Pink Charming Magnolia

Imagine stepping into your bathroom and having it turn into a blooming garden filled with exotic flowers you’ve never seen before. What if it was true? The three premium Lux soap bars bring to you enticing fragrances with a dash of alluring smells appeasing your senses hence spreading the feeling of calmness, freshness and beauty all over your body. The three Lux variants are represented by: Mawra Hocane for the Pink Charming Magnolia, Mahira Khan for the Red Hypnotic Rose and Maya Ali for the White Elegant Gardenia. This blog will be covering the benefits of the Pink Charming Magnolia that is represented by Mawra Hocane.

Charming Magnolia, the pink variant of Lux is made from the flower Magnolia. With more than 200 different species prominently found in the gardens of France, the flower is also known as French Magnolia and is found in the soft shades of pink. With touches of exotic Kashmir Wood notes and the sweet florally of Magnolia, this is an elegant yet powerful fragrance. It represents luxury, prestige and addiction. The scent smells lemony and citrus like. Fragrance aside, the hardy nature of the shrubs and trees on which these flowers grow have allowed it to survive and thrive in harsh conditions over so much evolutionary time, and it has developed a unique nutrient and organic compound composition over that time as well, representing potentially powerful health benefits for humans. Apart from giving your skin the perfect glow and texture, this variant helps deal with skin allergies.
Representing Charming Magnolia, the pink variant of Lux, Mawra does the fragrance justice by looking like a blooming flower herself with her perfect glowing skin and luscious brown locks flowing down her shoulders. She talks about how the audience would not remember what she wore but would remember her smile and there is no doubt that anybody can forget that.

House of Nurpur at Islamabad Eat

After the successful participation at Lahore Eat earlier this year, Nurpur feted the people of  Federal Capital with the same enthusiasm, bringing for them a range of their own fusion recipes based on cultural and continental cuisine.

From savories, and desserts to beverages prepared by the maestros of fine dining, Chef Sadat who was present at the stall throughout to share his secret house kitchen and house hold tips & recipes using the household dairy products, and the offerings presented by #HouseOfNurpur.

Altogether 19 products were at offering under the #EatWithNurpur and #HighOnHealth segments for all its valued guests at very reasonable prices and complementary tasting of Peshawar's Chapli Kababs, Lahore's Sarsoun ka Saag, and famous Karachi ka Bun Kabab representing authentic Pakistani cuisine, all made with Nurpur products at the festival.

The stall was visited and food offerings were truly appreciated by people from all walks of life, including known faces: from RJ Dino Ali, to Uzair Jaswal, Vaneeza Ahmed, Aalya Rasheed, and Mushaal Hussein Mullick.

PR managed by Momentum Public Relations & Corporate Communications

PHYSIOGEL - LOVE YOUR SKIN CAMPAIGN WITH AISHA KHAN

Hey there beautiful people! Hope you are all doing great! As you all must have read my previous articles on Physiogel, by now you all  know how much we like their products. Not only are they good for your skin but they cater to all skin types and are easy to use.

I did a campaign couple of months back with Physiogel and like always their creams and lotions turned out great for my skin. I am an avid supporter of good skin care system and Physiogel provides that.

On the 10th of August, a media meet and greet was held in Karachi for the launch of Digital Campaign by Physiogel at Cafe Aylanto attended by  Aisha Khan, Brand Ambassador for Physiogel. The Campaign titled *Love Your Skin* befits Aisha Khan as I have seen her skin up close and personal and I can vouch for it that she has the most flawless, smooth and illuminated skin. No wonder she has been chosen as the brand ambassador for Physiogel Digital Campaign!


The red carpet was hosted by Dr. Muzna Ibrahim.  Ayeza Sumsam, Brand Manager GSK Consumer elaborated on their choice of celebrity ambassador, the reason being that for their brand its very important to associate with a  personality and name who believes in the message and what the brand stands for. Hence Aisha Khan was the perfect choice for the brand who you all can see in the Digital Campaign looking radiant with her flawlessly glowing skin.


GSKCH Marketing Director, Sadia Nasiruddin further elaborated that through this digital marketing, they want to involve the consumer by communicating with them, boost their self esteem and encourage them to feel confident in their skin and to love it.

The evening was pretty star studded, attended namely by Adnan Malik, Sadaf Kanwal, Alishba Yousuf who participated in the skin care activities and were very interactive with crowd sharing their views and opinions.

Here are some pictures from the event that you wouldn't want to miss:

Recent Haul from Homebazar.pk

Hi guyss. Hope you all are doing well 💕
I'm inactive here because I'm planning to get a personal domain soon and because I'm more active on my instagram these days.
If you're following me there, you probably know about a website that I trust with 100% original makeup.
www.homebazar.pk it is 💯
So, my recent haul from the store contains the following products:

1. These Unicorn Gold brushes that I AM IN LOVE WITHHH.
2. Smoothing primer by L.A girl
3. Hard Candy Glamouflauge foundation
4. MUA luxe metallic lipsticks in shades flame and flare.

REVIEW:

Talking about the website, guys you can always trust them for authentic products. You'll never regret. And yes, they've got some amazing products that you can hardly get your hands on, in Pakistan.
Like they've got amazing sets of brushes like these unicorn brushes and the trending mermaid brushes too.
Besides that, there's a huge variety of drugstore and high end products. 💯

Then, coming to the product review, the brushes HAVE to be my favorite. Not only they look beautiful, but they're dense and work really well. You'll love them.
Coming to the primer, I've used it earlier as well and it's an amazing drugstore product that you must try. Helps you get a really smooth skin, makes the application of the foundation easier and helps it last longer.
Then, the hard candy glamouflague foundation, I can SWEAR by this foundation. Take my words and try it girls. It's one of the best foundations that I've ever tried. It gives such a flawless and smooth finish that you'll definitely end up loving it. The staying power is good too. However, I thought that it'd have a high coverage and the coverage was medium but I still love it. Not only me, my friends loved it too 😄 Highly recommend.
Then these metallic lipsticks, flare is the color I could wear every day but I have to mix flame with some other shade so it doesn't feel so bright 🙊 want to see the swatches, let me know and I'll post on my instagram. But yes, the staying power is not too good, they stay for 1-2 hours only. So if you're looking for some long lasting lipsticks, better get your hands on the matte ones. 🙊
Sharing a picture of the brushes because I like them so much 😻

Hope you liked the review, keep following me on Instagram to stay updated 💯💕

TRIMS HAIR OIL - IS IT WORTH THE HYPE?

Hello girlies! Hope y'all are doing good.
I know I'm not much active here and post more on my insta blog but I'll start doing more blog posts after my exams. 🙊
Alright, so I'm here to share my review about Trims Herbal Hair Oil.
A lot of you might have heard about this brand on Facebook.
So, a few months ago, they sent me a bottle of their famous hair oil.
And I'm sharing the review after like, 2, 3 months. I'm that lazy. NO. I'm lazy but i didn't delay writing the review because of my laziness. I'm writing this now because I wanted to finish the last drop of oil in the bottle.
And I'm here. This means that I took my time to observe the change and am here to share my experience.
So, the instructions said that I have to apply it on alternate days, and I applied it like once (or sometimes twice) a week (I now regret not applying it every other day 🙊)
So, first of all I really like the packaging. It's pretty cute. Then, talking about the smell, it's terrible 😂 haha. This is because of a lot of herbs present in it. But it goes away when you wash your hair properly.
Now, the results.
Guyss I'm so surprised, I wasn't expecting it to do wonders but it actually did! On a scale of 10, my hairfall went from 8 to 2.
Trust me I'm not exaggerating. It actually did make my hair strong.
I also got my hair dyed (you can read about my experience in the previous posts) and was worried whether it'd damage my hair but nothing happened.
Summarizing my experience, it is really good if you're looking for something that fights dandruff and hair fall.
Haven't noticed any new hair growth tho.


So, I'd recommend it to everyone.
Go, get it and let me know how it was!

Debenhams did something special for the people

This Ramadhan Debenhams did something special for the people in need. Debenhams had teamed up with Akhuwat Foundation and Karachi Relief Trust to help the less fortunate in our society. I hope you all were just as excited to see campaigns like give and take as I was. All we had to do was go to the Debenhams store with a bag of old clothes and donate them at the drop boxes placed inside the store and in return we got an amazing discount of 20% on all  full priced items. I shopped for the first time without feeling guilty. It felt great to be part of this great cause and help Debenhams bring about a social change after all charity does begin at home. I have made my contribution to the society, Have you?

Hair Transformation using Loreál Smart Bond at Faiza's Salon

Hi guys! Hope you all are well. I'm here to share an amazing experience with y'all!
So, I was invited to Faiza's Salon where they had arranged an amazing event in collaboration with Loreál. The purpose of this event was to change our complete look by transforming our hair using Loreál smart bond.
They had invited some bloggers from Islamabad to experience the change.
First of all, they gave each blogger proper time and discussed what colors do we want.

Team Loreál and team Faiza had amazing ideas and suggested us hair colors that were perfect for our skin tones.

After the hair dye, they gave us some really nice hair treatments according to our hair type. I was given the mythic oil treatment that made my hair super soft and silky
I just can't tell you guys how soft my hair felt after that ✨
Then, I was given a hair cut as my hair badly needed it. Some other bloggers got hair cut too ✨

Faiza herself paid proper attention to us and was really concerned about our hair cuts, hair color and the overall look.
She wanted to make sure that we like our hair transformation.

The staff was very nice and I appreciate how they kept on working on our hair even though they were fasting themselves.
After the hair cut, they styled my hair adding volume to it, since my hair is a bit thin.
It looked amazing 💕
The event ended after a yummy iftar that was arranged by Faiza's Salon. We got goodie bags as well and I'm gonna show the pictures on my instagram :)
I'm sharing some pictures of hair transformation of me & some fellow bloggers. Hope you like them :)

Review: Products from Homebazar.pk

I'm a sucker for makeup products. Everybody is. No? Every girl, okay. So I got two products from this facebook page called homebazar.pk, a mermaid contouring brush and a pair of Esqido eyelashes.

I had seen a lot of youtubers using this brush in their tutorials and always wanted to get my hands on this. Not exaggerating at all, but this is the best makeup brush that I own. The bristles are so soft and dense, you can rub it all day on your face for no reason lol. Feels amazing. Haha.
Breaking the makeup rules, I used it to apply foundation as well and it was perfectttt. It blends your makeup so easily I'd definitely recommend it to EVERYONE. You guys must give it a try. Trust me you won't regret.

The second product was Esqido eyelashes. It is a well known brand and has a wide variety of designs. The first thing that attracted me was the packaging. It was quite decent and a good packaging symbolizes that the product is good as well. The lashes were quite fluttery and very easy to apply. I loved them. They are a bit costly (all high-end brands are, of course) but totally worth the money. 

 Homebazar.pk has a wide variety of original beauty products and you guys can order anything from their range. 

The link to their facebook page is www.facebook.com/homebazarpk
Hope the review helped!
take care xx

Recipe: Hash Browns

I have never met anyone who doesn't like potatoes. We all love potatoes, no?
So, I was home alone and wanted to make something for me and I planned to try hash browns because I didn't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking something difficult. So, this recipe for the old, classic hash browns is AMAZING 💯

Doesn't take more than like, 15-20 minutes and the taste is too good 👅
Okay, so what you need is :
4-5 medium sized potatoes
1 large egg
Black pepper, salt, red chilli powder to taste
Oil for frying.
Recipe:
Peel and grate the potatoes.
Wash them.
Let them dry. You can also use a paper towel to dry them.
Make sure there isn't any moisture left.
Beat one egg, add in salt, red chilli powder, black pepper to taste. You can also add other spices as well. I prefer these only.
Mix the egg and potatoes together.
Heat 3,4 tbsp of oil in a non-stick frying pan.
Scoop some of the mixture and put it in the oil in the form of a thin layer.
Let it fry on medium heat.
Once it gets brown, turn the side.
It takes around 6 minutes to cook both sides.
Once you've fried them, take them out, drain the excess oil and ENJOY!
DO TRY THIS GUYSSS IT'S YUMMY 👅👅
Let me know how it was ✨

Review: Iznik lawn - Spring/Summer 2017 unstitched collection

Iznik has made their mark in the industry due to their amazing designs and the beautiful color schemes.

They have casual,party wear and fancy dresses in their collections and the delicate, elegant work on them is to die for. I recently came across the pictures of their Spring/Summer 2017 unstitched collection, that is present in all the leading stores nationwide since 27th March, and fell in love with their designs.

The designers have put in a lot of effort to design these gorgeous dresses and I believe, they have done an amazing job.
There are 10 different designs that give you the option to choose from their flower patterns, Moroccan patterns, baroque and French Teasels.

The lawn used is pure 80*80 lawn and the dupattas are of chiffon. The color carries vibrant and fresh colors for summers. The floral designs make this collection perfect for Spring and Summer.
I myself am a huge fan of light colors and decent embroidery so this collection caught my eyes instantly.

The best part is that these are priced at rs. 3,990 only, that's not too much for a dress that has a good quality, beautiful print and elegant embroidery. No?

I'm planning to get my hands on one or two dresses from their latest collection.
What are your favourtie clothing brands? Would love to know in the comments x

REVIEW: BIODERMA SENSIBIO H2O

Applying makeup is what I can do EVERY DAY, EVERY TIME. It's something that makes me happy and is my ONLY hobby 😻
Creating different looks with all that lovely makeup stuff is so much fun 😄
But, what I hate the most is removing my makeup. :3
I can spend hours doing my makeover but I find it hard spending 5 minutes to remove it.
And to be honest, sometimes when you get back home from some wedding or some party, you feel too tired to wipe your makeup off.
I found a solution to that and I'm here with an amazing review ✨

Bioderma Pakistan sent me their cute little samples along with an invite to a bloggers event (unfortunately I couldn't attend the event due to some reasons) but, talking about the samples, THEY SENT ME SOMETHING THAT I DEFINITELY NEEDED 💯
I had heard a lot about bioderma sensibio H2O but this is the first time that I tried it myself.
Okay, so, first of all you need a very little amount to wipe all your makeup off. The foundation, concealer, blush on, contouring and highlighting stuff, setting powder, the eyeshadows and oh, your water proof matte lipstick and water proof mascara and liner too 😄
Trust me just a few drops are enough to clean it all. Yes, it removes water proof mascara too, in a just few seconds. The technique is that you have to hold the cotton lightly on your eyes for a few seconds to clean it properly.
Then, the best part. You don't have to wash your face after wiping your makeup off.
This is something perfect for lazy bums like me 💯
And, I've got a combination skin and I don't usually get pimples but my my skin broke out these winters (idk why) and I was having a few pimples when I used it but it didn't irritate my skin or my pimples at all.
For me, it's a holy grail now.
And I'd suggest every one of you to get it ✨
Hope you liked the review.
What do you want me to review next?
Let me know in the comments ❤

Review: Reforma.pk Haul

Hi guys. Hope everyone's doing good.
Winters make me lazy. Very lazy. I've got a number of products lined up to review on my blog and I keep on delaying it.
But oh, I'm active on instagram and I keep posting short reviews for my followers over there ☝
So, let's talk about my Reforma.pk Haul right now.

1. Makeup Revolution Ultra Cover and Conceal Palette in Shade Light to Medium:

I was sent these amazing things by reforma.pk during my exams so the review was pending. We all know makeup revolution makes amazing products at affordable prices and trust me I loveee this brand.

Okay, this palette contains 8 shades of concealer that are perfect for light to medium skin tones.
The concealers have a medium coverage and have a really smooth application.
They blend in so easily I just love the formula.
2 of my friends have used it and they're willing to order it for themselves now. 😄
However, IN MY OPINION you should get this palette (or any concealer palette) only if you are a professional mua or have a lot of people around to use it.
This is because you don't need all the shades for yourself. Right?
So, if you wish to purchase it, you can find it on www.reforma.pk

2. LA Girl HD Highlighter

I have this thing for highlighters that I LOVEE collecting them. You know, every girl needs the perfect glow to slay her makeup look.
This highlighter has the perfect shade to be used at night. It's really pigmented so you need a little amount only. I apply it on my cheekbones and T-zone and then, lightly apply a powder highlighter in the same shade at the top to lock the glow. This works great if you are going for a heavy coverage.

3. LA girl Velvet Contour Stick Highlighter in Cashmere:

I've been wanting to try one of these contour sticks by LA Girl Cosmetics for long. It's smooth and glides on skin too easily and blends nicely as well. The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't last all day. You can use it while doing a light makeup look for sure.

4. Makeup Revolution Lipstick in Beloved:

This lipstick is of a cute, natural pink color. It isn't as dark as it looks when you first see it, you know, it's not that pigmented. Still, it's quite moisturizing and you can literally wear it on your lips every day.
It's the perfect pink for school, college going girls to be used daily and suits fair skin tone the best. However, the staying power is not that good as it lasts for 3-4 hours only.

Guys, you can find original makeup products on www.reforma.pk
Hope you liked the review. I should write more often, shouldn't I?
Let me know what you want me to write about.
And oh, don't forget to participate in the giveaway :)

MEGA GIVEAWAY ✨

Hi guys! TIME FOR A MEGA GIVEAWAY 😄✨✨
I've arranged an amazing giveaway for my followers and have added my favorite products in it. 😍
The giveaway contains tons of products: 🎁🎉🎊
✨ So Pure Shampoo by Keune
✨ So Pure Conditioner by Keune
✨ Argan Oil by Keune
✨ Color Craving in Velvet Violet by Keune
✨ Developer by Keune
✨ Defrizz Serum by Keune
✨ Waterproof Mascara by Stageline
✨ LA Glazed Lip paint
✨ Oriflame Peach me Perfect Skin Glow
✨ ELF highlighter moonlight pearls
✨ Oriflame Very Me Nail Paint
To win all these amazing products, all you have to do is:

🌟 STEPS 🌟

➡ Follow @whataqsathinks on instagram
➡ Like my page on facebook www.facebook.com/whataqsathinks
➡ SUBSCRIBE to my blog whataqsathinks.blogspot.com
➡ Tag 5 friends in the comments on instagram.

🌟 RULES 🌟

➡Additional entry will be counted if your friends follow me too.

➡ Additional entry will be counted if you repost.
➡ Do NOT enter multiple times.
➡ Do NOT send DMs asking me to choose you as the winner.
➡ Do NOT tag fake accounts, giveaway accounts or business pages.
➡ Subscribing to the blog is MUST.
➡ Anyone who skips a step will be disqualified.


The winner will be chosen randomly and the name will be announced after three weeks.
Best of luck everyone ❤

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Shopping in Pakistan

Online shopping has become quite popular for the last few years in Pakistan. People prefer sitting at home and buying stuff online rather than going outside in hot or cold weather, getting stuck in the traffic on the roads and going from one place to another to find their desired products. Although Online shopping in Pakistan has facilitated people in numerous ways, it also has some disadvantages.
Let me tell you some of it's advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages of Online Shopping:

Talking about the advantages of e-commerce , here are the few main points that you need to know:

1. Saves your time

You don't need to take special time out to go to the market to buy the desired products. It saves at least 2-3 hours that you spend while shopping in the market.

2. Huge Variety

This is also a great advantage of online shopping. There's a huge variety of stuff on different websites or pages that helps you choose from a lot of options. 

3. Doesn't require much effort

So, this helps you a lot buy saving your energy too. You don't have to go here and there looking for the products that you want and spending time and energy for hours. You don't feel exhausted after shopping your favorite products.

Disadvantages of Online Shopping:

Now, let me mention a few disadvantages of e-commerce as well. Here they are:

1. Quality is not guaranteed

The first fear that comes in your mind while thinking about online shopping is about the quality of the product. You are not sure whether you'll get the same product in hand, that you're seeing on the internet or not. 

2. Takes time

It's hard to wait for weeks for your stuff to arrive, no? This is what I hate about online shopping. You have to wait for days or weeks or even months. I don't like it at all.

3. Extra delivery charges

This is such a pain especially if you want to buy something little because you don't want to pay the shipment charges more than the original price of the product.

These were the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping in Pakistan that were in my mind. Do you know more? Let me know in the comments!

Fall in love with yourself - Bloggers Meetup

Hi lovelies! Hope y'all are doing well. I've been real busy this month (as if I post regularly the rest of the year, lol. Not my mistake tho) due to exams and stuff so couldn't post much. I've been active on my instagram (because that's a quicker way to interact with you guys and you don't have to take time out to write long posts). Okay, so February is all about Valentine's Day and it's celebrations. We don't usually celebrate it but this time it was something different. No, I didn't get chocolates or roses from someone lol. But, the gorgeous sisters, Hemayal and Hira from the blog @herandhem invited me to a bloggers meetup arranged by Keune & Faiza's Salon, Bahria, Phase 4, Rawalpindi.

The event was named "Fall in love with yourself" and it was to pamper us for Valentine's day. I'm here to share my experience with you all.
Okay, we were invited for meet and greet sessions along with some amazing services by Faiza's salon and Keune Pakistan. The services included some hair treatments by Keune Pakistan and manicure and pedicure by Faiza's salon.

I was given the Keune Bond Fusion Treatment and oh, it made my hair so soft and smooth I fell in love with them. First of all, the environment was so comfortable and the staff was so friendly that I didn't feel like I'm meeting them for the first time. They properly gave me the hair treatment along with a cup of coffee and then styled my hair that TOTALLY changed my look. I've been going through a lot of hair fall and hair has lost it's strength and shine but I loved how my hair felt on getting that treatment and then, of course, the hairstyle.
Then, they gave me a pedicure that was as amazing as their other services. Tho, I told the lady who was doing the pedicure not to do so much effort and just do the superficial things but she wanted to show her best and that, she did. As I have already mentioned, the staff was so friendly and they actually wanted me to feel good about myself with their treatments. It was so relaxing, to be honest.
Another thing that needs to be mentioned is that Faiza gave an amazing makeover to a model using stageline's products only. She has magic in her hands!

Apart from this, the refreshment and the decor was amazing. There were a lot of yummy treats that were set beautifully on the table. And oh, Hira and Hemayal were great hosts!

Last, but not the least! we were given goodie bags that included a mug by Faiza's Salon, some chocolates, some makeup by stageline and hair products by Keune.

It was one of the most amazing meetups that I've ever attended and I'm looking forward to more in the future. Can't thank Faiza's salon and Keune enough for their amazing services and the goodie bags and HerandHem for inviting!
Hope you all liked reading about it.
Love <3