To my Desi/South Asian sisters out there! And everyone else too, actually! :)

[animacani]

^ Me too ^^ I just bought melba blush , love nectar lustreglass and the 116 brush today and , OMG , melba blush is my new everydayblush! Love nectar is a really nice ''clear'' (not really but on my pigmented lips its clear) lustreglass with loads of gold and pink pearls , it gorgoeus! And the 116 brush is really nice!

 

[nunu]

Enablers!! Now i have to get Melba lol..
I'm still on the hunt for otherwordly

 

[DirtyPlum]

Hmmm, I dunno. I really prefer Peaches to Melba, just pops a bit more and therefore doesnt require topping up much.

 

[Ziya]

LOL you're gona falll in looovveee..just get it, trust us! Love nectar is soo pretty and so is Oh baby!
OO Zerin, Peachstock looks lovely on the website! I havent found the perfect nude lip yet so im excited

What do you think about Devil blush? Is it a lot like Taj Mahal? I think it would look hot on our tawny skin..

God ladies, I have wwayyyy too many brushes...and I always end up using the same few...what is up with that?? lol
the 116 looks soo pretty, when I went to SDM last weekend (thanks to Zerin I got the 40% YAY!!> I got sooo many brushes yet it didnt occur to me to get another blush brush and really big fluffy powder brush :S Im such a dummy sometimes. I was thinking about getting either the 182 or the 181 SE in the Charming Garnet set..any input ladies? Any of you have Bare slimshine?
I like slimshines..but they dont have very much staying power, nor do they moisturize very much = in Ziya's world, POINTLESS.
Sorry for the novel, one last point..I think I found a pretty ok dupe for Ms. Dynamite d/g..its VS beauty rush lipgloss in Hot Coconaut..its really nice, non sticky, not OTT and moisturizing!! but the sweet smell gets annoying eventually.... tehehe

 

[DirtyPlum]

Peachstock may be a little bit on the pale side and it will need warming up with Spice lipliner or something...

Freckletone is a pretty good nude, if I had to pick one.

 

[Ziya]

Thanks Dirty plum! I will have to give both a go..thats my problem, I'm NC 43 and I can only wear my lip color or deeper l/s! aiya...
Also, what do you guys use to set your fdn?? Now that MSFN is out of the question, what is this desi girl gna do?? Blot powder..?

 

[DirtyPlum]

Deffo not peachstock then, if ur nc43. Im nc40 and its a bit light for me... u should try jubilee or hug me then.

Why is MSFN out of the question? I use MUFE HD powder or select sheer...

 

[Ziya]

Ohhh I don't think I've tried those

I'm allergic to MSFN unfortunately! I am using select sheer right now..its good, except doesnt do a good job of keeping my foundation from fading in some parts like the MSFN used to..and it gives me a really powdery look...hmm I'll have to hit up the Bay and check out the MUFE HD powder..its expensive though eh?

 

[zerin]

Actually for any nude lippie and for our pigmented lips we need a nice lipliner...whether its "kinda sexy" or "peachstock" and now I think I'll get Freckletone lipstick too. lol Thanks DirtyPlum!!

Ziya....Orange blushes look FAB on our skintones. So we could rock Mac Devil or Nars Taj Mahal blush. The Nars one has more shimmer. I have the Nars Mediteranee Duo Eyeshadow, its the one with the orange eyeshadow and I love it. I swatched both the orange shadow and the taj mahal blush...they both looked very similar so I guess I'll just use that orange shadow for the blush. It's nice to have things for multiuse...

I love that orange eyeshadow so much!...It's super unique, a MUST HAVE and I couldn't find a dupe for it either but I think someone told me that there might be dupes of it at one of those online mineral shadow websites. But yeh...I fell in love with it the first time I saw it at the store so I had to get it....

MUFE powders are pretty good....Ever since I got my makeup done by them, I loved all the products they used on me. Even though I don't own any YET but I will most probably buy them very soon.

 

[ndn-ista]

Hola my desi peoples!

So I already have pinch me and gingerly...do i NEED melba??

i have heard so many things about that blush here i wanted to know.

But I AM getting the Warm Holiday piggie collection, Spiritualize and Blackened Red pig/reflects

oh and also the 190 brush because of yt'er DRBrooklyn

and i love u zerin too

im thinking of doing videos now, we def need more indian yt'ers!

 

[Ziya]

Omg ndn-ista, you totally need it! I cant wait to get my grubby lil hands on gingerly

...and now that you mention it, I dont have pinch me...so maybe Ill take a look at that, Melba is such a unique color its awesome!!
I found the warm piggies looked all the same online..do you think its worth buying??why couldnt they all be pretty and DIFFERENT from each other like the cool set? lool I would love it if more brown gals did YT!! PLEASE girl do it!
Zerin, thank you hun! great advice! I love multitasking products too, my fav is L'oreal HIp Duo in Brazen, its a great e/s duo ANNNDDD I use the brown for my eyebrows everyday and the fuschia pink is an amazing blush lol 3 in one Couldnt find any pics of Mediteranean online..mebbe you can post?
I have a NYX shadow in Africa and its EFFING gorjus lol Im wearing it as I type! I cant wait to go home and try it as a blush..its scary annnndd exciting!

 

[ndn-ista]

Ziya - ok u convinced me, melba it is.

I think all the Warm piggies will be flattering on us...i really just would be happy with the antinque gold reflects in there...its gorgeous!

Im thinking of also getting material gold and vergris from the metal urge collection as a easy highlighter...what u think?

i have gilded ash from that collection - GORGEOUS but f'in creases...I heard that u cna use blot powder though...

 

[DirtyPlum]

Ziya - apply your powders on with the 150 or the 182 buffer brush if you dont like the powdery look. Never use the sponge puffs they give you because they deposit way too much product. I had someone CP me the MUFE HD powder from the US, cos its not available in the UK.

Zerin - Agreed about the lipliners. Although with Freckletone you may not need the lipliner to warm it. Also Cherish is a pretty good nude if you prefer satin finish over lustre. Sublime Culture cremeliner is a must have! That could be used as a nudey...
I also have Nars Mediteranee e/s - It's LOVE!

ndn-ista - Warm piggies are worth getting if u dont already have many golds but youre right it may just be worth getting for reflects antique!
Gingerly is a bronzy colour and pinch me is coraly pink so melba is different as it is more peachy-coral.
Peaches is a pure peach colour. Its one of my faves, it works for all skintones.
I personally dont like the metal urge eyeshadows... and wont be buying any.

 

[ndn-ista]

DirtyPlum - Thanks for all your input babe!

I went to the mac counter today to look at the stuff again, I pretty much go there everyday since i pass by from work, it puts a smile on my face. But today, I am actually going to the pro store today, so i can use my procard.

anyway, material gold is a beautiful highlight even for the cheeks. i mean i prob wont be using it on my eyelid because of all the creasing, but def worth it for the cheeks and brow area.

i also want to pick up spiritualize (even though i really dont want that big jar, im never going to use like 90% of it..), if I have shimmermoss eyeshadow, do I still need this?

Also want to get the eye shadow called scene, looked pretty.

i really like the blackened red reflects too! should i get this if i already have beauty marked eyeshadow?

I also am getting Molten Sol LLL - gorg!

OH Ziya darling, I forgot to mention, I also am allergic to MSFN - got the same reaction...sucks because gave me flawless coverage!

But I still use the Warmed MSF, I am pretty okay with that...its just the natural ones that f me up.

 

[cocolicouss]

Devil blush is amazing i love it but its a bright color so you only need a little and you have to blend it really well just like Azalea

 

[zerin]

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Originally Posted by Ziya Omg ndn-ista, you totally need it! I cant wait to get my grubby lil hands on gingerly ...and now that you mention it, I dont have pinch me...so maybe Ill take a look at that, Melba is such a unique color its awesome!! I found the warm piggies looked all the same online..do you think its worth buying??why couldnt they all be pretty and DIFFERENT from each other like the cool set? lool I would love it if more brown gals did YT!! PLEASE girl do it! Zerin, thank you hun! great advice! I love multitasking products too, my fav is L'oreal HIp Duo in Brazen, its a great e/s duo ANNNDDD I use the brown for my eyebrows everyday and the fuschia pink is an amazing blush lol 3 in one Couldnt find any pics of Mediteranean online..mebbe you can post? I have a NYX shadow in Africa and its EFFING gorjus lol Im wearing it as I type! I cant wait to go home and try it as a blush..its scary annnndd exciting!

Ziya...I'm not a big fan of those slimshines...I don't like sheer lipsticks since my lips are pigmented...so it sux.....but maybe on top of a lipliner it would be okay but yeh me and slimshine lipsticks dont mix....haha

I took some pics/swatches of Nars Mediteranee Duo Eyeshadow. Check them out!

These are with flash and with no base.

on NC 42/43

Hope this helps you guys.

 

[babyjanny]

yay! my first post here on specktra, and im so excited to have found this thread!

 

[Ziya]

HEY GUYS

I missed you ladies <big hug> Soo I am on cloud nine tonite coz I stopped by the Mac Pro store <I dont have a pro card

> and got me some goodies! I have to say, thank you X a million, coz Freckletone is FREAKING amazing! So I got that, and VG1 and enriched red liner and its the perfect red for me..yay for TWO new HG products! and I decided to get the blot powder and as I was leaving, LOL impulse buy..the warm eyes palette from the holiday collection coz as you guys might have heard me whining earlier, I have lost my dear sketch e/s and theres a color in there thats EXACTLY the same...and tons of other pretty colors! Siigghhh, I've already planned out what Im getting on my next trip, coz I fell in love with Gingerly and I want to get Dip Down F/l and try out the 181 and bare slimshine..Thanks for the recs guys

PS I was so excited I forgot to try Devil and Azalea :'( seriously, I am idiot
Peachstock was too light for me

boo...

 

[DirtyPlum]

^^ yay for freckletone! Sounds like a great shopping trip.
I dont think you will need Bare slimshine if you have Freckletone though... theyre fairly similar.

Try Bobbi Browns gel eyeliner in Chocolate Shimmer, its way better than Dipdown. I'm a sucker for anything shimmery tho.

 

[ndn-ista]

Ladies,

Ziya - you are soo cute lol.

Ok so I got Melba - so it is a pretty color no doubt...but I feel like it looks like very similar to Pinch Me, on me anyway.

I got the palette form plus my 40% so it was only $9 for me, so I will still be keeping it.

Gawd, there are soo many blushes with MAC, how the heck do you decide lol.

Oh I don't know if I mentioned this before by X-Rock blush from Neo Collection is sooo pretty! I loves it. Similar to Fab Blush from the Barbie Collection. And Otherwordly is gorg as a bronzy highlight.

Nars Lovejoy blush is very pretty as well, it is a deeper colored blush with fine gold reflects in it. I got it with a duo with Albatros, which is a gorgggg highlighter, very similar to Mac's vanialla pigment. It give you a sophisticated, iridecent, glowy, goldish highlight...soo pretty.

Ok enough, because I can write all day on all the pretty makeup!