Pakistan Independence Day Nails - Tutorial

There are no words to describe how much I LOVE my country. Happy Independence Day to you all! Long live Pakistan. May God shower His blessings upon us and may Pakistan grow tremendously. Amen! ^_^

To celebrate, I have prepared two fun nail tutorials for you. Hope you enjoy it!

Products used:

• OPI Bring On The Bling
• OPI Alpine Snow
• OPI Catch Me In Your Net
• Color Studio Pro Mojito
• OPI Jade Is The New Black
• Nail Tapes
• Dotting Tools
• Makeup Sponge
• Foil Wrap

Pakistan Independence Day Nails

Steps To Follow:
1. On a white base, apply nail tape and do a crisscross pattern. Cover the sides of your nails with a Scotch tape for neat application.
2. Put a light and dark green polish on a foil wrap and press a makeup sponge over it to pick up the polish.
3. Now stamp on your nails.
4. Apply a golden glitter polish on your middle finger. Voilà, you're done!

Pakistan Independence Day Nails

Steps To Follow:
1. Paint a deep green color on your nails.
2. With a dotting tool, make big white dots.
3. Fill in the dots with a light green and blue green glitter
4. Do the same to all four. Tada!

How are you celebrating the Independence day this time? I would love to know.

Quick & Easy Eye Makeup For Eid – Tutorial

Hello dolls! I hope you're all in the pink of your health. So today is last day of this blessed month and hopefully, we'd be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow in Pakistan. Happy Eid to those who're celebrating it today.

I know you girls must be super excited to meet friends and family and there's gonna be a lot of socializing for the next three days which is why I've prepared easy-to-do eye makeup for both day and night.  In just six simple steps, you can achieve a glam neutral eye for day time and a sultry smoky eye for a night out. Let's begin, shall we?

Glam Neutral Eye:

Glam Neutral Eye Tutorial

Products I used:

• MUA Professional Eye Primer
• L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer in Pure Beige
• Urban Decay Naked Palette (Naked & Buck)
• Bourjois Ombre A Paupieres Eyeshadow in 94
  
• Wet n Wild Liquid Eyeliner in Black
• Sigma Extended Wear Eyeliner in Balance
• MUA Glitter Eyeliner in Shade 2 City of God
• Essence Multi Action Mascara
• Sigma Bro Powder Duo in 'Dark'

Steps to follow:
1. After prepping your lid with an eye primer, apply a nude eye shadow to your lid
2. Add some depth to your crease by putting on a brown eye shadow in and above your crease and blend
3. Create a black thin line on your lash line and keep it as close as possible
4. Apply a golden glitter eye liner on top of the black line
5. Apply a brown eye pencil to your lower lash line
6. Use your favorite highlighting eye shadow to enhance your brow bone. Finish your look by putting on generous coats of mascara for fuller lashes

Sultry Smoky Eye:

Sultry Smoky Eye Tutorial

Products I used:

• MUA Professional Eye Primer
• L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer 
• Color Studio Professional  Eye Ink in Carbon Black
• The Body Shop Baked-To-Last Eye Color in 03 Jade
• Bourjois Ombre A Paupieres Eyeshadow in 94
  
• Catrice Gel Eyeliner in Black Jack with Jack Black
• Senna Cosmetics Haute Nudes  Palette (Palamino)
• Ardell Fashion Lash False Eyelashes in Demi Wispies
• Duo Lash Adhesive
• Sigma Bro Powder Duo in 'Dark'

Steps to follow:
1. After prepping your lid with an eye primer, apply a charcoal grey eye shadow to your lid
2. For a smoked out effect, apply a shimmery deep green eyeshadow starting from your lid to the crease
3. Highlight inner corner and brow bone with a highlighter
4. Blend well
5. Line your eyes with a black eye liner
6. Finish your look by applying a brown eye shadow to your lower lash line.

I hope you like it. ^_^

How to Straighten Dry, Frizzy, Color-Treated Hair – Tutorial

I have been getting tons of requests about hair straightening lately, so I decided to post a tutorial for you. Now you can achieve the salon effect right at home!

I asked my mum to let me try on her. She has got naturally thick, curly and rebellious hair.

Before

Products used

• Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask
  I just recently got this hair mask for my mum and she tried it out for the first time. It's too early to comment on the results but I could tell how well it tamed the flyaway, added shine and restored her parched hair. If you want that salon effect for your hair then deep conditioning is a must in my opinion because it locks in all the moisture so that your hair doesn't feel brittle or look lifeless by the end. Details will be mentioned in the review.
• John Frieda -Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Thermal Protection Formula
  I have had this hair serum for well over a year and I just love it! I haven't yet reviewed it but it does what it says.
• TRESemme Instant Heat Tamer Spray
  This is truly a gem! I think it's the best heat protectant I've tried to date.
• L'Oreal Elnett Satin Supreme Hold Hairspray
  Elnett Satin was among the first line of hair setting sprays that I tried and I've never looked back. The fact that it's so easily available, I totally recommend checking it out.
• Remington Pro Ionic Ultra 2100W Hair Dryer
• Remington Sleek & Smooth Wide Hair Straightener
  It's my first hair straightener and I'm absolutely satisfied with it. This should be one of the best budget-friendly hair straighteners out there.
• Nylon bristle-Round Brush, some hair clips and fine-toothed comb

 

1. After washing your hair with a good shampoo, deep condition your hair or use a hair mask.
2. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse. You could cover your head with a shower cap.
3. Apply three to four pumps of your favorite anti-frizz hair serum on damp hair. Spread evenly.
4. Mist a good heat protectant spray on hair. 13-14 spritz should be fine for mid-length hair.

5. Part your hair with into four to five sections and blow dry using a wide nylon bristle round brush.
6. Set your straightener on 200-220 degrees (depending on your hair thickness).
7. Now part your blow-dried hair into sections. Straighten each section leaving an inch from the root to the tip. You might want to go two-three times on each section.
8. Generously apply a hair spray to set the style in place.

And Voila! Here's what you get...

Before & After (Yep! that's a huge difference right there)

Her hair pretty much remains the same until the next wash. That's all folks! I hope you find it helpful.

How do you straighten your hair? Do you have any favorites that you'd like to share?