Sneak Peak Into The Makeup Revolution Store.

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well.

In this week’s post, we will be sharing our experience at the Makeup Revolution store in Bandra, Mumbai.

The Makeup Revolution store was launched last year in November since then they have constantly been getting more and more brands and products into the store. The store carries products for some other brands like L.A Girl, Freedom,The Brush Tools and Lord & Berry which are usually only found online even though Make Up Revolution is their main brand. They have testers available in all their products and a professional make up artist to help recommend products that work for your skin type and complexion. The experience is very similar to a high end store like MAC or Bobbi Brown. They help you try out the products and decide whether it is what you are looking for.

We have compiled a list of 5 products from the store that we found exciting. So without any further ado lets get into the products.

Makeup Revolution Aqua Priming Base

Makeup Revolution Aqua Priming Base retails for Rs1000 for 100 ml. Priming sprays are huge in the international beauty sphere. Unfortunately none of the drugstore brands have launched their priming sprays in India yet. Make up Revolution Aqua Priming Base is a store exclusive product. It is not available online. You spray on the product and let it sit in for 5 minutes before you go in with your foundation and concealer. The make up just glides on and the skin even looks slightly dewy. As an added bonus, it smells great as well.

Makeup Revolution Salvation Palette New Trals Vs Neutrals

Makeup Revolution Salvation Palette New Trals Vs Neutrals retails for Rs.1350. It includes 16 colours that are a mix of shimmer, matte, poppy colours and neutral shades. Even though you can pull of some deep smokey eye looks with this palette, this palette screams summer to me. All their shades are well pigmented. The palette comes in a matte black case along with a mirror. You also get a double ended make up brush with a blending brush on one side and a tapered brush on another. The brush is of great quality and is sufficient to achieve complete eye make up.

Makeup Revolution I Heart Make Up Blushing Hearts

Makeup Revolution I Heart Make Up Blushing Hearts retail for Rs.1050. They are available as highlighters, bronzers and blush. The packaging of the product is clearly the cherry on the cake. The pigmentation is amazing. In one product, you get 3 different shades that double as eyeshadows as well. 

L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer Color Corrector

L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer Color Corrector retails for Rs.595 for 8mg. These color correctors are available in multiple shades like yellow, orange, peach and green. These are perfect to colour corrector any sort of discolouration, pigmentation and dark circles on the face. They blend super easily and is one of the most affordable colour corrector in the Indian market. They also have an gigantic range of concealer with the exact same formulation.
If you would like to know more about colour correcting, read our Colour Correcting 101 post.
(http://compactmatters.blogspot.com/2016/05/colour-correcting-101.html)

L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss

L.A. Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss retails for Rs 575 for 8ml. It is a liquid lipstick with semi- matte finish. It comes with sponge  applicator and glides on smoothly. It dries matte almost instantly but regains some moisture in sometime. It is available in over 15 shades. It is a great option for people who find matte lipsticks too drying but love wearing wearing liquid lipsticks.

Swatch for L.A. Girl Flat Finish Pigment Gloss in Fleur

Swatch for L.A. Girl Flat Finish Pigment Gloss in Obsess

Special Mention: The Brush Tools Make Up Jelly Sponge and Makeup Color Changer Tool.

Here is a look at the store and their products.

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Setting Sprays 101.

Hey guys! Hope you all are doing well.

In this week’s post, I wanted to get back to the basics and talk about Setting Sprays.

If you have been following the 101 series, we have covered all the products that go into achieving flawless base make up. The last step of this process, if you would like to make your make up long lasting, is a setting spray.

What is a setting spray?

A setting spray or a fixing spray is a spray that mainly contains water and glycerin. It acts as a top coat for your make up thereby increasing the wear time. Its primary function is to increase the longevity of your make up.

Types of Setting Sprays

Setting Sprays With A Matte Finish

Most setting sprays fall in this category and prevent the skin from getting oily. This is best suited for people with combination to oily skin.

Setting Sprays With A Dewy Finish

With the advent of dewy finish foundations, a few brands have also come out with dewy finish setting sprays. This is best suited for people with normal to dry skin.

How to apply a Setting Spray?

Once you are done applying your make up hold the setting spray at an arm’s distance and squirt it all over your face and neck. Usually squirting the setting spray around 4-5 times is sufficient to cover your entire face and neck. 

Some people like to wait for it to dry. However I prefer to dab into my skin with my beauty blender.

Some people like to finish their make up completely and then go in with the setting spray. However I personally prefer to go in with the setting spray in between as well. For instance when I am done with my foundation or right after highlighting and contouring.

Uses of a Setting Spray

Setting Sprays ensure that make up stays in place for long hours due to its glycerin content.

Setting Sprays help hydrate your skin since a large proportion of the product is water.

Setting Sprays help intensify the colour payout of eyeshadows and pigments while also increasing the longevity.

Setting Sprays, mixed with dried up gel liner,helps make the liner smooth.

Setting Spray, when spritzed onto a beauty blender or brush, makes the process of blending make up quick and 

easy.

Setting Spray can help dilute your foundation and concealer, if mixed into the product before applying, to provide a sheer coverage and greater longevity.

Some Popular Setting Sprays

The MAC Fix Plus is, without a doubt, the most popular setting spray. It is known enhancing the make up immensely while increasing the wear time. However it is a high end product and not very affordable. This is probably #1 on MAC Wishlist.

The e.l.f Make Up Mist & Set and Wet n Wild Photo Focus Setting Spray are affordable setting sprays that are dupes for MAC Fix Plus and Urban All Nighter Setting Spray respectively. Unfortunately there are not available in India yet. 

The Maybelline Super Stay 24 Makeup Locking Setting Spray also does a good job increasing the longevity and hydrating the face. Lets hope Maybelline launches it soon in India.

The Make Up Revolution Pro Fix Oil Control Fixing Spray is my favourite tried and tested setting spray available in India. It retails for Rs. 1000 for 100ml. It is easily available on Nykaa. It increases the longevity of the make up, hydrates the skin and does everything a good setting spray should do. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants a try a setting spray for the first time.

The L.A Girl Pro HD Setting Spray is another spray that I tried from the Indian market. This too is available on Nykaa. I love the quality of the product. However the disappointing part is the size of the product. It retails for Rs. 850 for 30 ml only. I would never repurchase this product.

That is all for this post. Lets all pray that some Indian brands come up with their afforable setting sprays. If you have any suggestions or questions, please it down in a comment.

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