Every now and again I reach into my makeup collection and pull out an item I haven't used in a while and ...use it. This time it was a couple of things: L'Oreal Infallible eye shadow and loose pigment from I Make You Beautiful (IMYB). The result... List…
Lagos, Saturday June 13th. Bade came on for a makeover on her way to wedding. She wanted a glam look different from anything we had done before so we decided to go smokey. To complement her dark blue outfit I decided to make her smokey eye blue instead of the usual black. …
I haven't done a NOTD post here in a while, so here is a brand new one just for you ;-) Recently I have been feeding my love for long nails, which I try to suppress because I work with my hands but every now and again I let go. This is exactly what happened…
Lagos, February 20th 2015. Ayo stopped by for a birthday makeover last friday. She wanted a look to complement her powder blue dress, but didn't want any crazy colours on her face LOL. We settled for a neutral shade on her eye lids, a touch of dark blue in her crease and nude lips.…
Brand new series for you ladies! This series which I have very aptly called Runway to Everyday, is inspired by high fashion makeup looks fresh off the runway. I will be recreating these looks while making them more wearable. 1st up is bright blue cat eye look from Kenzo at Paris Fashion Week.…
Lagos, Saturday February 8th 2014. This Saturday, Tonia came in for a makeover on her way to a wedding. I was thrilled not only because she was a delight to work with but also because I've been threading her brows and fixing her lashes for months and this was her first time in for a makeover.…
Lagos, November 10, 2013. On Sunday Afia, one of my favourite clients came in for a makeover. She asked that I keep her look pretty but simple (like she did it herself) so I went with a good base to optimise her features, neutral eyes and a soft pink lip. Her gele (Nigerian head…
Lagos, August 17 2013. Here is another beauty I got to work on last weekend. For the silver outfit she would be wearing, Ebele wanted a look that would make her eyes pop, so we went for silver & teal on the lid, plum in her crease and nude lips... …
Mystic is the very 1st pigment I bought from Magnolia makeup. Why? I just love how...blue it is LOL. Face : Cover cream in Golden brown from Dermablend and True Color stick foundation in Carob from Black Opal set with Deluxe finishing powder in neutral light & Dark from Black Opal, face contour…
A simple neutral mix with a blue twist… Face: Mat velvet+ foundation in 75 set with Super Matte Loose powder in NO.56, and Loverush blush from Mac. Eyes : Brows filled with brow pencil in No.3 from MUFE, Dermablend in Golden brown on my brow bone set with Naked eye shadow from the Urban…