I am very pleased today reason being that I have been tagged with another blog award. Its so rewarding to receive these awards, it feels that the efforts are being recognized and you are being rewarded for them. I am so thankful to Sparkling Makeup Blog for this award.

So girls I have gotten my third award today which is Laine Blogger award. Associated to this award are some rules that need to be followed. Here are the rules:

 

1. Tag the blogger who awarded you

2. Answer 5 questions

3. Award 5 bloggers Laine Blogger award

 

I have already tagged Sparkling Sparkle above.

 

Coming to the answering part here goes;

 

1. What is your current beauty obsession?

 

My current beauty obsession is lipsticks. I just cant seem to stop craving for more. There was a time when I did not like lipsticks at all and lip glosses were the only things I had in my collection. Its entirely different now. All I buy now is lipsticks and that too every other day.

 

2. Which is one beauty item you wished you owned?

 

 I wish to own a never ending supply of Urban Decay Cosmetics. I love their products.

 

3. What is your favorite post to read or write about?

 

I love doing haul posts. Its so fun to shop and then to share your buys with everyone. In similar manner I love reading haul posts on other blogs and see who got what and what is new and whats trendy.

 

4. What inspired you to become a blogger?

 

I was not a makeup person at all. I was more of a handbags and shoes person but then somehow through Facebook I stumbled upon Sara Hassan's Blog and Glossicious Beauty Blog and everything changed from then. I was suddenly into makeup like crazy and that craze is still on.

 

5. What nail polish are you wearing now?

 

I am currently wearing Hot pink by Accessorize Cosmetics.

 

The 5 blogs I am passing onto this award are:

 

Nayab Loves

Sahar Awan's Blog

Ayesha's Blog

Get Set to Shine

Glitter Smitter

 

Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!

 

 

This post was long due and its about time that it must be shared. Recently I got myself a new makeup remover on experimental basis as the bottle caught my eye and I found it to be sleek and stylish. Since I never step out without an eye liner and kohl on my eyes, an eye makeup remover or simply a makeup remover is a must have for me. Washing face directly causes the eye liner to spread all over the face and also it gets into the eyes, so not good for the eyes!

Can you guess what came into my mail? Ummm let me give you a hint. You can find where I ordered from the picture below ;)

I usually get super excited when something arrives in my mail that I simply don't wait to open it up whether I am at work or home. So this package arrived at my workplace and I tore it up as soon as I could. I took pictures from my mobile phone so you may find them a little low quality.

So here is what I ordered, the Colossal kajal by Maybelline. It has not yet been officially launched in Pakistan as I have been checking each Maybelline counter at almost every other store I have been to and I could not wait anymore to try it out. Seeing it available at a page I had to order it to try it out. Along with the kajal came a complimentary nail filer too which I have already featured in my pedicure routine post (read it here) .

Here is a quick post on something I purchased a few weeks back. Can you guess from the picture what it might be?

Here is another OOTD which I am dedicating to a regular reader of mine. If it hadn't been for her I might not have made efforts to do any OOTD posts. She is the one who actually pushed me day after day to do OOTDs. So thanks you to her and thank you  to rest of my readers as well for making my OOTD so successful with all your lovely feedback. 

Here is another something I purchased online and my experience of shopping this time was entirely different from my previous one. Read further to find out what I have purchased.

The latest trend in jewellery I have seen is, punk jewellery, which is being offered on every other Facebook page. But the most variety I saw was on a Facebook page that had quite a good reputation and the products bought or received samples had been reviewed by some other bloggers as well, all factors contributing to my decision to buy from that page. How did my experience of Online shopping go this time? Read further to find out!

Today I am featuring an OOTD post on my blog after a very long time. I am still experimenting with my tripod and light settings to snap good quality pictures but from these pictures I can see I have a long way to go yet. So what I wore to work today is something I purchased almost two years back from Cynosure, the most economical and stylish boutique for the teens and adults alike. This design has also been a top seller since I personally have seen so many people wearing it. In fact two of my acquaintances have the same dress. So lets continue further with the post. 

Today I am going to share with you how I do my own pedicure in the comforts of my room. Some times when I am too lazy I go to salon to get my mani pedi but usually I prefer doing it myself at home. I find it more convenient and safe to do it at home. Although I wash my feet everyday, brush them and file me heels but still the effect of a detailed pedicure is totally different and more lasting. So let me share with you my pedicure routine.

Step 1 is to dip your feet in a water mixture of foot bath solution and bleaching powder for about 10 minutes.

I am using Oriflame's feet up relaxing footh bath which has an amazing lavender fragrance and makes dipping feet in water fun. The aroma of the fragrance is just so sweet. I mix Keune bleaching and streaking powder in the water mixture as well. This bleaching powder helps remove the blackness and dirt residue on the feet making them white and clean. It acts as a bleaching agent for the feet. Use one cap of the oriflame relaxing bath and one cap of the bleaching powder in water.

Soaking your feet for about 10 minutes in the water will make the skin soft hence making it easy to remove the dead skin. Step 2 is to remove the dead skin from the heels and toes with the help of a foot filer and using a soft brush to scrub off the dirt from the feet. Thoroughly clean your feet with brush and the filer.

Step 3 is to scrub and exfoliate your feet. Use a small amount of scrub for each foot and massage the scrub well. It will exfoliate the feet and make them all clean and pretty. Oriflame exfoliating foot scrub is so far the best scrub I have tried on my feet. It has beady crystals which are course and make the exfoliation process really worth it. Moreover the best part about this scrub is that it lathers which means it reduces the friction between the skin and scrub making the exfoliation process smooth and convenient. I could already see a visible difference in my feet after exfoliation only.

Next wash your feet thoroughly with water to remove any traces of the scrub. Towel dry feet and proceed to step 4 which is removing the cuticles. Push the dead skin towards the nail end with the help of a cuticle pusher and remove it by using the cuticle remover. Uptill step 4 it took me 20 minutes to be done with all these steps.

Since water makes the nails soft, it makes it very convenient for me to cut and file my nails. So I usually cut and file them after exfoliation and cuticle removing process.

Step 4 is to cut, shape and file your nails. I had square shaped nails before and this time I shaped them into round so it took me about 15 minutes to cut, shape and file them. The most tedious of all tasks I would say.

In step 5, I massaged my feet with Oriflame's soothing, cooling and anti perspirant creams. These creams are not meant for massage purposes so they get absorbed into the skin real quick. What I do is, I moisten my hands with water and rub the creams over the feet. With wet hands, the cream takes longer time to get totally absorbed. I masage each foot for about 3 minutes with each cream. Then I thoroughly wash my feet with water and towel dry them. Make sure you dry them well between the fingers and around the nails.

Lastly in step 6, I buffer my nails with a nail buffer to give them the ultimate shine and clean effect.


I forgot to take the picture, I sprayed my feet with Oriflame's feet up reviving foot spray as well to give a fresh nice fragrant effect. Tadaaaa! say hello to my clean and pretty feet. This pedicure lasts me for about a month and after a month I repeat the same process.

Well this is it to my pedicure routine. I hope you found it simple and descriptive. What is your routine? Share yours with me. Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care.