Review, FOTD: The Balm Cosmetics Mary-Lou Manizer - best highlighter I have come across!

Hello my lovelies!!

Hope you all are doing great! First and foremost I would like to apologize for being MIA. I was busy preparing for and attending my cousin's wedding. It was a fun filled one week and I enjoyed a lot with cousins and relatives. Weddings are so much fun and it was a much needed break for me from work :D I will be sharing my outfit in my first ever outfit post soon. Today I am reviewing my favorite highlighter from the brand I love! - The Balm's Mary-Lou Manizer highlighter.

I am head over heels in love with it. Read on to find out why.

Review: Herbal Essences Break's Over Anti-Breakage Strengthening Shampoo

Hello Lovely Ladies,

Hope you all are doing excellent!

Welcome to www.vanityunravelled.com --my very own domain name! Feels so good to have my own identity :)

Work has been pretty hectic this week for me and I really missed posting here but I am happy that I am finally on my own domain name. :) So I am back today with a review of a shampoo which I have been using since quite sometime now. Herbal Essences shampoos have always caught my attention due to the packaging and the fragrances they are packed with. I have been suffering from terrible hair fall since a few days now and wanted to try something that would help me with the damage. Read on to find out whether this shampoo stood upto its claim and helped me in strengthening my hair.

DIY: How to make a bling phone case - transform your clear case to a blingy one!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!!

We girls lovely everything that's blingy and colorful, don't we? So here I am with a DIY which is purely blingy, pretty and girly! I am so excited to share today's DIY. I was browsing for phone cases online for my iPhone and came across these amazing bling cases. They were so colorful and blingy! I just couldn't resist the urge to try and make them at home. I came across this amazing online craft store called Craft Gully. I got many inexpensive embellishments, stickers, rhinestone stickers from there. I am sure you all will love this simple DIY and make your own phone cases. I really can't wait to share so let's let get started on how to make these awesome cases!

Review, FOTD: Maybelline Cheeky Glow blush in Creamy Cinnamon! Perfect everyday blush

Hello Gorgeous Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!

Maybelline Cheeky Glow blushes are like all over the place!! That's because they are so awesome and so easy on the pocket at the same time. Today I am reviewing the shade Creamy Cinnamon from this range which is a perfect everyday peachy cinnamon shade. These cuties come in three gorgeous shades namely Peachy Sweety, Fresh Coral and Creamy Cinnamon which I will be reviewing here. I am not a fan of blushes which have shimmer because they somehow seem to accentuate my pores. I have oily/combination skin and hence prefer matte blushes and these fit perfectly in the description.

Read on to find out more.

DIY: How to make a customized envelope clutch from your office folder!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!

I was tagged as 'Queen of DIY' by some of you lovelies in your comments and I wanted to live up to the title (though it was overwhelming for me, thank you so much for your amazing response on my DIYs) so here I am today back with a DIY :) Envelope clutches are very much in these days especially the over-sized ones. They are super chic and compact to carry your stuff. I have quite a few of these but I always wanted a girly girly clutch and never found one so I thought to myself - why not make one :) The things you need for this clutch are easily available and inexpensive. You can customize it and add your personal touch and trust me people will not believe that you made it once you flaunt it. So get your stuff ready and let's begin with the tutorial.

Mini Lipstick Haul: Deborah Milano Rosetto Atomic Red Lipstick– Mat 01 & Lakme 9 to 5 lipcolor in Saffron Gossip

Hello Girls,

Hope you all are doing great!

This is my first haul post and I am so excited to share the pics of lippies I bought! :) Though this is a mini haul, I simply loved the products I got. Two amazing lippies in pretty shades.

Read on for more pics.

Review: Inglot Freedom Style Lipstick Refill # 51

Hello Cuties,

Hope you all are doing excellent!

Thank you so much for liking my DIYs :) I will try to keep sharing such stuff with you all. Love you all :) Today I am back to a lip product review and this time it is from my favorite brand - Inglot! I love this brand for their quality and availability of a vast array of shade selection. I was quite apprehensive initially to try out the freedom system refills because I thought it will be a hassle to store these refills and also applying with a brush will not be convenient but I am glad I did not stop these assumptions from trying out these awesome lip colors :)

Read on to find out more.

DIY: Print your favorite image on your t-shirt at home! Super easy and fun!

Hello Dearies,

Hope you all are doing excellent!

I am back with another DIY which you all will love! Ever wondered how we can easily transform our boring plain t-shirt to a funky or cute printed one? Well, I can tell you how. I was browsing through the Disney store and stumbled upon these adorable cute t-shirts and sweatshirts with Disney characters imprinted on them. I thought to myself, why not try printing them on one of my t-shirts which has been lying around in one corner of my wardrobe just because it is plain and boring. I love cartoons! I love to have them everywhere - on my bed sheets, pillow covers, t-shirts, bags, mugs, everywhere! (This would be quite evident once you see all pics in this post) Today I will be sharing a simple technique of transforming your t-shirts or any fabric for that matter, in short customizing them according to what you would love to have on them. So let's get started.

Read on to find out more.

Review, Swatches and FOTD: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in shades San Paulo, Antwerp & Addis Ababa - a creamy treat for your lips!

Hello Gorgeous Ladies,

I am so happy to have received amazing response for my bow clip DIY. Thank you lovelies! :) That motivates me to experiment more and do more DIY tutorials to share results of my experiments. Today I will be reviewing NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in shades San Paulo, Antwerp & Addis Ababa. I love matte lips especially since the time I am using these amazing lip colors from NYX. I particularly am partial towards the shade San Paulo and I wear it quite often. I had ordered these goodies from cherryculture (online shopping site which ships from USA to India). I had ordered in bulk so each product cost me almost half the price they are sold here in India (inclusive of shipping!yes!).

Read on to find out more..

DIY: Cute Bow Hair Clips- perk up your hair clips with cute little bows!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you are all doing great!

A few days back I was on my regular online shopping spree and was checking out some statement jewelry. I bumped upon these cute little hair pins which had some embellishments and bows on them. I thought why not try making them at home and hence this DIY! I love experimenting with such stuff and I do get good results from those experiments :) These cute little bow pins can really perk up your casual looks. It will look great on cute little girls too :) you can think of these as a great gifting option if you have little daughters, nieces, etc. and yeah! as they say the heart never grows older so you can flaunt these too :) So let me get started with the steps I took to create these simple and super cute bow hair clips.

Read on to find out more.

Review: Vichy Normaderm Night Anti-imperfection + Rejuvenating Care - my HG night cream!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!

I have been waiting to write a review for the Vichy Normaderm Night Anti-imperfection + rejuvenating care cream and I got a promotional email from medplusbeauty that they are offering a 30% discount on Vichy skincare (Offer valid till 2nd December 2013). So I thought of taking up this opportunity and writing this review about my HG night cream now so that you guys can avail the offer if you find my review helpful :) I have been using this cream since 6 months now and I really love it. 

Read on to find out more.

Review: Loreal Go 360 Clean Anti-Breakout Facial Cleanser -- fights acne effectively!

Hi Girls,

Hope you all pretty ladies are doing fine!

I am so happy that the week is over and finally weekend is here. I am going to Mumbai tomorrow for work and planning to hoard stuff from Kryolan (why does Kryolan not have a store in Pune? :( ) I hope I get time for some shopping tomorrow :) Anyhow winter is one of those seasons where my skin starts behaving weird. I have combination skin with excessive oily T zone. In winters, my cheeks and skin around my mouth become excessively dry and i tend to breakout around the chin. Acne has never been a major concern for me but I do go through rough patches where my breakouts go bizarre and out of control. Today I am reviewing an amazing anti-acne product which actually helps control breakouts and cleanses away impurities. Loreal Go 360 Clean Anti-Breakout Facial Cleanser is a salicyclic acid acne treatment. Salicyclic acid is a common a common over-the-counter acne treatment. It is known to fight acne without over-drying the skin.

Read on to find out how it worked for me.

Review: Khadi Hand & Foot Cleanser Lemon Pedicure

Hello Lovely Ladies,

Hope you all are doing excellent!

Have you ever gone through a phase where you get so busy that you tend to neglect your hands and feet and you don't even have time to go to a salon for a pedicure or manicure? I go through this phase quite frequently because of a hectic schedule. I end up getting tanned feet and dry flaky skin on my feet due to negligence. At such times a wonder product comes to my rescue: Khadi Hand & Foot Cleanser Lemon Pedicure. I take few minutes off to pamper my feet (at times my hands) with this cleanser and I have soft, clean and presentable feet which makes me feel as if I just had a pedicure.

Read on to find out more.

Review: Colorbar Pout in a Pot Lip Color in shade Ange Rose - a creamy and rich lip color :)

Hello Lovely Ladies,

Hope you all are doing fine!

This week was very hectic and so I am happy that weekend is here. I am planning to relax, pamper myself and also planning to get a haircut. I had posted some swatches of Colorbar Pout in a Pot Lip Colors here. I had picked up the shade Ange Rose because it is a perfect blend of plum and pink and I love such shades :) I have been using this lip color since a few days now and I love it! Today I am reviewing Colorbar Pout in a Pot Lip Color in shade Ange Rose.

Read on to find out more.

DIY: Aloe Vera and Cucumber Under Eye Gel - a cooling treat for your eyes!

Hello Lovely Ladies,

How have you been? Hope you all are doing great!

I have been a bit unwell since a week :( and hoping to get well soon. I love DIY projects and like experimenting with stuff. Today I am sharing one such successful experiment of mine: a cooling aloe vera and cucumber under eye gel. We hate dark circles and we dread wrinkles, don't we? This gel has amazing ingredients which will instantly de-stress your eyes and provide a cooling and relaxing sensation. It will help combat dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles. All the ingredients used are safe to be used under the eyes. So lets get started and make our own amazing and effective under eye gel. 

Read on to find how to make this under eye gel.

Review: Maybelline Eyestudio Vivid and Smooth Liner- two lovely shades!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!

I am having a hectic week in office and waiting for weekend already (the post holiday syndrome *sigh*). I got amazing response for my Candy Nails tutorial which has motivated me to post more such nail art tutorials :) Thank you girls :) Today I will be reviewing two gorgeous colored liners from Maybelline: Maybelline Eyestudio Vivid and Smooth Liner in shades Ocean Blue and Forest Green. I love love love colored eye liners because they instantly brighten up and perk up the eyes ^_^  These two shades compliment my eyes very well and I love wearing them on my eyes often.

Read on to find out how these liners worked for me.

Simple Candy Nails Tutorial: Sponge Technique - Super easy, Super cute!

Hello Dearies,

Hope you all are doing awesome!

Today is the last day of my week long break from work and I really really don't feel like going back to office :( I spent an amazing one week with family and my cousins. This was the best Diwali of all :) Today on a lazy Sunday afternoon (with Monday blues already on my mind) I felt like perking up my nails a bit since they were neglected completely since more than a week. I tried a simple nail art with the use of sponge and it turned out super cute so thought of sharing with you all. I used the sponge technique to create this nail art which is quite popular in the 'Nail Art world'. I have named this as Candy Nails because my nails looked like small candy bars with the color combination i used :)

Read on to find out how to create these cute candy nails with the use of sponge.

Review: Colorbar I-Glide Eye Pencil in Amethyst Spark - a beautiful color!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are doing great!

I am not a person who wears eye shadows everyday so i prefer colored eye liners which serve the purpose of infusing some color over my eye lids apart from being an eye liner. I have brown eyes and I believe purples look great with brown eyes so I picked up Colorbar's  I-Glide Eye Pencil in Amethyst Spark. I was happy that I did :) I love colored eye liners with not so obvious glitter, just a hint of shimmer to spark up the eyes and this liner is perfect for my liking.

Read on to find out how this eye pencil worked out for me!

Swatches: Colorbar Pout In a Pot Lip color (4 shades out of 8)

Hey everyone,

Hope you all are doing great!

Yesterday i went to pick up some stuff from Colorbar but the only thing on my mind was the newly launched Pout in a Pot Lip colors. I wanted to buy atleast one shade to test and review but when i swatched few shades, i felt like grabbing all of them. They have got unique and wonderful shades in these cute little pots and the texture is just amazing. I picked up the shade Ange Rose (shade: PAP005) which is a blend of pink and mauve with purple undertones. I will be reviewing it soon :) .

Eyeliner trick tutorial: How to apply eye liner with the use of an eyelash curler! :)

Hi Girls,

Hope you all are doing fine!

When we started exploring the world of makeup, many of us would have gone through times where applying eye liner perfectly seemed to be a tedious task. I have read so many blogs with people querying how to apply eyeliner perfectly. I have come across girls who tend to create crooked lines because their hand shivers while they line their eyes. I went through that phase as well and that is the time when i came up with a trick. A trick which might help all you beginners out there who are struggling to get near perfect eyeliner application. Who comes to the rescue? An eyelash curler! yes you heard me right. An eyelash curler can help you get a perfect eyeliner :) This technique will also involve applying the liner with a brush/felt tip applicator but the basic aim of this trick is to give an outline for drawing a near perfect line. Without further ado, lets see how i use a eyelash curler to line my eyes.

DIY: Herbal face cleanup at home—get gorgeous, go natural!

Hello Gorgeous Ladies,

Hope you had a wonderful Diwali! I had a great time with my cousins and other relatives.

I love DIYs. It helps you to customize and choose the products according to your liking/skin type and also is pocket friendly :) Instead of going to a parlor and getting a herbal cleanup done by shelling out few hundred bucks, I prefer choosing herbal products and doing it myself. Trust me you will get better results if you do this on your own. I have combination skin with oily T zone and hence I prefer using herbal or natural products. The ingredients used in this DIY are easily available (you will find most of them in your kitchen) and it will leave you with fresh, supple and glowing skin. The star ingredient of this cleanup is Ubtan.  So let’s check out the ingredients and procedure. 

Review: Pantene Pro-V Lively Clean Shampoo- no silicone, no dye, no paraben = no damage to hair!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Hope you all are having a great time!

Today i am reviewing a shampoo which i picked up only because it has  no silicone, no dye and no parabens. We all often hear about harmful effects of silicone and parabens (product build up leading to breakage, skin irritation, allergies, etc) in hair products and hence i was in search of one such shampoo. It also addresses my main issue: oily, limp hair!

Review: Nyassa Handmade Light Body Lotion in Mogra - a body lotion which will tingle your senses!

Hello Gorgeous Ladies,

Hope you all are doing fine!

Recently I came across this brand of handmade bath and body products: Nyassa. This is an amazing brand and the products are 100% Vegetarian and handmade. They have a wide array of lotions, hair care products, soaps, bath fizzies, shower gels, etc. Nyassa has its origin in a Sanskrit word that means healing through touch to achieve a divine body. Their light body lotions are one of their best selling products. The fragrances are divine which awaken your senses. Today I will be reviewing one of my favorite Nyassa products: Nyassa Handmade Light Body Lotion in Mogra.

Fun Nail Art!! Some Random Nail Art Designs I Tried

Hi Girls,

Today i would be showcasing some of the nail art designs that i tried out recently. I love painting my nails and trying on new stuff on my nails.

Nail art is a fun way of expressing your creativity and at the same time making your nails look awesome.

Read on to find out how i have created these designs (Starting clockwise from left upper corner)

Review: Sebamed Clear Face Cleansing Foam- a true skin saver!

Hello Pretty Ladies,

Today I am reviewing a product which is literally a boon for my combination break out prone skin. I cannot exaggerate more but Sebamed Clear Face Cleansing Foam is a miracle product for me.

Read on to find out more...

Beginning of a colorful and exciting journey to the makeupland

Hello Pretty Ladies,

I am so thrilled and excited as I write my first post for my very own blog. I have taken inspiration from so many amazing bloggers around and finally decided to create my own makeup and beauty blog.

I would love to share and learn through the medium of this blog. My readers will be the driving force for this blog so I would like to thank each one of you in advance for your advice, comments and support for my upcoming work on this blog.

I hope that each one of you will give me encouragement and support and enjoy this colorful and exciting journey to makeupland with me.

Suggestions about the blog layout, design, content, request for reviews/tutorials are always welcome :)

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful!!

Be confident, keep smiling and keep spreading your amazing smile :)

Love,

Mayuri