These are the Middle Eastern beauty bloggers you need to follow, right now

Do you remember life before social media? For us beauty enthusiasts, it was excruciating. Each month we would wait patiently but eagerly for a glossy new magazine to appear on our newsstand. When it did, we would savour each and every page, drinking in its content and mentally planning the trends and products we would try out over the following weeks.

Today, we don’t have to wait a month, or a week. We don’t even have to wait an hour to get our fix. Beauty knowledge is at our beck and call, courtesy of digital access to celeb dressing rooms and the spangliest makeup artists on the planet. Want step-by-step tips on how to execute the perfect eyeliner flick? Just Google it. Wish to brush up on the latest trends? #backstagebeauty will take you behind the scenes and give you a satiating preview.

Now, we don’t want to jinx this change of fortune, but we might even have a bit too much pinging onto our screens. Not enough to wish a time hop, just enough to have us considering a cull. Who will be left? Only bloggers that promise to keep us at the loftiest height of our beauty game. That’s why we’ve gone on a mission to scout out the crème de la crème from around the globe.

This week, we’re heralding our eight favourite beauty bloggers with Middle Eastern roots. Expect full lashes, artistry talent, and a whole load of female empowerment.