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Friday, March 21, 2014

Naked III

Naked III



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Hello!

Few months ago Urban Decay launched their third Naked palette, which I personally died when I saw Kandee Johnson's review. The Naked III comes in rose gold undertones that compliments most if not all skin tones. The palette has 12 eyeshadows (matte, shimmer and satin consistency). It is definitely worth each riyal I paid for<3 believe me I paid more for dior palette's, which I barely use #fail #tooprettytouse. 

Instead of talking about the entire palette im going to give a brief description of my favorite colors, so lets do it! As a senior I promised myself that I will never leave my house to any of my classes without getting dolled up. WHY? First, I did once last year and till now I cant forgive myself for that. Second, im a smarty in disguise #smart&cute #makeupaddict. Anyway here is my favorite eye combination using Naked III: 

1 ) Daily look: Nooner (inner lid),  (middle of lid)
,Limit (crease), Strange (brow bone) with eyeliner. 
2) For Dramatic look(my favorite I wore this look twice): Trick ( inner corners), Darkside(middle lid), Blackheart( crease), Strange( brow bone) with purple liquid eyeliner the one I used is by YSL( no.12). To complete this look you have to wear a pair of false eyelashes. 

I have to admit for the first time I'm loving the shimmery colors in a NAKED palette. I'm staring at my palette and shockingly the most used colors are the glittery colors! #imallowedtochangemymind #imawoman. 

Many people complained that shimmery colors didn't adhere to their eyes even when they used urban decay's primer potion. The secret is to dab your brush into the desired color and then spray it with all nighter and dab it once again into the color and then apply it all over your lid. #secret #tip 

Lastly, in my next post I will show you how to do it or maybe I will post a video on my Instagram  on how to apply a shimmery loose powder or eyeshadow. My account is  makeupaffairs make sure to follow it. #follow4fun #sharethelove

xoxo 

Rouda <3




Saturday, February 23, 2013

Nail It

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Essie nail polish








Once again I return after disappearing for few months =) 
Anyway I went on a very interesting journey las year and I cannot wait to share the details and my beauty findings with you.

Yesterday someone posted a comment asking about nail polishes and I decided to write a post about the following brands: essie, orly and china glaze. I'm going to write about pros and cons and how I feel about the product itself. 


Essie: 

Fortunately, essie is one of the brands that you can find easily in Doha. Many beauty stores and nail salons will sell you essie products, so you don't need to panic when you are looking for a certain color. 
Moreover, the nail polish pay off is so very good in comparison to high end nail polishes. The price is ok which is around 40 something riyals. 

However, I hate the light colors from essie: 

1) The color changes into this awkward color after one day of applying the nail polish, even after applying a very good top coat. 
2) You need to apply at least three coats to get the exact color as the bottle ( I mean the nail polish).
3) It takes long time to dry if you applied three coats of nail polish, so don't bother applying the nail polish if you are going to rush out the door in 30 minutes! 

Lastly, there is a very good store in Alsad road near Almuftah Jewlery and right above Larissa store( I totally forgot the name of the store). They have the entire collection and the guy will give you a good price. 

China glaze: 

It is hard to find in Doha, the only place that I know that sells china glaze are the express beauty booths in Villagio and Landmark. The price is few riyals more than OPI so about 45 or so. I would say china glaze are exactly like OPI, but in different packaging. The pay off is amazing and the colors don't chip so fast especially if you seal it with a good top coat (  Inglot top coat is amazing). 

The only con is the booth don't have a variety of colors so I would recommend going to Nazih or the place in Alsad. 

Orly: 

Bottom line you won't be able to find it anywhere in Doha, but you can order them online. To be honest I'm not impressed by the ones I bought and I don't think they are worth the 15 $ I paid for. They chip so fast and I don't understand all the fuss was about. 

Orly nail polishes were the first things I bought in DC and I only wore the nail polish once. I bought the metallic ones. 


Recommendations: I will totally splurge on  essie nail polishes especailly dark colors and if I passes by the booth in Villagio and one of china glaze's colors caught my eye I will buy it. For now I won't be ordering any orly products. 




Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Original Naked!

Naked1



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 







Friday, May 11, 2012

Let's Get Naked!!

Naked 2


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 

Monday, May 7, 2012

makeupaffairs

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








Sunday, May 6, 2012

Super Woman

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