MY MAKEUP - Haul

Hi Everyone,

My Makeup is a company that needs no introduction on this blog. I mentioned them earlier this year here. So if at the end of this post you need their contact information, etc. Please check out that post!

I love My Makeup, because you can tell they don't sell makeup just for the sake of it. They are in-tune with beauty trends and stock items that people in the beauty-world refer to as 'Cult-items'. I also love that they re-stock popular/staple items each time they run out. I don't know, they aren't quite Sephora/Boots (YET!), but they definitely know that with makeup it's quality over quantity and it's the fact that they put a lot of thought into what they stock, that makes me love the site even more.

Anyway, on to this post. Weeks ago, My Makeup had a flash sale event at Social Place in Victoria Island and I knew I had to be there. The word 'sale' just felt like I had been given the liberty to pick what ever I wanted :D.. Any excuse, honestly.

But, I didn't get much, just 3 items. *womp*. lol

Real Techniques 'Setting Brush' - N3000*

First item I picked was this Real Techniques 'Setting Brush'. The function of this brush is pretty-much in the name 'setting'. It's used to set your makeup, and what does one use to set makeup in place? Powder! I got this to set my undereye concealer with my MAC prep+prime transparent loose powder, or my ben nye banana powder.

Now I am still on a quest to discover the best under-eye setting tool for me. I have used, beauty-blenders, concealer brushes, makeup sponges, powder brushes and I am now on to this, the Setting Brush. All these other tools have worked, and I will continue switching back and forth between them, but I feel (for now) I am loving this one. It picks up enough product and give me that light coverage I need for daily use. If I need a heavier coverage for when I'm headed to weddings or events, I use a makeup sponge. All in all, VERY happy with this purchase :)

NYX Lipliner Pencil in 'Coral' - N1000*

This I got because I haven't got a lipliner to go with my peachy/light-orange lipsticks and glosses. I just knew this would compliment my lip-products in this shade. And it does, it blends beautifully and I have even applied it all over my lips, topped-off with some gloss.

The texture is nice and creamy like most NYX lip-liners and very pigmented. Gorgeous shade!

Maybelline New Vivids Lipstick Collection in 'Shocking Coral' - N3000*

This colour just pops! It's not as neon as it looks in these pictures, definitely a very wearable shade.

It's a nice pink-orange shade, with a little more pink than orange. A while back, like early last year, I was looking EVERYWHERE for a lipstick this colour. I picked up MAC's 'Impassioned', which was nice but not quite what I was after. I haven't got round to wearing this yet, so can't really describe what it feels like on. But from my swatching I'd say its a creamy lipstick and not matte (yay). Think I'll incorporate it in a look this weekend! Seeing these swatches just got me all excited again.

Maybelline's 'Shocking Coral' swatched next to NYX's 'Coral'

And that's it on my mini-haul. But....


I was also kindly gifted some Magnolia Pigments to try out

Magnolia Makeup Pigments

I have been playing around with them and trying out different looks. These are loose eyeshadow pigments by the way, if you were wondering. So expect a full review from me on this and all I can say for now is, you really need to have these pigments in your collection. They are super super-pigmented and last allll day long. Keep your eyes peeled for that review coming in a couple weeks.


I wanted to end this post by starting a little debate in my comments section. I have always been confused by what the shade 'Coral' is made up of. I once had a nail polish from Rimmel called Coral and it was a lovely pink-orange. And I've got a lipstick from Revlon called 'Coral' and its a bright red-orange shade. And then the coral shades in this post are both VERY different. So my question is

What colours make up Coral? Pink-Orange or Red-Orange?

Let me know in the comments section please :)

Laters,

Ez xxX

*I got these items on sale but that was weeks ago, so these prices are not Sale prices, but actuals :)

LAGOS MAKEUP FAIR 2 - HAUL

Hiya Everyone!! Hope you are all well.

Just wanted to share with you guys items I picked up at the fair. I didn't go too crazy for once. lol

This was all I got! See, I exercised self-control *pats self on back*

This stand I made a bee-line for, as soon as I got into the venue I started looking around for them. I discovered them on Instagram (@devapetals) and I knew immediately what I wanted to get.

Deva Petals Head2Toe Body Butter in Almond Milk - N4000

It's made from 100% raw sheabutter and  has got some fragrance and oils added in. They had a variety of body-butters on display, I went for 'Almond Milk'. This has replaced my moisturizer, it is so soft, melts right into the skin and leaves mine feeling hydrated all day long. I love the scent, at first, it can be a little overpowering but it fades after 3-4mins. I will be repurchasing this, as soon as I figure out how to, as this company is based in Abuja.

Milani Blushes - N800 each

I did a little jig when I saw these Milani items on display! I have been meaning to get my paws on their blushers. One of my absolute FAVOURITE Youtubers, Nicole, has a video up of how she stores her makeup and there was a drawer she opened that was packed full of Milani blushes. And I thought 'ooh the packaging looks soo good, I need it!' Yup, it was the packaging that got me *hangs head*. Oh and if Nicole likes them that much, then they must be good! So I picked up some blushes

All have got really good pigmentation! Been using them the past few weeks, and I haven't got any complaints :). I got this from the Makeup Maven stand

You KNOW I cannot go to LMUF and not stop by the stand that had my heart at the last Fair, Gifty's Daughter. They were there in all their fully-stocked-NYX-stand glory!! I only picked up two items and got a free gift! :)

I picked up another Jumbo Eye Pencil. This one is 'Mocha'. I honestly love these jumbo pencils from NYX, they act as a really great base for my eyeshadows and make them just pop! I took extra caution this time, didn't want to have a repeat of last year. Oh, little update on that, I threw those away :(

I picked this up because I'd been after a synthetic brush for quite some time. I will use this to blend my eyeshadow primers and any cream-based eye product, as synthetic brushes are best for applying those. This is double-ended, so I get even more use out of it.

I got this as a gift!! They are called Shadow Shields and are used to protect your under-eye area from eyeshadow fallout.

You know when you use some loose pigment shadows, or even pressed eyeshadows, and the flyaway bits just sit under your eye. These will help to catch them, and you simply just peel them off when you're done.

I am yet to use mine and will let you know how I get on once I do :)

E.L.F. Studio 11 Piece Brush Collection - N6500

 Now, I have been meaning to try out some brushes from E.L.F. and I immediately jumped at these when I saw them.

Good New, there's 11 brushes in the set. Bad News is, I do not for the life of me remember what stand I picked this up from. I think I got the lady's card and I will look around for it and update this post when I find it.


So that's it! All the stuff I got from LMUF2. This year's was so much bigger than the last and the venue was really well-ventilated and spacious. My only regret was I didn't get to spend enough time as I wanted to wandering around, because I brought my friend along and she had an engagement to get back to on the island, so we had to leave a little early. But it was so much fun nonetheless, got to meet a few bloggers too!

Speak to you all soon!

Laters,

Ez xxX

GIFTY'S DAUGHTER - Haul

Hey Guys,

Sorry it's taken me a week to type-up this post, but I have been extremely swamped at work.

Anyway on to today's post which is a continuation from my last, sharing with you the items I picked up from the Gifty's Daughter store and a little review on one or two of the items, haven't really got round to using these properly yet.

I didn't really go too crazy in the store, all I was really after was the Z-palette, everything else was just sort of an impulse-buy.

Alcone Professional Makeup Sponges. Price: will be updated

These are just the basic wedge sponges that can be used to apply both powder and liquid makeup. I got these to try out with my Ben Nye Banana Powder (BNBP). I don't know guys, I am still trying to figure the best technique for applying my BNBP! I know I will eventually figure it out (hopefully). But you should all be used to it by now. I come on here, moan about something, about how "I don't like it", "it doesn't work for me", "I dont see what all the fuss is about". And then a few months down the line, I come back to report that same products is the dog's wotsits. So yeah... moving on

Price: to be updated

Now this little metal slab. Metal slab is what I have chosen to call it, as I am no professional and do not know what it is called and cannot be arsed to Google it at this point. So if you know the actual name of this, please feel free to let me know in the comments. So anyway, this I got mainly to mix my liquid makeup products together. When I am heading to an event or wedding I like my skin to have a glow without looking dewy. So I mix in a few drops of my MAC Lustre Drops in with my foundation, MAC Studio Fix, and this gives me just the right amount of glow. So rather than doing the mixing on the back of my hand ( VERY hygienic Ez), I will be doing that on this. I'm sure I will also discover a few more things to use this for.

NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in 'Istanbul'. Price: to be updated

I need to be smacked round the head honestly. I do not quite understand why I got this lip cream. 1.) I hate lip creams, prefer glosses 2.) I hate Matte lip products. So please tell me why I got this :s.
After using this a few times, I don't completely hate it but I'm not gonna be raving about it. I guess it's the addict in me, I just had to try it. I was actually after  NYX's 'Sugar Pie' lipgloss, but they did not have that, so I went for this instead. *hangs head*

Ben Nye Glitter Glue. Price: to be updated

 This I got to use with glitter and chunky loose pigment eye products. And also because Dimma (thatigbochick.com) got it and used it in one of her tutorials. I am shameless.

Z-Palette.  Price: to be updated

And finally, the reason behind my visit to the store. I will do a short detailed post on this item. It is basically a makeup palette, that can be used to store all your products in one place. The base of this palette is magnetic so your eyeshadow, blushers, etc. just stick straight on. There are some Z-Palettes that come with the individual magnets, Gifty's Daughter had these variation in stock too. Like I said, I will provide more details on what I depotted  into this palette and how it's held-up in another post. In the meantime you can get more info about this by engaging in some 'google-action'.

And there you have it people! The items I bought during my visit to the Gifty's Daughter store. Hope you enjoyed this post. If you've got any questions about any of the products ask me in the comments section.

Oh and I am DELIGHTED to report..............

Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens Kit

 My Baby arrived!! If you follow me on Instagram (@BeautyInLagos), this is probably old news to you. But I wanted to share with all you guys on here too! So now, all I have to do is figure out how it works and bring you better quality images. I am hoping this will be the start of  FOTD, OOTD type posts and probably some Youtube tutorials too :).

Oh and if you don't follow me on Instagram, you might want to do so now! I am having a giveaway in conjunction with SweetKiwi from tomorrow! We are giving away more Frozen Yoghurt, so get in where you can!

So what Makeup Items have you picked up recently?

Laters,

Ez xxX


Please Note: There will be a great delay in response to your emails over the next couple of weeks. I will eventually reply all emails, just not immediately.

BROWNIES WORLD - E.L.F. Haul

Happy Valentine's Beauty-Lovers! :)

So I was catching up on the lovely Vieve's blog and noticed in a beauty-haul she had purchased Ben Nye powder from a store in Lagos called 'Brownies'. I immediately sent her a message on twitter asking for deets of the store and she gave me the address as well as directions. Thanks a lot Vieve :) xx

My main purpose for visiting the store was to get my hands on the now infamous Ben Nye 'Banana' Powder, unfortunately this wasn't available.

Ben Nye Luxury Powder 'Nutmeg'

This was all they had left from the brand (apologies for the poor picture quality) and it was too dark for my skintone, but the lovely salesgirl mentioned they were expecting new stock in and promised to  give me a call when they landed in-store.

But my frown was soon turned upside down when I looked around the shop, and noticed they had quite a lot of E.L.F products on display.

 I have been meaning to try-out products from this brand and had seen a few online retailers here in Lagos selling some of their products, but they had nothing I was interested in.

E.L.F which stands for Eye.Lips.Face is a very inexpensive makeup brand with products that are of very good quality. In the UK majority of their products range from 3.50-5.00 GBP.

I was very pleased that the mark-up on the items displayed in the store was not too high as is synonymous with nearly EVERY international makeup brand that is sold in Lagos. So annoying! I mean definitely include your costs when re-pricing your items, but sometimes these retailers take the piss.. Rant for another day.. Anyways...

After looking around here are the items I got

E.L.F. Mechanical Eyelash Curler - N1,000

The last time I used eyelash-curlers I was a teenager in my makeup experimentation stages, they were some pink plastic ones I got free in a magazine and weren't very good at all to be honest.

Been meaning to get the Shu Uemura ones, but when I saw these in the shop I decided to go for them because they are mechanical, just like Shu Uemura

It also came with an extra rubber insert for when the one already in place wears out.

I usually deep-clean my brushes every other week, using baby-oil to to take out all the makeup first and mild baby shampoo immediately after to wash. But most times, especially with my eyeshadow and liner brushes, I just want to do some on-the-spot cleaning between applications, these will be very handy.

It's got a pleasant smell and antibacterial which is an added bonus. I can see myself repurchasing these for sure!

I also picked up the E.L.F.  Eye-primer, but when I got home it was nowhere to be found. Guess I forgot to actually pay for it AND put it in my carrier bag *blonde*. I'll be visiting Brownies again, soon I'm sure, so I'll get it then.

Details
Brownies World
4, Irewole Avenue, Awosika Busstop by TFC
Opebi, Ikeja
Lagos.
For more info visit their webpage: www.browniesworld.net

Laters,

Ez xxX