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

EVENT | LAGOS MAKEUP FAIR 2 (2013)

hi dolls,

Saturday june 22 was an awesome one as it was the day the biggest gathering for makeup lovers was slated.the event took place at the Anchor Events Center ,the venue was quite bigger than the first one so it wasn't as overcrowded.

That's me all dressed up and ready to go to the LMUF2

I decided to stick with a simple makeup application

Your makeup navigator DVD by St. Ola Makeup studio

The Express brow bar

Deva Petals' stand

Makeup maven stand