Samsara by Guerlain... Winter scent.

One of my favourite perfumes of the moment is Samsara by Guerlain. I absolutely love it. It smells very different to lots of the "teeny bopper" type perfumes that are everywhere at the moment. Now this perfume is pretty old school and has been around a while, and I have only just discovered it. I guess it has a very mature, rich kind of smell.

I will explain how it makes me feel. Samara to me is a crisp, cool, autumn day in NY or cold, dark, winter night. It is a soft, warm & cozy winter sweater, black boots and elegant black dress kinda scent..Yes it is a heavier scent and therefore needs to used sparingly. I would describe it as an oriental with notes of sandlewood and vanilla. Often orientles have often been thought of as being masculine. But this is indeed a friendlier oriental. The packaging shouts "splurge buy" you feel as though you have purchased yourself a luxury item.

Sultry, not loud but does make a statement. Legendary and Fabulous. My favourite this winter, makes me feel so warm and cosy when wrapped up with my hat, scarf and gloves :-) Let me know if you guys have tried it, and what you think.

Online shopping... Addiction gone too far?

With my hectic life style, long hours on the train and an unhealthy addiction to shopping... I've pretty much converted to online shopping.. with my iphone. Since buying more and more online I'm starting to wonder whether I do it because it's convenient or simply because... I love sending myself presents..?!

Secret confession... I LOVE receiving packages!!! (even if they are from myself). I love the feeling of looking forward to them arriving, getting millions of packages arrive at my door and unwrapping each one like I don't know whats going to be inside (weirdo). Would love to know whether it's just me that is like this or whether others also share my passion for online shopping...

My favourite online stores have to be Topshop, ASOS, amazon, notonthehighstreet. I prefer shopping on websites that I have the ease of going in store and returning directly if it isn't right, as opposed to the hassle of the post office (urgh). What are you're favourites?

Hello Gorgeous Hair extensions... Unboxing

My "Hello Gorgeous" hair extensions finally arrived!!!

 I must admit I was really apprehensive about purchasing from this company, as unfortunately there is so much negative PR about this company being a "Scam". There is lots written online with regards to how long it takes to receive the extensions, people have written that it took them over two months to receive them. I must say however that my experience with the company has been really positive. I ordered my extensions on the 4th of November and received them less than a month later. They came yesterday (25th November) which is AMAZING considering it is a US based company. I did pay $25 extra for rush delivery. I think it is important to keep in mind that the extensions from this company are custom hand made, unlike hair extensions from other high end reputable brands.It is a small company and therefore need more time to make the hair.

So... the extensions are SUPER thick!!!! At first glance, they are beautiful, LONG and LUSCIOUS!!!!! I would highly recommend buying from this company. The best thing to is to message Shannon the owner on the "Hello Gorgeous" facebook page. She will get back to you with a day or two. I sent her about 4-5 pictures of my hair to get a perfect colour match. My experience with Shannon was that she was sooo lovely and really made the effort to make them and send them as quick as possible.

This company unlike other company's has a massive selections of lengths and grams of hair. If you're hair has multiple tones, Shannon will dye the hair to match yours. The hair is far superior to that of Sally's...

Anyhoo, will give a full review very soon. Watch my un boxing video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfN2ol0k6OA&feature=plcp

 Hope this was helpful,

Sahar xxx

My first "get ready with me" video

Hey ladies..i am totally exhausted! It is getting way cold in the U.K and have even heard that it may potentially snow soon EEP!

 So today I have posted a "get ready with me " video in which I share my current favourite products and also how I use them all together. I personally am soo nosey when it comes to other peoples make up routines, so i thought I would share mine with you. As I have oily skin, I can only recommend for a similar skin type. I love ALL of the products I have mentioned and wouldn't recommend them if I didn't think they were worth the bucks. I will hopefully give more in-depth reviews on some that I have used in the video very soon. So anyway here is the link, I would love to hear from you guys, so any questions or queries fire away.

 Stay happy all :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRGJohf-kDU&feature=youtu.be

Hair extensions youtube review

Hey you guys, check out my you tube hair extension review :-)

 click the link =) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMWLJGYhdY&feature=youtu.be


Sahar x

The minimal work make up look..

Hey guys!

Just thought I'd share with you on my lonnnng train journey home. So today I wanna post about a "minimal work make up look". When i'm working I like my make up to look minimal yet elegant. I'm personally one that prefers a pop of colour on my lips and very very little eye shadow on my eyes. So I usually achieve this look with a good lip gloss/ lip stick, eye liner, blusher and mascara. That's it!

So today I have gone for a Chanel lip gloss and my Mac smoulder eye liner pencil. You don't necessarily have to own high end make to achieve this look. The bourjois "Kohl" pencil is a great dupe for the MAC pencil retailing at £6. As for the Chanel lip gloss, you can get great drug store dupes from Loreal and Maybelline to name a few.

So the Chanel lip gloss is called levres scintillantes 106. It's a lovely orangy pink colour with bits of glitter in it ❤. It can be used over your lipstick in the centre of the lips, to act as a highlight. The gel texture gives a perfectly even finish. I have put swatches of this below. It doesn't look over powering but at the same time shows enough colour. I picked this up from the duty free on the way back from a holiday but it retails at around £30 I think... Don't quote me!

The MAC pencil retails at £14 and I picked this up online. I have also gone for Maybelline "the falsies volume express" mascara.

Anyway let me know what you guys think..hope this was helpful.. would like to hear about you're work make up looks :-)

Sahar ❤

Battle of the hair oils... let the showdown begin

Good evening ladies, my next review is on Moroccan oil and Almond oil :-)

Moroccon oil

So we have all been there, over styling our hair, colouring and using really drying shampoo and then no amount of conditioner seems to help.. In fact it makes it feel so much worse. When ever I've been to the hair dresser I've been on the hunt for a kind of serum to smooth and soften my "in need of much TLC" tresses. So basically the kind of product i was looking for didn't really exist. They all make my hair kind of greasy and also weighed it down. So other than the good old desi leave in over night oil treatments, nothing really worked. I couldn't really use Amla oil in my hair after I had washed and dried it..because that would just be gross right?

So when I found Moroccan oil I can honestly say that this product worked wonders for my hair. You only need a tiny amount, and you smooth it over the ends of your hair either when it's wet or dry and it soaks right in. It doesn't make your hair greasy in the slightest and gives it an amazing healthy looking shine. I actually use this this as a leave I conditioner instead of conditioner.

Now this product is expensive and I initially bought a cheaper boots alternative and it just wasn't the same. So if you feel like this is what your hair needs, pick up the original product. . I'm not sure if it actually contains Aragon oil like you would expect it to but instead it's a silicone based product. I bought this from a small boutique, and the price of the product varies in terms of size of the bottle. The smallest bottle costs £12 and the biggest costs £30.. I got the big bottle. In terms of packaging the bottle comes with a screw cap, but it also comes with an optional pump for free to help you to dispense product. The down side to this product other than the price for me is the smell as it is perfumed and I find it slightly over powering but I know that other people love it.. maybe I'm just over sensitive when it comes to perfume

I would recommend this product but if you're not sure then just buy the small bottle to start with and it does last so long.

Almond oil: 

One of the very best hair treatments you can give you're hair is a deep conditioning treatment of either almond oil or black seed oil (kalonji). This is because these kinds of oils are 100% NATURAL!

Giving your hair a deep conditioning treatment over night once a week/once every two weeks will considerably improve the condition of your hair.  If you have been colouring and frying your hair like crazy, this will add the shine back into you're hair and give it  loving care it deserves. If we want our hair to look good, we have to treat it well right? Just don't forget to wash it out in the morning... with LOTS of shampoo (lather rinse repeat etc)

 I usually mix in essential oils too, such as a few drops of pepper mint oil to invigorate the scalp. The best thing about Almond oil is that is is uber cheap, £3 at you're local Pakistani/Indian store or £6 at Holland and Barrat.

The remedies our ancestors used still work so well. Let me know you're thoughts. Disclaimer: I bought these products with my own money so it is reflective of my true opinions xxxx