I feel so content while writing this because ever since I got hold of  NYX SMLC's I made it a life mission to blog about them. This has been the most coveted lip product in the past year, loved and raved by nearly all beauty bloggers and you-tubers, which also means that I am pretty late in putting this up. Can I please take some leverage here and blame my super busy work life?
Initially a random purchase which soon turned into some serious addiction, I remember buying these all one after another like a kid going crazy over candies, seriously! and believe me the craze is still not yet over.


Lets talk about the packaging first.....





As for the staying power, sans any eating/drinks they stay on pretty good, 6 to 7 hours to be precise!. But with all the munching they disappear really fast, and by the time you are done with your food, it will be just an outline. So touch ups are a must!!! These lip cream smells like a bakery with oven fresh vanilla cakes. Sounds yummy? oh boy!

NYX SMLC'S SWATCHES

Among all these shades my most used is Prague and Adis Ababba, as they flatter my skin tone so well. Adis Abbaba is a bright pink shade and is slightly blue toned, will suit medium to fair skin tones. Prague on the other hand is a beautiful deep purple shade with intense pink undertones, its so gorgeous and I have no words to describe how much I love it. I always get compliments with these too, definitely re-buying these too.

Morocco is a bright orange, with hint of red , perks up my face in an instant. Cannes appears as a nude brown shade but when applied, its a brown with peach and pink undertones, a unique shade indeed, again will compliment medium to fair skin tones, ideal for work. Ibiza and San Paulo are almost similar as Ibiza is just a lighter version of the other, both these shades are prettiest pinks ever, San Paulo is more like a muted rose pink shade and Ibiza is a more pale pink with hints of coral. Amsterdam is another gorgeous red but not the deepest red out there. Lastly Antwerp , which seems more coral from the tube but is a perfect soft muted pink shade.
Nyx SMLC are pocket friendly and cost $6 whereas on different Facebook pages they retail at PKR 950. I bought mine through Indelath and Zensky.

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XOXO.

The advent of Beauty Blender has given a new meaning to flawless foundation application, though makeup sponges have always been there , but this innovation became a game changer, a product worth all the hype which was immediately duped by many known brands.Today at Sumbul's Blog we are going to talk about one such dupe which is considered to be the closest and best substitute of BB.
Yes! we are taking about the Real Techniques Miracle complexion sponge. I got this beauty an year back through my brother who generously listens to my makeup cravings and then put serious efforts in searching and getting it for me whenever he visits home,one of the perks of siblings residing abroad..oh yeah!!!(blessed)

Despite having it for an year I never opted for it,firstly because I had my trusted foundation brush (Real Technique Buffing Brush) and lastly even if I used it, I didn't get the desired results which is why I stopped using it, but then came the grandeur Mussart Misbah Makeup launch and I had her years of experience in my hands , the silk foundation became talk of the town in no time and there I was totally clueless and baffled because it gave me an extremely blotchy finish no matter how I applied it.Determined to make it work for my skin I went through a phase of trail and error following which, came my savior to the rescue, miracle sponge sheered out the full coverage foundation like a dream.And since then honestly I never tried using brushes for foundation application.

Why it didn't work for me in the first place? because of two major mistakes : I was either using it completely dry or using it without dampening it enough. This sponge needs to be thoroughly soaked in water and then squeezed (gently) till you get all the water out, the  porous sponge doubles in size and becomes super squishy (which is quite dry/hard otherwise). I always do this under the running tap water and it literally takes 30 secs max. The flat part is ideal for patting and blending foundation into the skin , I use swiping strokes for most parts of my face and then use the pointed round part for under eyes ,chin and around nose.For under eyes and a bit of troublesome dark spot on my chin I dab the sponge off .The fun part is that you can use this sponge for powder too.I personally have done that and achieved smooth natural looking results.


With a tool such as this, proper and deep cleaning is crucial because you never know when your foundation that has penetrated deep into the sponge becomes a fungus. This sponge doesn't require any specific cleansers and can be easily cleaned with your normal face cleansers or soaps. You just need to be gentle because the flat part of this sponge tends to rupture easily.The rest is all easy and you get a spotless squeaky clean sponge.I do this part too, under the running tap water by simply rubbing the cleanser on the sponge and then leather it out,squishing it multiple times under the water till it comes out clean.

So all you lovelies who use fingers or brushes for foundation/concealers I truly recommend this, stop dwelling upon any further and just give it a try, it surely gonna make one heck of a difference! The only con that I could figure out was that it absorbs a tad bit more product than I normally use (with a brush),but considering the finish it gives one can easily overlook this.

It retails at $6 but ranges from 900 to 1100 rupees on different Facebook pages, which is quite reasonable in comparison to a BB.

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