How To Depot Eyeshadows (Into the Mac Pro Palette W/O inserts)

Hey lovelies....! 

I'm full of smiles today cause when I woke up, I told myself I'd stay happy, come what may! :D

Here's a step by step post on how you can depot eyeshadows into the MAC pro palette. 

There are several palettes out there all for you to have loads of colours at a go! It reduces all the bulky stuff you have to move around with, especially as a make up artist.  

This is what the Pro palette i'm using today looks like.     

Most people get inserts to fit in this palette so they can then use it for whatever makeup they decide. If you get the lipstick insert, then you have a lipstick palette. 

The inserts with the highest pots for eyeshadows from MAC has15 pots. 

15 to me is too little and then my favourite eyeshadows aren't all from MAC Cosmetics. 

With that in mind, I decided to get the palette anyway but without the inserts. 

All I'm working with today

  

What you need...

The palette

Nail file (you can use a very flat knife if you find one)

Glue

Candle and a match Box or a lighter

Then your eyeshadow

Here's how

For the mac shadows depot

 

Locate where you have that line, push in the file and twist. 

You'll hear a click sound. 

Take out the insert and hold with a lash holder (like me) or you could use a tweezer.  

Hold over flame in a fast swinging motion so the insert doesn't flame up nor melt. 

After a few seconds, turn insert over and use the file to push out the pan. 

All these can be done carefully, without damaging the case. 

The insert should still fit in and make a click sound. 

Why take care when you don't need the case?

I heard MAC gives a free lipstick with every 5 empty MAC cosmetics case you return. So there!

Next thing you want to do is name your pot. 

Hold over flame for 2 seconds without burning, it gets really easy to peel off. 

You either stick this to the bottom of the pan if you're not glueing it to the palette OR you stick the name to the approximate opposite part of the palette lid where that pot would be glued. 

Repeat steps for as many shadows that can fit in. Mind you, MAC has refill  shadows (you don't have to depot) at an even cheaper rate. 

Other products

Tara

The depoting is quite different but easy anyway. 

(The shadows don't come with those blue strips. It was just a form of identification back in makeup school. So nobody "mistakenly" keeps my property X_X LOL!)

Hehe....!

I'm totally about these particular shadows these days. 

That's already 12 shadows and space for more.

Have a happy-happy weekend!

Bemi. 

Mwah!

DIY : Cheap lipstick palette

Heyy darrrrrlyns!

I know it's been forever, no excuses!

I kinda "holiday-ed" too much and got extra extra lazy! X_X

Today's DIY (Do it Yourself) post is a fun one and way cool if you're 

1. On a budget

2. Not in love with flamed deporting of lipsticks (like me)

3. Looking to stop carrying bulky stuff around

On a budget...

This is like the cheapest way to have your best of lipsticks in one place. Cost of this home made palette is approximately 300-500 naira. Getting a MAC empty palette or the Z Palette with the inserts would cost waaaaay more than. 

Not in love with flamed deporting...

So there are like other methods of deporting where you actually have to melt the lipsticks over direct flame. I just feel like after that direct heat, something goes wrong. 

Looking to stop carrying bulky stuff...

Fun how 21 or more of your favourite lipsticks are together. Just a hand away!  

All you need 

1. A pill box (found in standard pharmacies) 

2. A hand dryer

3. A cosmetic spatula ( well, i used a table knife)

4. Sanitizer wipe (you could use any non toxic cleaning agent)

5. A flat mixing palette ( I sha used a film... The point is, use a non messy surface that would not absorb your lipstick)

6. And your lipstick. 

Here's how...

Disinfect all you'll use 

Mac "Cyndi", Beauty UK "Sunset" and Avon "totally kissable". 

Choose lipsticks to be deported

Roll lipstick all the way and cut 3/4 way

 Crush evenly

Carefully transfer to pill box 

Spread evenly in box

Clean any mess

Turn dryer on to low heat and hold on to the lipstick. 

After 2mins ( or more depending on the  lipstick) your lipstick should look like this

Leave to cool and YEEEEEPS! You're done :)

You might want to peel off the name from the lipstick and stick on your palette for easy reference. 

Ces finis!

 

Repeat till you get all you want

This post will be updated after I fill all the empties. 

Here's Hoping this was helpful to you!

And oh! Sorry about the poor photos, y'all sha get the drill *wink

Mwah!

Bemi. 

Mini Haul: H.O.T

Hello everyone :)

Here's believing y'all are having a pleasant holiday.

So... 2days ago, i happened to be around the House of Tara school I was trained at and decided to "branch" and say a quick hello.

That's how "quick hello" carried me to the studio and there! Products! New products! Screaming my name! 

What i got...

1.

Foundation

This they said it's a medium coverage foundation. I got the shade TF314 (i'll tell you soon what the equivalent in Mary Kay medium coverage should be, i know everyone's used that one time), it's written for normal to oily skin, suitable for sensitive skin, oil free and non comedogenic (if this is true after i try it, i guess i've found "the foundation").

2.

Lip pencil

I've used this brown lip pencil severally and this particular shade is called "Afia". Perfect for a nude lipstick. 

3.

High pigment lipgloss

I have used other shades but not this particular one. I'm a sucker for nude lips and wanted something i could wear over a nude lipstick. I hope this works well. This shade is called "Okenne".

4.

Bronzer

Yuuup! They have a bronzer now and i totally love the packing! Looks serious and like a high end product. The bronzer comes in two shades. I got the "light", the second is probably called medium or dark, can't remember but its darker than the light anyway. Really can't wait to try this!

5.

Blusher

This was the first product that screamed my name lol! Talking 'bout "Bemi, come get meeeeeeeeeee" (in Usher's voice). I have the Tara blush palette but this shade isn't there (these people just know how to make you buy and buy). Dunno if my iPhone camera did justice to the colour this beauty is, but it's gorrrrg! It's in the shade "Gimbiya".

See!

I'll try those i haven't and get back to say what i think about them!

Enjoy the holidays!

 

Mmmmwah!

Bemi. 

My hair volume curls.... What i use!

Ok! People asked, here's the answer!

Please concentrate on the hair lol! Nothing else. ALL these hair came straight (i always do that so i can switch my curls whenever and however i want) These are photos of curls i achieved using my TRESemme Volume curl wand 

If i knew i'd be talking about hair, would have done a proper review with before and after photos (with straight hair, and then curled hair). Maybe sometime soon, as my hair is braided at the moment. 

That's what the pack looks like. 

This thing heats up to 200 degree Celsius so better be curling good hair. 

Comes with a glove (lost mine X_x i've mastered the art, so fewer burns LOL!)

It has 3 heat settings, for regulation

Large 19mm-32mm conical barrel

Has a long chord, so you can plug away and just be in front of the mirror at least. 

Where to get:

I'm guessing Casabella or Poise

Even if not this exact one, they might have other brands. 

*Got mine from Argos last summer. 

There are lots of other curling wands out there but my TREsemme hasn't disappointed me so far. 

Do have a great weekend!

Mmmwah!

Review! Shany Cosmetics 180 palette

Hello everyone! :D

I know I'm probably the most inconsistent beauty blogger ever LOL! Sorry! (as usual) 

Yeah!

So i think i'm doing this review out of small annoyance -______- LOL!

There's nothing more annoying than dropped expectations *sobs*

Oh well!

I got this my Shany 180 palette some months back, (from a student whose sister sent them from the US) was still in makeup school and of cause i couldn't wait to lay my hands on it! 

What i said on I.G the when i got it lol!

Lol! The caption!

The middle palette,detachable..

Ooh! Thought i got a palette of life! (-_-)

Oh well...

 

The uselessness of this palette didn't dawn on me until i had to do a shoot recently. I can't explain further lol!

Funny thing is most of the colours are actually really pigmented but they don't stay put, even with a primer. The colour starts falling after an hour. 

I recommend this product for those who just want to paint and play *shrugs*, SO NOT FOR PROFESSIONAL USE. I mean! Don't use this thing if you're going to get paid for a job. Just use it to play.  

I did a few swatches anyway. Here...

With flash. The top row is w/o a base

While the bottom row is with a base. 

Without flash..

See what happened after i used a wet wipe to swipe once

No single stay effect! Just like powder abii chalk! 

I'm definitely not buying any shany eyeshadow again lol!

Do have a great weekend!

Mmmwah!