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Pakistani Beauty Blogs - Weekly Roundup (Vol 1)


The moment Sarah Glossicious posted about creating a Pakistani Beauty Bloggers Community I was very excited to be a part of it. And today we have the first Pakistani Beauty Blogs - Weekly Roundup, impressively compiled by Sarah.

Check out what all the awesome Pakistani bloggers have been upto this week.
  • Why go to a salon & spend some money when Areej can teach us to do at home a Pro French Manicure.
  • To save your budget, get both fun and class in one box and dress your eyes in exotic colours check out Shang J.’s review on Flare Eyeshadow Palette by Sigma.
  • Get ready for the fall with some bold lip colours while you check out Rida Rohail’s review on Luscious Lip Couture.
  • Look chic at work. Try this easy to do Everyday Makeup Look created by Ruqaiya Khan and make a statement!

Review: Rimmel London Vinyl Gloss 'Be Famous'

VOLUPTUOUSLY SHINY LIPGLOSS


RIMMEL LONDON SAYS
Vinyl Gloss now has a great shine magnifying formula for beautiful juicy looking lips that are bursting with colour. Its technology features a boosted magnifying Vinyl Shine Complex for a perfectly sculpted pout that is up to 80% shinier! The formula also boasts incredible. The formula also boasts incredible light refraction and high colour retention. It’s the ultimate in glossy glamour with lips up to 40% curvier.


PRICE
PKR 725
You can buy it online from Boots.


FACTS AND FIGURES
This lip gloss is available in 16 shades. I got myself ‘Be Famous’. It has a doe foot applicator of average size which helps you in precise application.

MY OPINION
I am one of those persons who love opaque lip glosses. I want glosses to coat my lips with colour. It should look like I am wearing SOMETHING. Plus, I am also a lover of bold colours. But there are some occasions that call for less drama, so I wanted something natural, something neutral. I was shocked that I have absolutely NO sheer lip gloss. Craving for a beautiful sheer lip gloss I bought Rimmel London’s Vinyl Gloss. And honestly it made me regret why have I never before indulged in sheer glosses. First of all I fell in love with the peachy, coral colour. It is a colour which will compliment most people. Then the fact that this particular shade did not have any glitter specks was another plus. I am not much of a fan of sparkly glosses.  The shine it left on my lips was perfect, not too light, not too glossy. I don’t like my lips oozing with gloss. The gloss nonetheless is very sheer, I love it because I was looking for ONE. It is non-sticky, which makes it great for Summer. Its consistency is again perfect, and the gloss feels weightless. The best thing for me is that this gloss has NO taste, at all, which is super. I can’t stand flavoured glosses much. It smells really sweet too. It lasts about two hours on my lips. Below is a swatch of 'Be Famous':


RATING

If like me you are looking for a perfect everyday gloss or a hint of classiness with a neutral gloss this gloss is for you.  But if you want something bold, something more noticeable and something flavoured  then you won’t like this.

NOTD: Pakistani Green with Black Shatter

Woohoo! Happy Independence Day everyone. Patriotism is contagious. The spirit of the day has gotten to me too. So I just thought to celebrate today with a simple green and black crackle look. Yeah yeah I know it should be green and white but alas I did not have any white crackle or a perfect green colour. Sigh. So I just went on and polished my nails with whatever I had and created this Independence magic :P


It looks real chic, doesn’t it? I have applied Beautyuk Shatter Polish in Goth no.2 over a shiny green nail colour which I was never fond of. But with this black shatter all over it, I change my mind.

Let’s all celebrate Pakistan’s 64th Birthday. It is a remix-ed National Anthem, nonetheless EPIC.


 We Pakista

Summer Top Sellers: dermHA Hyaluronic Therapeutic Creme and Enzyme Mask

The Beauty of Healthy Skin


If your skin could talk, what would it tell you? “Stop exfoliating so much!”, “Why are you injecting me??”, “Stop popping pimples!”; “Could you please take of­ your makeup before you go to sleep?” the list probably goes on and on. If you listen to any of the skin or beauty “experts” their advice changes daily, and the products they swear will give us overnight improvement often leave users irritated, dry, and well, disappointed. A long-term solution to promote healthy skin was the goal behind one brand, a brand that was able to sift through all of the broken promises, and problematic research, and that brand is dermHA.

dermHA is led by its Founder and President, Mildred Bell. As a licensed medical esthetician with over 30 years of experience in the skincare and beauty industry she set out to create a clinically formulated therapeutic skin care line that could work for even the most sensitive of skin types.

The key ingredient found in all of the dermHA products is Hyaluronic Acid (HA). Safe, versatile, and e­ective, Hyaluronic Acid is the most powerful natural moisturizing ingredient known to science. The use of HA makes this miracle of nature and science the ultimate route to healthy beautiful skin.  

The goal of dermHA is to help women, men and teens of all ages, nationalities and skin types to achieve and maintain a clearer, smooth, healthy looking skin. So let dermHA help you, put your best “face” forward…

TOP SELLERS - The Hyaluronic Therapeutic Creme and the Enzyme Mask are the two essential summer skin care protectors from dermaHA!


ENZYME MASK

Gentle exfoliating mask for all skin types. It soothes, softens and removes flaky, dry, scaly skin. Aids in restoring a smooth soft texture to dry, oily or dehydrated skin. Gentle enough for post-laser care.

Millie says:
"The Enzyme Mask is a favorite of our customers. It calms and hydrates while removing dead cells. A great solution to sun exposure and skin’s needs following peels and microdermabrasion."

Price: $38.00 USD

Click HERE to buy









HYALURONIC THERAPEUTIC CREME


Our all over hydrating crème provides a protective film for chapped, flaky and sensitive areas of the face and body. Soothing properties of arnica, calendula and vitamin B6 calm and soften rough, dry skin.

Millie says:
"This is a great moisturizer to use after various treatments and when skin is dry or scaly. It may be used on both the face and body."

Price: $34.00 USD

Click HERE to buy





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Press Release: L’Oréal Paris NEW Revitalift Stimulift Cream

L’Oréal Paris introduces their latest Skin Care innovation


New Revitalift with Stimulift – stimulates skin’s 8 natural lifters

“How do I stay feeling young? By stimulating my body… my mind… my curiosity…And when it comes to my skin, I’ve got it covered with Revitalift with Stimulift formula!” – Hollywood Actress and L’Oréal Paris Brand Ambassador Rachel Weisz

“Skin looks 5 years younger in just 4 weeks”Aamina Sheikh, L’Oréal Pakistan Spokesperson

(Karachi, 03 August 2011) Revitalift, the World’s No 1 Anti-Wrinkle Cream has launched it’s new innovation with Stimulift technology. Thanks to their technical expertise and knowledge of advanced biology, L’Oréal Paris laboratories have developed a unique formula which can now target skin’s 8 natural lifters essential to youthful skin.

With age, our skin’s 8 natural lifters are altered. Consequently, surface wrinkles become more noticeable and the skin loses firmness. The team at L’Oréal Paris worked assiduously to develop a high end product catering to women and their anti-aging skin care needs. The New Revitalift formula works to take action on three major functions — re-tightening, re-pulping and stabilizing — key to stimulating the skin’s “self-lifting” capacity. Firmer and less wrinkled, the skin itself naturally participates in the process!


“Revitalift has Pro-Retinol A which helps deliver Vitamin A to skin cells, revitalizing cell metabolism to create a healthy, youthful glow – Dr. Khilji, L’Oréal Paris Skin Expert

With Revitalift's NEW anti-wrinkle + firmness formula [Stimulift + Pro Retinol A] the cream can now take action on all areas where wrinkle formation and loss of firmness originate: the epidermis, the outer layer of the dermis, and, in an unprecedented advance, the dermal-epidermal junction.

Speaking about the launch of New Revitalift Stimulift Cream, Marketing Manager for L’Oréal Paris in Pakistan Zainab Pasha has said, “Every woman wants to look good and forever young. With Revitalift Stimulift, the worldwide leader of anti-wrinkle formulae reaches new height of efficacy - you rejuvenate from inside out naturally. Your skin becomes part of the self-lifting process and you look younger and revitalized.”

Creamy and full, the new Revitalift Natural Lifters texture envelops the skin with firmness and generosity. Rich and suave, it leaves a sensation of freshness and comfort. Non-greasy and non-sticky, the texture melts onto the skin as soon as it is applied, and the gentle fragrance creates a feeling of well-being. In just 4 weeks, wrinkles are visibly reduced, skin becomes firmer and the face looks four to five years younger.

The L’Oréal Paris New Revitalift Stimulift Cream is appropriate and advisable for women aged 28 and above and is ideally used daily on a cleansed face.


It is now available at all L’Oréal Paris counters across the country for PKR 1250.

For more information visit L'Oréal Paris on FACEBOOK

Review: Sigma Eyeshadow Palette 'Flare'

A while ago Sigma introduced a new makeup line of Eyeshadow Palettes in Bare (classic neutrals), Dare (vibrant & neutral) and Flare (green and purples). They have been the hype since then. And I being the victim of the hype went ahead and bought the Flare Eyeshadow Palette. Out of these three I was memerized by the fun, colourful shades in Flare. Today I bring you a review on it to see how well it goes with its hype.


SIGMA SAYS
The Sigma Beauty FLARE palette contains a beautiful combination of greens and purples, combined with browns and beiges that are perfect to create fun and colorful looks! This palette includes beautiful iridescent undertones, which offer a must have selection of bright, yet sophisticated hues. FLARE is perfect for those days when you want to highlight your eyes with fun and flirty colors! Includes Sigma Beauty's best-selling E55 and E40 in a practical dual-ended brush. Contains matte and satin formulations.


PRICE
$35.00
You can buy it online at Sigma

FACTS AND FIGURES
The palette comes in 8 eye-catching shades of green and purples, browns and bieges. Along with it you get Sigma’s very own best-seller E55 (eye shading brush) and E40 (tapered blending brush) in a dual-ended brush.

The palette comes properly packaged within an extra cardboard layer over it and a plastic film on the eyeshadows. With it comes a pamphlet on Sigma Affiliate Program & Eyeshadow Palettes and a FREE E25 (blending brush).

Below is a closer look and swatches:


MY OPINION
The moment I opened the package I was like WOW! The look of the palette is very cute and funky. It goes so well with its name ‘Flare’. The palette being a little bulky will take a lot of space in your travel bag but coming with a compact mirror and Sigma’s dual-ended brush you have everything you need inside it, so I wouldn’t mind taking it along. The setting of the eyeshadows is in a sturdy cardboard box rather than plastic  so it is bound to get messy after a while.

The eyeshadows are a mix of shimmer and matte, brights and lights. They are super pigmented except for the lighter matte shades like ‘Allure’ and ‘Beware’. But if used with a good base, they all give your eyes an awesome colour pay-off. The finish is very smooth with minimal fall-out and easy blending. The have super lasting power too and stay on for almost a day even without a base. My favourite would be ‘Oversee’ which is a perfect teal shimmer and ‘Gossip’ which is the perfect burgundy matte.


The brush is a combination of Sigma’s best selling brushes. It is not the sponge tip applicator you get in the usual eyeshadow palettes.

RATING

Flare is a gorgeous mix of colours. It gives you fun and class both in one makeup palette. In case you are buying just ONE palette go for Flare. It makes an awesome addition in my eyeshadow collection at least.

Click HERE to buy and get a FREE gift and 10% off with the coupon code 'LEESHA2011'

Limited Time Offer: Receive a FREE mini palette with any $75 purchase.

Receive a FREE E25 with any $30 purchase.
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