#SplurgeOrSave - Indian drugstore dupes for your favourite High-end brands! (Part 2)

I am back with Part 2 of my series where I am sharing a few Indian and International Drugstore dupes for some iconic high-end products and brands! In this post, the makeup items are different from the earlier ones shared with you, so it only helps to add to your kitty. Last time it was more about the base and the eyes, and this time it's a completely different range of products. So, here you go!

#SplurgeOrSave - Indian drugstore dupes for your favourite High-end brands! (Part 1)

International makeup brands have definitely made a foray into the Indian market with the likes of HUDA beauty now available in India along with Estee Lauder, MAC, Bobbi Brown and more. However, the pricing of these brands still stops a lot of people from buying them due to their not so economical pricing as everyone may not be able to afford them. In this blog post, I am sharing a few Indian and International Drugstore dupes for some iconic high-end products and brands! So let's get started!

Matte makeup look for a monsoon brunch

With the monsoons here, brunches are easier to head out for as the sun isn't that bright anymore. Also it's easier for me and my friends to take our kids out in this cooler climate. For a lot of people, dressing up during the monsoons is a pain due to the humidity, but I am one of those who cares a damn. For a recent brunch I tried out a matte look in pink tones as I was looking at a warm but fresh look and this how it turned out!

I've used the L'Oréal Paris Skin Perfect 30+ cream (reviewed here) to moisturize my skin. For the base I have used the  L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation in shade 250 - Radiant Sand (reviewed here). I have used a little extra foundation under the eyes and the coverage was good enough to let me skip the concealer.

The healthy flush that you see on my cheeks is thanks to the L’Oreal Paris Lucent Magique Blush Palette in 02 Fuchsia Flush (reviewed here). For my lips I have used a mix 2 shades - the L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Moist Mat Lipstick in Cherry Crush  and the L’Oreal Paris Collection Star Pure Reds in Pure Amaranthe(Gong Li). Mixing works perfect when you are looking at a shade in between a light shade and a dark shade.

For the eyes I decided to go with a light smokey eye in gold and grey with a winged eyeliner. To achieve the smokey eye, I have used the Luscious Cosmetics 'I Love Eyeshadow' Palette. For the winged eyeliner there is nothing better than the L’Oreal Paris Super Liner Gel Intenza which I have used in the shade Diamond Black. For the waterline I've used the Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner in black and for my lashes I've used the L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Mascara.

Hack for the perfect winged eyeliner - Scotch Tape Trick
Take a small piece of Scotch tape and press it with your fingers a couple of times to dull the stickiness so that it doesn't tug your delicate eye area. Then stick it diagonally against the corner of your eye. Draw against the edge at an angle upwards from your bottom lash line to get the winged look with your eyeliner. Voila! You are set! :)

The look was finally sealed by the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation in shade 225 - Biege (reviewed here). While this is a powder foundation, my usage was minimal and more like a pressed powder.

My reason to prefer a matte look at the moment is that when the makeup is matte, it doesn't easily transfer onto Aryaa as it is a drier look, and that plays a huge role in my decision making of which look to go for. I hope you guys liked this look that is so simple to achieve and takes barely 5 minutes to apply. If you want a video tutorial on this look, then drop me a comment below and I shall be more than happy to shoot a tutorial for you guys :)

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Product Review: L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation

After the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation review, it's now time to review another delightful product from the long wear range - the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation. I stayed away from powder foundations for the longest time, always believing that a real foundation has to be liquid otherwise the end result will always be cakey and powdery but the latest launches in the last one year are making me change that thought process of mine. L'Oréal Paris sent me the shade 225 - Biege and I must say they were bang on in sending the right shade to match my skin tone.

The packaging is unlike other brands that I have been using. The powder palette is housed on top and then then mirror and sponge are housed in a compartment below.

While I am not used to a double compartment and prefer the powder, sponge and mirror in the same compartment so that I don't have to shuffle, since this is a powder foundation and not just a pressed powder, this kind of packaging is best so that incase you use it wet, the wet sponge doesn't come in contact with the powder after closing the box and dries in a separate area. This helps in avoiding fungal growth as well. Ideally dry your sponge out of the box and then place it inside.

I have used the powder foundation both dry and wet and here are the results for you to see!

Dry Application

Dry application is good if you are looking for light to medium coverage. You can use it as a pressed powder over your liquid foundation or concealer for a flawless looking complexion. I have used it here just over my clean skin.

Wet Application

Wet application is great for medium to heavy coverage. In fact I really loved the smoothness and flawless coverage of the wet application. You can completely do away with applying a liquid foundation.

This too whether used dry or wet doesn't dry the skin out and keeps it hydrated through the day. It gives you a matte finish which lasts through the day despite the hydrating factor. The L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation is available in 4 shades and costs INR 1250/- This is a perfect travel companion when you don't want to carry too much make-up as this works in 2 ways. Keeps away my stress of carrying foundations in glass bottles too.

If you have dry skin like me, this product is just perfect for your skin! :)

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Product Review: L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation

L'Oréal Paris is one brand whose zest never ceases to amaze me. The way they are forever launching innovative new ranges and products with amazing features be it skincare, hair care or make-up shows how committed they are in telling us women how worth we are! The last few months have been the best ever in their offerings I must say, be it the Infallible lipsticks to the Reds Collection to the Cannes 2015 collection to the Infallible Reno range that has been launched now in the long wear category. I had shared with you guys on my Instagram the lovely products they had sent across to me in a beautiful pouch to try and review and if you missed it, then check it out!

A photo posted by Ritcha@RitchStyles (@ritcha) on Jun 2, 2015 at 6:23am PDT

This post is all about my experience with the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation which was sent to me in two shades to try out along with the pretty diamond mirror and brushes to use to apply the foundation.

The bottle comes with a pump dispenser that helps in reduction of wastage and about 5 to 6 pumps are more than enough to cover my entire face and neck. The foundation claims to last for 24 hours and hence it's a part of the Infallible range as it never will let you down, but the max I have used it is for 6 to 8 hours and that has worked really well for me. The coverage is also really good and I have even given the concealer a skip once. The great part about this product is that you don't sweat too much even in heat or humidity thus reducing chances of shine and neither does the skin feel dry. If you touch your skin while the foundation is on, you will never notice patches which tend to appear in the case of a lot of foundations when you touch your face. It contains Hydrating Hyaluron which is what provides the continuous hydration all-day and extreme hold pigments for the whole day coverage. Having dry skin the hydration aspect is most important for me.

I tried both the shades sent to me and let me show you what it looked it!

I used my fingers for this shade as I am most comfortable with my fingers. However this shade felt slightly lighter for my skin tone especially around the darker areas of my face like my eyes that looked whitish and hence patchy.

I used a brush to apply this shade and I quite liked the airbrushed look it gave me. Well I had been told that the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation's texture is perfect for brush application and I totally agree with that. Also as you can see, this shade matched my skin tone much better as compared to the previous one

Available in 11 shades, the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Liquid Foundation is priced at INR 1325/- which is quite reasonable for a long stay foundation and if you are looking for one that will solve your day long problems, this is just the one for you!

I am also going to be reviewing the L'Oréal Paris Infallible Reno Powder Foundation for you soon, so stay tuned!

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Winter Wedding Affair + L’Oreal Paris' Lucent Magique Blush Palette review

December every year makes for the main wedding season in my social calendar. Travelling to Delhi this month every year for weddings is also a regular feature for me. If you guys have been following me on any of my social media, you must have seen regular updates of all my outfits for the 2 weddings that I attended in December.

One thing all North Indians know, however cold it gets in Delhi, it doesn't stop anyone from flaunting their best (just like it didn't stop me), without donning their woolens ;-) I wore a pretty green and blue lehenga saree with gold resham(silk thread) embroidery, along with a kundan and green enamel gold necklace set that had a vintage appeal. Hair done in curls added to the entire outfit while the make up was minimal with a focus on the eyes.

The healthy glow that you see on my cheeks is thanks to L’Oreal Paris' Lucent Magique Blush Palette - 02 Fuchsia Flush.

  

The blush trio comes in a rose gold compact with a brush and mirror. It adds a lovely natural sheen to your skin with its fine shimmer particles that reflect light and has a feathery light finish that makes you feel like you haven't applied anything to your cheeks. You can play with the three gorgeous hues of the same colour family to achieve different effects. Trying to use individual shades is not easy and individually the effect isn't that great especially with the darkest shade being really pigmented. The blush trio is also available in 4 more shades. You may find it a little expensive priced at INR 850 compared to other blushes, but quality and innovativeness comes at a price and that is why I wouldn't mind paying this price.

Lots more Indian outfit posts coming up which is a good change from the regular on this blog, so stay tuned! :-)

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