Qatar had been sitting at the top of my travel bucket list for five years ever since I read an article claiming that Qatar Airways' Qsuite was routinely ranked as the number one business-class experience in the skies! Qatar's capital Doha is much less known than it’s neighbor, Dubai, but I felt the two cities are pretty similar now having traveled to both. Doha is more quiet and understated, and that is exactly what makes it so special. There are few tourists there as it seems quite undiscovered. Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world so it is well-designed and modern, and tourists can feel safe exploring, even solo like I did. Qatar is a hidden gem in the desert! The skyscrapers all have a futuristic design each one unique from the next with innovative designs mixing traditional Islamic motifs with modern aesthetics. Qatar is becoming the next Dubai. Qatar also has a rich cultural heritage, is famous for historically being pearl divers and hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2022.

Have you noticed that women don't really wear red lipstick anymore? I personally find red lipstick to be gorgeous, it completely  gives off an effortless glam vibe. I’ve decided to wear red lipstick at least 3x a week for the next four months as a challenge to myself. I work from home so some days I only go to the gym, but for any other occasion that I leave my home I will wear red lipstick (to the library, grocery store, etc). A Project Pan is a challenge to finish makeup/skincare/ haircare products to get your money's worth. I have never finished a tube of lipstick, but I have three dark red lipsticks that I want to put a dent in.

The Sephora Fall Savings Event starts today! It’s that time of the year again where depending on your tier for their rewards program, you can score up to 20% off. I’ve included the dates for each tier below so you know when it’s your time to shop!  I wanted to show you what's in my makeup bag and what my makeup favorites of this year so far are. I'm really happy with everything I have that I can create the looks I like with it.

I only shop at Sephora during their sales and I save my purchases for the big sales each year because the prices of makeup is just wild to me. I think I've got their sale schedule down now: there's a Spring and Fall Savings Event, then there's a summer Friends and Family savings event where you have to get a code from an employee. Then in between that twice a year they have started copying Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty Sale in March and August where they have 50% off daily deals. In early October is the Hair  50% daily deals. And then the week of Thanksgiving there pick 2 brands a day to be 30% off. For Black Friday select products are 50% off. Finally, if you're lucky,  they put a few  $100 rouge rewards in the Rewards Bazaar when you check out. I was able to snag an elusive one this year! They post them once a month at 9am. When there's no sale, my cart sits for months. I buy nothing at full price. 

 

Traditionally perfumes and colognes have been marketed to men and women separately. And we do tend to separate certain kinds of scent notes with leaning feminine and certain notes with leaning masculine. Technically all scents are unisex and anyone can wear any scent. Fragrances actually smell different on men and women because the chemicals in a person's body interact with the chemicals in a perfume creating a unique scent.  I've pulled together a list of my favorite scents that I truly feel could be worn by either a man or woman. They are that good and you can share them with your romantic partner. 

Come fall/winter my vibe is all about a dark-red lipstick and my nails get inspiration from the changing colors of leaves.  Fall nail colors are  warm, earthy hues inspired by nature, including shades like cinnamon-toned red, black cherry, and deep burgundy. This fall the colors trending for nails will be burgundy, burnt orange, matcha green chocolate chrome, and tortoise. I know dark red nails aren't groundbreaking for fall but I am so obsessed; especially a dark short nail. Think a deep sultry, spiced burgundy.  I'm looking at shades of oxblood (intense and opulent blackish-red),  cherry mocha (dark chocolatey red), merlot (dark red base with brown undertones) or cherry cola (plum undertones).  Burgundy stands out as the season's key shade, blending the richness of red wine and dark plum, creating a bold, yet elegant vibe.