Make Up

LA Girl Matte Flat Finish Pigment Gloss

The LA Girl Matte Flat Finish is a matte lip-gloss cream which comes in 16 different colours. They promise a long-lasting formula with intense pigmentation and matte finish. I have been testing this product for a while now and want…

Clinique Pop Lip Colour – Sweet pop & Plum pop

At the moment I am looking for lip colours which I can wear on a day to day basis and decided to test a few colours from Clinique’s Pop Lip Colour collection. The ingredients from Clinique Pop Lip Colour +…

Get to know our Beauty Editor Raisa from Almira’s Beautique

This year certified make-up artist Raisa joined our team of editors. Raisa started her own business Almira’s Beautique a few years ago and has worked for The Fashion Orientalist before as a MUA and hair stylist for personal style shoots.…

Henna by Halima

To celebrate The Fashion Orientalist’s second anniversary, I organized a personal style shoot with the help of several talented people from the beauty and fashion industry. This year I wanted to add something special to my look, which is how…

Liptastic: Pretty Pink vs Passionate Red

Pretty pink or passionate red? Which lip color do you prefer? I’ve tried two colors, a passionate red lip gloss by Chanel Levres Lumiere Intense: Passion 73 and a pretty pink lipstick also by Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet: La Raffinee…

Best Beauty Products

Because I use makeup on a daily basis I spend a lot of time testing and sampling makeup products to make sure I buy items that last long and do not irritate my skin or cause skin breakouts. I’ve compiled…

MAC Cosmetics: Valentine’s Day Lipstick

Valentine’s day. The day you look at life through rose-tinted glasses. Butterflies fluttering in your stomach every time you lock eyes with your crush or beau. Love is in the air and heart shaped items hit the shelves. You either…

Christmas Gift Idea: Clinique Chubby Stick

The Clinique Chubby Stick is a must-have product for women. A true collector’s item, since there are so many different and fun crayon colors available! It is therefore a perfect gift to present to your sister, girlfriend, mother or female…

Estée Lauder Lipstick

Estée Lauder is one of my favorite makeup brands. I really like their nail polish, the colors are beautiful and the bottles are real collector items, they come in cute square, glass bottles. As you may know I love lipstick.…

Beauty & Make-Up: My Chanel Make-up Addiction

My Chanel make-up addiction started at a young age. Although I was not allowed to wear make-up until I was around 16 years old, I spent a lot of time admiring my mother’s Chanel make-up collection. When I was 17…