Super Light Summer Foundation Featuring Maybelline's Clear Smooth All in One

My Dearest Beauties, 

I was lucky to receive Maybelline's new Clear Smooth All in One Shine Free Cake Powder to try out. Even luckier that it turned out to be a winner product. This little powder claims to control shine all day, protect from UV, give fairer skin, conceal and smooth. It really does give you the most natural pretty almost weightless coverage for summer. I do enjoy it a lot, but as a very oily girl I have to blot my face a bit after around four hours specially around my nose. 

What I love the most is that it is not only easy to use but it is weightless and even good for your skin because of its 25 SPF sun protection. I see this product as a BB cream in powder form, honestly, for me it even results a lot better because I can't ever use a cream product in the heat without setting it with some kind of powder. I find that during summer the less layers I use on my face the more long lasting the makeup is which makes a good coverage powder with these qualities, hit the problem right on the head. The quality is outstanding particularly when it is paired with it's price point which is only 10.000 LL (6.66$).

Now that I am done expressing my love for the little powder I will walk you through my easy routine. So, after I've washed my face and slathered it with sunscreen I go on and conceal my panda eyes and my spots using Maybelline's Super Stay 24 Hr Concealer (very long lasting). Once Im done working that really well into my skin, I proceed to dip my beloved Ecotools Domed Brozer Brush into the powder and work it in circular motions from the center of my face out. I find that a dense brush is so good at buffing the product into place and making it look super smooth and natural. So that is it for my summer face makeup, easy, quick, long-lasting, natural, and light. 

Flash Photo (I look a bit white because of my really thick layer of SPF)

P.S.: I love the pearly pink packaging!

Much love,

Samar

The White Shirt

My Dearest Beauties,

When in doubt, wear a white shirt! Use it to go to work, to emphasize your tan, to go on a casual lunch date, for an important meeting and even under the heating sun at the beach. The white shirt is a closet staple, in my opinion, a woman should not only own one classic white shirt but also have a couple (or more, because why not?) of sassy variations for those days when she is in the "I have nothing to wear" coma state. It is versatile enough that it will let you give your outfit and look whatever mood you have in mind; I mean white is pure so you're free to draw a smile, look confident, feel sexy or countless other emotions.

I would suggest have four good white shirts and depending on your coloring go for a snow white or an off white. So, get one that fits you perfectly for under your business suit and for those occasions when you want to feel feminine and sophisticated in your jeans or anything else you are pairing it with. A second loose and oversized one that looks like you stole it from a man's closet (maybe stealing one from your man's closet is not even a bad idea) to use at the beach or to pair with shorts. Go for a third one with some kind of embellishments or lace detailing or just any adornment or highlight that's trending. The fourth option, is not exactly a white shirt but rather a white T-shirt, because who doesn't need one to wear on the weekends or to simply pair with jeans to run errands around town.

Moschino Cheap and Chic White Shirt

Saint Laurent White Shirt

Joseph White Shirt

Valentino White Shirt

Helmut Lang White T-Shirt

Haider Ackerman White Shirt (this one would double up as beach attire)

All pictures were retrieved from Net-A-Porter, where you can also purchase all of them.

I know this may sound like a whole philosophy class on the white shirt but believe me it is one good gem in every lady's closet.

Much Love,

Samar