THE SUGAR DIARIES

Nude Lipstick for Dusky Skin: Why It Looks Ashy and How to Fix It

The best nude lipstick for dusky skin matches your natural lip colour or sits one to two shades deeper. It should never be lighter than your skin. A nude lipstick is a shade that copies or gent...

Bridal Makeup Prep Timeline: 4 Weeks, 1 Week and Wedding-Day Plan

Your bridal makeup prep timeline starts four weeks before the wedding, not the night before. At four weeks, book your trial and match your shade under lighting like your venue's. At one week, s...

Hyaluronic Acid Sunscreen Under Makeup: Layer SPF 50 Gel Without Pilling

Yes, you can wear hyaluronic acid sunscreen under makeup. It makes a great base if you use the right amount, let it settle and press your foundation on instead of rubbing it in. Hyaluronic ac...

How to Apply Foundation Stick on Indian Skin: Undertone Match, Blend, Set

Here's how to apply foundation stick without the cakey, orange-jawline drama: find your undertone first, dot the stick on the centre of your face, blend outwards with a damp sponge, build only...

Dussehra Makeup Look: 10-Minute Face From Office Puja to Ravan Dahan

The fastest Dussehra makeup look takes 10 minutes and four steps: a one-stick base, kajal, a matte lip and a quick set. A Dussehra makeup look is a festive face that lasts long enough to take ...

Contour for Indian Face Shapes: Round, Oval, Square and Heart, Step by Step

The best contour for Indian face shapes is soft shading in a cool-leaning shade about two steps deeper than your skin, placed where your natural shadows already fall. That means a diagonal li...

College Makeup Kit: 6 Things, Zero Overwhelm (Plus the Order to Apply Them)

A college makeup kit needs six things: sunscreen, a base, a powder, a kajal, a lipstick and a setting mist, put on in exactly that order. You don't need a 40-shade palette or a 12-step routine...

Glide Peptide Serum Lipstick: A Dry-Lip Application Guide for Winter and Wedding Season

Want to wear the Glide Peptide Serum Lipstick on dry, winter-chapped lips without flakes showing up in every shaadi photo? The answer is simple: prep first, colour second. Buff, balm, blot, the...

Kojic Acid Moisturizer Under Makeup: Where It Sits in Your Routine

Short answer: a kojic acid moisturizer under makeup goes after cleansing and before sunscreen and foundation, always in that order. A kojic acid moisturiser is a leave-on hydrating cream or lot...

Red Lipstick for Durga Puja: Find Your Pujo Red by Undertone

The best red lipstick for Durga Puja is the one that matches your undertone. Warm undertones look great in brick and orange-reds, cool undertones stand out in blue-reds and berries, and neutral...