LOVE MEETS TRADITION

Well, its official, God has blessed me with the most wonderful man on earth, yeaaah.. i am a MRS* lol....well, traditionally at least. I had my traditional wedding on the 25th of April, it was such a lovely day....

It was indeed one of my happiest day, and i thank God that it went really well and the weather was fantastic, the musical band swept my feet away, (you ask me how???) yeaaaah.. they played my favorite song "ADA ADA" by Flavour Nabania. lolz...

Now that is done, we are planning for the church wedding and i can't wait, we are still debating on the date... i'll keep you all informed.

Meanwhile check out some of the pictures:

What i love about my look was the simple makeup i had on, Hubby begged me to carry a light makeup and i achieved it.

Bracing up!

Ist outing look

IM STILL HERE....

Hi Beauties,

I'm sure most of you have been wondering if I've left the blogging world... NO I haven't. I'm just too busy, I've been very very busy, im stressed, no time to rest,even weekends too... And imagine im getting married next month (Traditional Marriage) and im looking so dehydrated and stressed up... Biko (please) let me not bore you with all my wahala (complains)...

Meanwhile, here are some SLEEK HAULS i purchased few weeks ago...

The intensity of the blush pigmentation is to die for...

These blushes are so *pretty*

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*Caribbean Collection  Blush - Aruba

*Rose Gold

*Flushed (My favorite)

*Scandalous

Curacao I-Divine Eyeshadow Palette

                             

                                                 Sleek True Color Lipstick

                             

These lipsticks are classified as *matte* and contains vitamin E.

(Swatches coming soon)

*True Colour Lipstick in Stiletto*

&

       *True Colour Lipstick in Papaya Punch*

FOUNDATION PRIMERS

Hello Beautiful,

In 2013 I'm bringing you a series of Beauty Basics posts, where I'll pack as much info into one blog post as I can.*haha** I'll keep them simple, but well informed, and hope that it can help someone out there who may have questions..

Kicking off my second Beauty posts / makeup review in 2013, I'm starting at the beginning: foundation primer; 

What is primer?
A foundation primer is like an insurance policy for your foundation, *my own definition* .
Every primer is different with what they offer, but the basic purpose of a primer is to prep your skin so makeup applies better and also to help your makeup last longer. It's a barrier between your makeup and your skin; which helps prevent your skin from soaking in talc or pigments from makeup.

Primers can fill in fine lines & wrinkles, help with the appearance of pores, moisturize, even skintone, add radiance, tint skin, control oil, mattify, provide skincare benefits (like anti-aging antioxidants, help with blemishes, and dark spots), and so much more.....
Primers have come a long way, so be sure to read each primer's description of what it can do for you.

Types of Primer:
Almost all primers fall into one of three categories:

• Liquid
• Gel
• Cream/mousse

Of course they can be any combination of those three types mixed together, like liquid-gels.

How To Apply Primer:
There are a few methods for applying a foundation primer:

• Fingers
• Sponge
• Brush

I personally prefer to use clean fingers to apply my primer because it's fast and easy, plus there is little to no waste of product - which can occur when using a sponge (it absorbs some product), as well as a brush (can leave some left over in the brush). I just find the finger method to waste the least and apply the fastest/easiest.

In all.... Primers Prolongs your makeup wear

I also want to talk about the MaryKay Tinted Mosturizer

The reason why it's called tinted moisturizer is that it's got color or shade (tint) and it already contains moisturizer so you don't need to apply moisturizer before applying it.

Anyway, I really like to use this one especially when I'm in a hurry and I anticipate to be under the sun for a long time. The drawback is that you need to retouch often or use your mineral pressed powder to keep your skin looking dry and smooth. It's got moisturizer so you can expect a little greasiness. Nonetheless, it's really good.  Try it!!!

what I do love about this product is,  its lightweight, smooth, non-sticky when applied to your face and neck... totally oil-free moisturizer... I also use this as a foundation you know *wink*

Do you use a primer? Please share in the comment your kind of primer...

Stay Beautiful

*xoxo*

Review: Sleek MakeUP Face Contour Kit

I'm a great fan of Sleek as like ELF, TARA. MARYKAY, BLACK OPAL etc.. I do believe they are great quality for a cheaper High Street brand of cosmetics. The Sleek Face Contour Kit palette had received great reviews and the contour/highlight duo is a great addition to any makeup collection. 

                                               

                                              What Sleek has to say about it...

A highlighter and pressed powder kit, which can be used to help sculpt and define one’s features. This product contains two powders. 

The darker powder is used to create shadows on the face, such as defining the jaw line or contouring the cheekbones. The lighter powder is the highlighter, used to reflect light off the face and can be placed in various places such as the apple of the cheeks, the temple, the tip of the nose etc... as seen in the picture below...

CONTOURING GUIDE FOR DIFFERENT FACE SHAPES

                                      

This palette comes in 3 shades, light medium or dark. What I loved is how smooth and soft the powders are. They are slightly 'chalky' in consistency and of course its completely matte. 
The highlight is soft and has a nice satin finish instead.

       

It also comes with an instruction leaflet which may be helpful.....

What i like about the Sleek Contour Kit..

*Its well pigmented and with reasonable price.

* The highlighting powder gives a nice glow to the face.

*It last the whole day, don't need to touch up.

Overall i love this product, its very convenient to use for daily and professional looks.

Do you Contour?  What product do you use???

Disclaimer: I am not associated nor affiliated with sleek, all products were purchased by me and reviewed for the benefit of my readers..