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08/09/2016

NYX Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish in Purple Glitter: Review, Price, Swatches and NOTD

Though they are calling it Nail Polish..Its a Glitter Top Coat

to begin with..

When Mr.Husband gets you a beautiful purple saree (follow me on Instagram to get a glimpse) and your love for both the saree and the colour in particular is obvious,you just wanna pair it up with a similar nail paint..yeah?

Now I'm not particularly a big fan of having the galaxy on my finger tips (okay nails), I'm just contented with clear top coats (except glittery ones on black nail polish) But I didn't want to stay a glitter-virgin .. so this beauty came to my experience!

NYX Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish in Purple Glitter comes in a huge, glass, square bottle of 15ml. It has all the necessary details like the shade name, price, manufacturing and ingredients list on the bottle and cap itself. It has a long,thick,synthetic brush that applies PERFECTLY..Love the brush! Love the whole bottle for that matter..!!

NYX Advanced Salon Formula Nail Polish in Purple Glitter

has an almost transparent purple gel base loaded with pink and purple shimmers. Since the shimmers aren't chunky,you don't really have to look for an occasion to wear it on. In the bottle,

the product appears quite opaque but it's actually translucent and needs a coloured base. In the swatches, I'm wearing it on a purple nail polish..!

What I don't like about this is that it takes hours to dry..like half an hour is not gone anywhere!!

NYX??? Are you kidding me? Today's woman is a goddess of multitasking and you think we have the luxury to sit blowing our nails and fluttering our lashes for half an hour to get it dry and avoid smudging?? Seriously..??

But once it sets,it solidifies your nail polish too..Longevity wise this is the best I've laid my hands on.. The shimmer and shine starts to fade the fifth or sixth day perhaps but the nail polish is good to go for more than a week..easily!!

So guys if you have the patience (AND the luxury to blow your nails and flutter your lashes and) to sit while it dries..

DO NOT miss this..!!

Price: INR 350/ 15ml

Rating: 4/5

P.S. Now I want a purple lipstick too.

Pour in your suggestions in the comments below and no Tom Ford for a Budget Belleza plz :P :D ;)

xoxo

Aditi..

02/06/2016

L'OREAL PROFESSIONAL Serie Expert Absolut Repair Lipidium : Review, Price

Budget Belleza 2.6.16 5 Comments

Hair Woes...most of us have!!

And few are blessed with naturally healthy and beautiful hair and concentrate on other worldly affairs ;) :P

I personally have very dull,dry,frizzy and lifeless hair thus rich nourishing serums are oxygen to my mane.

I have tired a few serums and potions earlier so this review would be a comparative one.

Price: 600/50ML

Given my hair texture and condition,I'm usually on a lookout for rich serums to make my hair manageable and boost some life to them and this search brought me here to use L'OREAL PROFESSIONAL Absolut Repair Lipidium.

There's nothing fancy about the packaging..a pump dispenser with a cap. Now I like the twist-lock pump dispensers..minus the cap..MORE. They just make more sense to me because, you don't need to worry about loosing the cap just twist the cap n throw it in your bag...but alas! That's not the case here!

The consistency is nice, its runny enough to spread easily and uniformly in to the hair yet not watery. I need 3 pumps of this on my medium length hair and concentrate more towards ends and work my way up.

Th smell is fresh,floral musky kinds and it is really long staying.I like how amazing my hair smell after I've applied this :)

Now coming to what it does!!! It detangles my dry hair really easily but this is something all my other serums have done :/

The serum definitely makes my hair,soft,smooth and brings a healthy shine to them which stays until the next wash.

It manages the frizz and leaving the mane open is a lot more comfortable with L'OREAL PROFESSIONAL Absolut Repair Lipidium.

But do not expect any miraculous repair of your dry/damaged/chemically treated hair with this.

It gives temporary results that are somewhat similar to other serums of the similar price range.

**Do let me know in the comments below if you have used the shampoo and mask from this range,I'm wanting to try !!

Rating: 4/5

xoxo

Aditi

# 4/5 # Hair

03/03/2016

BBlunt Anti-Frizz Leave-in Cream: Review and Price

Budget Belleza 3.3.16 4 Comments

There are people with naturally healthy,luscious long,manageable hair and then there's me..
Like the rest of my body,my hair is dry too..(and that brings to my mind ...Do people with oily skin have oily scalp and hair as well?)
Anyway...
So having hair like that (read dry-damaged and curly) its blissful to try new hair products. Read on to know the experience with BBlunt Climate Control Anti-frizz Leave-in Cream.

BBlunt Climate Control Anti-Frizz Leave-In Cream:
Phewww..thats some product name!
Now that I have dry hair..conditioners,hair masks and serums are my best friends. I was happy to try out the anti-frizz leave-in cream. It comes with a pump dispenser that has a twist lock...Travel-Friendlyyyyy!!
Check out the Brand Claims/Directions to Use/Ingredients List/Price and Quantity in the pics below:

In my experience,it works well on my dry hair. They turned out to be a little more manageable and taming them open wasn't a mammoth task. But having said that,I would also like to mention that this would work better on normal hair because my hair is happier with serums than creams. It could be a matter of personal choice but for very dry hair,serums are easier to spread and last longer.
I love its smell. It has refreshing,clean,mild,perfume like fragrance.
Given the fact that it is an Indian brand,I would have preferred it at a lower cost.
For more hair products check out BBlunt.com
OverAll Rating: 4/5

xoxo

Aditi..

Press Sample!Honest Review!

# 4/5 # Hair

09/07/2015

Streetwear Nail paint in Olive Drab: Review,Swatches,Price,NOTD

Budget Belleza 9.7.15 7 Comments

Its raining around..plush gardens..washed tress..I see greenery everywhere. I wanted to wear some green nail paint and while searching I saw this in some corner of the stash,lying since i dunno when!! Its the Streetwear nail paint in Olive Drab.

Company Claims : (from a website)
If you are looking for a nail enamel brand which comes in a wide array of shade to match your every outfit, Street Wear Color Rich Nail Enamel is an ideal choice. Every shade in this brand comes with a sheer sheen and there are a host of sophisticated colors which really make your hands stand out and get noticed. No make up for women is complete without the application of the nail polish to go perfectly with the dress. With the Street Wear collection you are sure to never be out of the right shades.

The Street Wear Color Rich Nail Enamel comes in a cute glass bottle which along with the accompanying brush has been designed for the complete ease of use.
Simply open up the bottle and you are ready to make your nails appear their best.
The pigments present in the nail polish are in an optimum consistency which helps in the uniformity of application.
Also this long staying nail polish dries up quite fast so you do not have to worry about smudging it up at every turn while waiting for it to dry up.
It remains fresh and shining for days together.

Special Features:

Fast Drying Formula with Ultra Smooth Finish.

Gorgeous Texture with Fantastic Bright Colors.

High Shine With Wide Range of in trend pop shades.

Gives maximum color pay-off with an ultra smooth finish.

High intensity color in very first stroke.

Ultra-smooth finish.

How to use product

First Coat : Start from the base in upward direction color your nails to the tip.

Let it dry.

Apply a second coat for perfect finish & better result.

Price Vs.Quantity: INR 60/ 5ml

Packaging:

Olive Drab comes in regular Street wear nail paints packaging of tiny squarish bottles. The brush is good enough for 60/- nail paint!

Shade:Olive Drab

The shade Olive Drab is a lime-green with lots of yellow in it. I was yet to try yellow (Yusss I'm wary of it) and thought this would be a baby step into the shade. Olive Drab screams monsoons and is yet not in-your-eye kinda bright... The shade in short was the only reason I picked it (although I seriously dont remember when I picked it).

Opacity:
Olive Drab is somewhere in between semi opaque to sheer. It needs at least 2coats to show up well and 3 coats give you the purrrrfect lime-green/yellow colour with a non streaky finish!

Wrap up:

Love the lime-green shade.
Opaque finish in two coats.
Brush performs well.
Super Cheap.
Offers a great variety of shades.
Stays put for a good 3-4 days without chipping.(depends on your chores)
Doesn't take forever to dry.
The shine subsides the very next day :(

Over All Rating: 4/5

# 4/5 # Nail Paints

13/02/2015

Lakme Color Crush True Wear Nail Paint in 02: NOTD, Review and Swatches

Budget Belleza 13.2.15 15 Comments

Random thoughts dancing in my mind...The many uses of blue..!!
Out of the blue it came to my mind that once in a blue moon I should take a break from the rhythms and blues and do a true blue NOTD!! Specially when cricket world cup 2015 is just round the corner and men in blue are all set....
PJ?
Anyways.... Before I delve deep into the spring mood and flaunt my oranges and pinks, I thought why not a blue NOTD.

Brand Claims:

I Say...
Lakme Color Crush true wear Nail Paint in 02 is lies somewhere between electric blue and dusky blue. Neither too dusky..nor too electric (read neon) !!!

Needs a good 3 coats for that opaque finish. In the NOTD I've applied 2coats followed with a clear top coat and I can see the transy edges..So yeahh...3 coats !!!

Nothing to complain about the consistency and applicator. All good!

My Likes:

Lovely Blue..neither dull not poking bright..just right!!
Goes well with the denims,no matter which colour top you have on..you are sorted with this blue!
Gives a non-streaky smooth finish.
Stays unchipped (if that's even a word) for 4-5 days.
Affordable.
Variety of shades to choose from.
No issues with the packaging and brush.

My Dislikes:

Maybelline Color show offers the same quality at half the price.

Last Word:
I love the blue colour and it stays on well :)

4/5

xoxo
Aditi..

# 4/5 # Lakme

14/05/2014

A Lovely Lipstick for Spring: Colorbar Creme Touch lipstick in N*de Coral: Review and Swatches

Budget Belleza 14.5.14 18 Comments

What does Spring remind you off?
To me its something like this:

All the vibrant hues take a round in-front of my eyes when I say Spring. (Though I still fail to understand why fall collection is so sombre and dark,when the gloomy weather outside actually demands some pop of colour...Fashion gurus in our blogosphere- Please enlighten me!!)
Anyways,come spring and we start shuffling vibrant colours in our wardrobes,accessories and even our very beloved makeup stash. Bye bye plums and violets....hallo corals and mints :)
Heading on to the product in question..It is Colorbar Creme Touch Lipstick in Nude Coral.

Company Claims:
Description:
Colorbar Crème Touch Lipstick comes with the promise of lips that are eloquent and luscious. It comes with lovely rich colours and rich in moisturizing properties making lips look fuller and creamier all day long. It has sheabutter, Vitamin E and sunscreen agents at SPF 15 level which nourish and protect your lips against UV rays. It glides on effortlessly for flawless, even coverage for that perfect pout.
Application:
Line the lips with a suitable lip liner. Press the bullet to the lips using even pressure to apply color on both upper and lower lips: To refresh and even out, press lips together. Using a lip brush gives a richer and more precise color application.

Price/Quantity: INR 475/ 4.5gm

Packaging:
Colorbar Creme Touch Lipstick comes in a beautiful lavender and steel finish packaging,with a silver cardboard carton.

I like it when the product itself has its necessary info rather than just the outer box that it comes in,like this one!

Shade: Nude Coral

Aptly named,its coral and yet its subtle. To all those beauties who want to add spring to their makeup but shy away from head-turning shockingly bright corals and orange.......here's where you should land!!! Its a peachy/orangey nude!! Very fresh and summery!!

Texture:

Keep it in the fridge!! I hope you got my point,yesssss its that creamy and moisturising. But then what else would you expect from a Creme Touch lippy. You won't even need the lip balm beneath even if you wanna wear it on dry lips in cold weather.

Staying Power:
Even after being so creamy it stays for a good 3-4 hours on me. I know that's not super-impressive but given the lip butter kinda texture and a shade not so deep,this is more than my expectations. Plus,even when its gone,its not alllll gone. The lips don't look bare even after it has faded!

My Experience:
I often find myself tussling between what kind of lipstcik finish do I really love. Given the fact that I have dry lips (dry skin all over for that matter) I do find moisturising lippies drool-worthy but this Budget Belleza is not the one who would pop up a lipstick from her purse every now and then and apply and re-apply say in the ladies' room,the car,the elevators....leave alone public transports and restros.. So, I like non-drying lippies which stay put for a good amount of time...a.k.a. Creamy mattes.

Leaving the texture liking story back,this
Colorbar Creme Touch Lipstick in Nude Coral is a hydrating fresh lipstick.

My Likes:

Good Packaging.
Nicely pigmented.
Expiry info on the lipstick bullet.
Beautiful summery subtle coral shade.
Very moisturising.
Satisfying staying power.
Covers pigmentation well.

My Dislikes:

Might melt in summers..needs to be refrigerated.
Not travel-friendly..remember might melt!
It transfers.

Last Word:

A lovely subdued coral for fresher looking face!

Repurchase:

I would definitely like to have this shade is my stash always,but I would search a dupe of this in a less buttery texture.

Over All Rating: 4/5

xoxo
Aditi..

P.S. I don't claim the ownership of the first image,its taken from google.

# 4/5 # Colorbar

14/02/2014

Colorbar Blush in Peachy Rose: Review,Swatches and FOTD

Budget Belleza 14.2.14 20 Comments

This reminds me of my second post on Budget Belleza.. It was about a blush only, Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush to be precise and ever since this is just the fourth blush I'm reviewing..Guess I should get more :)
This is my first from Colorbar.. and the way Colorbar is hiking the price of its blushes...I guess its my last too :(
Moving on to Colorbar Blush in Peachy Rose:

Company Claims:
The Blusher accentuates the cheek area giving a glow to the face. This talc free, silky powder contains a moisture balance formula that is easy to blend and keeps the skin smooth, hydrated and nourished for soft cheeks with just the right hint of color.

Price vs. Quantity: INR 375/- for 6gm

Ingredients:

Packaging:

Colorbar Blush in Peachy Rose comes in a round silver pan with two compartments. One carries the blush pan while the other has a brush in it. It does not come with a mirror and the brush provided is of no use. The packaging is bulging and not very sleek to fit in small makeup pouches and is not stackable either.

Shade:

This particular shade Peachy Rose has been quite an attention grabber in the blogosphere,so much so that it has been even compared to Benefit Corallista. Peachy Rose is a yellow toned pink with very slight shimmer..that just gives a healthy,just-out-of-the-gym glow. Its more rosey than peachy though!

My Take:
Peachy Rose is a super-pigmented beautiful blush and keeping that in mind,you have to go really light handed with this baby! The texture is very smooth and it blends on really well. The staying power is impressive,when worn directly on base makeup sans the compact/powder,it stays on for 5hours on me pretty easily. The rosey colour is going to suit almost all skin tones (lighter ones..go light handed,it has an amazing ability to make you clown face)..
I don't like colorbar blushes' packaging, infact I prefer Lakme Pure Rouge ones'. They are easy to pack in makeup bag and are stackable too. Plus the brush provided...aaah! why did they even provide it?
And this is how it looks on me:

My Likes:

Soft everyday shade.
Almost matte with a beautiful sheen..no shimmer!
Soft and smooth finish.
Blends easily.
Peachy rose would look good on all skin tones.
Super-pigmented.
Good staying power.

My Dislikes:

More Rosey than Peachy :(
I don't like the round bulging packaging.
No mirror provided.
Brush hat comes with it is useless.

Last Word:
The shade goes on with most of the looks and colours. The pigmentation and texture is good enough to make it the blush I reach out for most of the time.

Repurchase:
I guess this exact range and shade has been discontinued by the brand and it now comes in a new packaging with similar looking shades having different names at a much higher price... So I guess,the question of repurchase doesn't arrive!

Over All rating: 4/5

xoxo
Aditi..

# 4/5 # Blush

06/11/2013

Pro 120 Full Colour Eyeshadow Palette Part 2: Swatches

Budget Belleza 6.11.13 16 Comments

I have already introduced you all to the Pro 120 Full Colour Palette in my previous post along with its details regarding its price,texture,pigmentation,staying power and stuff. Today's post is only about the swatches of the second tray...
Enjoy !!!