Now the downside here is this was popular, so it's not too easy to find. If you do, grab it.

The lip pencils are another fav. I love lip pencils and these are dual ended. One side is a liner and the other a creamy lipcolor. However, you can use the liner all over. It works. There are 2, light peach shades and deeper wine ones.

Go to http://www.smashbox.com/ and search Reign to find the sales .