Website Review & Haul Reforma.Pk

In Pakistan, online shopping websites are mushrooming day by day, doing successful businesses. These websites have made our lives easy in a way, no need to hassle in rushy stores when you can sit back at in a comfy couch with a hot cup of coffee with a lappy and your required website just click and wait Ur order to arrive :).  Recently, I came across this website Reforma.pk. 

What is Reforma.pk?

It is an online shopping store which was launched in June 2015. Reforma.pk is currently offering 

Secret Swap Activity by Pakistani Beauty Bloggers Community~ My Experience

It was my first time when I participated in any PBBC swap activity. It was fun participating in it. First I filled a form  published by pbbc admins on their blog-site, in which my wishlist was required, my address details etc.
Later I was paired with another partner through an email. My partner was Mehwish Kiran of Mick's blog. I sent her a few goodies according to her taste. 

These were mine goodies sent by Wajiha Shakeel Ahmed, though we have to keep our identities anonymous but Wajiha innocently wrote her name with address so it was no surprise for me.

The parcel was beautifully decorated with glitter hearts and inside the box, it was all filled with colorful glittery rubber strands.

She sent me
Sleek I divine candy palette

MUA blush in bubblegum ( which was mishandled by me n broke )**tears**

MUA lipstick

One nail paint in blue color

And a lovely note .. I love all my goodies and Inshallah I will participate in future swap activities too. I enjoyed a lot ...
Thanks to Pbbc
I hope u enjoyed reading my experience
FEE AMAAN ALLAH
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Review & Swatches BH cosmetics Forever Glam Palette

 Awesomeness is when you receive ur giveaway winnings. 

Yup! This time I won this beautiful little treasure in a fun activity organised by our lively pbbc member Marium shahjahan...

First of all I am pretty impressed with its elegant packaging, I can't resist to appreciate Mariam's skills.

I am loving the size of the palette, esp. the big sized mirror so you can see your whole face clearly. The sleek matte black casing looks gorgeous .
To be honest I might have seen bh cosmetics Forever Glam palette on their website, but it was a random look. As I am having it, I think it's a complete little package perfect for a person like me who travels a lot. Carrying highlighter, blushers, lipglosses, eye shadows is a big headache for travelers. I think after having this palette I have earned loads of space in luggage *well I think that's a bit exaggerating*.
There are 6 eye shadows, one highlighter, 2 blushers and 2 lipbalms.

Here are the swatches for eye shadows. They are finely pigmented but not do dense in pigmentation. The dusky blue is the most poorly pigmented though it is the most tempting shade. Coral and other frosty shades are good in pigmentation. I love the frosty champagne n coral. The color selection is good, a combination of day time and night time looks eye shadows.

Highlighter is frosty white, good in pigmentation . There's no need of building it up. A slight sweep can be enough to pay off the product finely. 

Blushers are also 50-50 in pigmentation, the coral pink with glitter one on the left is most poorly pigmented.I got only chunky glitter and no color on application. Even u can notice its silver glitter in swatch with no visible undertone. Pink is more of a bubble gum pink a cute girly shade. Again it is picked in order to achieve day or night look.

Lip balms or lipstick pans are good in pigmentation. No peculiar scent or anything . It feels buttery on lips. Nice and quite long lasting .

Positive points: 
*travel friendly
*all in one makeup kit
*lipsticks are nicely pigmented

Negative points:
*eye shadows are moderately pigmented
*peach blush has gritty glitter
*no brush/applicator

My thoughts:
Overall a complete package in a not so small kit. Beautiful colour selection. Pigmentation is just fine,not over the top. You can buy it from bh cosmetics website or online Facebook pages selling it.

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EOTD:Autumn folliage evening inspired eyes

As the Sun is loosing its blaze day by day, we all are getting a glimpse of winter through night breezes.

Between the summer and  winter an air of pessimism serves as the barrier which is AUTUMN.

Usually shades of browns,bronze,pale gold,copper,rust and other earthen tones are associated with fall autumn looks which further enhances the gloomy ambiance, but to be honest I like the positive side of autumn which is a new beginning from an ending.A phase of transition always inspires and soothes human soul n moods.

 So i decided to create a fall inspired  look based on cheery side of autumn.

So let's get started.

 

1. Prime and prep ur eyes with a good primer
2. Apply a white pencil in the inner corner of eye ,inner 1/3rd lid and under brow bone. Then apply a purple pencil in the midst part of lid and black pencil on the outer corner as shown above. (all of these will perform as a good base for the colors to really pop and  show up intensely)
3. Apply a purple shade all over ur eyelid
4. Then apply slightly darker tome of plum all over the eyelid again
5. blend harsh crease line with a lilac toned eye-shadow

6. Highlight the inner corner of the eye with shimmery pale gold 

7. Apply a copper brown shade emerging from the gold,blend well both the colors.

8. Now apply a bright pink toned eye-shadow on Ur crease and smudge the color well

9. Blending the crease gently would help to give a defined look. Highlight the brow bone area with a nude toned eye-shadow 

10. Under the water line,starting from the inner corner I used a light turquoise color and blend it with forest green at the end to give a gradual color lift.

 

Apply Eyelashes (totaly optional), I just put on some mascara eyeliner and on water line used my kohl pencil..and here u go with the look..

now for the products here u can have a look

 Products Used:

• Rivaj Uk terracotta palette in number05
• BH cosmetics 88colors palette in matte original
• DMGM studio finish concealer in 02 used as eye base and concealer
• MUA eye pencil in snowhite
• Luscious eye sparkling pencil in metallic purple
• Flormar lengthening & volumising mascara
• MUA eye pencil in black
• M.A.Replica cake eyeliner
  
  
  
  
   
• the shades i used are also shown above...

hopefully you would have liked my first EOTD, Your feedback would certainly boost up my courage..
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more EOTDs are on the way
stay tuned..

loads of love
FEE AMAAN ALLAH
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e.l.f BEAUTY BOOK smokey eye edition

Who Dosen't want a nice lil book which can change ur entire look in just minutes??? Oh.. Well  i am not talking about a real book of pages but ELF beauty Book

A mini beauty eyeshadow book-like palette, looks really adorable.:)
I have got this 1 in Smokey Eye edition..
It Has a book like binding which is quite hard hence no need of worry about breakage and mishandeling eyeshadows the are quite safe under a protective thick plastic page like cover in between the binding and shadow palette

it contains 12 eyeshades + 1 sponge applicator and a mini eye Brightening pencil in black..
I have discarded the applicator and pencil because i use shader brushes for eyeshadow application and the pencil was not at all pigmented it was quite dry and poor in quality.

when we open the book on the first we find instructions for achieving perfect smokey eyes.. and beleive me by following u will really get what it says...
In just 5 steps defined a perfect smokey eye can be achieved.
1.Define the eyes.
2.Contours and highlights
3.base shade
4.Contour shade
5.Dramatic

Now as per eyeshadows as u can see we have 12 subtle shades for creating a smokey eye look, the ingredients are
Eyeshadow ingredients:
Talc, mica, zincsterate,kaolin, paraffinium liuidium (mineral oil), petrolatum, bis diglyceryl, polyacyladipate-2, methylparaben, propylparaben, may contain iron oxides, magnese violet, mica, titanium dioxide, yellow no.5 lake,red no40 lake,ultramarine violet,blue no1 lake

the eye shadows are good in term of selection for smokey eye makeup. It has more of neutral and nude toned shades which is ideal for a routine makeup look.

the upper two rows swatches are here  includes mentioned shades 

few shades are well pigmented and the others are poorly pigmented :(

only metal grey, silver light sky blue are nicely pigmented otherwise rest are so poor in terms of application even if i rub them hard with my fingers the product doesn't show well.

I like the last row in which only the tan brown is poorly pigmented otherwise all other work fine and the color pay-off is also good 

 they are also abit chalky and most of the shades are matte but metallic colors have their metallic sheen

When applied on eyelids only the few selected eye shadows work, the color pay-off is medium . You have to build up the product in order to get desired results.

Negative points:
* Some shades are poorly pigmented
* Color pay-off is medium 
* Eye pencil is poorly manufactured, and is useless
* Eye shadows are abit chalky will give fall outs
* Might not be easily available

Positive points:
* Pigmented eye shadows looks good when applied
* Eye shadow pans are slightly bigger than the usual palettes
* Color selection is excellent ,when it comes to the requirement of neutral or smokey palette
* Step by step guide helps you get a perfect smokey look
* Portable and handy, ideal for travel makeup bags
* Packaging is excellent, helps protecting eyeshadows from breakage and dust
* A cute mini book brings style and elegance, looks adorable

My Views:
Over all its a fine palette. Neither amazing nor disastrous. I keep it while travelling as its handy and portable, have neutral shades and serves my purpose.
I got it as a gift , but you can get it from www.elf.co.uk or google it for buying ,its price is around. $6-$10 , I am not sure but its pocket friendly like all other elf products.

Would I buy it again?
Mmmm... No I don't think so , for a neutral or smokey palette I will seek other brands.
I will rate it 2.5/5.

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