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If there’s one thing we have to thank the pandemic for, it’s teaching us to experiment with our makeup and beauty regimes. While the lockdown was all about keeping your skin looking fresh amid COVID stress, this year, we’re thinking more outside the box. With bright colours and y2k-inspired hairstyles hitting the scene, I can’t help but wonder if these post-lockdown trends are here to stay. Here’s a roundup of my favourite trends in 2021 hair and makeup so far. 1. Its all about the Eyes! credit: @dualipa In 2019, Euphoria-inspired makeup was all the rage. Since then, colorful eye makeup has only gotten more popular – especially now that we’re wearing masks. And as the temperature rises, the colours become brighter and brighter (Not that I’m complaining) 2. Get Ziggy…

One day late September, I woke up to a message in my inbox and what I read felt like a dream. HUDA BOSS, the Facebook Watch show I had been hooked on for MONTHS had invited me for an exclusive screening of their show in Dubai! I spent the entire day jumping for joy, excited, and full of nerves! Fast forward 2 weeks of intense planning, and putting together an outfit, the day was finally here. The event was held at La Cantine du faubourg, a beautiful french restaurant in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Leaving a cute message for Huda The venue was beautifully decorated and had really cool photo booths to take pictures at! Knowing how terrible I am at posing, you know it took me a WHILE…

Did you know that women who wear lipstick daily unintentionally eat about 4 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime. I’m looking at you lipstick lovers! Since we ingest so much lipstick, it might be worth knowing how they’re manufactured. Fortunately, Rachel Zoe of The Zoe Report takes us inside Bite Beauty’s factory to show us just that! First, the vegetable base is mixed with the pigments to make the formula and then roller milled to make all the solvents and pigments as fine as possible. How Lipstick Is Made | The Zoe Report by Rachel Zoe Then, different shades are melted together to make new colors – in a microwave! How Lipstick Is Made | The Zoe Report by Rachel Zoe The formula is then poured into a metal mold and placed…

I have used makeup as a creative outlet for many years now, and very recently started putting my journey with makeup on the internet for the world to see. With every product I fall in love with, the scientist in me wants to know what makes it different from the rest, which made me do a little digging into the most common ingredients used in cosmetics and their purpose. Emulsifiers Ever used a product and noticed that the oils and water are separating? And then you have to shake the bottle to make the consistency even again? That is where emulsifiers come in. Emulsifiers are pretty fantastic, their molecules have a hydrophillic (water loving) head, and a lipophillic (oil loving) tail, making it the perfect peace maker between oil and…

If there is one product that everyone has a giant tub of in their cabinets, its this one. Yes, I’m talking about our beloved – VASELINE I grew up watching my mom slather Petroleum Jelly all over her face, on cuts and burns, and even for nappy rashes, all for good reason! While from a chemical perspective, Vaseline does not have any healing or nourishing properties, it is unmatched in occlusiveness. Which means it can protect wounds physically, by creating a barrier on skin, which in turn prevents transepidermal water loss. Moisture is key to helping skin heal and regenerate. Just like Band-Aids, when applied to a cut or burn it prevents the wound from drying out and getting irritated, helping it heal faster. Fun Fact: Did you know that…

My mom is as old school as they come, and like many Pakistani moms, she is a firm believer of home remedies. Growing up watching her lather her face and body in crazy concoctions, I picked up on a few of her beauty habits too, and I’m so happy I did! I’ll start with with her favorite one Chickpea Flour Mask Mom loves her chickpea flour (Gram flour, or بیسن in Urdu) masks! Her favorite way to use it is to mix it is with a pinch or two of turmeric, honey, and milk. Not only is this a great, natural exfoliant, the zinc found in chickpea flour kills acne causing bacteria, and acts as an anti-inflammatory. I love how gentle and soothing it feels on the skin, and the…