"Beauty has a lot to do with character" said Kevyn Aucoin, the late American celebrity make-up artist and photographer. It is so true. I mean, what is the point of a product that looks all attractive and nice but has no quality and performs badly.


However, this eyeshadow refill very much conforms to the quote. The packaging is plain, boring, and unattractive. But it makes up for its unpleasant physical appearance with its quality, sturdy packaging, and brilliant performance. Needless to say, Inglot makes the best affordable, matte eyeshadows . Let us delve deeper now.....

"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet", said Juliet to Romeo in Shakespeare's famous play.


Chambor seems to have taken this line seriously and has decided to name any random color made by their company as "rose". Agreed that the Chambor logo is a rose engraving and some shades do look like roses; but this does not mean that they name all their shades "rose" just like Hrithik's director-dad Rajesh Roshan names all his films with a 'K'. They have named their Carnival Collection shades also with "rose". 


For once, I now feel that companies numbering their products (and not naming them) is a good thing. Wrong names can so mislead an online shopper who has not done her homework.... Be safe and do your homework, by reading this review...

If I had a penny for each time that my little son speaks, then I would have had enough money to buy me all the Chanels, Nars, MACs, and Estee Lauders to last me for this lifetime.


My son, who I will be referring to as 'Junior' in my posts and blog, will turn 5 this November. Being a late speaker, he could hardly speak clearly for the first (almost) 4 years of his life! Having realized this, he decided to make up for lost time and now talks non-stop in order to cover the hours, minutes, seconds, and nanoseconds lost in those precious 4 years of his life.


Because of this, I thought of writing a small section at the end of my posts, dedicated to Junior, his talk, and sometimes, maybe, Mr. B (my husband), or my family. For those who are not interested, you can focus on just the review. 

The Cafe's Star Product series will feature star-worthy products, currently shining in the Indian Beauty Cafe.  And, to kick-start this series, I bring to you the Kryolan Translucent Powder...

I have been hearing a lot about this brand, Kryolan, these past few months. I wanted to try atleast one of their products and this is how I bought the Translucent Powder. To be frank, I didn't have much expectations from this product. I am a very accident-prone person, and things just seem to fall off my hands all the time. I prefer powder compacts as they are easier to handle and apply. On the rare occasions when I have actually purchased a loose powder (such as the Lakme rose powder), all it does is sit idle in my dresser.

Well, that was in the past! The Kryolan Translucent Powder came, saw, and conquered!

In one word, this product is M-A-G-I-C!!! Let me tell you why...

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So, what is brewing in the Indian Beauty Cafe? Cappuccino, Mocha, or South Indian Filter Kaapi???? Nahhh....


The Indian Beauty Cafe is a beauty and lifestyle blog featuring beauty product reviews, makeup, travel and other lifestyle-related articles. Here, you can expect to find well-written and researched posts that I hope will make your life easier. Hope to see you more often.... :)