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 

Spring'12 makeup trends

Hi dolls,

Spring\Summer is here!  So I thought of posting about my favorite makeup trends for this season:

This season is all about having strong, bold look, but do not combine all these trends together that would be a disaster that you and us would like to avoid! Choose on of the following trends and personalize it. It is boring to adapt the same style as your  best friends, Spice it up.  

First: Red Alert!

Choose the shade that suits your complexion, this seasons is about daring looks and what is more daring than wearing a bold red lipstick? 

There are many great colors of red that you can choose from such as M.A.C's ruby woo, which is my favorite this season. It is a rich  matte red color. If you like more daring in your face red russian red from M.A.C is the one, its orange red and makes a statement.

Not impresses with these two colors go on a hunt for a red lipstick whether matte, glossy or satin. Invest in a good red lipstick as red lipsticks are timeless. 

 If you weren't lucky enough to find a color that you love try to mix  red lipliners with lipsticks to make your own unique color. 

Second: Cat Eye.

 My favorite way to rock an eyeliner! Cat eye eyeliner makes your eye looks longer and bigger! I love the effect especially that you can play with this look and personalize it. It doesn't matter if you used a carbon black or neon color this look is in this season and a must. As always my favorite eyeliner is Sensai's eyeliner in black. 

Third: Power Brows.

Shabby, bold, thick or black eye brows are in. Its all about eye brows for me, because brows frame your face and balance your lips. I like to use a color that suits my eye brow shade and make them look fuller and thicker! Its also adds innocence to your face at least in my case. Don't forget to use a eye brow gel to set and define your eye brows my favorite is M.A.C's clear brow set gel. 

Fourth: Extreme Smoky Eye. 

Fabulous  and daring smoky eyes , the style doesn’t require a steady hand to pull off  you don't need to be a makeup artiest the messier the sexier! Just plenty of un-shaking confidence. Don't forget to use loads of concealer to conceal your dark eyes if you have (  Panda look is sooo last year!) Oh don't forget blending is essential in smoky look.

Fifth: Sporty Cheeks.

Use a rosy, peachy color to contour your cheeks. A flush of bronze will give you the same effortless look. If you added loads of blush just blend it using the same brush you used to apply foundation, the greatest trick to make the blusher look softer!

Sixth: White Silver Metallics.

This trend is to die for! I love this look it's angelic and innocent. The model in the picture above looks beautiful!!!! M.A.C  and many brands offer a great iridescent eyeshadows that have loads of shimmer and pigmentation. I would suggest a peachy or rosy ' sporty cheeks' with hint of pink lip stain or peachy lipgloss. 

Seventh: Brilliant PoP of color. 

Add a settle pop of color to your eyes. Don't use eye primer with this look just a flush of color ( pink, orange, green, purple) choose your pop of color. However, don't go crazy with it. In addition, you can use pastel to create a color block look! 

Eight: Doll Lash.

 Let's add some drama to the eyes! If you can't find big I mean BIG eyelash double it use two eyelash sets to make your eyelashes SCREAM! I don't mess when it comes to wearing eyelashes I love eyelashes I don't imagine living without eyelashes. If you don't have them FAKE them ;) 

Ninth: Glittery Eyes.

I bet that Ke$ha is proud finally wearing loads of glitter isn't a fashion crime at least not this season! Girl go find a pack of glitter and slap it on your eyelids I'm not kidding this look is all over the runways. However, I don't think you are allowed to wear it to school or work or weddings unless you were invited to Ke$ha's wedding!

Tenth: Rosebud Lips.

Rosy lips are beautiful and trendy! Use lip stains to achieve this look or hint of lipstick to add to your natural lip color.Some lip glosses give the same result.

Eleventh: Baby Skin. 

I'm the last to one to talk about baby skin! For that I think they mean effortless face makeup not tons of foundation. Baby skin has imperfections that makes them perfect, so don't cover all of your blemishes.

Hope that you enjoyed this post and now I have to do my economics assignment :S

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 ;*** 

Sun Kissed

Hi dolls,

I came with a new post  and I'm proud of it =D

I strongly believe that choosing the best bronzer that suits your skin tone is essential. Makeup stores are full of many brands that are fab!! You only need to find the one that matches you not your best friend. However, more importantly is to know how to use it ( jeresylicious, jersyshore face) IS NOT and WILL NOT be a trend. I'm serious applying a bronzer is about gainig this gourgous tan that feels that you have been gently kissed by the sun! Believe it or not applying loads of bronzer can ruin the total look that you worked hard to achieve, so be careful!

So here are few pictures to help you with this:

To apply bronzer follow this:

Make a fish face that means suck your cheeks in, so you will be able to know where the sun naturally hits your face. After that apply your bronzer using your favorite brush. 

Another great tip is as you see in the chart above if you linked the lines for each side of the face this will create number " 3 ".

Be careful don't add too much bronzer, the snookie look isn't the look we want to acheive. Put some bronzer on your brush and tab it.

Next  is to apply a hint of higligheter to make your skin glow <3 <3

See the the black line in the chart above is the exact place to apply highlight. Don't go over the two grey lines. You can also add a tiny stroke of highlight above your lips and that will make your lips look fuller. Choose a color of higlight that matchs your skin and your taste!

Bronzing can be tricky in the begining, for most of us we think its just applying the powder no it isn't its about enhancing your face structure and make it look more fab!

I used to think its redicilous, but now I know there is a reason behind it <3 <3

Hope this was helpful and my next post going to be about my favorite bronzers <3<3

xoxo

roza

Bright, Bold Lipsticks

Let’s start by reciting the colors in the pictures below and a brief description for each one of them:

1)      Ruby Woo by M.A.C:  It's a classic, bright red with blue-undertones (slightly brighter than its sister, Russian Red), and is amazingly easy to wear. One of my favorite red lipsticks if a vampire is asked to choose one red lipstick definitely they will choose Ruby Woo. It suits perfectly anyone with pale skin (talking about deadly pale). However, if you have the right attitude I’m sure you can rock it ;)

2)      Girl About Town by M.A.C: Is Bold, bright pink and definitely worth all the attention!! I have to say this color is different shade of pink. It’s amplified, which means high pigmentation. I would recommend wearing this lipstick with minimal makeup.

Girl About Town + eyeliner +loads of mascara+ light blusher = perfection

3)      Up the Amp M.A.C: A lovely lavender shade that gives my face a nice pop of color that isn't too in-your-face. It’s hard to find lavender lipsticks believe me I looked before, but I couldn’t find any. Especially, if most of them are limited editions. So, this lipstick reminds me of a Barbie, which I like. Looks amazing on tanned and dark skin.

4)       Impassionedby M.A.C: Amazing,eye-catching color!! Absolutely love how bright and 'popping' this color is, looks absolutely fab for a night out. I would say this color is waaay summery, sorry QU-ers. I can’t imagine someone wearing this color in the winter.

5)      Fuchsia Star by Dior “limited edition”: So I never was fan of this color, because its BOLD color and I’m big fan of warm colors. However, my sister gets tons of compliments whenever she wears it. For that, I got you a similar color that she owns by M.A.C.

6)      Full Fuchsia by M.A.C:  If you’re a fuchsia lipstick fan, this color is definitely a must have! Beside the fact that this shade is SO amazing. This lipstick isn’t matte; it has teeny tiny shiny particles which makes him look perfect on lips.

7)      Love Forever! By M.A.C: I feel like “borrowing” this color ;)!! Anyway,  I think it’s similar to Pink Nouveau by M.A.C, but the long lasting version. It’s Amazing and looks amazing with brown/blue/black/silver/nude eye shadow. I think I’m in love<3 <3<3

Lastly, most of these colors are BOLD and should be worn with almost no makeup, which means foundation, concealer , eyeliner, blusher and loads of mascara < 3 <3  However, if you like BOLD makeup go for it! Makeup is about expressing yourself and not giving a crap.

xoxo

Roza

New Post SOON!

Hey guyz!

Miss posting new stuff! Enshallah today im going to post something about my school makeup tips and routine!

xoxo

Roza