My beauty blender is HERE!!!!!!

So i have my beauty blender finally!! YAYYYY!!!!! Thanks to Kike fellow makeup artist and friend who traveled to the UK and got it at the Guru Makeup Emporium. I can't get beauty blender in Nigeria yet but hopefully soon that will be a thing of the past..i would love to distribute this sponges here.

excerpts from the website
"Now you can look like a movie star without the pricey services of a major make up artist. Introducing Beautyblender, the ultimate make up sponge applicator. Invented by top Hollywood make up artist Rea Ann Silva, Beautyblender has been created to leave you with a professional finish and a flawless complexion. Silva knows that the key to a perfect face is simple: a perfect blend. So forget your fingers or sharp-edged triangular sponges, these application methods waste make up and can leave visible streaks.

Beautyblender’s patent-pending elliptical shape makes application foolproof by allowing you to access hard-to-reach areas with stunning ease. Its suede texture is sensual to the touch and its unique curves fit the contours of your face, leaving your make up dazzling and undetectable. Beautyblender is latex free, non-allergenic and odor free."

The beauty blender wet

I decided to use the beauty blender wet because i was using MUD cream foundation which can be too oily for our weather. To apply foundation with the beauty blender you have to use the stipple method. This means to just dab it on your face instead of swiping. That way you place the foundation exactly where you want it. 

So here i am stippling with my beauty blender and i can actually see that it does not have streaks which means that application time is much shorter than normal since i don't have to go back and blend away lines.

I also used less makeup than normal. At the end of the application i really felt like i did not have any foundation on, i just felt like my skin was flawless. All the hard to reach areas like my nose etc were just too easy.....

Let me say i am looking forward to using it on my clients and i will be ordering more....

Before

After

I was going for the natural look to showcase the beauty blender sponge.

Face

MUD cream foundation GY2

Sacha loose powder (Perfect bronze)

Sleek contour kit (Dark)

Sleek blush (Flushed)

Eyes 

Light brown and dark brown (Sacha eyeshadow)

Lashes

Lips 

LA girl lip palette in LP8 Passion

Brows

Ardell brow powder in mink

eyes lowered

my side view showing my blush

Beauty blender is a must have for all makeup artists. It cut down my application time and i love the flawless finish. Looking forward to the client i will be using this on. 

For more on beauty blender check www.beautyblender.net

Oops i almost forgot to mention the cleanser which cleans the sponge beautifully and has the best fragrance EVER!!!


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Haul from Guru Makeup Emporium and other places

I love my makeup box ( I have a cute pink trolley) but sometimes i am carrying around too much baggage. Seeing that i will be travelling more, i have started the process of compacting my kit. This weekend i will be doing a lot of depot-ting and transfer of products.


My friend/Make-up Artist Kike just got back from the UK and during her stay, she was gracious enough to get me some stuff that i needed( thanks for all you did ... mwah mwah).

First stop for her was Guru Makeup Emporium. check their site here Guru Makeup Emporium . If you are ever in the UK you must have a look.

Beauty blender and cleanser combo

If you don't know about this sponge you can click on this link (Beauty Blender) to get more info. By the way this picture i have on my blog does not do enough justice. it is just as pretty as it looks on the website pictures. Review of the sponge and cleanser coming soon...

Paris Berlin professional studio bag

A snap shot of the bag 

I wanted a bag that i can decide to sling over my shoulders as well as hold like a briefcase. I had earlier in the year purchased some of the clear bags  so i guess having the bag now makes it all come together. Review of the Paris Berlin studio bag coming up .......  it has a lot of room and well padded. I believe it will fit my new compact kit.

Kroylan Moustache wax

This particular buy is an experiment.I will keep you all updated.

Powder sifters and storage box

The powder sifters are from Guru Makeup Emporium but the storage boxes were from somewhere else. Instead of dragging around my loose powders and spilling it everywhere i will be using this to save space. The storage boxes(i have four of them) are to preserve my cream products that i will be depot-ting.

Loose pigments

This loose pigments are from Super Drug (Dazzle me and 2 true). Colours are purple, bright orange, hot pink, light green. Review will be coming up soon

Face Paints push up sticks

I got these from Amigos Supermarket in Abuja. Colours are Red , Black, White, Yellow, Green, Blue.

For the weekend i will be having fun with my kit. Thanks to Kike.


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My christmas wishlist

Yes you saw right!! it is my christmas wishlist and i don't think it is too early to start planning.Unlike most people who will be buying shoes and clothes i will be purchasing make-up tools i want to add to my kit. Hohoho!!!Santa has his hands full.....

The Z palette

 This picture shows the Z palette with products but it actually comes empty and i cannot wait to get at least three of this and fill it up to my heart's content..You can put anything magnetic and in all shapes and sizes. it comes in black, pink,leopard and zebra and also large and small size.

The Beauty Blender

 This is a must have. i have heard good reviews and i hear other brands are coming out with their own version. Like we say in Nigeria if it is not panadol................

when i get this camera most of my problems will be solved. problems relating to taking pictures....i rest my case

Perfecting eye design course (illamasqua gift voucher)

For my next trip to the UK which will hopefully happen before Christmas, i will be treating myself to this two day class on perfecting eye design. Two days of bliss at Illamasqua (*shivering with excitement*)

External hard drive 

 I need this to save all my pictures and i need a lot of space apart from my computer

Sigma brush set

 A make-up artist can never have enough brushes. enough said!!

Soft make-up case

I love train cases, i have one myself with a trolley the whole works but when i had to drag my box up a flight of stairs to the 3rd floor (i assumed the hotel would have a lift) i changed my mind. I WANT THIS!!! LOL


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