Sunday 18 June 2017

DIY EYE MAKEUP ON HAND!

I guess its a blogger's thing to do a beautiful eye makeup on the hand. Here's my try on how I achieved such a pretty eye makeup on my hand. i will be mentioning the products used to create this look as well as a small hyper-lapse that I recorded while doing it. I hope you guys like this content on my blog and the video as well!



I started off with putting on my moisturizer which i would normally apply on my face while doing the makeup. So the moisturizer that I used is by Neutrogena. It is the one used for combination skin.

the second product i used was the Loreal magic nude liquid powder. I used the make up sponge by real techniques to blend it out. And finally I used the BB cream by ponds on my hand so that the products i am using stand out.

since the eye shadows are a little bit powdery, i applied a tiny amount of baby oil so that it acts like a primer and helps my eye shadows stick on to my skin very well.
Here's where the show actually begins. the first eye makeup I used is from Daiso. the beautiful brown colour used as the  transition colour does the job really well. I drew the upper part (crease of the eye) using this colour and made the shape of the eye.

the next product I used is from Maybelline. I used the white shimmery pigment like how i would normally use on the lids of my eyes. so here's the thing, you have to be very careful while you are blending the colours, because you don't want to end up mixing them. 
So after I was done applying the white colour on the imaginary lid part, I used this beautiful dark pink from the Lakme quartz palette to draw the outer corner of my eye. i also used a bit of the grey to make it a bit dark and intense. 
the major begins here. i used the baby oil again, on top of the white lid colour that i earlier applied. again, i used it so that it acts as a primer/glue to the glitter pigment I was using. The gitter I used is not actually a makeup product, but is actually a craft product. Yes, you read that right. its in the colour- pale copper, which perfectly looks like rose gold. its a little risky to use on the eyes because the pigment, when enters the eye may cause irritation. I had used it once on my eye. but had to be very careful so that it is not causing any irritation. well lets come back, so I used the same eye makeup sponge to carefully spread the glitter.

after it was all done. I used the eyeliner by Lakme to carefully line my eye and made a beautiful wing shape. I had even used the colossal kajal by Maybelline to intensify the liner.  
to draw the eye lashes, I used the felt tip pen by Maybelline.

For the eye brow, i used the same brown eye shadow to draw its shape. I wanted to give it a little bit of a streaky effect that usually the hair on the brow give. so to do that I used the eye brow mascara by NYX Cosmetics.
the final thing i did was to highlight the imaginary brow bone using the same white shimmery eye shadow that i earlier used on the lid.
so that's how I finally created this eye look. Here's the hyper-lapse of the makeup look:-







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Friday 16 June 2017

Easy home made granola bars!

granola bars are something that everyone loves and these are very handy to carry while travelling or eating after a good workout.
This recipe is very easy and it takes very little time to get ready. Here are two ways to make the granola bars!

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INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cups Dried oats (roasted)
1/2 cups Corn flakes (crushed)
1/2 cups Roasted almonds (chopped)
1/2 cups Chocolate chips
1/2 cups Honey

Optional:
1/3 cups raisins
1/3 cups dried figs (cut into very tiny pieces)

METHOD:
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
If you want to bake it, then pre heat the oven to 180C and bake it for 15 to 20 minutes, or until they look beautiful golden brown.
If you dont want to bake it, then lightly greese a pan and spread out the mixture evenly and store it in your refrigerator overnight.
After they are ready, you can top them up with some more chocolates or enjoy as it is!! I personally love garnishing it with extra chocolate!
NOTE: if you feel your mixture is too dry, then you can add a bit of honey to it. Or if you feel it is too runny, then you can add some cornflakes to add crunch or any of the above ingredients you love!

Hope you like it!