FIRST LOOK | MY MAKEUP COSMETICS - Lip Candy & Discount Code

Hey Everyone!

Feels like it's been ages since I blogged, sheesh! Hope everyone's been well :). Another 'first look' post for you lovelies and I am so excited about this one and you'll see why in a little bit.

My Makeup isn't a stranger on BiL and my love for this online store isn't a secret and it appears they love me too because they have just gone and named a lipstick after yours truly! :D. So this is kind of old gist, because I have posted this on my instagram page (you really should follow me: @BeautyInLagos), but I did not mention the other shades I received and I wanted to do that in this post.

My Makeup Lip Candy - N1,500* each

A few months ago they launched their 'Lip Candy' collection with a total of 13 shades (for now), and you cannot imagine my face when they told me there was a 'Beauty In Lagos' shade in there.

My Makeup Lip Candy L-R: 'Beauty In Lagos', 'Shakara', 'Lekki Babe'

The name 'Lip Candy' is right as these colours in particular remind me of just that and all three shades are very-pigmented.


Swatches

My Makeup Lip Candy in 'Shakara'

I absolutely LOVE this colour. It's a bright coral, very punchy, very playful. I can just imagine this worn against a very flawless base, bare eyes, with just a liner and full lashes. And like I said these lip colours are very pigmented!

My Makeup Lip Candy in 'Lekki Babe'

This shade is just so interesting and mysterious it's a bright lilac shade with blue undertones. I kept looking at myself in the mirror whilst swatching this one. And one minute I'm like 'yeah I can rock this' and then the next I'm thinking 'Oh My God I can't pull this off'. This colour is absolutely wearable in my opinion, but I think it takes a certain type of 'personality' to pull this off. I'd really love to rock this one day!

My Makeup Lip Candy in 'Beauty In Lagos'

And finally... TA-DA! The 'Beauty In Lagos' Lip Candy by My Makeup.

Although it's been months since they launched I am still not over the fact that I have got a lipstick named after me. Any fellow makeup obsessed person will understand how INSANE that is. And I know I have thanked them a million times and even asked them 'why????'. But I really want to say another Thank You to them and I am really really flattered by this unexpected gesture :D.
And they know me so well, it HAD to be pink ;)


Also as a little treat for you my lovely lovely readers I have got a discount code that you can redeem when you shop on the mymakeup site! At the checkout enter code 'bil4' to receive 15% off your entire purchase.

It'll also be great if you had the 'Beauty In Lagos' Lip Candy in your basket ;)

Website
www.mymakeupng.com

Enjoy your weekend my lovelies!

Laters,

Ez xxX

FIRST LOOK | SLEEK MAKEUP - S.Studio Flash 'A' Pout LipStains

Hi Everyone

So today's post is a first look and impression about some new products that Sleek Makeup Nigeria's 'S.Studio' recently launched.

Sleek Studio is the brand/holding company marketing Sleek makeup and Sleek hair in Nigeria and has now developed the S.Studio brand as well. S.Studio products can be found only in Nigeria for now.

S.Studio 'Flash 'a' Pout' LipStains

S.Studio recently released some lip products called 'Flash 'a' Pout' lipstains*. They describe them as long lasting  ultra matte finish lip stain with LED light and mirror for perfect application even in the dark  

L-R 'Revolution', 'Siren', 'Naivety',  'Duke', 'Coined', 'Forbidden'

They did get that right, these babies are super SUPER matte! And my regular readers know that lip products with a matte finish are not my cup of tea. They released 6 matte shades, which are named in the caption above.


Finish
Like I mentioned these lipstains are SUPER matte. My preference in finishes when it comes to lip-products goes from the least liked being 'matte, then 'satin' and my favourite being 'creme' (in MAC-speak). Anyway these are matte and quite drying. But if this finish is the sort you like, then I assume you'd love it.

Application
Now first thing you want to do before you apply this is to make sure your lips are exfoliated and then moisturise them. You HAVE to apply some lip conditioner/balm before going in with these, or else you'll have difficulty blending this in as you work. Speaking of blending, you'll need to work super-fast with these as they dry in seconds! I suggest working on one of your lips and finishing, before you move to the other, because once this dries, going over it a second time isn't really a good idea. Also when applying, you should do so in one direction at a time. You know when you apply your lipstick/gloss and you go from left to right, back and forth. I'll suggest you work the brush across your lips in one direction using short strokes. Take your time when applying and make sure your mirror is close enough.

Staying-Power
These things do not budge! Taking these pictures for the swatches below, I had to learn the hard way. NOTHING could get this off, except my trusty babywipes & baby oil combo. And even with this, I had to let the babyoil settle a bit on my lips, before I went in with the wipes. I haven't worn these a full day yet, but from wearing them for these swatches, I can only imagine the staying power will be excellent.

Sounds like a lot of work huh? But if you want the finish I've got in the pictures below, you really will have to take your time with these or risk looking like you fell asleep with your lipstick on.

Swatches

'Coined'

'Siren'

'Duke'

This is a gorgeous shade, but a bit of a nightmare to apply. It's quite difficult to get an even finish with this, but this is usually typical with very dark-coloured lip products. You will have to work quickly and at the same time be precise with your application. Clearly, from my swatches, I struggled some trying to get this to look even and non-patchy.

'Forbidden'

This is my favourite in terms of it's application and finish. Just like the others you equally have to work quite fast with this but I find it slightly creamier, on application, than the rest which makes it a lot easier to spread and attain the coverage I want. It is also a very curious shade, like a dark burnt-orange. Never had any lip product this shade. At first I was stuck on what look will go with this, but after a while I got a flood of inspiration. Can't wait to try a couple looks out with this, I'll be sure to share!

'Naivety'

This is my second favourite shade. And I don't think I need to explain further, it's PINK!! :D. And also applies similar to Forbidden, but a smidge less creamy.

I will update this post with 'Revolution's' swatch soon

Remember in the description I typed above provided by S.Studio, these have an in-built LED light which can be switched on and off with a button embedded in the cap.

How pretty do they look lit up? These retail for N1,600 and can be purchased all over Nigeria from the following outlets I have provided below.


Sleek Studio Retailers

Sleek Studio 

64b Anifowoshe Off Adeola Odeku VI 

Sleek Studio Apapa 

12 Calcutta Crescent Apapa 

Sleek Studio Ikeja 

No 2 Oriyomi Street, Ikeja before Ipodo Market,Opp 'Under Bridge'

Sleek Studio Abuja 

D201 Bloomsbury Plaza 1245 Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent wuse 2 

Sleek Studio Kaduna 

No 2,Kinkino Road Off Akali Road Kaduna North

Sleek Studio Ibadan 

Block G, Shop 7 and 8 Joke Plaza ,Opp Acess Bank Bodija Ibadan.

Sleek studio Abakiliki 

NO 6 Afikpo Street, Abakaliki. Close to Vanco Round Junction Ebonyi State

Online Retailer
http://buzzashop.com/store/brands/S.Studio.html

So tell me, which shade's your favourite?

Laters,

Ez xxX

FIRST LOOK | BH COSMETICS - 'BH Day & Night' Palette

Hello there!

I have decided that, rather than keep you guys waiting for weeks (sometime even months) for a review, I'll give you a 'First Look' post and then maybe follow-up a few weeks down the line with a full review. But the most important thing for me is to share, and with 'First Look' posts it's not like I won't say anything at all on how I feel about the product, I'm saying it just wont be as in-depth, seeing as I haven't actually tried out said product long enough to provide such a review. So clarifications out the way, let's get into this post!

To kick this off I've just got a quick post to share something I recently bought from My Makeup online store

BH Cosmetics 'BH Day & Night' 60 Color Eyeshadow Palette - N4000

I have been meaning to try something from this brand for a while. Initially My Makeup only had the 'Take Me To Brazil' palette available, but I just couldn't see myself wearing a lot the colours in there. So although I really wanted to get a BH Cosmetics palette, I also needed to get one I'd actually use and get my money's worth out of.

Once I saw this palette available on their site, I did some quick check on a few beauty-blogs that had reviewed it and I was sold. Yeah and that's a little tip for you guys, if you see a product you like and you're toying with the idea 'to buy or not to buy', just google and read through a few reviews. My favourite blog to check is temptalia.com. She's almost literally reviewed every covetable makeup product there is!

This palette holds 60 shades and it's split down the middle, with 30 shades geared towards day-time looks and the the other half for night-time looks, hence the name of the palette.

excuse the mess

These colours are on the 'day' section of the palette. It's a a very wearable selection of nudes, pastels and a few bright colours, in a range of matte, frost and metallic finishes.

This is the 'Night' section of the palette. Most of the shadows on this side are frost and metallic finishes. With a lot of vibrant jewel tones, golds, bronze and silvers, as well as a few darker shades to create those smokey-eyes we love to rock on a night-out.


I am really pleased with this palette, the shadows I have tried so far are smooth, the frost-finish shadows are equally as smooth. The pigmentation varies though. I find some shades offer a lot more colour pay-off than others, especially the shadows on the 'Day' side. But because of the texture of these shadows they are easily buildable. Just remember to 'pat' the eyeshadow unto your eye, as opposed to 'swiping'. This gets more product on your lid.  But the pigmentation issue affects less than 20% of the colours in this palette, so it's not really anything to put you off.

So there's my first 'First Look' post on the blog, hope you liked it and I am getting into these rather large palettes. I'm thinking of getting the BH Blush palette next! I am on a roll :D

Any other BH Cosmetics palettes you'd recommend?

Laters,

Ez xxX