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MUA been MIA

2012-05-14T18:01:00.000-07:00

hi i have been mia and neglecting my blog for some time. i have new pictures to post for you guys and things to talk about get ready because im back

How to Become a Make Up Artist Without Going to Beauty School

2011-08-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

How to Become a Make Up Artist Without Going to Beauty School

new makeup haul review

2011-08-12T08:12:00.000-07:00

sacha perfect wendy eyeshadow tutorial

2011-08-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

orange yellow brown cut crease tutorial.wmv

2011-07-27T08:27:00.000-07:00

Pinnk and purple madness

2011-07-22T11:42:00.000-07:00

looks for this week

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Looks for this week

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My wonderful world haul.

2011-07-17T14:43:00.001-07:00

Hey so on friday i went to Wonderful World at West Mall. i really didnt need anything but u cant go to the mall and not go to wonderful world. Mind you i was very ill but had some business to attend to at the bank so then after a much disappointing trip to payless.( i didnt get the size of sandal i wanted.). I decided i would go to wonderful world. on browsing i realised i had much of their cosmetics at home but then on slower more careful browsing i stumbled up kiss everlasting french nails. so i picked them up because i knew i wouldnt have enough time to get to a nail tech and i said, what the hell this will save me some money. so i stuck them on in lest than % mins wheni got home. they are very firm and durable. i washed dishes and did other chores with theses nails on. not a chip not a smudge not a fading still shiny. u can wear them for a week and then dicard them and put on the replacements and wear them for another week. today is day 3 of me wearing them and they havent chipped or appeared worn or anything. i will be buying more of theses. i have to try the ones for your toes as well. Below is a picture of the nails and the packaging

After the nails i stumbled upon feather lashes. Finally feather lashes my search was over they were 30 a piece i bought 3 of them and i will be using them to do a rio carnival look and also to attend freedom whic h is Brazilian themed this year. See below for pics.

i also bought myself a pair of shades since my son broke my last pair. $30. however these are very dark and i cant wear them is the sun is not bright when i am driving because it will impair my driving. but they make me look really fly. Talk Nah. lol

last but not least i bought mmyself a kiss power file. i used this today to give myself a pedicure. the files are great. i used tem to buff and shine and file. this is a good buy for any do it yourselfer like me.

my first photo shoot

2011-07-14T11:43:00.000-07:00

last Thursday i got the opportunity to do makeup on the young model for a photshoot for Nigel Reid and for a clothing store advertisement. the model was great to work with and her facial structure was amazing. she too loved her makeup and i also did her hair in the up-do and added the piece as she wanted. i hope i get another opportunity like this soon. my creative juices were flowing when i did her makeup. special thanks for to Nadia Bachan for the opportunity and to Nigel Reid for the amazing pictures.

foundation review by paula.wmv

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a young lady i did for her graduation

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pictures of some of my work

2011-07-14T06:56:00.000-07:00

make up haul long overdue post

2011-07-05T09:03:00.000-07:00

this is my makeup forever diamond dust in white. i got this from facebook seller pig pusher. quite costly at $235. this is very pigmented as you can see and it gives a sort of glow when you apply it over the browbone and the corner of the eye. this is a good product to use sparingly to get your monies worth. however i use it on special occasions and not when i'm rushing because i don't want any spillage of this as it cost me alot of money. oh will its there in my kit and i think im going to use it today because today is Paula tuesday. yes i have a special day for myself. Don't you?

above are foundation primers Avon magix perfecting base and loreal studio secrets base. so i have used both on my self. i used them at the same time to see the lasting effect of my foundation due to my very oily skin. They do make your makeup last for hours and i presume even longer than 8hrs if you dont have terribly oily skin like mine. These give a very matte finish for your foundation when you are ready to apply your foundation. the avon magix is $90 from ayanna primus avon rep and the loreal is $80.

ok so all of a sudden i like lipstick. i think once you find the right colours which are darker colours for dark skinned peeps. i repeat DARK COLOURS FOR DARK SKIN TONES PLEASE. NOT HOT PINK RIGHT. Yes so these colousrs are soft and pweddy i love them and have been using the sangria and perfect wendy in a combo and the result is amazballs. D:ont knock lipstick till you try it. i love all these and the range from 6-40$. i love my lippies.

finnally i got my shade in the loreal true match foundation. cocoa c8. blends and gives nice air brush finish like the bottle says

ahhh the holy grail of eye shadow primers anti crease, anti fade. long wear for eyeshadow. the best thing since bbm. all i have to say is that u must bong-to have to-must is get this. i have two.one for my personal kit and one for my professional kit. i reviewed this before. i review again because its good and i think ppl must get this. its $75 at shoe visions on fb. u only have to put a tear drop on your fingertip and it spreads over you entire eye are. Truth No Lie. this is a very very very veyr very good product. yayy too faced cosmetics.

above is milani lipflash in flashy (left) and flash light(right). $50 each at wonderful world. the are basically lip pencils with glitter in them. i like them and when you them together it gives a whole new bright colourthatlasts long on your lip oncelset with a gloss.

swatch of milani lipsticks in mandarina (lt) mango manbo (rt). one word ORGASMIC. THATS WHAT I FELT WHENI LET THESE LIPCOLOURS TOUCHMY SWEET LIPS. I EXPLODED. THEY ARE SO SOFT AND SILY AND CREAMY AND LOVELY AND OOOOOOH SO SWEET. yes i wrote in captions for that. its that good. damn. (takes some breaths.) the only thin i dont like is when its fading on your lip it tends to clump up but i didnt gloss ot so i guess if you gloss it wont clump. these are amazing.

i have yet to use these but when swatched they are nicley pigmented and good for use for carnival makeup or a glittery look. $45 each yeah i know i paid way too much for them but i think that day i was on a spending spree so i could feel happy. and i did. hehehhe

beaty treats colour mascar also from wonderful world $10 each. i have used the purple for a recent dramatic look and well after that the brush droke. Steups wth kleancolour. i want a beter brush next time. also i find the mascara to be to thick. clump much? A for effort.

this gem is from kiss. Now i already had a felt tip pen from nyx but it is too thick for some winging that i would like to do. So i bought this. $40 wonderful world. its not dark enough for me, waste of money i think. i bought a santee felt tip pen for $10 and it is amazing. do not underestimate the cheaper brands EVA.

milani runway eyes palette. these colours are very pigment however when blended out they lack the pop. so for me who doesnt like tame looks too much that proves to be a problem. it does make u look very pretty though with the right colour combination i just may use this today for work.

Back from my makeup sabbatical lol. its been a while.

2011-07-05T07:38:00.000-07:00

im back lord i was having withdrawal symptoms. ok so i was having some personal issues so i wasn’t able to blog as i wanted. i recently moved so i just got me a brand new lappy so i can blog to my hearts delight. oh how i feel so relieved. during my hiatus i went on a hauling extravaganza. i am now in haul rehab so im not going to be hauling as much as before. (cold sweats) but ill be ok. so soon you all will be seeing my reviews on the products that i hauled over the last month

HAUL YUH .................. shut yuh mouth

2011-04-23T17:12:00.000-07:00

this long weekend found me home alone. no kids no boyfriend. so i decided to suppress my lonliness by making a giant make up haul. and this i did. On Friday i met facebook supplier shoe visons who granted me my wish with my full order which included. the much coveted two faced shadow insurance. in no specifice order the shoe visions haul included. 7 elf professional brushes, i elf studio contour brush, i wet n wild 8 pan palette, 2 wet n wild trio palettes, i elf 32 shadow palette, four elf quads with accompanying duo and liner brush, three nyx lip smacking lipstick and 20 empty jars for pressing my loose pigments. i was in heaven i felt like i could just fly away with the angels. of course knowing my self and my anxiety i couldnt wait till i got home to try stuff out so i went to kfc and had lucnh and opened my stuff. the first thing i tried was my shadow in surance. it was light as air and i tested it on my skin and also swatched it with and elf duo. it made the colours pop very nicely so that a 10 in my book. i also swatched my elf duos and the colours from the 32 palette.
when i got home i did a look using the duo with the navy blue and lighter blue and the a look using the blues from the 32 palette. i guess i was feeling blue thats why i used the blues. i was a bit tired and fell asleep with them around 10 pm and got up at 2:30 and i was amazed they had not smudged and didnt crease or anything. i believe this is due to the two faced shadow insurance and i also used amplified as the base for it. but i must say that these shadows will stand the test of time once you have a good primer and base.

today i went to the mall and i decided i would go all dressed up with my make up so i used wet n wild trio in im getting sunburnt. in my haul i had also gotton some mil of magnesia from a pharmacy as i was told this sets ur makeup very well and keeps u from being oily.i must say that my face although a bit greasy its a far cry from when i didnt use milk of magnesia and as i type i still have on my make up that i applied at 11am. the eyeshadow has not creased or faded i have not done a touch up since i applied it. i must say that two faced shadow insurance and wetn wild cosmetics are products one shouldnt live without. if you dont have them get them. i also used nyx white base with pearl to make my shimmery colours pop. and indeed they did. when swatche dthe wet n wild colours are very pigmented these trios are amazing. i hope to have a whole collection and a trio is $25 um actually dont quote me on that because i cant remember the exact price but i dont think it was more than $35. i also swatched the lipsticks i got from her they were really nice and soft and smooth, nyx lip smacking lipstick although $25 is worth it as it gives a really nice soft finish to your lips. i liked those a lot and im not a fan of lipstick.

ok so the picture below is me at pm this evening, this is just to illustrate how well the primer worked. my face is greasy but remember this is after 10 hrs so in my opinion the milk of magnesia worked because i only just started to produce oil an hour ago i too was shocked at hour my usually oily face was grease less.

make up lovers dream

2011-04-22T07:09:00.000-07:00

i was just browsing http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/ and stumbled upon this heaven of a deal a complete starter kt with all that you would need as a starter in the business with a tight budget. lord have mercy if i was in the us this would be mine. http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/images/products/StarterKit/StarterKitA.jpg. gosh how i wish i could have this. there are two options. starter kit A and starter kit B. they have everything you need.http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/images/products/StarterKit/StarterKitB.jpg

lord can i have this please. one day he said one day

my krawls 80 beautiful inspiration remake

2011-04-20T14:36:00.000-07:00

My Boyfriend does MY makeup!

2011-04-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

drag look number 2

2011-04-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

after my first drag look was done. i got some advice from a kind makeup artist who gave me some tips for my drag look.
he said i should foundate and cover my eyebrows rather than just the glue and powder for full coverage. he suggested i remember to highlight and define my face which i did and use a dark lip colour for my lips. i listened well and the above pictures are the result. i am very proud of this . hope you guys like it.

Sephora Inspired Brush Holder Using RICE!

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the look i did with sinful colours artic breeze.

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the pictures are edited to show the colour. this is wearable for a night out. or for the office on a friday. it was really easy to blend and not messy at all. i hope i can get my hand on some more. i did a highlight under my eye are with my foundation and then i blended sacha eye primer over it. its the first time i ever did that. i mixed 3 glosses from a gloss palette that i have from beauty treats and it gave that light orange colour that i love. and i applied a false lashes. hope you guys like it i did. lol

BASICS: Big eyes/small eyes make-up tutorial

2011-04-17T04:29:00.000-07:00

Sinful colours review

2011-04-16T20:32:00.000-07:00

today i went to wonderful world for the last day of their sale. alot of their items were discounted and all i went lookind for was a matte white eyeshadow. of course they didnt have it. but after going through their stock pile of cost price item i came up these too palettes from sinful colors. these were the only two that werent broken. And priced at an immediate sale price of two for twelve dollars who wouldnt buy them. my first instinct was that they were dupes for nyx trios but every apple has it cheese yes i would buy them as they are much cheaper than nyx. ARTIC BREEZE aptly named this consists of a matte white, a mint green and moss green shadow. the white is lightly pigmented but has some staying power with a good base like amplified. the mint green has a light shimmer and is very soft and is very pigmented with a base. the moss green is a light shimmer to metallic i cant wait to do a look with it. i give this a five palm exploding heart for awesomeness. CITY GIRL this consists of a lightly and i mean lightly shimmered lavender, then irredescent liliac ansdthen a dark shimmer purple. i love the lilac because above the base and the under the light it gives a lovely glow. im not inlove with the dark purple but u can use it for a soft smokey look. i give this a three for potential. these shadows have staying power becar after three hours they are lightly smudged after lots of hand washing. i had to literally scrub it off. i guess its the base that is helping it too. but the colours never faded.

rasta drag transformation

2011-04-16T16:12:00.000-07:00

this is my very first drag look. i used a tutorial from danaljenneuse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSkGeGHb_E&feature=player_detail page from YouTube to guide me. and i used petrilude's tutorial on how to cover your brows to cover my brows hope you guys like my try.