GREEN SMOKEY EYES

Today's look is green, as inspired by Sam Fine's makeup on Queen latiffah.
This wasn't done as an imitation but rather i did an adaptation of the look and am happy to say Sam fine loved it.

This is the list of products i used:
FACE:
2 shades of BLACK opal stick foundation. Find your shade by clicking HERE
IMAN semi loose powder.Find your shade by clicking HERE
Sleek blush.

EYES:
Blackopal eye shadow
Manly 120 eye shadow pallet

LIPS:
ALLENCHANT pink
TINT coral lip gloss

I love this look, i got lots of complements and am sure you will too. rock it to the fullest enjoy.
Lots of love, MUAH!

NUDE LOOK 3

I have gotten many responses on my colorful and creative makeup. Some say its too loud, that is why i keep bringing up some nude looks to calm the effect.

This is another nude look.

FACE:
Tint cream finish "N9"
Black opal oil control powder
Sleek blush "coral"
Sleek bronzer "gold"

EYES:
Manly 120 eye shadow color
Lise beauty range "gel eye liner blackout"
Milani mascara

LIPS:
Mac dazzleglass lip gloss "purple"
Black opal lip stick "purple"

Enjoy this look,
Love ya! MUAH

COLORFULL TUESDAY 3

GREEN AND BLUE  COLOR COMBO

This looks where created to be colorful  not wild, but whichever way have fun. To the club or cinema be bold and ready to stand out.

Note that both eyes have different eye shadows, but the combination is of  different shades blue and green

FACE :

Marykay medium coverage foundation, bronze 607

Tint dual powder N9

Sleek blush "rust"

Sleek bronzer "pink"

EYES:

All eye shadow used are in the LISE beauty range 88 color pallet. 

TARA liquid eye line

TINT mascara

LIPS:

ALLENCHANT lip gloss "pink"

ALLENCHANT EYE SHADOW PRODUCT REVIEW

Allenchant mineral eye shadow is made from 100% natural mineral products. It is in a powder form and it comes in a very small plastic, transparent beneath and black cover. it has a sift to keep the products from spilling.

 I got two colour purply and corona, both colors have a metallic finish. so you get get a very reflective sheen, yet satin finish rather than a frosted appearance. the color payoff is lovely - dense,opaque color and the texture is soft to touch, buttery feel, smooth and very blend-able.

The PURPLY is purple as the name imply's, it  has a metallic shimmer closer to sleek eye dust "fantasy" but it has more gold, while the CORONA is a bronze color, it has mega shimmer and golden toned finish.

Worn alone (with no primer) the look is sheer with a noticable hint of color , i didn't notice any creasing for 5 hours - which was when i cleaned it off. Used with a primer the colors came out spectacularly, no creasing or fading out.

Application is best done with a short stiff brush to avoid fall out, am happy to say the  fall out was very easy to brush off without staining your makeup.

Package for the product isn't impressive but it holds so much products that i don't mind. i love the sift which helps in minimizing wastage.

Where to buy : ALLENCHANT

THE GLOSS OVER
PRODUCT:9.5/10
PIGMENTS:10/10
TEXTURE:10/10
LONGEVITY:9/10
PACKAGE:4/5
APPLICATION:4.5/5

OVERALL:A

EYE LINER REVIEWS

This is the list of my favorite eyeliner, basically liners that i can't do without.Liquid and gel linerS are my favorite. so i will be doing a review of of those product.

Lise beauty range GEL waterproof eyeliner:

This eyeliner lives up to its name of being water proof, with great pigmentation and creamy consistence.Easy to blend and it dries up into a matte finish. They have variety of colors am yet to try out but this gets 5 stars.
Packaging is not so fantastic and am a little disappionted that it doesn't come with a brush to apply it, its also very small but overall its cool.

THE GLOSSOVER
PRODUCT:10/10
PIGMENTS 10/10
TEXTURE:10/10
PACKAGE:8/10
APPLICATION:4/10

OVERALL:A-

TARA LIQUID EYELINER

This liner is cool.UPON First application it looks glossy and shiny but it dries into a matte finish which was a huge relieve to me. since i hate eye liners with glossy finish. it comes with a stick applicator, which great for beginners or people that find applying eye liner very tough.
Packaging is beautiful i love it and the size is just perfect.

THE GLOSSOVER:
PRODUCT:9/10
PIGMENTS:9/10
TEXTURE:10/10
PACKAGE:5/5
APPLICATION:4.5/5

OVERALL:A-

TINT LIQUID EYELINER

This eye liner is the best of all best, its just perfect. Texture is great, pigments fantastic its sooo black and i love it so much i rarely use it. The applicator it comes with is a slim stick not a brush, which makes it great for beginner as well as for pros that want to create a very slim line.
Package is beautiful but i feel its too small - i want more.

THE GLOSSOVER:
PRODUCT:10/10
TEXTURE:10/10
PIGMENTS:10/10
PACKAGE:5/5
APPLICATION:5/5

OVERALL:A+

NYC LIQUID EYELINER

I love this liner for precises application of very slim lines, its highly pigmented and it comes with a very thin brush. This brush can be a bit difficult for first timers, you needs patience and it takes time.
Package is good but nothing grand.

THE GLOSSOVER
PRODUCT:10/10
TEXTURE:10/10
PIGMENTS:10/10
PACKAGE:4/5
APPLICATION:4/5


OVERALL:B+

Enjoy any of these and you wont regret it, we give it our seal of approval.
love, MUAH!

EGG FACIAL MASK

Everyone want a brighter skin, if not lighter - at least i do. i dont know where it came from but most people believe that their skin should be as light as the one they were born with,lol! and that getting darker was based on stress and sun. Yes! to an extent this is true but you really can't be as fair as you were as a baby,its an un avoidable fact of live - you will get dark upon exposure to sun so this is my remedy for it.

Follow this easy steps:
1. Wash your face

2. Break the egg

3. Separate the whites and the yolk

4. Beat the egg white until fluffy - you will know by the blubbles

5. Take a spoonful of fluffy bubbles
6. Massage into the face avoid your eye area

7. Let it dry, you will know this by the tight feeling- you just can't smile

8. Then wash off

9. Prick the yolk and take out very little
10. Apply on your face,let it get dry and wash off.
11. Treat the face with any age defying moisturizer(as the egg your as no age defying properties)

ADVANTAGES OF EGG WHITES
1.This egg facial is great for oily skin,
2. It offers immediate lighter and brighter face.
3. It tighten the skin
4. It reduces pore size, therefore less oil is produced.
ADVANTAGES OF EGG YOLK
this is a natural moisturizer, it great for oily skin and leaves a very fresh feeling.

After enjoying the moisturizing feel of egg mask nothing goes to waste so i added more eggs and beat it all together plus all unnecessary spices no details(this is not for cooking tips)

then i fried it, what a delicious breakfast, hmmmm! you missed. make it happen for yourselves

















Enjoy, MUAH!

GELE GALORE

Today am show casing different styles and types of gele, drop a comment to let me know if how want me to give a picture tutorial on gele tying.

This a small version of ONE sided gele

Standard bridal gele is call the fan concept.

African GELE is meant to enhance not over shadow the makeup. Both should be done  to complement each other

GELE galore.

more pictures

CLOWNISH MAKEUP

This eye shadow was inspired by a clown's costume but i decided to blend the colors with more order than is usually employed by them.

My right eye has yellow,orange and blue was blended into the lower lids. Purple was used to contour and a light gold used to highlight.
The second eye has gold and red but the red looked to dull so i covered it with a light blue eyeshadow, am sure you will still see the redish undertone, then added a deeper color of blue at the outer coner of the eye.
I contoured with black and highlighted with silverish gold.
No blush and lip stick for obvious reasons, the eye were to loud and i wanted them to shine through no competition.

If this look will fit into what you want then enjoy rocking it, (on a runway, in a club or a night out) but pls only at night.
LOVE YA,MUAH!

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TRADITIONAL WEDDING

traditional wedding with silver and blue theme

traditional  wedding with a gold and green

PRODUCT REVIEW: SLEEK EYE SHADOW (THE MAKEUP)

This are a couple of looks i created using sleek eye shadow only.

this is the divine mineral based eye shadow- safari.-572.
One eye has shades of green and silver highlight, this look was done to be more dramatic.
Second eye has champagne, deep bronze and black.
The eye shadow was primed with TARA eye shadow base and it was lined with LISE black out eyeliner

PRODUCT REVIEW: SLEEK EYE SHADOW

Sleek eyeshadow, in one form or another is in the make purse of about 50% Nigerians between the ages 20-30. So there is no doubt about the fact that sleek is a very popular brands in Nigeria.
Am going to be review one of their most selling brand of eye shadow "divine mineral based eyeshadow" specifically - safari 572".

What sparked my interest in this particular type is the fact that it contains matte colors.
Here are my obervations.
 The matte colors come out very sheer and didn't improve much even with eye shadow primer/base
 The shimmer eye shadows were fantastic, highly pigmented, very little fallout as compared to its storm version or even TARA HIP.
 It also contain a nice variety of colour, a very good shade of chapiagn and deep bronze that can be used everyday if you don't mind shimmers both colors blend well and they will sooth our African skin tone, whether light, medium or dark.
 One down side is that it doesn't have shades of blue, which would have been nice for those that wear a lot of blue jeans but it makes up for this by having various shades of green.note: if you are particular about blue as a color then buy their " divine mineral based eyeshadow - ORIGINAL".

GLOSSOVER:
PRODUCT:9.5/10
PIGMENTS:10/10
TEXTURE:9/10
LONGEVITY:9/10
PACKAGE:4.5/5
APPLICATION:5/5

VERDICT.
The shimmer eye shadows were fantastic, highly pigmented, very little fallout. The matte colors come out very sheer and didn't improve much even with eye shadow primer/base BUT NOTE THAT there were few matte(2) and more shimmer(10) - so you still get you money worth. More over i used the neutral shade of matte for blending.

OVERALL:A-
NB: There are a lot of fake sleek products in Nigeria so please buy the products only from authorized distributors. Click HERE to for distributors in Nigeria

Here are other variety of this eyeshadow.
Enjoy, MUAH!

TARA EYE SHADOW REVIEW

Still on Tara HIP eye shadow, all these looks were created using only the 'queen amina' pallette. i had a great time working on these looks, but there was a down side which is the fall out so my advice is this.

3 STEPS TO AVOID FALLOUT;
1.First apply your eye shadow.
2.Clean up all the fall out with an eye makeup remover, rub gently because the skin under the eye area is tender and to avoid pre- mature wrinkles.
3.Now apply foundation and powder to finish your look.

This product has our seal as a good buy for all makeup lovers.
Enjoy!
love, MUAH!

BRIDAL MANICURE

A selection our special BRIDAL nail manicure, it comes in different design and its a freebie for our bride

TARA HIGH INTENSITY PIGMENT: PRODUCT REVIEW

I have been wanting to do a review on Tara/ orekelewa products for ages. i love that woman , So a negative review was a no-no even if i was paid, i just could not - but those first set of orekelewa eyeshadow where nothing to write about, pardon me i love the "ovialeke" but still it just wasn't it for me. Those old 3-in-1 eye shadows had a great satin finish but it will not last up to 3hrs it just disappears your have to use a primer to get it to last 5hrs. But that is enough rambling on old school tales backup to lastest news, about the new tara high intensity pigment eye shadows.
 First thing that caught me was the fabulous advert pictures, i couldn't believe our beloved tara who is a freak for natural looks will have tons of lovely looking pigments on her own face. Anyway, i have been curious but i ain't buying any more local brands - have been badly burnt (too much money for less quality) so i didn't allow myself get moved until one of my student brought it in yesterday after like a year of release. i was shocked and duly impressed, hence my review.

This eye shadows are simply divine and that is no exageration (this is not a sponsored review) i really love them. it has a very mineralized feel, sleek satin finish (so it suitable for even for a bride) yet its so pigmented that you can do without primer and still get 5hrs good hours out of it.

The colour combination in my pallet is great(queen amina),containing colours you can use on a daily basis. you might of-course have a favorite color but am sure you will find all shades in it to be useful.

Colors: gray,deep blue, teal, bronze, baby pink, lilac, fushia pink, peach, silver, deep bronze,sky blue and a grayish blue. I find the various shade of pink to be fantastic and if are like me i.e you love blending colors- you will love this pallet.

The outer packaging is lovely though the applicator inside is useless for a professional. I also had issues with the fall out from application, i guess this expected from any highly pigmented eye shadow but my main issue is with fact that the fall out eye shadow didn't clean off easily.

This are the swatches of the color set that i have and am hoping to get the remaining so i can show those one too.

THE GLOSSOVER
PRODUCT:9.5/10
PIGMENTS:10/10
TEXTURE:10/10
LONGEVITY:9.5/10
PACKAGE:4/5
APPLICATION:4.5/5

The texture is soft and buttery,sleek satin finish, very blendable, good variety of color combination suitable for every day use and it lives up to its name as a high intensity pigment.

OVERALL:A

HOW TO WEAR PINK LIPS

Pink is the new Red, so if you have always had issues with red lips, this is anther way way to add glamour to your looks. Pop on a shocking pink lip gloss or lip stick.

2 steps to sexy pink lips

1. Skip the lip liner pencil and apply bright pink lipstick with a lip brush or even your finger. Forgoing lip liner will give your lips a more youthful appearance and if you want to enlarge the look of your lips, apply a bit of dewy gloss in the center of your lower lip.




2. Don't make this look too matchcy - matchcy. Let your lip be the only pink. Don't match it with your bag or dress or nail polish.

Enjoy going Pink!
love ya, MUAH!

HOW TO WEAR RED LIP

Red lips will always be hot, so here is how we combine it with loud eye makeup and also with mild eye makeup.
Please note that RED comes in different hues and undertones. Orange, wine, blue and pink hues are featured above.

3 basic rules to note when wearing red:

1. Line inside of lips, Red lipstick tends to bleed, so fill in lips with lip liner first.

2.Apply the color with a lip brush for even, precise application.

3.Lipstick on the Teeth?"The moment you're done applying your lipstick, take a q-tip, pop it in your mouth and pull it out. The q-tip gets rid of all the lipstick on the inside of your lips, so when you smile it doesn't get on your teeth,"

Rock your red to the fullest, i always do anyway.
love.MUAH!