Tuesday 24 February 2015

New Product Alert : The Double Sided Z Palette

Right Side Filled with Blushes

Left Sided Filled with Eyeshadows

Welcome All....

If you follow me on Instagram, then you'd  know what a Z palette is. I have several of them filled with either eyeshadows or powders and trust me they make organizing very easy . These palette are simply clear empty magnetized palette in different sizes.

I'm proud to introduce you to the new double -sided type.








 From Z Palette ...

Featuring a durable, reinforced clear window and open-face, magnetic base on each side, the Double-Sided Z Palette allows you TWICE the storage while still keeping all of your makeup in ONE easy place.
Extra-strength magnetic closures on each side ensure the Double-Sided Z Palette will remain securely shut, no matter which side is facing up.
Whether you organize eye shadows on one side and blushes on the other, or foundations on one side and powders on the other, the combinations are truly endless!

  • Length Outside: 8.06 Inches
  • Width Outside: 4.94 Inches
  • Depth Outside: 1.06 Inches
  • Length Inside: 7.44 Inches
  • Width Inside: 4.13 Inches
  • Depth Inside: .25 Inches - Each Side
  • Metal Stickers: 40 (20 Round, 20 Square)
It will be available here soon.

Thursday 19 February 2015

New Product Alert: Black Opal - True Color Pore Perfecting Liquid Foundation

We all know Black Opal , they're famous for their stick foundations which a lots of people use for their dark shades for contouring purposes. Guess what ??? They just recently released a new foundation ....

Yes I love foundation.....




Black Opal -True Color Pore Perfecting Liquid Foundation ,30mL is described as a lightweight, oil-free liquid foundation that seamlessly blends to provide flawless coverage with a high definition finish. With its exclusive poreless technology which helps minimize the appearance of enlarged pores, controls excess oil and renews skin natural radiance. Oil, fragrance and paraben-free formula. It suitable for all skin types, including sensitive.

It comes in 12 amazing shades ranging from medium to very deep skin tones.  The packaging looks high end and it comes with a pump too. The pump helps to control the amount of product used during application.

Coming Soon Online ....

Thirty Cedis Thursday




La Girl Mega Pearl Eyeshadow(3 Shades) -  GH21.00
Makeup Wedges (8/block ) - GH4.50
Pro Powder Puff - GH4.50

Total : GH30.00



La Girl Mega Pearl Eyeshadow ( Retails for GH7.00)

La Girl Mega Pearl Eyeshadow ( Retails for GH7.00)  comes in a variety of shades with each being stylish and versatile to create an array of looks. The color pay off is deep and intense and they do last all day especially with a good primer as a base.The shadows are mostly pearl with a lustrous effect. They're so gorgeous on the eyes as highlights.


8 Piece Makeup Wedges (GH4.5)



Makeup Wedges (GH4.50) is a must have makeup accessory in any makeup bag. It comes in a block with 8 pieces non -latex. It's also very sanitary to use when working on multiple faces.Wedges can be used
  • apply foundation 
  • blend foundation
  • apply powder 
  • blend harsh shadow edges 
  • apply your highlight & contour products. 

Double Sided Pro Powder Puff with Satin Ribbon (GH4.50)

Double Sided Pro Powder Puff (GH4.50)  is a double sided velour material puff. It flawlessly applies powder and perfect for finishing makeovers. It's washable and can be reused severally. Its perfect for touch ups and can easily be carried in your makeup bag for on the go .


With just Thirty Cedis , you can have all these. Available  here.







Thursday 12 February 2015

Thirty Cedis Thurday

Welcome Buddy....


Thirty Cedis Thursday is a new series that will feature products from EJ Beauty Store that I personally love and use and can be purchased with Thirty Cedis. It could be just one item or multiples of items but everything will add up to Thirty Cedis.

So lets start today's post


La Girl HD Pro Conceal (GH30.00) is a Crease-resistant, opaque coverage in a creamy yet lightweight texture. The long-wearing formula camouflages darkness under the eyes, redness and skin imperfections. Provides complete, natural-looking coverage,evens skin tone, covers dark circles and minimizes fine lines around the eyes.

This blendable and buildable formula provides the ultimate, customizable coverage. This must-have concealer includes a soft brush-tip for easy application.

It comes in 18 shades ranging from very light to deep skin tone. The range for ethnic skin is amazing. Lots of ladies use the light shades for  highlighting under the eyes and the brows  and the dark shades for contouring. I personally like Almond and Chestnut .. i mix them to get a shade for color correcting before applying my highlight.

It's available online here.

I hope you find this series interesting.

Stay_Beautiful 

Makeup Artist Series - Basic makeup Artist Kit :Eyes & Lips Edition


Welcome to another edition of our makeup artist series and today we're talking about the basic things we need to have in our kit which are eyes and lips related.

let's jump right into....

EYES

  • Eye Primer / Bases  - they help to keep your eye makeup for long hours. Brides need this product the most. They come in several colours but its always best to start with nude colors before adding more colored ones.
o   Fav (Nude Colors) - L'Oreal Decrease (great for oily eyelids and also for brow priming) , La Girl Pro Primer (Nude , White) , ELF , UDPP , IONI Cosmetics , NYX
o   Fav ( Colored ) - Maybelline Color Tattoos , MAC Paint Pots , ELF Smudge pot 
o   Fav (Bases) - NYX Jumbo Pencils , La Colors Jumbo Pencils

  • ·        Eye Liner - liners add dimension to any eye look. Comes in pencil, cream or gel form. Good to have waterproof ones too.
o   Fav (Pencils) - La Girl Eye Pencils , ELF pencils , La Girl Glide on pencils , IONI cosmetics , Rimmel Kohl Pencil
o   Fav (Cream & Gel) - ELF cream liners , La Girl Gel liner kit , MAC blacktrack 

  • ·        Mascara - its always good to have both regular and waterproof types. You can get the basic colors like black , brown (great for tinting the brows)  and clear for setting the brows. 
o   Fav - L'Oreal , Maybelline , La Girl , La Colors , ELF 

  • ·        Eyeshadow - It’s the most important. As a beginner, getting a palette is also economical. It’s best starting with neutral colors especially for brides. You can also create your own palette by choosing your own colors.

o   Fav - BH Cosmetics Neutral palette , 120 Color Palette , Yaby Eyeshadows , La Colors single eye colors , Coastal Scents Hot pots , Morphe palettes. 

BH Cosmetics 28 Neutral Palette

  • ·        Eye Brows / Wax , Gel - it's always good to be prepared for any job.  Get colors for light , medium to dark skin tones. There are  lots of brow products in both pencil , powders and cream forms.
o   Fav (Pencils ) - MAC , La Girl Eye Pencil , Wet n Wild Pencils
o   Fav( Powders) - BH Brow Trio , City Color , Matte warm brown eyeshadows
o   Fav ( Cream ) - ELF Coffee cream liner , La Girl dark brown gel, NYX
o   Fav (Gel ) - La Colors brown mascara

A Brow Definer Kit

 ·        Lashes /Glue - good to have both strip and individuals . 
o   Fav - Red Cherry Lashes ( 43, 48, 28, 213, 217 , 747 sml , 523 , 415 ) just a few recs for brides
o   Fav( Glue) - Duo , Sheo Glue by Red Cherry.




Red Cherry Strip Lash

LIPS

  • ·        Lip Pencil - start with basic colors like nude (light and dark ) , red, pink .
NYX Lip Pencils
o   Fav - La Girl Lip Pencils & Semi Permanent lip pencils , NYX

  • ·        Lip Gloss - start with basic colors and avoid glitters.
o   Fav - IONI Cosmetics , NYX

  • ·        Lipsticks - Get a palette or make your own palette with basic colors like pinks , nude , reds , berries , plums and the likes . Consider all textures - matte , satin and lustre.
o   Fav - BH Lip palette , La Girl lipsticks , Evita Joseph Liptended Liquid Matte Lipsticks 

A Lip Palette
  • ·        Lip Scrub - you can mix sugar and olive oil to create your own. 

  • ·        Lip Moisturizer - comes in handy specially for dry lips 
o   Fav - Mary Kay , Vasline 



We will complete our series with tools and accessories . Thank you for sharing.

Stay _Beautiful








Sunday 8 February 2015

Vanilla Butterfly Blue Eyes : My Face of the Day with Viva Glam Lips

Happy Sunday, hope you're enjoying this blissful day. I had my baby Jean dedicated today in church and guess what among all the six babies dedicated today , He was the only boy. We felt so special amongst them.

Back to my post..... Girl needed to look good for baby and family and so I came up with this look.

 


Saturday 7 February 2015

FOTD : Baby Jean Christening

Welcome All !!!

So last week was my baby's christening and i needed to look good for his big day. It was a morning program therefore i went really light with my makeup. It was a subtle look  .

Just a break down of the products I used. I'm really loving my hair especially the fringe. It was inspired by Beautybyjj.



  Face 

Moisturizer - Eve Pearl Priming & Moisturizer 
Primer /Antishine - City Color Face Primer / Monistat Chafing Gel
Foundation - MAC MatchMaster 8.5
Concealer - MAC Prolong wear NW45 /La Girl Pro Conceal in Fawn ( i mix them )
Powder - MAC MSF Medium Dark & Guerlain Terracota Bronzing Powder
Contour - Sleek Contour Kit
Blush - MAC Raizin 

Eyes

Eyeshadows - Coastal Scents & MAC 
Liner - La Girl Gel Liner , Black 
Brows - La Girl Eye Pencil, Expresso

Lips
Lip Pencil - La Girl Semi Permanent Liner , True Brown
Lipstick - La Girl Luxury Lipstick , Amour
Lip Gloss - Eve Pearl






My hair is from Black Pearl . Hair fixing and cutting by Exotic Trendz, A&C Mall .


Friday 6 February 2015

Makeup Artist Series: Basic Makeup Artist Kit - Face Edition



Hi All….
Happy New Year to all my lovely readers and followers out there. Thanks for your support all these years .It's going to be an exciting 2015. Praise God

I often get people asking me to send them a list of things they need when their starting out freelancing in makeup artistry. So I decided to do this post. Trust me it’s a lengthy one so please don’t get bored .



Section of my makeup kit / Set up work
These are favorites and staples in my kit . I’m still trying new products though but can I talk more about these ones since I’ve used and still using them. They are certainly not the ultimate. All are based on personally preferences . Feel free to add more if need be.