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So, you did it. The cardinal sin, the big mistake, the great felony–you fell asleep with your makeup on. Perhaps the party ran long, perhaps you typed away on your laptop until your eyes couldn’t stay open, or perhaps you simply did not feel like taking off your makeup because life gets tiring and also […] More
I’m a sucker for a good dip manicure, but my 2020 revolution to save more money has put quite the wrench in my biweekly trips to drop $50 at my local nail salon. As I’ve mourned the loss of my favorite Thursday evening pastime, I’ve been looking beyond to the horizon to nontoxic brands that […] More
Ask any beauty enthusiast and they’ll tell you that they have easily stumbled across several trendy new hair vitamin brands on social media. Countless beauty influencers (and stars) such as James Charles, Vanessa Hudgens, and the Kardashian-Jenner clan, for example, haven’t been entirely shy about their love of hair gummies. And while the swan song […] More
New kind of beauty Tired of going store to store to find your favourite ethical and clean beauty brands? Well now you can head just to one place for all the essentials. BALMESSENCE is the only e-boutique and flagship store (located in Mall of the Emirates) in the UAE of its kind to offer authentic, […] More
The year was 2014. In the summer of Fancy by Iggy Azalea dominating the charts, a soon-to-be college junior was about to step foot into a salon, get fancy herself, and at last, color her hair for the very first time. After five long hours in the chair at what was possibly the quietest salon […] More
Let’s be real: I’m a busy and important business lady, so sometimes I just simply don’t have time to wash my hair. LOL JK. I usually want to skip washing my hair because I’m knee-deep in an 85-hour-long episode of The Bachelor and wild horses couldn’t tear me away. In general, I want to extend […] More
Your 20s are truly a special time in your life—you’re embarking on your own exciting adventures, meeting new people, and learning a ton of new things about yourself. Now that we hooked your attention with all that good stuff, allow us to drop some truth: your skin is never going to look as good as […] More
When the first Twilight movie came out, I spent an unfathomable amount of time googling what makeup Bella wore. I watched video after video on everything the makeup artists on set used to make these people look naturally beautiful—you can tell they’re wearing a little makeup but like they slapped it on in the car […] More
