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  • My Go-To Everyday Eyeshadow Palette

    October 26, 2016 by  

    Hi everyone! The palette that I’ve been loving lately for an everyday eyeshadow look is the Carli Bybel Eyeshadow Palette by bh cosmetics! It comes with 10 eyeshadows and 4 highlight colors. There are 5 shimmery eyeshadows and five matte eyeshadows. I like using the highlighters in the inner corners of my eye too and sometimes all over my lid. Cons: I don’t actually like the highlighters for actual highlighting. The colors don’t work that will with my skin tone and the highlights are a bit cheap. It leaves a weird tint on my face. However, it works very well for added shimmer on the eyes. Why do I love this palette? It’s extremely affordable The eyeshadows are extremely pigmented and long wearing The colors are warm, neutral and perfect for everyday I especially love the pink/purple colors – so beautiful on brown eyes! Eyeshadows are creamy and easy to use blend Here are swatches of all of the colors (click on the pics to get a better look) I started from left to right with the lightest cream color at the start of my wrist. I use the third color in the top row a lot and then just add a transition color in the crease on most days! Hope you guys liked this post. Would you guys like to see some looks using this palette? Also, what are your favorite eyeshadow palettes? Leave me a comment and let me know! Xo Follow me on insta! @sayeedah_

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  • The 3 Best DIY Beauty Treatments

    October 17, 2016 by  

    I’m sure we’ve all seen or read about DIY beauty treatments on the internet… but which ones are the best? I’ll break it down for you… Hair Mayo How to apply: Wet hair with warm water. Apply mayo from the middle of the hair to the ends. Put hair up into a shower cap for 30-45 minutes. Wash the mayo out with shampoo. Results: Mayo works so good in hair! With mayo I see immediate results! My hair feels softer and healthier Face Aloe How to apply: Buy a stem of aloe (if you live in FL you can get it at Publix). Cut a small piece off of it. Peel the thick green outer layer off. Mash it up with a fork and leave it on your face until you feel it getting tight (I normally leave it on for an hour). Wash it off. You can do this everyday if you’d like. Results: Aloe leaves my face feeling hydrated, moisturized, and refreshed! When I have dry patches on my face I’ll use this for a couple days and the dry patches go away. Skin Coconut Oil How to apply: I’ll let this soak in my skin for a couple hours and then wash it off in the shower. Results: My skin is moisturized but doesn’t look greasy 🙂 After trying a bunch, these are what I think work the best! What are your favorite DIY Beauty Treatments? Leave me a comment and let me know! Have a great week! Xo  

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  • Contour & Highlight Routine for Oily Skin

    October 11, 2016 by  

    Hi everyone! This post is dedicated to my favorite contouring products. I don’t like to go heavy with contouring – I like something more subtle. I have oily skin so it took me a while to figure out which product combinations worked for me but thankfully I found it! Before I jump in… I just want to debunk a few “myths”: People with oily skin should only use powder contour products I’ve tried using ONLY the Anastasia Beverly Hills powder contour kit to contour but it just looked so bad and cakey. Also, when my face got oily it just ended up looking muddy. I prefer using a liquid and then setting it with a setting powder…looks much nicer! People with oily skin should not use a damp beauty blender I use a damp beauty blender to blend in my concealer and it works fine. However, I wouldn’t suggest using a damp beauty blender to apply foundation or setting powders. Ok.. now that we have that down, let’s get into products! Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer-Custard This stuff really lives up to the hype. I use this under my eyes (in a triangle shape) and in the center of my forehead, chin, cupid’s bow, and nose. I use a damp beauty blender to blend this out. You can also use a brush. Ben Nye “Pretty Pink” translucent powder Set under eyes, chin, and forehead  with this powder…can also use this to “bake” Baking: I suggest leaving the powder for at least 10 minutes so it can really absorb into the skin. I find that when I leave it for less time the powder doesn’t fully absorb and ends up looking more cakey. Can also apply some powder underneath cheek contour to sharpen the contour (leave it for a minute or two and then remove excess) Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour kit Light to Medium kit: Use the color “Fawn” to carve out cheekbones Fawn is the middle shade in the second row of the kit (Can be purchased in singles – don’t have to buy the whole kit) It’s a very cool toned color so it’s perfect for creating depth and dimension MAC Cosmetics “Give Me Sun” Bronzer This warm toned bronzer looks so beautiful on a wide range of skin tones! I love it so much!! Apply to the outer perimeter of the forehead, hollows of cheekbones, and along the…

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  • Choosing Your Life

    October 4, 2016 by  

    This topic is kind of hard for me to write about cause I don’t want to step on anyone’s feelings but I still want to share mine. I think you can tell from my other blog posts that I’m not a super chatty person so I’m going to keep this short and sweet. All my life I’ve been steered into going into the health professions – specifically..I’ve been pushed to become a doctor. My parents never entertained the idea of me pursuing any other interest. I feel like because I was pushed in a certain direction, I never saw anything but their vision for me. I’m extremely squeamish – which is why I ended up not going to medical school. If it wasn’t for the couple of times that I fainted in undergrad, then I’d probably still be on that path… and I was on that path for 3/4 of my undergrad years. It’s tough to choose your life when you’ve been pushed a certain direction your whole life and that’s all you ever saw for yourself. Cause when it came time to choose what to do with my life I got so overwhelmed and confused and it was stressful. I changed course in the last half of my junior year in undergrad but it was very difficult to make a decision. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do because I was so scared to disappoint my parents. Don’t get me wrong – I love health and science and I think it’s extremely fascinating. However, I didn’t know what other options existed besides becoming a doctor. I didn’t know what else I was interested in… I never even gave myself time to explore anything else. I had tunnel vision. The light at the end of the tunnel was becoming a doctor. It was difficult to find my voice…to be able to tell my parents that my vision for my life wasn’t the same as theirs. And even when I did find my voice, they still pushed me towards their vision… I’m not writing this blog to complain, but so that other people who went through the same thing will be able to relate. I also hope that people who are in high school and undergrad will read this and will allow themselves to explore other options and see what else is out there for themselves. It took me…

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  • Simple Everyday Makeup

    September 27, 2016 by  

    Hi everyone! Today I’m sharing my everyday makeup routine. I keep my eye makeup simple on an everyday basis – I like for it to look flesh toned. I also don’t contour, highlight, or use concealer everyday (I like to save that for special occasions). I skipped the eyeliner on my waterline to make my eyes look more open and awake. Here we go! 🙂 Everything that I use is italicized in pink! Start with your normal base (CC/BB cream or foundation) – I used a heavier foundation today because I needed my makeup to last a while: Makeup Forever Mat Velvet in #51 Add MAC Paint Pot in “Layin Low” to the eyelids all the way up to the brow bone Set eyelids with setting powder. Curl lashes. Add two coats of your favorite mascara to the top and bottom lashes (mine is Too Faced Better Than Sex) Apply liquid liner Keep the line pretty thin and end the line where your eye ends I normally don’t add wings – I save that for special occasions too lol Fill in your brows with whatever brow filler you like – I go super light with mine because dark brows make me look angry Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade – Chocolate Apply blush Hourglass Blush in Ethereal Glow – It’s a super soft baby pink color (for just a tiny flush of color) Cheaper Alternative: Cover Girl blush in “Classic Pink 110” Set face with setting powder Apply MAC Cosmetics lipstick in “Twig” MAC Cosmetics “Lustering” also looks beautiful with this look Hope you guys enjoyed this post! Xo

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  • Favorite Nudes

    September 22, 2016 by  

    Hi! 🙂 As you can tell, this post is dedicated to nudes.. cause who doesn’t love a good nude :)? I have very tan/brown skin… kind of along the lines of a medium-dark tan, and these are some of the nudes that I think look beautiful on my skin tone. Eyeshadow: MAC Cosmetics: Paint Pot in Layin Low This paint pot is a little thinner than some of the other paint pots but it’s a beautiful color on my tan skin. I love this eyeshadow when I want a neutral look, and I normally set it with my setting powder or neutral colored eyeshadow. Eyeliner: Rimmel London: ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner  – Nude This eyeliner has great color payoff and glides on super easily. Lipstick: MAC Cosmetics: Velvet Teddy, Taupe, Persistence, Whirl TooFaced: Melted Nude Gerard Cosmetics: 1995, Nude Lipgloss: Gerard Cosmetics: Shimmer of Hope, Nude Hope you guys like this post. Comment below and let me know what your favorite nudes are! 🙂

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