My Makeup Vanity

Hello Hunnies,

After years of wanting my own room, I finally got it!

YES!

Ever since I really got into makeup which was about 3 years ago,

I have always wanted my own makeup vanity. I mean which girl doesn't want her own makeup vanity?!

I have seen a lot of makeup vanities that many girls made themselves and that is because buying ready made ones are WAY too expensive but if you are willing to spend a lot of $$$ on those then good on you! I would only buy a really nice expensive one if I had like my own separate makeup room which I will have in the future in'sha'Allah.

I am the DIY type and it is actually fun making your own vanity.

You just have to make sure that you are buying good quality items and you have someone to help you.

 

I got everything from +IKEA USA 

You will need:

 

-a table

-wall lamps

-mirror

 

That is what you need to make your makeup vanity.

 

I got the MICKE table in black/brown which looks like this and it was $69.99. Not a bad price because the table is really nice and a pretty decent size. Just make sure you have someone helping you put it together because you have to do it yourself and most importantly be CAREFUL!

 

The one thing I wish it did have was extra drawers on the side maybe because I still have a lot of my makeup that needs storage but besides that, I am in love with my table.

 

Now for the lights,

I got the wall lamps and they are also from +IKEA USA 

They are called the MUSIK wall lamps and they are $14.99 each. It does NOT come with the bulbs. You have to purchase the bulbs separately which you can also find at IKEA or any other place such as Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc.

 

 

You need two of these MUSIK wall lamps and that means you will need 10 light bulbs but you have to make sure that you are buying the right bulbs. I bought the 40W because that is what it said on the box. I got mine from +Lowe's Home Improvement and I do not know exactly how much I got them for but they were like 2 for $5 and I got 10 in clear. I forgot the brand I am sorry! :(

Since these are made for bathrooms and not bedrooms, there is a different way to install them because of the wiring in the back of the lamps. I wont go into detail about the wiring but to help me, I went on YouTube and saw a video of how to set up the MUSIK wall lamps for my vanity. You will need two base switch cords that are usually for lamps in order to get the lights to come on. It is a long process and if you want me to explain in detail about it, I can do another post on just the MUSIK lights for setting up your vanity. I am just trying to keep it short here and share with you what I got to make my makeup vanity.

 

Last but no least, you will need a mirror. You can get any size you want. I got mine from IKEA and it is the KOLJA mirror which was $9.99 which is a great price for a mirror. The size is 24" on all sides which is also the size of the lamps so it is perfect.

 

 

I first put my table together and took it into my room. Then I put up the mirror with the help of my dad. Once the mirror was up, we put up the lights on both sides of the mirror.

 

The end result was this below

 

 

 
I have not bought my chair yet but I think I am liking this. I am going to need a chair though because my back hurts sometimes and I do know which chair I will be getting.
I am also not completely done setting up my makeup and everything on the table because I still have lipglosses and makeup that I want to put in a acrylic organizer so I can get rid of that old black makeup organizer on the left. It looks old and I think acrylic organizers look better on makeup vanities.

Here is a picture of how the vanity looks with the lights on

 

For the pictures on the wall on the side of each wall lamp, I printed +Hayden Williams drawings because I love them so much! He is an amazing artist and has many beautiful drawings of stylish women and celebrities. I just got glitter paper from the Dollar Tree and frames from there too and cut the drawings to fit in the frames and hung them up! Simple.

 

My vanity table has two drawers, one which has all my makeup palettes and the other which has all my lashes

 

 

Love how all my palettes and lashes fit in each drawer and how they look.

I do however need extra drawers and/or storage for the rest of my makeup because two drawers is not enough for me.

Overall, I love how my vanity turned out and I literally spend all my day in front of it when I am home lol

 

 

I hope you like it and if you have any questions regarding my vanity or if you are trying to set your own vanity, please do ask. I will be more than happy to help as much as I can.

Thank You!

xoxo



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Huda Beauty Lashes UPDATE! Samantha and Giselle

After waiting for so long, +Huda Kattan lashes are finally available worldwide and you can now purchase them online. They are so popular and wanted by many girls and MUAS. I fell in love with them when I first made my makeup instagram (makeupbysahira) and was following +Huda Kattan 

She had a giveaway which I had won and received 5 pairs of her lashes.

They are very pretty and are a bit pricey but I promise you, they are worth every penny because you can use them over and over again if you take really good care of them and they look amazing when you put them on.

She recently came out with new ones called SAMANTHA and they are the 3D lashes.
I have been dying to get my hands on them because they are just so perfect.
I got really lucky and finally got them.
My dad was coming back from work and had a stop in Dubai for a few hours so he called and I took advantage of his stay and told him to go to the Dubai mall and get me some +Huda Kattan lashes from Sephora. He was kind enough to go there and get me and my sisters 3 pairs of lashes each.
We all got:

Samantha
Giselle
Coco Jo

I have shared Coco Jo in my previous post when I won them in the giveaway. Still happy I got them but I was really excited about Giselle and mostly Samantha because I didn't have those two pairs.

I LOVE the packaging. It is so cute and of course they are the beautiful +Huda Kattan eyes.

Giselle are the #1
Samantha are the #7

 

The top ones are the SAMANTHA ones and the bottom ones are the GISELLE ones.

 

 

Closer look of the SAMANTHA lashes and a look I have used them in

 

 

They are just really gorgeous and definitely my favorite pair from all her lashes.

 

 

 

These ones below are the GISELLE ones and a look using them as well.

 

 

The GISELLE lashes kind of remind me of the Ardell demi wispies lashes.

Here is a look I have done for my instagram page using these beautiful lashes.

 

 

I had to have these lashes on my vanity so I went to +Staples and purchased this card holder for the lashes so I can have them on my makeup vanity.

It is super cute and make my vanity look amazing.

 

 

 

I am so happy and feel lucky to have all of +Huda Kattan lashes because they are gorgeous lashes and long lasting if you take really good care of them. I take care of them like my babies hehe because they are not available here in the US and I just cannot spend so much online just for lashes.

Every time someone in my family has a stop in Dubai, I make sure I tell them to get me these lovely lashes. She also came out with stick on nails which are also very pretty but I have not gotten the chance to get my hands on those. Most definitely I will next time anyone ever visits.

 

+Huda Kattan is a BEAUTIFUL woman who runs an amazing blog, is a celebrity makeup artist and the proud owner of these Huda Beauty lashes and I am one of the lucky girls to own all the lashes she has. They will always be my top lashes in my collection of lashes I have.

If you haven't checked out their website yet, go to shophudabeauty.com to purchase your +Huda Kattan lashes now!

 

xoxo

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byAlegory Organizers

Hi Dolls!

It has been way too long since I last visited my blog to update it. I have been so busy will college, I barely have time to keep up with my makeup page. However, I will now make sure I can squeeze in time to keep this blog updated and share lots of wonderful things with you all.

 

Todays post will be dedicated to +byAlegory™  and their lovely organizers.

I have lots and lots of makeup that need organizers especially my lipsticks and lipglosses.

+byAlegory™  were very kind enough to send me 2 acrylic organizers of my choice.

They allowed me to choose 2 of my choice and the colors.

 

I chose the 24 space lipstick organizer and the 10 space paint pot/cream shadow organizer.

I would have chosen the lipgloss organizer but they did not have that available but either way, I am very grateful for even receiving these beauties they sent me.

 

This is what the lipstick holder looks like. It is in purple clear and I absolutely love it. It holds 24 lipsticks and looks amazing on my vanity.
The quality is amazing. You can tell they are not of cheap quality and are really thick and shiny.
If your are looking into these then I would rate them 10/10.

 

And after adding the lipsticks, it looks like this

 

 

I added my +MAC Cosmetics lipsticks, wet & wild, foufou cosmetics lipsticks (@foufoucosmetics on instagram) and SCK lipsticks (@sck_sckcosmetics on instagram), and also my YSL lipstick.

 

 

 The paint pot/cream eyeshadow holder is also very handy and fits 10 items.

It looks like this

 

 
I also got this in purple clear only because purple is my favorite color.
I put my @stilacosmetics magnificent metals foil finish eyeshadow pots in it and a @myvidalux glitter pot and also a +Motives Cosmetics glitter pot

 

I am very thankful to +byAlegory™ for sending me these amazing, high quality organizers for my makeup. They are really shiny and wont break easily. I recommend them to anyone that is looking for makeup organizers. I know +eBay has many too but sometimes what you order from them is not what you expected when you actually get the item. I have seen many reviews on the +byAlegory™ organizers and they were always good. I appreciate them reaching out to me and giving me a chance to check out their items and I have to say I am really happy with them.

I give them 5 stars!!!

 

Thank you +byAlegory™ for making my vanity look amazing with your beautiful organizers!

xoxo

 

 

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