From Make-up Tips To Signature Scents, Lina Malaika Shares Her Entire Beauty Regime With Bazaar Arabia
The filmmaker, producer, creative consultant and stylist reveals her style secrets, flight essentials and much more here…
Make-up hacks, beauty essentials and more, straight from the Saudi Arabia Director…
MAKE-UP / FRAGRANCE
Favourite make-up brand and why? Benefit. I’ve been using their products for more than 15 years now. I love the Gimme Brow+ Volumising gel, Roller Liner eyeliner (1. Dhs125) and Hoola matte bronzer.
Foundation / concealer: I never use foundation. Make-up for me is just a way to subtly enhance features or conceal minimal flaws. My go-to is the Dior Forever Skin Correct concealer in 1.5 neutral.
Lip essentials: MAC Cosmetics Mull It Over Powder Kiss lipstick and Soar lip pencil (6. Dhs80). Trish McEvoy Lip Perfector Conditioning Balm (3. Dhs118).
Mascara: Currently using the Better Than Love black mascara by Two Faced. It’s super effective.
Signature scent: Can’t live without these two hair mists; Chanel No.5 (2. Dhs245) and Byredo’s Bal D’Afrique (5. Dhs290).
Make-up hack: Not sure if this is considered a hack, but I love doing natural eyelash extensions. Once I have them done, I don’t need any make-up.
HAIR
HAIR Hairstylist: I’ve been going to Les Doer Salon. They glammed me up with a new look for my recent movie premiere at the Red Sea Film Festival.
Hair schedule: I get a blow dry twice a week. I have never dyed my hair and I rarely cut it, I just get a trim every now and then to maintain the health of the hair. I’m like a hair hippie!
Style secret: Definitely my curler wand, after a blow dry I like big natural waves, it is my go-to look.
Treatments: I love using natural products for my hair, I rotate between aloe vera, castor and cactus oils. You really don’t need anything else.
Favourite products: Oribe Priming Lotion Leave In Conditioning Detangler (9. Dhs220), Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector and No. 6 Bond Smoother (12. Dhs150).
Off-duty hair look: A messy high bun. Bad hair day secret: Dry shampoo or a hat! Both work miracles.
SKIN & BODY
Skincare routine: I use the Sisley Paris Neck Cream, Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum, Crème de la Mer face cream (10. Dhs350 for 15ml), Tata Harper Restorative Eye Crème, and the C-Firma Day Serum from Drunk Elephant (7. Dhs418). I rotate a lot between different moisturisers, and have recently been using Protini Polypeptide Cream by Drunk Elephant.
Cleansers: The Tata Harper Purifying Cleanser (8. Dhs265) is the best! Flight focus: I love the Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Glow Water by Fresh, I spray that a lot on my face during any flight.
Miracle product: RevitaLash and RevitaBrow conditioners (4. Dhs473). I’ve never used a product that literally does what it says but these make my lashes and brows really thick. They are miracle workers!
Manicure: Believe it or not, I do my own nails, and my go to colour is OPI’s Lisbon Wants Moor (11. Dhs52). Sun cream: La Mer The Broad Spectrum SPF 50 UV Protecting Fluid; I just trust anything from La Mer!
INTERVENTION
Attitude to injectables: Terrified, but will eventually do it. I’m hoping to find the fountain of youth in the meantime.
Future intervention: Definitely Botox!
Secret surgeries: Not a surgery, but currently doing Invisalign, it’s been a year and I’m almost finished!
DIET & FITNESS
Food intolerances: I don’t eat meat and haven’t since I was a kid. Go-to snack: Mixed nuts and dried fruits.
Workout schedule: Swimming and Pilates. Guilty food pleasures: Dots’ glazed dougnut bits and Nutella crepes!
Beverage picks: Black coffee, iced matcha with coconut milk, and green juices.
Breakfast: Açai bowls or banana pancakes with honey.
From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia February 2022 Issue.