lifestyle THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 My journey withFEATURES social media

his time last year was when I first started my jour- make up! Going to university and seeing all the girls ney with social media. I was never into any social dolled up somehow inspired me to start putting on Tmedia network before having my Instagram, I make up. think I registered for an email when I enrolled in univer- I really started loving it when girls started compli- sity to start emailing assignments and researches. I was- menting my eyeliner, and asking what products I used. n’t the most “social” person, I can say. I started off my As time passed by, I started loving Instagram more and Instagram for the reason that I loved taking selfies, pic- more, and it was when I reached 11k followers on tures of make-up products I used and many more things Instagram that I was approached by Ghaliah that I liked to share. It was never planned, and I definite- Technology, which happens to be one of the main social media agencies in Kuwait. Keep in mind I had no idea what I was called in for, I was expecting a job offer, well it sort of was. More opportunities I signed with Ghaliah Technology an exclusive contract, which meant that they would get me, deals for me to pro- mote certain brands, stores and restaurants. At the time it sounded awesome, and it was something new to me so I thought, why not? It’s all about the experience! Four months went by, I went from 11k to 100k and things changed a lot. What I mean by changed, is that I was getting more known, I had different offers coming in and I then had a goal, or more of an image, that I wanted for myself, and so that’s when I decided to leave Ghaliah Technology, and not be exclu- ly had no idea whatsoever that social media existed in sive with them, just for the fact that I’d like to do more Kuwait, and not only did it exist, it had become an things on my own. Bullying and negativity on social media. Many people ask me how I deal with industry. Leaving Ghaliah Tech was a very difficult decision for We’ve been told many times how we overdo it, negativity, the only way you can deal with it is when you At the time I was going to different make up work- me to take. I thought to myself I have a full-time job (at which is true sometimes, but there is a whole other “cat- just don’t deal with it. shops, to learn more about techniques, tricks and tips to the time I was working at a university, in which I wanted egory” of girls who are just fabulous from head-to-toe! Ever since, it has been a one-man army. I accept and help me more with my make-up and how to apply to teach) and “TheRealFouz” was doing good so why Advertising and promoting isn’t what social media is all reject bookings, reply to emails and running around by make-up on other people. I loved it. Before make up, I stop there when there was so much potential and more about, however, anyone with a large number of follow- myself. I love what I do so it doesn’t feel like work. Social used to paint. Not a lot of people know this about me, opportunities? Leaving was hard as I thought that I ers wouldn’t mind promoting something that they like media is a part of my life, not my entire life. Maybe that’s and I would never come off as an “artist”, my mum till would fail after leaving the agency. Turns out, I was or see themselves doing, but I definitely am against pro- why I’m still sane, well I hope I still am. I have a job; will this day tells me off for not going forward with it. more confident and accurate with whatever decision I moting negativity, bullying and any negativity through be owning a personal business and social media is the However, I loved understanding women’s features and took, because I worked so hard trying any network and anywhere not only icing on top. how to play around with the lighting and all, a lot like to brand myself and have a cer- Till next week beauts! xo tain image that I really want- ed to keep, which was trying to show how girls in The Middle East are beautiful, simple, and stylish.

Five Monet paintings sell for $84 million in London

Trump home partners with lifestyle to launch an exclusive collection of home decor

T Home Marks International LLC and Lifestyle “The Trump Home brand offers the consumer Highlights of the assortment include bath acces- are pleased to announce their new partner- beautiful product, focused on attention to detail and sories with mother of pearl and chrome detailing, Employees of Sotherby’s auction house position ‘Le ’, by Claude ship to introduce the Trump Home brand added value,” said Donald J Trump, Chairman and along with luxurious, fashion forward jewelry boxes D Monet during a press preview in London ahead of the Impressionist & Modern exclusively across stores in Kuwait, United Arab President of The Trump Organization. “We are excited made of leather. The collection captures the essence Art Evening Sale. — AFP Photos Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. The collection was to be expanding the Trump Home global footprint and attention to detail that has become synonymous unveiled in Kuwait by the management from and to be collaborating with Lifestyle.” with the Trump brand. The collection is available at ive paintings by French impression- Chawkat, the great granddaughter of the Landmark Group in the presence of local media and “We chose to collaborate with Trump Home for an Lifestyle at Centrepoint, Fahaheel in Kuwait. Trump ist , including his last Sultan of Turkey, sold for $23.8 million. VIP guests. The collection includes room dÈcor, bath exclusive Middle East launch keeping in mind the Home is a brand inspired by the luxury, sophistica- Ffamous 1908 “Le Grand Canal” view An owl sculpture named “Chouette” hand- accessories, lighting, decorative mirrors, and jewelry growing demand of the region’s style conscious con- tion and elegance associated with the Trump of Venice, sold for a total of $84 million (73 painted by Pablo Picasso and inspired by boxes inspired by the luxury and sophistication of sumer’s need for premium and bespoke brands,” said lifestyle. Products are inspired by Trump’s award-win- million euros) in a London auction on his own pet owl, sold for $1.9 million. The the Trump brand. Sachin Mundhwa, the CEO of Lifestyle. ning, five-star luxury properties around the world. Tuesday. “Le Grand Canal”, a hazy blue- $11.7 million paid for a drawing by and-green view of the banks of the Italian Georges Seurat-a study for his monumen- city painted at the peak of Monet’s career, tal “Une baignade, Asnieres” - Iconic Tintin cover fetches sold for $35.6 million (31.4 million euros). was a record for a work by the artist on It was part of a Sotheby’s auction of paper, Sotheby’s said. — AFP impressionist and modern art works near-record 2.5 million euros including paintings by masters Pierre- Auguste Renoir and Henri Matisse, and he original cover design for shows Tintin and his faithful dog 2.65 million euros in Paris, at the time sculptures by Auguste Rodin. Sotheby’s Tintin adventure “The Shooting Snowy looking on in astonishment as a world record equal to $3.58 million. said the artworks in the sale raised $283 TStar” has been sold for 2.5 mil- a huge, red and white-capped mush- In June, a near-flawless edition of the million overall, a record total for an auc- lion euros ($2.8 million) in a near- room swells up out of a barren rocky first book featuring Superman dating record for a work by the boy detec- beach, part of a meteorite-hence the from June 1938 fetched $3.2 million, tion in London. “Tonight’s London Imp., tive’s Belgian creator Herge, a dealer title-which has fallen into the sea. At according to auction site eBay. Modern & Surrealist sales achieved said Monday. The yellowing, line 2.5 million euros ($2.9 million), the “Shooting Star” was Herge’s tenth £186.5m - the highest total for any auc- sketch that Herge made for the 1942 price is one of the highest for a work Tintin album after he began the series tion ever held in London, in any category,” book was bought by a European by Herge who sold some 230 million in 1930 with “Tintin in the Land of the the auction house wrote on its Twitter investor, Marina David of Petits Tintin ablums by the time of his Soviets.” David said that apart from account. Papiers-Huberty-Breyne, specialist death in 1983. Since then, investors the Tintin cover, the gallery also Other works sold included Monet’s “Les comic book dealers, told AFP. and collectors alike have looked found buyers for about 60 pieces by Peupliers a ”, a view of tall trees at David declined to give further more and more seriously at comics as Philippe Geluck, the Belgian designer details, saying only “the buyer is nei- potentially valuable works of art in behind the Le Chat series, while sunset which previously hung in New ther Belgian nor French,” with the their own right. works by Francois Avril and York’s Museum of Modern Art and sold for A girl takes a photograph of ‘Les sale showing just how strong the In May, a two-page spread depict- Dominique Corbasson who use the $16.2 million. A brightly-colored Matisse Peupliers a Giverny’, by Claude Monet market is for comic-book art. The ing Tintin in various risky escapades comic book format for their paintings portrait of Princess Nezy-Hamide during a press preview in London. published, color version of the cover against the villains of his day sold for also did well. —AFP