BB GAME: "HOW MANY EYE SHADOWS HAVE I GOT ON"

Hi beautiful people, hope everyone's well. And to those who live in the part of the world as I do, hope you haven't been too tormented by the heat. Seriously guys, I have made up my mind to make heaven by all means. With the heat here, I'll only be unwise to end up in hell, lol. Anyway, GOD HELP US ALL.
Back to all things makeup and beauty.....

A few weeks ago, I put up a certain picture and decided to play a little one hour game with my BB contacts tagged "How many eye shadows have I got on" and even after stressing that each contact was allowed just one guess, 99% of them guessed more than three times, lol.

Here's the picture in question.

So, do you wanna give it a go yourself?
A darling friend of mine said "Eni, that's how your eyes are" (Please dear, kill me not). Anyway, majority guessed 3 and 5. and just when I started smiling because I thought I'd keep the gifts to be won to myself, someone guessed the right answer!
                               
                                    SIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX! Yes Six!

Are you shocked? You shouldn't be! Its all about blending guys.Its never enough to just pack on the eye shadows. Blend, Blend and Blend your eye shadows till you get rid of all the harsh lines and you achieve a beautiful and flawless flow. The more you apply, the more you have to blend!

Congrats to the winner who got the MAC 'Ruby Woo' Lipstick, MAC 217 Blending Brush and a free makeover.

So, I throw this game open now. "How many eye shadows have I got on in the picture below"? Winner gets...erm....errrmmmm.....errrrmmmmmm......

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

GET THE LOOK

Hi guys, bet you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. Well, i ammm! Lol.

I created this look today and got many people asking me to share a list of all the products used. And so, here it is! Enjoy.

Luckily, I found a matching head tie. Sssssshh...don't tell mama!

PRODUCTS USED:

Face:

• Matchmaster by MAC in Shade 9.0
• Mary Kay Medium Coverage Foundation in 607
• Studio Fix by MAC in Shade NW50
• Prime Perfect Primer by Look Beauty

Eyes:

• NYX Eyeshadow Base
• Black's Secret Eyeshadow Palette ( Peach, Navy Blue and Black)
• Liner Feutre Felt Tip Eyeliner by Bourjois
• Tara Twist Up Eyeliner in Shade 10
• Illegal Length Mascara by Maybelline (Really works wonders), Grab it and thank me later.

Cheeks:

• Orekelewa Blusher in Shade 'Iriawo'
• Highlighter by Sleek

Lips:

• Vivo Lipstick in 'Coral Flair'
• Clear Lipgloss.

And my gorgeous Smile :)

Please feel free to re-create sweeties and share your pictures too. X


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola.

PINK HUES

 Hi guys, trust your weekend is going great.

Yesterday, I created this lovely look on my friend and decided to tailor it to suit her gorgeous attire. Here's what I finally came up with. And yes....I tried my head wrap tying skills on her too :)

I love the Pink Hues

Products Used:

FACE

•  Prime Perfect Face Primer by Look Beauty
• Mary Kay Medium Coverage Foundation in Bronze 607
• Black Opal Loose Powder in "Dark"

EYES

• Fashionista Eyeshadows in "Honey", "Brave" and "Auburn Glow "
• Look Beauty Eyeshadow in "Couture"

CHEEKS

• Sleek "Pinktini"
• Sleek Face Contour Kit

LIPS

• Rimmel Lip Pencil in "Wine"
• Maybelline Lipstick in "Pink Punch"
• MAC Lipstick in "Saint Germain"

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO

Hi guys, trust you had an amazing weekend. I did! Thanks to God and the beautiful friends that surround me.

Rightttt!

As soon as I got back to Nigeria, I knew my first model would be my pretty sister. Ranti is a sucker for all things beautiful. Clothes, shoes, makeup and of course beautiful photographs too. So I decided to style her in an outfit suitable for a traditional wedding and of course the uber-talented Bayo Rotilu of Twelve05 photography was there to capture the eeeerrrrmmmm.....session. 

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy.

Tadaa!

Hold on sweeties! Back to my tale.

So, a few days after, I decided to give her another makeover and it was only natural to create a look suitable for a white wedding on her. I styled her hair and then we decided to go for something clean and subtle, but just a few minutes into the makeover, my dear sister slept off. Believe me, half of the makeup was done while she was on the bed. Anyway, I love her all the same. Enjoy the few pictures I took.

See her sleepy eyes :)

Are you still there? Thank you :)

Last week,I had my dear friend Kanyinsola over, and again, I decided to spoil her a little. Now anyone who is familiar with the different types of eyes would agree with me that she has one of the best eye spaces to work with. Fantastic crease, long and lovely lashes, beautiful brows...very endless list!

I decided to create a look suitable for the day time and here's what I came up with. Enjoy!

Bare

I'm in love with this shot

 

FYI, Kanyinsola is very hooked! And to a dashing young man too. So, please do not ask for her contact details, lol.

Thanks for hanging on sweeties.

Have a beautiful week guys.

Your Beauty Bestie,

Eniola

STILL ON THE EYEBROWS

Hi guys, trust you are well as usual.

Sooo, this is really not an updated tutorial on "How to get the perfect eyebrows". I was actually doing my makeup as usual yesterday when I did my right brow and realized how transformed my face looked immediately. I then decided to leave the other brow undone. See these pictures below and I'm sure you will agree with me.

One Eyebrow Done!

 

Convinced? I bet you are!
You should spend some time learning how to properly groom your eyebrows. Seek help from an Eyebrow expert or simply become your own. My post on "How to get the perfect eyebrows" will definitely help you. Check it out right here


So, give it a go sweeties and let me know what you think.


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

AFTER THE PERFECT, AIRBRUSHED FINISH?

Hi everyone, trust you are all well :)

I'm sure a lot of us are aware of the Conventional Foundation Brush. Well, for the sake of some of us who would rather employ our fingers (trust me, its the best blending tool), the foundation brush looks something like this:

Recognize it now? Yes....., No..... Oh well!
Don't get me wrong, this brush is still great for applying your foundation, but for some of us who love the airbrushed finish, here's introducing to you my No. 1 tool for achieving that.
                                        
                                                 
                                              The Real Techniques Stippling Brush.

I have a darling friend who will definitely purchase this product just because of its colour, LOL!

I honestly can't stress it enough, but this brush is amazing for achieving high definition, airbrushed results. As you can see in the image above, the brush is quite wide - easy to grip and can even stand on its own. It doesn't shed hair and its perfect for applying cream blusher as well as other Liquid / Cream based products. It retails at £ 10 and is available at Boots and of course on Amazon and Ebay.

So, I say thumbs up to Samantha Chapman for creating this impressive tool.


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola



N. B: I bought this product with my money and I'm not being paid to review it :)

PRETTY PRETTY

Hi guys, trust you had an amazing weekend. Well, I did :)

Let me introduce my sister 'Lolade who hardly wears any makeup. As a matter of fact, her typical day makeup is just Lipgloss. Lipgloss, lipgloss and just  lipgloss. So you can imagine my excitement when she obliged me the opportunity to do her full face makeup. Check out a few pictures below and I hope you love them as much as we do.

Before

Tadaa!

Here's a list of the products I used to achieve the look.

 EYES

• NYC Brow Pencil and Rimmel in (Darrk Brown)
• Cranberry (Inner lid), Contrast (Outer lid) and Carbon by MAC
• Fashionista Supermodel Kohl Eyeliner in shade (Erin)
• Zoom Fast Black Lash by MAC

FACE

• Prime Perfect by Look Beauty ( Check out my previous post about it here)
• Matchmaster by MAC in shades (8.0) and (9.0)
• Studio Fix by MAC in shade (NW50)
• SLEEK Highlighter

LIPS

• MAC lip pencil in (Vino)
• KIKO Super Colour lipgloss in shade (04)

CHEEK

• SLEEK Blush by 3 palette in shade (Pink Parfait) and (Pinktini)
• SLEEK (2012 Collection) in shade (Honour)

The best part was the statement she made after the mini photoshoot.....'I think I should start wearing makeup now'. One of the amazing remarks any makeup artist loves to hear!

Your Beauty Bestie,

Eniola

PRIMER : LOOK BEAUTY

Hey sweeties,
Trust you are all keeping well. Apologies for my prolonged silence. I promise to post helpful stuff more often.

Oooookay! Back to makeup :)
In the past few weeks, I got loads of questions from people asking me to suggest good primers, and even though I was aware of a few good ones, I just had to do a little more research.
So far, I have personally declared the best primer to be the one by  BELLA PIERRE. I do not own one myself, I only test this product each time I go to a departmental store, but I swear by this product guys, it is absolutely amazing. It helps your makeup last longer, fills in your pores, creates a smoother canvas for your makeup, and combats oily skin. Of course its not cheap, it retails for £44 and that's exactly why I have not bought it....yet!
However, I was at Superdrug last week, and even though I had promised not to move close to the makeup section, I still found myself hovering around the area ( I know that's one promise I may never fulfil). After moving from one brand to the other, I finally found this amazing primer by LOOK BEAUTY.
Here's a picture of it.

Honestly, I am wowed by this product. The smooth finish it leaves is quite similar to the Bella Pierre Primer and for just £10, I say its a MUST HAVE especially for people like myself that have oily skin.

So, give it a go sweeties, and please let me know what you think of it.

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

FOR THE LOVE OF PURPLE :)

Hey sweeties :)
Its been quite an age, I know....but I'm back now and for good.
I created a lovely day look on my sister, concentrating on the eyes and keeping everything else nude and clean. Here are a few pictures and I hope you love them as much as I do.

 

 

 

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola.

BRIDAL BEAUTY

Hi everyone :) Trust your day has been good so far!

I had the opportunity to do a brides makeup sometime last week in Manchester. Here are a few pictures and I hope you love them as much as I do.

About to attach the false lash!

The bridal hair was done by the amazing Zainab Yusuf for Girls' girl. Check out her page here and 'like' *wink*

       

       And nowww...

                                                                       

Before

After

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

HOW TO GET THE PERFECT EYEBROWS

'Eni your brows look so lovely', 'Eni your brows are amazing, how can I get mine to look like yours'

Well, here's how :)

Your eyebrows frame your face and the shape can automatically enhance your apperance, so it is important to have them properly defined always. Even if the only makeup you wear is loose powder and lip gloss, as long as you have your brows beautifully carved, you are good to move!

To get the perfect brows, you'll need: 
 

• A brow pencil (I recommend MAC Spiked, but Rimmel is a cheaper alternative as it does the job just as well)
• A concealer (I am in the MAC shade NW50)
• A clear mascara (Optional)
•  Eyebrow brush/Wand and a concealer brush.

And end here!

                                   

Your eyebrows should start here!

Arch here!

Procedure: (That actually sounds like I'm in a Medical Theatre) 

  
Outline your brows following its original shape using your brow pencil. Don't worry if it appears messy here. That's where your concealer comes in.Now using your concealer, go underneath the brows and outline your desired shape. Do the same at the top of the brows as well.

Outline the bottom of the brows!

And the top too!

Remember to blend the product (concealer) well as you don't want to appear like you've got tons of concealer around your brows. You can blend with your fingers or a blending brush. Finally, sweep your brows with a clear mascara. This is just to help keep them in place. (This is optional).

Now your eyebrows should look like this :)

   

Before

After!  Tadaaaaaa

 So what you waiting for sweeties? Give it a go!

Your Beauty Bestie,

Eniola

WELCOME

Hi everyone :)

This blog has actually been a long time coming but yaaay!!! Its here now.

Many thanks to everyone who has liked our facebook page and followed us on twitter. You can still like here . I totally understand its difficult to replicate some of the looks we have on there. But not to worry, the blog will feature every information concerning every look we create, hauls and tutorials too.

Please feel free to look around anytime.

I Pledge!

 

Your Beauty Bestie,

Eniola