I just finished my Lakme Youth Infinity serum and went to Dabur New U looking for a new serum. The Lakme one did not benefit at all.

I have not tried many Olay products... just the under eye cream (did not do anything for me) and the day cream when it was newly launched. Hope this serum fares better. MRP Rs 749 for 50 ml.

And then I picked by the Neutrogena sunscreen which I apply while swimming and its about to run out. But then decided to try the L'Oreal one. MRP Rs 475 for 30 ml.

I saw this nail paint here and checked it out at Sephora. Sephora has opened a new store in Gurgaon and am loving it. They stock a brand called 'The Face Shop'. I bought the first BB cream from this brand.

Anyway, I picked up a sky blue colour nail paint for Rs 100. 

They have 2 other pastel shades in this. 

The paint goes on opaque in 1 coat and dries very fast. The second coat makes it completely opaque and takes a little more time to dry.

This is another purchase of the Maybelline glitter mania range. The shade is Matinee Mauve. It is a glittery purple shade with silver glitter and looks very awesome. 

MRP Rs 125. 

The glitters are slightly difficult to remove but they are easier than L'Oreal glitter nail paints. That is because the glitter in this is not chunky but very fine.

I picked up Maybelline colorshow Denim Dash nail paint from nykaa.com. I loved the swatches online... the colour actually looks denim. A blue I do not have... did not think it was possible.

Below is the true colour. Priced at Rs 75, the nail paint needs 1 coat but I have applied 2 coats to make it completely opaque.
It dries immediately which is a big advantage. There is light blue shimmer in the nail paint which makes this shade very unique. Also, it dries matte... and not glossy.

A wonderful colour. 

I did not order a myenvybox in May because I was disappointed with the April one. I wondered if it was worth the money. After reading the reviews of the May box I was glad I didn't order one. It had a full size of H2O hand and nail cream.
But this month myenvybox announced a make up product in their box. Interesting!!! I hoped it wasn't one of those crappy lip glosses/lipsticks that were sent in fab bag. No self respecting women would wear those.

And here is this month's myenvybox.
It is a purple coloured box this month.

And has the following goodies:

- Kronokare body lotion 

- Skin yoga foot scrub

- Thalgo exfoliator

- La Tentation De Nina by Nina Ricci perfume

- Innisfree nail paint 

Skin Yoga coconut sea salt Foot scrub:
MRP Rs 495 for 150 gm. 50 gm of sample in the box.
I liked the coffee body scrub by Skin Yoga in the previous envy box and am still using it. This scrub has coconut flakes (literally) and coconut oil.
Looking forward to trying this one.

Kronokare body lotion.
Rs 345 for 220 ml. Sample size in box 35 ml.
Kronokare is an Indian brand with stores in Mumbai and Delhi. This body lotion has extracts of lavender and thyme and is SLS/paraben free.
New brand to try out. I am liking their website. The good part is they have sample sizes for purchase so you can try and then buy.

Thalgo exfoliator:
MRP Rs 1770 for 50 ml. Sample size has 5 ml.
Thalgo is back... it is part of every envy box.
Nothing to much to say about this.

La Tentaion De Nina:
Perfume sample by Nina Ricci. MRP Rs 4800 for full size.
This is a new launch by Nina Ricci. I really like Nina Ricci perfumes because they smell fruity and sweet. I really like such perfumes.
Very, very happy with this one.

Innisfree nail paint:
Full size MRP Rs 300
And here is the beauty/make up product. A nail paint by Innisfree. When I visited their store in Khan Market, I really wanted to pick up a nail paint but didn't. So happy to receive a full size in this box. The nail paint is not bad... it is a little thick. I really like this shade... it is a light grey. Perfect!!!

All in all, I am happy with this month's myenvybox. 

I bought this nail paint from nykaa.com as soon as it was launched. Have applied it today. 

This shade is rightly called starry nights. It is a black nail paint with silver shimmer and priced at Rs 125. 

The shimmer is a little gritty... I can feel the glitter when I touch my nails. The glitter is not like the ones in L'Oreal nail paints where the glitter is bigger and so does not go on even.

This is what it looks like with flash. The paint needs 2 coats... 1 coat is sheer and with 2 coats it becomes completely opaque.

Without flash.

Loving it. 

I have pyjama style pants in black from Zara and wore it the other day... a way of wearing pyjamas to office in this dreadful heat.
My hubby: Are you wearing those to work?
Me: Yep... don't worry, I will make them work

The right footwear is what takes the outfit from casual to formal. Footwear is so important to get right.

Top, pants, footwear : Zara

I paired the pants with a fitted Zara animal print top.

A closer look at the pants.

I paired it with platform heels for a formal look. 

I bought a jacket from Quirkbox during their sale here. I am a fan of the clothes but they are expensive and they have started designing for celebrities making the clothes much more pricey.

The white jacket has line drawings of cartoons. Truly quirky.

Styling it is a big problem. I tried it on a couple of times but nothing seemed to work... and then it struck me... all white with a pop of colour. The jacket has to be the hero piece and this is how I wore it:
White linen skirt : Marks and Spencers
Pink tube top : UCB
Footwear : Charles and Keith

On my lips : L'Oreal moist matte

This is my 3rd nail paint from OPI and honestly, I was not impressed with the earlier ones. 

Yes, they are all opaque and need just 1 coat, maximum 2 but they do chip. I don't know if it just my nails or people just have a different perception about it. I didn't know why it costs 670 bucks. My 1st OPI dried up faster than a lot of cheaper brands and I had to throw it away.

This 3rd shade has changed my view. I love the color... OPI has soooooo many shades. Below shade is ski teal we drop. It is blue but a different kind of blue. I love the color and don't have anything remotely like it in my collection.

I applied this without a base or top coat and am impressed. It goes opaque in 1 coat but I have used 2 coats below. The best part is... it does not chip for 4-5 days which is impressive on my nails. Even after 1 week, there is slight chipping. Generally, nail paints start chipping on the same day or the very next day. 

670 bucks well spent. 

Will definitely add more OPI to my stash. What is left to be seen is if this will dry out as fast as the others. 

I bought the glitter nail paints from nykaa.com as soon as they were launched.
I had spotted the color of the OPI nail paint in Colorbar a year back but did not buy it because it was expensive (around 300 bucks). But when I saw the same color in OPI I bought it. In my defence, I did look for the color in Colorbar on nykaa but did not find it. Love this color.

Left to right: Maybelline color show paparazzi purple, Maybelline color show starry nights, Maybelline color show denim dash and OPI ski teal we drop.
MRP of Glitter mania range of Maybelline color show: Rs 125
MRP of denim dash: Rs 75
MRP OF OPI : Rs 670

 Starry nights

Paparazzi purple

Denim dash. It has silver shimmer in it.

Ski teal we drop