Merry Boxing Day....

It's been more than a minute since I've been or posted anything on blogger and believe me it's not for lack of trying. The last three months have been super busy that it seems like 24 hours is not enough for the day anymore.

Quick catch up, I started a full time Masters programme in September and it is kicking my ass...coupled with my part-time job, it seems like I don't even have any down time or blogging time. Anyway that was in the past. I've decided to become the master joggler in 2013 and focus on establishing my blog, maybe start making videos (what do y'all think? will you support me? ) and work on my portfolio as a makeup artist along with the studying and part-time work (am sure I can do them all lol).

Okk thats a quick catch up of what I've been up to....how are you guys doing? What's been happening in blogsville? Someone fill me in....

Here's my very Christmassy/Boxing Day look.....featuring steamy e/s (MAC) and stiletto l/s (Sleek).

Hope you like? Talk very soon loveliesss...

Merry Christmas & a very very happy New year to you and your loved ones.

♥ 

Beny 

MAC "Hug Me" Lipstick

Hi lovelies, hope you're all having a good week so far?  The weekend is almost here and I will like to share with you my new favourite "weekend" lipstick - Hug Me. I've worn this everyday of the past two weekends and I cannot get enough of it.

Hug me is described as a flesh pink lipstick with a lustre finish which I totally agree with. It disappears on my lips when applied and blends seamlessly with my skin tone. The lustre finish helps keep the lips moisturised and enables it to glide over the lips easily.   

It contains 3g of product and retails for £14 as part of MACs regular collection.

This is pretty pigmented; It gives a good colour pay off with a creamy finish. As with all nude lipsticks, it doesn't last all day so needs reapplying after some time especially after eating and drinking. Having said that, I absolutely love this lipstick. It is the perfect nude for that everyday/no-makeup look and will definitely recommend everyone to have this in their makeup bag or at least go to the MAC counters and swatch it.

Here are a few pictures of me wearing "Hug Me"

(Taken with the IPhone)

You can pick this up from MAC counters or website.

xoxo

Beny

FOTD: Simple Gold + Brown with Nude Lips

Hey lovelies!!! How are y'all doing? The weekend is almost here and I am tres excited. It's been a very long week and I am looking forward to chillaxin with some cocktails & good food.

This is an easy, simple and quick nude eye look that I wear on a regular. Am wearing gold e/s on my eye lids, blended out using a dark brown e/s; lined my upper and lower lash line with black eyeliner and added natural lashes to glam it up a teeny bit. The great thing about this look is that you can add any lip colour you wish

For my lips, I used Rimmel's Tiramisu and MAc's Chestnut (lip pencils) along with Sleek's Naked lipstick.

Have a great weekend guys!!!

xoxo

Beny

BLUED OUT....feat. Inglot E/S

Hey beauties!!! Hope you are all enjoying the extra day off in this long weekend? 

I worked so much last week that I was excited about the extra day added to my weekend. I decided to have a very lazy weekend and spend some quality time with my bed, I didn't leave my house at all on Saturday that's how tired I was.   

On Sunday however, I had a lot more energy so I put on my makeup, added some colour to brighten up my day and off the door I went lol. I used a bright blue e/s from my newly purchased Inglot palette and a dark brown e/s(also from Inglot) on the crease to smoke it out.

Products Used:

Face

Primer: Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

Foundation:Nutritious Vita Mineral Makeup(Estee Lauder)

Concealer: Select Cover-UP, NC45 (MAC)

Powder: Mineral Powder Foundation, Bronze 2 (MaryKay)

Blush: Sahara (Sleek Makeup)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Primer: UDPP (Urban Decay)
eyeshadows: blue e/s 322 & dark brown 329 (Inglot) 

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lower Lash Line: Supershock gel liner in Black (Avon)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)
Brows: Pencil, black brown(Rimmel);Brow kit 'dark brown'(NYX) 

Lips

Lip Pencil: Chestnut (MAC)
Lipstick: Fuchsia (Sleek Makeup)

♥
Beny

M.A.C Pro Longwear Lipcreme - Good To Go + Swatches

Hello beauties, hope you are having a good week so far?

On today's post, I'll like to share with you one of my favorite lipstick - Good to Go. 

Good to Go is a vibrant neon orange lipstick with a cream finish from the Pro-Longwear range;  perfect for the spring and summer season.  

Here are a few FOTD's using Good to Go:

This is true to colour and has great pigmentation so can easily look clownish if you are not careful. So I'll advice to apply using a lip brush or a slight hand if applying straight from the tube. I also pair mine with a brown lip pencil to tone down the colour a little bit. 

 how do you make your orange lippie work for you?

♥

Beny

Tutorial: Purple Smokey Eye with MAC 'Hug Me'

                Hello beauties, Hope you all had a lovely weekend?
I am back with another eye makeup tutorial using purple and dark brown eye shadows to create a smokey eye suitable for a day look as well as an evening look. As I wore this during the day,I decided to keep the rest of my face very simple by using Sleek's 'Sahara' blush and MAC's 'Hug Me' lipstick but you can wear any lipstick you are comfortable with (pink lips will compliment this look perfectly for an evening look).  
                                                    products used:

Face

Primer: Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

Foundation: Medium Coverage Foundation, Bronze 600 (Mary Kay)

Concealer: Select Cover-UP, NC45 (MAC)

Powder: Mineral Powder Foundation, Bronze 2 (MaryKay)

Blush: Sahara (Sleek Makeup)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Primer: primer potion (urban decay)
eyeshadow base: jumbo eye pencil, dark brown 602 (NYX) 
transition colour: clove (FrontCover Reborn palette) 
lid colours: dark purple '325' & dark brown '329' (Inglot)
brow bone highlight: biscuit (Frontcover Reborn Palette)
inner corner highlight: clematis & biscuit (Front Cover Reborn palette) 

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lower Lash Line: Supershock gel liner in Black (Avon)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)
Brows: Eyebrow Pencil, black brown (Rimmel); Brow kit (NYX) 

Lips

Lip Pencil: soft brown(NYX) & Chestnut(MAC)
Lipstick: Hug me(MAC)
Lip gloss: no name from Superdrug

Step by Step eye-makeup Tutorial:

1. apply an eye shadow primer all over your eye space including the brow bone.
2. apply a dark brown eyeshadow base to the mobile lid and blend upwards towards the crease using your finger or a flat shading brush.
3. use any brown eyeshadow closest to your skin tone as a transition colour and apply this in the space between your brow bone and your crease.
4. press a deep purple eye shadow onto the dark brown base just in the middle of your lid and then a dark brown eye shadow on the outer corner.
5. blend these two colours together using a fluffy blending brush to remove any harsh lines
6. apply your highlight colour on your brow bone and the inner corners of your eyes
7. line your upper and lower lash line using a black liquid liner or pencil and finally apply some mascara to your lashes(completely forgot this myself lol)and you are DONE. 

hope you like this look as much as I loved it....

♥
Beny

Beauty Basics: Foundation Application

Hey beauties. Hope we are all having a good week so far? 


This post is on a new series called "Beauty Basics" and I hope to have a few episodes (posts) on this series to cover all your basic beauty needs.
First on the series is Foundation application and I will show you how to achieve an everyday flawless look. 


What you need:

1. a face primer
2. your foundation of choice
3. a concealer or two
4. setting powder
5. foundation brush
6. a mirror

Before we get into the pictorial, let's have a mini chat about foundation brushes. The best tool for applying your foundation are your hands but when you don't want to get those manicured fingers dirty then brushes are the next best thing. The three different brushes that I use for foundation application are:

from L-R: No7 dome-shaped foundation brush, Sigma large duo fibre brush (F50) and Elf face powder brush.  






step 1:Cleanse, moisturise and apply your face primer. 

step 2: dot your foundation all over your face.

step 3: blend, blend, blend and then blend some more using your chosen foundation brush (I used No7 foundation brush today).

step 4: cover any blemish using your concealer and set your foundation using your face powder.

step 5: finally apply your blush, contour, mascara, lip colour and you are DONE.

What I used:

Primer: Milk of Magnesia and MAC's Fix+

Foundation: Avon Ideal Flawless Invisible Coverage Foundation "Sable"

Concealer: Fashion Fair Concealer Trio and MAC Select Cover up "NC45"

Face Powder: Mary Kay Mineral Powder Foundation 

Eyes: Maybelline One by One Volume Express mascara

Lips: MAC "chestnut" lip pencil & Sleek "coral reef" lipstick

PS: hope u didn't laugh at my head gear in the first four pics. hahahaha

PPS: always blend your foundation and powder into your hair line and down your chin and neck to avoid looking like boo-boo the fool.

PPPS: and please use a mirror when doing your makeup unless you want to look like boo-boo the fool....

Hope this has helped someone? If you'll like for me to include anything in the "Beauty Basics" series then let me know. 

♥

Beny

Sunday Service

For me, getting ready on Sunday morning's for Sunday service is always rushed because I always wake up late and sometimes I end going with no makeup but today I decided to make an effort even though I woke up late. 

So I give you my fifteen minutes quick do featuring the Wet n Wild Vanity palette (NB: the eye liner, mascara and lips were done in the car en-route to church so wasn't included as part of the 15 minutes). 

Products Used:

Face

Primer: Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

Foundation: Medium Coverage Foundation, Bronze 600 (Mary Kay)

Concealer: Select Cover-UP, NC45 (MAC)

Powder: Mineral Powder Foundation, Bronze 2 (MaryKay)

Blush: Russet (La Femme)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Primer: Shadow Insurance (Too Faced)
Eye shadows: from Wet n Wild Vanity palette

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lower Lash Line: Supershock gel liner in Black (Avon)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)
Brows: Eyebrow Pencil, black brown (Rimmel); Brow kit, 

Lips

Lip Pencil: Cherry (MAC)
Lipstick: Ruby Woo (MAC)

♥
Beny

New Additions.....

Hello beauties,

Hope you are all well and having a good weekend? For the past week, I have been finding it hard to figure out my blogging schedule which led to me not even posting anything at all *shame on me* but fingers crossed I think I've figured it out.


Anyhoo during my week hiatus, I did what I do best...I bought more makeup. So here are some of the juicy goodies I grabbed onto:


Wet n Wild Coloricon "Vanity" palette

I had to get this palette as I've heard so many good reviews on it and I completely agree with all of them. It's very pigmented, true to colour and very long lasting. This is not available in the UK and will never be as it is now discontinued but can be found on ebay.

Sleek Makeup "Blush by 3" palette - Pumpkin (Lantern, squash & P Pie)

 Blush by 3 is a limited edition blush by Sleek Makeup released exclusively to Superdrugs. There are 5 palette's available, It is not available online at the moment but am sure it'll  be in the future and retails for £9.99 each.

Revlon Matte Lipstick (Nude Attitude)

 Nude Attitude is a pale beige/nude lipstick that looks really really pale on me so I have to pair it with a brown lip pencil to make it look normal. It goes on really smoothly and although it has a matte finish doesn't leave my lips dried out.

Revlon Matte Lipstick (Smoked Peach)

Smoked Peach is just like Nude Attitude but more true to colour on me. These two lippies were purchased from ebay. 

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer (NC45)

I use this to conceal my dark circles, lighten the under eye area and to define my brows as shown here. 

MAC Fix+

 I wanted to try Fix+  to find out what the fuss is all about and so far am just happy I bought the small bottle (30ml). 

MAC Viva Glam Lipstick (Nicki)

Viva Glam Nicki was recently released by MAC and you can read my thoughts on this lippie here.

Avon SuperShock gel eyeliner (bronze, black & steel)

Having seen the Pixiwoo sister's use the black Supershock pencil over and over again, I decided to get me some and so far I am loving them. 

I also got two new liquid foundations in my quest to try other foundations out there and I'll be reviewing these in the future.


do you own any of these goodies and what do you think of them?


what other goodies are you lusting after?

♥

Beny