Inside My MAC Palette

Hey Dolls,

So anyone who follows makeup must know about the Urban Decay's Naked Palette, I'm a fan too as I always prefer my makeup to be close to skin tone and I only experiment with colors on my lip and nails! But Naked Palette isn't available everywhere and people often find difficulties choosing between the 3 options, owning Naked Palette 1 & 3 (which I struggled to get and finally asked my friend who was going to Dubai to get it), I can assure you that it is not worth investing in more than one palette at a time. I prefer Urban Decay's eyeshadow only because I'm just in love with the way these products are pigmented which is my priority! But nothing beats choosing a personalised palette which makes sure you spend lesser and use it up before it expires, to learn more about makeup expiration, click here.

I thought I'd let you know what my favourite most used MAC shadows are. I know it can be very overwhelming and often intimidating when you're in a store, as there is so much to choose from.
This palette is mostly made up of neutral shades as well as a few darker shadows, so I can create anything from a barely there soft daytime look to a night time smokey eye.
You can buy the empty 15 pan palette in MAC and then pick whatever colours you want to go inside.
I put new shadows in my palette to replace ones that were almost empty (where I could) to take the photos for this post, so you would be able to see the colours clearly.
I have the old 15 pan palettes - the new ones have a clear acrylic top so you can see the eyeshadows inside, whereas you have to open the old palettes to see the shadows.

You can buy the personalised parsonalized palette from their website or just walk-in to a store and ask their makeup professionals to help you, you can ask for guidence with the shades which goes best with your skin tone & I highly recommend to swatch on your arm to see the actual colour as it may get confusing.

Brule (satin finish) -This is a beige shade with a very subtle satin finish. I use this as a base shadow to even out my lid. I also use this when I want a very subtle highlight under my brow.
Omega- (matte finish) This shade looks unimpressive in the pan but once swatched it is a gorgeous grey toned soft neutral brown colour. I love to wear this shade mixed with Patina on the lid.
Soft Brown- (matte finish) This is a tan peach toned brown, it's a perfect crease colour. I also use it to blend out the edges of darker shadows.
Soba (satin finish)- This is a medium-warm brown camel shade. When looking at this shadow in the pan I can see it has a small amount of finely milled gold glitter particles running through it. However I cannot see the glitter when I apply the shadow.
Cork -(satin finish) This is a medium warm brown shade - it's a perfect crease colour.

Clockwise from top left: Brule, Omega, Soft Brown, Cork, Soba

From left: Brule, Omega, Soft Brown, Soba, Cork

Espresso (matte)- This is a matte dark brown, again perfect for the outer corner.
Mystery (satin finish) This is a dark brown cool toned shade with purple and grey undertones - perfect for the outer corner.
Mulch- (Velvet finish) This is a warm bronze metallic shade with gold glitter particles running through it. I wear this shade all over the lid.
Woodwinked (Veluxe pearl finish)- This is a warm golden metallic shimmer shade. I wear this shade on my lid. I've heard people saying they can't wear this shadow because it looks too orange toned on them, but I have found that it looks more gold on me. I love it.
Patina (frost finish)- This my favourite Mac eyeshadow. It is a pale taupe with grey undertones with a golden metallic finish.

From top left clockwisw: Espresso, Mystery, Mulch, Patina, Woodwinked

From Left: Espresso, Mystery, Mulch, Woodwinked, Patina

Swiss Chocolate (matte finish)This is a matte red-.brown I use this in the crease, or in the outer corner with soft brown in the crease.
Sliver Ring (veluxe pearl finish)-  This is a grey sliver shade, it's not metallic but it has a sliver sheen finish to it. I use this on the centre of the lid over Knight Divine when I'm doing a smokey eye.
Knight Divine (veluxe pearl finish)- This is a dark blue toned grey with a slight sliver sheen. I use this on the lid when I'm doing a smokey eye. This is the only shadow I have a slight issue with - I find that I have to really build up the colour on the lid (the payoff isn't the best) but I love the colour. This shade wears evenly and it's lasting power is great.
Print (satin finish) - This is a grey shade with finely milled sliver glitter through it. However, the glitter isn't noticeable, when applied it looks matte. I use this in the crease for a smokey eye.
Carbon  (matte finish) black shadow, I use this in the outer corner when doing a smokey eye. I also use it along the upper lash line when I'm doing an everyday neutral look when I don't want to use liner.
I have had no problems with the shadows (except Knight Divine). They have good colour payoff, are really blendable, long lasting and they wear evenly.

Clockwise from top left: Knight Divine, Print, Carbon, Silver Ring, Swiss Chocolate

From left: Swiss Chocolate, Silver Ring, Knight Divine, Print, Carbon

If you would like me to create any beauty looks with some of these shades just let me know in the comments. Or if you would like me to do another post on the rest of my MAC palettes just let me know.

Please note I purchased all of the products mentioned & the links provided are not affiliate links
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XOXO,
Anshika Agarwal.

Life Hack Tuesdays: Remove Egg Yolk Perfectly Everytime!

Hey Dolls,

Today I'm going to share with you this amazing trick I found on the Internet here, Its supposedly how Russians do it and I've tried over a hundredth time and it always works!

I specially do it when making Macrons to perfectly remove the yolk as a whole, its a great way to get your egg-whites separated!

All you need to do is follow these 5 easy steps!

1. Break an egg in a bowl (If you're quick enough you can do it directly on the pan too, works for me!) 
2. Take an empty plastic bottle (uncapped), give it a mild squeeze.
3. While still squeezing it place the opening on the egg yolk, don't press on it, you don't want the yolk to break.
4. Release the squeeze, it will vacuum the egg yolk in and you're left with your egg-whites! Mind Blown!
5. Try not to play with the egg yolk!

Do try this and remember don't waste the egg yolk, instead put it your hair and roots for 40 minutes before washing for smooth hair, this will give your hair all the proteins it requires to be healthy. Do let me know how did you like this trick by commenting or take a picture and tag me in the tweets or on Instagram, you can directly follow me by clicking on the respective icons on the top right corner. Take good care of yourself and keep smiling!

XOXO,
Anshika Agarwal

Life Hack Tuesdays: Dilute Red Wine Stains with white wine.

Hey dolls,

If you love red wine put your hands up, you are awesome! But how many can you have before getting it on your clothes? I'm sure every red wine drinker has been been a victim atleast once! Whats worse then having a stain on your favourite clothes ot carpets? Staying with them, So heres a trick that can save us from the embarrassment, Use white wine! Yeah, you read that correctly. When you’re at a party and you accidentally spill some red wine on your blouse, immediately pour white wine over the stain and let it air-dry. The white neutralizes the red making it less visible and easier to take out the stain. Incase of couch, carpet where the object has soaked the wine add salt it'll soak the red wine neutralizing the effect further. This tip only make the colour neutralized & less visible, doesn't completely remove the stain.

So the next time you have Sangria on your dress, Don't obsess over it and continue to enjoy the party!

XOXO,
Anshika Agarwal.

Must watch list: "The Return"

Coco Chanel has always inspired me like no other, I have always looked up to her style and dreamt of dressing up like her for every single day of my life. I'm quite sure the inception of my love for pearls was a Chanel poster.
Her self-confidence, her enthusiasm, her courage, her passion and the way she overcame hurdles through hard work and dealt with criticism in the film deserves a salute. I'm stuck to every Coco Chanel quote that was worked in. Please watch.

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