BERRY HAUTE LOOK

Hey beautiful people!!!.....hmmm..where do I begin?

First things first, I owe my beloved readers a big apology! I've been MIA for a bit and I'm so sorry. I told y'all I am having laptop issues so.....pls PLEASE!! Bear with me. If you still wanna contact me, maybe to ask questions about skin concerns or makeup, you can send an email to ugochiekwueme@gmail.com and I'll definitely respond.

This is another makeup look I did recently. I did a post recently on a lip liner I purchased; Santee lip liner, and I told you I rocked it with my Revlon berry haute lipstick. Well in this post you get to see how it turned out!

List of products I used and where......

EYES

Sleek eye pencil in brown (eyebrows)

Milani secret cover cream concealer in 03 Honey (eyebrow highlight)

Tara eyeshadow primer

Gold colour from my elf palette (eyebrow highlight)

Peach colour from my Fashion 21 palette (above crease, close to the eyebrow highlight)

Matte red colour from my elf palette (above crease)

NYX black eyeshadow (crease)

Yellow eyeshadow with shimmer from my Miss Rose palette (lid)

 NYC precision liquid eye liner

Sleek black eye pencil (waterline)

Covergirl lash blast mascara

FACE

Milk of Magnesia (face primer)

Marykay foundation in 507 (highlight)

Timewise matte wear foundation in bronze 4

Timewise matte wear foundation in bronze 5 (contour)

NYC bronzing powder

Sleek contour kit in Medium

LIPS

Santee lip liner pencil in Violet red

Revlon lustrous lipstick in berry haute

Feast your eyes on the outcome....

Hope you like this look. I would love to know what you think or answer any questions you may have. Till my next post.................................

Stay beautiful!!

HOW I HIGHLIGHT AND CONTOUR MY FACE

Hey beautiful people!!!...today we slay highlighting and contouring!!

This is the rave of the makeup world right now! Gone are the days when we just apply one colour of foundation and powder and strut off..lol. Ehn ehn!!it ain't that easy no more!

Highlighting and contouring gives you that 'magazine cover' look, that radiant sculpted look we love.

So........what exactly do we mean by highlighting and contouring?......

Just as the name implies, highlighting is a makeup technique that enhances and draws attention to some particular parts of the face. This is achieved by applying a foundation or concealer two or three shades lighter than your skin tone.

Contouring is the exact opposite and is achieved by applying foundation, concealer or powder that is two shades darker than your skin tone to parts of your face you would like to recede or sculpt or make seem more structured. Contouring with powder is the easiest method and should be easy for beginners which is what I did in these pictures.

There are various contour kits out there but I use the Sleek contour kit. It comes in 3 shades; light, medium and dark so you have to find the shade that best suits you. The same goes for other contour kits. 

Having given this lecture, you can now check the pictures below to see the areas I highlighted and contoured and see the finished product. 

Everything done here was subtle. You can however choose to make yours more dramatic!...Enjoy!

Hope this was helpful!! As usual I'll say if you have any questions, you know what to do....

Mwuah!

Stay beautiful!

BEAT; BLUE AND PURPLE SMOKEY EYE

EYES

Sleek eye pencil in brown (eye brows)

Milani secret cover cream concealer in 03 Honey (eyebrow highlight)

Sleek contour kit in Medium (eyebrow highlight)

Tara eyeshadow primer

Nude colour from my elf palette (above crease)

Brown colour from my elf palette(crease and above crease)

Dark brown from my elf palette (crease and outer V)

Purple colour from Fashion 21 palette (crease)

Blue colour from Miss Rose palette (lid)

Clinique eyeshadow quad (tear duct)

NYC precision liquid liner

Sleek eye pencil in black (waterline)

FACE

Milk of magnesia (primer)

Timewise matte wear foundation in bronze 5

My Makeup concealer palette mixed with the Milani concealer in 03 Honey (highlight)

Milani mineral makeup powder in Warm

Sleek contour kit in Medium

LIPS

Milani nude lipstick

Revlon lustrous lipstick in Rich girl

I'm really sorry the pictures aren't so clear. I was in a hurry so I took them in a car. Hope you like the look though....

Stay beautiful!

PRODUCT REVIEW; SANTEE PLUS LIP LINER PENCIL

Hey beautiful people.. A very splendid new year to you all. I'm so sorry I haven't wished my readers that. I'm also sorry I've been slacking a bit with the posts. I just got a little lazy and my laptop has major issues. I promise to be better though. 

A few weeks ago I was at Adeniran Ogunsanya shopping mall with a friend and I decided to do a lil makeup shopping, just a lil!

Anyway I came across this brand and before then I'd never heard of it. The owner of the store assured me it was worth a try and I swatched a sample on my wrist. The pigmentation wasn't bad at all so I decided to give it a try.

I wish I had paid attention to the name of the store but I didn't. ..SORRY! but it's close to Debonnairs and Cold Stone creamery. It won't hurt to check the place out, I got some pretty nice stuff from there. I got this pencil for 800 naira I think! (Shouldn't be more than that). She had like a gazillion shades  but I got just this shade;violet red just for a trial.

WHAT SANTEE PLUS SAYS;

Natural smooth looking pencil

Or something of the sort...lol, but I swear that is all. Like seriously!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT I THINK;

I think they were way too modest with the product description! The pigmentation of this pencil can actually be compared to Zaron lip liners (and we all know how bad ass Zaron pencils are...if you don't,now ya do!). It's not creamy like the Zaron pencils though, this baby has a matte finish. I happen to be a fan of any matte stuff cos I'm a greasy baby!

I love the pencil and when I wear this shade with my Revlon berry haute lipstick, the result is divine!

I most definitely will be repurchasing and you should try it out too..

Hope this review was helpful. Feel free to ask any questions. Mwuah!!

Stay beautiful!