Feeling Crampy?

"Omg is that a Zit! Damn I'm craving me some French fries actually no I want Nutella, omg look at the burger!!"  - said by ever single girl experiencing hell once a month! 

Menstruation is seriously the most annoying, most painful (okay maybe not mostttttt painful but still so painful!) torture us girls have to endure every single month! And yes I'm writing this post while I'm on the red! 

Well I have a few things to share with you on how to ease up the pain and torture of this fabulous gift. 

Motrin 

This is my best friend, targets menstrual pain and nothing else works for me. Advil and Tylenol can't do anything while I'm on my P! Pop 2 pills of Motrin and in probably 30-45 I'll start feeling less needles being stabbed in my uterus:) 

Cinnamon Leaf Essential Oil 

Newly discovered trick, but smelling this oil you begin to feel more relaxed and less tense. I actually feel less pain while smelling the scent. Thing is you have to keep smelling it if you want to feel relaxed. Because when I stopped smelling it I started feeling the pain come back. What I do is lay down and just smell the oil and it starts calming you down and the pain lessens as you keep inhaling. 

Green Tea

This tea is just a fighter, helps with everything and just makes you feel so much more relaxed. Especially resting the heat of the cup on your stomach just makes the world of pain spin less! 

Pillows 

This is just a gift, pillows are my best friend when I'm dying of cramps. Plomp onto your bed and squeeze pillows under your belly and just scroll through Instagram is the lifeeee lol! 

Everyday Loose Curls

Hello Girlies,

Loose curls are the most effortless yet put together hair looks ever. You can look like a bohemian beach babe and with that same hairstyle class it up to a CEO gal. 

I love love love loveeeee my Nume Curling Wand, I got it at Winners it came in a 3 pack, 1/4 in, 1/2in and 1.5in wands. And they're interchangeable so it just comes with one base and then the 3 different wands. I got it for 70$ I believe which is an amazzzzzing deal for 3 different sized wands!! Especially by Nume:) 

How I achieve everyday curls is by having semi straightened hair, I naturally have curly/wavey hair so I just try to tame it down with my straightener and make it more easier to work with to curl. 

Now if I want to achieve the very loose waves then I use the 1.5 in wand but I usually like a little more bounce so I will take thicker sections in the bottom of my hair and curl with the 1in wand. 

Towards the middle and top of my hair I take smaller pieces. I alternate in the direction I curl, so I'll curl toward my face and outwards. 

When I'm done which is like 25 min with this curler ( it's awesome because my hair is thick) I will flip it down and just shake my hair, it adds volume and I run my fingers through to loosen it up voilá my everyday curls :) 

                                          

My Top 5 Makeup Brushes

                               

Hello Beauties,

If you're like me I loveeeee makeup brushes, if I had all the money in the world boy would I splurge on some nice brushes. But I'm a student on a budget so I get what I can. For makeup brushes you need to have the mindset that they are an investment into your beauty regime. You want quality, results and ease therefore, it means taking some time to properly research and save up for the right tool. My motto for any purchase is Quality over Quantity and that goes for many things, but when it comes to beauty tools it should be well thought out. 

In the beginning of getting into makeup in my mind I was like, " Why the hell would I spend 40-50$ on a single brush when I can buy a purse with that". But you got to think of it as an investment into your look, you want flawless results you need to invest in quality tools; plus they last forever with the proper care.

So here are my top 5 brushes:

1. Sephora Pro Flawless Airbrush 56- 40$

                            

Buffs your foundation beautifully and doesn't leave any lines- I love this brush

2. Sephora Pro Flawless Concealer 57-30$

                              

Amazing at blending in concealer under the eye- can't live without this brush

3.Sigma Large Angles Contour F40- 22$

                          

I think this is my favourite brush of them all, its the best at applying blush/bronzer so effortlessly 

4.MAC Flat Shader 239- 25$

                             

Great to apply an even amount of colour all over the lid

5. MAC Blending Brush 217- 24$

                       

Best blending brush I have ever tried, so easy and perfect size for any eye.

Night Time SkinCare Routine

Hello :)

Today I will be sharing what I do to my skin every night, personal much? LOL
I am not one who has a very disciplined routine to come with my skincare because I'm so lazy when it comes to that step. But I have developed a routine which is easy for me to stick by and actually do nightly. What I only do at night to my skin is moisturize because when I come out of the shower my skin feels so dry and stiff I need to deeply moisturize it. So I use 2 products every night, the first is 100% Pure Argan Oil Light by Josie Maran and I apply 2 drops of the oil and pat it down on my skin. Next I use Sephora Intensive Instant Moisturizer and apply it over my face and have that soak in. It gives me a soft canvas to sleep on and wake up with moisturized skin.  I will apply vaseline onto my lips as well because I always have chapped lips. And that's basically it for my skincare routine if I have any breakouts I will apply Clearisil Vanishing Cream onto the spots and sleep overnight. Other than that my skincare routine is very simple and for me I need it to be as little steps as possible or else I will have no motivation to do it.
                

Product Review: Naked Basics Palette

Hey Guys,

Urban Decay has probably one of the best pigmented shadow palettes and they came out with a palette exclusively for matte shadows. This is version 1 I am reviewing and they recently came out with a second one, it has more taupe-y shades versus the first palette.

I went through a phase where I only used shimmery shadows but using this palette redefined my taste in makeup. This palette will help you achieve classy, sophisticated put together looks in just minutes. I love this palette so much, its my go to whenever I want simple fast eye makeup. My favourite shade is Naked 2 I just apply it all over my lid with a winged liner and it makes me look like I've put effort into my makeup when I really didn't :P
Here are the swatches of this palette, they're very creamy and blend beautifully. Definitely worth the buy :)

Venus, Foxy, W.O.S, Naked 2, Faint, Crave

Favourite Instagram Accounts

Hey Loves,

I don't know about you, but I'm loving instagram.... k I tried singing that like Taylor Swifts song 22 #totalfail. Anyways in all seriousness I am loving instagram, I mean I always enjoyed the app but more recently been more addicted to it because I found new accounts and I love their pictures. Here are a few of my favourite accounts I'm following:

Huda Beauty

                                    

                                          

                                       

DollHouseDubai

                                      

                               

                                 

MakeupByMaya

                                           

                                    

                                     

Leyla Milani

                                             

                                               

                                                

Check these beautiful ladies out!!

Most Used Beauty Products of Summer 2014

Summer is nearly over and its so sad because Canadian summers are seriously so short:( My summer this year was spent with friends and family and lots and lots of shisha ;) I'm lebanese I can't help it LOL. As for my makeup this summer, it was kept neutral surprisingly, I'm usually on the bright track when the sun is out. So my most used beauty products this summer were...

MAC Malt
Its a neutral mauve-y eyeshadow and I would just dust it all over my lid using a MAC 217 brush

L'oreal Liquid Liner
Its the original liner, its a brush tip lasts long and doesn't smudge out as much as the newer versions.

Benefit Dallas Blush
Obsessed over this blush, I use it more of a bronzer and lightly contour. But I hit pan on it so quick, literally...i can't even... #whitegirltalk



L'Oreal Butterfly Effect Mascara
This is a new product of L'Oreal and I liked it, it does give the "butterfly" effect but you have to focus on the application of it and apply it properly or else you won't get that well of a butterfly effect. Overall, satisfied with the product.

These were my most used beauty products this summer, what were yours?

-Yara