GIFTY'S DAUGHTER HAUL (nyx!, wet 'n' wild)

So, I finally went to gifty’s daughter in Port Harcourt. Great service, great products. If only i could get all I wanted. sigh*
Few words needed. let's get to it.

Petals

 

There are so many stunning colours and colour combinations in the world. When in a rut, nature always makes me fall right back in love with makeup. This look was inspired by flowers hence, the post title. I hope you enjoy the look as much as I enjoyed creating it. :)

The flower that inspired this look...

Blues-ey

Working on another person’s face after a while was fun!! She’s pretty with nice big clear beautiful eyes. I decided to do a blue smoky look on her just because…. She loved her makeover and I think I have a makeup convert as she wants to shop for makeup and learn a few tricks. We were goofing around instead of taking blog-worthy pictures- SORRY.

Happy new year!!!!!

Happy new year beautiful people. New year, new resolutions. I pray we all have a fantastic year.

Love u guys.

XoXo

Feline neutral eyes 'n' bold lips

What can I say? I’m in love with lips that scream "notice me!!!". I decided to do a neutral eye, which is barely there eye makeup, and play with eyeliner and the result is seriously ‘catty’ eyes (the liner dipping in the inner corners makes all the difference). The lips?....

*Tip: You don’t have to buy every lip colour out there. Combine different lipstick and lipgloss shades-You are sure to love a few combinations. Thank me later.

Let’s get to it…  

Brushes! Brushes!! Brushes!!!

 

Hey beauties,

Tools matter in all trades as i am sure you know and, looking nice is serious business. lol. Just want to introduce the beginners to the basics.

Calm down, I’m not trying to get you to go on a shopping spree. I just want to help you with general knowledge of brushes and what I think you should own. I promise not to overwhelm you with too many tools. Let’s get on with it…

a)   Face brushes

 

1. Foundation brush- for foundation application. Usually made of synthetic fibres- to avoid it soaking up all your foundation. It comes in different shapes & sizes.

2. Concealer brushes- for applying concealer to problem areas. Small ones are for spot treatments while bigger ones are used on wider areas such as the under-eye, around the nose and around the mouth.

3. Powder brush- for powder application with light even coverage. (Different sizes are available)

4. Blush brush- for application of colour to the cheeks. It is usually a scaled down powder brush.

The dome shaped & angled brushes can be used for contouring the face.

 

b)   Eye brushes

 

1. Flat shader brushes- for packing on colour onto the lids (so many sizes to choose from).

2. Crease/ Contour brushes- for applying e/s to the outer-v and crease to give the eyes definition.

3. Blending brushes-for blending out the edges of applied e/s

4. Pencil/ Precision brushes-for detailed e/s work i.e. putting e/s shadow in small areas such as the inner corners of your eyes and lower lashline.

5. Angled liner brushes- for lining the eyes (using gel liners) & for filling in the brows with powder.

6. Flat liner brushes- for tight-lining (pushing liners into the lashline to ensure proper lining) and to darken the roots of the lashes to make them appear fuller.

7. Smudgers- to blend out the edges of eyeliners to create softer or smokey effects.

 

Recommendations: flat shader brush, contour brush & blending brush.

 

c)   Lip brush- for smooth application of colour and blending out harsh lines.

 

Others-

*eye liner brushes used to apply eyeliner. There are different sizes depending on how you want to line the eyes. Can be used to apply gel liners

*stippling brush is for quick application of foundation. Great for liquid foundation. (mine is actually an elf powder brush & it is amazing)

 

FOTD- Royalty

Beauties,

How are you guys doing today? I’m back with another FOTD (face of the day). Purple and gold bring to mind royalty hence, the name of this post.

I have to start by showing off my amateur photography skills. Looks like something the University photographers will do. Lol! & it looks like one eye is trying to close in the picture.

 Let’s get to it then