Tis the season to wear Red.

Hey beauties, I haven't posted in a while because I have been battling with a mean head cold. It took me out of commission for a week and a half so of course I didn't wear alot of makeup except for in school. I decided to other day though to try and  do something different with Ruby Woo for the cold weather. MAC Ruby Woo is one of the prettiest red lipsticks I own but it is so drying which means its not a very good option for the cold weather. So I decided to amp it up with some gloss. First I applied Stila's Barbie collection lip enamel in Love Joy then I added some Stila 24 kt gold lipgloss to add some glitz. My lips looked full and juicy. If you are looking for a Holiday look, definitely give red glossy lips a try.

Eyes: MAC Tempting e/s on the lid with Embark in the crease and Rice paper as a highlighter on the brow bone. 

Cheeks: Black Opal Mosaic Bronzer and MAC Margin blush.

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Photoshoot Makeup

Hi beauties, thought I'd share some behind the scenes pics from my photoshoot last week for my portfolio. My beautiful model Verena did an awesome job that day. I also chose V because my aim is to specialise in doing makeup for women of colour. She let me have creative reign and was up for anything I did. We ended up going to the mall to do some makeup shopping after the shoot and she got the Naked Palette from Sephora and a really pretty purple lipstick from MUFE. For the photoshoot, I decided to do a bridal look and a spanish inspired look to show my range. For the bridal, I wanted her to look soft and pretty but with a bit of an edge and sex appeal. For the spanish  inspired look, I wanted her to be strong and sexy inspired by Flamenco dancers and the zorro movies. I made a lace mask for her to wear but it was covering too much of the makeup so I opted not to use it. The concept was going to be the senorita being her own saviour.I even ended up doing some hair and some styling that day. 

What do you think of the looks?

WEARING COLOURS FROM THE UD NAKED PALETTE, VELVET TEDDY LIPSTICK FROM MAC ON HER LIPS AND NARS ORGASM BLUSH ON HER CHEEKS.

THIS MY FAV PIC I TOOK, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ONES.

THE BRIDAL HAIR I DID. SHE HAS THE PRETTIEST CURLY HAIR.

MY SPANISH INSPIRED LOOK WITH AN EGYPTIAN TWIST USING MAC RUSH METAL AND MELON PIGMENTS ON THE EYES AND MAC DUBONNET LIPSTICK MIXED W/T RELVON BLACK CHERRY.

ADDED SOME ARDELL ACCENT LASHES FOR SOME OOMPH AT THE END OF HER LASHES.

BASKING IN THE SUNLIGHT AS WE ATE LUNCH AT CARIBBEAN TWIST.

Days like these remind me why I love doing makeup.

Sephora and Mac Makeup Haul

Hi Beauties, let me share some of the goodies I recently bought for my kit from Sephora, MAC and Walmart. I had my first professional shoot for my portofolio which went really well and so Kwame decided to surprise me with a gift card from Sephora to commemorate the special occasion, (aww isn't he sweet).  I decided to use it to finally get the Urban Decay Naked Palette valued at $58 CAD not including tax. This palette was first sold out when Sephora opened here and no doubt that is it one of their best sellers. It is also very popular among beauty gurus and bloggers so I felt like it was a must have for my collection. I also got Duo eyelash glue which is very popular also and one of their mini lipgloss sets for $12 which was a great deal. I also visited MAC and got a palette and two eyeshadows and some supplies from Walmart.

HAUL INCLUDING ARDELL ACCENT EYELASHES, NYC CREAM BLUSH IN URBAN SPICE AND WALMART BRAND MAKEUP REMOVERS.

I love the Ardell accent lashes just to add to the outer corner for definition and fullness and these ones were great for my photoshoot.

 I also love to work with cream blush and this one from NYC is really good for $4. It blends really well and has really good colour pay off. 

The generic makeup remover wipes come in a pair for about $10 with 60 wipes each which is a really  good deal so they should last me a long time.

 These 6 Sephora lipglosses were for $12 and I gotta say I love every single one. They also smell really good (like candy). They are not sticky and they are really true to  the colour you see in the packaging. This is a great Christmas stocking stuffer for the girl or woman in your life who wants a bunch of lipglosses to carry around with her every day or to travel with.

The swatches from UD NAKED PALETTE. (without a primer) From left to right the colours are virgin, sin, naked, sidecar, buck, half baked, smog, darkhorse, toasted, hustle, creep and gunmetal. They go on really silky smooth and blend well.

Let's get Naked!

I have been using Urban Decay Naked Palette ($58) since I got it on Saturday. I decided it would be a good palette to have in my kit to use for natural or bridal makeup. I used it on my model for the photoshoot for bridal -Virgin made a good highlighter and smog and darkhorse with creep helped to create a smokey gold eye look for my Spanish inspired look. I also used it on myself later than evening to go with a red lip- I used Half baked (really pigmented gold) and dark horse in the crease. My verdict is that for $58, I think this is a good palette for a professional. The shadows are so smooth and feel like silk to the touch and they blend very easily. It also comes with a brush that I tried and does the job and a mini primer potion (great stuff). If I was to get this for my own use, I would really think twice about it because of the price and because I already own so many similar colours to these in the palette. I used it today on one of my classmates(Adele) and convinced her to get one. It is a great palette to use to bump up natural eye makeup into evening, And these colours would also work well on black women.

I USED TOASTED AND DARKHORSE IN THE CREASE, VIRGIN AS A HIGHLIGHTER AND NAKED ON THE LID. LIP COLOUR FROM MY NYX LIP PALETTE

HALF BAKED AND DARKHORSE ON MY EYES WITH REALLY RED FROM REVLON ON MY LIPS.

NEW ADDITIONS TO MY NEW PALETTE- HUMID WHICH IS A JEWEL-TONED FOREST/EMERALD GREEN EYESHADOW (2ND DOWN ON THE LEFT) AND RICE PAPER WHICH IS A SHIMMERY CREAM COLOUR (TOP LEFT).

Sincerely
Your friendly neighbour makeup junkie.

Inspired by Changing leaves

Hi Beauties,

Halifax is beautiful in the fall, especially with the leaves changing colours hence this look was inspired by the trees on my street. The burnt oranges/copper, the reds and browns and golden tones all found on one tree that's right outside my balcony. If you look behind me in a few pics, you can see the trees. Soon the trees will be barren as it gets colder so I am taking it all in while I can.

For this look I used:

FACE: HARD CANDY SHEER ENVY PRIMER

MAC MATCHMASTER FOUNDATION IN 7.5, SET WITH STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION PLUS POWDER IN NW43

CLINIQUE UP LIGHTING ILLUMINATOR IN PEACH

CHEEKS: FOR CONTOURING RIMMEL BRONZER WITH MAC COOL LIQUID POWDER IN CAJUN AND NARS EXHIBIT ON TOP

EYES: ELF EYE PRIMER, ON THE LID LORAC INSPIRATION E/S WITH MAC ANTIQUED E/S, EMBARK IN THE OUTER CORNER AND CREASE. IN THE CREASE SACHA BUSTOP BLENDED OUT WITH MAC BROWN SCRIPT THEN APPLIED MAC COPPERING AND BLENDED IT OUT. LINED TOP AND BOTTOM LASH LINE WITH RIMMEL EXAGGERATE EYE KHOL AND TWO COATS OF DIOR BLACKOUT MASCARA.

LIPS: MAC FRESH MOROCCAN LIPSTICK

Rimmel In Vogue Lipstick Review

Hey Beauties,

If you are looking for a berry bright pink, Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in In Vogue would do the trick. I recently bought In Vogue when it was on sale for $2.99 at the drugstore, regular price $7.99, awesome deal. I only got one because all the other good colours were gone. When I got home I tried it out and I must say it is one bright pink lipstick but you know I love that about it. I also love how moisturizing and smooth, thick and creamy it is, which means I don't need to wear gloss on top of it. I decided to wear it out last week for Mo's Birthday and I have to say after eating dinner (never mind it was with chopsticks) I didn't even have to reapply which I also loved. I give this lipstick 4.5 out of 5. I would have liked it to be a little less shiny but it was a great buy.

RIMMEL IN VOGUE

WOULDN'T QUITE CALL IT FUCHSIA HENCE BRIGHT BERRY PINK

MO IS WEARING HER FAV REVLON REALLY RED

DRESS:ASOS
BLAZER: THRIFTED
BELT: F21
SHOES: STEVE MADDEN

BERRY BERRY BEAUTIFUL :)

Hey there Doll face...

Hey there dolls, So I recently did a Doll inspired look the other day inspired by some very cheap lashes I bought from Ardene- 2 for $6. Unfortunately, there weren't even worth a dollar. Although I tried to make them work for this look, they were pretty stiff and hard to work with making it hard to blend my own eyelashes in with the fake ones. I don't think I will be trying them again no matter how cheap they are.

 I also decided to try my sample of MAC Matchmaster Foundation. I got samples of 7.5 and 8. 7.5 was the suitable choice for my skin, in MAC Studio Fix I am normally NW43. I found 7.5 to be more on the yellow side but what I loved about it was that it dried completely matte compared to studio fix liquid which tends to look a bit oily after I apply it to my face. The technology behind Matchmaster foundation is that its supposed to let the true tone of your skin  come through so it would look more natural. I didn't really notice that my skin looked more natural but the coverage was really good. I applied a small amount and it covered my entire face from the sample size I got.  I really liked this foundation to the point that I am thinking of switching, so one of out 2 isn't so bad right.

For my lips I decided to fall in love again with an old favourite- Maroon Glaze from Sacha Cosmetics and for my cheeks I decided to use a new favourite Physician's Formula Happy Booster Blush in Rose to give my cheeks that perfect doll-like flush. Hope you like the look.

UP CLOSE OF MY $3 LASHES FROM ARDENE AND DIOR BLACKOUT MASCARA WHICH TENDS TO CLUMP A BIT

 FACE: HARD CANDY SHEER ENVY PRIMER W/T MAC MATCHMASTER FOUNDATION IN 7.5 WITH STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION PLUS POWDER IN NW43
CHEEKS: PHYSICIAN'S FORMULA HAPPY BOOSTER BLUSH IN ROSE WITH L'OREAL BLUSH IN CHERIE
EYES: ELF EYE PRIMER, WET N WILD COLORICON PALETTE IN PETAL PUSHER WITH MAC BEAUTY MARKED E/S. LINED TOP LASHLINE WITH ANNABELLE BLACKOUT LINER AND BOTTOM WITH MAYBELLINE EYESTUDIO GEL LINER, TWO COATS OF DIOR BLACKOUT MASCARA.
LIPS: SACHA COSMETICS MAROON GLAZE LIPSTICK

AT WALMART LOOKING FOR SUPPLIES FOR MY PROJECT

Falling for Fall FOTD

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Here is one of the many FOTD looks I will be posting. Meant to post these a while ago but been so busy lately. Working on my concept for my photoshoot. Using one of my favourite colours PURPLE, I felt a bit ethereal with this makeup.

For this look I used:
FACE: Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer with
 Garnier Under eye Anti- Dark Circle Roller and MAC Studio Fix Concealer in NW40.
MAC Studio Fix Liquid Foundation in NW43 with MUFE HD in 173, set with MAC Studio Fix Foundation plus Powder in NW43.
CHEEKS: Highlight with Hard Candy Tropics Bronzer with Physician's Formula Happy Booster Blush in Rose
EYES:ELF Eye primer then applied Bodyshop 06 e/s with Gosh effects powder in Butterfly. Used MAC Embark e/s in the outer V (not pictured). Lined upper and lower lash line with Annabelle Liquid Liner in Blackout then Applied two coats of Dior Blackout Mascara.
LIPS: Lined with Wet n Wild cream shadow pencil in 133 (techno) then applied Covergirl Lip Perfection lipstick in Embrace.


Hope you enjoyed the look. Stay beautiful.

How to Get Glowing Skin

Hi Beauties, my look yesterday was inspired by a pic I saw of Beyonce where she was absolutely glowing. The kind of glow you can only get from being pregnant. Lately I find I am comparing myself to her alot, Don't you think? hmmm lol. Since getting pregnant isn't an option (not for glowing skin lol), I thought I would try to fake it with makeup. I was also inspired by her outfit and put my own spin on it.  If you live in cold weather, you will notice in the colder months your skin gets pretty drab and dull looking and very dry so glowing skin doesn't come naturally.


How to get glowing skin...
Of course glowing skin starts with well exfoliated skin. I exfiolate twice a week(once a week if you have sensitive skin) along with using my 10% Glycolic solution to remove dead skin cells which reveals new radiant skin.
1. I decided to use my Clinique Up-lighting liquid Illuminator in Peach with my foundation to give me radiant skin all over. Add a few pumps into my liquid foundation and apply on my entire face. If you don't use liquid foundation opt for a mineralized powder like MAC Mineralize Skinfinish powder in your shade over well moisturized skin or apply MAC Fix Plus Spray to give your skin a dewy, refreshed finish.
2. Apply a shimmering pale eyeshadow to your eyes. I found a dupe to Gorgeous Gold e/s from MAC from Ardene for less than $3. (can't recall the name) Its a greenish gold colour and it is very pigmented for the price. Any other champange eyeshdow would work like Woodwinked by MAC. Just make sure its pale and shimmery to highlight your eyes.
3. Apply a cream highlighter and blush. For highlighter I used Hard Candy Glow All the way Face and Body Luminizer infused with 24 kt Go. It works perfectly as a highlighter on darker skin. For blush I applied Plumeria from my Fabulous in Fiji Stila palette and topped it with Margin blush by MAC which is a peachy shimmery blush. The key is to find a cream cheek product to giving lasting hold to whatever blush you will use on top. I find creams give the skin a more dewy radiant look also. NARS The Multiple stick in Orgasm is also a really good choice to warm up your cheeks and give you a dewy, youthful radiance. I find it too shimmery for me though. Lancome Colour Design Blush in Model Mocha  is also a great choice for darker complexions. It has a warm, golden shade.
4. Keep the lips glossy and neutral. You want a lipgloss that is neutral but still has little some gold flecks in it. A perfect choice for this would be MAC Nymphette lipglass It's pretty semi-sheer concoction of golden shimmered champagne pink with just a touch of green-gold shimmer. I am yet to go pick it up at the store but it is on my wish list. I used Stila 24 kt gold lip gloss in Golden Charm (a sheer warm-toned yellow gold with copper and gold shimmer) not pictured below which I paired with MAC Viva Glam IV lipstick with a Santee nude lipgloss.
5. I opted not to use powder and let my natural radiance shine through since I wasn't going for a matte look.

THE LOOK IS HOT BUT THE SHOES ARE CRAZY

MY LOOK: THRIFTED JACKET, BIZOU SCARF, FOREVER 21 JEGGINGS, STEVE MADDEN BOOTS.
THE LIGHTING IN THAT AREA WAS BAD SO YOU CAN'T SEE MY FACE CLEARLY.

PALE SHIMMERY E/S HIGHLIGHTING THE EYES

 Oh I am wearing straight long hair this week. I did it for Halloween and stuck with it. Its not really my style. I feel it makes my face even longer and I hate long hair because it gets everywhere. I think I'll switch back to curly on the weekend. I felt like Cher for the past few days, lol According to Kwame I look like I got some Indian in me with this hair. lol What do you guys think?

GLOWING CHEEKS AND GLOSSY LIPS

ALL PRODUCTS MENTIONED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE RIMMEL BLACK KOHL PENCIL IN EXAGGERATE, NYX HD EYESHADOW BASE AND DIOR BLACKOUT MASCARA.

THE ARDENE E/S IS A GREAT DUPE FOR MAC GORGEOUS GOLD E/S. THE BROWN E/S IS FROM RIMMEL CALLED BRUN DUSK I USED IT IN THE CREASE.

ME AND  THE BIRTHDAY BOY LATER THAN NIGHT. MADE HIM SOME RED VELVET CUPCAKES FOR  HIS BDAY

MAKING A WISH

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