Maybelline Colorsensational Bold Matte Lipstick - MAT 2 Review & Swatches

If you have read this post and this one, you’ll know how much I was yearning for the Maybelline Bold Matte lippies and how disappointed I was that they had not yet hit the popular malls. I checked out Inorbit Mall after a few weeks and finally found the lipsticks in stock! The same day I had gone to Kryolan in Oshiwara and tried some lipsticks there as well(Read about my haul here), because of this my lips were already really tired.

At lifestyle, I asked the Maybelline SA to just swatch all the colors on my arm. Initially I had planned to try out all the colors on my lips but they were just too worn out. Out of all the colors swatched, I felt that MAT 2 was the least bold. On my arm, under the artificial lights of the store, it looked like a pinky-red. So I put a little of that on to my lips, fell in love and brought it. And here’s where the real adventure starts...

Nails! ~ Autumn with Colorbar Nail Lacquer in Autumn Rose? Umm..

I don’t think I’m mistaken when I say that Colorbar nail polish in Autumn Rose is a popular color. Its a color my sister brought within 2 minutes of entering the Colorbar store, just going by the color of the bottle, without ever seeing/hearing about it on any blog because she does not follow beauty blogs. After she purchased it, I saw the color and went “You've chosen a really great color!!” Because I knew of its popularity, and it looks coral-pink in the bottle, soo cute. 

So later, we went to the food court of the mall and decided to paint her nails to kill time, till the food we ordered was ready. And.. both of us were disappointed by the color of the nail polish. It came out neon pink on my sister’s nails, a color that doesn't flatter many hands.

Cost:- Rs.175/-

Qty:- 9ml

Another Haul It Is….

If you are a beauty blogger, humour me. 
Do you have backlogs that stretch up to a mile or more? Do you find yourself indulging in shopping at any and every opportunity?

For me, it’s yes to both. I’ve done so many hauls and I know realize, that I should have at least posted them first. For me, product reviews take a lot of time. I like to test creams /lotions, concealer/foundations/BB creams for the span of 1-3 months to see how they perform under different weather conditions and different face conditions(breakouts, clear/irritated/tanned/sensitive skin). The thing is, I mostly have a clear skin, I don’t break out, hence no scars either. So I tend to stretch the review up to my time of month, when I do happen do get few pimples. And for brushes/tools, I like to test them for 3-6 months. So that’s my explanation for some of the delayed reviews.

Pictures of stuff that I can post, like nail polishes, lipsticks, eye shadows etc. are lying watermarked on my laptop, waiting to be seen on a monitor other than my own. Why the delay for that? Honestly, its because of three main reasons: academics, wifi and laziness. So here I am, trying to overcome the last and battling the 2^nd reason, with a haul post for you guys. Don’t you just love hauls?  Me: yes...oh yes

I brought most of the stuff in the first week of September, so yes, reviews will follow shortly after my exams next week.

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr Cream Gel Shadow in Bold Gold - Review & Swatches

Before I got the  Maybelline Tough as Taupe color tattoo, I’d had a tryst with another one – Bold Gold. Frankly, I wasn’t impressed. Unlike the Tough as Taupe, Bold Gold was hard and flaky and applied patchily on my eyes. It just wouldn’t smooth out and if I tried to put more it would just get worse.  I wonder why the huge difference? If anyone has had a similar experience then do  share it with me. I’ve seen all reviews describe this as a pot of gold which is a dream to apply; pot of gold I agree, but dream to apply? Nah.

Cost:- Rs.350/-

Qty:- 4gm

Shelf Life:- 3 yrs