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Extra Dimension SF in Shape The Future
I have been loving this right now. A sort of in-between pre-summer skin enhancer. Really nice, smooth texture, not too glittery. One part is a cool-toned champagne colour, that I have also used as an eye shadow. The other side is a brick/coral colour with a silver sheen. Really pretty as a blush for medium to dark skin. But works for everyone…:)
If you can still find it, I would check it out!
Laters!
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We are accustomed to seeing Beyonce with big, wavy, blonde hair, so I was glad to see her looking really elegant, featuring monochromatic makeup and an updo! The photos were shot by Patrick Demarchelier and were amazing! This was my favourite look!
Photo via Vogue magazine
Yaaaaassss Bey!
So I decided to recreate the look.
via Vogue magazine
She is wearing a double winged liner, accented with white. Her hair is a soft, slightly messy, high bun with swooped bangs. I had a twistout but you can certainly still get a similar effect on natural hair!
Here’s the look!
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Sleek MakeUp’s Be Beautiful Blemish Balm
BB creams which stands for beauty balms or blemish balms have been all the rage in Asia for years and more recently made their way West. Now you can pretty much find a BB cream from most major beauty brands. Both drugstore level and from more high end brands.
Before I dig deep into this review, let me just explain what a BB cream is. You know sometimes you just want to wear something really light, minimal effort that makes your skin look fresh and put together..… well that would be a job for a BB cream. It’s basically a tinted moisturizer (which is a really sheer, lightweight foundation, with minimum pigment) that’s been spiced up. They usually have additional properties like a primer, SPF protection and antioxidants to help heal skin. I rarely wear foundation. Ninety-nine percent of the time if you meet me, I’m just wearing some regular moisturizer, but sometimes I want to even out my skintone for a special event, especially if I am going to be photographed. My biggest issue with BB creams is that still, in 2013, many companies won’t bring out a decent range of colours. Usually they come in fair and light. Occasionally they will include a medium.
Back to Sleek. This brand is sold out of the UK in drugstores like Superdrug and online. So for Christmas, I got my brother to bring me a few items so I could finally get my hands on them without having to order through their website. Yay! Sleek MakeUP has gained a really great reputation for being an inexpensive brand that has high quality, pigmented products.
This BB cream touts many properties. It could be used a tinted moisturizer and it contains an SPF of 15. It could also be used as a primer under a foundation or a concealer. It also has multi-vitamins, anti- aging factors and protein peptides to aid in skin refreshment. Vitamins C and E also added to help brighten and firm the skin as well as help protects the skin from the damaging effects of UV radiation. Finally it contain jojoba oil which moisturizes the skin.
Bea Beautiful Blemish Balm comes in seven…seven shades!! I can’t think of too many brands that has such a shade range. Since BB creams have just a little bit of pigment every one can find a shade that is pretty close to their skintone. This is a huge plus for me! Here are the shades that they come in:
Fair, Light, Light 01, Light 02, Medium, Medium 01, Dark
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Carnival is mas!!!….Water and powder…..We go paint de town BLUE!!! J’ouvert mornin’…..
The sweet refrains of Carnival in Trinidad & Tobago!! Yes people, is that time of year! Iz Carnival time! As well as Carnaval in Brazil and New Orleans Mardi Gras.
Here’s a carnival inspired look. It’s all about the glitter!! Great even for kids and great for when you want to add a little sumtin, sumtin to the face!
The Look….
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Good Cyber Monday to you!!
Did any of you guys brave the long lines for Black Friday?? I watched the madness on TV!! I just think that shopping is an online phenom now. I just couldn’t tear myself away from the couch!! LOL!
I recently reviewed and recommended the Black Dahlia Lip Tar from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. So for all of you who bought it, here’s a LOTD to show the versatility of this oxblood lip colour!
OCC Black Dahlia with M.A.C. Nightmoth Lip Pencil
So I used a dark wine lip pencil, Nightmoth from M.A.C., and lined my lips. I then used a lip brush and applied a DROP of Black Dahlia on my lips. I actually a used a few layers to get the deepest colour. It dried to a shiny finish that was mostly opaque and not sticky.
This very bold and deep! Love it! I paired it with a neutral eye shadow, winged liner and a light application of plum blush.
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