My Summer Makeup Routine - Review

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So it's Summer in Dubai. The heat is rising and the makeup is melting lol. It is so unimaginably hot!! I always change my makeup routine when it comes to Summer because it's a whole different story when it comes to skin and makeup. That's why I decided to share it with you guys and get your feedback and maybe you can tell me what your routine is. Here is what I do:

Face 

1- I first wash my face with cold water and pat it dry. ( shrinks pores ) 

2- Then I start with my face moisturizer. ( I use gel - I will add a post about it later )

3- I use a concealer under my eyes, nose area, and mouth. ( I DON'T use foundation in summer )

4- I apply a minerals face powder. ( It's usually a bronze color )

5- I contour.

6- Apply a peachy/rosy blush color.

Eyes 

1- I always start by defining my brows.

2- I apply a medium brown color to my crease.

3- I apply eye liner to my water line and on my lids.

4- I apply mascara. ( since my eye makeup is light I make sure I apply as much mascara to achieve a dramatic look )

Lips

1- I always scrub my lips. ( Mix brown sugar and honey )

2- Apply a soft brown lip liner.

3- Apply soft peachy/nude colors. ( In some occasions I use plum color, it looks good on tan skin )

*in case you guys are wondering about what makeup products I use, I will add separate posts about them soon.

Bold Brows - Trend

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Hello girlies! If there is one thing I would dig up to know about its trends. And This trend requires you to lay off your tweezers and threads for a while because its time to grow grow grow! Yes and I mean your eye brows. Its time for the bold and the beautiful. It's funny because as I'm typing I keep staring at my brows because I have been growing them out and trust me it is not a beautiful process lol. In the past, bold and thick brows were considered a hit. Think Audrey Hepburn and Liz Taylor!

MAC Lipstick Swatches - Review

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Hey guys! It was long ago when I did my last MAC lipstick swatch so I decided to make another since I bought new interesting colors. Idk what it is about MAC but is it me or does everyone feel that one can never have enough MAC lipsticks? Well enjoy the swatches and please don't hesitate on letting me know if there is a color I am missing because I don't mind expanding my collection =D!!

My personal comments about each would be:

Hue: It did not look good on me flat on I had to have a base first and then add Hue on top. It looks nice with Myth.

Pink Nouveau: It is a beautiful Barbie pink that would look good on certain makeup looks. I also like to tone it down with Hue or Myth.

Impassioned: now this was recommended from one of the MAC ladies. She said it was a best seller. It is a gorgeous flashy color.

Myth: My love!!! I can wear it flat on (when I'm tan) or use it with different colors like kinda sexy. Or I can use it to tone other colors down. This color is a must have ladies!

Ruby woo: Well I like this a lot but I prefer Russian red because Ruby woo is just super matte and dry you cant wear it flat on unless you would like your lips to feel dry. Other than that... its is a gorgeous red color.

Make Up Forever Lash Fibers - Review

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I watched someone on YouTube the other day talk about the MUFE lash fiber so I decided to give it a go. I am a sucker for big and dramatic lashes so wasting no time I grabbed from Paris Gallery and I believe it costs DHS130 if I remember but I'm not sure because I bought it with other bunch of stuff. Anyhow so consider it tested and I would say that I like it but I don't love it. I had high expectations from this product but I would say that brought me to disappointment. Maybe because I used it with my personal mascara and not from MUFE or maybe that it does not work with my type of lashes. I don't know what exactly but there was not much of a difference. I realized that after applying my mascara on top it tends to remove the fibers and I can barely see them on my lashes. I don't think this product is good for me what do you guys think of it?

Nail Station Paris - Review

Hello lovelies... I recently updated my NS color collections and I must say it is so tough to make up your mind because I think that they are all so beautiful. I think one day I will own them all! Anyhow I bought them from the Nail Station store in Mercato and they cost DHS45 each. Check them out:

1- Nail Station in "Ladies Only"

2- Nail Station in "Paparazzi" 

3- Nail Station in "Recession-proof"

4- Nail Station in "Stripshow 12"

If you guys would like to suggest any color I should buy and make a review on feel free to let me know =).

Make Up For Ever HD powder - Review

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Hello all! I am finally back to blogging. I have been off track for sometime I feel that there is so much info and products I want to feed you guys! Well to kick it off I would like to start with the latest product in my purse.

I always had this problem and I am sure most of you do and it's finding the right foundation that fits your skin so perfectly that you wouldn't need to apply it on your neck because it matches you! But here is the catch, once you do find the foundation you kinda end up screwing it with the wrong shade of powder. This kinda always happens to me so I end up wasting a lot of money.

However, I was advised to use a translucent powder and I had that checked out but I had to agree that most of them give me a ghostey-whitey corps bride kinda look, until the ray of light shined upon this amazing product! Yes, it's the MUFE HD powder that is absolutely fine and soft and velvety with a universal shade that fits all skin colors. I happened to be using this for a while now and I love it. It keeps my skin looking absolutely matte and fresh and keeps the true color of my foundation =D. Aside from all this, it is so soft and feels so goooooood! I sometimes apply it to the back of my hand! It is so light and gives you an airbrush finish.

This powder can be used alone or applied over your foundation (which i recommend). I use it with the MUFE HD foundation and it goes on perfectly. I really recommend this product and I think that you guys should take a bite off it.

Additional info: This product is worth DHS130 /or you can use the currency converter on the right hand bar that I provided.

Happy 40th National Day UAE - News

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