Imagine having a compact powder and a foundation combined in one single product that leaves astonishing results on your skin, covering blemishes, spots and flaws and making it blossom with a healthy glow!
Try IsaDora’s Cream Powder Foundation that facilitates maximum coverage for most blemished skin types. Its smooth cream like consistency spreads easily on your skin making it easy to apply, and its feathery soft powder like texture enables your skin to look clean and fresh as its powdery consistency soaks up any extra oil from your skin. IsaDora Cream Powder Foundation is extremely easy to apply and blend in with the help of a make-up sponge.

It comes in an attractive black easy-to-carry container with a mirror-lid and a soft washable sponge. IsaDora Cream Powder Foundation has a major capacity to cover blemishes and flaws. If you want more coverage, simply repeat the application. Like all other IsaDora skin cosmetic products, the cream powder foundation allows your skin to breathe while it covers. It does not clog pores and is definitely wear resistant, so remain assured for hours after its application. IsaDora Cream Powder Foundation is easy to carry and is ideal for touch-ups in case you need one during a hectic day. It is suitable for all types of skin as all Isadora products are clinically tested and fragrance free, so there’s no need to worry! Whenever you find yourself at the Bluebird Mall in Tripureshwor, step into IsaDora and try our cream powder foundation. You won’t be disappointed!

Available in seven different shades
Natural Beige (61)
Warm Sand (62)
Soft Biscuit (64)
Sandstone Beige (65)
Sun Beige (67)
Soft Mocha (68)
Fresh Beige (69)

Priced at Rs. 1799/-

Did you all know that the latest innovation of the make-up world is mineral make-up? Yes, mineral make-up is the newest addition to an upcoming beauty culture that emphasizes on better living. Women who have experienced minerals, are going absolutely daft over the latest trend. The simplest reason why mineral make-up has swept away that number one spot is for one simple reason and that is, it is natural. Mineral make-up products are safe for your skin. It does not clog your pores, nor does its make you feel like you have a mask on. Mineral make-up does not contain chemicals that are harmful for the skin like perfumes, talc, alcohol, dyes, mineral oil or preservatives. It is free from fragrances and preservatives that irritate your skin. On the contrary, it is comprised of ingredients that are helpful to the skin. It is based on hypoallergenic loose powder that nourishes the skin naturally. Mineral make-up is not only about looking good, it is about looking good and feeling good.

Skin experts are more than happy with the advent of mineral make-up because it is their answer to women who struggle with acne, clogged pores (black heads), allergies, dry skin from the use of harsh, perfumed make-up. Mineral make-up consistency is lighter than traditional make-up and is breathable even if you apply layers of it on your face.
There are hundreds of brands out there selling mineral make-up and there are brands which mix the hypoallergenic key mineral ingredient with chemicals and sell them saying it is pure mineral make-up. One needs to be careful while choosing a good mineral make-up and see that the greater percentage of ingredients used in the make-up is mineral based. Otherwise you just might end up buying the same old chemical stuffed make-up at an exorbitant price! Only brands like Isadora and few others confidently declare openly that they use 100% minerals. Isadora Mineral make-up is based on 100% minerals and since Isadora sells only fragrance free and clinically tested cosmetic products, it is not surprising that the mineral make-up range is pure 100% minerals. The prices are absolutely reasonable knowing that it is based 100% on natural minerals. If you are someone who is gradually turing into a mineral make-up fanatic, or someone who just wants to try out what mineral make-up feels on your skin, just feel free to go down to Isadora showroom in Durbar Marg opposite Teen Dhara Pathshala, Kathmandu and test the products with the help of our beauticians. Or if you live outside Kathmandu then you can always check Isadora mineral make-up products at www.isadora.muncha.com
Be a mineral make-up user and give your skin a breather!!

Be it the unforgettable queen of Egypt, Cleopatra’s pursuit of precision with dark earthy colours, or the late 1500 Baroque era’s  pale chalked look, make-up trends down the years have left indelible impressions.

One can hardly forget the sharp precisely lined eye make-up and the perky red lip make-up that Audrey Hepburn became synonymous with, in the mid forties and fifties. In a similar way make-up styles have created trends upon trends with the passage of time. For example, during the 30s and 40s the prima donnas of Hollywood emphasized on luscious red lips and notably thin eyebrows which according to the time was the ideal for creating an idyllic, mushy look. The 60s and 70s brought the youthful, flowery look of the liberated hippies. This era highlighted both on floral patterns and bright colours as well as deeply intensified eye make-up with dark colours that went along with the disorganized sort of clothing of the time. Both make-up and clothing of that time spoke amply of freedom for movement in large volumes.

Make-up trend of the 80s and 90s was modeled to fit women who became increasingly active in business and in political world. Precisely cut high quality clothing together with slightest make-up using stark earthy colours that brought out a professional yet a sophisticated look became the order of the day. It was probably at the time that the platform for day-makeup and evening make-up was set. Day make-up being minimal with soft colours while evening make-up being brighter and deeper with darker and richer colours.
Make-up trends continuously keep changing and evolving with an attempt to achieve a greater and better look that goes along with the times we live in. The most interesting aspect of make-up trends down the ages have been that irrespective of what part of the world we have lived in, the wave of the most accepted trend  initiated in some corner of the world, has spread the around the world in the about the same sphere of time. In other words, women around the world are more or less in sync with one another through the medium of make-up trends. Women following latest trend in make-up is growing progressively around the world today.

Colours based on metal colours with shimmery consistence that created an out-of-the -world look was triggered off into becoming the latest colour trend during the dawn of the millennium. Covering the face and the body with bronze powder creating a healthy shine both on the face and the body, began during the millennium. This particular trend based on golden, silver, bronze colours have set a new standard becoming the best worn evening make-up.
Our sense of beauty and the beautiful have indeed changed since the beginning of time, and the ways of acquiring such an effect that fits aptly with the modern trend has become even more diversified with the introduction of seasonal colour trends. Big make-up brands like Chanel, Lancomé, Helena Rubenstein, Estee Lauder, IsaDora, M.A.C, Clinique, Shisiedo, Max Factor and many more have based their colour trends representing four different seasons of the year with colours that compliment all skin types and all skin colours around the world.  Today, make-up colour range changes four times a year with each season celebrating a particular colour and style of make-up. Cosmetic companies have their own representation of the season but there is a standard set of colours that they all follow for a particular season nevertheless.

Spring make up 2009

For example spring make-up 2009 was all about clarity, softness with a shade of fantasy. Cosmetic companies at the time released softer pastel collections for the eyes. Violet colour for the eyes was promoted to create a smokey look that usually befit all skin tones. Spring 2009 was all about making the skin look natural, untouched, in order to emphasize the beautiful smokey eye-make up or a strong lip make-up. For summer of 2009, it was bold and bright with eye make-up, so colours like magnetic violets, solid blues, and affectionate greens were the standard colours of the eyes. Coloured moisturizers with good SPF value against the summer sun that was perfect for all skin types were in vogue. Fall 2009 called upon the colours of the earth and the forest, creating a dark deep look with just a touch of golden, chrome hint. The colours of the fall came straight out from the artist’s palette giving a bohemian effect with moss green, rich gold, turgid grey, deep clay and so on .

This winter, the trend is based on the snowy light colour of winter so a lot of light frosted colours are the colours of winter 2009. The snow fairy like look is the look of Christmas holidays 2009 with soft shades of sparkling pinks and purples that are complimenting to all eye colours around the globe.

Snow Fairy Trend Holiday 2009

Similarly nail and lip colours comprise of frosty winter colours representing colours of frost and snow. Thus glistening pinks, light frosted purples, and frosted snowy whites are the colours for winter 2009.

Colour trends in facial make-up following different seasons have thus become  instrumental in bringing out different facets of today’s woman. The seasonal colour changes in make-up tradition has revolutionized make-up trends in a major sort of way that, now facial make-up is much more based on colours of the seasons rather than one look of the year. So whether it is the natural fresh look of spring or the bohemian rhapsodic face of the fall or the snow fairy countenance of winter, make-trend based on seasonal colours is definitely here to stay!

Article published in Shangri – La in flight Magazine, Jan – March 2010

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The 40th International Film Festival of India commenced on the 23rd of November 2009 in the state of Goa. The International Film Festival entertained people from all over the world continuously for 11 days making it the biggest annual film event in South Asia. The curriculum comprises of four segments namely; Film Programs, Non-film Programs, Film Bazaar and Short Film Center Cultural Activities. The crux of the festival however lies in film programming which screens almost 300 films in a span of 11 days. These films are screened in 10 auditoriums and in 3 preview rooms in the capital city of Panaji and Margaon. The most attractive component of film programming are competitions for feature films from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Cinema of the World, Tributes, Homages, Retrospectives, Country Focus, Indian Panorama and specially organized categories.

About IFFI
The IIFI is the oldest and the most recognized film festival in India. 1952 was the year that the first IIFI was held. The IIFI award money in 2009 that was given out to the winners of competitions in various categories amounted to $ 140,000. However, although the IIFI award does not carry large monetary value, it certainly is enriched with fame, prestige and recognition which without doubt is beneficial for the recipient of the award.

Malvika in IsaDora T-shirt during the IIFA awards in Goa 2009

A warm smile with IsaDora Winter Red Lipstick

Malvika ready to take off for the IIFA Awards

Malvika poses at the IIFI awards in Goa

Its that time of the year in Nepal when the winds blow cold from all direction, when people walk around clad in warm woolens and it is that time of the year in Nepal when most single people tie the knot. There is indeed something special about weddings during winter months and the first thing to mention is the undeniable warm and fuzzy feeling about the atmosphere. Bonfires, that extra coat and shawl over one’s shoulder and the hot toddy’s, vodka limes, cognacs sliding down one’s throat warming up the insides are so much better appreciated in a winter wedding that in the wedding during the sweltering heat of the summers.

More importantly in a winter wedding, the make-up that adorns the face of the bride stays brilliantly intact without having to smudge compact powder often to soak up the oil and the sweat specially when bridal make-up in this part of the world is all about warm heavy colours. Thick concealing foundations, dark eye-liners, eye shadows sporting darker shades that makes the eyes look bigger, lash boosting black mascaras that would make the bride look more demure and appealing. Visibly bright rouge to enhance the colour of her cheeks, dark or bright red lipstick amplifying the lips to go with her intricately designed sari in red. Lastly, an over all touch either with a light bronzer or sheer shimmers making that face look angelic! Thus one can see that bridal make-up for Nepali weddings are significantly about darker heavier colours which transforms an ordinary face into a picture perfect radiant face. Knowing that it is a once in a lifetime experience, which bride would want to look ordinary?

IsaDora has a huge assortment of make-up that would be most instrumental in transforming every ordinary face into a ravishingly beautiful one. Another enticing facet of IsaDora Nepal is that we not only sell bridal and regular make-up, we also do a make-over for our customers. As far as bridal make-up is concerned, once the bridal assortment has been picked at IsaDora store, our trained beauticians offer bridal make-up free of cost at the bride’s residence.

Bridal basket

For this winter wedding season, we at IsaDora have hand-picked a bridal hamper for basic bridal make-up keeping the requirement of the Nepalese bride in mind. Our assortment consists of two hampers, one for a lighter skin tone and the other for a darker skin tone. The bridal make-up sitting with IsaDora Nepal comprises of our make-up artist applying IsaDora High Performance Foundation (02 Vanilla Beige for a lighter skin tone and 06 Soft Coffee for a darker skin tone) on a thoroughly cleansed face. The High Performance Foundation speaks for its name as it delivers high performance adding a perfect texture to your skin and with a SPF of 20, it protects while it enhances your skin tone. The foundation is applied by IsaDora foundation brush which is specially designed for smooth application and for a uniform spread over the entire face. The brush is perfect for reaching out into the nooks and corners of the nose, eyelids and for laying a layer over the creases. Once the foundation is carefully laid, the skin is left for a short while to let the foundation soak in. This is followed by eye make-up for which we have picked the Bohemian Rhapsody eye shadow palette (55) for its rich dark colours, Colourmatic Eye Pen (21black) for the lower lids, Water proof Glossy Eyeliner (40 Black) and finally Flashy Curl Mascara. After the eyes have been embellished by applying make-up giving maximum effect, its time for the glow in the cheeks for which we have picked rouge stick to give the perfect finish with a glowing tint. Our colourmatic lip contour gives a perfectly contoured lip and our perfect moist lipstick moisturizes the lips making that smile stretch across the face. Our shades (111) water rose and (182)summer red have specially been picked for the Nepalese bride. Compact powder is dabbed on from time to time to soak excess oil or shine. Finally finger nails are brought to life with wonder nail polish shades summer red and winter red that looks fantastic and very bridal on the bride’s henna decorated fingers.

By the time the last touches are made, the girl next door is transformed into a dazzling beauty ready to launch herself into the most important day of her life. Once again lights are lit in a cold winter evening, tables are laid in the restaurant hired, people flock inside the warmth of the wedding hall, comfort zone is minimum with people rubbling shoulders in a comfortably pleasant atmosphere, once again vodkas and rums do the trick and once again people stare in awe at the most perfect bride who is slowly led into the seating chamber.

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Malvika after IsaDora make-up applied

Malvika’s make-up session for the big day, started off with Nimita, our make-up artist applying foundation on Malvika’s cleansed face. IsaDora High Performance Foundation (00 Diamond Beige) was used to create a flawless, natural and glowing look. IsaDora Perfect Powder Rouge (02 Cool Pink) was brushed along the cheek bones giving the cheeks a soft pink tinge.

For the eye make-up IsaDora eye shadow quartet (24 Wild Jungle) with frosted brown and beige colours. Eye makeup was minimal in order to emphasize on the lips which was filled by IsaDora perfect moist lipstick (84 Winter Red). The lips were then treated by Mega Wet Gloss Sheer (41 Raspberry Ripple) to give an overall enticingly plump look. The lashes were accentuated by Build Up Mascara Waterproof ( 100%) making the eyes look naturally expressive. IsaDora Colourmatic Eye Pen   (20 Black) was used to line the lower eye lid to give the eyes a sharp and defined look.

Lastly but not the least, IsaDora Oil Control Compact powder was picked to put the final touches to give the perfect shine-free look and Voila! Beautiful Malvika was all set to grace the red carpet premier of God Lives in the Himalayas, at the 40th international film festival in Goa.

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