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

Concealer

Hello! 

I came with my top secret for looking fresh, flawless, awake? Under eyes circles annoys the hell out of me *puts her glasses on* There is no reason that can justifies under eyes circle especially after knowing this product!

I went on a hunt for the perfect concealer and finally after one LONG year I'm proud to announce that 

*drums roll*

*hallelujah*

MAC's studio sculpt concealer

yes it took me 365.242199 days according to google's calculator! 

So this concealer is so creamy, which makes the coverage full and great. Also, magical for people with one or two wrinkles under their eyes. I tried tons of concealers, but nothing compares to this concealer. I promise it worth the money, I just got another one coz its going to be discontinued shame on you MAC shame on you * unsatisfied look* 

I just recommended it for a friend and she bbm-ed me today saying: 

" Rouda, awal shay ys3dk rabi 3la al concealer" If you don't understand Arabic that means may God brings you happiness =D 

I'm happy to have this concealer, which erase the trace of long nights I spent trying to understand International finance *nerd* However, I looked awake and beautiful rocking this concealer! 

Be careful not studio finish concealer its studio sculpt and there is a difference BELIEVE ME! 

Most of you will think that's the most boring post ever, but I assure you this is the most important one ever. Also, go grab one or two you will say that girl knows her business ;) 

xoxo 

Roza 

What's in Her Makeup Bag?: Travel Edition

Hey dolls! 

I'm traveling today, so I decided to post what's in my makeup bag? what I'm taking with me =D Each time I try to keep my bag light! Before I used to get loads of makeup that I won't use most of it,but now I   take either the newest products that I purchased or my favorite <3 

=D 

I love this makeup bag <3 <3 so spacious and fits everything, which is GREAT! 

FACE

My favorite foundation is Dior's Forever in 030. It is great for oily skin and light with the perfect coverage.  It's one of my holiest products, because I used it for the past 5 years! I always come back for this foundation , I absolutely love it and recommend it.

To conceal my panda eyes (A) just kidding I use MAC's studio finish in  NW35 ( its not in the picture). As Arab we tend to have darker under eyes circles and in my case i have tiny wrinkles, so I need to use a creamer concealer! In the picture is my latest finding MAC's studio sculpt in NC42.  

However, I recommend using more than one: one to cover up and one for brightening these two work perfectly. 

To stop your concealer from running like crazy you need to powder it and i'm using 17's  powder.  Any other powder loose or compact will do the same, just find the one you like. 

If I'm wearing a eyeshadow I would use a primer to hold the eyeshadow for longer time. Too Faced's  Candle light is great primer. If you don't have oily skin  you don't need a primer. 

Also, I choose Guerlain's bronzer and a highlight from Inglot 84. The combination is amazing <3 <3<3  Check my bronzer post for more information. 

Eyes

I'm taking these three eyeshadows along with crystal avalanche by M.A.C. 

So in the picture there is the gold "20 Or Céleste "by Givenchy from the X-mas collection. I saw it I loved it and everything became history! It's a limited edition so try to find it if you are impressed. 

The second one on the left is nylon by M.A.C, it's a lovely golden-y frost, not a stark white, and as such it makes a beautiful base and highlight. Perfect for retro look <3<3 

The third eyeshadow by M.A.C is ricepaper  is a light yellow/golden shimmer shadow that is almost creamy in consistency. Its darker than nylon and I think its more on the champaign color. Works great as  inner corner highlight, brow bone highlight. 

For eyeliner I choose Sensai, which is PERFECT! Hands down my favorite liquid eyeliner. 

Also,  Armani's Eyes to Kill mascara, which is very dark black.  

However, to spice things up I decided to take YSL gel liner in Jade black. It's a dark green I don't know why they call it Jade black. I used it once and I don't remember how I felt toward it, but the reviews  of this eyeliner were positive. 

Cheeks

 I'm obsessed with these two blushers right now! They scream winter to me and I just enjoy the way they look on me. The first is Armani's blush in number 6. I love their blushers so amazing and  so pigmented. My second obsession is benefit's Sugarbomb its my favorite coral blusher, the mixture of the four colors creates a wonderful color <3 <3 <3 

Oops! I deleted the picture of the lipsticks I'm taking (A)  I'm taking two nude  lipsticks by Armani.  I'm loving warm and subtle colors.  

Hope you enjoyed this post and hopefully my next post will be about Dior's eyeshadows from the most recent collections and my favorite ones. I'm also planing to do a winter nail trends and which colors/styles are in for this winter.  

xoxo 

roza 

Sun Kissed: Part II

Back Again!

My previous post was about applying bronzer and now I got you the most amazing bronzers ever! There  are many great bronzers in the market here are few of my favorite ones!

First, I will start with my current obsession <3 <3 I'm totally in love with Guerlain's  Terracotta Light in shade 02 Brunettes.

Usually I go for matte finish bronzers, but this bronzer got me hooked! It gives you amazing, perfect, to die for and glowing tan! It feels and looks NATURAL. The great thing about it is that it has dark parts, which aren't that pigmented ,but the light shades are so pigmented.
I got this from the airport last june and I'm getting the full size in few days <3 <3 Because its totally worth it.

Second, is Hoola by benefit

My favorite matte bronzer, because I have crazy oily skin. I don't appreciate shimmer most of the year, so I use this amazing light bronzer. I love this bronze and sometimes I wear it like a blush, because its hard to find this shade of blusher. Anyway if you hate shimmer this is the bronzer that you will cherish forever and you will pass it to your grandchildren not the exact one, but you get the picture.

Third, this baby is magic!

 It's NARS's Laguna bronzing powder and you won't be able to find it in Doha or the GCC. However, thank God for online shopping!! My sister killed her FULL size, which is the same size of the three sections above together! Anyway its one of the most admired bronzers, most makeup gurus on youtube use it and after trying it I don't blame them. It has spectacular finish with hint of sparkle after all we all need sparkles in our lives!

You can purchase this bronzing powder on : asos.com

Another great bronzer is

Bronze Universel De Chanel Sun Illuminator

It is amazing for summer <3 <3 absolutely divine. Great to use with cream blushers, because it blends so easily. It isn't that oily, which makes it fine to use for oily skin makeupholics like moi. More importantly it suits all complexions. It is the only cream bronzer that you will find and love God bless chanel <3 <3
I spent two months looking for it and I finally found it I think 3 months ago at Al Saalam store. That was my lucky day *sigh*


Lastly, MAC's bronzing powder they are way affordable than the previous ones and not bad. They have the matte like the one in the picture below and shimmery ones. However, sometimes it can break your skin, be careful. I don't hate it ,but I don't love it at the same time.

I have two more to share i lied (A) sorry!

Guerlain Terracotta  bronzing powder, which is amazing it warms your face instantly! Gives you a matte finish like hoola, but lighter. Great for the days when you feel fine/sad =/ i'm serious.

Finally, the last one by chanel, but this time a bronzing powder 537 Bronze Corail. I love it ,but I think I'm over the coral phase and want the pink one instead. Its great matte bronzer, but not a practical choice for everyday use.

I do use them I do, but last summer I entered a bronzer phase and I went crazy (A).  All of the bronzers I mentioned are great and I don't regret buying them. So choose the one that is near to your heart whether it is powder or cream or shimmery/matte. I tend to change my bronzer each week just for the sake of using the one I own. However, my favorite at this particular moment and the one that I can stop talking about are Guerlain, benefit's hoola and Chanel's universal.

Hope this was helpful and wait for the next one. If you have any requests or recommendations to me please please do share them with me COMMENTS ARE FREE!!
If you have great blogs please share them with me I would love to check others and learn more about makeup WOOOHOOO that's the spirit.

xoxo
roza ;*** 

Hello Dolls <3

Hope you are having a great week, bcoz I'm having a fab week =D

So this post is about spicing up your makeup for EID <3 For Eid I love wearing makeup that won't change through the day and easy to retouch =D

Here are few products that I like to use to make my makeup looks extra special for Eid or any other occasion

So lets start with my favorite trick to make my makeup looks done professionally by adding eyelashes you make your eyes looks sexier and bigger! My favorite eyelashes are by MAC I love no.7 bcoz it looks natural "don't forget the glue if you are getting eyelashes for the first time". It might take time to know how to apply them easily ,but it's totally worth the try!

 Here is a link of how to apply false lashes HERE!

I never like my makeup to get oily or to just disappear! I like to control people, makeup,hair and if I can the universe! So in order to control my e/s I like to use primer to make it stay for a very long time until I decide to remove it. The best product that will allow you to do this is Too Faced Shadow Insurance in Candlelight, which is anti-crease eye shadow primer. It used to be sold out all the time ,but lately Sephora decided to be generous enough and get more stock <3

Another product that doesn't make my  face makeup VANISH is Too Faced Primed & Poreless. It holds your face makeup in place all day ,which is PERFECT for Eid "kissing people on the cheeks makes me nervous".I like to keep my makeup on my face not on others =D. In addition, this product has vitamins that are good for your skin and acts like retinol!

If you like lip gloss Inglot's 544 is by far my favorite lip-gloss. I always recommend this lip-gloss it's natural pink. My go to lip-gloss.

Kinda Sexy is one of favorite lipsticks its looks amazing with any look. Suitable for any skin tone. Check my other post for other  lipstick colors.

My favorite bronzer is Bronze Universel it's creme bronzer and looks natural. I love it <3

You have to spice up your nails by either applying  nail application on all of your nails or only on your ring finger with matching color. Available at Sephora!

LAST product is a perfume by Armani "Rose Alexandrie" OPPS misspelled it in the picture =$ My Sister Beeba loves this perfume and she spent the last year looking for this perfume ,but now Salam sells it =D It's floral and I have to admit its smells cute <3 I got mine try it and you will fall in love with it! And it stays for long time =D

If you have oily skin try using blotting sheets to obsorb the oils and make your face look fresh , you can brush some lose poweder on your T. Zone for more freshness. Using these blotting sheets before powdering your face doesn't make your face look cakey and you don't want look like clown believe me. Any other brand will work mark spencer has a good blotting paper and if you can get clean and clear that would be greate ummm i think boots sells some.

Have a nice Eid everyone <3 Spend your time with your loved ones and try to enjoy each minute of Eid ,but most important try to donate dresses and shoes  or whatever you don't need for the poor = ) And finally try to smile even if you feel sad or missing someone =))))Smiling gives you a beauty that  even makeup can't give ;)

P.S: Feel free to tweet me a request or comment your request I would be more than happy to help you since I have nothing to do for Eid I'm ready BRING IT ON =D

xoxo

roza

What's in her makeup bag? "Sister's Edition"

Hello!

I’m back with a new post =) Here is what in my sister’s bag <3 Beeba is my older sister and who made me fall in LOVE with makeup. She is makeup ADDICT =) like me and not afraid of trying new products and colors. I’m sorry not all of the products available in Qatar, but the good news is most of them available in MAC, Sephora and Salam.

Recommendations:

I would recommend most of these products because I use them too:

1)      Crystal avalanche one of my favorite highlighters mine is almost out *scared*.

2)      Sensai eyeliner is my favorite eyeliner I got my second one yesterday I thought I should get new pen since I bought mine 4 years ago (A). However, you can refill it instead of buying one.

3)      Armani blush is great blush has loads of tiny tiny tiny shimmer, not very visible.

4)      Guerlian has great colors and kinda pricy but it’s worth it.

xoxo

roza