Bia of The Beauty Finds tagged us
to complete this post where you get a chance to have a sneak peek inside our
minds and lives. It’s always fun doing such posts and we hope you guys enjoy
them reading as much as we did answering.
Question: If you have an option to
wear a certain makeup product/brand PERMANENTLY on your face (without any side
effects, of course), what would that be?
Sadaf: It would be a soft face
sculpting kit because I think it enhances the natural shape of your bone
structure really well without making you look like a fake.
Fizzah: Highlighter that would be
for sure! Let me brag a little about myself here. I have somewhat-prominent
cheekbones, of course nothing sort of Benedict Cumberbatch’s (Hi Sherlock fans a.k.a Cumberbitches!
:-D Yes I am burning in the same agony of wait), but just a little highlight
and I get that “sexy” high cheekbone effect which I absolutely love and it
wouldn’t hurt me to flaunt it forever. :-D
Question: Which local or international celebrity carries
'your' fashion & beauty style?
Sadaf: I can’t think of any famous celebrity but Keiko Lynn
is a blogger I really admire. She loves bright colours and neutrals equally
like me. I totally dig her style which revolves around simplicity, cuteness and
often, kitties! :D
Fizzah: I am a HUGE fan of neutral
eye shadows and I “think” these are the only colours I can do really well with
and since Carli Bybel is another beauty blogger/Youtuber who is in love with
neutrals as much as I am, I’d pick her.
Question: Share one trait/habit/achievement of yours that you
are immensely proud of?
Sadaf: I am really proud of how I let go of my prejudices and
judgmental attitude, instilled from birth thanks to our society. Embracing
other people’s ideas has actually helped me be a lot less critical of myself.
It has brought me a lot of peace and happiness.
Fizzah: *Goes into the self-admiration
mode again* I am an all-rounder. Whatever I have decided to do in life, be it
Masters in Chemistry, research in Organic Chemistry, a little bit of cooking (without
any prior experience), trying my hand on sketching and other artistic work,
makeup application or blogging, I think I have done well if not best,
considering I am untrained professionally. I am my own competition. As for the
trait, I don’t know why but I just cannot think negative of someone. I feel
there is always a good reason behind someone’s behavior or choices they make
and it would be highly unfair not to give them a second chance, AND I cannot
say “no” to my friends when they ask for help. Bragged too much I guess, let’s
go to the next question, shall we? :-D
Question: If you could get a chance to meet some historical
or family figure in a dream, what would you say/do?
Sadaf: It would have to be my paternal grandfather, who
passed away five years before my parents got married. He was an amazing man as
confirmed by everyone from the guy with the breakfast deli, who served us a
meal for free, to the heads of leading universities. Everywhere I go with my
family, we are given so much respect just because we share his blood. I would
ask him how he gained such loyalty and reverence.
Fizzah: Difficult to say, but that
would be my maternal grandfather. He died when my mother was a teenager. I have
heard a lot about him and his patience and love not only with people but his
pets as well. I would just like to see how he was in real life.
Question: If you could eliminate a certain beauty habit or
trend from the world, what would that be?
Sadaf: There are actually two, which I believe are destroying
the diversity and natural beauty Nature gifted us. Firstly the strong
contouring because all we can see is brown and white so the person disappears.
Secondly, over drawn lips! There is a difference between balancing out your
lips and completely changing their shape. That shape was not meant for you so
now you look like a cosmetic surgery gone bad. These two things make everyone
look the same and will be the death of beauty I feel.
Fizzah: I second Sadaf here. Every
now and then I go through my Instagram feed all I see is plastic-y faces with
similar contour and overdrawn lips. To be honest, I just un-followed a very
famous beauty celebrity’s accounts on Instagram for similar reasons (I wouldn’t
name her :-D) On the contrary, I love Wayne Goss for encouraging his followers
to embrace their gifted beauty.
Question: What beauty product never worked for you, yet
everybody else raves about it?
Sadaf: Garnier BB crème is just not for me. When you cannot
find your shade, there is no point to a base. Also, it was hard to blend. I
could only use it as a concealer sometimes because it was lighter and stayed
put.
Fizzah: Again I would second Sadaf,
people have been raving a lot about Garnier BB cream as well as the Pond’s one.
I didn’t like either of them.
Question: What is the cheapest Holy Grail product of yours?
Sadaf: That would be my Essence white kajal pencil which
costs only 180 PKR. I use it to highlight my inner corner and brow bone. It
also works well as an eye base for lighter colours. The texture is just perfect
and I don’t think I will find a replacement this cheap.
Fizzah: The cheapest product I have
in my stash that I use in almost every look I do is the Essence Black Kohl
pencil.
Question: What beauty habit of your mother/grandmother have
been passed on to you?
Sadaf: My mother never skips mascara and neither do I.
Fizzah: Sadly, my mother was never,
and is still not, among the women who are into makeup. I have never seen her
much drawn towards makeup or anything related. I, however, am a totally
different case and would leave a lot of beauty habits for my children :-D
Question: What career or life aspirations from your childhood
were so absurd that you laugh on them now?
Sadaf: I wanted to be a teacher. That is the shortest joke
ever considering the state of teachers in our country.
Fizzah: Now when this is asked, I
realize I never had any career goals in childhood. Oops! :-D Like I said before,
I have always been good at everything I have done and this has always left me
confused about my career choices. I think I am still going through self-exploration
and my newfound love and skill is makeup. :-D
Question: What the best/most favorite act of charity for you?
Sadaf: Greeting people who have been hateful and cruel to you
and the ones you love. I just do not have the ability to clamp down my anger
and forgive such poor excuses for human beings.
Fizzah: Being available for people I love without
asking/expecting something in return.
Question: What is the dark-side of beauty blogging?
Sadaf: I think constant exposure to the unfair judgment and
cruel criticism from the public and members of the beauty community wears a person
down like nothing else.
Fizzah: People think you get
products/favours/publicity without doing much and anybody can do it (what’s so
special about it, huh?). Well yes anybody can blog but it really takes hard
work, time and dedication to get your work recognized. I think people can try
and be a little more appreciative.
That’s all from our side.
We would like to tag Jadirah Sarmad
of Jasmine CatchesButterflies, Wajiha Ahmed of TheFashion Files by Wajiha, Anila Ali of Ana Loves and Shinaaya Naya of Intensify Beauty Blog for the
post.
Here are questions for you guys
from our side:
1. Which mythical/ supernatural creature do you relate to the
most and why?
2. What is the one quality in your opinion that makes you strong
as a person and a blogger?
3. Which beauty product do you think is the most overrated among
beauty bloggers?
4. What has been the biggest challenge in your personal/blogging
life and how did you overcome it?
5. Tell us about your worst experience with a brand or PR
company?
6. Who is the one person/celebrity in your opinion who is in
dire need of a makeover? What would you do their makeover?
7. What is your fondest childhood memory and which is the most
embarrassing?
8. What would you say to beauty bloggers and Youtubers who do
paid dishonest reviews?
9. Everyone has weak moments. Have you ever thought of giving up
blogging? If yes, what was your reason and how did you cope with it?
10. What is the most daring makeup look you have done to date for
an event?
11. Which past fashion trend makes you cringe when you look back
at old photos?
We look forward to reading your answers.
Love,
Fizzah and Sadaf
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