The Body Shop: Vitamin E Cool BB Cream

The Body Shop Reveals Leona Lewis as New Brand Activist

As an animal lover and longtime vegetarian, Leona Lewis had to be the perfect partner for The Body Shop! Leona has put her name on an exclusive cruelty-free makeup and fragrance collection, the Limited Edition Collection by Leona Lewis. Featuring 100% vegetarian cosmetics in fashion-forward shades, & quirky packaging with a floral deer motif! This Limited Edition Collection by Leona Lewis is available at selected stores in Kuwait from April 17, 2013.

“I’m passionate about beauty and I’m all about animal rights. As a result, I’m really conscious of where the products that I use come from. The Body Shop sells cruelty-free, ethical products containing amazing Community Fair Trade ingredients. The collaboration is a natural fit!” ~Leona Lewis.

It’s All About Colour at The Body Shop

The Body Shop’s new Color Crush collection is a fashion-forward palette of 21 mono eyeshadows in a full array of the season’s must-have stand-out shades. Beautifully wearable, the lineup ranges from elegant beiges to shocking brights in a mix of pearly and matte finishes. Blendable and buildable, these intense shades can be applied wet or dry and worn alone, together or layered, creating a myriad of looks from daytime chic to full-on nighttime glamour. Go ahead and play with colour!

Make Up For Ever Releases Revolutionary Compact Powder Foundation: Pro Finish

Think of being able to get a flawless complexion like a Pro in just 2 minutes even while you are “on the go”; this is exactly what you will be getting with Make Up For Ever revolutionary compact powder foundation: ‘Pro Finish’. After six years spent in the making to perfect its highly complex formula, Make Up For Ever releases Pro Finish to offer all women and professional makeup artists the most practical high-performance compact foundation which can be applied on any skin type and skin tone as quickly as possible.

With its transforming texture and breakthrough formula, this versatile and multi-use foundation allows you to fully customize your finish and coverage level. Pro Finish can be used wet or dry to produce an endless array of effects that are adaptable to suit different skin types. It can also be reapplied as needed and yet remain light, making it perfect for touch-ups as well while still achieving a natural look.

Available in 25 shades to suit all skin tones, Pro Finish is the essential product to carry with you at all times if you want to achieve true professional results instantly.

When applied dry, PRO FINISH corrects and evens out the complexion with an instant matte coating that erases imperfections to achieve a full coverage, matte result. When applied wet, it offers a sheer, semi-matte finish.

Here’s the step-by-step Pro Finish application with dry sponge:

Step 1:
Take the powder foundation directly from the case with the integrated Sponge.

Step 2:
Apply on the whole face and neck with the sponge by sweeping smoothing movements. Repeat for additional coverage as needed.

Result:
Ultra matte covering foundation.

And here is how to apply with wet sponge:

Step 1:
Wet the integrated sponge.

Step 2:
Blend lightly the product in the case to get a smooth texture.

Step 3:
Apply on the whole face and neck with the sponge by sweeping smoothing movements. Make sure that you don’t apply too much around the eye contour area, in order not to increase the lines and wrinkles.

When applied on the skin, the wet pigments are intensified. Wait to dry to obtain the right color.

Result:
The complexion is smoothed and unified with a semi matte finish.

Make Up For Ever is available at Debenhams, Faces, Sephora, Vavavoom, & Beidoun stores. Follow them on their Facebook page, here, for beauty tips and products updates.

Extra Flawless Mother’s Day With Make Up For Ever

It is this time of year where mothers deserve to be appreciated and pampered on their special day. What better way to indulge your mother than to offer her beauty products which will make her look flawless and feel good. Catering to the needs of every woman, Make Up For Ever offers a wide range of professional products which will definitely put a smile on your mother’s face. Want to create the perfect beauty hamper for her? Here are the must-have products for her complexion, eyes & lips.

HD Elixir & HD Primer
It is very important to maintain the radiance and the healthy glow of the skin. Before applying makeup, your mom must prepare her skin by applying HD Elixir; a unique serum that offers instant and long-lasting hydration to the skin; it also hides the puffiness, fine lines and signs of fatigue. It is then recommended she applies HD Primer before the foundation. HD Primer is a microperfecting primer which nourishes and softens the skin, creating a glowing effect. It creates a protective layer on the skin allowing the foundation to glide on easily and to last longer.

Liquid Lift Foundation
It is advisable for mothers to use liquid foundations to avoid highlighting the fine lines on the skin. Make Up For Ever experts recommend the Liquid Lift Foundation because it has a “lifting” effect which will smooth out wrinkles and tone down signs of tiredness. It is also suitable for dry, tired or mature skin.

Lift Concealer
To naturally hide dark circles and minor complexion alternations, it is recommended to use Lift Concealer as its formula improves skin tones and smooths the lines around the eyes.

Matte Eyeshadows
Matte shades eyeshadows would be perfect for mothers as they avoid enhancing the wrinkles. It is also advisable to choose nude and earthy colors such as shades of beige and brown.

Khol Pencils
Especially adapted to sensitive and thin skin around and inside the eye, the Kohl Pencil gives depth and intensity to the eyes. Its particularly gentle formula is tolerated by the most sensitive eyes, its soft and smooth texture blends effortlessly and keeps the skin around the eyes hydrated.

Smoky Lash Mascara
Smoky Lash enhances lashes, for exceptional volume, infinite length and ultimate curl. It is available in 5 shades: black, blue, plum, brown and green

Aqua Brow
Your mother will definitely love this. Aqua Brow, the waterproof eyebrow corrector that fills, defines and lengthens brows. It gives a natural result which remains flawless throughout the day and holds up under all conditions.

Lip Line Perfector
To ensure that lips are defined and that the colour of her lipstick lasts longer, we recommend the Lip Line Perfector as it will act as an invisible barrier, keeping the colour inside the lip line and preventing lipstick from bleeding and feathering.

Rouge Artist Intense and Rouge Artist Natural
Make Up For Ever experts recommend you choose natural nude colors to enhance natural radiance. Choose creamy textures for the lipstick and avoid shiny and dark colors. Choose from their wide range of Rouge Artist Intense and Rouge Artist Natural lipsticks available in 100 shades to suit any outfit, occasion, or mood.

Make Up For Ever is available at Debenhams, Faces, Sephora, Vavavoom, & Beidoun stores. Happy Mother’s Day!

Make Up For Ever Spring Look 2013: Technicolor

This Spring, think bright and bold colors as Technicolor made its way on the runways and Make Up For Ever releases its limited edition Technicolor Palette just in time to offer women the must-have shades of the season which adapt to every mood, occasion, and outfit.

Inspired from the Technicolor camera technique, the very first cinematographic tones which revealed over-saturated colored images to the world, Dany Sanz, Creator and Artistic Director of Make Up For Ever created the Technicolor palette to paint an image of beauty in saturated colors while playing with light contrast to re-color reality, giving it a novel modern edge. Scroll down to see the super easy, step-by-step manual to the bubbly season’s look.

STEP 1: Using 10P brush, apply the yellow eyeshadow on the entire eyelid and then use the 16P brush to apply it on the lower lash line.

STEP 2: Using the 10P brush, apply eyeshadow #72 in Turquoise on the outer corner of the eye and into the crease blending it with the yellow shadow. Use eyeshadow #91 in Apple Green as the intermediate color. Using the 16P brush, apply eyeshadow #72 in Turquoise along the lower lash line and blend with eyeshadow #91 in Apple Green.

Tip: To give more intensity to the lash line, apply Aqua Eyes pencil 12L in Blue with Green Highlights before applying the eyeshadow.

STEP 3: Apply eyeshadow #00 in White at the center of the brow bone to highlight.

Tip: To give more intensity to the eyes, apply Kohl Pencil 3K in Pearly Turquoise on the water line.

STEP 4: Apply eyeshadow #116 in Lilac on the inner corner of the eye and blend.

STEP 5: Using the 16P brush, apply eyeshadow #72 in Turquoise on the upper lash line to better define and intensify the line.

STEP 6: Finish by applying Smoky Lash Mascara.

Coinciding with the trend for Spring 2013, this palette is this season’s must-have accessory offering a mix of bright & softer shades of eyeshadow in a variety of matte, satiny, and iridescent textures. 5 basic shades, the mainstay of the timeless Make Up For Ever collection, ensure that there is something for everyone: Lilac, Black, Matte White, Espresso, and Iridescent Yellow Beige. These are complemented by 3 radiant shades that concentrate all the vitality of spring: Turquoise, Apple Green, and a limited edition of this spring’s flagship color, Yellow; the most luminous shade and the “It” shade of the season as it is a primary, hyper-pigmented, glowing yellow whose joyful vitality will electrify the eyes and overall look with its radiance.

Technicolour Palette will be available in the market starting from the 15^th February 2013. Make Up For Ever is available at Debenhams, Faces, Sephora, Vavavoom, & Beidoun stores.

Beauty Bar Finally Has a Store!

I’ve been ordering from mybeautybar.net since the beginning of time, and they FINALLY opened an actual store! I was thrilled, and decided to passed by as soon as I heard the news. Now for those of you who aren’t familiar with Beauty Bar, they are an online website offering beauty products such as Alterna, Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care, Zoya, Cake, Urban Rituelle. I ordered from them so many times, sometimes got lucky and some others I didn’t end up liking the actual product! But now I can finally see the item before buying it!

The place is sunny, and very colorful; puts you in the perfect mood to get beautified! They have a huuuge shelf of Zoya nail polish in every possible color you could imagine!

Hemp hair products

And guess what? Tigi! And their infamous Bed Head line is finally available for all of you dolls!

The entire line!

Cake; heavenly scent.

Qtica spa line

Lashes, impress nails, press-ons, nails stickers, nails art, you name it!

Loved the impress press on manicures, dunno why I didn’t pick one, will definitely be going back for this baby

All the best Beauty Bar, you’ll be seeing a lot of me that’s for sure! Beauty Bar is located at Al-Shaab Al-Bahri, Block 8, Street 81, Faisaliya Tower, Ground Floor, and they are open from Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 5 pm every day.

Make Up For Ever Valentine’s Day Beauty Must-Haves

The countdown to Valentine’s Day has begun and Make Up For Ever has the must-haves to offer every lady that breath-taking look she’s looking for! With a mix of reds & pinks you will sweep your partner off his feet.!

Every lady loves taking pictures on this special occasion to hold onto the memories. Make Up For Ever HD range is very popular as it has been created to perfect complexion and hide imperfections in a very natural manner, leaving close-ups on high-definition cameras flawless.

Prep your skin to look silky flawless with Make Up For Ever Face & Body; a gel-based foundation composed of 80% water. Applying it on the body guarantees a natural and even coverage or a natural sun tan effect depending on shade selected. Guaranteed waterproof, long-lasting and non-transferable, it is suitable for all skin types.

A flawless complexion is never complete without a glow which reveals the skin in a new light. Make Up For Ever Uplight, a silky gel which naturally lights up the face, is a must-have! Apply the Uplight on the upper part of the cheeks, the browbone and the outer corner of the eyes. To get an even more glamorous result, accentuate your lip shape by putting a touch of Uplight above the edge of the upper lip.

Opt for cream blush. It will look like you are glowing with that natural flush. Make Up For Ever HD Blush is an easy to apply cream blush that guarantees a radiant and glowing complexion while keeping a natural look, lighting up any skin type.

Eyeliner is one of the best ways to adorn your eyes. Go for long-lasting eyeliners that do not smudge. With Make Up For Ever Aqua Liner #13 in Matte Black, high precision waterproof liquid eyeliner, you will be able to create a long-lasting cat eye effect. For a fashionable touch, you can layer a second line of eyeliner in a fashionable red shade with Aqua Liner #10 above the “doe eye” line. To complete the look, apply Aqua Smoky Lash waterproof mascara to add more volume and length to your lashes.

Red lips are perfect for Valentine’s Day especially if the iconic red color will last all night long without you having to worry about retouching. Aqua Rouge #8 in red is ideal as it is a high-impact waterproof liquid lipstick which delivers intense and long-lasting coverage with an eye-catching shine of a gloss for an impactful smile. For more defined lips, contour the lips with Aqua Lip waterproof lip liner # 8C in red.

Make Up For Ever is available at Debenhams, Faces, Sephora, Vavavoom, & Beidoun stores. Happy Valentine’s!

Vavavoom Beauty Shots

Fun with Nails Inc.

 

Remember my recent visit to Vavavoom? They sent us home with some products to try out, and I finally got the chance to start with the first bunch, a selection of three Nails inc. colors with special effects: Glitter, Crackle, and Magnetic.

Started off with the electric blue glitter, Sapphire; My favorite out of the other 2 because you can play around so much with it. You could wear it with a different color base, Like I tried it here with white

 

 

Or you could wear it on its own for nails that stand out! You can even do ombre with it, half-moon, french manicure, you name it! Such a beautiful color to experiment with!

The second color was this hot pink neon crackle effect polish, which I also mixed with a white base.

All you need to do is apply the base color of your choice, then apply one layer on this, and wait for the magic to happen! Super easy!

3rd on the list was the magnetic effect polish, in one of the hottest colors this season: Burgundy. I’ve been hearing about the magnetic polish lately but this was my first time trying it so this was fun. All you need to do is apply the color on your nails like you do with any other color, and place the flat part of the lid on top of it for a couple of seconds, just about 0.5 cm away.

Eh voila! Sweet!

 

When I was done, I applied the Sapphire again so it stays with me, It still looked good 3 days after when I wanted to remove it. Thank you Vavavoom for the lovely goodies, the quality of the brand seems to be great! Will be looking forward trying more colors.

Nails inc. products are available at all branches of Vavavoom.