FOTD: Yellow, Paches + Cream

Hey beauties!!! Hope you all had a great weekend?

This  look was loosely inspired by the one and only King Bey. This was one of the many fierce looks she wore for her Countdown video (see here) so I decided to recreate a toned down version suitable for everyday. 

For the eyes, I used a matte yellow e/s (Inglot) and a dark brown from the Sleek matte palette. You'll definitely need a good primer and a base as yellow e/s need a lot of packing on and pressing to get a good color pay off. I used NYX jumbo pencil (milk) but I would suggest using a yellow base as this will give a more intense bright yellow but I worked with what I had. 

After applying the base on the lid only, I cut my crease with a dark brown pencil then started the tedious process of packing the yellow on to the base. I blended out the brown pencil with the matte brown e/s towards my brown bone which i highlighted using honey spice e/s (Mary Kay).

For the lips, I decided on a nude/coral lip and paired NYX mauve lip pencil with Sleek's peaches and cream lipstick. 

Alright beauties, let me know what you think of this look and if you know of any extremely pigmented yellow e/s out there, please let me know

Have a great day....

xoxo

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

Oh So Special Makeup Look 1: Ribbon & Gateau

I am loving my new "Oh So Special" palette and I've been playing around with it since I got it. This is one of the looks I created featuring Ribbon and Gateau, two colours that caught my eye. Gateau is a pink shimmery eye shadow with gold reflects while ribbon is a peachy matte eye shadow. 

Please ignore the cheesy grin lol....

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: Magenta (La Femme)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Primer: Shadow Insurance (Too Faced)
Base: Jumbo Pencil, Milk (NYX)
Transition Colour: Ribbon, Oh So Special palette  (Sleek Makeup)

Lid: Gateau, Oh So Special palette (Sleek Makeup)
Blending colour: Boxed, Oh So Special palette (Sleek Makeup)

Outer Corner/Crease: Noir, Oh So Special palette (Sleek Makeup)

Brow Bone: Honey Spice (Mary Kay)

Upper lash Line: Dip It eyeliner (Sleek Makeup)

Lower Lash Line: MUA Intense Colour, Jet Black (MUA)

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

Lips

 Pout Paint: Mauve Over (Sleek Makeup)

What do u think of the Oh So Special palette?

♥
Beny

PICTORIAL - THE BROW PERFECTED (almost)

As requested by the lovely Dak's of TWP, I decided to make a pictorial on how I achieve my brows.

Here's a picture of my messy brows before.

   

Let's get started - what you need:

1. concealer or foundation that is one or two shades lighter than your skin tone
2. a brow pencil
3. eyebrow powder kit or eyeshadow of choice
4. two angled brush
5. eye pencil sharpener
6. spoolie brush


So here's what I use:

From Left - Right: Select cover-up concealer NC45 (MAC) , spoolie brush from an old mascara, two angled brush, NYX eye brow cake powder (dark brown/ brown), Rimmel eye brow pencil (dark brown 001), pencil sharpener.

What you need to do

Step 1: brush your eye brows into shape using the spoolie. When brushing your brows, start by brushing them upwards then outwards.

Step 2: get your brow pencil to a sharp point using the sharpener, then lightly draw out the shape you'd like for your brows to be.
NB: if you like the shape of your brows then you can skip this step but if your brows are as unruly as mine then this is necessary.

Step 3: Using the concealer/foundation and one of the angled brush, go around the edges of the outline you drew and blend out using your fingers or a brush as shown above.
NB: ensure that any stray hair outside the outline you drew is covered properly using the concealer/ foundation.

Step 4: Using the other angled brush, fill in any sparse areas with the eye brow powder or your eye shadow of choice.

Step 5: blend out the light concealer/foundation properly with a foundation that match your skin tone to avoid the "halo" effect.

and you are done.

TIP: To get the faded effect at the beginning of the brow, lightly dip your spoolie brush into the lighter concealer/foundation and brush your brows with it (just the beginning).

Once you are done, use a brow gel to keep everything in place. Alternatively, use a clear mascara if you don't have a brow gel.


The brows are the most expressive part of our face and we like them to look perfect but they can never be perfect. Your brows are sisters not twins so don't be scarred if they are different from each other.



Hope this is helpful and informative.

♥

Beny

Birthday Celebrations

Before the snow descended on London town, I went out with some lovely friends who agreed to brave the freezing weather with me to celebrate my birthday two weeks after the day and it was such a fun night.

Since it was my birthday, I decided to go a little extra with my look and add two lashes. Yes! two lashes  (well one full lash strip and one lash accent) lol and for me that's a big deal as I don't really use false lashes often but maybe it's time I do and as always the lovely Ruby woo finishes the look.

Products Used:

Face

Primer: Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

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

Concealer: Select Cover-UP, NC45 (MAC)

Powder: Mineral Powder Foundation, Bronze 2 (MaryKay)

Blush: Sienna (La Femme)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Primer: Shadow Insurance (Too Faced)
Base: Painterly (Mac)
Transition Colour: light brown Matte eyeshow 357 (Inglot)

Lid: Biscuit (Front Cover book of Shadows)
Blending colour: Clove (Front Cover book of Shadows)

Outer Corner/Crease: dark brown 329 (Inglot)

Brow Bone: Honey Spice (Mary Kay)

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lower Lash Line: MUA Intense Colour, Jet Black (MUA)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)
Falsies: Ardell 107 & Eldora Lash accent B157

Brows: Eyebrow Pencil, black brown (Rimmel); Eyebrow Cake Powder, Dark Brown/Brown (NYX)

Lips

Liner: cherry (MAC)

Lipstick: Ruby Woo (MAC)

♥
Beny

FOTD + The Archduke

Two weekends ago, I discovered a great place that I know I will be frequenting from now on. It's a bar/restaurant situated opposite The Royal Festival hall in Waterloo called The Archduke. They have great food, drinks and live music which I loved the most.

For this look, I opted for a very simple winged out eyeliner with peachy lips.

Products Used:

Face

Primer: Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

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

Concealer: True finish Concealer Trio (Fashion Fair)

Powder: Mineral Powder Foundation, Bronze 2 (MaryKay)

Blush: Brun Illusion, 11 (Bourjois)

Contour: Face Contour Kit (Sleek Makeup)

Eyes

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)

Brows: Eyebrow Pencil, black brown (Rimmel); Eyebrow Cake Powder, Dark Brown/Brown (NYX)

Lips

Liner: Chestnut (MAC)

Lipstick: Peaches & Cream (Sleek)

Lip Gloss: No11 (Barry M)

♥
Beny

FOTD: RUBY WOO after DARK

There's nothing better than a red lip and for me Mac's Ruby Woo is the ultimate red lipstick. It gives a matte finish that lasts all day and doesn't dry my lips out as long as I exfoliate and moisturize properly before use.


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: Urban Decay Primer Portion (UDPP)

Lid: Sin, Urban Decay Pallette

Outer Corner/Crease: dark brown (Inglot)

Brow Bone: Honey Spice (Mary Kay)

Upper lash Line: Glam eyes liquid liner (Rimmel)

Lower Lash Line: MUA Intense Colour, Jet Black (MUA)

Lashes: One by One Volume Express (Maybelline)

Brows: Eyebrow Pencil, black brown (Rimmel); Eyebrow Cake Powder, Dark Brown/Brown (NYX)

Lips

Liner: Red (no name brand)

Lipstick: Ruby Woo (MAC)

♥