Review: Dior Addict Fluid Sticks

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Brand and Name: 
Dior Addict Fluid Sticks

Packaging: 
Clear and Silver luxurious packaging with a tear drop like foam applicator to make it easier to apply lipstick to the cupid's bow. The bottom part of the tube is clear so you can see the different shades of the lipstick's collection.

Summer 2016 SPF Essentials!

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Summer is always the awaited season to bring out the white dresses from our closet and wear gladiator sandals, tan and enjoy our life. But sun tanning is harmful and we need to take care of our skin so it can remain healthy and also take our daily vitamin D shot from the sun without burning our skin. To protect our skin from the UV light, I am providing you my essentials that actually saved me from a sunburn in Dead Sea few weeks ago. 

Here are my Essentials that I would give A+ but make sure you apply them every 30 to 45 minutes for best results:

1. Clarins 50+ Sun Wrinkle Control Cream for Face
2. Banana Boat 50+ Ultra Protect Sunscreen Lotion with Aloe Vera
3. Clarins 30 UVB UVA Sun Care Oil Spray for Body and Hair
4. Evian Water Facial Spray for extra freshness
5. La Roche Posay 50+ Anthelios XL Matte Fluide
6. Coppertone SPF 15 Lip Balm

Share with me what sunscreens you're using now..

Love xoxo,
Maha

Review: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light

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1. Brand: Hourglass

2. Name: Ambient Lighting Powder

3. Type: Face Product

Review: Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick

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1. Brand: Hourglass

2. Name: Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick

3. Type: Lip Product

Summer SPF Essentials! + Reviews

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Summer is around the corner and we will be tanning, going to the beach, going out more and enjoying the sun and weather but, before we do so, we should take care of our skin and protect it from the UV light. This means applying sunscreen that has SPF 20 and more.

Today, I will share with you my sunscreens:

1. Face:
Bioderma Photoderm Max SPF 50+ cream that has very high protection, it's good for sensitive skin, it has invisible texture and fragrance free, paraben free and water resistant. Every year, I tend to try new face sunscreen and this year I chose Bioderma because it's a very good brand. I started applying this since the beginning of spring because I get a tan very easily and I don't like that a lot so I tend to protect my skin earlier. Usually, in fall and winter I apply SPF 20 but in spring and summer, I am all about 50+!

2. Lips:
Labello Sun Protect SPF 30 lip balm that is waterproof too. Don't neglect your lips because they get effected by the sun too and can be burned so you need a layer of protection that moisturizes your lips too. Labello lip balms have been my favorite lip balms since I was 10 years old although I never mentioned them here on my blog. I highly recommend them.

3. Hair:
Clarins Sun Care Oil Spray 30. It is for hair and body but I will use it for my hair only. I still didn't try it but I remember back in 2010, I was on vacation with my siblings and my uncle and he had an oil spray for the hair that protects and hydrate your hair. I still remember how amazing it was and how it left my hair with nice beachy waves. Unfortunately, I don't know the name but I hope that this one will be as good as my uncle's. I will update this post when I will start using this spray.

4. Body:
Nivea 50+ hydrating and protecting cream was there for me for the past ten years. I only use this as my body sunscreen and I try new ones but I go back to this one always. It's really good, thick, hydrating and water resistant. I recommend it!

5. Eyes:
Well, there is no sunscreen for eyes but there are surely many fashionable and stylish sunglasses that you can rock everyday. I am currently in love with my Ray Ban blue flash lenses aviators. I might buy the orange one soon so I can share them with my brother. Go get you a trendy affordable but high quality ones now to protect your beautiful eyes! ;)

Share with me what sunscreens you're using now..

Love xoxo,

Maha

Review: Revlon Colorburst Lipstick Balms (Balm Stains, Matte Balm, Lacquer Balms)

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Everyone raved about these lipsticks and I am one of these people who did. I included them in my monthly favorites and I almost use them all the time. One loyal lover of these lipsticks is my sister Mariam, she pretty much has all the shades but today I will show you my own small collection. When it comes to new lipsticks, I gravitate towards pinks and nudes more than oranges and reds because I am very picky about these shades so, my safe options are pink and nudes.

The first balms that came out were called 'Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains' and they were a hit in the makeup world especially drugstore. Then recently, Revlon came up with two types of Colorburst lip balms; the Lacquer Balms and the Matte Balms.

1. Colors, Pigmentation, Longevity and Texture:

Review: Spring Summer Lipsticks!!

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Who doesn't love lipsticks or any lip product? They are my favorite to pick when I am beauty shopping. I love every single lip product I have and can't go out without putting anything on my lips even if it was a lip balm! Today, I am so excited to share with you this post because it's fun and colorful although my lips got dry from swatching all these 10 lipsticks so, let's begin:

1. My favorite nudes:

Urban Decay 'Naked 3' Palette Review and My Story!

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Today I will be talking about Urban Decay's "Naked 3" Palette that everyone went crazy about it and was out of stock from Sephora and other stores for a while especially during the Christmas time after its launch. My sister Mariam and I were crazy searching in all Sephora's stores in Paris for this palette especially that we didn't try the first and second palette. In Sephora's website, you can see where there is stock for a specific beauty product and we found that some close stores had them in stock but when we went there, we couldn't find them and the sales associates informed us that they will relaunch them in February. My sister and I were quite upset as we wanted to be from the first ones to try it out. Later, I had a business trip to Dubai and one day my sister calls me and says "please check Sephora, maybe they have the Naked 3 palette", I didn't even think about it there but the minute she told me I ran to the closest Sephora and straight to Urban Decay counter and found five to six palettes staring at me!! I ran grabbed two without even looking and observing closely the shades of the shadows displayed! While I am checking out, I get struck by the expensive prices they have in Dubai... I have to pay 10 Euros extra?!! But I courageously paid those extra 10 Euros for each palette.. It may sound stupid for you but I already think that it is stupid for me and my sister to be crazy and silly about an eye shadow palette! Anyways, I go back to Paris and play and swatch the shadows, the next day, I visit a Sephora store near our home and I see bunch of Naked 3 palettes staring at my sister and I and we felt guilty about our purchase and laughed about our story and craziness... C'est la vie...

And now let's start the review:

My 2013 Beauty Favorites + Long Review

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I am very late on this but still wanted to share my 2013 makeup favorites. I acculmlated a big amount of makeup in the year 2013 but I was continously using the following products and loved each one of them a lot and remained in my makeup routine all year round.

I will review some of the products that are new to my blog and will link some previous reviews for some make up items I already have on my blog aaaaand enjoy ;)

Face Products:

My December Favorites + Mini Review!

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I would like to wish you a late Merry Christmas and an early Happy New Year! I hope that you enjoyed your Christmas with the ones you love and had fun..

I will be talking about my December Favorites although I don't have many but some of those products are not only this month's favorites but all year round favorites: (By the way, do you like my glittery wrapping paper as the background for my December Favorites? (: )

My Bedtime Routine!! + Reviews

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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:

Winter Beauty Essentials!

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It's December and Christmas preparations just started.. The weather is getting colder and our skin is getting drier. We are more likely to neglect ourselves from styling point of view as well as the beauty one. Honestly, I am barely getting out of my house, in Paris it's getting really cold and I am just lazy to dress up, put make up on and enjoy life. But, while I am writing this post, I made a decision to take care of myself and my skin, dress up and put more makeup and nail polish because then I, and if you too do so, will feel pampered and simply a diva!

My Foundation Routine!

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Today, I will be talking about my foundation routine and how I apply every face product. I don't apply makeup everyday only occasionally and if I am going to university. It's been a while after my summer vacation where I am only applying makeup twice a week. Now, let me tell you, I am actually happy! That's because my skin actually became better! It's not breaking out a lot like back in summer time when I applied almost makeup daily and for 18 hrs., but, honestly, I committed a huge mistake and that was; not cleaning my brushes! I know, I know.. This is very WRONG!!! Do Not Do It Please!!

Let's begin with the steps:

Dupe: Chanel Mat Lumiere Powder vs. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

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I have been searching for the right powder for a really long time especially that I have a combination skin type where my T-zone is oily but, the rest of my face is quite dry.

My Impressions:

First, I tried Chanel Mat Lumiere and as always, I didn't like it but then trial after the other, I started enjoying wearing it and it started to work on me better. It claims to stay on the face and maintain the matte feeling for twelve hours and I found this to be quite true.  Second, I went and purchased Rimmel Stay Matte after hearing my sister's positive review. I, personally, didn't enjoy Stay Matte as much as Chanel Mat Lumiere. It wasn't the same quality. I was very dissatisfied because I was very hopeful of liking it. I tried in many different ways to see if it can lasts longer although it claims to last up to five hours.

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

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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:

March/April Favorites!

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I feel like the time is running and the month of March went by so fast I couldn't even use a lot of products but I was trying my new purchased products all the month and they actually turned to be my favorites and I will keep using them even this month.

Review: Benefit Cosmetics

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Today I will be making a mini review on some of the Benefit products I have. I have seven products in total but six of them came in a kit called 'Primping with the Stars' and my other individual product is 'Moon Beam'.

Review: NARS Cosmetics

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I would like to share with you my opinion on some NARS products that I have. Each person of course have different types of skin and taste plus favorites. Therefore, I am going to review them depending on my opinion and how it worked on me! Please Continue Reading...

Haul: Hair care and nail polish! + Review

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I went with my sister the other day hunting for new products and I got me some to try.
- Andrew Barton "lotus flower and jojoba" hair repair mask. It's made by the celebrity coiffure in London. It helps in strengthening your damaged dehydrated hair based on jojoba oil and the flower lotus extract. It is supposed to make your hair smooth and silky. I tried it today and I applied it on my hair tips that are damaged. I kept it for almost five minutes and it felt heavy and creamy which I thought would be good. After I rinsed it, my hair didn't feel as smooth as I hoped it would although I think I need need to try it a couple more times. When brushing my hair, my hair was tangled so i had to use my Garnier detangler which is in my previous post of November favorites. After blow drying it, it didn't feel smooth as much considering that I used the Garnier spray entwined above. If I would rate it, I would give it five out of ten but, I think I need to try it out more.
- John Frieda "Frizz Ease" serum with thermal protection formula. It is supposed to eliminate frizz from the damaging and color fading effects of heat styling and UV exposure. I applied 2 or 3 pumps, can't remember, and applied throughly on the tips of hairs and went up a little bit close to the roots but not too much so you won't have oily hair later on. You can apply it on either wet or dry hair but I usually apply products on dry hair. I love how this product makes my hair so smooth I just want to play with it! Now, how much it eliminates frizz, that's the question! I have to say that I don't style my hair everyday and I just do my front usually. I still have some frizz but that's because I don't straight it perfectly. I think most of John Frieda's products are good so, I would give this eight out of ten!
- Essie nail polish from left to right: Need a vacation (baby/ bubble pink , I can't decide), Aruba blue (shimmery blue, very beautiful), Chinchilly (taupe). I think the colors I picked are awesome, I will give these to my best friend so I didn't try them on although I think OPI have really similar colors and you can check them out on my " Nail it " section.
- Mavala nail polish in Pink Diamond and Gold Diamond. I like Mavala nail polish in general but as for these, I didn't try yet, if so, I will post them on here!

I hope you liked my review, if you have any comment, pls. feel free to state whatever you want and tell me if you have these products or you want to try them.

Love xoxo,

Maha

Haul: Drugstore products + Review

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Here I am with a drugstore mini haul!

Enjoy ;),

-L'Oreal Excellence Creme hair color in Blond no. 7

-L'Oreal Les Ombres Preference in no. 3 for Dark Blond and Blond

Review: I was hoping that my hair will look like the picture above for the Ombre effect but unfortunately it didn't look like it. I was more to orange/bronze shades that blond/green effect which I like... ;( 

So, I have to go and fix my hair at the salon.

-Maybelline 24 Hr. Color Tattoo in Metallic Pomegranate

-Revlon Just Bitten lip stain in Cherish/Devotion

Review: I love both because they stay for long time although I was disappointed with the color of the color tattoo but I still love it and can't wait till I try it on me.

-Essie Winter 2012 Collection in 'leading lady, snap happy, beyond cozy'

What do you think about these products?? :)


Love xoxo,

Maha