Beautylish LUCKY BAG 2016 ::: A Year Later

As 2016 quickly approaches to its end, a handful of beauty junkies eagerly wait for Beautylish Lucky Bags! I made up my mind long back that I will get one for 2016. And luckily, I was able to get my hands on it before it sold out. If you don’t have any idea what this Lucky Bag is, here is my original post for some detailed look! It costs 75$ and it came with the following products. You have to keep in my mind that these are random assortment and you have no clue beforehand what you are getting in your bag. I got quite lucky last year. But because I have so much stuff already, I am skipping it this year! But I THOROUGHLY enjoyed my bag from last year!

Many of these products has made a permanent place in my heart and here is what I think -

Natasha Denona Eyeshadow Palette 5 in #4 (Cost:$48, available in Sephora, Beautylish): You can check my review here where I go into much deeper about the product price and quality. But I love this palette, I don’t wear it as much as I want to but whenever I do, I end up loving my eye look! The shades in this are perfect for fall and winter season but can be very easily worn during summer. I always end up doing a halo eyes with this palette, but that’s ok! These are super pigmented, creamy and super blendable. I prefer using my fingers with these shadows. Oxide is my most favorite shade!

Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector (Cost: $30, available in Ulta, Sephora, Beautylish): This was the product I was not excited at all when I got the bag. I applied way too much when I tried for the first time, but after that I slowly learnt how to apply it. I put just a tiny, little amount on the tip of my fingers and pat it on. After 5-6 seconds, I apply my concealer. It gives me a glow and removes any tired feeling from my face. I don’t typically wear it at night when I may take photos as with high definition flash, it kind of glows a bit more and appears way white than I want it to be! I would never buy it on my own but used wisely, I definitely have been enjoying this in my collection.

rms beauty Living Luminizer (Cost: $38, available in Beautylish, Sephora): Oh my my! Where do I start! Read a full in depth review here but nonetheless, you should know that I dreamt of this product for years and when I finally got it in my lucky bag, it definitely delivered. I love how sheer it is, and yet how pigmented it is. I can wear it over foundation or bare moisturized skin and it performs the same. I just used my fingers to put it on the high point of my cheek bones, sometimes at the middle of my eyebrows and it immediately makes me feel and look alive! I am absolutely HEAD OVER HEELS in love with it!

Kevyn Aucoin The Pure Powder Glow in Myracle (Cost: $37, available Beautylish, Sephora): Another love! I mean, I am very vocal about bright, bold shades of makeup. So, the color immediately makes me happy. Catch a full in depth review here. I love this shade. It is a bright, bright fuchsia. Very easy to control, super blendable and you need just a light swipe on your brush to get the color on your cheek. The color makes me look so healthy, happy and alive. It immediately brightens up my face. I have used it quite a bit, you know as much as I can use a shade like this, but there is just no sign on the pan.

Bioderma Sensibio H2O 100 ml (Cost: $6.95, available here): This is cult favorite product. I am glad I tried it but I still have not formed a solid thought on this. I have other products that I am still using but I love having this travel size. It greatly helped us during my sister’s wedding by assisting in fast and easy eye makeup remover.

IT cosmetics Hello Lashes Clinically Proven 5-in-1 Mascara (Cost: $24, available in Beautylish,, Ulta): It is quite an expensive mascara for what it is. I started using it a few months ago, and I definitely liked using it and it did not dry up at all. Natural looking lash and I don’t have any complaint.

Wayne Goss Brush 05 (Cost: $20, Available here): Definitely a love! I did not typically wear anything on my lower lash line before this even though I do really enjoy that. But after this brush, I have been wearing it so often. It is so very smooth that it is a pleasure to work it!

I have high hopes that this post will help you in case you are playing with the idea of getting these lucky bags. Do leave me comments down below. Sign up for early access here because these bags get sold out super quick!

Love,

~Arrru

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty Pure Powder Glow in "Myracle" ::: Review and Swatches!!!

As a makeup lover and pro Internet browser I am very much aware of the iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin and the cosmetics brand he founded in 2001. He is definitely very intriguing person and someday I intend to read his best sellers book like “Face Forward”, “Making Faces”! His products are more sophisticated and bear a reputation of being technically correct as far as the formulation of the products is compared against the usage of them. In simple words, his philosophies as makeup artist are far more important than the pressure of “selling” a product! I have never been fascinated much in his products as I think that I am still learning and it’s still a bit of time till I will consider myself to be able to do his products justice :-) Also the sheer prices of the products intimate me!

I finally had a chance to try a Kevyn Aucoin product. I got the Pure Powder Glow Blush in Mryacle in the Lucky Bag for 2016 that is curated by Beautylish. (Read more about Lucky Bag here)

These blushes are retailed at a price of $37. I am not sure if I am personally willing to pay that much for a blush alone. But because I got it in Lucky Bag, I paid much less. Packaging is gorgeous, very robust and the compact has an ombre look to it. My only complaint is about the closure of the compact. It opens up under just a tiny bit of pressure and I am always afraid that it will open up and the product will get ruined. That is why I try to keep it inside the cloth purse that it came with, especially when I am travelling. You can buy this blush from Beautylish, Sephora, Nordstrom and Barneys.

I have totally fallen in love with it. It’s quite a bright shade. I did have a few similar shades from different brands and may be for that reason I did not try it for a long time! It took me a while to appreciate this shade. However, I am loving it now. It made it to my Monthly Favorites last month as well. It’s matte in finish but works fine with my dry skin.  It’s a tad powdery but I don’t find that a problem! It’s a much pigmented product, so I use a fluffy brush and apply it very carefully. I always use light strokes first and build up the color intensity as needed. It is very blendable so I usually apply 2-3 light layers. The shade has such a brightening affect. I think it has a blue undertone to it but I have paired it with nude lips or with bright warm red lips, warm eyeshadows and it definitely works great! It immediately brings so much light to my face and makes me look so healthy! I usually get around 7-8 hrs. of wear time. I took this with me to India this time and this is what I applied on my sister for her engagement ceremony. It held up beautifully throughout the very busy in hot humid weather :-) I also wore the same shade. It shade also perfectly flattered all the bright Indian dress we were wearing (You can check a few pictures from the event here).

I am so glad that my Lucky Bag contained this! If you don’t hesitate to invest $37 in a blush, I would definitely recommend it. Especially if you are looking for deeper, bolder pigmented shades, this line has quite a few to offer.

Love,

-Arrru