GLAMOROUS SMOKEY EYES USING MATTE EYESHADOWS

Hello everyone.
So after doing a mini series of sorts on the makeup look appropriate for day time and office wear I was in the mood to try something heavier, moving more towards the weekend, a glamorous makeup look but wasnt in the mood to use anything glittery or shimmery so I came up with a matte look. But sorry couldnt take pictures of this look step wise, just one picture in the beginning when I wasnt sure where this look was going.
Anyhooo, I shall share that one picture hopefully it gives you a jest of how to get this look.
I shall do my best to take you through the steps to achieve this look .

After prepping the face with THE BODY SHOP MATTE IT PRIMER, I applied my MAYBELLINE DREAM LIQUID MOUSSE FOUNDATION .
I then applied my LOREAL CRAYON CONCEALER UNDER THE EYES.
Then I set my face with ELF HD powder .
And then came the NYX EYESHADOW BASE .I applied it on the entire eyes including the lower waterline and blended it well.
Then I took a deep burgundy brown and applied it on the lids keeping it well below the crease.
Then I added a mid tone black eye shadow (not the blackest black) on top of that brown eyeshaow taking it over the crease slightly.

And then all I did was blend, blend, blend until I got the desired effect, and then I added the brown on the lid area again to make it pop a bit as it was too blended.
for the lower lash line too I overlapped the eye shadows first brown and then black and blended them really well. For eyeliner I just used the black eyeshadow , curled my lashes and applied loads of mascara. The picture below is with false eyelashes.

Hope you all liked it...
UNTIL NEXT TIME...

NYX SOFT MATTE LIP CREAM : REVIEW

HEY EVERYONE,
Today I am going to be reviewing NYX SOFT MATTE LIP CREAMS. I have three of these beauties in my stash:

1. ADDIS  ABABA 

2. ANTWERP

3. SAN PAULO

So lets gets this review started. More than anything its unique texture is what enticed me to buy these lipsticks. Its a lipstick in the form of a lip gloss. Thats what the product is in a nutshell.  Now lets get to the details.

WHAT THE COMPANY SAYS ABOUT THE PRODUCT

Neither lipstick nor lip gloss—this is matte lip cream. A new kind of pout paint that goes on silky smooth and sets to a matte finish. Soft Matte Lip Cream is surprisingly durable and, unlike some matte lipstick formulas, also moisturizing. Available in 11 lip colors.

PACAKAGING 5/5

No complaints here. Its packaged in a clear tube so you can see the color for what it is and it has a sponge tip applicator which give you more control than a brush tip applicator. The name of the product is mentioned on the bottom of the tube.

PIGMENTATION 5/5

All the shades are very pigmented. A single swipe on the lips is enough. Even antwerp being a lighter  shade has amazing pigmentation. Couldnt have asked for more.

TEXTURE 3.5/5

As the name suggests its matte, but what is unique about this it is so soft and  gives a silk like velvety feel to the lips when applied and as it dries it gives a matte look to the lips.Its quiet unlike any product that I own. But the only con with this product is that being a matte lip product it does leave the lips dry after a while as it shows the lines and cracks in the lips. Now a good way to solve it is to put a lip balm on your lips before applying it and also if you wish you can add a tiny amount of gloss to the lips. I personally just reapply the product little bit.

STAYING POWER 4/5

It is not meant to be a long wear lip product , its not marketed as such but still it has pretty good lasting power, since the pigmentation is so good on these that even after wearing off you still have color on our lips. I would say it has fairly good amount of staying power.

PRICING

Here is the thing about pricing. NYX products are cheap or affordable only the USA. Outside USA not so much. IN USA they go around for $6, in India they go around for anywhere between 750-650. 

FINAL VERDICT: 4/5 I love this product.NYX  has a great variety of color selection for these matte lip creams and they glide on ever so smoothly on your lips. The drying bit on the lips is the only con i can give the product other than that it is perfect. For a matte lipstick it is still less drying than most other lipsticks. I would definitely recommend this product.