Bridal Makeup : My New favourite blend (Products)

Hello Everyone,
Here's hoping you guys are doing great as usual 😊

Hmmmm!
Let me say people read this blog lol!
Not that I don't know cause I see the statistics when I check my blogger but when there are no comments en, it sorta slows you down.

 More like slows "me" down LOL!

The way I've been attacked for irregular post today so! By people I didn't even know knew I blog, I have made a decision.

I will change! I will blog more! I will keep blogging even when no commentd lol!
I will!

So I was going through photos of some of my bridal jobs and thought to share this special bride.... just because I enjoyed every bit of her makeup.

There's always the rush to meet up church timing, so it was the typical rushed bridal makeup.

Her skin was amazing and made my new favourites so easy to work.

I'll dare to put up "unedited" pictures of her look cause I want you to really see. We didn't even have a trial but she already communicated what she wanted and trusted me to deliver.

My January Bride, Jenavi (Photo taken by me before she got dressed)

Main products used
Other than primers and setting sprays
My two unbelievable combination were

1. Zaron oil control mineral powder (The only Zaron product I have)
2. Black up full coverage foundation

There! Amazing combination!
I didn't even use any tinted powder. None!

Her makeup stayed put all day! I Was so happy (The makeup artists in the house understand what it means to have a satisfied bride) .

One thing is sure, I need to visit a Zaron studio and check out more of their stuff!

Save or Toss? Makeup Shelflife

Hey Gorg ones !

This is something I've always wanted to share!
Even some makeup artists don't know.

Shelf life of your makeup.
Shelf life just means a period something can be used before it becomes bad or unsuitable for use.

After reading this post, I bet you'd run to raid your dresser/vanity table.

So here....

I chose a diverse range of products

From left: Primer, A foundation without sunscreen, fixing spray, sublime powder, dark spot eraser, glitter glue, a foundation with sunscreen.

You'll see a bin sign with numbers on it.

They all have different shelf lives.

So what you want to do is turn to the back of the product.


It's written mostly at the bottom.

My Black Up sublime powder states 24 months 

My Lancome teint miracle states 12 months 

My Ben nye glitter glue states 36 months 

Easy as ABC...!

Longest shelf life I've seen is 36months.

This means, DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT FOR LONGER THAN 36MONTHS AFTER OPENING.

If it says 12, you know what that means.

I know someone learnt something.
I was once clueless too!

Mmmwah!
Bemi.

How I Clean My Brushes / DIY Makeup Brush Cleaner

Hey gorg ones!
So I'm just going to slide back into your lives like nothing happened :D
I mean!
Nothing happened really. Yes! Yes!
I loves you too!

Meanwhile. your girl been out here LEARNING!
Y'all gon' learn alot!

Right on!

I know I need my brushes to be squeaky clean at all times. I dont even know how many brushes I have and I bet Y'all dont expect me to be on that expensive brush cleaner deal (aint nobody got money to waste on those 50ml-costing-thousands-of-naira fluids).

I'm just saying! LOL!

Ok, on a serious note, these DIY cleaners do as much as those brush shampoos and sometimes even better.
Being a professional makeup artist, I get to clean my brushes pretty often. Here's how I do it...

From left: Alcohol, Apple cider vinegar, Morning fresh anti-bacterial, Extra virgin olive oil

Being the queen of depotting, I sorta got rid of the actual containers of the Alcohol and Olive oil.
               (They say I hoard, reducing my storage size makes me feel I don't hoard so much).

Alcohol: This kills everything lol! I only use this when I know my brushes have graced some not so healthy skin.

Apple cider Vinegar: Hmmm lets just say this helps take out all that grime faster. We can call this pretty mild bleach.

Morning Fresh: The ultimate grime cutter.

EVOO: Lets say this conditions your brushes after getting stripped, you don't want your expensive brushes feeling like rubber hair lol!

These are just some of the brushes I'm cleaning.

Step 1

 Get a bowl,

So I did some not so healthy skin the other day, reason I'm spraying alcohol. (OPTIONAL)

Step 2

Pour 3 parts morning fresh to one part olive oil

Step 3

Swirl your brushes one by one and repeat step if necessary.

See all that grime! Its not even a foundation brush oh! lol!

Step 4

Rinse out all that gooey stuff!

Dilute the Vinegar with water and soak your brushes for a few minutes

 Ces finis!

So I was going to put up a photo of how they looked when the got dry. Someone got a call and put these babies to work again. Lol!

We pray for dirty overworked brushes right?

Hope this post saves someone a little change,

Love,

Bemi.

Bye Bye Google Reader, Hello Bloglovin’

Hey guys! I hope you’re all having a great week!  This is kind of a techy post, so I’ll make it short and sweet.  Don’t use Google Reader as your reader?  Then you’re fine! But if you do, I recommend switching to Bloglovin’.

I have no clue why Google Reader is soon to be gone.  But, I have made the transition toBloglovin’ to read up on the blogs I follow.  It was actually super simple and literally took all of 3 minutes.

You just create a Bloglovin’ account and in the process it asks if you want to import the blogs you read on Google Reader to your new Bloglovin’ account.  Click the button to import and that’s it!

The platform looks similar to Google Reader…

Don’t worry if you don’t see your blog on my list of reads…I subscribe to most of them via email.  :)

And if you prefer to read your favorite blogs on your phone or iPad, here is the Bloglovin’ app!

Thank you all for being such loyal readers.  I feel so lucky!  Now go get your read on and Follow my blog with Bloglovin!!

This post was just too detailed so i copied word for word from the bloglovin site (aint got time for editing when this is the message i'm trying to pass anyway). 

Let's follow us on Bloglovin,

Bemi.   