The eyes are the windows to the soul

If you asked me "if you had to take any beauty item with you on a stranded island what would you take" my answer would be 100% hands DOWWWWNN.....kohl--or eyeliner. Since I live on campus, I left my eyeliner there..I used a couple of old pencil eyeliners I had and I wasnt satisfied. . I, then,  decided to use my mom's which is a pencil eyeliner...I realized gosh I havent used a pencil eyeliner since 2010 and they suck!!!! 

 Like most arab girls, I like my eyeliner JET BLACK, and I like tons and tons of it, I like it to glide on smoothly and stay there allllll daaaayy!!! Thanks to one of my friends from morocco who gave me her "cone" eyeliner in 2010 after I complimented here on it. if you dont know what a cone eye linear is its THIS

I have been obsessed since. heres was from Saudi Arabia. It literately lasted me years, in fact I still have it but the tip is so round now that I got another one. I got one sent to me from Morocco and it was HORRIBLE, it even said "made in Spain" chaaa! if I wanted European eyeliner I would have got it myself from here without having to get stuff sent from morocco, it went on smoothly however it also went ALL over my face. it was smudging everywhere...HATE IT!

 so one day I was at this Islamic store in Boston where they sell stuff from Arab countries and I came by one!!! and it was 100% kohl without any chemicals and made in an arab country, I knew I found IT! thought it doesnt not compare to the one from Saudi Arabia, it did the job preeeettyy well. I bought it and used it mostly every day and I still have it now a year and months later :D and it was so cheap too! sooo if your interested in getting that exotic eye look, this is the type of eyeliner you want to go for. 

Another secret that ALLL arab girls know about is the actual kohl powder. this is the REAL kohl, the stuff that ppl use to make eyeliner and all, except its legit organic and is actually very good for your eye and has been used for centuries by men women and children to heal eye related illnesses or just ease any pain. when you put it on, it literately feels like mint for your eye, like so refreshing you get that "AHH" feeling, just like you washed your mouth with a strong mouthwash and killed all the germs. My grandmothers use it on a daily basis, my mom and all of my aunts, everyone I grew up with this is what we had in morroco...we didnt have the pencil or cone eyeliners that only became popular recently. THE only thing about it is, you have to apply it with a stick....and this is a very hard task for most people, especially if you havent done it before. I, myself, is getting better at it on a daily basis :)  like this: 

 and it looks like this: (well some modern ones do)

 Kim has defiantly gotten the Arabian eye correct!!

 This, is what it would most likely to look like, a small bottle of the kohl powder, sticks and a stick holder where you can also pour your powder inside

and lastly some more examples of how we like our eyeliner! 

XOXO-SL

Cyber monday ELF haul

Sooo I just received my ELF order from cyber Monday! boy was I excited, they had EVERYTHING %50 so I decided to do a a little shopping here is what I bought: 

First I got this brush holder that has their logo on it, its so classy yet simple I really like it, by far my favorite item in this whole haul

 I got four nail polishes, (from right) Lilac, Light Pink, Passion Pink, and Nude

 Bronzer and Highlight

Lip brush and Eyebrows' wand

 Face (makeup) mist

 Concealer

 Face Primer

Setting Powder

 Eyebrow Kit

 Purple eye pencil (I LOVE THIS PHOTOOOOO)

And last but not least, face highlight thingy :)

So this stuff I just go tonight, so I did not get to try them out, but I will tomorrow and will keep you guys updated how I like/dislike each product etc. the only thing I tried were the purple and light pink nail polish and I LOVE THEMMM soooo much! ELF has such good nail polishes I swear! 

X0X0-SL

SEPHORA MAKE-UP

if you are looking for a great gift for a girl or a women, than I suggest the SEPHORA'S COLLECTOR'S EDITION. 

it is a makeup package  it is perfect! it consists of more than 180 colors.  it is a $435 US value but is on sale for $45 US, and a $565 CAN value, but cost $62 CAN.

it actually looks like a sephora shopping bag! so cute 

 It opens up to 49 eye shadows on each side

 It opens up even more to look 35 lip glosses and lipsticks on both sides

 In the middle it has blushes, bronzer, and some brushes

 this is the different lipstick and lip glosses

 It also has cream shadows, which are PERFECT! i love using the black as an eyeliner its gorgeous

 It has mascara, black brown and blue eyeliner pencils and a light pink and red lip liner pencil

 this is the blushes!

OVERALL, this product is really great specially for a gift. I promise she will LOVE IT! 

xoxo-S.L

Natural make-up remover!

eye make up removers always made my eyes red, irritated and hurt really bad! 

lucky for me I learned a little secret! 

OLIVE OIL!!!!!

yes, I said olive oil. natural (organic) olive oil removes allllllll my eye make-up, including pencil, liquid eyeliner, eye shadows, mascara, waterproof mascara. You name it, it removes it.

some people may say its gross, but actually eye makeup removers contain, many "gross" chemicals and ingredients that come from stuff you do NOT want on your face hehe. 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, make sure it is 100% olive oil. like extra virgin olive oil, nothing for frying food or anything. just organic olive oil, the rest MAY contain chemicals and may sting/hurt if you get it in your eyes. read the lapels carefully.

what you need.....

make-up (on) lol

olive oil, here I am using organic moroccan oil. straight from my mom's uncle's olive trees hehe. I put some in a small empty container which I got from walmart :) 

cotton (yes I cunt my nails, YES I need to re-paint them LOL)

Put a tiny amount of oil on the cotton, less is more

gently wipe your eye make up off. keep eyes closed, try not to get into the eye for this may cause irritation.  it doesn't for me, but everyone's body react differently

works in seconds! works like magic. it is so much more healthier than chemical makeup removers, it works so much better than chemical makeup removers, and it is much cheaper of course! and no it does not clog your pores, be sure to wash off the access oil, specially if you have oily skin like me! ENJOY 

-xoxo-S.L