EVENT: beauty african exhibition and conference

Hi Beauties,

Hope you all are doing great. its been a busy month can't believe its half of the month already. There's been so much going on in the beauty industry these past weeks, and  personally have been up to alot of things which i would let you know about soon.

Last week. the Beauty Africa Exhibition & Conference held for 3 days, It was organized by the Africa's largest exhibition organisers- Informa Life Sciences exhibition which has already established many successful events in the beauty industry.This event showcased different products, information and services related to beauty and cosmetics sector. so many beauty vendors like Zaron Makeup, Khuraira cosmetics,beauty kink, ladystar international, karafi hair, design esentials, were present.
I could only attend on the first day and for me it was so amazing. the planning, organization, speakers were all impressive. this is not an event to be missed at all, so glad I could attend.

 Speakers at the conference include Tara Fela-Durotoye, Lola Maja, Erica Freemantyle, Fatima Mamza, Oke Maduewesi, Funmi Odegbami. Although i took some pictures, I decided to listen more to the speakers so I could learn more. Below are some of the points of each speakers i caught.

 Mrs Tara Fela durotoye of House of Tara she shared on building an African brand. She said as a brand, you should be recognizable, describable and desirable. -embrace your own style, it makes you special. she also emphasized the importance of building a world class brand and still being true to who we are as Nigerians and Africans. Excellence should never be compromised- as a makeup artist, the quality of your job should speak excellence.Also, Passion and commitment is very important to the building a your business.

Okey Maduewesi CEO Zaron cosmetics blew my mind after sharing her story. She's indeed a role model after losing her husband in 2006 she said she didn't want to be one of those widows to be pitied and that she was going to make her late husband proud.... wow...I celebrate this African woman. I admire her strength and courage. She said she built the ZARON brand from nothing. She spoke on the power the mind- greatness, success all begins in the mind, you have to believe in yourself, believe you can do it, believe you are more than this, you can achieve much more.I was indeed challenged and inspired. God bless her more and increase her greatness.

Funmi Odegbami CEO MINK a london based makeup school shared on focusing on opportunities in other beauty industry like film, TV, fashion, theatre etc.

Khuraira Musa of Khuraira cosmetics spoke on being passionate about what you do.

Lola Maja of Sacred beauty also shared on passion, giving your job the best, love what you do, be open minded and always willing to learn.

Fatima Mamza of Mamza beauty did a live demo of highlighting and contouring.
Mary Jane of Zaron cosmetics also demonstrated on a model using Zaron cosmetics.

Enough said.... enjoy the rest in pictures.

Till my next post, stay beautiful.

TobiBhanks

Product Review: Zaron lip liners

Hi beauties,

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you doing great. Today's review is on Zaron lip pencils.
I got 2 shades (brick chick and fussy fuchsia) a while ago and since then, I fell in love with them.

Fussy fushia is a bright pink

Brick chick is purple, its been one of my favorite lip liners, I get to line it with most of my purple, pink and nude lipsticks.

Brick Chick EZ01

Last week I saw some other colours and I decided to pick 2 shades I don't have in my lip liner kits. Wild vine a bright orange color perfect for any orange base lipstick or coral, can be worn alone or with a gloss.
and  Stallion which is a deep wine

Stallion EZ014

These liners are amazing, apply easily, you can blend with your finger or a lip brush. Both are longer than the two I got initially. 

Overall:
I love these liners they can be worn alone, with a lipsticks or a gloss.
They are also very affordable. #750 each.

I would definitely repurchase.

Till my next post, stay beautiful

FOTD: Doyin's makeover

Hi beauties. 

Happy new week. Hope the weekend was exciting.  Mine was busy though, I had a friend come over for a makeover. Below are pictures of her before and final look. 

Enjoy.....

Products used

Eyes:

Bh cosmetics primer

Bh party girl pallete

Zaron eyeshadow Palette

Unveil eyepencil -blue under eye

milani eye tech extreme liner

Maybelline colossal kajal

Monda studio professional lashes

Face

Marykay oil mattifier

Mary kay foundation 607 and 708

LA pro HD concealer - chestnut

Iman oil blotting powder -medium deep

Milani mineral powder -medium

Maybelline clear smooth powder-Cacao

Zaron blush

Lips

Zaron brick chic liner

Bh 32 lip color palette

Till my next post, stay beautiful.....

LOTD: Ankara inspired

Hi beauties,

Sure you all are doing great. I got tired of my hair and couldn't visit the salon early enough but I didn't want that to disappoint my urge to get my makeup done. I came across this Ankara scarf from a friends ''aso ebi"  and I decided to create an inspired look with it.

Here's how I achieved the look

For my eyes,I primed with Mars eyeshadow base on my entire lid, then I used a dark brown and black eyeshadow from my BH party girl palette in the outer corner of my crease, blended out with a neutral shadow from BH 26 color palette. I then applied the gold colour from Zaron eyeshadow plus blush palette from the inner corner to mid way my lid then used a dark green colour  and blended into the outer corner. I lined my upper lash line with a gel liner using angle brush and the water line with Maybelline colossal kajal. Used L'Oreal lash primer first to bring out my lashes then applied its black mascara.
Eyebrow used Jordana brow pencil in dark brown and Milani easy brow pencil

Face,  after applying MOM as primer, used LA HD concealer under my eyes, then  Marykay 607 all over my face, then used Milani mineral powder to highlight before contouring with Maybelline powder in cacao did same for the nose. I finally blended all using Milani multitasker powder.

For my lips, I moisturized then applied Milani rose armour lipstick on my entire lips, the lined using Milani true red liner and Ruby woo lipstick.

I totally love the final look and of course my ombré lips and the Ankara scarf.  I would Consider trying more Ankara inspired look. Another interesting part of this look was that I took all the pictures myself with my professionally camera, so now I can create more looks even when I don't have someone around to help with the camera lol....
  
Product Used

Eyes
BH party girl palette
BH 26 neutral palette
Zaron eyeshadow + blush palette
Gel liner
Maybelline Colossal kajal
Loreal Mascara
 Brows
Jordana dark brown brow pencil
Milani easy brow pencil

Face
LA HD concealer
MaryKay foundation -607
Milani mineral and multitasker powder
Maybelline powder- Cacao
sleek blush by 3

Lips
Milani true red liner
Mac ruby woo
Milani rose armor lipstick


Till my next post, stay beautiful....

Kome's makeover

 Hi Beauties,

Its been a while, sure you all are having a wonderful time.
Kome came over to the studio to have her makeup done before heading for a friend's wedding.

Face

LA girl pro concealer-warm honey

Marykay Foundation 507

Iman Oil blotting powder

Milani mineral powder - medium

Sleek blush by 3

 

 Eyes:

Bh 26 neutral color palette

Sleek Oh so special Palette

Milani eye tech extreme liner

Maybelline colossal kajal

Monda studio pro lashes

Lips

Zaron lip liner- fussy fushia

Milani Rose hip

  

She loved the her finished look and so do I.

Till my next post, stay beautiful....

LOTD: Pretty in Blue

Hi beauties

Hope you are doing great? and sure you all are taking preventive measures against the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Let's ensure to wash our hands regularly with soap and water, use hand sanitizers especially those with more than 60% alcohol content and avoid crowded places.

Here's a look I created using blue eyeshadow and  purple for contour. This is not a colour I would readily wear but I decided to try something different and be bold with my eye color, for the lips I used a nude lipstick so focus can be on the eyes only. Remember to always play up one feature and tone down the other'.

Face:

Milk of magnesia - face primer

LA concealer

Marykay foundation 607 &708

MAC studio fix NW 45

Milani multitasker powder

Mary kay blush

 

Brows:

Jordana brow pencil- dark brown

Milani brow kit- 03

Eyes:

Mars eyeshadow base

Miss Rose eyeshadow palette

Bh 88 cool matte palette

Bh 26 colour neutral palette

Milani eye tech liner

Maybelline colossal kajal

Marykay Ultimate mascara

Lips:

Zaron lip liner 

Milani nude cream lipstick

I'm totally in love with the final look and so glad I decided to try something new or different, I would definitely create more colorful eyes. Sure you can recreate this look its something quite easy to create. 

Till my next post, Stay beautiful...... 

Wow..... It's August

Hi Beauties,
Happy new month to us all and guess what it's my birth month. *dancing* lol... I'm always so excited about this month, for me, it's a month of new beginnings, new hope, new song, new testimonies, new achievement, it's everything new.

So this month, I intend to try out new things, hmmm.... Let's keep those as my little secrets for now. lol... You stay glued to this page and I will keep updating you all. 

May this month be to you all a month of new beginnings. Happy new month.

Till my next post, stay beautiful.