No New Year's Resolutions!!!

Hello dolls,

I'm sure a lot of you will be wondering what the rationale behind the title of my post today is, I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's exactly as it sounds.

NO RESOLUTIONS!!!

And no I'm not crazy. I arrived at that decision based on my experience with new year resolutions over the past couple of years. In my experience, resolutions put you under some sort of pressure and you feel like you have to achieve so much in so little time and most times because its just you placing the pressure on yourself, without a concrete plan to achieve the "resolutions", you can't sustain it beyond the first couple of months and you end up not achieving anything all year long
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And so i thought to myself does that mean I'm gonna go through the year without achieving anything? and then it occurred to me

YOU DON'T  HAVE TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS BEFORE YOU ACHIEVE ANYTHING!

yes you read that right. You just have to have a plan

And for that plan to succeed you have to break it down into goals and also  break each goal into steps. Breaking everything down like this makes achieving your "resolutions" relatively easier and you're better motivated to achieve them all

 

You could also invest in some planners and schedulers that would better help you to  achieve all your goals, a very good one I know of and I also use is Power Planner by POPs concepts. Its available in lagos and also ships nation wide

There you have it dolls. I hope I've been able to convince you to spend more time writing your goals and breaking it down rather than writing some resolutions you'd abandon within the first month of the year.

Till my next post,
'Dolapo


Disclaimer: images fro this post are not originally the author's. culled from google.com

Look Of The Day | Pretty in Pink

Holla Bellas,

Hope you had an awesome weekend? I did and I am excited to start a new week

So  I decided to do a look using only shades of pink. Initially I thought it was gonna be too matchy matchy, but it still came out beautifully. I totally love how it turned out. And I definitely love how the photos came out too.{though some are kindly blurry, oh well...}

Product Review | Maybelline Fit Me Matte +Flawless foundation

Holla!!!

How are y'all doing? So I am back again today You're surprised right? you can say I'm on fire and i'ts probably cos at some corner in my brain I'm being prompted to make up for lost time. I'm shocked I got so caught up with life that I literally forgot about the blog, but that's all in the past now.

So today I have a product review.Its the Maybelline Fit Me Matte +Flawless foundation. It was the Rave product a while and I am just getting around to doing my own review for reasons you know already. It was created for oily skin types and its meant to keep your face matte +flawless. Hence the name, you get?

Nail of The Day | Intense Fuschia

 Hi dolls,

 How are y'all doing today?

I realized I haven't done a nail post in eons {as with every other subject, but please pardon.} Anyway I decided to paint my nails with this pretty nail polish.

But the unfortunate thing is that Its brandless, maybe not brandless, maybe the name tag was removed. either ways, I got it in a goodie bag from Makeup Maven NG at a bloggers' event a couple of months ago. I decided to not allow its "brandlessness" stop me from enjoying a beautiful manicure,lol.

The nail polish is an intense fuschia colour, and honestly just a coat is okay but i'm used to doing 2 coats, hence why i used 2 coats. It also has sparkles that even makes it all the more beautiful, I'm still gonna try to find out the name although that's almost impossible, wish me well :-}

I applied a base coat as usual and then 2 coats of the nail polish followed by my favorite top coat, Seche Vite and then I took the liberty of taking lots and lots of beautiful pictures

Oh and by the way, those are all mine

I hope you love the post, i enjoyed putting it together and I definitely enjoyed painting my nails. So cheers to the beginning to more awesome nail posts, yaay!!!

Till my next post
xoxo.

Event| Lagos makeup and Beauty connect

Hi dolls,

How's the new week treating you. Yesterday sunday 13th september was and I attended.Its an event for makeup artists and beauty lovers to connect and mingle. The turnout wasn't as I expected but it was still fun and informative.

  

 

 

  We discussed how to maximize social media to grow your beauty business.This was like the major topic I must say I really learnt so much. Lollipops also shared some general tips on growing your business. I even got carried away at some point I forgot to take pictures lol

    

So here I’d let the few pictures I took do the rest of the talking

Altogether it was a great learning experience. I also got to meet a couple more makeup artists in the industry. I'd be sure to keep you informed on subsequent Industry events

Have a lovely week, xx

Look Of The Day | Smoldering In Green

Hello divas,

I hope you had a great weekend and how are you enjoying the week? So Today I have a long story to tell you... maybe not so long. I have tried severally to take my own pictures with my DSLR camera using my 50mm lens but I just couldn't figure it out and that's one of the reasons i haven't been able to post makeup looks on the blog

PRODUCT REVIEW| THE MAKEUP BULLET

Hello beauties,

 Its been ages yea I know. Don't even know how to make you all understand where I've been and all I've been through but then I'm in a really good place now and I promise I wont be gone this long ever again.

Anyways, today I have a new product to review for you guys. Its  a revolutionary product designed by American makeup artist Eva Jane who is an award winning celebrity makeup artist .It is a blending sponge shaped in form of a bullet. You can wear it on a finger thereby freeing your hand to hold makeup brushes and other tools without having to drop your sponge

So according to them, The makeup bullet:

• Fits snugly on a finger for absolute control
• Flawlessly blends on every part of the face
• Frees hands to hold other stuff as well
• soft and gentle on skin

 They also say its hypo-allergenic, latex-free, washable and reusable

A little story about how the makeup bullet came to be

 So I tried it out and these are my honest thoughts about it

PROS:

looks like a rocket ready to take off, lol

• I really dont have much to say here other than to agree with all that they claim. the makeup bullet is a lifesaver.... you can take that info to the bank. It does all they clam and more. The makeup bullet blends like a dream. what more can I say

CONS:

• Its extra soft.Thats good cos it allows for a flawless application but also makes it liable to tearing easily. you have to take extra care if you have long nails or you wear really lenghty nail extensions

And that's about all the cons i can think of because this product is just perfect

• 

  users manual, lol

  
  To care for the makeup bullet is  pretty much like you care for your regular beauty blender sponge. the only thing you have to be extra careful about is the quality of the cleanser you choose to use. and with proper care a sponge should last you up to 3 months
  
  
  
   
  
  
   So dolls, pick up a bullet today to add to your ammunition, lol. Seriously though, try it out and be sure to leave a comment below on what you think about it. See you in my next post. ciao
  
  
  xoxo,
  Dolapo
  
  
  
  
  
   Disclaimer: This is my honest unbiased opinion on the product, I didnt receive any form of payment to influence this review. Product was provided for review by Nsoleke Handiworks

Happy Holidays

Holla Bellas!!!
Seasons greetings to you and yours . Here is wishing you a very prosperous 2015.

So I've been away for so long I've literally forgotten how to blog, lol. And i know nothing is big enough an explanation for my absence so I'd just skip to the apologies. I'm so sorry for not posting these past few months, I actually had a rough few months and that totally took my mind off blogging. That doesnt in anyway mean I dont love blogging, I just got carried away and I feel so bad about the long absence now. I started this blog years ago when there were practically no beauty bloggers in this part of the world and i am so sorry for allowing myself get overwhelmed and totally abandoning the blog as well as you my readers. I promise it wont happen again.

In the months I've been gone, a whole lot has happened-with me, my beauty business and my makeup artistry and I really can't wait to share all of them with you. I have also managed to accumulate Tons of reviews and posts I'd be sharing over the next few weeks. Also Id be hosting a looot and i mean a whole lot of Giveaways in the coming year starting from valentine's through to the year end and the basic requirement would be to follow this blog (of course, hehehe)  and any one of my social media accounts.

I hope you are enjoying the new year already.

Until my next post , cheers

Xoxo

Product Review| eos Lipbalm in summer fruit

Hello beautiful people, how are you today?  I'm back again with another post call it "trying to redeem my image"...maybe. I've been away for far too long. so today i'm going to be reviewing a product , a lip balm actually

I first saw these in Miley Cyrus' video for We Can't Stop and I immediately wanted to have one, well maybe cos i'm a huge Miley fan,lol

I finally laid my hands on these a few weeks back and i've been loving it ever since

THE FIRST EVER MAKEUP IN NIGERIA CONFERENCE

Hello beauties,

   It's weekend again, yaaay!  I have exciting news and this would sure get you fired up. its the Makeup In Nigeria Conference.

For the first time ever across Sub-Saharan Africa, there will be a mighty gathering of the makeup industry’s most creative, dynamic, talented and passionate makeup enthusiasts/professionals under one roof; holding for the first time in Nigeria on the 30th of April 2014 at the prestigious ballroom of the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki

Show and Tell | SLEEK STUDIO GOODIE BAG

Hello beauties, how is your week going? awesome i believe. Mine has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, but in all im still thankful to God. Last week sunday I received a package from Sleek Studio Nigeria as one of the beauty bloggers in the Nigerian  beauty industry to review their newly released lip stains and previously launched skincare line. 

Here's a picture of all i received from Sleek

zooming from another angle,lol

 I first fell in love with the skincare line at the LMUF2 where i was privileged to have the CEO of Sleek Nigeria who developed the skincare products herself introduce the line to me and show me how it works.I gladly went ahead to get a huge supply, which I still havent run out of lol.

FOTD: Bantu knots with a hint of Gunmetal

So I have finally decided to go natural, yaaaay! even though I have refused to go for the big chop, I have deciced to chop off the ends of my hair gradually until I'm all natural..

 This was my look to church on sunday and I have decided to share it with you guys. I put in the bantu knots on saturday evening and took it out on sunday morning and because my hair is not all that long anymore, it came out as baby curls

My makeup was a simple one: Dewy skin,smokey eyes and pink lips and it is very easy to recreate

Here are the products I used

Face
FM silicon base
ELF flawless finish foundation
Jordana forever flawless powder
Jordana blush in Redwood

Eyes
Elf mineral eyeshadow primer(I particularly love this because it works well in mattifying the lids if you have oily lids, good dupe for Urban Decay Primer Potion
Gunmetal eyeshadow shade from the ELF little black beautybook, cool edition
Matte black from Zaron Showstopper palette
Zaron eyeliner in black velvet
Zaron lenghtening mascara

Lips
Jordana lipliner in plum
Zaron lipstick in pretty pink
Zaron ligloss in 24 karat

I also have good news for you guys. I always get mails and lots of requests as to where quality makeup can be purchased at affordable prices. I have been selling before now but I have decided to do it in a bigger way. working on something and i would let you guys know as soon as it is finalised, Have a fab week

xoxo,
Dolapo

PRODUCT REVIEW | ELF HD BLUSH

Hi dolls,

The blush in its packaging

Have you ever tried blushes in another formulation asides the conventional powder? HD blushes are a must try as they give the most natural looking,long lasting rosy cheeks.
I got the Elf HD blushes a few months ago.I got mine in encore (a flirty shade of pink) and showstopper (a deep purple-like shade) but there are several other shades available to choose from

The blush in "showstopper"

The blush requires a lot of blending to achieve a good result. This can be done with a duo fibre stippling blush or a beautyblender sponge(to give that perfect airbrushed finish)

The blush in "encore"

PROS:
1). They are highly pigmented (really super-pigmented)
2). A little product goes a long way so i see this lasting for a longtime
3). The blush stays right where you place it and gives a natural glow
4). They also double as a lip color or lip stain(and they are longlasting this way too)
5). They are relatively cheap compared to high end HD blushes

A close comparison of both shades

CONS:
1). There is a need to work super fast with it as it tends to dry up as soon as it comes in contact with air
2). The pump give out a tad too much product which could lead to wastage but i always transfer mine to the lips(awesome lipcolor *winks)

Tiny bit of the blush (you need just a  teensy-weensy bit to cover the cheeks)

OVERALL:
 I love the HD blushes,I love the "soft-focus" effect and I am totally in love with the fact that they are highly pigmented. They retail for about 1,800 and i'd say that very reasonable for 10ml of the product(that could last you a lifetime,trust me)

The tiny bits blended out (I told ya)

Would i recommend this product? I would totally recommend it especially if you like to have a long lasting flush of color to the cheeks.

Need help purchasing? send me a mail at mccoybeautyinc@gmail.com or use the contact me tab on the blog

Till my next post......cheers

*Disclaimer: this is my unbiased opinion of the performance of the product. I wasn't paid to write this review