Bollywood Inspired Makeup Series (1950s): L'Or Sunset Cannes 2013 Collection and a Vintage BollyWood Look

 A Makeup Look From Bollywood's 1950's Era

The moment L'Oreal Paris India announced the L'Or Sunset collection for the Cannes Film Festival this year that was honoring 100 years of Indian cinema, I had been itching to get my hands on at least some part of the collection and well what can I say... My wish was granted ^_^

As of now I am in love with the collection... The lippies that I got sent have been a dream to work with and the Eau De Rose eye shadow palette has this gorgeous plummy brown shade of eye shadow that is a constant in my dreams :)

Celebrity Makeup: Puja Gupta At Cannes 2013

 

 

Puja Gupta's Makeup On The Cannes 2013 Red Carpet

There have always been a number of laws and theorems that we have had to remember during school and college. From how Pythagoras Theorem applied to only right angled triangles to the Archimedes Principle for water displacement to the much dreaded Quadratic Reciprocity Theorem... Once out of school, the laws, theorems and principles started getting simpler. The simplest and the easiest "law" to remember today for me is how to balance a dull/pale outfit with brighter makeup and well vice-versa...
However, our ex-Miss India Puja Gupta seemed to have failed the test on the Cannes 2013 Red Carpet and might need to take the Cannes test again to pass... Much like another of our ex-Miss India (Ummm Aishwarya Rai at her Cannes debut eons ago)...

Photos, Swatches: L'Oreal L'Or Sunset Collection for Cannes 2013

 L'Oreal's L'Or Sunset Collection For Cannes 2013

This year was L'Oreal's 16th year to be associated with the Cannes Film Festival. The festival this year, celebrates 100 years of Indian Cinema and Bollywood took centre stage on the much awaited red carpet. For its 16th year at the Cannes Film Festival, L’Oreal Paris had the perfect opportunity to showcase the all new makeup collection created especially for the occasion – L’Or Sunset, a homage to the beauty of cinema.

Celebrity Makeup: Aishwarya Rai At Cannes 2013

Aishwarya Rai At Cannes 2013

Every once in a while you come across a picture, a look, a makeup technique or even a color that just takes your breath away... Many of those times you are stunned into stupefaction and are not even aware of what exactly has you spellbound... I experienced something like this when I came across this picture of Aishwarya Rai at one of the functions at Cannes 2013. 

TAGGED: A Makeup Look Using 5 Only Products (Multitasking Products)

 

I had been tagged by Reshma (Ray) of Primed With Prettiness to attempt to do a makeup look using any 5 products of my choosing. Of course it was challenging trying to decide the 5 products that I should choose for my look but more than that it was fun and super exciting! Ray sweetheart thank you so much for the tag :)
Those who haven't yet checked out Ray's blog (Really?), you must! She is a doctor by profession and it's always very interesting and informative to have a doctor do product reviews!

LOTD: Classic, Vintage Glamour

 

 

A Vintage LOTD

I have been itching to go retro and do something of a classic, vintage look replete with Berry stained lips, dramatic eye lashes and a classy side chignon... So tonight, after dinner I set about finding the right instruments in my vanity and produced my version of some Old World Charm...

ISLM Rants: When Is The Right Time To Start Using Anti-Ageing Products?

 

Aging... Anti-Aging...

Traveling on Deccan Queen Express between Bombay and Pune is something I look forward to whenever there is a need for me to visit the big city. The AC chair car compartments, the known faces of the pantry boys, the much tried out menu for the journey, the beautiful pictures of places to visit in and around Bombay and Pune and of course the under current of hurry that binds us all passengers on board the Deccan Queen is something I cherish... Not to forget, my playlist belting out my favorite tunes, a book (Agatha Christie lately) and my most used jamewar shawl and I am settled in for the 3 hours of my journey....

Snippets From My Last Night's LOTD

 

Grey Smokey Eyes & Pink Lips!

Last night after a nice, sumptuous dinner, the pati decided to work... On my laptop :/ Now with my laptop engaged, I had nothing to do but to sit at my vanity and experiment with stuff... Not meaning to do anything serious rather having a particular look in mind that I needed to try out before I did a final version of it for the blog, I got down to business...

Celebrity Makeup: Sonam Kapoor At Cannes 2013 (The Great Gatsby Screening)

 

Sonam Kapoor For The Great Gatsby Screening At Cannes 2013

The whole blogosphere is buzzing with Sonam Kapoor's look at the Cannes 2013 red carpet and why not? Her quasi-Indian look and her choice of opting for a strong outfit is creating waves of strong reactions from bloggers, media, fashion fraternity and any onlooker for that matter!

Though I found her Anamika Khanna lace saree paired with the cape/robe replete with gold thread sensational, my blog post is more about her makeup...

Coffee Breaks With ISLM: When Will I Learn?

 

Guest Post By: Soumanti

Has this ever happened with you... You go to a beauty shop and the sales girl goes all ga-ga over you. She praises your healthy, well manicured nails and manipulates you into buying another bottle of nailpolish? Has she ever manipulated you into buying a fairness crème which when applied at home makes you look like a desperate ghost trying to be more chalk-whitey? Did the evil ever manipulate you to buy the wrong shade of foundation?

If the answer is yes, then fret not cause you are not alone! You are just like one of us, like lots of other women who cannot differentiate between a fake comment and a sincere one.