Fell down?
Get back up!
Fell down?
Get back up!
Fell down?
Just keep getting back up!!
Overwhelmed?
Take a break!

But don't don't quit what you love doing.

The routine was kinda getting to me and I mentioned quitting to my friends. The lovely ladies that they are they encouraged me so much. The mere mention of the word quit and they all came rushing telling me not to. Praised, appreciated, encouraged and motivated me.

So this one here is for my girls. My blogger friends, thanks to Just4Girls and Pakistan Beauty Society for providing us a platform where we all are so knitted together. Had it not been for these two, we wouldn't have been such good friends.
I absolutely love how these girls are there for each other. Thick or thin I know I can rely on these girls to come lift me up and continue.

I am writing this in the hope that I will keep doing what I love. This is a promise to my girls and must importantly to my self that I ain't quitting.

Hey all!! So im sure you all know that Jordana Pakistan has officially entered the Pakistani market and is now available on our very favorite makeup site just4Girls.pk.

Jordana Pakistan made its way into Pakistan with a bang by hosting an amazingly exclusive event the details to which you can find all over the social media.

Recenly Jordana Pakistan and Just4Girls decided to have an interactive session with the bloggers at Bar-B-Q Tonight. A lot of the well known bloggers like, Nida (Nida's Beauty Bag), Jeebee (The Glam World), Shumaila (Beauty Redefined), Anila (Anila Faruk Beauty Blog), Maliha (Red Alice Rao) and a lot more showed up, Also got to meet some new people like Zenia and Maha.

The bloggers, Team Jordana and the management of just4girls discussed and went over a lot of problems and suggestions to make their service better for the customers. Over all a great session where we all can say that the Beauty Bees, Just4Girls and Jordana have a stronger relationship.

Now whats a good meet up without a goodie bag right?! hehe
So Jordana and Just4Girls were generous enough to give us a goodie bag from each of them. Here are the contents of the yummy bags

From Team Jordana:

• Jordana Lip Out Loud Super Shiny Gloss - 105
• Jordana Made to Last Eyeshadow Pencil - 02 Stay on Black
• Jordana Color Extend Eyeliner - Black Out
• Ms Jordana Color Effects Eyeshadow Powder - 10
• Jordana Lipstick - 046 Raspberry
• Jordana Sharpner 

From Just4Girls:

• Elf Regular & Waterproof Mascara Duo
• Makeup Academy Mascara - Shade 3
• Makeup Academy Anti Bleed Lip Liner - Clear
• Makeup Academy Cream Blusher - Bittersweet
• Makeup Academy Lipstick - Tulip
• BCBGeneration Bracelet

Maha from Maha's Corner
Zenia from Peplums and Petunias

Check out their blogs and show some support by following them on their social media accounts =)

So not many people know that i like to write random little stories. So here is one for you guys to read. If you like it, i might just share some more with you.

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As she heard the words coming out of his mouth, she knew what she thought would never happen, had happened. She could feel her eyes burning. No, must resist, she thought. She could not see the same man she had shared her vows with. The man who said she would always be the only one for him, stood no more in front of her. She could feel the walls closing in, the room seemed to be getting smaller, and smaller still. She got off the bed. Going towards the door, she looked back starring into this stranger's eyes who did not even flinch as her eyes watered. She slammed the door shut.

As she shut the door, she felt like she had closed a tiny little door inside of her too. There she goes, she thought. The cheery, happy go lucky girl she had eventually accepted to be, was gone. How weird is that a mere group of words can torture you to the core. Can go deep inside you and awaken those memories of pure bliss. Does he not remember how she was holding on to him that day. The day she had poured her heart out. The day she knew she had found her knight in shining armor. It seemed the armor was now starting to rust.

They say she talks too much. Did they never wonder why? She wanted to see people smiling and laughing. She loved it when people laughed at her craziness. The best feeling, she always said, is when you make someone laugh or smile. But who was going to make her laugh, she wondered. Sitting in the garden, looking at the pretty flowers, she felt numb. She could not smile let alone laugh. She begged God to make him see sense. Shivering in the cold night's air she thought of how he would always cover her shoulders with a shawl on nights out. I don't want you to get sick, he would say.

Her thoughts drifted towards her parents, and the last days she had spent with them, She remembered how her parents would laugh at her jokes and then look at her with a weird expression. They always thought she didn't notice but she did. She wondered what it meant. and now she knew. They knew what was about to come in her life. They knew that they might not see this happy little girl again. They knew her life would change, that she would change.

Perhaps it was time for a change. Perhaps, this was destined to happen. Standing up, she thought of how many times he had joked about this. She could hear his words in her mind again, hear them as if he was right in front of her saying it again, torturing her, disturbing every inch of her body. "i am in love with another woman and i am marrying her". She wanted to scream and let all her pain out. Stuffing her duppatta in her mouth she yelled, until her throat dried out. She knew he had heard her, She waited for him to come and hold her. Seconds seemed like hours. No one came.

As the silence took hold of her, she threw her duppatta on the ground. No! she was not going to take this. Just because he is a man, he does not have the right to give her pain. A pain beyond imagination. She will never agree to this madness. Stomping, she reached the door, pulled it hard took hold of his collar, not even noticing that he was wearing the same Kurta Shulwar he wore on their Nikkah and said "No i do not give you permission to do this, I do not give you permission to torture me. I do not give you permission to violate my love like this. I do not give you permission, I do not....i do not...i do not."
"I never asked for it", he said shaking her off violently. Grabbing her by the shoulders he looked in directly in her eyes and said. "Have some biryani ready. My new wife and I will eat at home before we go to bed.

He closed the door, shutting her out of his life. Leaving her alone with the pain.

Hey there guys so finally after a break of more than a month I AM BACK.

Ok guys here is what you have all been waiting for. YES! Some the designers who are showcasing their collection this year round are

1. Deepak Perwani
2. Maheen Khan
3. Maheen Karim
4. Fnkasia
5. Nauman Arfeen
6. Sanam Chaudhry
7. Sana Safinaz
8. Emraan Rajput
9. Deepak n Fahad
10. Ishtiaq Afzal Khan
11. Zaheer Abbas

Hasan Shehryar Yasin (Eeeepp!! =D) is directing the show and backstage will be managed by Production 021. Event and Media partners for #FPWAW2014 is Hum Tv Networks

Fashion Pakistan is also bringing an amazing opportunity for the young talent. It is an event called The Millennial Fashion and it is exclusively launching new designers, styling teams, models and choreographers into the fashion industry

Whickever designer wins gets a free slot to showcase their collection at Fashion Pakistan Week Spring/Summer 2015. The winner will be selected based on the quality of their work. I think this is a great platform for them to experience the world they are getting ready for and also show our support to the rising talent and welcoming them into the industry.

The designers who are debuting at the Millennial Fashion include

1. Sameer Sain
2. Nitashan Yaqub
3. Abel Emmanuel
4. Madiha Raza
5. Aalish

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2 friends crossing the busy Shahra e Faisal main road.
Friend 1: Yar Pedestrain Bridge se chalte
Friend 2: Aray choro! Yeh Pakistan hai yaha sub chalta hai

Standing in a long queue, tired, waiting for hours, he goes to the man standing in the corner, shakes his hand and is lead to the front desk to submit his forms.
Son: Papa ap ne rishwat di?
Father: Beta yeh Pakistan hai yaha sub chalta hai

An expensive car being driven at high speed by a young man is stopped by the Traffic Police
Young Man: Kya hai?
Police Officer: Sir ap bohat taez ja rahay thay, lisence hai ap k pas? Dikhaye ga zara...
Young Man: Do you know who you are talking to? Nai dikhata kya kr le ga?!
Police Officer: Sir yeh tow meri duty hai!
Young Man: Duty? Abay Ja!! Yeh Pakistan hai yahan sub chalta hai
and drives off at the same speed.

A woman tries arguing with the rickshaw wala
Woman: Bhai wrong way kiun jarahy ho mae raste k puray paise de rahi hoon na?! Accident hogya tow? Ap seedha le kr chalaen
Rickshaw Wala: Aray baji koi accident weccident nai hota. Yeh Pakistan hai yahan sub chalta hai...

A man tells a taxi driver to move his car a bit so he can park his car.
Man: Bhai zara si side pe lga lo gay tow meri b gadi ajaye gi.
Taxi Driver: Nai bhaee yeh tow motorcycle ka rasta hai ( foot path k opar illegal path ki taraf ishara krte hwaye)
Man: Aray yeh motorcycle k chalne ki jaga nahin. Yeh rasta ghalat hai.
Taxi Driver: Kya ghalat sahi? Konsa ghalat sahi ? Yeh Pakistan hai bhaee yahan sub chalta hai

Every time i discuss conditions of our country with a Pakistani this line is always thrown at my face like a joota. "Yeh Pakistan hai yahan sub chalta hai" has become the official comeback of all negative thinking Pakistanis. You can even try this if you don't believe me.
Kisi bhi random Pakistani k pas ja kar koi bhi sahi bat kijye wo palat kar yehi ghisa pitta jawab dega.

I don't know about you but i have seriously gotten tired of people using this excuse. Yeh Pakistan hai! tow?? Do people even know what the name means ? For those of you dumb people who don't (Yes i just called you dumb) it means Land of Pure.

Land of pure where all kinds of crimes are committed. You name it, we have it.

I understand that our judicial system is not very good. I understand kay aisa mulk jaha Shahzeb jaise larke ko bhi insaaf na milay waha chotay crimes krne walon ko kon pakre ga. I understand that yaha logon ko pakre janay ka dur nahin. I understand humari qoum furstrated aur tired hai. I understand that the government does nothing to prevent this but people! there is also a HIGHER power who we are accountable to.
Government nai puchay gi rishwat kay laen daen ka. Par Allah puchay ga?
Government nai pakray gi kisi k qatal karne par. Par Allah puchay ga?
Government nai puchay gi k dosre ka huq kiun mara. Par Allah tow puchay ga?

Chritian, Muslim, Hindu..whatever our faith is we all believe in a higher power right?!

Why do we not think about Him when we do such acts. in kamon se humara Pakistani honay se pehle aik musalman honay ka bhi taluq hai. Why do we forget that we are answerable to Him?
Signal torte howye, rishwat letay aur dete hwaye, kachra bahar road par phenktay hwaye, kisi ambulance ka rasta block krte hwaye, why don't we bother to think the government is not responsible for everything? and then we say Pakistan ka koi future nai? Yeh mulk tabah hjaye ga? Shame on us!
God forbid, if anything like this happens we the awam of Pakistan will be equally responsible because we never cared.

Even the leaders we have is our own fault.
We have turned away from Allah.
We are no more scared of Him.
We do not remember His power.

"Ab khud kuch karna paray ga...Hum ko..."
My dear fellow Pakistanis. Please wake up before it is too late. Please wake up before things get out of hand. Please wake up and play your part. Please wake up and realize that you are not just a Pakistani, you are a citizen of the Land of the Pure.

For me you are not a Christian. Hindu, Muslim, Jew etc. to me you are a human being first because this is what i have learnt from the Holy Quran.

For me you are not a Sunni, Shia, Barelvi, etc. to me you are a Muslim first because my Prophet (S.A.W) asked us not to divide in sects.

For me you are not a Balochi, Sindhi, Pathan, Punjabi, etc. to me you are a Pakistani first because Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah said this country is for everyone.

Main bhi Pakistan hoon
Tu bhi Pakistan hai
Tu tow meri Jaan hai
Tu tow meri Aan hai
Tu mera Imaan hai

On the 67th year of Pakistan's independence, instead of getting manipulated and divided lets vow to stand together. Lets vow to work towards the betterment of our country. Lets vow to take things things into our hands. Lets vow to not just rely on the government and lets behave like a civilized nation. Lets prove to the world that Pakistan is really the land of pure. "Rashk ab karay ga sara zamana!"

"Kai naslon ki qurbani, kai naslon ki mehnat hai"
I for one know that i can not make even quarter of the sacrifices that our ancestors gave to make this country. So lets cherish what we have.

For my fellow Pakistanis i pray that may we unite under one flag. May we be recognized as a developing country soon. May Allah prosper our nation and may we be able to sing our beautiful national songs with pride instead of guilt.


I do not own the images used in the cover photo or any of the lyrics to the songs used in the post.

A family full of talent bursting its way out on Facebook Pages =p

Simple and Sleek

AND guess what?! They are offering amazing discount deals this Ramazan and Eid. Check this out.

Pakistani Beauty Bloggers Community hosted their third secret swap. I’m pretty sure you would know about them but if you don’t then let me just give you a brief intro. Pakistani Beauty Bloggers Community is a group of beauty bloggers from all over Pakistan. Rabeeyah Tungekar and Sarah Ali started off this community with just a few bloggers but now we have grown so much and PBBC now has more than 90 bloggers as members. Even still, there are some more blogs waiting to be approved.

The secret swap is a fun activity that the admins came up with. Every blogger is partnered with a random blogger and has to send her a bundle of things from her wish list. The minimum budget decided was Rs. 2000 and everyone was allowed 5 items on the wish list. The items on mine were:
1. MUA Undress Me Highlighter
2. Rimmel Alarm
3. OPI Matte Top Coat
4. Loose Translucent Powder
5. Stippling Brush
I got 2 items from my wish list that I reallllyyy reallllly wanted MUA Undress Me Highlighter and Rimmel Alarm and there was some other bunch of cool stuff too =D Check this out…






I loved each and everything. Thank You so much dear swap partner for taking time out to select all these things for me. I have been meaning to buy MUA Luxe for quite some time AND in the very same shade ^_^ Great minds think alike I suppose ;)
I sent my swap to Wajiha Shakeel Ahmed unfortunately I couldn’t get her everything on her wish list but I had the most amazing time swatching different products and stalking Wajiha to see what kind of things she likes =p She says she loves them and I really hope she does =D
This was my first time participating in the activity and I had so much fun. I know how hard it is to handle so many girls and there must have been so many problems. Cheers to the admins for managing it so well. I pray that PBBC grows and becomes an even stronger community than it is now.
If you want to know what happens around in the Beauty Blogging world in Pakistan and you want to meet some new bloggers (yes I said meet), have fun and get tips and tricks from amazing bloggers and makeup artists then join our group on Facebook here and like our page here.

Ana’s Special Tip:
Eid is just around the corner so why not have a Secret Swap of your own. Write down yours and all your friends’ name on chits of papers and randomly have everyone pick one out. You have to buy an Eid present for the person whose name you got. Sounds fun doesn’t it?! But keep it a secret and let them guess who the present is from on the Eid day ^_^

After sacrificing Mary-Lou Manizer, yet again, i thought of putting it on my wish list. My wish list which is doomed. My list of oh so gorgeous makeup that i can not afford.

Yaaayy another award!!!
This time round i was tagged by Samran Noor of the Beauty Guide. Thanks Samran for nominating me ^_^

Time to take a break from all the beauty related posts. Lets talk about something that annoys the crap out of every single one of us.
For some men having a Facebook account means you can interact with any person you feel like you should be talking to. (unless their privacy setting prevents you from doing so)
and if you are a girl and have a Facebook account then you probably know what i am talking about so just sit back and relax because today i am gonna take you for a ride on desperado express of "The Others."