One of my close blogger friends who you may have already seen guest post on my blog (Naheeda), recently got engaged (Islamic Nikkah), and she very matter of factly told me I would be doing her makeup even though I've been dying to do it anyway! She has gorgeous features to work with and even though we had no trial she told me what she wanted on the day (a soft smokey look) and I came up with this to also match her outfit.
As it was an Islamic Ceremony, it's supposed to be a bit more toned down than a regular Asian Bridal make over, so I tried to keep it glam enough to feel like a bride but subtle enough to stay in tune with the ceremony.

Sunday Swatches: Benefit Brow Collection 2016

Hi my loves! Soooo.. this week has been a pretty good week for post and now I have a box full of "to blog about" products that I'm testing out right now. This post however, is a swatch and review post of four of the new Benefit Brow products that they've kept under wraps for a while and that I already got to try a couple weeks ago at the launch...

Motherhood Mondays: Baby Shower/New Mum Gift Guide

Here's a requested post I've been meaning to do for a long while, so I've finally got round to doing it and it's of course a gift guide for new mums/baby showers. Now the question at baby showers is: do you get the mum baby stuff or mummy stuff?
I'll be honest I take baby showers as an opportunity to treat the MUM, seeing as when baby comes along that's when it will be showered with its own gifts?
Anyway, I've included some baby gifts too just in case you wanted some more ideas, but mostly think it's nice for a pregnant mum to have some pampering gifts as it'll be the last time she'll be able to have time to herself in a loooong while!  
The baby gifts I've included in this post can also make good gifts when the baby is actually born so I guess this is kind of a baby gift guide too in a way.. read on for more info!

Ramadan Recipe: Matcha Chiller Milkshake

As you may or may not know, Ramadan is upon us yet again and this year is yet another hard one in the UK (current fasting time of 18 hours!), the longest in 33 years in fact.
Though I rarely do foodie type posts, I felt this was related to my mummy blogs as all mums (let alone fasting mums) could do with a ~yummy~ healthy recipe that will give them an energy boost.. right? This recipe is perfect for general Summer days too and tbh I buy myself a Matcha Chiller at EAT all year round (or matcha lattes in the winter) so it's a pretty versatile drink/ingredient.

yum!

I knew the weather would heat up when we would start fasting, so I already prepared myself this year with a strategy that I'm hoping will work, read on for my explanation!

Tuesday Takeover: Shazia Haque Make-Up

Hello my lovelies! It's been a while since I've had a guest poster and since my friend Shazia (Shazia Haque Make Up on IG) has restarted her blog, I thought it would be perfect if she guest posted her Huda Beauty Lip Contour swatches for my Tuesday Takeover as I've been meaning to review this for a while! So it's basically a Sunday Swatches post too, but you get the gist lol. Hope you enjoy her post and show her some love over on www.ShaziaHaqueMakeup.com

HUDA BEAUTY LIP CONTOUR | REVIEW AND SWATCHES

Midweek Makeovers: Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita Eyeshadow Make Up Look

Hi my lovelies! I thought I'd post a look I recently did on a friend of mine using the gorgeous Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita Palette and the ever dramatic Huda Beauty lashes in Farah - these lashes are so gorgeous on her eyes! Products used: Eyes: 
• Urban Decay Primer Potion - Original • Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade - Chocolate • Charlotte Tilbury - Dolce Vita Palette
• Urban Decay - Naked Basics Palette (to blend and intensify crease)
• Inglot AMC gel liner - 77
• Huda Beauty lashes - Farah 
 
Face:
• Make Up Forever HD Foundation - 153 • Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer - SX07 • Benefit Cheekathon - Dandelion • Motives - Shape & Sculpt Duo
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish - Soft & Gentle   
Lips:  • NYX Lip Lingerie - Ruffle Trim