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This year marks a revolution in the eye liner art, 2011 hottest makeup trends are edgy, unique, and quite eye-catching to say the least. Who would have thought eyeliner worn grungy or like a football player would become one of the coolest trends? 

This year expect to see extreme cat eyes, bold lines underneath, smudged eyes, and an array of colors used such as turquoise, violet, two color combo, red liner, and even yellow and lime green are hot shades to look out for.

Eyeliner was big news for 2011 to give a vampish, feline look that adds glamour and sex appeal.

Bold eye makeup is no novelty during the glamorous fashion shows. However this year it seems that it enjoys a tremendous popularity due to the unusual application of various shades and textures.

Eyeliners are used as real bpaint brushes to decorate the lids of models with the most creative and complex images and designs.

When classic perfectly applied black eyeliner bores you to death it’s not the reason to throw it out the window. Rather use it on both lids drawing effortless lines and smudge to achieve grungy look. Jean Paul Gaultier and Zac Posen created something ultimately unusual. 

 Jean Paul Gaultier 

Here you have two options, you can draw a thick line on your upper lid as on the Jean Paul Gaultier’s model and draw couple of lines on the lower lid, smudge them and add one clearer line. Note that the lash line is completely nude. Or you can start with a classic approach. Apply eyeliner as usual and add some color with shadow, and then draw couple of parallel lines on both lids. Don’t make them too perfect not to lose the grungy look.

If you miss summer and color then put your black eyeliner at rest and go for looks created by Giorgio Armani and Miu Miu. 

   Giorgio Armani 

Choose some bright colors that would compliment your outfit and draw the eyebrow-like line under your brows. You can either choose to combine two colors in one line or draw a line above and below your eyes using different daring colors like did Miu Miu makeup artists.

 Miu Miu

And one more eyeliner style you probably haven’t tried yet. Printed eyelids as seen during Fall/Winter 2010 Chanel fashion show. You can achieve this look by dotting your eyelids with smudgy eyeliner or take a piece of cloth, fishnets or lace, for example, and use as stencil. You can frame your upper eyelid with a sweep of eyeliner too, but it looks more dramatic with the half nude lower lid.

 Chanel 

Winter is here and the air is getting dry

You hands are cracking and you need something to moisturize

Don't search harder anymore... Shea Vanilla Hand Cream from L'Occitane is the answer  

Enriched with shea butter, this limited edition Shea Vanilla Hand Cream nourishes the skin and leaves a soft and delicious scent of shea with a hint of vanilla. It is packaged in a portable size, perfect for a purse or office drawer.

It's soft on the hands, not greasy and leaves a fresh smell all day long.

For those who don't like Vanilla, it also comes in neutral scent.

Today's topic is Nail care from  ARTDECO 

Why nail care?

Since ever, I had thin nails that break easily and I've tried a lot of brands and none was efficient until I went to Germany and bought the Highly effective special nail polish for immediate hardening of soft, thin nails from ARTDECO

How to use it?

You can apply it on nails as base and then apply colored nail polish, or you can just apply it alone as a treatment from two to three times a week until your nails get the desired hardening result.

I've been using it almost a month now and I can feel my nails are feeling much better 

From the same collection:

- Dry & Brittle nails

- Files & manicure aids

- Whitening & Bleaching

- Artificial nails & nail repair.

Where to find it?

ARTDECO is a German brand, but you can also find it in Lebanon and more specifically in ABC - Achrafieh, not sure if there's other branches.

But to note also that it's much less expensive in Germany, so if you have someone coming from abroad don't hesitate to ask them to bring it to you!!

You can follow them on Twitter and on Facebook

After coming back from my holiday i've been really full with positive energy and somehow i was using it on Make-up!

So why is it on Make-up?

I always heard the guys in Lebanon saying that Lebanese women wear a lot of make-up, Europeans don't!

Well I've been in Europe and I saw with my own eyes that European women DO Wear Make-up EVERY single DAY!!

But the thing is they wear it in a moderate way and without using the flashy mashy, light bulbs colors!!

So on this point I agree with you guys... But i still insist Europeans wear make-up but in a simple way!! 

OK so I was wearing make-up everyday in Germany  and since i got back but in a different way, especially after that I visited the  Givenchy stand in  ABC Achrafieh and the guy there was really helpful and gave me a lot of handful beauty tips, and it seemed really working with me because i was really getting good vibes from the ladies around me   so i though why not sharing things with you.

My love for Givenchy started when i saw Liv Tyler in that very irresistible Red Lipstick  "Rouge Interdit"

Today i will start with The lips

If you have small lips or one lip thinner than the other, i think it's preferable if you draw a contour from the outside of the lip to give it more volume.

If you want a vibrant color, then it's a good idea if you color all your lip with the contour and then apply the lipstick or the gloss.

Now to go back to the title, what to choose Gloss or Lipstick?

To answer this question, first it depends on the style and on the age of the person, some consider gloss for teenagers and young girls and Lipstick for adults.

You can check this interesting article by Psychologies magazine    "The great lipstick/lip gloss debate" 

As for me i think it doesn't matter with age, it depends on the mood, the occasion and the clothes you are wearing.

For everyday use i think gloss is perfect but if you have a special meeting at work you can wear Lipstick and add a thin layer of gloss to make it more alive!

So what do you think Ladies? I would love to have your feedbacks?

And Men also, don't be shy!! what do you like more on your girlfriend/ fiancée/ wife??