Hello everyone,

How's it going? Today I was scrolling through some beauty questions and found some interesting ones so I thought I'll answer them for today's post. Hope you enjoy! 
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1. Lipstick, Gloss, Lip Stain, Balm, or Lip Liner? 

- Lipstick, without a shadow of a doubt

2. What are some cheap ways to take care of chapped lips? 

- Lip balm

3. Favorite drugstore lip product? 

- Revlon Matte Balm in Standout Remarquable

4. Favorite brand name lip product? 

- Rimmel London

5. Do you usually play up or play down your lips? 

- I love a red lip but on an everyday basis I definitely play down and focus on the eyes.

6. Eyeliner in Pencil, Gel, or Liquid? 

- Felt tip liner-my savior or kohl

7. What do you use to remove eye makeup and mascara? 

- Simple eye makeup remover or my aloe wipes.

8. Cream or Powder eye shadow? 

- Powder

9. What color(s) go with your eyes? 

- I like natural shades on my eyes- taupe, nude, copper shades. 

10. Favorite drugstore eyeliner? 

- Maybelline Colossal Kajal

11. Favorite drugstore mascara? 

- Essence I love extreme volume mascara

12. Favorite drugstore eye palette? 

- Sleek The Gold Standard palette

13. If you can only use one eye makeup product, what would it be? 

- Need cat-eyes so eyeliner for sure.

14. Any tips on applying falsies? 

Not very good at it. I learned that they need to be cut in order to fit the shape of the eye, so if that helps...

15. Favorite brand of falsies? 

- Basic Care

16. Tinted Moisturizer, BB Cream, or Foundation? 

- Foundation because it provides better coverage.

17. What do you use to apply your Foundation? 

- Makeup sponge

18. What is your skin care routine? 

- I use a face wash and moisturize before bed. I also cleanse my skin and tone perhaps once a week. I  don't have a skincare regimen.

19. How do you prep your face for makeup? 

- I use moisturizer ora  bb cream as a base

20. How do you clean your makeup brushes? 

- Condition them  and lay them flat to dry. 

21. Do you prefer matte or shimmer eyeshadows? 

- Shimmer

22. Do you prefer matte or dewey skin? 

- Dewy though my skin is oily

23. Do you prefer matte or shiny lipstick / lipgloss? 

- Matte lipstick

24. When did you start wearing makeup? 

- Around 14 I suppose

25. Who taught you to put on makeup? 

- I learned mostly through beauty tutorials on YouTube- shout out to Tanya Burr and Kathleen Lights and also through the Bobbi Brown makeup manual.

26. What if your favorite brand of makeup? 

- Probably Rimmel London- their products are the ones I get most excited about.

27. What product do you never leave home without? 

- Lip balm- specifically my baby lips lipbalm by Maybelline.

28. Who is your favorite beauty guru on youtube? 

- Lisa Eldrige

29. How long do you take to get ready in the morning? 

- About half an hour (minimum...hehe)

30. What online makeup store is your favorite? 

- Beauty Bay is a current favorite

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Hello everyone,

Hope you enjoyed Valentine's Day, I certainly did enjoy mine. Basically my university friends came up with the idea of drawing lots and giving a present to the person we each picked. Kind of like a secret santa, but a Valentine version of it. Shall we call it- Secret cupid? So we opened our presents yesterday and I was really glad that my friend loved what I got her-which was Paper Towns by John Green. She had told me earlier that she wanted to read the book before watching the movie. So she was thrilled when she saw the book. As for me, I received a set of makeup brushes and mehendi which was really sweet and thoughtful. A girl can never have too many makeup brushes!

 Anyway as I mentioned in my previous post I have been shopping a lot over the past couple of months and I promised you a post on my haul, so let's get started. I managed to pick up a few items from K-zone during their December sales. We had a really fun day shopping and eating 'achcharu' (pickles) and just walking around to see what's new at the stores.

The first item I picked up was this white top. I had seen a similar one on ASOS which was sold out before I could even hit the 'add to bag' button.

Next thing I picked up is this dress from the same store. As you know blue is my favorite color, which is pretty much the reason behind getting this. I really like the fabric too, it is so lightweight and comfortable to wear. It's the perfect length as well. I think this would be a good holiday look. This can even be paired with a jacket-say a black leather one and some ankle boots to switch up the feel of it. I'm not sure if this was Rs. 650 or Rs. 690, either way I didn't spend more than Rs.700 on this one.

I then walked past one store twice before picking up this white top. Somehow I always pick up whites, blacks and greys- I 'm not even sure why. I adore the back detailing of the top especially the gold buttons *insert heart emoji here*. It is a peplum top but the material is longer in the back so it adds another dimension to the shape of it. This was just Rs. 460 which was unbelievable. 

I also picked up this dressing gown which is made from a jersey material. It is so soft and comfortable to wear when just lounging on the sofa watching tele and eating junk food-which to be honest is what I do half my spare time. Now that I'm thinking about it, I wish I had gotten more of these. This was around Rs. 450 as well.






Next stop-Hameedias. I picked up a skirt from Hameedias for Rs. 1999.

I really like the color of the skirt and the floral pattern. I think it's a great transition piece from Winter to Spring (despite the fact that we don't have cold winters here, it's great to mix in cool tones from the Winter season trends) It is lightweight and very comfortable to wear. I love how this complements the top I got earlier.

I then went shopping for a birthday outfit. I found a cute little store called Marni. They have really pretty dresses for every occasion. Needless to say I loved the color of the dress I picked up. I also liked the mesh look of the material and the detailing around the waist. It has a slit that is not too long which is perfect for me. I think this kind of dress would be great for both day and night time outings. I absolutely love it!






The next dress I picked up was this pink one which I was hesitant to get because of the fabric. It looks absolutely gorgeous with the floral detailing on the net fabric. Imagine this with some bohemian braids on-it's perfect! I can't wear this piece for too long though as it tends to irritate my skin which is a bummer.

To pick up some jewelry, I went to one of my favorite stores-Chamathka and picked up a ring-which I managed to loose within two weeks. Sigh. But I highly recommend their store if you do want to purchase good quality jewelry for affordable prices. 

I also picked up this pair of sunglasses at Odel basically for free because we used up all the points on our loyalty card. I really liked two pairs at the store, this and a black one with gold detailing. And to my surprise, I finally saw a pair of round sunglasses. By the way, why do we not have more of those here? They were a little too big for my tiny head so I opted to go with this pair of turtle-shell sunglasses. I really like the retro look of them. Again I saw a pair exactly like these ones on ASOS (http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Classic-Retro-Sunglasses/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=5994628&cid=4545&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=3&clr=Brown&totalstyles=261&gridsize=3). Sadly one of the nose pads came off though and I still haven't got it fixed.

I also purchased a love bangle (No not from Cartier). I wanted one for so long but I felt like everyone was wearing them, so I kind of put it off. Then I saw a few on the Royal & Regal Instagram page and I knew, I just knew I had to get one. They have three colors-silver, gold and rose gold. I picked up one in rose-gold. My main concern buying this was the fit of it. I have the tiniest wrists so everything I put on my hands look massive. So I was really glad when these fit me perfectly well. I had never ordered from Royal & Regal and when my package was a little late to arrive I went into panic mode. But they responded to my endless questions and responded back quickly-so thumbs up for the product quality and great customer service. Added bonus-they also ship internationally!
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 Thank you for reading this post and let me know in a comment below which items out of the ones I picked up are your favorites.

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Hello everyone,

Happy Friday to all of you! I haven't written a monthly favorites post in a while and they are my favorite kind of posts because I get to share a little more of myself and what I like with you.

So for today's 'Fridays with Mandy' post I'll be sharing with you what I have been loving throughout January. In all honesty these are products I've enjoyed since December, which means these are my more my current obsessions than favorites. 

To start off I have been probably overusing my Escada Turquoise Summer perfume. Yes you read that right, it says Summer. I got this as a birthday present from my brother, which is very generous of him. It is comes in 3 different volumes and mine is 30 ml. It is limited edition as Escada launches their annual fragrance and this one is of course for 2015. The packaging itself is very attractive. The box features a lot of flowers, butterflies and berries and it just looks divine! It comes in a blue bottle with a silver cap which has a hot pink interior. As a person who loved details I am amazed by how much attention they paid just to the packaging. Moving on to the scent, it is a fresh fruity scent with pineapple and berries as top notes. I love the tutti frutti mixture. It does come off a little strong at first but the scent melts into the skin within a few minutes., It lasts for a good 4-5 hours before you would need another refreshing spritz. However if you're not one for fruity scents it's best to stay away from this one.

Another favorite is my Sleek The Gold Standard palette which I reviewed back in December ( http://mandy-s-heart.blogspot.com/2015/12/reviewi-lust-eyeshadow-palette-in-gold.html ) When the festive season came to an end I expected it to be in the corner of my drawer until there was a special occasion. However it has been the opposite of that; this is the palette I've been reaching out for most days in January. It contains a lot of shimmery colors and while I'm not one for shimmery lips I can't resist a bit of shimmer on my eyes. My everyday makeup look was basically either Vera (gold) or Coco (coppery bronze) on my eyes with a little bit of mascara. What I love about these eye shadows is that they have great pigmentation and they blend really easily. I thought Sleek blushes were good but my, these eye shadows are Gold! *Ignore the pun* hehe :) This palette is well worth the $11.49 price tag!




I also purchased a love bracelet from Royal and Regal. I've lusted after these bangles which are replicas of the Cartier love bracelets ever since I saw them on their Instagram page. So I got myself one in Rose Gold. I love this so much and I half expected it to last a week at most but I am surprised at how well these are made. I've been wearing it every single day since I bought it so I HAD  to include this in my favorites. I did a lot more that buy this bracelet so look out for a post on my haul. Everyday I'm shufflin' haulin'. 






Moving on, I also have been loving the Jordana Matte Lipstick in No. 42 Terra Cotta. I'm absolutely over the moon with this one. For me it ticks all the boxes in terms of the formula, the pigmentation and ease of application. It looks more brown in the tube but on my lips it adjusts into a brown that's equally mixed with orange. I find it to be very flattering on my tan skin tone than most orange/ brown shades. I was surprised to find that their lipsticks have different formulations. So if you're new to the Jordana matte lipsticks and want to purchase this one, check out my review of their matte lipstick in Taupe which has the same formulation as this Terra Cotta one. ( http://mandy-s-heart.blogspot.com/2015/03/review-jordana-matte-lipstick.html )

Onto skincare favorites, I have been loving the ST. Ives Daily hydrating body lotion with Vitamin E. My skin has been extra dry over the past couple of months, and out of all the products I tried to make my skin feel moisturized this was my absolute favorite. The best part of this product is that it is non-greasy. It's very gentle and has a subtle scent which is not too overpowering. It just made my skin feel fresh and so much healthier in comparison to its state before. This product does not contain any parabens, and is not tested on animals.




Over the month of December I was so busy that it was barely 'the holidays' for me. So I didn't have as much time to read but this month I've been getting back on track and I have loved re-reading the book 'How to stop worrying and start living' by Dale Carnegie. It's a great read for anyone who is interested in reading for self-improvement and understanding oneself and others. It speaks to anyone who identifies themselves as worrying more often than not and feeling anxiety. It was very educational and at the same time a good wake-up call for me personally and I would highly recommend it to anyone. For an animated review, check out this video by FightMediocrity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UYYzbzGk6s



To end the post on a lighter note, another favorite of this month was watching Grease Live. I loved the production; it was seriously amazing in terms of the performance of the cast and how quick the changes were.  I loved Rizzo- Vanessa just elevated not just the standards of performance but also professionalism. Julianne Hough was incredible: how she managed to sing hopelessly devoted after that high power dance routine, I have no idea. I got chills and they were multiplying ;) I'm sorry for my neighbors who now have to continuously listen to my renditions of Grease songs.

That sums up my January Favorites. Click the photos to direct you to the websites of the featured products/ brands. Thank you for reading this post and let me know what your January favorites are in a comment below.

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