Forever Young

I'm back with a new post about looking young, fresh and more important young! It is summer in Qatar and the weather is kind of suffocating, but I love it! Anyway here are the products and the steps to create an effortless natural look with only six steps: 


Step 1: Healthy Skin

If you skip moisturizer in the morning or everyday like me you need to get a tinted moisturizer or any kind of moisturizer. All skin types need all the moisture they can get even oily skin, moisturizers balances the oils that your skin produces. Here is a scientific explanation, oils does not mean water right? oily skin produces oils not water, which is needed to hydrate your skin. Using a moisturizer will help nourish your skin and protect the water in your skin. 


Now let's talk beauty: Tinted Moisturizer


It combines two steps into one!  In order to create a flawless skin you need to apply a tinted moisturizer evenly on your face and don't forget to blend, currently I'm using Laura mercier's ( you can find a brand that you like such as clinique, estee lauder, chanel and bioderma). Tinted moisturizers are perfect for summer they are beneficial for your skin and cover any blemishes. Also, they are not as heavy like foundation which can clogs your poor pores #fail. What do you want more you are hydrating your skin and gaining the look of a dewy and glowing skin perfect for summer.  Most tinted moisturizers have spf in them which is an advantage. 


Step 2: Eyebrows 

Eyebrows the most important feature of your face yet sadly most girls shave them or over tweeze it.  Brows are important because they balance your entire face! So grow your eyebrows back please, one of my pet peeves is when a girl doesn't have a normal eyebrow. God gave you brows for many reasons here are some: 1) they protect your eye from water. 2) all normal people have at least pair of eyebrows. 3) you look unnatural and ugly without brows. 


For natural looking brows use a brow pencil or even an eyeshadow that is either  darker than your hair or similar to it. Actually, one of summer'12 trends is to have a bold eyebrow so don't be afraid of having thick and strong brows #embrace. Now im using clinique's instant lift for brows it has two sides one is a pencil that you can fill your eyebrows with the other is a highlighter to highlight your brow bone. 


 Tip: An important thing that most of us ignore is to add a bright natural looking color into the inner corner of the eyes. This trick not only brightens your eyes, but it also makes you look younger. A makeup artist discovered this tip as he noticed that a babies inner corners are bright and as they get older it gets darker! So adding this light color will turn the clock backwards and makes you look more fresh and young. 


Step 3: Eyeliner and Mascara

Add an eyeliner of your choice and few coats of mascara to make you look more awake. You can lose the eyeliner if you want, but the mascara will definitely make your eyes pop! As you all know by now( if you are dedicated follower to this blog like me) I addicted to sensai's eyeliner. A cat-eye looks amazing on all eyes shape, you only need to adjust the thickness of they line. Bigger eyes means thicker line and small eyes means thiner. 


Step 4: Conceal

Conceal any blemishes and apply some under your eyes to cover any dark circles that you have. If you have acne please avoid adding tons of concealer on the pimple that will dry the pimple and makes it look unpleasant. Moreover, there is a concealer pen by vichy ( medical brand) that helps in decreasing the redness of the pimple or any other scar and conceals it. 

Step 5: Blush

To look younger you have a rosy cheeks like a baby! Add flush of a pinkish or peachy blush to the apple of your cheeks. You might like to use a slightly shimmery color, because its summer! In the picture above is Nars's amour I love this color its pink blusher with a hint of shimmer ( the right amount). 

Step 6: Lip color

Add color to your lips by using any lip liner, lipstick, lip gloss, lip stain. Choose a color that looks similar to your lip color, a color that will enhances your lips and at the same time looks natural. In the picture ' soar' lip liner by MAC cosmetics. The color is pinky flesh tone color, which is perfect!  You can add lip balm if you want but I like it matte. 

Lastly, find the inner diva in you  and be confident! In summer try to use less makeup in the morning. The six steps are easy and makes you look more fresh and awake without using tons of makeup. If you are looking for a dewy and healthy makeup is perfect for summer. Moreover, it is youthful look perfect for everyday. 

xoxo 

@makeupaffairs

You're trapped on a deserted island, what do you bring?

You're trapped on a deserted island, what do you bring? by rozaqtr featuring waterproof makeup

Make Up For Ever waterproof makeup
$18 - sephora.com

Benefit cosmetic
£17 - houseoffraser.co.uk

trends'12

Hello!


Today I was hunting for summer'12 trends and it wasn't easy and pleasant at the same time. Yet, I was able to score few trends that I thought were classic and easy to try. After doing my research I found out that summer trends are similar to the spring trends with minor alterations. 

Summer trends are more bold and bright than spring trends in my humble opinion. Let's start with my favorite trend, which is pistache nail polishes, not tiffany turquoise. Focus ladies pastle colors are major this season, but the color that is found in most of the brands is pistache and in the picture above you will find a OPI's stranger tides. I think it is from Pirates of the Caribbean  collection, which I believe you will able to find it in Nazih. 

Meow!! nothing says bold like a strong classic cat-eye and the best product for this is barry M's wink black marker. I love this eyeliner for this kind of look, it is black and applies thick line. It is easy to use and affordable! But most importantly it is so BLACK and everyone can tell the difference between using my MAC eyeliner or the Sensai one. Yet, the tip goes crazy after using is few times, but you can still usable. 

available at asos.com

Next trend is bold eyebrows, which means its time to stop shaving your eyebrows! I hate seeing tiny eyebrows on a huge face, seriously ladies your eyebrow is the frame of the face. It balances the features of the face and every normal human has pair of those(eyebrows). Anyway a great product to draw back those sexy bold eyebrows is Dior's eyebrow pencil they have many shades that suits different hair colors. 

Finally, your classic red lips, but this time you have to make it look like a lip stain using a tissue. After applying a few coats of lady danger lipstick by MAC( I chose it, because it suits summer bright orange red) then blot away the excess using a tissue. The stained lips look was all over the runways this season and its really fun and screams summer.

Hope you enjoyed this post and I'm coming back with more summer nail trends tomorrow. Follow @MakeupAfairs for more updates and don't feel shy: share your comments, request, twitter accounts and blogs! 

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xoxo 

roza 

The Original Naked!

Hello ladies,

I came back with a review of the original NAKED palette! This palette is amazing for a starter look and affordable it costs less than 300 QR. It is a great price for 12 eyeshadows and works for different looks from bold, edgy, retro and elegant looks. Easy to transform from day to night looks and  the colors pigmentation are  GREAT!



Virgin satin finish, great to use a highlight. Also, amazing to use in a retro look by applying it all over your eyelid, but with a matte highlight.


Sin sparkle pink color lovely to blend to use in a reverse  smokey eye( use the any dark color as an eyelid color and sin as a crease color). Would look amazing with hustle eyeshadow. 


Naked matte soft creamy color, similar to MAC's brule. This color is great for simple smokey eye, retro look and many other looks. This color works for day or night look.


Sidecar dark sparkly brown color, this color is reminds me of dior's iridescent colors, which I'm not a big fan of. Yet, it is nice to apply all over your eyelid with cat-eye maybe put some colorful eyeliner on your inner rim. 




Buck matte almond color, darker than naked. This is amazing color to use as a crease color absolutely amazing! (check the pin up look post)


Half Baked shiny iridescent bronze, I would not use this in a smokey eye as the fallouts will be CRAZY! This color is for a simple everyday look. 


Smog  frosty middle dark brown  similar to snakebite from Naked2,but not as goldish. Great for a dark look or smokey eye. 


Darkhorse frosty dark brown darker than smog. Great for raccoon style eyes, I explained it in the post about naked2. 

Toasted  sparkly pinkish brown color ,I would say it is a gold rose color. I never tried this color, but I'm going to wear it very soon in a smokey eye with hustle or MAC's matte carbon.


Hustle dark purple-brown, lovely for a smokey eye.


Creep a sparkly black color, I'm not a big fan of shimmery black's, but I think its great to use with light matte pinky or flesh tone colors. Oh almost forgot my sister wore it with gunmetal and it was cute on her.


Gunmetal sparkly dark bluey silver, lovely for smokey eyes with black winged eyeliner and black eyeliner on  the inner rim. I love these tones of blues. Loads of mascara maybe pop some fake eyelashes.


Available @ Sephora - Qatar


Hope this helps you Toomie ;) Enjoy this post and share the love. Follow @MakeupAffairs for recent updates and more tips and fun stuff. 


xoxo


roza 

Let's Get Naked!!

Hello gorgeous !

Finally, Sephora-Qatar sells Urban Decay products and I'm in love with each thing I got! I thought I should start with my favorite thing, which is Naked palette 2.  I like this one more than the original, which I'll post about it tomorrow. 

Let's start by talking about the packaging, 

Naked two has a larger mirror than the original palette, I couldn't  use the mirror on the original one since it was so small but this one is a more adequate size. Also, it comes with a dual-ending synthetic brush and a mini lipgloss that I gave to my niece (lipgloss isn't my thing). The most important thing is the case for the NAKED2 is much more durable, the shadows come in a metal case that locks securely, unlike the first package.

Now let's talk colors!(Left---->right)

Foxy - matte cream, great as a highlight. 

Half-Baked - metallic neutral gold.

Bootycall - satin champagne. 

Chopper - metallic rose gold with silver micro glitters.

Tease - matte mushroom taupe with purple undertones, similar to MAC's concrete, but the difference this color is more purplish. 

Snakebite - satin deep bronze brown, me love this color <3 

Suspect - satin light taupe.

Pistol - satin warm steel grey. This color is one of my favorites too. I wore it with verve and my friend M loved the combination of colors. Use verve as the eyelid color and verve in the crease and use hint of blackout to intensify the color, but make sure not over use the black.

Verve - pale metallic pinky grey.

YDK - metallic toasty taupe with coppery micro glitters, it reminds me of dior's iridescent eyeshadows. For that, I believe it is my least favorite color in the palette. Although, the color is amazing!

Busted - satin plummy dark brown, I might  have lied slightly up there by telling pistol is my favorite color! Busted is hands down my favorite color and I wore it many times and every time people I get compliments on my makeup. Its amazing to wear in a racoon style makeup, which is a summer '12 trend. Apply it on your eyelid and blend it softly by adding tease eyeshadow and apply some under your eyes too. I applied a purple eyeliner on my waterlines. Don't forget to apply black eyeliner close to your upper eyelash line and put loads of mascara and Voila!

Blackout - matte black, your basic black eyeshadow. 

I absolutely recommend purchasing this palette as it can be used to achieve multiple makeup looks. The colors are highly pigmented and pretty. Also, it cost less than 300 QR for 12 great colors! More importantly you can achieve rocker chic, glamourous, sparkly, natural and more using the same 12 colors. 

available at Sephora 

Hope you enjoyed this post and I'm so proud to say more than 1000 people viewed my blog yesterday! I know its nothing, but im still proud and exited people do read my blog wooohooo! Anyway follow me on twitter for more updates @MakeupAffairs 

Share the LOVE, 

xoxo 

roza 

Pin Up/ Najla's Birthday!

Hi ladies,

I came back with a pin up look, actually products that would help in achieving a pin up look. This post is dedicated to my best friend Najla who will be turning 21 years in few hours. I'm proud to say that I know her for the past 7-8 years and we are inseparable. Our friendship is amazing and I wish her a great year and can't wait to see her so hopefully soon! Actually we should take  a class together this summer what do you think anyway here is the pin up/retor look: 

MAC's Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15

I apply foundation using stippling brush, you only need pea-size of the foundation. This is a full coverage foundation and its coverage is build-able. They have a great selection of shades,which suits all skin tones. I love it more than my dior forever foundation. Yet, I believe that most people would feel that MAC's studio fix fluid is not for daily use, but for me I need all the coverage that I can get for now.

Urban Decay's Naked pallete #1

Although, this palette is full of beautiful colors, but for this look we are only using four colors. First, start by applying naked eyeshadow all over the eyelid. Then add some of buck on the crease of they eyes and move upward blend well. Notice that blending is the key for every makeup look and no one would like to look as if someone slapped them on their eyes! Instead of using black color to make the eyes more intense we would use smog which is a rich brown color not too dark. Add it to the crease and blend make sure this doesn't effect the intensity of the color used earlier. Lastly, highlight your brow bone using virgin a champaign color eyeshadow. 

MAC's fluid line in Blacktrack

My favorite gel eyeliner! apply it using an eyeliner brush. Start from the outside to the inside of the eye, it is much easier this way and remember nothing cannot be fixed with a q-tip.  What makes a pin up look different is that they do a winged eye or a cat eye, so make sure to wing it. Blacktrack is the blackest black that you can find in the market and so intense for that I'm in love with it. 

MAC's Lashes in #4

Before you apply false lashes apply your favorite mascara mine is dior's blackout. Then apply a thin layer of duo glue to the eyelashes wait for 40 seconds and apply them to your lash line. Applying fake eyelashes is hard, but with time it gets easier.  Apply a final coat of mascara to blend your lashes with the falsies! 

MAC's Mineralize Concealer

I bought this a week ago and I do enjoy it! It is lighter than MAC's studio sculpt, which apply over the mineralize for perfection. Also, I set this using a wet sponge and maxfactor's powder. I look a wake 100%  and I love it <3

Urban Decay's Baked bronzer

Now is time for my favorite step, which is make a fish face and apply the bronzer! Make sure to apply your bronzer evenly. I love this for summer it has a settle shimmer and even a girl with oily skin like me can wear it =D

MAC's Mineralize Skinfinsh in Soft and gentle

Use this as your highlighter, I absolutely love this product. I can dust this across my cheekbones and temples and it absolutely lights up my face. Pin up looks is about having a matte look, but adding this highlight won't effect the look. Actually, it makes my face glow for that I don't mind it =) 

MAC's lipstick in Lady danger

I absolutely love this color for summer. Make sure to use a lipliner first than apply lady danger. This lip stick has great staying power and is a classic red with a hint of orange. My favorite thing about this lipstick that lady danger is matte, which is perfect for a pin up look. 

Hope you liked this post and make sure to follow me on twitter 

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Share with me your thoughts and comments <3  and follow its FREE! 

Happy Birthday Najla 

xoxo 

roza 

makeupaffairs

Hello ladies, 


Today I have breaking news from Sephora in Villagio Mall- Qatar. Our reporter found that two amazing brands have joined the selection of brands that Sephora sells. I'm thrilled to announce that Urban Decay products are sold at sephora. The Urban Decay stand offers a great selection of products such as the great Naked palettes 1 and 2. They also sell the variety of selection that Urban Decay is well known for. 


Ladies I'm worried that you will not be able to find most of the product are sold. Yet, I recommend you to visit Sephora take a look. They still have plenty of Naked palettes and there mascaras are pretty good too! 


Another brand that was spotted at Sephora, which was philosophy! A great brand that offers great skincare selection, but most importantly body creams and shower gels. The great selection that are offered are amazing and satisfy everyone's preference. 


I'm so happy that Sephora's selection of brands are expanding, finally someone is paying attention to their customer's needs! 


I totally recommend visiting sephora to check the new brands they have ;) That was Rouda from makeupaffairsqtr post 


xoxo 


roza aka @RoudabintRabeah

Super Woman

Hello dolls, 


Today I thought of sharing few tips that makes me feel like a super woman. There are those days that you feel like a sack of insecurities or you did not have the time to sleep or perhaps you walk up late and you need to run out as fast as you can! 


So I'm a college students and I don't get to sleep as much as I want. Most days I'm hunted by loads of papers, readings, postings all that jaz that every student unfortunately has to do. For that, I need all the coverage that the fairy of camouflage  can give me. M.A.C's studio sculpt is by far my favorite concealer that covers under eye circles and blemishes. The creamy consistency is what makes it perfect, especially for ladies with few wrinkles! 




The second product that I'm mega obsessed with is Urban Decay's All nighter. It is a long-lasting makeup setting spray and you only need to mist your face 2-4 times. Then you don't need to worry about losing your face! I spend 30 minutes of my day to apply my makeup and I don't need to worry about it fading. I really appreciate this product  I used it few times and I think I'm in love! 


I hate and when I say I hate im not kidding you ladies, when my eyeshadow decides to leave my eyelid to socialize with my eye crease not hot. For that, I always need to wear eyeshadow primer and my recent finding is Urban decay's primer potion ( not the original one) it has a great consistency that makes your eyeshadow stick to its place. The colors looks vibrant and lovely after applying them and remember with primers less is always more!


Urban Decay's products are available at sephora-Qatar


Lastly, Eyeko's lipstains I totally love these products in general especially in the exam week. The tint of color makes your lips look delicious and moisturized. Not only that they taste good too! You can find these in most brands but this one is my favorite and more importantly affordable! 


you can order this from: asos.com


These are few of the products that I really enjoy using and make me feel like super woman. You don't need to show people that you are having a bad day unless you really want the professor to feel sorry for you. However, most days I need the help of one or three of these products to survive the day.


Hope you enjoyed this post and comment with your blog link if you have one! I would really appreciate your feedback even through twitter : @RoudabintRabeah


xoxo 


Roza @RoudabintRabeah

Pop of Pink

Hi Again! 


I'm on fire I know (A)! Today I'm blogging about pink products either they are pink or have a pink packaging. Lets start with my favorite new findings:


Benefit's cream eyeshadow in R.S.V.P


It's a light pink color with a gold rose undertone. I always wear a primer before applying creamy eyeshadow to make sure my eyeshadow will not stray. Perfect for daily makeup with winged eyeliner and loads of mascara. You can add a soft brown to your crease and blend it too. 




Benefit's bad gal mascara 


One of my favorite mascaras bad gal mascara adds volume to your eyelash and make them look fuller. It is affordable in comparison to other high end mascara. 


M.A.C's blush in harmony 


Lovely! It looks very bright in the ban, but when you apply it it looks light and pretty. One of my favorite pink shades at the moment. It is matte, which makes it great for summer! Especially if you have an oily skin. 
It looks amazing with bronzer I simply LOVE it! 


illamasqua's blush in Chased


Is a matte, blue-based medium pink. Personally, I found this shade a bit hard to pull off, but I liked it softly tapped onto the apples of cheeks with a smoky eye and a light pink or nude lip.I also like that you can build up the color intensity by applying more, but you don’t have to worry about getting too much with just one swipe, either. I found just one tap of the brush on the powder was enough to give me the color intensity I wanted more often than not.


order it from: 


asos.com
Nars's Schiap lipstick


Is a bright, fuchsia-pink with a semi-matte finish. It has no shimmer, but it does have a slightly glossy sheen, so it doesn’t a completely matte finish. Schiap applies beautifully–soft, smooth, and the color looks even with little effort. I wear it with nude eyes ( mascara only) or with a cat eye.


order it from:
saks.com


OPI's pink flamenco 


Amazing pinky nail polish. You only need two coat of this color to have full coverage. 


illamasqua's plunge lipstick


I always gets complements when I wear this. Most importantly its matte lipstick with lots of coverage. Yet, you need to polish your lips before applying this lipstick. 


order it from: 
asos.com


Hopefully you enjoyed this girly girl post! Comment if you have request! 


xoxo 
roza