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Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Liner Velvet Beige Review

Hey beautiful girls,

Today I am going to review Maybelline Lip Liner in the shade Velvet Beige. This is my first lip liner. I just chose this one randomly, but it turned out to be a hit for me. Let us move on to the review.

My Take:

I wanted to get a lip liner for my farewell. So I searched for something affordable yet good. Then came this lip liner, as I like Maybelline products. I had two options, either Velvet Beige or Choco Pop. Since I have an allergy towards browns, I decided to go for this one. This lip liner is an ordinary pencil liner.

Packaging: It comes with a transparent plastic cap. These pencils have color oriented packaging, so even if you have more than one, you will find it easy to identify. The packaging is pretty smart. Not attractive, not worse either. It is not retractable, so you need to sharp them, which leads to more product wastage.

Texture: The lip liner is creamy, but gives a matte look and somewhat well pigmented. One swipe gives you the original color. It glides on lips very smoothly, but you definitely need to exfoliate and moisturize your lips before. Or else, it will leave your lips dry. They are not moisturizing. But creamy and smooth enough to glide on lips without being a headache.

Color: Now coming to the main part. Velvet Beige is an awesome nude pink shade with shimmers. Not so nude that would wash out dusky beauties The shimmers are not so obvious but gives a healthy look to lips. It make lips look more beautiful and attractive. If not exfoliated properly and moisturized it will surely accentuate fine lines and make your lips look ugly. It is a beautiful color that will suit all complexions, fair-dusky. When I swatched it on my sister who is dusky, it showed up so neutral. Me being wheatish , it showed up as a pure pink color. It definitely controls bleeding of lipsticks and yes, it makes lipstick stay longer. If used alone, it stays for 3-4 hrs, leaving a very beautiful mild pink tint on lips.

Swatches:

Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Liner Velvet Beige Review

PROS:

Affordable
Easily available
Nice pigmentation
Smooth texture
Doesn’t dry lips (not moisturizing either)
Pretty shade that suits all complexions
Controls bleeding of lipsticks
Decent staying power

CONS:

Not moisturizing
Not retractable and thus leads to product wastage

Rating: 3.5/5

Do I Recommend?:

Yes, If you are in search of an affordable yet good lip liner, then go ahead for this range. A beautiful color that would look good on everyone, with a smooth texture and decent staying power.

Would I Repurchase?:

May be, for the shade.

Homemade Hair Packs to Promote Hair Growth

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Every girl likes to have a beautiful and shiny hair. Bouncy and thick hair adds beauty to face. I know most of us prefer to use natural products to maintain our hair properly. So here are my few hair packs which I had been using for a long time in my hair care routine. These hair masks improve the hair texture and helps with hair growth.

Fenugreek and Lemon Hair Pack

This is a pack which I have been using for a long time. It is super easy to prepare. Just soak some fenugreek seeds in milk or water overnight. At the morning blend it in a mixer with juice of one lemon. You will get a smooth pack. Apply it on your hair and wait for an hour.
I was super impressed just after one use. It made my dry hair smooth and bouncy. Not to forget this wonderful pack reduced my hair fall to a greater extent. Only con in this pack is its removal. It absolutely needs a large amount of time and water. But it is nothing when compared to the bounciness it gives to our hair.

Banana and Honey Hair Pack

I guess all of us would be aware of this pack. It is again super easy to prepare. You don’t need more than 5 minutes to prepare this. All you need is a ripe banana and some honey. Take a ripe banana and mash it along with some honey. Always prefer using organic honey. Apply it to your hair and wash it after one hour with a mild shampoo followed by conditioning. I must tell you, the result was awesome. Yes I have very dry hair and this pack added life to my dull hair. My driest split ends was smooth after rinsing so I dint use conditioner at all.

Henna Hair Pack

Henna is one of the products used for hair care from olden days. Henna not only makes hair strong but also gives a mild brownish tint to our hair. Beauties who loves coloring their hair but still afraid of the damage caused by harmful chemicals can give this a try.
The process is simple. Pluck some fresh henna leaves and leave it to dry under sun for a week. Collect them and grind it to get a powder. Take some amount of this powder, add an egg, lemon juice and apply it to your hair. This will also soften your hair.

Hibiscus Hair Pack

Hibiscus is again well known for its growth properties on hair. Whenever my granny visits my home, she is sure to apply a paste of fresh hibiscus petals on my hair. It is greatly believed to reduce hair fall and strengthen hair roots. This is same like henna pack. Dry hibiscus petals ( make sure to use only the dark red one’s) under sun and grind it to a powder form. This when used with amla powder can give double benefits. Mix it with egg and lemon.

Along with the above packs, it is essential to eat healthy food items rich in proteins and drink more water. It can help you in a greater extent.

Hope you like this and start using your favorite.

Take care 🙂

Which is your favorite hair pack recipe? Share below!

Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Crazy for Coffee Review

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Hey beautiful girls,

This is my second review and I still remain excited.. Thank you sweeties for the lovely comments.. Today I will be reviewing a lipstick from my favorite brand Maybelline. I think Maybelline remains as a heroine in many hearts because it offers good quality products at an affordable price. This is from the color sensational range which we all are quite familiar. Lets move on to the review.

Price:

Rs.350 for 4.2gm

Shelf Life:

3 years

My Experience:

I was desperate to try something from the color sensational range as I was quite fascinated by the cute packaging. Since I am very new to the world of cosmetics I was not sure which color would suit my skin tone. So I browsed through various blogs and made a list of lipsticks which would look flattering on me. I went to Health and Glow and told the SA to swatch everything from the list.

Out of all I absolutely loved Blushing Brunette. I was happy, I paid for my first lipstick and came home. After coming home I eagerly opened my bag to look at my love. There came a shock, where someone called CRAZY FOR COFFEE looked at me and told HI..!!!! Then I realized that the SA had given me a wrong shade. I wanted to hit myself against the wall. Consoling myself as it was fate I swatches the lipstick. It looked like a classic brown with some pink undertones. The color was good on itself, but the worst part is that it made me look as if I finished my Ph.d, yes it made me look older. My aunt who is dusky tried it and it looked so natural on her which means it would suit medium-dark skinned girls. It can be their MLBB shade.

Color, Texture and Flavor: It is a natural brown shade with pink undertones. And what I like about these lipsticks after their packaging is the fragrance. It has a yummy VANILLA smell; Loving it. It has a smooth texture and glides on lips without any pulling or tugging. It keeps lips moisturized for sometime. It is really well pigmented. But the worst part is its staying power. It stays only for 2-3 hrs. After which it starts fading leaving a very mild brownish tint. Overall , a nice everyday shade for medium-dusky girls at an affordable price.