Must haves for a fantastico Bridal Make Up kit

Wedding is the most important affair in every girl's life. 

All of us have this inert desire to look our best not just the D-Day but also occasions preceding and following it. 

We buy the best of clothes, Jewellery, accessories and make up. 

As important as anything else in these wedding preparations is your vanity or the make up box.

One needs to exercise great care in what make up products to buy and what not. 

Since there are a plethora of products available in the market, the costs soaring high and brands launching a new product almost everyday, it often gets a little difficult to make a choice. 

Then there are other factors too like skin tone, skin type, coverage needed etc.

But some products are literally hands down. If you know what they are, this work of compiling the whole make up box can get so much easier. Isn't it? 

However, reading detailed reviews and then selecting and deciding is quite a time taking job and wedding shopping doesn't leave one with so much time. 

So, I decided to make your work easier and present my list of make up products which are an absolute must for a fantastico bridal make up kit. 

Some of them are high end products and may be a little costly. But they sure are worth the price! 

PRIMER

1.L'oreal Paris base magique transforming smoothing primer. Price: Rs.875

2.Colourbar Perfect match Primer. Price: Rs.875

FOUNDATION

1.Make up forever HD foundation. Price: Rs. 2100

2.Mac Matchmaster foundation. Price:Rs. 2100

COMPACT POWDER

1.L'oreal Paris Infallible Compact powder foundation. Price:Rs. 800

2.Maybelline Dream Matte Powder light. Price:Rs. 475

CONCEALER

1.Mac pro longwear concealer. Price:Rs. 1100

2.Revlon Photoready concealer. Price:Rs. 750

LIPSTICKS 

1.Mac ruby woo. Price:Rs 1500

2.Lakme 9 to 5. Price: Rs. 400

3.L'oreal Moist Matte Lipstick. Price:Rs. 900

BRONZER

1.Lakme Absolute Sun Kissed Bronzer. Price: Rs. 699

2.Maybelline Dream Mousse Bronzer. Price:Rs. 990

EYELINER

1.Maybelline Lasting Drama Studio Gel Eyeliner. Price: Rs.410

2.Revlon Colorstay Gel Eyeliner. Price: Rs. 690

PENCIL EYELINERS

1.Maybelline Colossal Kajal. Price: Rs. 175

2.Lakme Absolute Eye Pencil. Price: Rs.

199

MASCARA

1.Lakme Eyeconic Curling Mascara. Price: Rs. 250

2.Maybelline Colossal Volume Mascara. Price: Rs. 330

Apart from this your make up needs these:

1.Make up brushes (Recommended: Mac brushes) 

2.Eye lash curler

3.Eyeshadow Palette 

4.Blusher

5.Tinted moisturiser or BB cream (Recommended: Laura Mercier Tinted moisturisers with broad spectrum SPF 20)

6.Sunscreen

7.Under eye cream (Recommended: Shahnaz Hussain shasmooth under eye cream)

8.Lip Balm (Recommended: The Body Shop's Lip Balm)

9.Make up remover (Recommended: Oriflame's Make up remover)

10.A variety of nail paints 

11.Tea tree oil( For quick fixing acne if you have oily skin. It will take away the redness.) Recommended: The Body Shop's Tea tree oil

I think that's pretty much it. That is, the make up part. 

I kept the recommendations to one or two's in each category since I feel that too many recommendations can again lead to confusion. 

However, other good products are available in the market too. 

And most importantly, It depends on your skin tone. So make sure you don't compile the kit in a hurry and end up wasting money on products which doesn't suit your skin tone. 

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.

Fantastico beauty products that actually work!

In this era of consumerism, there is no dearth of new products in the market. 

Everyday we find thousands of new items being launched for consumers. 

Be it food products, gadgets, cosmetics, each and every itinerary is being sold by ever increasing number of brands. 

However, quality seems to get compromised due to the cut throat competition and ultimately it's we the consumers who suffer the brunt of all ugly money making.

Each day we find new cosmetics, newer companies being launched in the market. 

The skincare and make up range seems to be never ending and so are the varieties and companies selling them.

Such a state creates a great confusion in an average consumer's mind as to which product or brand is really good and on what should she actually spend her hard earned money. 

Thankfully a lot of bloggers provide detailed and honest reviews of almost all the products available in the market but inspite of that the confusion isn't solved at times. The end result, we tend to select the wrong product and suffer the loss.

Although its only by trial and error that we learn, at times this can really be disheartening specially in case of cosmetics or skin care products because our beauty and appearance is at stake. 

Like everybody else, I too have tried so many products. Some deserve a yay and others were nay! 

So, I decided why not share with you some skincare and cosmetics that actually work and do what they promise! 

These fantastico products and companies have won my faith in them and I would rate them today for you on my Fantastico meter. 

Lets move ahead: 

1)Oriflame love nature tree tea oil range

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Oriflame has been knows for its quality skincare products since its inception. 

The love nature tree tea oil range is specially designed for oily and acne prone skin. Like many of you, I too suffer from pesky pimples every now and then and have always been in search of a magic potion that would help control my zits and make my skin clear. 

Believe me, oriflame did come to my rescue to a great extent a few months back.  I have been using the cleansing gel and lotion on a regular basis and my skin feels pretty healthy. 

Although I discontinued the use of toner since I felt it didn't suit my skin as much. 

If you suffer from acne problems, do try this range from Oriflame and you will not be disappointed. 

Price: Cleansing gel: Rs. 329 for 150ml

Lotion: Rs. 349 for 30 ml

FANTASTICO meter: 4.5/5 

2)Shahnaz Hussain's Shasmooth under eye cream

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Dark circles are a cruel problem faced by many of us in today's world. Being a medical student, late nights and lack of sleep are a common phenomenon and the result is ugly dark circles! 

I had used many under eye creams but none of them seemed to benefit me much. Then with much reluctance, I ordered this after reading some reviews and believe me, this actually works!

All you need is to use it regularly and see the results for yourself after about ten days. Not a miracle worker of course, but definitely not a disappointment too. 

Price: Rs. 500 for 40gm

FANTASTICO meter: 4.3/5 

3)Make up forever HD foundation

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There are a plethora of foundations available today and all of them claim to be equally good. 

Worst still, even the reviews are all mixed up leading to ever increasing chaos. 

This foundation by make up forever is however a cult favourite amongst professionals all over the world. 

A high-end product definitely ( this one is costlier than MAC) but worth the price. 

Will make your skin flawless and glowing. 

But you need to exercise caution, first try out the right shade on your jawline( not the back of your hands please!) and then only decide the right shade.

Price: Rs. 2064 

FANTASTICO meter: 4.7/5

4)Revlon photo-ready BB cream

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 BB creams are the in thing these days and I decided to buy one for myself too. 

Only I was too confused after reading all the reviews online. The ones that seemed promising were so very costly and Indian brands did not match up to my expectations. 

Finally, I simply went into the beauty shop and the counter guy recommended me this one. 

I was reluctant at first but finally he managed to sell it off to me. 

Although, I have no idea how other BB creams work but this one is really good if you want a light coverage without the foundation. Didn't cause breakouts too.  

Price: Rs. 610 for 30ml

 FANTASTICO meter: 4.3/5

That's all! Do let me know if you too felt the same about any products that you have been using and trust. 

 Stay beautiful. 

This blog post is inspired by the blogging marathon hosted on IndiBlogger for the launch of the #Fantastico Zica from Tata Motors. You can apply for a test drive of the hatchback Zica today.