I work at a kind of formal-male-dominated (in terms of counts) place. Reason I make this point is because I have only three female colleagues in my team, and I do like to dress up once in a while to work ! Once in a while is because my profile does not call for me to go all fancy to work - it is Operations.
Due to this, I opt for nude / neutral make up that does not stand out, but which "enhances my beauty" (my mum's words). Okay, jumping right in to the products I use, and why I chose them.
Side note : I usually apply more of eye make up, slight lipstick and no blush to office.
EyeShadow : So, there is this Maybelline eyeshadow palette that I have fallen in love with. It is called The Nudes, and has 6 shimmer shades and 6 matte finish ones. I generally wear the matte finish ones to work - they accentuate my eyes in a natural way and are not too in-your-face. Below pic shows how the colours look against my skin.
(The palette is 1-12 from L-R top-Bottom row, and the swatches are 1-12 in a straight line).
As you can see, I love 2, 5, 6 and 8. I usually apply 3 as the base before I apply any of these colours so that they pop!
Kajal : Loreal Paris SuperLiner (you can buy it here) is what I swear by. What I do is I apply a layer first with my finger (grew up a TamBrahm, hence the habit of using your finger to apply kajal has been with me since I was little :) ). After it dries up, I apply a coat of kajal with Lakme Absolute Kohl - this helps it stay on all day long and it does not fade or smudge.
Mascara : I have experimented a lot with several brands and brush styles, primarily because I have thin eye lashes, and without mascara they look non-existent! Honestly I never knew that brush type matters more than the brand of mascara. The brush determines what type of eye lash volume you generate - it can be lengthened, or made voluminous or clumpy etc - all of this is done by the BRUSH (the guy at the M.A.C. store explained this to me and told me that the liquid doesn't really matter as much as the brush) !!!! Anyway, I used a tonne of different brands of mascara until I settled on the final one that I love. Ones that I used include MaxFactor waterproof brown mascara, Lakme eyeconic, Maybelline Colossal mascara. Somehow they never gave me the volume that I wanted without causing my eye lashes to clump. At the end of the day I decided to try M.A.C. and I settled on this one. It is available in all M.A.C. stores (I couldn't find this product on the in website - hence the US one). I love the way it accentuates my eye lashes and gives it a natural look.
Eye liner : I usually prefer using an eye pencil because it does not smudge, I do not need to wait for a while for it to dry etc. Pencils I use are from MaxFactor and I generally use shades of brown or grey. The prices are not this high (it is so on amazon.in because the sale is being done by a non FBA seller), you can easily get them from Lifestyle or ShoppersStop.
Lipstick : This list is going to be endless!!! Think I will write a separate blog for this point :)
Stay tuned!
Due to this, I opt for nude / neutral make up that does not stand out, but which "enhances my beauty" (my mum's words). Okay, jumping right in to the products I use, and why I chose them.
Side note : I usually apply more of eye make up, slight lipstick and no blush to office.
EyeShadow : So, there is this Maybelline eyeshadow palette that I have fallen in love with. It is called The Nudes, and has 6 shimmer shades and 6 matte finish ones. I generally wear the matte finish ones to work - they accentuate my eyes in a natural way and are not too in-your-face. Below pic shows how the colours look against my skin.
(The palette is 1-12 from L-R top-Bottom row, and the swatches are 1-12 in a straight line).
Kajal : Loreal Paris SuperLiner (you can buy it here) is what I swear by. What I do is I apply a layer first with my finger (grew up a TamBrahm, hence the habit of using your finger to apply kajal has been with me since I was little :) ). After it dries up, I apply a coat of kajal with Lakme Absolute Kohl - this helps it stay on all day long and it does not fade or smudge.
Mascara : I have experimented a lot with several brands and brush styles, primarily because I have thin eye lashes, and without mascara they look non-existent! Honestly I never knew that brush type matters more than the brand of mascara. The brush determines what type of eye lash volume you generate - it can be lengthened, or made voluminous or clumpy etc - all of this is done by the BRUSH (the guy at the M.A.C. store explained this to me and told me that the liquid doesn't really matter as much as the brush) !!!! Anyway, I used a tonne of different brands of mascara until I settled on the final one that I love. Ones that I used include MaxFactor waterproof brown mascara, Lakme eyeconic, Maybelline Colossal mascara. Somehow they never gave me the volume that I wanted without causing my eye lashes to clump. At the end of the day I decided to try M.A.C. and I settled on this one. It is available in all M.A.C. stores (I couldn't find this product on the in website - hence the US one). I love the way it accentuates my eye lashes and gives it a natural look.
Eye liner : I usually prefer using an eye pencil because it does not smudge, I do not need to wait for a while for it to dry etc. Pencils I use are from MaxFactor and I generally use shades of brown or grey. The prices are not this high (it is so on amazon.in because the sale is being done by a non FBA seller), you can easily get them from Lifestyle or ShoppersStop.
Lipstick : This list is going to be endless!!! Think I will write a separate blog for this point :)
Stay tuned!
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