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January 31, 2006

Kajal!

Back in they day, when I was a Thai Classical Dancer, it took hours to get ready for a five minute performance. One day, as I was getting my makeup done by one of the teachers, she lined my eyes with a black, cone-shaped thing that was packaged inside of a lipstick case. I asked her what it was and she said that it was the liner used by Indian women. I said, "cool" and never thought of it agian until now.

I was looking for expensive eye liner at inexpensive prices on Ebay when Kajal popped up in my search results. Kajal is the black eye makeup used by Indian and Middle Eastern people. The natural sunscreen in it protects their eyes from the hot sun and, of course, makes eyes look nice. Kajal comes in sticks, powders, and cakes inside tins. Kajal sticks are applied straight from the tube, like a pencil liner. The powder is applied with a brush that has been dipped in oil (olive, sweet almond or other high quality oil); this doesn't sound very appealing, but don't knock 'till you've try it. The solid is applied with a brush, like a cream or gel liner. Not only can Kajal be used as a liner, the powder and cake forms make great mascaras also! I like the Kajal stick the most because it glides on easily, doesn't smudge, and seems to make my mascara do its job even better; oh, and it's convenient.

A lot of big cosmetic companies make chemical filled eye liners that mimic Kajal, so don't be fooled by fakes. The real stuff has ingredients you can pronounce and actually know what they are. I like the ones from Hashmi Surma which can be bought online at KohlQueen.com. Give all natural Kajal a try today!

Posted by *Tammy on January 31, 2006 06:05 PM

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