Spring Makeup Trends 2014 from Pond’s Arabia

Spring is a great way to bring new colors into your makeup wardrobe. This spring brings together some bright, bold, and fun trends. Make up Artist & Brand Ambassador for Pond’s Arabia, Nilo Haq, put together this list of the hottest trends of the season. From orange lips, bushy eyebrows and white eyeliner there is something different for everyone to try!

Trend #1: Bright Orange Lips

Orange lips have been a popular color during the warm weather for quite some time. Take this trend up a notch by going bolder and brighter than ever! It’s a great pop of color for the spring/summer as compared to the usual red lip.

Trend #2: Glowing Skin

This spring bring on the glow! Everyone loves healthy, glowing skin. Try the trend by mixing a bit of Pond’s Gold Radiance Day Cream into your foundation for a natural yet glowing complexion. For added shine, apply a powder highlighter on the cheekbones. You’ll be getting compliments all day!

Trend #3: Pops of Blue

Make your eyes a notable statement with bright blue eye shadow on the eyelids. Play with the trend to suit your personality by even placing pops of blue shadow under the eye or even bold blue liquid eyeliner paired with heavy mascara.

Trend #4: White Eyeliner

White was a happening color this past winter and continues into spring 2014. Dare to wear something different by adding some white to your makeup! Try replacing your usual black eyeliner with white! It’s a fun way to change up your look without being too drastic. Complete your look by pairing it with a hot pink lip color!

Trend #5: Bushy Brows

Overly shaped and even arched eyebrows are a trend of the past. This season it’s all about bushy brows. Bushy brows may not be for everyone, so instead change up the shape of your brow by keeping them square.

Trend #6: Orchid

Radiant orchid is the color of the year for 2014! You’ll be seeing it from clothes to bags to coats. Adding orchid into your makeup bag is a must! Try the trend by applying some orchid eye shadow to your eyelids or a beautiful orchid shaded gloss. You will love it!

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.

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!

Makeup DIY: Black Studded Liner

Girls are always on the look for something new to spice up their look. I came across makeup DIY on The Beauty Department and thought of sharing it. You could mix up any liner + stud color combination and apply it the same way. What do you girls think? Yay or nay?

Wing It, Dolls!

I’ve been developing some serious obsession with eyeliners recently..So as soon as I laid eyes on these new styles I had to share them!

Look 1, WINGED LASHES: This look can be achieved in two ways, with individual lashes or a lash strip in a winged-shape cut into a third; buy “long” length, or “medium” if your own lashes are on the shorter side.
– Individual lashes (3 or 4 per eye): One at a time, glue to the root of each lash, and place them individually next to each other along the outer corner of your lash line, but instead of placing each facing forward, place them more at an outward-diagonal direction for the winged effect.
– Lash strip: Cut the outer third section of the strip with cuticle scissors then trace along the root of the strip with a thin line of lash glue. Wait two minutes for the glue to get tacky and pop them directly on top of your lash line in the outer corner.
**Tip: when applying mascara drag the mascara wand from root to tip in an outward direction (instead of the typical upward direction) for more of a fluttery effect.

Look 2, SMOKED WING: This is a softer alternative and can be achieved with any shades (grey,black,bronze,copper,purple…you name it!); using the same blending techniques that you use when you create a typical smoky eye, start at the inner corner of your crease and sweep the shadow with a blending brush in a rainbow shape along the crease all the way to the area parallel to the end of your brow. Then in windshield-wiping motions, brush the shadow back and forth along the crease while moving in a downward direction along your lid until you reach the lash line. Repeating with another dip in the shadow but always beginning along the crease, sweeping back and forth as your move downwards towards your lashline. Trace the same shade along your lower lash line, out past your lash line to meet the shadow from your upper lid.
**Tip: For a precise angle and winged line, you can first apply scotch tape at the angle from your outer lash line to the end of your brow, apply shadow as directed above, then peel off the tape.

Look 3, WINGED LID: This look is best achieved with a long-wear gel liner and a liner brush, because liquid liner isn’t meant to cover this much surface area and will most likely crack. Start with a thin winged line along your lash line as if you were only doing a winged liner. Then make another line starting in the inner corner of your crease and tracing it along your crease in a rainbow shape, ending parallel to the end of your brow. Go back to the line along your lashes and extend the wing up to not only meet and connect with the crease line, but extend it a little further. Then simply fill in the lid area in between the two lines. Hello Drama!!