MASCARA : HOW TO CHOOSE "THE RIGHT" ONE

Hi Ladiess,

Mascaras for me is a beauty product that complete my look for everyday.  I can still go out the door even not wear them, but they add "wow" factor to my make up for the day. Some people even say that mascaras is a "high heel" for the eye, it lift and open up your eyes, make it elegant, beautiful, and fresh. So yes, I am not addict to mascaras, but still there are couple of them in my make up collection.

HOW TO CHOOSE?

Mascaras is about two things : the wand and the formula. The wand more exactly to be important, the formulas just similar one and another, just add another plus fiber, protein, goodness and bla bla bla. Every mascara wand and formulas have their unique and specialty, the wand will define the lashes, so choose wisely the wand and formulas of your mascara!

wand types and different function of them

Before you buy some mascara, know your lashes first and how you want them to be. Different people must be have be a different type of lashes. Here some tip for choosing "the right" mascara:

For thin lashes : Go For Fiber Big Separated Mascaras!

Benefit - They're Real! Mascara

You want lot of volume for your lashes. This type of wand will be perfect then. The wand have a separate brushes so they will separate your lashes into individual one, in same time add volume to each lash of your lashes. Plus, this benefit mascaras have fiber formulas in it, so the fiber will be stick to your lashes naturally and make it thick and voluminous. So perfect for thin lashes!

For straight lashes: Go For Waterproof Curved Mascaras!

Maybelline - The Falsies Mascara

You want your lashes to be curled beautifully. Some tend to have short straight lashes that are hard to be still curled in the end of your day after you apply make up. For this type of lashes, wear the waterproofed one! The waterproof one will hold the curl longer than the not waterproofed one. Yes, they are pain in the ass to be erased, but the gain your lashes will be curled prettily till the time you remove it. The curved wand like this Maybelline one is great to help you curled naturally the lashes even you don't use eyelash curler. So easy to use when you don't have time in the morning.

For short lashes : Go For Slim Wand Mascaras

Lancome - Definicils Lengthening Mascara

If you have a very short lashes and you want length - but you hate thick clumpy lashes. This is perfect the for you. If you just want to add length to your lashes, just wear the slim and brushy wand like this, it will built the lashes that you want. The wand will build the length, but not make it clumpy nor thick. Just add the beautiful long lashes.

For "different" lashes : Go for Color Mascara!

This will be a substitute for your bright eyeshadow and eyeliner in this summer. If you tired of usual make up, for a fun party - wear this! It pops your beautiful eye, but still natural rather than wearing color eyeliner. The tip is wear color mascara that complement your eye color, example: you have brown eyes than wear the blue mascara.

Everyone tend to use the black color mascara to enhance the color of their nature lashes (including Me!). But, I tell you, if you want your make up look, especially eye make up look really natural, try the brown mascaras. They are great for "delicate" looks. Your eye will be such a natural, doll like look. If you want to step out from routine black mascara, but you afraid of the color one, try this dark brown. Still natural but different than usual.

NEHA'S CHOICE

I have my choices for mascaras that should be on your make up stash! Recommended mascara teehee :)

My Current Favorite Mascaras:

1. Benefit - They're Real Mascara

2. Maybelline - One by One Mascara

3. Maybelline - Rocket Mascara

Stay Beautiful :)

Neha xoxo

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5 Makeup Tricks to Steal

The more you know how to utilize your beauty tools, the more fun you can have (not to mention, the more money you’ll save). 
Here are some of my favorites simple tips n tricks that anyone can do, that’ll make you feel—and look—like a pro. 

1. The Matte Factor: You can turn any lipstick matte by adding a small amount of powder blush on top. Apply lipstick, blot with a tissue, and pat blush on top with your finger until it's fully matte. This is a perfect way to test matte texture to see if you like it while utilizing products you already have. 

2. Ms. Mix-A-Lot: You can easily make an at home tinted moisturizer by mixing your foundation with your daily moisturizing cream. This will thin out the texture of your makeup when you want sheer coverage, and hydrate your skin at the same time.

3. Double Duty Eyes: Did you know mascara can double as an eyeliner? Smudge some mascara from your wand on your hand, and apply as a liner with a brush to the lash line. Finish with 3 coats of the same mascara on the lashes. This is a great tip for traveling. 

4. Instant Brow Lift: Highlight brows with concealer and blend with a foundation brush. By placing concealer around the brows and blending, you add shape and lift, without an eye-raising bill from the plastic surgeon. 

5. Cheeky Fix: Lipstick can double as a cream blush when you're in a bind. There was this one time and I left my blushes in a different makeup bag that wasn't with me. I used a soft peach lipstick blended on the cheek instead, and voila: instant cream blush!

Have any clever makeup tricks of your own? Fill us in below!

Stay Beautiful xoxo
Neha <3

MAY GLAMBOX 2014

Hey Glamistas!!

This May, due to popular demand, GlamBox is delighted to announce that they will once again be tying up with Benefit, to create another Glamista-exclusive, Benefit box. The box will not only feature a selection of Benefit’s most popular beauty products, but will also be the launch platform for a brand new Benefit's revolutionary product that is yet to be released worldwide – and Glambox subscribers will be the first ones to see the absolutely wonderful product that won't be available to the Retail Market until 1st July!

Let's begin the BENEFIT of this GlamBox :

• Step 1: The POREfessional – Immediate minimizing of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin! Silky and oil-free, this balm contains Vitamin E and helps make-up stay put.

Review: Works really well as the face base, and keeps the makeup on for a longer time.. But its not as oil-free as I thought!!
Rate: 3.8 out of 5

• Step 2: Fake Up – cover up goes incognito with this best-selling and hydrating crease-control concealer. Packed with Vitamin E, your dark circles won't peak out now.

     

Review: Works absolutely amazing, glides on so well. The best part which I personally like, it conceals and moisturizes at the same time. Its not a full coverage concealer but it gives a lovely natural beauty kinda look.. So I'm totally in love with it!! A Must-Have for minimal beauty lovers..

Rate: 5/5 

• Step 3: Big Easy – A multi balancing complexion perfector, that not only balances moisture and controls oil, but also gives a lightweight and velvety powder-like finish. The ultimate beauty balancing act.

Applied at 9 AM

It kinda started to wear out by 12pm

Review: Bigger Than BB; product makes sure it sticks to what it claims! works well on skin when used with fingers (personal opinion), If being indoors all day, then better to use this than a foundation, it also sits very light on skin..

Rate: 4/5

• Step 4: They’re Real Push-Up Liner –  The moment we’ve all been waiting for – Benefit’s revolutionary new product!  So – what's so good about it? Well, apparently it’s the first ever lash-hugging gel liner in a pen with a super soft custom angled tip.  Five years in the making, they're real push-up gel liner solves the biggest dilemma of beauty - Eyeliner application!

Applied at 9am then checked by 12pm - This pic was taken at 3:15 pm (still in good shape)

Checked back at 6:30 pm

Checked back at 9pm and still at an amazing shape 

Review: After applying it – I realized that it was much easier for me to get the product on super close to my lash line. I also noticed that that it was super long-wearing!  To apply, you need to twist base once to push up the gel liner to the soft AccuFlex tip!  When applied, the product doesn't smudge or melt at all – it dries super, super fast! <3 ... I timed the product for honest review and it worked really well, this product stayed on put for 12 hours straight, not any longer bcoz I had to remove it, Lol :D but I'm sure it would have stayed for even 24 hours (not sure).. And I also should let you know, I wasn't indoors all day - so it absolutely survived the crazy 'Dubai Heat' as well, which is absolutely incredible and deserves an applaud to the creators.

Rate: 6/5 

• Step 5: They’re Real Mascara – lengthens, curls, volumises, lifts and separates without smudging or drying out. Award-winning and featured on Cosmo’s 10 Best Mascaras 2012.

Review: This mascara gives nice volume but doesn't curl or lift the lashes. The picture above is with just One Coat- it was already a tiny bit chunky (personal opinion), If given more coats it definitely would have got clumpy and heavy. The product is nice but only when you are in a hurry in the mornings or late for work/school or something then this comes really handy, coz it doesn't smudge all day and keeps the volume.  * And one more I like about the product is the tip of the wand, (its a little similar to the Givenchy PhenomenEyes Mascara) which gets a lot easier to apply mascara on the lower lashes and the inner corners.

Rate: 3.5/5

So, what do you think of this month’s GlamBox everybody? 

Do leme know in the comments below, it'll make my day :)

Stay Beautiful :*

Neha <3