REVIEW | EX1 INVISIWEAR LIQUID FOUNDATION WITH SWATCHES & TUTORIAL/DEMO | ALITTLEKIRAN

Between September and April I have accumulated numerous foundations as they are my favourite product, aside from eyeshadow palettes, to review. Finally, I am getting around to actually talking about them on my blog, on the plus side this means I have used them long enough to provide a proper in-depth tutorial. The foundation to […]

FENTY BEAUTY BODY LAVA & FAIRY BOMB GLITTERING POM POM | ALITTLEKIRAN

Fenty Beauty Body Lava in Who Needs Clothes and Brown Sugar and Fairy Bomb. Photo by @trendmood1 The latest releases from Fenty Beauty include their Body Lava Body Luminisers ($50/£46) and the Fairy Bomb Glittering Pom Pom ($42/£34). Available on Sephora and Harvey Nichols in the UK. I am surprised they are available in the […]

STILA MAGNIFICENT METAL DUPE? | NEW COLOURPOP SUPERNOVA SHADOWS ALL SWATCHES & MORE | ALITTLEKIRAN

Image Source: temptalia.com The ColourPop Supernova Shadows are $7 each and there are currently 5 shades available, but I am sure they will expand on this dependent on consumer reaction. When I first heard about these I got especially excited because I thought finally our prayers have all been answered and there is a drugstore […]

RESTOCK? BEAUTY BAY? | MORPHE X JACLYN HILL PALETTE UK SHIPPING COST BUYING EXPERIENCE REVIEW & SWATCHES

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches – Restock 22.08.2017 You guys have been waiting forever for this and I am sorry it has taken so long and that it isn’t a full review. I have been playing with it for a week now and still haven’t formed my full opinion truth be […]

UNPOPULAR OPINION | LANCÔME LE TEINT PARTICULIER CUSTOM MADE FOUNDATION ONLY AT HARRODS WORTH £90? IS IT REALLY CUSTOM?

I am positive you have all heard about the Lancôme Custom Made Foundation, the only reason I feel obligated to post about it is because people in my real life have come up to me to talk about it. They are intrigued, fascinated and want to know what I think about it. If you hadn’t […]

THE BEST AND WORST THINGS ABOUT BLOGGING | ALITTLEKIRAN

Blogging is an ever-changing phenomenon and I am constantly seeing posts on how the industry and people’s feelings towards blogging has changed, negatively. I wanted to shake things up and discuss both the good and the bad superficially. There are some truly shitty things that can happen in the blogging industry, but there are also […]

ARE THEY DUPES? | ALL SEPHORA PRO COOL WARM AND EDITORIAL PALETTE SWATCHES | ALITTLEKIRAN

There is a lot of buzz about the new Sephora Pro Palettes and I can certainly see why. In total, Sephora released 3 palettes: Warm, Cool and Editorial. Unsurprisingly, most people are drawn to the Warm and Editorial Palette and I am no different. Each palette retails for $68 and they have been compared to […]

REVIEW | BLANK CANVAS COSMETICS MASTER SERIES THE ONE PALETTE SWATCHES | ALITTLEKIRAN

Like I mentioned in my last post, Blank Canvas Cosmetics sent me a few products to review and the Master Series One Palette* (£30) was one of them. I have seen this gorgeous neutral palette floating around on the blogosphere and it immediately caught my eye. We all know eyeshadow palettes are my greatest weakness […]

THOUGHTS ON LASER HAIR REMOVAL | COMPARING HAIR REMOVAL AT HOME WITH LASER METHODS

IMAGE: HUDA BEAUTY I don’t know if I have shared this before but I have strongly been considering IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) Hair Removal for a long time. I have many reasons for why I haven’t done it yet, and honestly the strongest for me is pure embarrassment. Hair removal isn’t as openly discussed as […]

SKINCARE REVIEW | FIRST AID BEAUTY FACIAL RADIANCE OVERNIGHT MASK

I have been searching high and low for overnight miracle workers for quite a while now. I stumbled on this Facial Radiance Overnight Mask from First Aid Beauty. I had read about it on Beauty Bay and felt sufficiently intrigued to give it a whirl. This mask is available at both Beauty Bay (£22.50) and […]

REVIEW & BEFORE AND AFTER | L’OREAL TRUE MATCH FOUNDATION SHADE 5W INDIAN SKIN | ALITTLEKIRAN

The L’Oreal True Match Foundation (£10) is insanely popular in the bloggersphere so as a true foundation addict I had to see what all the fuss is about. For reference, I am Shade 5W (oddly the same shade Cheryl Cole uses – fun fact), I have medium Indian skin with warm undertones and I like […]

RED HOT STRAIGHTENERS | IRRESISTIBLE ME DIAMOND HAIR STYLER REVIEW | ALITTLEKIRAN

Every girl deserves a good pair of straighteners, they are the ultimate hair tool especially for girls/guys with long hair, such as me, Irresistible Me kindly reached out to me a while back and asked whether I would like to try out this hair tool: The Diamond Styler ($149). Being completely honest, I want to […]

WORTH THE SPLURGE | HOURGLASS AMBIENT LIGHTING EDIT LIMITED EDITION HOLIDAY 2016 SURREAL LIGHT PALETTE REVIEW SWATCHES

Hourglass Surreal Light Palette Review and Swatches The Hourglass Ambient Lighting Edit Surreal Light Palette (£69) is available at Space NK right now. I was lucky enough to play around with the palette in person when I was in London just this weekend and at a whopping £69, that’s almost £70 (insert dying emoji here), […]

WORTH THE SPLURGE? | ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS MODERN RENAISSANCE PALETTE REVIEW WITH SWATCHES | ALITTLEKIRAN

I don’t want to beat around the bush, when the Modern Renaissance palette – the first ever permanent eyeshadow palette Anastasia Beverly Hills and Norvina have created – was revealed I wasn’t convinced by it. The colours and overall aesthetic didn’t appeal to me. It wasn’t until I saw people create looks with the palette […]

REVIEW | L’OREAL PURE CLAY GLOW MASK

Face masks really are the only skincare products that claim to produce instant noticeable effects and I think this is why they have blown up so much over recent years as the emphasis on skincare has increased tenfold over the last decade. Clay masks are nothing new, but generally clay masks are marketed as being […]

WORTH THE HYPE? | HUDA BEAUTY LIP CONTOUR MATTE PENCILS TRENDSETTER BOMBSHELL REVIEW | ALITTLEKIRAN

The Huda Beauty Lip Contour Matte Pencil is available from Sephora ($19) and Cult Beauty (£16) and is constantly out of stock because it has been raved about beyond belief. After countless Instagram posts and YouTuber reviews I succumbed to the mayhem when Cult Beauty announced that they had all the shades back in stock. […]

REVIEW | MUA PRO BASE PRIME AND CONCEAL COLOUR CORRECTING PALETTE | ALITTLEKIRAN

Colour correcting is kind of a big deal with so many high end brands bringing out tonnes of coloured concealers i.e. Urban Decay, Tarte Cosmetics, Stila and Smashbox to name a few, but before the luxe brands tried their hand at colour correcting many drugstore/affordable brands already had their own. The LA Girl Pro Concealers […]

MAYBELLINE DREAM MATTE MOUSSE FOUNDATION REVIEW | ALITTLEKIRAN

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse (£7.70) has a whipped formula, which is purported to provide an air-soft, weightless, perfect matte finish coverage. It contains silicone polymers to prevent caking. It is recommended to apply a small amount on the centre of the face first and then blend thoroughly and build in layers if required. I purchased […]

REVIEW | VICHY DERMABLEND CORRECTIVE FLUID FOUNDATION AND SETTING POWDER | ALITTLEKIRAN

This review was meant to be posted months ago, I was kindly sent these two products by the Vichy PR team and have been using them consistently since they arrived in the post. Currently, the Vichy Dermablend Fluid Corrective Foundation (£12) is £12, not the usual price of £18. The Dermablend Setting Powder (£17) is […]

BARRY M CHISEL CHEEKS MEDIUM TO DARK CONTOUR KIT REVIEW

Contouring still remains the love of my life and for the longest time I read post after post about how amazing the Barry M Chisel Cheeks Contour Kit (£6.49) was, but of course like many other contour palettes the kit was far too light to do anything for me. But lo and behold there is a […]

REVIEW | GOSH BOOMBASTIC XXL SWIRL VOLUME MASCARA

Let’s talk about the Gosh Cosmetics Boombastic XXL Swirl Volume Mascara (£6.49). It is a “full-bodied, creamy, really spreadable mascara.” It claims to “blacken and thicken the lashes without looking clumpy”.The mascara is packaged in an eye-catching highlighter green tube and is infused with argan oil and bamboo extract that moisturises the lashes leaving them stronger and more […]

REVIEW SWATCHES & DUPE | NYX HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR PRO PALETTE | ALITTLEKIRAN

I have been using the NYX Highlight and Contour Pro Palette (£18) for a few weeks now, in fact the minute I heard that NYX was available in Selfridges I ran there and picked this palette up. It retails for £18, which is a little steep. For this reason, I want to mention, what looks […]

FOUNDATION FRIDAY | CHARLOTTE TILBURY MAGIC FOUNDATION SHADE 8 REVIEW

Photo from mixedgems.co.uk I tried the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Foundation (£29.50), and thought I would share my thoughts. This foundation is available in 15 shades; continued use of this product should reduce the appearance of acne, pigmentation, large pores; redness; dark circles, birthmarks and scarring. It is said to be suitable for all skin types and all […]

Foundation Friday | Rimmel Match Perfection | ALITTLEKIRAN

I love to try out new foundations especially the more affordable ones because you never know what gem you might discover. Last week, I found this Rimmel Match Perfection foundation in BodyCare for £4.99. I recently saw Zoella use this in a makeup tutorial and the coverage and blendability looked so good on her that […]