My Bedtime Routine!! + Reviews

Hey all,

Today I will be talking about my Bedtime Routine from Skin Care to Everything I do before I sleep! As for my skin care routine, those products that I will talk about were prescribed by my dermatologist so I highly recommend you go to a dermatologist and she/he will recommend the right skin care products for you. If you are currently using the same products or you used some before, let me know in the comment section below because I would love to read your opinion. If you have anything that you swear by and love so much, let me know too so I can try and test it!

So let's Begin:

Dupe: NARS Orgasm Blush vs. L'Oreal Rosy Cheeks Blush

Hey all,

From now on, I will start new series on my blog where I will compare two products that are very similar and can be considered as dupes. I will be focusing on trying two products, one is from the high-end makeup and the other one as a drugstore makeup.

Today, I will compare two similar products (blushes) that I consider almost the same especially when applied on the apples of the cheeks. These two products, as shown above from the title's name, are NARS Orgasm and L'Oreal Accord Perfect 165 Rosy Cheeks.

My all time favorite is the NARS Orgasm blush and it's always a choice for me when I apply makeup. I use it almost on daily basis and I just love it so much. But, when I found out that I already have something very similar in my makeup collection and I compared them together, I was amazed how similar they are. Honestly, I still prefer the NARS blush but if you are searching for one that's less pricey and almost identical then you're in the right place. Below, I will compare both of them:

Makeup bag for a weekend's/short trip

Hey all,

Today we will be talking about the beauty essentials you require to take for weekend's trip. It's important to pack lightly but with the sufficient products that you need. These are some of the products that I took with me when I had a trip two days ago and it was for two night. 

These products can benefit you and reach your needs and requirements for the weekend trip or any other short trip you might have. The makeup products can be used day and night and can creat nice looks with them. It's preferable that you take  travel size products so its lighter in weight and smaller to be fitted anywhere in your travel bag or hand bag.

Enjoy ;)

Tips: Avoid 6 beauty errors!

Hey all again,

I am always trying to look for tips on how to look more beautiful and attractive so, please check these out and tell me if they were helpful. I added some of what I do daily to what I looked  as general tips on Yahoo Maktoob (it was written in arabic) ;) :

1. Not smiling: the first thing in you that people get attracted to is your smile. ALWAYS SMILE as you never know who is falling in love with you! ;) Therefore, make sure you take high care in making your teeth looking stunning and white. Brush your teeth daily and twice a day and use dental floss. Try to visit a dentist every 6 months and you will have the most attractive smile ever!
2. Forgetting your hands: this another beauty error as you should always take care of your hands' hygiene and how they look. Always keep your nails clean and proper. Use hand cremes to moisturize your skin and hydrate them well to give them a silky soft feeling. Polish them as well with beautiful colours and do a monthly session of manicure at your beauty salon.
3. Removing a lot from your eyebrows is a big mistake! Take your time plucking your eyebrows and make sure not to over pluck them! This is a No No... And fill them with eyebrow pencil or shadow to fill in the gaps in your eyebrows and give them a gorgeous shape!
4. Having tons of makeup won't make you look beautiful but I will make you look older and will create wrinkles in your skin if you use a lot of foundation and makeup in general. Now I put makeup everyday but I always moisturize my skin before applying any makeup product so it won't soak into my skin and cause early aging wrinkles and unhealthy skin.
5. Not cleaning your makeup brushes is a horrible thing to do. PLEASE make sure to clean your brushes daily using a makeup brushes cleanser and every week wash the brushes using a dishwashing soap that is without any perfume, colours and have a neutral pH and you add with it olive oil to condition your brushes. When you do those steps, you will get rid of the makeup residue and bacteria that could cause acne.
6. Leaving your makeup all night long till the next days is just not right. Before sleeping, remove your makeup with  makeup remover wipes or the liquid makeup remover. Preferable to use makeup removers for sensitive skin and for face and eyes. Over cleanse your face with a special lotion (consult a doctor) then moisturize your skin overnight. You will wakeup the next day feeling so fresh! ;)

I am not a specialist but I do all the above. I sometimes cheat but we should all try to do this on daily basis to keep our skin glowing and looking attractive!

Love xoxo,

Maha