Wednesday, 17 April 2013

I'M STILL HERE SWEETIES + BRIDAL FEATURE: MAMA TEE


Hello beautiful people :)
Allow me rant a bit before I serve you what's new.

Do you know beauty makeup has gone waaaaaaay beyond just concealing the under of your brows and applying your favorite lippie. There really is more to learn. Understanding colour theory, Highlighting(not just some shiny stuff on your nose oh), Contouring and so much more. I have been reading a lot on these topics and I hope to share the things I have learned with you soon. 

Well, well!!!
The past weekend had me really busy helping out at my darling sister's wedding; especially sorting last minute IV's and of course makeup. Left to me, I'll write a book detailing the entire experience, starting with how my back nearly broke from doing loads of faces to how I earned the name " Madam Fighter"....all thanks to my dear friend, Zainab.

Regardless, it was a lovely weekend and I had loads of fun. Check out some of the faces I made :)



Yummie Mommie



The beautiful bride has really hooded eyes. I had her look down to capture this shot :)







One of the lovely bridesmaids



Hard at work



Pretty Mama Tee



At the reception




I created this look sometime in December as a trial. She absolutely loved it but wanted something not too conventional, hence we went for the soft smokey look instead.



I totally love weddings ( or maybe I just love love), lol. Here's wishing the couple a blissful and prosperous union.


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola





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Monday, 25 February 2013

WHO IS IN THE GARDEN

" Who is in the garden,
      A little fine girl,
          Can I come and see her?
                No, no.....Pay her Make up Artist first"


Hi people,
Trust you are all well and many thanks for visiting my page regularly.

Again, I have been busy with my numerous brushes and products and this particular makeover was quite challenging because the client involved is a professional makeup artist herself, *Wheewww*. She knew everyyythingggg! Anyway, I am glad I did not shy away from the challenge and I honestly pray for more of such opportunities in the near future. It just might be Pat Mcgrath next time.
I am happy with the way the look turned (although there's room for improvement), and she absolutely loved it too.

Enjoy the pictures and hope you love them as much as we do.

Bare and Beautiful


All done :)








Who is in the garden, lol



Have a beautiful week.


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

Monday, 18 February 2013

LOTD - LOOK OF THE DAY


Hi everyone,
Trust everyone is having a beautiful day. Its great to be alive, and I thank God for keeping us all safe.

I recently got a few makeup items, especially MAC ( I promised not to be found there till March oh, but yours truly was there yesterday again....I officially give up, I'm one shameless MAC lover) so I decided to create a look with some of my new products.

Enjoy the pictures below.

My recent MAC buys.  Fix +,  224 Blending Brush, Lipsticks (Left - Right: Girl About Town, Vegas Volt, Pink Nouveau)



Star products for the look ( MAC Pink Nouveau and Sleek "Bad Girl"



Tadaaa!!!



PRODUCTS USED:

Face:

  • Forever Aloe Sunscreen with UVA & UVB protection (Before this sun will finish my beautiful skin)
  • MAC Fix +
  • Sleek Be Beautiful Blemish Balm (BB Cream) in "Dark"
  • Mary Kay Medium Coverage Foundation in shade "Bronze 607"
  • MAC Studio Fix in shade "NW50"

Eyes:

  • NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Milk"
  • Sleek " Bad Girl" Palette. I used Shades "Rebel, Noir and Gullible"
  • Casabella Eyeshadow in "Sangria"
  • Look Beauty Eyeshadow in "Satchel"
  • Maybelline "Illegal Length" Mascara

Cheeks:

  • Sleek "Blush by 3" Palette (Pink Parfait and Pinktini)
  • Sleek Contour Kit in "Dark"

Lips:

  • Carmex Lip Moisturizer
  • MAC Lip liner in "Chestnut"
  • MAC Lipstick in "Pink Nouveau"

I am definitely going back to MAC to grab the Mineralize Skin Finish Powder. I tried shade "Sun Power" yesterday and my goodnessss, it was amazeballs!!! 
Don't insult me 'cos I know you love MAC too :)

Enjoy the rest of the day.

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

BE ENCOURAGED :)

Hi beautiful people *waves* :)
Many thanks for checking my posts from time to time, and to those who have recently 'Liked' my facebook page.....Thank you! Mmmwuuaaah!

Oooookay! Consider these three pictures! Same model, three pictures.

Good Lord! I remember I did this makeup in 2008. Yes! I take responsibility for   creating this very horrendous look. Funny thing is I felt as good as Pat Mcgrath after doing it. Everyone hailed me and I remember the model earned the name "Suzzie" afterwards. Lol. Now, all i can say is......Horrendous much!


This was done while I was training at the London School of Makeup and Beauty in 2011.   I was still not satisfied with my abilities and I yearned to know more each day.




Finally, I did this in August 2012, and even though I knew I could do better, I was impressed with the improvements I had made so far.

So, what's my point exactly? We all pray to attain great heights, but we also have to start from somewhere.  No matter the field you want to explore, you can become a guru at it as long as you believe God and are determined.

I am looking to create more looks on this beautiful model and I am excited in advance about how they'll turn. Of course I'll keep you posted.

Have a beautiful day.

Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

                                                                                             






Monday, 21 January 2013

BRIDAL MAKEOVER: OYINDAMOLA


Hi guys :)

Trust you are all well. I ammmmm! Its great to be alive at this time and I pray for more of God's blessings now and for ever.

Hmmmnnn, beautiful Oyindamola...where do I start this tale?

Okay! Three days to Oyin's wedding, she sent me a series of BBM's and here's the summary of what she said "Babes, I had a dream you came late to do my wedding makeup, better don't let this dream come to pass, otherwise, I will curse you". My colleagues can testify the last thing you want to do to a bride is come late for her wedding (You'll definitely see the bridezilla in her).
Fast forward to Saturday the 19th! Of course I did not want her dream to come to pass, I got to her house at 5. 50 am since she had earlier told me the engagement was to begin at 7.00 and the story continues.....................
I know you are tired of my ranting. Here are a few pictures below.



Don't you just love her gorgeous smile :)











I had a lovely time at the wedding and of course, it was great to see Pearl and Olamide from high school again. Here's wishing Mr and Mrs Akinwole a blissful and fruitful union.


Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola

Thursday, 3 January 2013

SHADES IN MY MAC PALETTE

Hey guys,

Allow me begin by thanking you for your trust, support and loyalty in the past year and wishing you a happy and prosperous new year. May it be one filled with God's goodness, favor and blessings all the way.

Back to being and staying beautiful :)

Before I begin, Can I stress the fact that the MAC Cosmetics Company has never produced neither a '120 Eye shadow Palette' or a '24 pcs Brush Set'. I have come across quite a number of fake MAC products ranging from eye shadows to lip products, so if you have one of those, hmmmmnnnn......
Always purchase your MAC products from trusted distributors and if you are ever still in doubt, visit their official website or buy in store.
Speaking of their eye shadows, they come in either pots or in refill pans. So if you want to purchase the refill pans, you have to buy the empty palettes separately (either the palette of 4 or 15).

Here's my palette of 15 with the shadows.





My customized palette is filled majorly with 'Base' and 'Contour' Colors as I personally prefer to highlight with lighter shades of foundation and concealer as opposed to eye shadows. I must confess the colors I selected are absolutely pretty and highly pigmented too, just in case you are looking to purchase a few lovely shades.

Here are the 15 individual colours in no particular order.

Contrast

Cranberry

Electra

Red Brick

Hepcat

Woodwinked
Goldmine
Amberlights (Amaaaaazing)

Expensive Pink

Star Violet

Coppering
Embark
Antiqued

Shadowy Lady

Sketch
A major reason I love MAC eye shadows is the fact that although highly pigmented, they hardly leave fall-outs, so I can afford to apply my bases (Foundation, Concealer and Powder) before doing my eye shadow work. With their matte shades such as Embark, Red Brick and Shadowy Lady above, I apply a white eye shadow base to make them stand out and they pop really well.

I know what you're thinking, and you are right. They are quite expensive. The empty palette of 15 is £12 and each refill pan (eye shadow) is £10, so in total, the package costs £162. Quite expensive, but totally worth it (If you ask me).

I'll post a few looks I have created with these shades pretty soon.



Your Beauty Bestie,
Eniola












Friday, 30 November 2012

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