Makeup Inventory 2022 - Loose Powders

 Moving on to loose powder next

ADS Luxury Banana Powder (40 gm)

ADS Luxury Banana Powder (20 gm)

I love this. So finely milled, it sets the undereye area like a dream. I first bought the 20 gm one (halfway through this) & bought the larger one as backup. I know this one's supposed to dupe the Ben Nye one but the packaging is a pain. It's not the most user friendly design. I've decanted a bit into an old powder container to use more easily. 

Huda Beauty Easy Bake Loose Baking & Setting Powder (20 gm)

Shade Kunafa

This was one expensive mistake. I couldn't wait till Huda launched in India & ordered this. Wrong shade & no return policy (always read the fine print). This one's too dark and orange for my skin tone. I look like Oompah Loompah when I use this. Sigh! 

NYN Natural Finish Loose Powder in Shade 2

This one's finely milled too but it has a wee bit of shimmer in it. Consequently I can only use it at night. Super slow progress as social life is almost nil since the past 2 years 

Lakme Rose Powder

Seemingly endless. Have been using this since forever. 

Makeup Inventory 2022 - Concealer and Contour

 I know I have been dragging my feet in this makeup inventory thing. Let's start again with concealers. I'm including my contour product here too since I only have one of each. I'm so glad this category is manageable. I'm currently using Wet n Wild concealer in Medium Tawny which suits my skin to a T. The concealer is creamy & blends well to give decent coverage. 

The contour product is Maybelline Master Contour in Medium. I like this shade for contouring & the concealer works well as a highlighting one. I would have preferred if the product was dual ended. I can see things getting messy when I reach the centre of the product. 

Makeup Inventory 2022 - Foundations

 Let's hop on to the foundations now

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse in Pure Beige Medium 2

30 ml

This was the first drugstore foundation which matched my skin to a T (Let's face it - we had no clue how to shade match back in the day). I was so excited by this discovery that I ran out & bought a second bottle immediately. I'm about 3/4th done with this one. I still like it.... Just not as much as I did initially. 

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation Matte + Poreless in 128 Warm Nude

30 ml

My HG foundation. Love everything about it. 

Wet n Wild Photofocus Foundation in Golden Beige 

30 ml

Pretty good but I don't like it as much as the Maybelline one. The God-awful chemical smell deserves a separate post. 

Matt Look Oil Free Foundation in 102

30 ml

Love this one for summers. It gives a nice, matte finish. 

Insight Ultra-thin Second Skin Long Wear Foundation in 04 Warm Nude 

20 ml

This one oxidises on my skin. I've kept it so I can use it when I tan come summer. 

Revolution Pro Full Coverage Camouflage Foundation in 102

20 ml

Pretty decent. Not my favourite though. 

Swiss Beauty BB Foundation in 03

40 ml

This one's great for winters. It gives a nice dewy finish. 

Total 

2022 - 7

2020 - 9

Makeup Inventory 2022 - Primers

 Finally I've decided to bite the bullet & do a makeup inventory. I'm scared of what I'll find in my substantial stash but here goes. Starting with the primers 

ELF Mineral Face Primer in Clear

Almost done with this one, I've very little left. My oily skin loves it and I will be using it come summer. This one has taken a back seat since I started using the Maliao one. 

SFR Color Primer in #120 Green

30 ml

I don't like this one at all. It has a serum type consistency & doesn't really help in filling out my pores or in making my makeup last longer. The green tint doesn't translate onto the skin & hence does not even help in cancelling out redness. Forcing myself to use this one up since it expires in Dec 22

Maliao Magic Perfecting Base Face Primer

30 ml

Absolutely love this one. I have stopped using all other primers after I discovered this one. 

Stay Quirky First Base Primer Oil

10 ml

I have oily skin & silicone based primers are my jam. But as I'm getting older my regular primers don't seem to work as well in winters. Bought this one specifically for winters & I quite like it. Never did I ever think I would be using a primer oil! 

Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Primer

Again a winter primer. Love the finish this one provides. 

Insight Eyeshadow Base Primer

Robert Welsh finally convinced me to ditch my concealer and use an eyeshadow primer. This one's texture, colour, smell, everything is exactly like the L'Oréal Base Magique one. It works exceedingly well on my oily lids.

Total 

2022 - 6

2020 - 3

Makeup Inventory 2020 - Blushes

 Next stop, blushes. In all my years of using makeup I've never been more scared of any product than blush. It's taken years for me to finally be able to wear it outdoors. Bit of a personal battle. Let's start 

ADS Magic Blusher Shade 2

This is my oldest blush palette. It has a nice shimmery finish & because of that I hardly ever reach clown cheeks stage. Also the colours are pretty unique for something so cheap. 

Mars 5 Color Blush

I bought this because I loved the packaging and have a similar contour palettte as well. Supremely pigmented, you barely need a smidgen. 

Mars 5 Color Blusher Palette Shade 2

16 gm

Again superb pigmentation. Hard not to go overboard

SFR Color Flower Blusher 01

10 gm

How gorgeous is this! Made up of mostly pale, barely there shades; it works great as an everyday blush. 10 freaking grams of it! I don't think I'll ever make a dent on it. 

Faces Mineral Blush in Pink Topaz 

6 gm

An old favourite, a pretty coral 

Maybelline Cheeky Glow in Creamy Cinnamon 

7gm

Another favourite especially now that I'm over pink blushes in general 

Faces Cream Blush in Peach Glow

3.5 gm

I love this colour - neither orange nor peach but just right 

SFR Color Blusher in Naked Apricot

4 gm 

Slightly more deeper than the Maybelline one. I would highly recommend that you get it. The cute, magnetic packaging is a definite plus

Mars Glow Highlighter Liquid in 5

15 ml

Nice & glowy. The glitter is a bit much for my liking but I still make it work. 

P. S : The lighting is all over the place but please bear with me 

Makeup Inventory - Foundation

Up until 2 years back I only had 1 foundation and 1 BB Cream in my stash. Then I went crazy & started stocking up

Wet n Wild Photofocus Foundation in Golden Beige

INR 599 for 30 ml

I like this foundation. It gives medium coverage which can be built up & skin looks nice and matte. The applicator is also decent. I just don't like the overly chemical smell of this foundation. 

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 128 Warm Nude

INR 500 for 30 ml

Love everything about this. If I have to repurchase any 1 foundation this will be it. 

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Foundation in Pure Beige Medium 2

INR 500 for 30 ml

This is my second bottle which should tell you how much I like it.

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Olivia Liquid Foundation in Soft Beige 3

INR 100 for 28 ml

Satin finish foundation which feels super heavy on my oily skin. I bought this when pretty much every youtuber was claiming that it was a full coverage foundation. Bah! It's not all that it's made out to be. 

Olivia Makeup Stick in 08 Egyptian Light

INR 140 for 15 gm

A multi purpose product - can be used as foundation as well as concealer. Again feels heavy on my oily skin & I can only use in winters. 

Olivia Waterproof Pancake in 26 Almond Dust

INR 120 for 25 gm

I went ham & bought everything from Olivia. This gives full coverage & is matte to boot. Like it

Maybelline Clear glow BB Stick in 04 Fawn

INR don't remember for 10 gm

Wrong shade, wrong texture for my skin. It provides next to no coverage & just feels like an extra step with 0 benefits. 

Blue Heaven Signature Foundation in Natural

INR 25 for

Light weight & gives sheer coverage. I don't know what more you can expect at 25 bucks

Spinz BB Cream

INR 52 for 15 gm

When I first saw the texture I had a mini heart attack. It reminded me of the God-awful Fair & Lovely BB Cream. This one's way better though. Blends well & gives sheer coverage. Will be repurchasing eventually.

Number of products - 9

Number of products I would like to own - 2

(Just adding to check my progress) 

Makeup Inventory - Primers

At long last I've decided to finally inventory my makeup. This has been a long time in the making. Let's start with the primers. When I first started using primers 10 years back, they were an indespensible part of my routine. My oily skin simply loved it & my makeup stayed put for much, much longer. I started with the L'Oréal Base Magique one which was pretty much the only Primer available in India back then. While I loved the product I felt it was overpriced (like ALL L'Oréal products) at nearly a thousand bucks. After that I've used ELF Mineral Primer in Green which was also decent & tried the God-awful Nivea After Shave Lotion.

Now 10 years down the line, my skin is less oily & makeup seems to stay put without the use of primers. Consequently I use primers only for special occasions when I am wearing makeup for extended periods of time. Here are the ones I currently own.

ELF Mineral Face Primer in Clear

USD 5

Fairly decent quality. It's not the best but does an OK job.

Maliao Magic Perfecting Base Face Primer

INR 300 for 30 ml

I love this primer. It looks & feels so luxurious and performs like a BOSS. If I ever run out of primers this is the one I will be repurchasing.

SFR Color Primer in #120 Green

INR 99 for 30 ml

This is the worst primer I've ever used (not counting the Nivea one). Doesn't seem to do anything at all. Plus the green tint does not show & hence does not colour correct like it's meant to.

Ideal number of primers I would like in my stash - 1
(Including this just to track my progress in about a year's time)
Also Primers are on the No-Buy list since I have so many & don't use them nearly enough