Naked Palette Haul from Beauty Bay

I finally have the much coveted Naked Palette by Urban Decay. The moment i got it in my hands-- Priceless!! Since last year i had been searching for online shopping sites which ships the palette to India but could not find any. I mean there was Ebay but i didn't want to take a risk because many people had received fake ones. Finally this year i found a wonderful UK based site Beauty Bay which ships internationally. The site has amazing products from many high end cosmetic, skincare and hair care brands. When i discovered the site I ogled at it for hours but eventually I had to get the Naked Palette. Moreover u get free shipping, what could be better than that. The site is customer friendly as in you just put the countries name from where you are  and the price list automatically shows in your country's currency. It's just amahhhh...zing :) The shipping is pretty fast too. I placed my order on 26th June 2013 and they shipped it the same day itself. I chose the free shipping option and based on it i expected the package to arrive after 10 to 15 days but i was very happy when i received it on 4th July 2013. It just took about 7 days for the product to arrive. I paid Rs 3248 for the palette. I couldn't be more happier.

I am sorry guys, blame it on my laziness that i don't have pictures of swatches and stuff, i mean probably all makeup junkie like me already knows what is to be known about the Naked Palette. Nevertheless just posting some pics of my most prized makeup possession :P

                                                                                          xoxo lee

Eco Tools : Five Piece Mineral Set

When it comes to applying makeup, i always had one problem and that was lack of owning good brushes. Until one fine day i saw in TiTi's Corner  that there is this awesome site called iherb which ships wonderful brushes like Real Techniques, Eco Tools and other awesome stuffs internationally. My happiness knew no bounds. I really wanted the Real Technique brushes but sadly i was low on cash so meekly settled for Eco Tools. I ordered the Five Piece Mineral Set and Six Piece Essential Set from Eco Tools. I paid $9.73 for the first and $7.22 for the second. They have this offer for first time customers that if you spend more than $40 then you get $10 or more discount and if you spend less than $40 then you get $5 discount. So i got a $5 discount. I also paid $12 for shipping and handling. So in total i paid $23.95 after discount. The site's shipping procedure is amazing. They ship it via DHL which has amazing tracking system. I placed my order on 03 June 2013. They shipped it on 04 June 2013 and i received it on 07 June 2013. Isn't that amazing!!!

Here I will give you guys review of the Five Piece Mineral Set.

This is what the packaging looks like :

 It comes in a travel pouch and has one Mineral powder Brush, one Concealer Brush, one Eye Shading Brush and one Mini Kabuki.

Mineral Powder Brush 

 This brush is "designed to apply mineral makeup with ease" and I use it to apply bronzer and for contouring.  The brush is shaped perfectly to do so. Below are pictures of the Brush's side face and front face and you will automatically understand why it is so perfect. :)

This brush is not like your ordinary powder brush which are most of the time big and fluffy. As you can see from the picture that it is kinda flat from the side and hence shaped properly for use in applying bronzer and for contouring.

Concealer Brush

 As the name suggests this brush does a fine job of applying concealer especially under eyes and on nose corners. It's head is tiny and precise to conceal any red marks and spots on the face.

Eye Shading Brush

This brush is specifically created to "swipe a sheer shadow over the base of your eyes." But I find the brush's head to large to do so. I used this more as a fluffy brush to blend my eye shadow.

Mini Kabuki

By far this is the cutest, tiniest kabuki brush i have ever seen. It's so darn cute and perfect for applying blushes. It perfectly swipes the blush around the apples of my cheek.

Travel Bag

 Lastly, all these brushes comes in this pretty travel bag. It is so convenient especially for a person like me who travels to and fro.

Hope this review was helpful for you guys and in case you all want to pick this amazing brush set or any other good stuffs from I herb you all can use this discount code DPZ891 to avail $10 or more discount on your first order over $40 or $5 discount on orders less than $40.

I will review the other set pretty soon so stay tuned.. xoxo lee

p.s : The sentences within quotes are cited from the back of the brushes set's packaging :)

I Love Sales !

I am writing a post after a very long time. It's mid June and this is like my first post for the year 2013 lol. Actually I am busy writing my dissertation and it's nerve wrecking because the submission date is so near. Anyways last Saturday, I had gone out with my boo to Mani Square Mall, here in Kolkata. He had a show out there with his band "Hip Pocket". I was excited because I thought i'll shop while I'm there. My budget was Rs 2000. But then when i reached there, i didn't like anything. So after the show we decided to go to Forum to catch a late night movie. By the time we reached there, (Blame it on the traffic!!) all the shops were   closed except for FOREVER NEW. From far i could see the 50% off display on top of the shoe shelves. I literally ran, i mean who doesn't like the discount sign hehe. Well, i did get a good bargain. FOREVER NEW  had a 50% off discount on all of their shoes and bags and 30% off on their jewelry. This offer was on only  from 14th to 16th June.

Now moving on to the things i got :)

 I got this lovely tan bag in dirt cheap price. It was originally for Rs 2600 and with the discount i only paid Rs 1300.

I also got these lovely fluorescent neon sandal. It was originally priced at Rs 2400 but I paid Rs 1200 only.

  

I am really happy with the bargain i got and ya. i did go like Rs 500 above the budget i had for shopping but then it was money well spent ;). One more thing, we did not go for the movie that day. We did go yesterday. We watched Man of Steel and it's an awesome one. you guys should definitely watch :) . Hope you all enjoyed reading and i swear i'll be a bit regular in the blog world.

xoxo lee

PRE XMAS HAUL

Hello beautiful people :) I am over the moon at the moment because Christmas is around the corner. All i can think of is Christmas lol. I know i have been a good girl this year :P so i expect loads of things from santa baby lol. Today i went out with my baby sis and got some awesome bargain. Let's just put the stuffs i got as my pr-xmas haul :)


The first thing i bought are these lovely grey ankle wedge boots :) from Aldo.

Next thing i bought are these cute ballet shoes in pink salmon from Aldo :)

And lastly i bought this snug red pullover from MAX.

Doesn't this look so Christmas? I just love this :) :)

xoxo lee <3 p="p">

The Body Shop Haul and NOTD

This is my first post from home sweet home. The electricity department sucks out here. Imagine we had no electricity for like three days continuously! I am just happy the internet connection is not that bad. Last Saturday my family and me went to Siliguri which is about three hours from here and guess what Siliguri finally has The Body Shop store in Cosmos Mall. My happiness knew no bound and i shopped like crazy. The store had more products than the one in South City mall, Kolkata. Anyways, so here's what i bought.. :]

TADA!!!! The biiiig bag :]

Yummy goodies inside :]

Winter must have :]  Shea Shower Cream, Shea Lip Butter, Shea Body Butter and Shea Body Mist

Cocoa Butter Creamy Body Wash

Vanilla Body Mist

My Dad had gifted me LOVE ETC.. SUN KISS limited edition edt in July and i have hardly used it so picked up this Body Puree from the same range to compliment my edt.

I have never used any Primer or base as such with my make-up so picked this Skin Primer Moisturise to give it a try.

Since i am a sucker for any baked make-up product i got this baked cheek color in the shade 01 Petal.

And then ofcourse i asked the SA for samples and he was kind enough to give me these samples..the newly launched Rainforest Coconut Hair Oil and Moisturise White Shiso Whitening Serum

That's it for my happy to be home haul hehe :] and now for NOTD

I'm wearing the new shade Turquoise Blue from Revlon. It is such a pretty shade of blue and the moment i saw it it reminded me of youtuber Jennim and the lovely nailpaint she had in one of her videos.

Hope you guys liked this post and do give me your feedback. Happy Puja's to all of you... muahhh :*