Beauty products and TV shows are not often things discussed in the same sentence. But they happen to be two of my life’s great joys. Here, I combine them and speculate on what products would best suit my favourite shows and characters.
1. The OA
When I first saw Essie’s Demure Vixen polish at the nail salon I didn’t think much of it. It looked like a plain, dusty mauve. But when I wore it, the shade blew my mind because of its surprisingly pretty purple shimmer. I could totally imagine the otherworldly Prairie/The OA wearing this and marvelling at it (Dh42 at NBar).
2. Jane the Virgin
I instantly fell in love with Jane Villanueva when I started watching this show. She’s a sweet woman with a big heart, and would look lovely wearing MAC Fleur Power blush. This soft, pink-y coral is perfect for Latina actress Gina Rodrigues’ skin tone and adorable demeanour (Dh125 at MAC stores).
3. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Rebecca Bunch is an odd character who just wants to love and be loved in return — especially if that love is coming from childhood sweetheart Josh Chan. I feel like if I were to go through her make-up bag I would find the Too Faced Love Flush blush, just because of its cutesy heart-shaped packaging (Dh135 from Sephora).
4. Game of Thrones
I don’t imagine the characters from this cult show do much showering amid all the scheming, slaughtering and travelling to faraway lands. They would need some really strong perfume to mask their various odours, but only the most regal of scents would do — maybe one from Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Oud Collection (starting from Dh1,200 at Paris Gallery)?
5. Sense 8
This sci-fi drama is about eight strangers who find themselves connected by a psychic link. They are able to see and feel each other even though they live in different parts of the world. It’s cool, weird, colourful and beautiful — just like this sparkly Urban Decay Moondust palette (Dh269 at Sephora).
6. iZombie
Liv Moore is the cutest and nicest zombie character to ever have existed. She curbs her murderous zombie rages by eating brains on the job — she’s a coroner’s assistant. Liv’s good at keeping her secret, but her pale, vampire-like complexion needs some camouflage. That’s when Kat Von D Shade and Light contour palette comes in handy (Dh220 at Sephora).
7. How to Get Away with Murder
Annalise Keating, played by the beautiful Viola Davis, kicks butt on this show playing a troubled but brilliant law professor whose style and make-up is always on point. She would be the perfect face for Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella, a neutral scarlet (Dh135 at Sephora).
8. Friends
Even know this show released more than 20 years ago, there are still people who could watch endless reruns on TV. That’s because it’s comforting, just like a warm cup of hot chocolate, and a face mask like the Skinfood Black Sugar Honey Mask (Dh65 at Sephora).
9. Stranger Things
Everyone who was watching this exciting sci-fi adventure was rooting for sweet, but powerful Eleven — even more so when she took the plunge and entered the Upside Down which was as inky black as the Formula X nail polish in Dark Matter (Dh25 at Sephora).
10. Parks and Recreation
The heart and soul of this hilarious show is the painfully positive Leslie Knope. As a government worker she often has to deal with the hateful residents of Pawnee, lazy employees and small-town politics. She does it all with a can-do attitude and would appreciate the name of this Tarteist Glossy Lip Paint — Goals (Dh100 at Sephora).
