Limin’, a Trinbagonian term for having fun, hanging out! With good drinks and cutters (snacks)! Trinis will lime anytime, anywhere, especially after work on Fridays, as the unofficial kickoff to the weekend! And this is a perfect time to launch my new series,“Whey de lime” Fridays! I’ll be talking about things that I am looking forward too for the weekend, or things that I am loving or that inspire me.
For this inaugural episode, I am super pumped about my brother Konata’s new single, This Is The Life!! This is real Island vibes, a chill Caribbean calypso song, that reminds me of home. And I am proud!
To commemorate their arrival into Comic-Con, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics has worked with renowned Symbolist painter Gail Potocki to launch a limited edition metallic Lip TarTM that is inspired by her latest series of paintings, “Fragmented Alice” — a uniquely macabre take on Alice in Wonderland.
[twitter-follow screen_name=’NoireTropicalB’] NB: Nothing to declare! Product mentioned bought by me! Continuing with my summer coral obsession, here is a quick review of a product that I have wanted to pick up for a while. I was introduced to the makeup brand Face Atelier at The Makeup Show a few years ago. They are certainly a professional artists brand!! This Canadian-based company is well known in the industry for their high quality, silicone-based makeup. Most of the makeup that we see in drugstores etc is either water- or oil based. They are also well known for carrying Silicone-based makeup can be used on both dry and oilier skin types and it leaves a very smooth finish by laying on top of the skin and filling into pores and wrinkles (pretty much similar to a lot of the face primers out there). Pro makeup artist Kevin-James Bennett used this on the cheek in a demo and I loved the effect on the skin! One thing to note, just remember to use like products with like products. Have you ever found that when you applied a primer and a foundation, the foundation slid off? That sometimes happens with you pair a silicone based primer with a non-silicone foundation (especially water-based). Try matching the base ingredients of your products and you should have no problem.
Anyway, I picked up the Face Atelier Façade in Cha Cha.
NB: Nothing to declare! Product mentioned bought by me!
Summer peach chronicles continue…..
A brand that has been picking up steam here in the US is another Canadian- based company that creates mostly natural lip products. Bite Beauty is found in Sephora and they just opened up a pop-up shop in Soho, where you can get a custom made lip product!
I think that Bite made its first appearance at The Makeup Show NYC this year. I was walking by and I was attracted to the boldly pigmented lip colours. I picked up their High Pigment Pencil with Resveratrol in Zinfandel.
Bite Beauty
Resveratrol has been a hot ingredient in cosmetics for a few years now. It is found in the skins of the red grape and is touted for it high anti-oxidant properties. This lip pencil also is made from 97% natural ingredients.
The High Pigment Matte Pencil (HPP) comes in matte grey plastic packaging with twist-up function to advance the product inside so there is no need to sharpen.
NB: Nothing to declare! Product mentioned bought by me!
Chagrin Valley Soap and Salve products!
For the last few months, I have been testing out the two shampoo bars that I purchased from Chagrin Valley. I have not had too much experience with Shampoo bars and previously I had only used the babassu bars from Anita Grant. I have been a fan of liquid cleaners as they are more likely to lather (which by the way, assuming they don’t contain sulphates, assist in removing grease and dirt from the hair, but they are not absolutely necessary for cleansing). Plus the fact, I am not a fan of soap melting away in the bathroom, but I decided to give them a try. I purchased the Babassu Marsh Mallow and the Butter Bar Conditioner Shampoo Bars. I got about 7oz. in each bar for about US$8.
See how large the bar is!!! Covers my entire hand!
Good value! I cut off pieces of the bar as I needed it.
Babassu Marsh Mallow Shampoo Bar – 7oz.
Babassu Marsh Mallow Shampoo Bar – The main ingredients are Babassu oil, which is great for thick hair and helps with restoring strength and elasticity, and marsh mallow root, which a well-known botanical used for its detangling, softening and hydrating properties. This bar had a citrusy, herbal scent that dissipated when rinsed. I parted my hair into quarters and I was able to get a pretty decent lather from the bar. It did not strip my hair of its moisture but neither was it super moisturizing. My scalp looked/felt clean and it did not itch while I was washing it. I also did not notice any significant ease in detangling. This was a generally a good bar, not amazing, but I would repurchase.
