Reader's Spotlight - Jhilmil shares a few of her favorite things!

This edition of Reader's Spotlight features a fellow bengali and a blogger who recently returned from Belgium to India. Dear ladies, put your hands together for Jhilmil, a blogger and content writer who recently started her own beauty blog by the name of Beauty & Beyond . 

Jhilmil stays in Mumbai with her husband and like all of us, is addicted towards everything girly that includes shopping, watching rom-coms and she is very much into collecting perfumes. As a bengali, her interests lie in Maach, Mishti & More (translated to fish, sweets and the more is Rabindrasangeet, Jhalmuri and the quintessential bengali trait of adda). 

In her words "I love spending each moment of my life, trying to enjoy its beauty and searching it through the mundane days. My blog Beauty & Beyond at jhilmildsaha.blogspot.com features my interests, love and my search of finding beauty from everything. I love to write about beauty products, celebrity fashion and makeup and of course cooking. Apart from this I am a Content writer, a wife, a shopaholic and a movie-buff". 

These are a few of Jhilmil's favorite products:

1. My Favourite Jewellery: A pair of Gold Droplet Earrings, a gift from my cousin 

2. My spring Handbag: A handbag from Commercial Street, Bangalore

3.My Go-To Makeup Items: From left to right- Dior Terra Bella Bronzer in Bonne Mine, Inglot AMC Lip Paint #50, Shiseido Sheer Gloss Lipstick in Clear Orange, Christian Dior MultiTouch Tint for eyes, cheeks & lips, The Body Shop Lip & Cheek Dome in Pinch Me Pink.

4. Perfumes I am Loving: From left to right- Truth by Calvin Klein, L'Air du Temps from Nina Ricci, Miracle from Lancôme, Eternity from Calvin Klein

My note - Welcome to the blogging world Jhilmil and wish you lots of success :)..Hoping to see much more of you.And I'm loving those makeup products!

If you want to get featured in my Reader's Spotlight section, send me an email at poutpretty@gmail.com. 

Reader's Spotlight - Denise Shares Her favorite University Outfit

I'm doing a Reader's Spotlight after a very long time and it sure feels good to write about someone else other than myself on the blog :). For all of you who are not aware, I have a section on the blog where I feature you, my readers. I want to know what you love...What is your favorite outfit? Your favorite accessory? Your favorite piece of jewelry? Love that shoe? Share with me and other readers as well. Let us all drool together :))))

If you are interested, please send me an email with your pics and some info about yourself and the product/s to poutpretty@gmail.com. I would love to put it up. Everyone is welcome.Indians, Non-Indians, young, old...no discrimination at all!

Today's spotlight is on Denise, a university student from faraway Austria. She is a 21 yr old fashion blogger who blogs at http://dk-worldoffashion.blogspot.co.at. Her mother tongue is German, her favorite color is green, favorite fruit is the pomegranate, favorite leisure activity is shopping (ahh we women! same everywhere :), favorite designer is Karl Lagerfeld and favorite city is London. She shares her favorite University outfit with us.

Denise is wearing:

Bao Bao Bag & Cardigan - Issey Miyake
Jeans - Review
Jewellry - Zsiska
Shoes - Dave

Love your outfit Denise specially the cardigan and the bag. You are so pretty! And so is the place where you took this picture. Love the fairy lights in the background :) Thank you for sharing your pictures with us and hope to see more of you at Pout Pretty. Friends, do visit Denise's blog and show her some love. 

If you want to get featured here next, just shoot me an email.

Till next time..

Tatas!

Reader's Spotlight - Tej Reviews her 6 Favorite Lipsticks

Today's guest post is by Tejinder aka Tej, who definitely does not need much introduction. She is someone who we have come to know and love for her sweet nature and great reviews. Tej is originally from Punjab, now living in the UK for the past 5 yrs with her family. Like all of us, she is a makeup addict as well and she loves doing eye makeup, trying different hair styles, various brands of lipstick, and hair accessories. She believes in living life to the fullest and her interests are shopping, dancing, travelling and partying. Tej is planning to start her own blog very soon so do wish her good luck!

In today's post, Tej reviews six of her favorite lipsticks. 

1. Hello Kitty Betz Believe - This lipstick is very soft and has a beautiful smooth texture which helps it to glide on easily over the lips. It wears for hours and gives a matte finish. The color is a mauvish pink and will suit most skin tones. I love the packaging of the lipstick coz its so cute! The color of the cap indicates the color of the lipstick. Available at Superdrug store n costs £4.99.

2. MUA Lipstick Shade no 13 - I love MUA because all its products are so reasonably priced and they are of such great quality. Shade 13 is a true red which is simply gorgeous. Its easy to apply, goes opaque in one swipe, finish is semi-glossy and has a creamy texture. Its a daring and bold red, which stays on for a long time and smells good as well. The packaging is not really very chic but then I have no complaints since the quality makes up for the plain packaging. And it only costs £1!

3. W7 Copper Queen - W7 Lipsticks are very smooth to apply and offers superior sheen. These lipsticks beat some of the more costly brands. Not so great staying power but stays at least 3- 4 hrs. The shade is a pretty copper metallic one and looks glossy on the lips.This is particularly a good color to wear with Indian outfits. You can get this for only £1.80 from Amazon. It is nicely pigmented and will suit all skin tones.

4. Revlon Moon Drops Lipstick -  I have got the shade Poppysilk Red 714, a pinkish orangey red colour. This color is hard to describe because it’s not orange, or coral or red but a combination of all three. Moon Drops lipsticks have a very strong scent so beware if you have a sensitive nose! I like this lipstick because its so pigmented and provides full coverage with only one swipe. It lasts for a really long time too and leaves a nice pink stain after fading away. It keeps the lips soft and has SPF as well. Available in 29 shades and the price is £2.79 at Amazon.

MUA Lipstick Shade No 8 - This is a pinkish red color with a bit of shimmer. It looks much darker in the tube than when applied on the lips, and looks more of pink than red on the lips. This again is very moisturising, glides on with ease and goes opaque in one swipe. It has a semi-glossy finish. Available at Superdrug stores and the price is only £1. The lipstick lasts for a long time, smells good and the color will suit all skin tones. 

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    Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Sienna - I got Sienna 055 which is a reddish brown color. It is a very flattering shade and two swipes give full opaque coverage. It is very creamy in texture and does not dry out the lips and stays for nearly 4-5 hrs. It is very highly pigmented and texture is smooth and gives glossy finish but not very shiny. This is a warm shade and will look good on most skin tones, can be worn at any time, during day or in the evening. Available at Amazon for £1.99. 

  Hope you liked my review of the above lipsticks. Although my collection has many brands: Maybelline, Colorbar, Max factor, No 7, Chanel, Loreal , Rimmel London, Revlon, Bourjois etc but I use these most often. 

Loved your reviews Tej and wish you the best for your blog :)

Reader's Spotlight - Ruby Shares a Few of Her Favorite Things!

Ladies and Gentlemen (if any!) put your hands together to welcome a newbie blogger in our midst. Her name is Ruby Parmar, originally from Punjab but now residing in a place very near to my city, Kharagpur. Ruby's husband is a doctor in the Indian army, who sponsored his P.G in IIT Kharagpur and that is the reason for their stay at that place.

Ruby describes herself as an infant in beauty blogging. She started her blog, http://beautyaccessorized.blogspot.in/ on 17th August, 2012 and needless to say is already hooked on to blogging. Check out her blog for honest product reviews, swatches and everything related to beauty. And by the way, Ruby is also a Dental Surgeon by profession!  


She shares a few of her favorites with us..

1. Favorite Perfume : Carolina Herera 212 Sexy

2. Favorite Face Makeup Product : L'Oreal Base Magique Transforming Smoothing Primer

3. Favorite Lip Product : L'Oreal GlamShine Glosses

4. Favorite Book : Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

5. Favorite Accessory : Finger Rings

6. Favorite Color : Red

7. Favorite Hairstyle : Shabby Bun

8. Favorite Quote : "Kill your enemies with kindness,nothing annoys them more"

9. Favorite Pastime : Reading

10. Love of my life : My Family

It was wonderful to know about you and your favorites Ruby and we do have a few in common. My fav color is also red and I absolutely love collecting finger rings :))

Wish you the very best with your blog and hoping to see a lot more of you u in Pout Pretty land. 

Cheers

D

Reader's Spotlight - Ritu Talks About Her Love Affair with Diamonds

This week's spotlight is on Ritu Rajput, a fellow blogger and someone who has become a good friend over the last couple of months. I remember before I started my own blog, I used to read her's regularly because of the dusky beauty similarity :)..Ritu writes at http://www.theindianbeauty.com/ and it's still one of the blogs I read regularly because of the in depth reviews and good quality content. Not to mention the exciting contests and awesome giveaways:))

We all know that she writes a darn good blog but did you know that Ritu is actually a Doctor by profession? She says that even though she is a doctor,  her heart lies in all things creative. She loves designing clothes for herself and her mom, absolutely loves make-up, fashion, and everything beautiful. Her weaknesses are 

1. expensive perfumes, and 2. diamonds.

Today Ritu shares with us what adorns her ears every single day - solitaire earring studs, embedded in gold.

 "These were a gift from Dad, and have been made to order by our trusted jeweler. I have been wearing them every single day since the last 2 years now. I do not like changing my earrings frequently, and I just can't wear imitation jewelry (my ears go sore), except for weddings and functions, for 2-3 hours"

Those are beautiful earrings Ritu. I love solitaires as well and the ones that I have are from my parents too :)

Thank you for sharing with me and my readers. May you get many many more diamonds :))

Love

D

Reader's Spotlight - Namitha Shares A Few of Her Favorites

Today's spotlight is on a fellow blogger whose Life is a Fairytale and she, its beautiful Princess :)..I'm sure you have guessed from the post heading who I'm talking about. Yep, it's our very own, Namitha who writes at http://lifeisafairytale-mithy.blogspot.in/.

Namitha is a 19 yr old Computer Science and Engineering student from Bangalore. She is an Aquarian and says that her blog is her outlet to talk about the things she loves, she hates, her opinions etc. It's her personal diary, beauty blog, fashion blog, fitness and diet blog, self-help blog and many more all rolled into one. (I absolutely love your blog Namitha because you don't hold back on anything and just speak your mind. Very refreshing :)

Today, Namitha shares a few of her favorites. Things which are absolutely necessary in fairytale land :))

1. Perfume - Davidoff's Cool Water 

2. Lipcolor - Colorbar's Take Me As I Am range

3. Hero - Batman (Mine too:))

4. Quote

5. Kohl - Maybelline's Colossal Kajal (We have a lot in common girl. I absolutely love this one!)

6. Accessory - 

7. Pick Me Up

8. Addiction - Definitely not last on her list. The love of her life, Jayanth!

Thanks for sharing with us your favorites Princess :)..Wish you the very best for your blog and for everything that you do. And you and Jayanth make a very nice couple :))

Love

D

Reader's Spotlight - Prachi Reviews Her Favorite Lipstick!

Today's spotlight is on Prachi, a beautiful newbie blogger who writes about her love of all things related to skincare and makeup at http://luminousha.wordpress.com. Prachi lives in Bangalore and has always been very interested in trying out new beauty products and it is this interest that led to the creation of her blog, Luminousha .She is also a big fan of Ankita Chaturvedi of corallista.com and says that she will always be a big inpiration to her.(I love corallista too Prachi :)

Prachi talks about one of her all time favorite lipsticks, Maybelline Colorsensational Moisture Extreme Lipcolor in Coral Pink. 

Packaging - Coral Pink comes in a neon orange colored bullet. The packaging is quite sturdy and travel friendly. 

Color and Pigmentation - It is a beautiful coral color with a bit of pink in it. The formula of this lipstick is creamy and it glides on smoothly on the lips. Like all the Moisture Extreme lipsticks, this is very moisturising as well so there is no need for a lip balm before applying. Since I have quite dry lips, I tend to apply lip balms either before or after applying lipstick but with this I did not feel the need to. I'm pretty impressed by the pigmentation. One swipe easily covers pigmented lips and 2-3 swipes build up a beautiful coral pink color on lips. The color will suit fair - medium tones very well.

Staying Power - It lasts for about 2-2.5 hrs with some mild snacking in between. With heavy meals it completely disappears though from the lips. I like that it doesn’t settle into fine lines after fading away from lips. There are other brands which are of the same price range but they tend to settle in fine lines on lips and are not even as creamy as this but Maybelline scores great points here! I have heard that this range of lipsticks are susceptible to fungus but I've had Coral pink for over a year now and thankfully it still is pretty neat! I really wish that it had longer staying power as frequent touch ups are always not possible for everyone!

Pros of the Product

• Its reasonably priced
• The formula is quite creamy
• It is very moisturising. One wouldn’t need any lip balm while using it
• The packaging is sturdy and travel friendly.
• Great pigmentation – One swipe easily covers up pigmented lips and 2-3 swipes gives a beautiful color 
•  It doesn’t settle into fine lines.
• It has got SPF15.

Cons of the Product :

• Less staying power i.e. about 2-2.5 hours 

Final Verdict : Maybelline Colorsensational Moisture Extreme Lipcolor in Coral Pink shade is a beautiful “Coral pink”  color which is reasonably priced and the formula is quite creamy and moisturising. I would highly recommend this to everyone!

Rating : 4.6/5

Here's how it looks on me...

I have Coral Pink too Prachi and absolutely love it! Great choice and great review :)...Wish you the very best with your blog and hope to see more of you here 

Reader's Spotlight - Apoorva Shares a Few of Her Favorite Things

This week's spotlight is on a cute and bubbly newbie blogger, Apoorva, a.ka Appu who writes at http://apoorvathinks.blogspot.in. She is a 22 yrs old software engineer and has become so addicted to blogging that she even does it at times from office (I totally get the addicted part Appu..if only my office didn't block all the social networking websites!) 

Appu loves meeting new people and making friends. Her favorite color till a few years back was black but now it has changed to blue and purple after she turned girly :)). She loves to wear jeans but her friends say that she looks best in kurtis. Her hobbies include swimming, dancing, shopping and keeping abreast of current affairs (she won all quiz competitions she participated in till class 12!). She loves her HTC mobile phone, chocolates and dressing up (am with you on the last two :))

Appu shares a few of her favorites with us:

1. Oriflame Pure Color in Vintage Nude - A perfect nude for all skin tones 

 2. Aloe Vera Gel - An elixir for the skin. My favorite is this one from Banjaras.

3. Hair Serums - Love the shine these give to my hair

4. Wide Toothed Massage Comb from Vega - Perfect for a head massage!

5.  Lacto Tan Clear from Nature's Essence - The best product to fight a stubborn tan

Thank you for sharing your favorites with us Appu. I've been on the lookout for a good tan remover for a really long time and will surely try out Nature's Essence.

Wish you the very best for your blog and keep smiling that wonderful smile :))

Love

D