Essence: Winter Collection Reviews!

1/22/2016

Asalamualaikum ladies!

A few weeks ago when I was leaving for my final theory paper, I received a surprise package from Essence Cosmetics Pakistan with 3 of their newly released products (woot woot). Sadly I had to leave immediately for the exam and so I got the time today to review their amazing stuff!

We've been in love with Essence Cosmetics after discovering them recently. Top Quality and yet so Affordable surprised us! So we're so excited to review their new products:

Essence Liquid Lipstick: (Shade: 04 Showoff)

What it claims to do:

"2 in 1. The innovative formula of the liquid lipstick unites the best of two lip pros by combining the coverage of a lipstick with the shine of a gloss. the packaging also underlines its duo-characteristics: the cool packaging of the lipgloss with a practical applicator has the appearance of a lipstick. absolutely awesome!"

Review:

Ok, so I almost mistook it for a lipstick because of its packaging, don't get me wrong, I actually loved the idea of a liquid lipstick that's been given a shape of actual lipstick. The only difference is it with lipgloss wand. I literally went "ooooohh" while playing with it because I was just so fascinated by its packaging, Super cute!

Packaging

I love the shade . It wasn't too bright and gave a glossy touch unlike other liquid lipstick that give a matte touch, but i liked that about it! The big question how long did it stay on for? I'd say if your eating out this can stay on for a good 4 hours and otherwise it can stay on for longer. The amount of material in this type of packaging is just right. I don't know how many of you would agree but I believe any makeup product should have just enough material, nobody likes applying makeup they bought a year ago, you know what I mean?

Swatches.

Rating: There's nothing I didn't like about Essence liquid lipstick so I give it 5 out of 5 Stars.

Essence Sheer and Shine lipstick: (Shade 01 "My First Love)

What it does:

"the super soft formula of the sheer & shine lipsticks feels pleasantly light on your lips and provides them with gorgeous, subtle colour with a fantastic shine in the wanna-have shades nude, brown and pink. the translucent cap is the same colour as the lipstick inside so it’s easy to reach for your favorite shade. sheer, shine and oh so stylish."

Packaging!

Review:

I love love love this nude shade. I've never actually used such a natural nude shade before so I was very curious to know how it'd look on me. Little did I know, I had to rub it on my lips a good 4 to 5 times so I could notice it on my lips. It's such a good nude to be honest you can see in the swatches how I marked the area on my wrist where I swatched it cuz my camera couldn't focus it. It matched my skin Color! Literally!

Swatched

How long did it stay on? Honestly I can't tell that! I mean I could hardly notice it on my lips when I applied it. But my lips did taste like I still had it on after like an hour or so, and my family members kept asking me why my lips look like that.

Anywho! It's so creamy and light and I love the 'e' embossed on the lipstick. I do feel that there could be a better packaging for the container. I will however use this product because if you know me personally you'd know I'm NOT really a "dark/bright attention catching lip colour" type of a person (Omaimah here, btw)! So if this lip stick makes my lips almost unnoticeable with a hint of shine, I'm keeping it!

Rating: I'll give it 3 out of 5 stars!

Essence "I like long lashes" Volume and Length Mascara:

What it does:

"long lashes! this mascara delivers what every girl wants: long, defined lashes without clumping. the I like long lashes! volume & length mascara contains lengthening synthetic fibers that cover the lashes to make them look longer. the small elastomer brush with a wow-effect ensures perfect definition for a breathtaking look – also suitable for use on your lower lashes."

Review:

Ok , I was very excited to review this one! I'm a mascara lover, the only makeup product I love applying is a mascara, so hassle free and you can never over do it and look horrible (hehe, I'm a low maintenance girl, can't help it). The wand was pretty long I think. The bristles are overall short and the same size circumferential unlike the common trend, but it worked just fine with me.

As you can see In the images, I noticed that it did add volume and darken my lashes but I'm not sure about the length part!

It clumped my lashes a little like expected from every mascara so that's no biggie and it didn't really curl my lashes to give length.

Rating: Overall, I'm giving it a 4 out of 5 stars.

Big shout out to Anam (Essence Pakistan) for sending over this surprise package, it really made my day!

Hope you girls liked the review, please let us know if you have any questions about any of the above products we'd be more than happy to tell you! :) As for now, we're currently verifying the entries of our Mega Giveaway right now hope you'll participated!
Winners will be announced on 3rd January, 2016 so stay tuned to our social media by following us on GFC , Instagram & our Facebook Page!

Till the next post, so long :*

Xoxo

The Syeda Sisters

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Sigma Lip Base: Euphoria

10/12/2015

bahrain bloggers

Our Sigma Wishlist !

5/24/2015

Greetings Everyone,

This post is all about our Sigma Must-haves which we are planning on buying as soon as we can! Also, this is to show you girls the variety Sigma has. We honestly didn't know much before entering the blogging world and in due time, we have discovered from our fellow bloggers reviews and personal experiences all about Sigma's range. Therefore , we know Sigma is a brand we can trust for the quality of both their brushes and make-up range.

Without further a due , let me show you my favorites that are on my wishlist:
Let's begin with my favorite Brushes! (I think a girl can never have enough there are so many to choose from) you can see their entire range of them by clicking here.

E38- Diffused Crease.

Costs US $ 16. It is best used with powder products to apply color to the crease and soften eye color on the lids providing firm control. For more details click here.

E25- Blending

Comes at a price of US $ 14. It features a slightly firm and rounded brush head for universal blending of products. Works well to soften intense lines and edges and great for combining colors on the lid. For more details click here.

E45 Small Tapered Blending

Priced at US $ 14. This brush is ideal for adding depth in the crease with control of product placement. Works great with dark shades of powder shadows keeping them in place. More info click here.

F86 Tapered Kabuki.

Priced at US $24. This brush provides a high definition finish best used with liquid products to conceal around the eye and contours of the face without any absorption of product. For more info click here.

3D HD Kabuki

This is priced at US $24. It was uniquely designed for all areas of the face to apply liquid, cream and powder products uniformly on every curve, crease and angle. For more info click here.

Below, is one of their Eye shadow base kits which I Love. It's priced at US $ 21.60. Helps to intensify color pigments and make the eye shadows stay in place and crease-less all day and night. Universally designed to reduce surface oil and complement all skin tones. Can be used with powder, cream or gloss shadows. Paraben-free. For more info click here.

Eye Shadow Base Kit in Dare

I must mention I don't like eye brow products as I am pretty satisfied with how mine are presently so they aren't included in my list but sigma have a range of them as well.

They have quite a few Eye shadow palettes as you can see by clicking here!
I love all of them but the below two are out of the ordinary and I've become a fan of them and would love to review them some day soon!
For the below shown Flare Palatte retailing at a discounted price of US $23.40/- only, for further info about it click here.

EYE SHADOW PALETTE - FLARE

Color definition.

For the below Paris Palette retailing at a discounted price of US $ 35.40/- only : Click here for further details.

PARIS PALETTE

The colors defined.

They also have a Lip Gloss range of US $ 10 each , with 14 shades out of which two of my favorites can be seen below, you must see the rest of the shades on this link.

Tint shade.

Tranquil shade.

That's my wishlist for now, these are the basics which I'd love to own and I recommend all of you to check out the links we've given above you might bump into something you like and the best part is they have monthly incentives: June's incentives are as mentioned below:

10% OFF sigma orders when you use Sigma coupon code GLOWGETTER at checkout. Valid through May until June 30 2015.
FREE GIFT with order of $30 or more. For June 2015, get a free gift with orders of $30+. You can now choose your free gift! Get more choices, with ranges from $30, $50, $100 and $150. Mirrors are free for orders of $150+ from Sigma Beauty.
FREE US shipping on all orders $50+ thru June 2015.
FREE International shipping on orders of $150 or more!

Who can say no to such wonderful offers? Go ahead and visit Sigma Beauty now. We hope this post helped in getting to know them better.

*This is not a sponsored post but yes we got most of the details and links from Sigma Beauty official website.

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Until our next post , Keep Smiling! :)

Love,

The Syeda Sisters.

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Lakmé 9 to 5 Review & Swatches!

12/10/2014

Assalam o alaikum sisters!

Really excited about this post as it has a few firsts for us, starting off it's our first ever review of a lipstick! First photo shoot of lip colors, swatches and our first ever Lakmé lip colors which were gifted by my bestie Ruhi , who got these for us all the way from India! It had been on our wishlist for quite some time sadly for us Lakmé products aren't available here in Bahrain, not that we know of at least. Anyways, let's begin to sum up our experience with these beauties!

Rainy afternoon click.

Packaging: The Lakmé 9 to 5 Lip Color came in a Peach colored box and Rose Gold Metallic packaging which to me, look gorgeous. They're travel friendly as the tops have a great grip once closed, you will not have to worry about them being open in your bag. The shade numbers and color names are printed at the bottom of the bullets as seen above. Areesha has become fond of lippies and therefore I'm a newbie at using them so for me, it seems like a lot of volume and the consistency is great on the lips!

Lakmé MM2 Wine Play.

Lakmé MP4 Pink Bureau.

Swatch Details: As you can see below , the pigmentation of both is pretty dark at first application and if you're a fan of darker shades just keep applying, Wine play can totally pull a much darker shade that of in 2-3 applications! Pink bureau on the other hand is a berry pink shade therefore if you're a fan of pink shades you will Love it and the best thing is that it suits warmer under tones therefore tends to suit us (desi people) unlike some hot pinks that only suit people with cooler under tones!

After one swatch and a little sunshine.

Swatch after trying to rub them off

After a few hours in indoor light.

Claim: " Lakmé Nine to Five brings you a range of 15 shades that sit on your lips all day long. Enriched with Vitamin E; it conditions your lips & softens them with wheat germ oil. So, perk those soft, smooth lips with a touch of matte."

Review: We believe, they've done a great job in claiming as it does stay on for ages (6 hours tested) even after eating, honestly it did lighten a tiny bit in pigment but was still very visible as you can see in the second image that was after I literally rubbed it away it stayed, unlike some experiences we've had with few other lipsticks which totally disappear after a meal, this one doesn't Wine play didn't but Pink Bureau as it is already a light shade it does tend to lighten earlier than Wine Play. One more point to mention is that MM2 has a tiny shimmer which is not so visible on the lips but it's there in the lip colour! As far as softening factor is concerned yes it does and moisturizing hmm.. they were but not a lot especially for people who have chapped lips it will not act like a lip balm. About the matte finish thanks to it's creamy powderish texture so Yes it's matte!

Lakmé MM2 Wine Play.

Availability & Price: Most online shopping websites of India have it available, my friend got it from Jabong it's also available on Myntra. Priced at Indian Rs.400/- only. If you'd like to see more of the range click: Lakmé 9 to 5.

Lakmé MP4 Pink Bureau.

Facts:

Classy packaging , great first impression.

Texture is smooth and feels really light.

Wine Play gives a matte finish and Pink Bureau tries well.

Loved the light citrus fragrance they carry.

Pigmentation is great.

Does not wear away easily.

Budget friendly & travel friendly.

If you have dry/chapped lips , you should use Vaseline/lip balm before applying for a better finish.

We give Lakme 9 to 5 MM2 & MP4 ★★★★ 4/5 stars. Recommended.

We hope you all enjoyed our post and has interested you girls to try Lakme lip colors! Please follow us on GFC , Instagram and our Facebook Page! :D Many more reviews coming your way!

Lots of Love,

The Syeda Sisters.