Who would have thought that I’d write my first blog post on a chilled out Friday night in my bedroom as I listened to the rain pouring outside? Seriously, I had just finished trying out this orange lipstick and posted a photo on Instagram (because you know we’re all bout that life nowadays). Anyway, I was just about to post another photo with details on my look and after I’ve gone listed all the products used and how used them, just as I was about to share the update, my phone froze! I tried coaxing it to work, giving it a few minutes come around. I dropped it last year the screen went black. Instead of fixing it, I just dumped it in my bedside drawer till I got someone who could fix it without me having to part with my spleen and one of my kidneys!
Anyway, I think my phone caught feelings and was determined to get back at me for sticking it in the drawer instead of parting with my kidney to fix it immediately :-).
Back to my story…I gave up on my phone and started folding laundry, frustrated that after all the time I took to type out the details of my look, I would have to start all over because I had to restart my phone. I was debating sharing the details tomorrow when the idea came to me. I have thought about it enough times because it’s something I’m passionate about but never quite had the courage to take that step. Well here goes nothing…wish me luck!
To prime my face, I used the Nivea Men Aftershave Balm in Sensitive. Now before you go ahead and cringe in horror, it worked. Since training with Suzie Beauty as a makeup artist, I started following brands and other make-up artists both local and global artists. I came across this channel NikkieTutorials, a make-up artist based in Netherlands whose work is out of this world. In a number of her tutorials, she used the aftershave as a primer. The reason it works is because a key ingredient is glycerine, which helps products stick to your face. I decided to try it out and I loved the results. For foundation, I used SuzieBeauty foundation, mixing SB40 and SB50 and set it with loose powder in SB40.
I filled in my eyebrows with SuzieBeauty’s matte brown eye shadow Changa and a black matte eye shadow from Sleek MakeUP using an angled brush.
For my eyes, I created the look using Sleek MakeUP I-Divine Au Naturel and Original palettes. I started with the Au Naturel palette, sweeping Honeycomb and Cappuccino over my eyelid as transition shades. I blended Bark and Regal on my brow bone contouring to get a sort of “V” shape on the outer corner of my eye.
To finish off, I patted Sterling all over my eyelid blending it out with the rest of the eye shadows to remove any harshness. The Au Naturel palette consists mostly matte, velvety shadows with the exception of Taupe, Mineral Earth and Conker, which are shimmery. If you’re one for a very natural or neutral look, this palette is more than enough. Yeah right…as if you can ever stop at one eye shadow palette. The Original palette on the other hand is all about metallic and shimmery shades for a bit more drama.
I must warn you however…the fall out with the Original palette is major so you need to be careful otherwise you will end up with the shimmer all over your cheeks and especially if you decide to do a smokey eye, you definitely do not want a big and will need to clean it up after. I watched a YouTube video makeup artist Chloe Morello who used panty liners to catch fall out of any glittery/shimmery eye shadows in a tutorial.
*Something to consider trying perhaps* 🙂
One of the best things about Sleek MakeUP eye shadows is they are highly pigmented and you the payoff is amazing and you can them almost in all beauty stores and stands in supermarkets. A point to note though is for the Au Naturel palette, I have only been able to get it at Lintons Pharmacy near Hilton Hotel.
To finish off my look, I mixed Sleek MakeUP O.M.G and Island Beauty’s Papaya. Again, very affordable and are available locally. The Sleek MakeUP lipstick goes for a little over Ksh800, while Island Beauty goes for around Ksh300.
Hope you have had a great start to your year and here’s to more posts! I have a feeling this will be quite an adventure! 🙂
The Red Lipped Rockstar 
2 responses to “Gold Shimmer and a Bright Orange Lip Colour”
If I ever ask a girl out on a date and she took long in preparing, but came out looking like this… I’d still be a little pissed, but I’d selfie the face off her! LOL!
A few words missing in the text, and almost hard to notice seeing as how the mind automatically fills in the blanks as one reads.
A few questions came to mind as I read this post;
1. Is Nivea Men’s Aftershave a better primer than actual glycerin?
2. Is this look ideal for a cold or hot setting; say for instance, can Lilian Muli rock this look while in studio?
3. If my date wears this look, should I allow her to snuggle, face first, into my white shirt?
4. Would it come off if for some reason after wearing it that Friday you had to go out into the rain?
Interesting read otherwise. I hope you’ll be able to put out more as you’ve been planning to.
Hi Eugene. First off, please accept my apologies for not replying sooner. As I was setting up how to manage my notifications, for some reason when you commented, it went to the spam folder. It’s all sorted not and I’ll make sure I respond to your comments on future posts.
That said, to answer your questions:
1. The primer I found was a good alternative if I’m ever in a situation where I’m out of primer. Primer is always recommended and depending on one’s skin type, Some can make the make up look cakey, while others will give you a good finish. At times I actually do my makeup without applying primer and it still looks great.
2. I personally feel that the look can work for both cold and hot settings and Lilian can definitely rock it while in studio. I know, the lights can generate a lot of heat so she would definitely have used primer and once her make up is done, probably sprayed a setting spray to help her make up last throughout the news bulletin intact.
3. Hehehe…If you don’t mind orange lipstick on your white shirt why not let her snuggle? 🙂
4. When you say rain, are you talking light drizzle or a heavy downpour? Lol. I’ve been rained on and my makeup did not come off so I don’t think it would come off unless probably the person hasn’t bought quality products.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll pay closer attention when I’m writing. Perhaps share my draft post with you to proofread it. Now go selfie the face off that girl 🙂