Paria Ghorashi Shares Her Beauty Secrets With Bazaar
From the three products she simply cannot live without to recommendations from her mum (which she has passed on to her own daughter), she shares her entire regime here
As the founder of mobile hair and make-up service, Blowout&Go and the co-founder of beauty platform, bgX, Paria has an enormous beauty bag of tips and tricks to share. She reveals a few of them here along with her favourite products that can be purchased on her innovative app – delivered to your door within 30-minutes.
MAKE-UP & FRAGRANCE
Favourite make-up brands: Cover FX, Tom Ford, Anastasia Beverly Hills and M.A.C.
Favourite foundation: Tom Ford Traceless Perfection foundation SPF15 in shade Buff 2.0.
Tom Ford Traceless Perfection foundation SPF15, Dhs390
Go-to lip colour for daytime: M.A.C matte lipstick in Honeylove. I also have a Boss Babes liquid matte lipstick named after me from So by Samira Olfat which I love.
M.A.C. matte lipstick in Honeylove, Dhs95
Lip colour for an evening event:Â Anastasia Beverly Hills matte lipstick in Stargazer.
Anastasia Beverly Hills matte lipstick, Dhs120
Can’t-live-without products: Concealer, bronzer and mascara.
Make-up hack:Â After applying mascara, dust your eyelashes with a light coat of loose powder, followed by a second coat of mascara. This will add volume and fluffiness to your lashes.
Signature fragrance:Â Versace Crystal Noir
Versace Crystal Noir, Dhs440
Favourite candle:Â I love Fornasetti candles especially the Palazzo Celeste fragrance
FORNASETTI Palazzo Celeste scented candle, Dhs1,335
SKINCARE
Daytime routine: For me, daytime skincare is all about protection and preservation. I start low-pH water-Â with based cleanser to deep clean without causing redness. I usually use Oskia Renaissance cleansing gel followed by serum. I switch between the Calming Serum and the Anti-Pollution Drops from Dr. Barbara Strum. There is no such thing as skin that is too hydrated so I follow with an Eve Lom or Dr. Barbara Strum face cream. Finally, sunscreen – which is so important. I use Dr Barbara Strum Sun Drops SPF 50.
Oskia Renaissance cleansing gel, Dhs185
Dr Barbara Strum Sun Drops SPF 50, Dhs545
Evening routine:Â I start with my water-based cleanser and then a foam cleanser. Next is toner which is essential for balancing skin pH and prepping skin for all of the ingredients and formulas that follow. Then, serum and Eve Lom Radiance antioxidant eye cream. A few times a week I use scrubs.
Eve Lom Radiance antioxidant eye cream, Dhs195
Miracle product:Â Aloe vera. My mum always told me to use it and now I also use it on my own daughter.
Favourite self- tanning product:Â I use Naked Tan products. I love the glow I get from them.
Favourite spa:Â Talise Ottoman Spa.
HAIR
Go-to hairstylists/salons:Â I’ve been lucky to have met and worked closely with many hairdressers and hair salons throughout the world via my businesses, so l’m quite picky when it comes to my hair, but a few of my favourites are Arezo Sayady, Nino from Say Salon, Pastels salons, and of course, Samir who is our head stylist at Blowout&Go.
Hair schedule:Â Every three weeks I do my root colour and every two months I have a trim.
Favourite hair products: This is a very difficult question to answer as I have also been lucky enough to try many haircare products and to feature them on our bgX app! A few brands and products are: Oribe, Redken All Soft range, L’Oréal Serie Expert range, Olaplex No 6 and Evo Mane Tamer.
Tip for bad hair days:Â Use dry shampoo before bed to prevent greasy strands and to boost volume in the morning. I like Evo Water Killer dry shampoo.
Evo Water Killer dry shampoo, Dhs95
DIET & FITNESS
Go-to healthy snack: “Qvie havea and shakes and I highly recommend them!”
Guilty food pleasure: “Bread and cheese.”
Exercise regime: “I go to the gym four times per week and combine cardio with light weight lifting. I also love EMS training at home with Riley Conning. a personal trainer from R&B e amazing snacks Elite Fitness.”
From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s October 2020 issue