Quick Skin Care Tip

My Dearest Beauties,

I don't even remember where I heard that we should wash our faces using cleansers for a whole a minute or more. It is supposed to help the medicinal components of your cleanser break up and act better on your skin. I have crazy oily and problematic skin and I always get treatments from my dermatologist, I usually end up getting good results but she never pointed out that if I take an extra minute of cleansing I would see better results.

Anyway, I have started to do this a little over two weeks now. I can say that my face has not changed drastically (maybe because of the little amount of time) but during the day I feel like my face gets oily at a slower pace and that on those days that I wear makeup; I find that my makeup stays flawless for a longer time. Not only, does it stay put longer but this also, helps my pores appear tighter.

I am not a doctor and I am not even sure how this works but I can tell the difference (oily girls will understand). Try it! It only takes your typical face cleanser and a minute or two to spare.

The cleanser I use on my face day and night; for those of you that are curious is the La Roche Posay Effaclar Foaming Gel, which was recommended to me by my dermatologist.

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Click on the links if you are interested in knowing more about the cleanser and the range.

See you later lovelies,

Samar

Must Have Beauty Products

My Dearest Beauties,

Call it whatever you want to call it, makeup bag essentials, basic beauty products, or all the makeup I own; these beauty products are the building blocks of your collection and even your makeup routine. I think that some of you ladies that don't really care for makeup own at least one of the products I'll mention.

1. Concealer, because at one point in your life you thought I need something to cover the huge zit on my chin! Concealer is a must have and a savior because if you choose the right shade you get to be flawless in the most undetectable ways. No more under eye circles or blemishes.

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2. Blush, because who doesn't like to look healthy and glowy? I know I do, and as a makeup junky I consider it very important because again I like looking healthy and glowy.

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3. Eyebrow Pencil/Powder, specially as we get older our eyebrows start to get bald spots that make our eyebrows actually lose their purpose of framing our faces. Eyebrow product is a basic!

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4. Mascara, plus eyelash curlers. They go hand in hand, the eyelash curlers open up your eyes and the mascara helps your get darker lashes which will compliment your eyes and make them pop, no matter what.

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5. Lipstick, in any shape or form, go for the formula and and variety of shades that make you feel like a million bucks. Creamy nudes, candy pinks or Valentino red shades, have the selection that works for you.

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These are the beauty products that I consider essential in any lady's beauty drawer, but, I would love to find out what are your must haves, leave them down in the comments.

Much love,

Samar

Product Review: Clinique Chubby Sticks

My Dearest Beauties,

The Clinique Chubby Sticks are, in my opinion, a product for those type of girls that love the effortless and the "I didn't bother but still look beautiful" kind of look. Anyone can rock them, really, because they are a tinted lip balms that come in the most practical packaging. Don't worry about sharpening because they are twist up jumbo pencils that are easy to throw on your lips and purse. These are so cool that you don't even need a mirror. 

The Chubby sticks are very sheer but with slightly build-able pigmentation. They are moisturizing on your lips and they give you that "my lips but better" kind of look.

I personally really enjoy them and have the following three shades.

07 super strawberry, 11 two ton tomato, 13 mighty mimosa

The chubby sticks have been around for a while now, have any of you tried them? What are your thoughts? Is there any specific shade you recommend me?

Much love, 

Samar

Welcoming Fall with a Manicure

My Dearest Beauties,

Inspired by one of my favorite J. Crew sweaters.

The dark shade is # 280 and for the light shade I used Fluo Magenta both from Dali of course.

What do you think of this classic nail color with a tiny twist?

Much love,

Samar

L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil Review

My Dearest Beauties,

Are you looking for a pampering shower experience? Look no further! This is the answer. Stop reading and go pick one of these up! This delicious shower oil smells like a dream, feels amazing on the skin and lathers into the most luxurious milky foam you have ever tried. I just love everything about it, and I had to share it with all of you. It is divinely enriched with sweet almond oil, grapevine and rosemary. This magic potion makes it have the most beautiful subtle smell that will leave a very understated aroma on your skin. You will, definitely, smell of it when you come out of the shower but the smell is so soft that it will not disturb your other scents.

I usually apply it and spread it on my damp skin using my hands. It first goes on like a rich and emollient oil and then it quickly transforms into a softening milk. It will leave you with beautiful and supple skin. You will not need to to use lotion, which gives it yet another useful option; when you're in a hurry and need to be out the door in flash time the almond shower oil will give take away the moisturizing step. And, it is a luxurious way of cutting out a step. I think you can tell how much I love this stuff.

A final using tip. I use it after waxing in place of the oil. It gets rid of all the wax that is stuck to your skin. Again, putting all the steps together. Instead of oiling your skin to get rid of the wax and then showering to get rid of the oil. You can simply go straight to applying a generous amount of the almond shower oil and then rinse it off, rinse it all off! You will be left with clean and soothed skin after waxing torture.

It comes in different sizes. From the large 500 ml bottle that can beautifully sit in your shower to the small travel sizes and even a plastic bag for refills. L'Occitane thinks of everything!

I'm just in love with the Almond Shower Oil. It is a very high quality product and I think it can make a special little gift for anyone you know loves to pamper her or himself. Have you tried it? I'm sure you will love it.

Much  love,

Samar

An Innovative Way to Shampoo your Hair

My Dearest Beauties,

Almost a month ago I was watching some TV and stumbled upon the Style Network, which I totally love. While I was at it, a Hollywood celebrity hair stylist was giving out a shampooing tip. I liked the tip and decided to try it out and see if what he was saying was true. It turns out he was totally right and now that is the only way I am shampooing my hair.

He was talking about how us women usually shampoo our hair from the scalp right down to the very tips of our hair. He said that the trick to maintain healthier ends is to only shampoo your hair from the scalp and up for about eight centimeters or maybe a little more if you have really long hair. This ensures that you are clearing off all the natural sebum and product that accumulates around the scalp and the areas close to it. You may be asking yourself, what about the ends of my hair? Well, as you rinse off the shampoo it will come down and clean off your tips gently. Once you are done, proceed with your preferred conditioner on the lengths of your hair away from your scalp.

Why adopt this way? First, because you avoid over drying your ends and leaving them stripped out of moisture. The natural sebum production only really happens at the roots and as your hair grows longer the tips only get moisture from the products you use on them. Second, you will be avoiding the knots that are caused by shampooing the old fashioned way. Your hair will be left more manageable and you will experience less breakage when brushing through it.

As I said, I started shampooing this way a month ago, and let me tell you my ends feel less dry and they are absolutely more manageable. I love it! This also means that you will be using less product which means you can enjoy your (expensive) hair treatments for longer.

If you are one of those ladies that needs a lot of products to sport beautiful hair but still want to try this amazing new way of shampooing then make sure you shampoo the usual way ones a week to clear off the product build up.

Would you try this? I really recommend it!

Much Love,

Samar

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