Ahh how could I not round up some of my favorite places to shop from online! Found so many good places this year. Books, Makeup, Accessories, Appliance....all needs were catered too. Listing out some of the sites that I like along with the categories I use them for. 

     A short while back I talked about the Lime Crime Velvetines that I got from the Black Friday sale they were having. There was a 30% site wide discount on their site and I grabbed the opportunity to get some pieces that I have been eyeing since the longest time. Their Carousel gloss was second in line after the Velvetines. As you must know by now that I'm a complete gloss lover. I embrace the drama and shine they provide. So how could I miss these ones?

     Can you imagine that the year is done with already?!? Time just flew by....what a mixed bag of feelings get left behind. Come Wednesday and we will start a whole new year filled with fresh possibilities! Talking about fresh possibilities - today I'm going to unbox my December Glamabox for you.....yea! As you can see they changed the design and did something holiday themed. This time there are 2 makeup products in it with one being full sized and some other surprising products. So let's get cracking!

     If you have been following international bloggers or vloggers then chances are that you have heard about this brand and especially Lime Crime Velvetines. You would have heard people raving about it especially the original or the 1st launch which was Red Velvet. Every matte lover would covet one and even the matte averse people wanted to know what the charm was about. The success of the 1st color made the brand launch a 2nd color in it which was Suedeberry. And now after the grand success of those comes the latest entrant to the family - Pink Velvet. 

     I'm so psyched by some of the pairings MAC Relentlessly Red has thrown up. Such beautiful colors and what range! You guys must check these out and I'm sure you too are going to love the variation and will have more than one color that calls out too you. Another great pairing board down!

http://www.pinterest.com/leospice19/mac-retromatte-relentlessly-red-pairings/

     I got a sample of Jane Clare Blueberry Revital Firming Mask sheet in my September Glamabox. After my not so pleasing experience with the HydroSpark HA Hydrating Serum I really wasn't expecting anything from this mask. But in the spirit of finally using all the products that I have been stacking and since it provided a quick review option I decided to give it a go (heck I'm all about transparency :D). So did it bowl me over? 

     My mom had been after me even before the official dates for the India International Mega Trade Fair were announced. She really wanted to go and take a peek as she loves browsing the aisles to find something new and exciting (so that is where I get that from). She was unable to go last year coz of health concerns and that made her even more determined to attend it this year.

     I got a sample of Avene Rich Compensating Cream in my October My Envy Box. I have never heard of this French brand before this and was glad to have gotten this chance to try something out from it. Like I mentioned before that though I have combination skin it has gone very dry with this turn in weather. This one could not have come at a better time otherwise I would have had to store it away coz there is no way I could have tried it in the summers. So let's see how it fared for me. 

     Got my 1st blog award a few days back from the lovely Pooja of Dia lifestyle. Thanks so so much for it girl. I did get this award from someone else before but I refused to accept it then coz she thought to "creatively" modify the award to feature her blog link in it. I found that very distasteful and disrespectful. So that was then...I was very put off by it coz that would have been the first time I would have gotten an award. Oh well....but it was very sweet and kind of Pooja to consider me for it :)

     A simple nail art this time but I love the pastel color combo. I have used a textured nail paint from Barry M called Atlantic Road of which I have put 2 coats on all my fingers and Maybelline Color Show in Coral Craze of which I have put on 1 coat on 2 fingers. I was expecting the texture of the Barry M show through the Maybelline coat and it didn't disappoint. Topped it off with dots of the same blue ( I don't know why I have gotten so fixated to the dots-on-the-side design). 

     I got a pack of this Pumpkin Ade Mask Sheet of L&P Cosmetics in my November edition of Glamabox. This type of product has gained a huge popularity in recent times especially coz of its ease of use. Especially these Asian brands have been a huge hit and the sheer variety that they bring in is staggering. I so love their attention to detail and the great packing designs they bring in. My skin has become quite dry in recent times due to the change in weather and I need all the TLC I can get. So let's see how this one fared. 

     The MUA Lip Bloom in Cheeky was part of my November Velvette bag. It is full sized and I'm quite surprised to see it in the bag. I haven't used products from this brand as such - just a nail caviar and another lip bloom that I bought from a friend sometime back. I have heard a lot of good things about this brand. I always end up making a huge cart on their site but in the end don't end up buying anything :P Just a mental process I go through where I get the satisfaction of adding a huge load of stuff into a cart and then not putting any strain on my pocket :D But one of these days I'm gonna cave I'm sure about it and then go all out and pick all the stuff that I have been drooling over for so long. But for now lets take a look at this one...

     Another board is up! This time it is none other than the gorgeous coral shade from MAC called Crosswires. I have noticed that the lipgloss effect is looking quite subtle from what they used to be initially and the thing is that I have to use a lip brush to put them on. I didn't want the deep colors to get on the applicator wand plus I'm running out on a lot of them. Imagine that! Actually finishing lipgloss tubes :D I can only remember that happening to me once before! Gorgeous shade ideas and finishing off products....does not get better than this ;)

http://www.pinterest.com/leospice19/mac-crosswires-pairings/

     A blogger card is your calling card of sorts....a virtual visiting card. It is meant to contain all the social links that you are present on along with some basic preferences/facts about you given your genre of blogging. This can be used to approach public relation managers along with some statistics of your blog to build a long term working relationship with them. I have used a very simple method to create one using an online photo editing software. Even someone who feels themselves to be technically challenged can use this tut to make a card. 

     Hello my sweets! Today I will introduce to a new product all the way from Hong Kong called the Jane Clare HydroSpark HA Hydrating Serum. I got 3 sachets of the stuff in my September Glamabox and finally managed to get myself to use something from all the beauty boxes I have been collecting. Before I get into my experience of it let me introduce the brand to you briefly. 

Source: beautifuly-indonesia.blogspot.com

     Heard of the expression "little bundle of joy"....well Glamabox is a little box of joy :) After my first box from them I have gotten hooked to them so bad (in a good way of course) that I need to get them every month. And it goes without saying that my December box is on its way too. Not only that my friend Dolon of Poutpretty is a convert and even her December one is on the way after she experienced the pleasures of the November one. So without much chitter chatter lets just unbox it. 

     Got a special treat for ya! Back with the Pairing Project series and this time it is none other than the gorgeous shade from Urban Decay called Catfight. There are some gorgeous color pairings that it has given. So which ones caught your fancy? 

http://www.pinterest.com/leospice19/urban-decay-catfight-pairings/

     Hey people! The year will soon come to an end. How time passes so quickly and what an amazing year this has been. Christmas is just around the corner and to celebrate it Elle 18 very generously sponsored a Christmas look contest. Isn't it exciting! Read on to find out more about it.