Updated Facial skincare Products 2016

Hello my parfaitly beautiful people. Its been a minute (lets not even get into how many people have yelled at me for not updating my blog) I have been meaning to do this post on my facial skincare products cos I have changed up quite a bit of products. Sometime last year my skin went into major over drive. I was breaking out left right and center and I did not know what to do. To be honest I was mildly depressed about it and it greatly contributed to my not doing picture tutorials and even videos.
Long story short, I decided to edit my products and see what wasn't working anymore.Without rambling on about my facial sufferings let proceed to the new MVPs lol

LIP SWATCH TIME featuring KIKE's BEAUTY HUB

Hello Parfait beauties, trust everyone is doing well. I am currently going through a phase where I am obsessed with highlighters and lip colours. I was super happy when Kike of Kike's Beauty Hub sent me some lip goodies and I just had to swatch and review for all you beautiful people.

Product Review - MAKEUP REVOLUTION LONDON

Hello parfait beauties. Trust everyone is doing well and getting into the Easter spirit. I have always been an eyeshadow girl but of recent I have been getting more and more into lip products especially lip glosses. Everyone loves a matte lip I agree but every time I put on some lip gloss I always remember how seductively sultry it makes the lips (when worn the right way of course, I will do a post on this later)

Happy New year (Update)

Happy new year Parfait Beauties. I know I deserve to be flogged for always being M.I.A. There is a good reason for this particular disappearance (No, I am not making excuses) I am actually really active on my Instagram page (@parfaitvisage) and I recently started a youtube channel (yaaay!) Yes I conquered my fear and went for it. I also opened my own beauty/Makeup studio and it is the best thing that I have done for myself.

PRODUCT REVIEW : BLACKUP

 Hello my beautiful parfait readers, how has everyone been? We are almost at the end of the year. How time flies right? Can't believe I was just laughing at people making new year resolutions because I know they would never keep them and yeah I will laugh at the same set of people again pretty soon Lol.

I recently contacted by  the gorgeous Tola, the Head trainer for Blackup Paris for West Africa ( Click Here to visit her blog) informing me of a package that BlackUp Paris had for me (Yaaay for Makeup Products lol)

The package contained some of the latest products from Blackup that I have actually been meaning to try out. So I was beyond excited when I got them.

BLACKUP PERFECT EYEBROW

What Blackup says

Blackup Perfect Eyebrow, thanks to the perfect design, perfectly defines the eyebrow line.

Its creamy texture guarantees a comfortable application and a powdered finish for an ultra-natural makeup

 I got this in SP02 which is a dark brown.

 The packaging is really cute, from the picture you can see it looks like a lipstick tube.

 The design is a bit funny, one side is pointed and the other is slanted.

I filled in the bottom and top parts of my brow with the pointed side and filled in any gaps with the slanted side.

Its really easy to use provided you are light handed cos you can go overboard if you are not careful.

 I really like this brow product and it lasted the whole day without fading but just a bit concerned on how to use it when the sharp end becomes flat. Maybe I'll use my angled eyebrow brush......will keep you guys posted.

They are available in 3 colours.

WATERPROOF SMOKY MATTE PENCIL

 Now this I was looking forward to trying, because I have used the waterproof smoky kohl pencil which was creamy and super soft so I wanted to know what the 'Matte' was all about.

What Blackup says

The waterproof smoky matte pencil associates a creamy formula and deep colours. This matte finishing must-have enhances the eyes in just one precision stroke, for a professional long lasting look

 I recieved this product in two shades MS07 which is a dark brown and MS01 a bright blue

 The pencils are very pigmented and have a matte finish to them which is different from the smokey kohl pencils that have a creamy (some of them have some shimmer) finish that dries matte.

 I especially love the brown as I have been looking for a pigmented brown eyeliner for my waterline.

These pencils come in 8 colours

2 in 1 LIP PENCIL

 Now these pencils originally came in 12 colours and Blackup recently released 6 new colours and I got two colours in my package.

 What Blackup says

This 2 in 1 pencil (pencil sharpener provided) glides on the lips to both define contours with high precision and coat lips with an intense semi matte veil 

I received JUM14 (light pink) and JUM18 (deep red)

 The pencils are creamy and very easy to apply and you can wear them as a lip colour, they also have a semi matte finish which is good enough for me to be honest. They also come with their own sharpeners attached to the cover.

 They are very pigmented and very long lasting. I wore the pink to a Photo-shoot and it stayed put the entire time and left a beautiful pink stain when I wiped it off with baby-wipes.

I also received a nail polish from their new polish collection which is amazing. Please check them out as the colours range from gorgeous nudes to beautiful reds and purples.

So there you have it my parfait beauties. Hope you found something you liked. I am very impressed with the new products and look forward to future releases by Blackup.

For more on Blackup Paris please visit www.blackupcosmetics.com

Also follow me on Instagram @parfaitvisage for more fun pictures and makeup looks.

Till my next post, remain Parfait xoxo.

Purples R'us

Hello Parfait beauties. I realized I haven't been doing a lot of my picture tutorials because I thought by now I would have conquered my fear and started a YouTube channel lol, well I haven't so I guess I will be doing a few more picture tutorials.

SKINCARE JOURNEY PART 2 : GO NATURAL

Hi Parfait beauties, this post has been a long time coming. I previously talked about my cleansers and moisturizer in Part 1 of this post. (In case you missed it click Here) I got quite a bit of emails asking me about the journey so far and other natural remedies I talked about and my beauties, today is the day I will unleash the results lol.

NEW PRODUCT PURCHASE : Muapro.

Hello parfait beauties, feels like I haven't been here in forever and I hate feeling this way so I am making a serious effort to give 85 percent of my attention to this blog :)
Okay, onto the business of the day. I have been on the hunt for a new foundation as I am tired of all my other ones and for some funny reason, my skin doesn't quite agree with any of my foundations anymore.
Another thing I realized is that of recent my skin has been loving cream foundations and whenever I wear anything remotely oil-free, my skin revolts....talk about old age lol. So until I understand why, I have been reaching for my mac full coverage foundation and its been holding up.

SKINCARE JOURNEY part 1: SIMPLIFY

Hello parfait beauties. Ever heard that saying “makeup is only as good as the skin it’s on?” I recently had a conversation with myself about this. I have never really had any issues with my skin (except the minor breakouts once in a while) until November last year. Talk about ISSUES, I had it all, terrible acne, large pores, flakiness, oiliness, dryness, virtually everything you could think of happened to me at once. No matter how much I tried to perfect my makeup, it wasn’t happening.

Being a professional beauty therapist, you would think I would have the answers right? Wrong. I was at that point, I didn’t know what to do. I switched foundations thinking that would solve the problem, nothing. I studied and adjusted my diet, nothing. I didn’t bother with my skincare products because as long as I could remember they have served me well and then it occurred to me…SIMPLIFY.

Lemons and Yellow

Hiiiii people (Big grin) So anyone that know me well knows I am obsessed with the colour yellow. I love yellow dresses. Infact I have this yellow top that I have worn to death, I'm sure my neighbors think that's the only top I own lol.
So the other day I went to see the movie Avengers; Age of ultron (standing ovation) with my gorgeous friend Lovelyn and I wore as you would have guessed by now, a long yellow dress. Usually I am quite neutral when it comes to makeup on myself when going out but I decided to try something a bit more fun and colourful. So if you have extra time to spare, here is a picture tutorial below

PRODUCT REVIEW : Clinique Soft Matte Lipstick.

Hi Parfait beauties. Okay let me jump right into it. The first time I saw this lipstick my exact thought was "Does Ruby Woo have a Rival?" Everybody I know has a Mac ruby woo lipstick, its so popular that some people actually think ruby woo is a brand lol.
I for one love ruby woo because its such a gorgeous rich red matte lipstick that speak volumes but I am not a fan of the way it sucks the very life out of my lips and how it cracks or should I say falls apart after a few hours of wear.

Gothic/RiRi Inspired Pictorial.

Hello Parfait princesses and queens, so the gist is that I planned to do a valentine inspired look but couldn't due to last minute work issues but then again, there were loads of pretty valentine's day inspired makeup posts so crisis averted lol.

So today's post is inspired by a recent picture of Rihanna that practically took over instagram. The picture I saw was apparently altered (her lippie was enhanced) but never the less it was a stunning look. 

 

PRODUCT REVIEW : BM PRO Long lasting Lipgloss in CHAI

 Hello beauties. Thank God its Friday. Who is turning up this weekend? Who wants to invite me? (big smile) For as long as I can remember I have been a massive fan of dark lippies. Burgundy, plum, brown, black, indigo, you name it...I love it. There is something sultry about dark lips, very seductive, mysterious, confident, do I really need to keep explaining at this point lol.

PRODUCT REVIEW : BEE LASHES

Happy new year parfait beauties. We thank God for life and the grace to see the new year. How is everyone? How many of you made new year resolutions? (sips coffee) and how many of those new year resolutions includes lashes?

Yup, Lashes. Come on lashes are life, lashes equal glam, lashes can take any look from drab to fab and I just discovered a lash brand that's amazing and extremely affordable. Drum rolls please.....BEE LASHES.

BEE lashes is a lash brand by a colleague and awesome makeup artist Abisola of Ashabee. I have been meaning to try her lashes but couldn't quite give up my love for Ardell lashes but I can honestly say that I am a convert as these are awesome and very comparable to the Ardell ones for half the price. score!

PRODUCT REVIEW: Inglot Freedom sustem eyeshadow in 15 and 605.

Hello gorgeous Parfait people. I have missed you guys so much. What has everyone been up to? Well I have been working and trying to get better from an unhealthy addiction to coffee (story for another day)
For today's post I have decided to do a review on the Inglot freedom system eyeshadows. Since the Inglot store opened at the palms mall in Lekki, I have been in there one too many times..(love the staff...the ladies are gorge) I have made some purchases and have been meaning to review them but just couldn't wait but for this I had to restrain myself and took pictures first for your viewing pleasure.

CURIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL

Hi parfait beauties, I have missed everyone and missed blogging like no man's business. I tried doing a picture tutorial last week but the weather and lighting wouldn't let me win so I threw in the towel and had green tea with lemon instead (the joys of rainy season...lol) However I promised myself that I would post a tutorial today no matter what.

 

The look I did today was inspired by the sleek "curious" eyeshadow palette. I used to love this palette so much and used it every single day till I thought I lost it and what do you know, the prodigal palette returned today.

 

Without further rambling I present a look I appropriately titled "CURIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL" Enjoy the tutorial and as always all products will be listed below.

ALL HAIL THE QUEEN....Latifah's Makeover.

Hello parfait beauties. Its a beautiful Monday morning and I just love Mondays. Mondays remind me of a new chance, a new opportunity to start afresh and do what I couldn't do last week (basically this is me trying to get you to love Mondays :))

Today I will be sharing the products and a bit on how I achieved this look on Latifah. Latifah is fast becoming my muse and I just love that she shares my passion for minimal eyes and dark lips and did I mention she has impeccable fashion sense?

She was going for an evening event and she had an all white and nude ensemble so I decided to keep the look clean and simple, neutral eyes, winged liner and drama on the lips.

 

I started by applying Clarins beauty flash balm ( love this product) mixed with black up mattifying primer to moisturize and fill in her pores and also mattify any shiny areas on her skin.

Then I mixed blackup cosmetics full coverage foundation in number's 5 and 7 with blackup mattifying fluid foundation in number 7 (sounds like a lot I know but I had to mix to get her exact match and they also served as concealers for highlighting and contouring)

I set under her eyes with blackup two way cake TW01 and set the rest of the face with TW01 and TW11.

I applied Jordana bronzer for some light and contoured slightly with sleek contour kit in medium followed by Blackup blush in NBL 10 to the apple of her cheeks.

For the eyes, I filled in her brows with black opal eyebrow pencil in brown, the applied blackup sublime powder in PS06 to her entire lid with a fluffy blending brush. I applied some blackup pearl powder to her inner tear duct for some sparkle. Then lined her upper lash line with blackup pen eyeliner and lining the lower lash line with Blackup khol pencil.
I finished off by adding two coats of blackup vibrating lengthening mascara to her lashes.

 

 

Finally for the lips (My fave) I lined her lips with blackup matte lipstick in M29 and filled in the rest of the lips with Blackup lipstick in no 13

 

 



And there you have it, she was ready to take over the world....well take over the party heheh.
Have a Parfait week dolls. See you in my next post. xoxo

Don't forget to follow me on instagram @parfaitvisage
And facebook www.facebook.com/ParfaitVisageMUA.

BLACK UP COSMETICS New lipsticks/swatches.

Hi parfait beauties, 'trust your week is going well. Yeah thank God is Friday, for some people atleast. Its Friday and a perfect day to pick up a new lipstick....ofcourse lipsticks make everything better and today is a good day to reward yourself with a killer lippie.

I have not always been a fan of lipsticks but today I am a HUGE fan...saves me the whole "hair getting stuck on your face with the whole lip-gloss on your lip thing", Yeah gross.

Blackup cosmetics recently added some amazing shades to its already existing shades of lipsticks and I was able to swatch them and will be showing you in the images below. (please forgive the picture quality as I am working super hard to get a better camera).

This is what blackup has to say about the lipsticks:

A collection of 30 addictive shades that look radiant on lips upon application. A panoply of irresistible colors with bright Nudes that layer to deep Black through Candy pink, Poppy red and Vibrant coral must have.
Their unique highly pigmented formula dresses up the lips with an intense veil that covers evenly and perfectly reveal color on lighter to very dark skins. Our Lipstick Collection is paraben free as well as fragrance free.

18 Satin finish lipsticks

Thanks to their smooth comfortable texture, those lipsticks glide on the lips to offer perfect coverage and radiant color.

12 Matte lipsticks

Their semi-matte texture covers the lips in beautiful veil of velvety colour. The lips stay comfortable and the color impeccable for 8 hours.

Having worn and worked with these lippies I must say blackup was not lying. The matte textures are not very drying and the satin shades are super pigmented and long lasting.

The "M" behind the numbers stand for Matte, while the lipsticks without the "M" are satin finishes.

RGE 31M

This is described as a deep red wine colour. 

 

 RGE 32M

This is described as a bright raspberry.

 

RGE 33

This is described as a bloody red and its a satin finish. 

 

RGE 34M

This is described as a red orange but bear in mind its more of a vibrant orange than red. 

 

RGE 35

This is described as an abricot colour. 

 

RGE 36M

This is a Hot fushia. 

 

RGE 37M

This is described as a bluish fushia.

 

 

 RGE 38M

This is a bluish mauve.

 

 

 

These lipsticks retail for N3,860 and are available at all Blackup stands in Nigeria.

 Please goggle Montaigne place for further info.

Have a parfait weekend and wear lipstick xoxo. 

 

 

GREEN WITH ENVY

Hello parfait beauties trust your week went well. What did you all get up to? Today's pictorial is titled green with envy. I don't wear eyeshadows on normal days but whenever I get the chance to blog I usually loveeeeeee eyeshadows.

Lets get to it shall we and as usual products will be listed below. Have a parfait week and go green with envy xoxo.

1. I started out with a dark matte green applied to my outer v
2. Next I applied a shimmery green eyeshadow to the rest of the lid with exception to the middle of the lid.
3.Next I am blending out any harsh lines with a small blending brush.
4. Next I apply a bright lemon green eyeshadow to the center of the lid.

 

5. I am lining my eyes with a liquid eyeliner.

6. With an angled brush I apply a bright purple eyeshadow to my lower lash line.

7. Here I am applying my false lashes and making sure the purple eyeshadow meets the liquid eyeliner

8. I am just finishing the makeup with some powder and blush.

And here is the finished look.

PRODUCTS USED

FACE

Blackup full coverage foundation in HC05 and HC07

Blackopal loose powder in light

Zaron mattifying compact powder in ZZ10

Mac blush in format

Sleek contour kit in medium

EYES

All eye colours from the house of tara high intensity pigment palette in Hajia Gambo Sawaba (read my review here HERE)

Mabrook waterproof black eyeliner

Elf liquid eyeliner

Black opal lash defining mascara

false lashes #747 s from Sitpretty studio

LIPS

Blackup jumbo pencil no 3

Blackup Lip laquer no 8.

Pink and then Glitter

Hello parfait beauties, trust everyone is doing well. I have missed blogging a lot and you know when life gets in the way its kinda hard to keep up but I will try to keep this blog as updated as possible.

Without further rambling I created this look a while back but never got to post it though I have a picture up on instagram and yes if you are not following, you really should be @parfaitvisage.

Please find below the pictorial I did for the look and all the products used will be listed as well. Have a parfait week and see you guys in my next post xoxo

 

1. Start with clean eye area. I applied a gold highlight to my brow bone area.

2. I applied a midtone brown to my crease blending out to meet the brow bone highlight

3. Next I applied a pink shadow to the crease.

4. I then applied a black eyeshadow to the outer v.

 

 

5. I applied the same pink eyeshadow to my eyelid area blending into the black on the outer v.

6. I applied a glitter primer and then followed with pink glitter to the middle of the lids

7. Next I applied a black liner to my upper lash line.

8. Before applying the false lashes I applied some pink eyeshadow and glitter to the lower lash line.







 

9. I applied some concealer to my under eye area.
10. This helps to brighten the overall eye area and also provides a subtle highlight.

And here is the finished look. I applied some a nude lipstick and some gloss and added some blush and bronzer to the cheek area.

 

 

PRODUCT LIST

FACE

Revlon colourstay foundation in caramel

LA girl pro concealer in fawn and warm honey

Mac blush in Hushabye

Jordana bronzer

Blackopal loose powder in light

Zaron mattifying compact powder in zz10

EYES

Elf glitter primer

Pink eyeshadow from the 180 colour palette.

Mabrook black eyeshadow

Mabrook waterproof eyeliner

Elf liquid eyeliner

Pink glitter (name had rubbed off)

Blackopal lash defining mascara

False lashes from Sitpretty Studio

LIPS

LA girl crème lipstick in forbidden love

Blackup lipshine no1