Yellow, Pink, & Purple Eyeliner

Yellow, Pink, & Purple Eyeliner

Today I knew what I wanted to wear, but it took me a little longer to decide on my eye makeup. I knew I didn't want something dark or something with neutral colours either & I wanted to use a new eyeshadow palette that had a few pink & purple eyeshadows. Soon I remembered...

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Rhinestone Nail Art

Rhinestone Nail Art

I rarely do my nails, but I was excited to try out these nail art rhinestones. I didn't know what designs to try, so here's what I came up with. My favourite design is the mint green  nail polish with 2 strips of the purple rhinestones down the center. I chose...

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Mums Anniversary Makeup

Mums Anniversary Makeup

I did mums makeup for my parents' 24th anniversary & I thought I'd add a pic of her eye makeup. She tends to like more neutral looks, but I thought the blue suited her really well. The shimmery blue eyeshadow is by BH Cosmetics. The 3 other eyeshadows that I used are...

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Spunky Bright Magenta Look

Spunky Bright Magenta Look

Recently I got 2 brushes & an eyeshadow from Furless, which is an Australian cosmetics company that carries 100% vegan & Halal friendly products. I think this is the first time I've heard a non Middle Eastern cosmetics company use the word Halal, so bravo, Furless! The...

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My 10 Favourite Beauty Products

My 10 Favourite Beauty Products

I was nominated for the Top 10 Award by LaaLaa Monroe from DolceVanity.com a while ago. I don't usually like to have the awards that I was nominated for displayed on my blog, but I thought this tag is a nice idea for a blog post, so here it is! This is a post on my...

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10 Must-See Beauty Related YouTube Channels

10 Must-See Beauty Related YouTube Channels

These are 10 beauty related channels on YouTube that I love to watch & that you must check out if you haven't already. I have posted videos that I really like from each channel. I'm not into special effects but I love creative makeup & new colour combinations &...

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UD Naked Palette from TheShoppingChannel.com (Canada)

UD Naked Palette from TheShoppingChannel.com (Canada)

There are plenty of reviews & swatches available online for the oh-so-popular Naked palette by Urban Decay, so I'm not going to be doing a review/swatch for this palette. Instead I will be posting about where I got this palette from in Canada. I wanted to purchase this palette...

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Cold Weather, Warm Look

Cold Weather, Warm Look

Whenever I'm getting ready to go out I'm usually in a rush so I hardly take the time to do my makeup well. & then there are those days when I'm staying in & decide to test out some of my makeup & end up with something I love. Yesterday was one of those days. Skipping...

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Earrings haul from the 2011 Eid-ul-Fitr Festival in Mississauga

Earrings haul from the 2011 Eid-ul-Fitr Festival in Mississauga

Those who are familiar with the 2 Eids will probably wonder why I'm doing an Eid-ul-Fitr haul post when Eid-al-Adha is in 3 days. There's a reason to this madness, I promise. I wanted to post about this earrings haul earlier, but I thought I'd save this post for now because...

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Review: BornPrettyStore.com false eyelashes 40

Review: BornPrettyStore.com false eyelashes 40

I was sent a box of 10 pairs of eyelashes (same style) by BornPrettyStore.com to review. Having used different styles of eyelashes in the past, I knew I would love these eyelashes as soon as I opened the box. Did I love them as much as I thought I would? Keep on reading to...

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Anushka Sharma's 26 Desi Outfits in Band Baaja Baaraat (Bollywood Movie)

Anushka Sharma's 26 Desi Outfits in Band Baaja Baaraat (Bollywood Movie)

When I saw the Bollywood movie Band Baaja Baaraat, I completely fell in love with the outfits that the actress, Anushka Sharma, was wearing. Everything that she wore in the movie was bold & colourful just like the movie itself. What caught my eye the most was the contrasting...

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A Foot Henna Design... On My Hand?

A Foot Henna Design... On My Hand?

My parents always tell me I should apply henna on Eid, but I'm moody so I usually don't. A few days ago (after Eid) I was in the mood so I decided to finally apply henna on the back of one hand.I usually prefer having a henna design that I like in front of me so I don't mess up my...

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Sun & Storm

Sun & Storm

I've probably used coloured eyeshadows while doing my makeup less than 20 times since my January 2011 series. I usually grab the browns & a matte white just to open up my eyes a bit & to define my crease. The other day, however, I felt like playing around with colours, so...

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Ramadan Mubarak!

Ramadan Mubarak!

Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslims.I decided to play around with my camera & this is the end result. I just cropped the pic & added the text. It would have been much better if the lily was fresh, but I still love how the picture turned out.Appreciating the little things in...

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Shattered

Shattered

Left to Right: Forever21 Love & Beauty - Purple; OPI - Silver Shatter.I never really liked the shattered/crackled nails trend but I thought I'd give it a try. I found that OPI's Silver Shatter shatters/crackles the most when you apply a thin layer of it.My mum said my nails remind...

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Bangle & Bracelet Storage

Bangle & Bracelet Storage

My aunt got me a bangle stand from India & I've been using it to hang both bangles & bracelets. I don't really get the chance to wear bangles as much since I usually wear them with South Asian/desi outfits, so I don't see the point of having all bangle sets on display in...

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Review: Crystal Bowknot Shape Diamond 3D Nail Art

Review: Crystal Bowknot Shape Diamond 3D Nail Art

I had the opportunity to try some nail art from BornPrettyStore.com so here's my review. I had never tried 3D nail art before so I thought I'd give it a try & chose the Crystal Bowknot Shape Diamond 3D Nail Art DIY Decoration. On their website, the price for 10 pieces is...

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Review: ES false eyelashes [style A101, A013, A134]

Review: ES false eyelashes [style A101, A013, A134]

I was sent 3 styles of ES brand false eyelashes by KKCenterHK.com to review. At the time I was going through the site, I was a little disappointed. The prices were great but the site looked unprofessional & unpleasant. However, improvements have been made to the site & it...

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