Using MAC cosmetics is the dream of every girl who knows about MAC and understands its worth. Same is the case with me I am also one of those girls. I am using MAC here but the catch is its a replica not the original MAC. However knowing that I am using a branded copy is somewhat soothing psychologically just like the psych research says. So this is the compact duo blush I am bragging about.

I am back with another nail color review. Sorry for the crappy quality of the pictures. I took them in a real rush right before leaving for work in the morning so they are not that clear as I expected them to be. But I guess they would serve the purpose. This is my first holographic nail color and I got my hands on this one by chance. By the cap of the bottle its looks like a plain old purple color but it is not! Read further to find out....

I am back with another haul post and I know how much fun it is to read about hauls. Its such a wonderful feeling to see new products or see someone buying the products you already are using. I was looking at Oriflame promotions for like a month now and was planning what to buy, finally I made my trip to Oriflame office. I went once before like two weeks back, but there I came to know they have relocated to a new location. It took me some searching to find out their new location but it was worth the wait. Lets not keep you waiting anymore, here is what I got myself.

I have another nail post today and that too by my recent favorite brand 'Essence'. I went to Al Fatah to get myself something random to treat my retail therapy and I chose a bright blue shade but when I got home this is the shade that came out of my shopping bag. Initially I was a little disappointed but when I applied it on my nails I kinda liked it. Its a nice greeny summery shade.

Blog sales are really on these days. I have seen so many blogs conducting sale now a days. I love these sales. There is nothing more fun than trying new makeup products that too on affordable and reasonable prices. I am aware of the harms of sharing makeup products but one can always disinfect them before using. That is my own opinion and I respect the fact if your views differ.

Today I am sharing another online shopping experience with you girls. I am fully aware of the risks involved in online shopping as I have been through one terrible experience. However I must say there are some online shooping pages on Facebook that totally live upto their claims by providing excellent services, good quality products that too at very affordable prices. SK9 is one such Facebook page where you can buy beautiful and elegant jewellery. Below is an item I ordered from SK9.  

I am going to have my first ever giveaway here on my blog. Its just for thanking you lovely people for being a part of my blog and appreciating my work. The giveaway satrts now and will be there for 3 to 4 weeks. Hope you like the giveaway items. There is going to be one winner and here is what the winner will be getting:

Coming to the rules of the giveaway. The rules are very basic and simple. All you need to do is:

1. Follow my blog via G.F.C. (Google friend connect). Make sure you follow me publicly so that I may see you.

2. Like my Facebook Fan Page. Here is the link to my page.

These two are the must entires. Make sure you only enter once. Entering twice or more will disqualify you. I will be choosing the winner via random.org. Once the winner is chosen, no bitch fight please. Hope the rules are quite simple and clear. In case you have any queries drop me a comment or an email. This giveaway is open to residents of Pakistan only.

There are some brands who have excellent quality products, excellent variety but some how do not manage to be on the top list or are not that renowned. Diana of London I would say is one such brand in Pakistan. I usually hear girls talking about Loreal, Rimmel and Luscious in Pakistan but rarely about Diana of London. I would say the brand is highly under estimated. Although I see their counters in almost all good stores but yet it is a brand not much hyped about. I do not know how or why but my first product from this brand was their eye liner pencil. After that I got two lipsticks from this brand and later I also recommended my collegue to give this brand a try and she got herself a mascara, compact powder and a foundation and is totally satisfied.

Another thing about winter season is it brings along dry and chapped lips. No matter how much water you drink or lick your lips they get dry after a while. So what to do when this happens? We all go for lip moisturizing products that keep our lips hydrated. I also have used several lip products before as I tend to have dry skin and my lips get really dry in winters. But none of them worked as great as this one.

Yes, it is born lippy lip balm by The Body Shop. I already have other lip balms that I keep on using from time to time but once I went to Pot Pourri and saw this baby there and thought of giving it a try. I had asked its price from different shops, some quoted it for Rs. 800 and some Rs. 700. To be honest spending Rs. 700 for this small lip balm pot did not appeal me. At Pot Pourri I was told this pot worth Rs. 450. I instantly bought it. Here I would like to make one thing clear, this is 100% original body shop lip balm not fake or any A grade copy. The packing, the product, the fragrance I checked everything and it is 100% genuine. This is being sold at the same price on another cosmetic shop I often visit which is Channel in Liberty Markets. So I am sure it is real. The reason for it being this cheap is, unlike the original body shop, these small cosmetic shops do not have to bear the marketing expenses, sale girls' salaries and direct import costs. Plus the brands place their counters on different stores which means additional expenses so no doubt they have higher prices.

It comes in a small transparent sort of plastic pot which makes it travel friendly. You can pop it into your purse and use it whenever you want. Born lippy lip balms are available in different fragrances. Mine is in passionberry which smells almost like rasberry lip balmsand is a beautiful mauve color. It has 10ml of product and weighs approximately 9 grams.

I have swatched it on my finger. Since it is not clearly visible so I have encircled the area in red where I have it swatched. It is pretty much colorless when applied on lips and gives a wonderful fragrance. I feel like eating it when I apply it on my lips.

Here is another something that I ordered online. I badly wanted to have the I love range of body butters but unfortunately they were out of stock at Just4girls.pk. Then I came across a Facebook page that had these body butters. Strawberries & milkshake body butter was on priority on my wish list but that was no where available :( so I just ordered Mango & papaya one.

Its a 200ml transparent plastic jar with a black plastic lid. The sticker on the lid is of orange color. The back has details of the product with directions and caution while using.

This is how the body butter looks like. Its very light orange in color more like a peach color and smells so so good. It has a strong aroma of mango and the fragrance is really refreshing.

I have put some body butter on my finget to give you an idea about the consistency of the product. Just like body butters should be, it has a thick consistency but as compared to my Ashworth & Calire's body butter I found it a little less dense. You can see the review of Ashworth & Claire's body butter here.