Nojoud Alrumaihi Shares Her Entire Beauty Routine With Bazaar

The Saudi marketing specialist and lifestyle blogger shares her love of Sisley skincare products and reveals why a bun is your best friend…

From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s October 2020 issue.

MAKE-UP & FRAGRANCE

Favourite make-up brand: “I have many! I adore Laura Mercier, Dior Beauty, Bobbi Brown and NARS.”

NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation, Dhs245, Bloomingdales.ae

Favourite foundation: “NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation (4. Dhs245). I use the shade Santa Fe in the winter and Barcelona in the summer.” Go-to lip colour for daytime: “I use lipliners to fill in my entire lip and then add a touch of lip balm if needed. I love Laura Mercier lipliner in Chestnut (Dhs95).”

Laura Mercier lipliner, Dhs95, Ounass.ae

Can’t-live-without products: “Mascara and concealer. I’m obsessed with Dior Diorshow Iconic Overcurl mascara (Dhs150) as it looks like you are wearing fake lashes.”

Dior Diorshow Iconic Overcurl mascara, Dhs150, Bloomingdales.ae

Signature make-up hack: “Just use a small amount of foundation and then cover what’s needed with concealer. It gives much more natural results.”

Go-to manicure: “I love Shellac manicures and you’ll mostly see me in two colours only; nude and red. My favourite nude shade is called Romantic, and for red I love Wildfire.”

Favourite fragrance: “Tom Ford Oud Wood (Dhs985).”

Tom Ford Oud Wood, Dhs987, Sephora.ae

Favourite candle: “Home fragrances put me in a better mood. I love many of Jo Malone’s candles, in particular Orange Blossom (Dhs320).”

Jo Malone Orange Blossom candle, Dhs320, jomalone-me

SKINCARE Routine: “My routine is very simple, but its basis is finding the right formulas that matter the most to me. I may experiment with a lot of products but then I always follow the same routine once I find what suits my needs. I use Sisley Black Rose Oil (3. Dhs850) and Sisley Black Rose Cream every day in the morning before I apply my make-up. In the evenings I use Sisley Cleansing Milk, often along with my Foreo Luna 2 cleansing device (8. Dhs850). Then Skinceuticals Resveratrol B to C Serum followed by Sisley Black Rose Eye Contour Fluid. Once a week I like to use a 111SKIN Rose Gold Treatment Mask (Dhs450 for 5).”

Sisley Black Rose Oil, Dhs850, bloomingdales.ae

Skincare secret: “Stick to one or two products if you are new to the skincare world and track the progress as you go. If you don’t see any results in three months, change the products you’re using. Don’t give up too fast, you won’t see results in just a week or two.”

Foreo Luna 2 cleansing device, Dhs850, Virgin Megastore

Best homegrown brand: “Saudi-based Mama’s Alchemy. They do the best vegan-friendly body scrubs.”

111SKIN Rose Gold Treatment Mask, Dhs450, ounass.ae

HAIR

Go-to salon: “Hershesons in London. I’m still looking for a great one-stop-shop in Riyadh.”

Hair schedule: “I have a trim every two or three months to maintain a fresh look.”

Favourite hair products: “Curlsmith Hydro Crème soothing mask (1. Dhs130) and Flora & Curl Organic Rose & Honey cream conditioner (5. Dhs95). These products are curly-girl approved!”

Curlsmith Hydro Crème soothing mask, Dhs130, mena.feelunique

Go-to hairstyle for special events: “A chic ponytail or wavy hair.”

Tip for bad-hair days: “A bun is your best friend, always. Hats are amazing as well!”Flora & Curl Organic Rose & Honey cream conditioner, Dhs95, lookfantastic.ae

DIET & FITNESS

Go-to healthy snack: “Fruit and nuts.”

Guilty food pleasures: “Pasta, pizza, burgers, cheesecake and many other things!”

Exercise regime: “I love yoga, pilates and walking. I recently tried to get into CrossFit but it wasn’t for me so I went back to doing workouts I really enjoy.”