Pantone Colour of the Year for 2014:Radiant Orchid Part 1 Makeup

Dear Readers,

I know it is already April but  as I have just recently started blogging again I had to do a colour of the year post. As most of you already know the creative movers and shakers of the colour industry come together ever year at a clandestine meeting in European capital every year to choose what shall be the colour of the year.. This year they have chosen one of my favourite colours..radiant orchid as can be seen above.

The colour of the year will be seen in clothing, accessories also in in furnishings, and interior decor items, make up and in the print in industry.

You can incorporate this gorgeous colour into your life, see how below:


Use these beautiful shades as eye shadow by YSL

Luscious lipstick shades in radiant orchid can be found to suit all skin tones and budgets as compiled by the lovely lady at lipstick dupe, I personally love Lancome Violette Coquette and YSL's Fuschia in Rage both suit Asian and Arab skin tones particularly well.

Check out the top ten radiant orchid nail polish shades as shown by the blogger at polish insomniac
like her, I also love the Don't Violet Me Down colour by OPI

Courtesy polish insomniac

If you are more daring you could dye your hair purple and magenta a give off a Katy Perry vibe

Purple and magenta hair courtesy:

Lisa Eldridge Best Make-Up Tutorials

Like many of you, when I’m bored one of my favourite pick-me-up sites is YouTube. I like watching cute funny video clips as much as the next person, but often I’d rather watch a video on something I’m actually interested in. A friend recommended Lisa Eldridge’s channel and I must say she does the most amazing tutorials. Isn’t YouTube wonderful? Now you have free make-up application tutorials, performed by a professional make-up artist, at the tips of your fingertips.

Lisa Eldridge is a renowned British make-up artist, her clients include Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Liz Hurley,  Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, and Selma Hayek.

She has collaborated with Shisedo to deveop a new collection and is currently the Creative Director for No.7 make-up line.

One of my favourite LE tutorials is her Chanel Spring 2012 make-up, I think the colours in the palette are simply gorgeous and the resulting look is a fresh and peachy perfect for spring.

Another beautiful tutorial is the Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s inspired make-up. It a classic look all Breakfast at Tiffany’s fans must try at least once.

A more colourful party look tutorial features Amber Andersen and has Green smoky eye with a darker lip, perfect when you want to dazzle at some event.

Hope you enjoy watching /trying them out yourself.

Yet another trip to the dentist

Ok so I have finally been dragged to the dentist kicking and screaming,well, not literally, but inside I was kicking and screaming. You don't see many young women being dragged kicking and screaming with their abayas flying, makeup streaming down their faces. No, we are required to put on a brave face, in my case it was one without a stitch of makeup.. with the colour completely drained from it, attempting a resigned look, which would every now and then crease up in memory of the pain that was sure to come. But inside I wanted to slap the dentist and run out of there as fast as I could. Another problem- no getaway car. You don't see young women running from hospitals or driving away from them either! There was no escape I was trapped.

And yes, it was painful, despite the anesthesia, the fact that my jaw was stretched open at an inhuman angle, lips ready to tear, with long needles being poked down my root canal. The dentist kept saying 'íftahi' (open). Open! What do you mean open? I 'have opened it as much as I can without dislocating it!

I have to keep my eyes closed throughout the whole procedure-not just because the needles freak me out, but because every now and then the dentist would launch into a discussion with her assistant and in typical Egyptian style wave her hands-scary instruments and all millimeters from my face. She doesn't have what is called in Arabic 'soft hands'. After the anesthesia wore off my tooth, jaw, inside cheek, were throbbing in pain. With sudden jabs of pain as if the dental surgery was still underway.

It still hurts and I am on an insanely high does of antibiotic (Augmentin 1g twice a day) which isn't exactly helping my stomach.

The only time I can stand doctors is on TV, like Grey's Anatomy, and even then sometimes its gets a bit too much for me and I wish it was show about lawyers or something with the same characters.

Oh well, I am waiting for the next dental appointment with dread.That's another thing the whole dentist appointments thing makes the procedure drag out for weeks, like we have nothing better to do then hang out at the hospital!