Sephora Holiday Savings Event Haul 2021

Here is my Sephora haul from their Holiday Savings Event (20% off for VIB Rouge, 15% for VIB and 10% for beauty insiders). I picked up a few products from Makeup by Mario, Sephora Collection and more. 

Products Mentioned

• NARS Sheer Glow Foundation - Barcelona 
• Makeup by Mario Soft Glow Highlighter - Golden  
• Makeup by Mario Master Blade Brow Pencil - Deep Brunette
• Makeup by Mario Soft Sculpt Shaping Stick - Medium
• Makeup by Mario Ultra Suede Lipstick - Brielle (midtown mauvey pink)
• Sephora Collection Moisturizing Body Lotion in Cotton Flower and Monoi
• Sephora Collection House of Lashes x Sephora Naughty or Nice Eye Lash and Adhesive Set
• Sephora Collection Makeup Match Brow Brush
• Sephora Collection Organic Cotton Pads
• Sephora Collection Organic Cotton Swabs
• Sephora Coconut Face Mask
• Sephora Collection Silicone Scalp Massager
• BeautyBio Healthy Scalp Hair Density& Clarifying Serum
• Josie Maran Mini 100 percent Pure Argan Oil
• Ghost Ghost Shampoo 12 oz
• Ouai Rose Hair & Body Oil
• Ouai Wave Spray + Hair Oil
• L'Occitane Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Supple Skin Oil
• Sephora Collection x Wet Brush Luxe Quick Dry
• MAC Kiss of Magic Lipstick $37 CAD
• Ruby Woo (matte) 
• Bated Breath (satin)
• Devoted to Chili (satin)
• Huda Beauty Quick ‘N Easy Precision Liquid Liner
• Huda Beauty Basic B Sponge
• NARS Birthday Gift NARS Set

Here are some photos of the Makeup by Mario products. So far, I really like the highlighter and contour stick.

MAC Holiday Lipstick set includes 3 full size lipsticks. Here are photos of the set along with the swatches. The shades swatched below from left to right are: Ruby Woo, Bated Breath and Devoted to Chili.

Since it's my birthday month, I also got this year's birthday gift: NARS Laguna Bronzer Set featuring a cream bronzer and powder bronzer.

Fall Soft Glam Makeup Tutorial 2021

I honestly didn’t think I would be creating content again but I decided to make a quick pumpkin pie video on TikTok few days ago and realized that I actually missed it. I think the pandemic really got to me and I’m sure it has all affected us in some way. I worked from home and I was mostly in sweatpants and t-shirt. I didn’t have the motivation to film videos or even to do my makeup. I posted stories on Instagram and Snapchat but that’s about it. However, I now feel ready to be posting photos and videos again. I did have to get used to the new updates of my software program and I'm still working on my filming setup.

Here's a quick fall makeup tutorial featuring Huda Beauty Naughty Eyeshadow Palette. Hope you guys like it! :)

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Products Mentioned

• Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Pore Minimizing Primer

• Fenty Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation - 290 - for medium to tan skin with warm olive undertones

• MAC Fix+ 

• Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade - Dark Brown

• NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer

• Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder Translucent

• Huda Beauty Naughty Nude Eyeshadow Palette

• L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Mascara - Black 

• Huda Beauty Life Liner Double Ended Eyeliner Liquid & Pencil

• Huda Beauty Classic False Lashes Samantha #7

• Too Faced Cocoa Contour Palette 

• Laura Mercier Mood Glow Face Illuminator - Shade Ambition

• NARS Blush - Super Orgasm

• MAC Lip Pencil - Soar

• Tarte Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paint - Festival nude mauve

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Brushes Mentioned

• Sigma 3DHD Kabuki
• Fenty Beauty Precision Makeup Sponge 100
• Sigma F35 - Tapered Highlighter
• Sigma E35 - Tapered Blending 
• Sigma E55 - Eye Shading 
• Sigma E25
• Sigma E40 - Tapered Blending  
• Shiseido Yane Hake Precision Eye Brush
• Marc Jacobs The Bronze Brush
• MAKE UP FOR EVER 120 Medium Powder Fan Brush
• Shiseido Maru Fude Multi Face Brush

Sephora Holiday Sale 2021

 Sephora Holiday Savings Event will start on November 5th this year for VIB Rouge. I've listed the discount information along with the start dates for all beauty insiders tiers below. 

• VIB Rouge: 20% off  from November 5th to November 15th 2021
• VIB: 15% off from November 9th to November 15th 2021
• Beauty Insiders: 10% off from November 11th to November 15th 2021

You can redeem this promotion in store or online by using code YAYHOLIDAY.

Here's a photo posted on Instagram by @trendmooddeals: 

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Black Friday Deals 2020

Here are the beauty Black Friday deals and this year, most of them have been revealed earlier than November 27th 2020. I will keep updating this post.

• Anastasia Beverly Hills
• 30% Brow, palettes, blush & bronzer
• 50% Lip, glow, contour, stick foundation and eyeshadow singles

• ColourPop Cosmetics 30% off sitewide (no code)
• MAC Cosmetics 30% off purchases in-store and online (no code required)

• Sephora - Deals will be available on their website on November 27th

• Sigma Beauty 40% off sitewide  using code HOLIDAY2020

• Tarte Cosmetics 30% off + 50% off Holiday Steals using code cyber

• ULTA Beauty (in-stores & online) - See their website for deals

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2020

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale starts early today for all cardmembers and on August 18th for everyone else and ends on August 30th. The sale is accessible online and in stores for U.S. and in stores only for Canada.

Here are some of my faves from the sale preview of the U.S. website! 

• Beautyblender Electric Feels Set
• MAC Haute Gossip Mini Lipstick Kit 
• MAC Love Me Lip Kit
• L’Occitane Hand Cream Duo Set
• Kiehl’s Jumbo Ultra Facial Cleanser
• T3 Midnight Blue Cura Professional Digital Ionic Hair Dryer
• Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Set
• Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Bae-sics Kit
• Hermès Terre d'Hermès - Pure perfume gift set
• Mario Badescu The Essentials Set
• Luxie Rose Gold Eye Brush Set 
• Kate Spade mini initial pendant necklace 
• Quay Australia Jezabell 53mm Glitter Aviator Blue Light Blocking Glasses
• Jessica Simpson Witrey Pointed Toe Sandal 
• Ted Baker London Laiiney Quilted Wallet on a Chain
• Versus Versace Moscova Leather Strap Watch, 38mm
• Coach Foldover Leather Card Case 
• Saint Laurent 57mm Round Sunglasses
• The Marc Jacobs Vertical Zippy Leather Wallet
• Tom Ford Georgina 57mm Gradient Lens Square Sunglasses
• Kate Spade large florence leather shoulder bag
• The Marc Jacobs The Croc Embossed Leather Crossbody Bag
• UGG Whistler Throw Blanket 
• Nordstrom At Home Sheared Stripe Faux Fur Throw 
• DKNY Modern Slub Velvet Set of 2 Window Panels
• Voluspa Vermeil Set of 5 Mini Tin Candles
• RIKI Skinny Lighted Mirror
• DKNY PURE Comfy White Duvet Cover
• S’well Smokey Quartz 17-Ounce Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle 
• Vadham The India Tea Carnival Set of 6 Loose Leaf Teas

Ramadan Vlog 2020

Happy Friday! I've been wanting to post this Ramadan prep vlog since the beginning but I got so busy during Ramadan and finally finished editing it today! I'm still shocked that there are less than 10 days left! It passed by so fast! 

If you're still looking to donate, I would recommend checking out Penny Appeal! They donate 100% of your zakat to those in need.

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Recipes

• Chapli Kababs - Click here for the website where I got the recipe from but here are the ingredients I ended up using:
• 1 kg ground beef
• 2 large tomatoes, 1 onion, 7 green chillies and 2 handful of coriander leaves
• 6 tbsp gram flour
• 4 tbsp crushed coriander
• 3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
• 1 tbsp paprika, 1 tbsp turmeric powder, 1 tbsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp pink himalayan salt
• 2 tbsp desi ghee
• 1 egg 
• 1 tbsp garlic paste

• Chocolate covered Energy balls - Click here for the website where I got the recipe from but made few changes. I covered them with dark chocolate and cocunut. Here are the ingredients used for the energy balls:
• 1 cup dates
• ⅓ cup almond sliced 
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• ⅔ cups oats 
• 1 Tbs coconut oil
• 1 Tbs water

• Date and Almond Butter Energy Balls - Click here for the website where I got the recipe from but slightly changed it a bit. I ended up covering them with some shredded coconut. Here are the ingredients I used:
• 1 cup dates
• 1 Tbsp flax seeds
• 3 Tbsp all-natural almond-hazelnut butter 
• 2/3 cup oats
• 2 tsp cocoa

• Stuffed Dates - I washed the dates, took out the seeds, stuffed them with nuts and sprinkled some coconut. I absolutely love these!!

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Gift Bags

We sent out some gift bags to some of our family and friends featuring the following items:

• Energy Balls and Stuffed Dates featured in this post

• Chapli Kababs
• Saleha Art  Islamic Instant Print - Barakah: I printed it on sticker paper that they can stick or frame. You can use my referral code ARZAN217 to get 10% off your order.

And for those who had kids, I added the following items:

• Kids' activity books: I designed these and they're still available on sale on my Etsy store.
• Eid Money Envelopes: I designed these and used Cricut Maker to cut them out.

 I also used the Cricut Maker to cut out this design and gifted this onesie to my nephew!

Sephora Spring Sale 2020

Sephora Spring Sale starts today for VIB Rouge! Click here to shop using code SPRINGSAVE. 

• VIB Rouge: 20% off  from April 17th to May 1st 2020 
• VIB: 15% off from April 21st to April 29th 2020
• Beauty Insiders: 10% off from April 23rd to April 27th 2020

Looking for ideas on what to get for the sale? Check out my video for my recommendations for the Holiday 2019 sale.