Beauty Diaries by Kimi

This summer create an interplay of light and colors with Lakme Absolute Illusion make-up range Raising the curtain on this season's style statement, Lakmé along with Rajesh Pratap Singh - grand finale designer for Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/ Resort 2014, today launched Lakmé Absolute Illusion, the latest fashion week collection that will create magic on the runway on 16th March 2014. Inspired by illusions, the Grand Finale of Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2014 will be a magnificent interplay of light and color through make-up and outfits that are true to the designer's signature style. Lakmé Absolute Illusion will comprise of eight metallic shimmer eyeshadow monos and four limited edition nail colors. Lakme's trend forecast for the season is dominated by bold lustrous eyes in metallic pearl hues of Pink, Gold, Blue, Black, Starlight and Peach. Lakmé Absolute Color Illusion Pearl Eyeshadow can be used wet for a molten look or dry for a metallic finish. The limited edi...

How to Get the Jerseylicious ‘Smokey Eye’ Jerseylicious has given us a few different styles over the years, with the team from the Gatsby Salon emphasizing big hair and big makeup. The ‘smokey eye’ has been one of the more popular looks to come out of the show, and is all about personality and plenty of volume. Smokey eyes can be created using a combination of mascara, eyeliner, and generous amounts of eyeshadow. If you want to create the look for yourself, what are some of the best ways in which you can go about it? First Steps You should try to start with your eye makeup first, as this will prevent any problems developing with your foundation. A good, clear base and primer is important if you want to make it easier to apply eyeshadow without causing a lot of smudging, at least at first. You can then apply eyeshadow to your lid, making sure that you don’t go too far past the crease. For the wing effect used in the smokey eye on Jerseylicious, be prepared for a bit of pr...

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche Les Ombres (Eyeshadow Quad) E6 - Eau De Rose My experience with this quad If you love neutral smokey eyes with a hint of pink in it, then this can be a perfect buy for you. I got it with a shade shattered, however it has been ok and usable to me so far. I just need to be careful to keep the quad in one position always. The shades are well built to compliment each other and give a soft smokey look which can be intensified as per the need. All the shades have shimmery-shiny finish without glitter, to make your eyes dazzle and sparkle in any day-time or night time makeup look. The shades give smooth finish, have super soft texture that makes the application a breeze, and these are decently pigmented as well. Let us get to the each shade now: The top most shade is a champagne colored one that can be perfect for highlighting. I usually use it to highlight the areas under my eyebrows and inner eye corners. It helps in giving eyes a lift and avoids ...

Beauty companies are renowned for promising exceptional results, but how many times have you felt deflated having used one of these ‘miracle’ products? Often in the land of make-up you get what you pay for, but there is value for money out there! It sometimes takes a bit of trial and error, but there is a world of beauty items that do actually offer value for money.  Image Source To help you along, I’ve devised a list of some of the most affordable beauty products that do actually work,

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Eyeshadow  - 015 Flashback Silver Price for the quantity: INR 450 for 3.5grams My experience with this eyeshadow: Though I am more of matte person when it comes to eye makeup, I seldom do love to spark it up with a bit of glitter and shimmer. This particular eyeshadow from Loreal has been a part of their latest L'OR Electric Range of makeup. The other two infallible eyeshadows launched with this range are - All night blue and Eternal Black Flashback silver is a warm toned silver shade with very minute and fine shimmers that look beautiful on application. It is kind of a taupy silver color which can be quite flattering to Indian skin tones. I've mostly used this eyeshadow along the inner corners of my eyes, but it rocks equally well on the lids when I want to sport silver smoky eye look. The eyeshadow is quite decently pigmented to give a nice color in first stroke, however you can always build the color to your requirement. The te...

Hi friends, I hope you are doing good. I am just relaxing today after having a bit of low health since past few days, and enjoying the nice cool weather here. Now, coming to the main point of this post, I held a contest here on Beauty Diaries urging my readers to explore their creative sides and come up with electrifying eye makeups . The contest ran from June 1st to June 21st 2012 .  I was extremely thrilled to see 26 entries that came for the contest, which were all lovely, unique, extremely creative and stunningly gorgeous! It was really a fun filled contest and I thoroughly enjoyed going through it, checking such amazing makeup looks, analyzing them, writing about them and featuring them here. However, I could choose just 3 winners and it was a very tough decision to make. I had to categorize the marks on various criteria like creativity, blending, neatness, relevance to the theme and the "x" factor, etc. and after spending a good amount of tough time jud...

Hi friends, A while back I shared with you the story about the launch of L'Oreal's L'Or Electric Range of makeup products HERE . I got a couple of products from the range as well as Prizes for the Beauty Diaries Electrifying Eyes contest Out of these products, I would be sending following products as prizes to the top 3 winners of the Beauty Diaries Electrifying Eyes contest: First Prize:  L'Oreal's contour kohl  and    L'Oreal Colour appeal eyeshadow Second Prize:  L'Oreal's Mineral Foundation Third Prize:  L'Oreal's Colour Rich Star Lipcolor Lipstick - Aishwarya Rai  Have a look at the L'Or collection below: Below are some of the products from L'Oreal's L'OR electric range  And below are some individual pics of what I got. Colour Infallible eyeshadow -15 Flshback Silver Instant impact felt liner Super Liner Luminizer  L'Oreal Colour Rich Star Lip Colors ...

Here, I present the  twenty sixth entry  for the contest which is created by  Bidisha.   If you want to sport neon eyes, then I'd suggest to definitely check out this amazingly beautiful neon eye look created by her, which she calls  " The Flaming Desire ". Loved the bright orange on the lids, the awesome color combination, the vibrancy and the uniqueness of this look. Check out what she has to say about the look and the pics below: Hey everyone This is my 4th and last entry for the contest I named it ~~"The Flaming Desire" It shows how the strong desires and the passion of feelings, of human beings are kept captivated inside oneself .The control and confinement of thoughts and emotions are portrayed as flaming desires with hues of orange and reds. Wish me luck ladies with love Bidisha Enter Beauty Diaries Summer Fun International Giveaway to Win  Beyu Cosmetics,  B.Liv Sheer off crease Face Mask and  Auravedic Skin Poli...

Here, I present the  twenty fifth entry  for the contest which is created by  Bidisha. I loved this gorgeous smokey eye look with a pop of blue and green, and she names this look -  " The Rocker Chic ".  Check out the pics for this look and what she has to say about it below: H ey everyone   I came up with look which I named "The Rocker Chic"   The black~~smoked out brown~~and the pop up green personifies  fun-filled mysterious unpredictable moods of a young girl who wants to breakfree and diffuse into the world of limitless freedom :) wish me luck ladies   with love   Bidisha Enter Beauty Diaries Summer Fun International Giveaway to Win  Beyu Cosmetics,  B.Liv Sheer off crease Face Mask and  Auravedic Skin Polish Check out more details about the giveaway  HERE

WELCOME TO THE LAST DAY OF THE  ELECTRIFYING EYES CONTEST ! Here, I present the  twenty fourth entry  for the contest which is created by  Jinal.  A sizzling smokey look that can definitely rock and electrify any party. Loved the way she has created the double wings, and coordinated the colors to give this look an effervescent touch and depth, while keeping it so wearable. Check out the pics for this look below: Enter Beauty Diaries Summer Fun International Giveaway to Win  Beyu Cosmetics,  B.Liv Sheer off crease Face Mask and  Auravedic Skin Polish Check out more details about the giveaway  HERE

WELCOME TO THE LAST DAY OF THE  ELECTRIFYING EYES CONTEST ! Here, I present the  twenty third entry  for the contest which is created by  Bidisha.  Another gorgeous and colorful look, with a bit of an edge to it. I loved the vibrant cat eye liner done in this look using such bright colors, that makes this look so dramatic.  Check out the pics below, and what Bidisha has to say about this look: Hey, I have named it ~~~ "The Trio Delight". The silver-pink-turquoise have delighfully been combined to give an intriguingly unusual arty look Hope you like it :)   wish me luck     with lots of love   Bidisha Enter Beauty Diaries Summer Fun Giveaway to Win  Beyu Cosmetics,  B.Liv Sheer off crease Face Mask and  Auravedic Skin Polish Check out more details about the giveaway  HERE

WELCOME TO THE LAST DAY OF THE  ELECTRIFYING EYES CONTEST ! Here, I present the  twenty second entry  for the contest which is created by  Neha. I loved the whole bluish-green touch to the look with a hint of lavender to it, especially the green glitter liner  - Beautiful! Check out the pics of this look below: Enter Beauty Diaries Summer Fun Giveaway to Win  Beyu Cosmetics,  B.Liv Sheer off crease Face Mask and  Auravedic Skin Polish Check out more details about the giveaway  HERE