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

Monthly Favorites ::: August '16

August was just a generic month in terms of makeup. May be mainly because of some sporadic but adamant acne in my face :-) (Way to go Aru, what an attractive start to a “favorite” post!)

Anyway, I don’t have any monthly favorite. At the very end of every month, I stand just a few minutes in front of my vanity and grab products that immediately stand out to me. But this month, I did not really come across any product that seemed SPECIAL. Instead I am going to talk about some under-appreciated product in my collection. I don’t know how or why I have never managed to talk about them. It’s time I give them their due credit.

SMASHBOX Be Legendary Lip-gloss in “Pout”: When I bought the Sephora Favorited Give Me Some Lip Set, I was fully aware that this was the only full-size product in that set and it was way too light for my skin tone. I did not even give it a fair try at that time and did not enjoy wearing it alone (obviously). But fast forward a year later, I find myself grabbing for this quite often. I see its extreme usefulness as a layering product. Every time there is a lip shade I cannot quite pull off, I layer this on top and somehow it manages to make them look better. I absolutely love the formula! Very nice, thick-ish but creamy consistency. It is not sticky at all and does not vanish in a hr. I love the shade because it goes on top of anything without leaving any white cast like I initially suspected.

TOO FACED Melted Long Wear Lipstick in Fig: This is a deluxe size tube that I got in “Too Faced Most Loved Set” (reviewed here). I have started to notice that I have begun to squeeze the tube to get the product out. I did not really realize how much I have been using it. It’s somewhat of an unique muted mid-tone purple with a lots of mauve in it, it’s fun but still very wearable on my skin tone. I love the formula. It’s a very comfortable one, easy to apply and I can easily layer as well. Most of the time, it stays for 9-10 hrs. It definitely fades but does not look sad.

JORDANA Easyliner for lips in Sedona Red & Silver Lilac: I have two of these lip liners and I have been using them for quite a while. They are automatic, has nice firm consistency, quite opaque and very friendly to use. As a matter of fact, I have used them on their own. They are so inexpensive as well! It definitely helps in stopping any lipsticks that might bleed. I did not even notice how close of match “Silver Lilac” is to “Fig” :-) I think I need a few more :-)  

RMS BEAUTY “Living Luminizer” and “Buriti Bronzer”: I intend to do a full-on review on these products very soon. I love these. RMS beauty is known as a clean brand! I personally like cream products a lot. This luminizer look very white on the pan but I can very easily wear it on my skin tone. It has great pigmentation and blend-ability. Application is very fast as well which is a blessing for me in the morning. I was not entirely sure of the bronzer shade on me but I love it. It’s almost similar to my VERY favorite bronzer  Bare Minerals First Resort Bronzer but in cream finish and just a hair bit deeper in shade. The application takes a little bit of time as I use my finger to dab it on the perimeter of my face and then use a thick, dense brush (like the TARTE one from the Sephora Favorites set) to blend it. I am also very impressed to see how long these last on me despite being creamy products. I don’t even normally set them with powders.

I am looking forward to September! I think it will be a fun one!

Love,

~Arrru