Le Petite Marche: May 2013 Edition

Hello Everyone.... Hope y'all had an awesome weekend?
Cause hehe... I did, I did! (Even though i worked all through the weekend -_____-)

I'm guessing we've all heard about the Le Petite Marche monthly event, well if you haven't, it's a monthly shopping 'sometin' in Las gidi With an array of stylish clothes, shoes, bags and accessories for men and women as well as scented candles, hair extensions, undergarments, interior decor, etc from various stores and designers. So they display their stuff in real comfy and classy event places for you et moi to come shop! 

I see photos of past events online and i'm always like i'm so going for next month's edition! (Lie! lol! something always comes up).
Like few days ago, i saw the ad somewhere, wasn't too sure if the May 2013 was going to be my first cause i had to work on Sunday (Just finished my make up school presently doing my I.T at POISE, Ikeja shopping mall).
Long story short, got a call on Saturday night from House of Tara (My alma mata) that i'd be the make up artist on ground for the HOUSE OF TARA stand at the LPM May event lol! And it was going to count as one of my I.T days, BEEAAAATTTTT THAAAATTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got my H.O.T Tee and make up on..

Setting up the H.O.T stand...

And then for a min, had to pause on make-up and got my blogger groove on

In alphabetical order

BEBE GRAVFITI

 The Designer Outlet, 4th Floor Mega Plaza,

Idowu Martin Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

CHINKARA

DENAKI

Suite 12, Ground Floor, Pees Galleria,

2a Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

DORADEEV

Plot 13 block 81, basheer shittu street, magodo estate phase ii

07052284653

EARTH SALT

JEWELRY HOUSE

LE BOURGET

Suite F48, Ikota Shopping Complex, VGC, Lekki-Lagos

08164743688

LE VICTORIA

levictoriaconcept@gmail.com

pin:2A028DC6

LE SPACE

MONIJO GARNET

www.monijogarnet.com

MY MAKE UP

www.beautyrevolutionNG.com

Junior Options. Block A2-15 shop 193/194,

Sura shopping complex, Lagos Island.

OLORI'S  PLACE

ONO ETHNIC NOTEBOOKS

 

VIV LE RESISTANCE

Y CRAIG

2, Osho street, Opebi Link Road, Ikeja Lagos

08085806676

So NOT missing next month's!

Cheers!

Product Review 2: TARA lip pencil (Kwase-doo)

Hello everyone.....

Chilled on "ladies" cause i see some brothers are coming on here too :D hehe..!

Yeah, so todays review is about my new favourite lip thing! I choose to call it lip thing cause the pencil can do many things! 

First of all, it's a great lip liner! 

I guess we all know how to work lip liners.

The amazing thing about this pencil is how it can be used as a lipstick! Yes, lipstick!

It's actually creamy and doesn't necessarily need lipgloss on it.

It's a new product from TARA and i think it's even a limited edition.

This is what it looks like with a slightly shimmery pink gloss 

And..... This is what it's like without lipgloss

Looks even better without gloss! 

I know i'm about to stock my box up with this! Too beautiful and really affordable!

 It's either 700 or 800 box

It's available in most TARA outlets

Get yours!

Call 08184546089 and order

Or email beautilitiesplus@gmail.com

Product Review: 1 (Fm Automatic Eye Pencil)

Federico Mahora Automatic Eye Pencil

As a proud product(make up) junkie, just felt the need to show y'all some products in my box and how i use them. On this post i'll start with the Federico Mahora Automatic Eye Pencil in frozen grey. This pencil is all kinds of yummy!

 

With and without flash

I love this twist up pencil cause its highly pigmented, just one swipe and it's just there "gbam"! (LOL!) It has this icy look and i've used it for two different looks so far.

I used it for a bridal look

but i used a black pencil liner to seal it in the hair line on the lower lid. Kinda brightens the eyes as well.

I also used it for a photography look

I used just the frozen grey pencil on the lower lid. I didn't press it too hard anyway, the eye shadow was already really really flashy.

It's also available in strong graphite, malachite green, dark blue, decadence black, icy amethyst, and deep maroon

Loved the frozen grey, can't wait to try the other colours!

Price: N950

This product can't be found in just regular stores,

 Call 08184546089 or send an email if interested. 

Enjoy!

Make up: Wake up ladies

Hello Ladies,

   I'm totally aware of how crazy we can get when it comes to make-up! I mean, don't test the Nigerian woman lol! There are millions of products out there, some really expensive and soooooooooooo not worth their price tags. Oh well....!

   Our obsession is so bad that we get overly ripped off and that thing can "chook" -_-! I mean!!! You're seeing something online for so so so, ehn i know they didn't trek to obodo oyibo to get these stuff, neither did they teleport the products but damn!!!! 

Anyways, just so y'all wake up and realise that "what you're looking for in Sokoto and can be right under your Shokoto" (LOOOOL! Always wanted to use that quote :D)

  So yeah, maybe certain people don't know there are some really cool brands in naija, proudly naija or proudly african. I mean make up perfect for women of colour. 

Have you tried products from these brands?

BM Pro

Tara Orekelewa

Lise beauty range

   These are some proudly Nigerian brands and there's 

Iman, created by a Somalian model

Black Up, created by an Ivorian make up artist and several others.

And to those sisters who really love their special brands like MAC (yeah, MAC is special :) ), i"m glad they have two stores in naija, both in Lagos (Palms and Ikeja mall), they won't sell fake stuff and blaaa, so let the rip offs STOP!

I'll use this medium to chip in a bit about Federico Mahora, they have two stores in naija as well, one in Lagos, the other at Port Harcourt. Tried some of their products as well and can recommend a few.

   So in subsequent posts, i'll put up photos of some of my work, products i used (def not only African brands)their price and where you can get them.

I hope we have fun, 

kisses