My favorite foundations

Hello I just thought to do this post cause a lot of people ask me what foundation they can use for a flawless face.
Well first of all I'd like to say that the most important thing is that you have good,  clear skin. With that you don't have to apply layers of products to cover up blemishes.
Once that is settled,  then you can choose your foundation.  Things to consider include skin type, weather, skin undertones and of course your budget.
You can decide to go for creme to powder,  liquid,  or cream foundation.
For me, I use more of liquid formulated for combination to oily skin.
I must say though that I have tried several brands and they are all good in their own rights.
I have tried black opal liquid foundaton
(No, the stick isn't the only formula they have, I have also tried iman,  black up, Mary Kay,  and more recently Revlon color stay.
Of all that I have tried,  only the Revlon and black up perfectly match my tone and undertones. With others I had to mix and match.
If you're considering price, Mary Kay, black opal, milani might be good options (original though, not the N200 own from agbeni or idumota). I also heard black radiance is nice, I've been meaning to try it, I still will.
If you've got some extra cash,  then try Iman, Revlon, Mac, black up.
There are other brands that makeup artists swear by but I haven't been that adventurous yet.
If you have tried and tested any good foundation brand for women of color, please post in the comments box.
Thanks for stopping by.
Till next time, 
Stay beeyoutiful
Love,
Olubunmi

Milani mineral powder review

http://beessignature.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/product-review-milani-mineral-pressed-powder-2/
 please click on the link above to read my review on milani mineral powder. You can order it here at the store of www.beessignature.com.
cheers

Wellness tip: drink at least 8 cups of water a day.

It's a cliche right? Yes I know but do you really drink that much?

The importance of water in the body cannot be over emphasized. In fact, About 60% per volume of your body is made up of water.

Here are some reasons to stay hydrated.

1.Water Helps Prevent Dry Mouth

Water keeps your throat and lips moist and prevents your mouth from feeling dry. Dry mouth can cause bad breath and/or an unpleasant taste—and can even promote cavities.

2. Water Promotes Cardiovascular Health

Dehydration lowers your blood volume, so your heart must work harder to pump the reduced amount of blood and get enough oxygen to your cells, which makes everyday activities like walking up stairs—as well as exercise—more difficult.

3. Water Keeps Your Body Cool

Your body releases heat by expanding blood vessels close to the skin’s surface (this is why your face gets red during exercise), resulting in more blood flow and more heat dissipated into the air. When you’re dehydrated, however, it takes a higher environmental temperature to trigger blood vessels to widen, so you stay hotter.

4. Water Helps Muscles and Joints Work Better

When you’re well hydrated, the water inside and outside the cells of contracting muscles provides adequate nutrients and removes waste efficiently so you perform better. Water is also important for lubricating joints. Contrary to popular belief, muscle cramps do not appear to be related to dehydration, but, instead, to muscle fatigue, according to Sam Cheuvront, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist.

5. Water Keeps Skin Supple

When a person is severely dehydrated, skin is less elastic. This is different than dry skin, which is usually the result of soap, hot water and exposure to dry air. And, no, unfortunately, drinking lots of water won’t prevent wrinkles.

6. Water Cleanses Toxins from Your Body

Your kidneys need water to filter waste from the blood and excrete it in urine. Keeping hydrated may also help prevent urinary tract infections and kidney stones. If you are severely dehydrated, your kidneys may stop working, causing toxins to build up in your body. 

Source: http://www.onemedical.com/blog/live-well/6-benefits-of-staying-hydrated/

Banke: 19th, 20th april

I had the privilege of providing makeup services to Banke and I must say I enjoyed every bit of the challenge. I hope you find the pictures interesting. Please send me a mail at beessignatures@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Cheers.

i love this view of her wearing her shoes.

ok so i don't own a fancy Nikkon or cannon. But i learnt a trick from the photographer that gave me these lovely pictures with my sony camera. And yes, she wanted a natural but mystic look/

Blowing a kiss outta the window!

The holistic beautypreneur:we had fun!

Yesterday, Nsoleke handiwork and Bee's Signatures hosted beautiful makeup artists at the second edition of the holistic beautypreneur,  an educative workshop series for Entrepreneurs in the beauty industry at the prestigious jogor center, ibadan. We were quite few but we all enjoyed every bit of it.
The day started off with an opening address by Olubunmi Fajuyigbe, the principal instructor of Bee's Signatures.

After which Tayo Sojebe of mymakeupng took to the microphone to tell us about how her business partner and her grew their business from about N150000 for their first stock purchase to the millions of naira they now control. She talked about the importance of Facebook, Twitter, instagram,  Google ads, analytics and more.
Next we had tea break and a video presentation. After which Love Olaleye of Flawless makeover took us through the steps of flawless bridal makeup from cleansing to the final powder touch up.
She graciously shared with us the little things that make all the difference and opened her box wide for all to see and even take notes of her products.
Next we had our business class with the beauty entrepreneur, Teniolami Adejuwon of BBN who said for you to be taken serious as a business owner, you have to be very professional and separate your self from your business which should be a separate entity.
Lola Maja of sacred artistry talked about the need for education and constant skills upgrade. She also warned that we should learn to say no to clients when they want us to do things we weren't trained to do for them especially when it comes to skin therapy. She explained that being a skin therapist requires seriousness and lots of anatomy and physiology classes, while being a makeup artist requires artistry and eyes for details. She went on to say that we should have options for our brides and clients such that they would keep coming back even after the wedding is over.
Lunch was a sumptuous meal of fried and jollof rice with massive steak chunks, Rema of Jaga beauty described it as humongous! Lol
Our last class was with the CEO of Olere
Photography, Dipo Akinpelu who wondered why a makeup artist would request natural ambience light while doing the makeup and then flood the pictures with artificial flash lights.
He advised us to take our brides portrait pictures very close to windows or outdoors to get the best of the pictures. . There's so much more we learnt and everyone present had one on one talk time with the trainers (cool right?).
So till the next edition, I guess it's right to say have a successful, holistic beauty business.

Love and Myra, our model

Tayo of Nsoleke handiwork and Olubunmi of Bee's Signatures

Bunmi and Lola Maja

Tayo and Lola

Some of the participants

for more pictures please visit www.holistic beautypreneur.webs.com

Quick black head remedy

Are you tired of black heads, would you rather go natural? Then check this out

• Take one lemon cut
it in two pieces. Take one piece and put 3 to 4 drops of honey on it and rub it all over on your face especially on areas with blackheads like nose, chin, cheeks etc.
• Leave it for 15 minutes and rinse it with water. You should see result in first attempt.
• It is also useful for skins having pigmentation, uneven tone as well as dark spots.
• Lemon will also clean dirt and excess skin oil.
• Honey will also nourish skin and act as exfoliant.

ps.

if you've got sensitive skin. Be sure to dilute lemon juice before mixing with honey and use a cotton ball to apply only where necessary.  Please consult your dermatologist for serious skin issues.

Get the look: reserved, but classy

Kemi works in Enugu, she called me after going through my Facebook page and requested my hair, gele and makeup services which of course I gladly obliged. She is reserved and from a conservative and religious family. Her dad actually came in during the process to say he would walk out on her at the ceremony if she looked like a dolled clown.  Phew! I had my work cut out for me on this one.
On Friday I arrived early and we got down to business.
Here's how I achieved the look:

FM face primer plus lemon lite oil vanishing cream
Black opal stick foundation: I used this very sparingly cause she has mostly dry skin. The only oily areas are around her nose and eyes.
Zaron oil blotting powder in NZ25 and 20
Elf studio concealer for her very dark under eye circles.

orekelewa browliner 18 plus zaron brow kit plus ELF brow wax.

Zaron eyeshadow palette: bronze gold on the lid,
Lise army green blended into the crease and a
drugstore black blended into the outer V.
Maybelline colossal kajal on upper and lower lids
NYC volume mascara at the tips of her lashes (she reacts to mascara and refused lashes)
Black opal blush in ginger
Zaron lip liner (pink)
Forever aloe lips
L'Oréal pale pink lipstick
Victoria's secret lip gloss
ELF mist and set.
The gele is the round national theater style. 
Hope you enjoyed this look.
Thanks for reading. 
Till next time,
Stay beeyoutiful!

The Holistic Beautypreneur 2

Hello guys,
This post is about a conference for makeup artists and other beauty entrepreneur Co hosted by yours truly. It's tagged ' The Holistic Beautypreneur' and it's the second edition. The first took place in Ibadan August last year.
HBP, in its short form is a non profit driven workshop borne out of the desire to see makeup artists in Ibadan and it's environs succeed and be the best at what they do. This is done through trainings and symposia.
The next edition comes up on the 23rd of April, 2014 at the prestigious Jogor center, Ibadan and will have as trainers the likes of Lola Maja of sacred artistry, Love Olaleye of flawless makeovers, Tayo Sojebe of My Makeup, Teniola Adejuwon of Beauty by Nature, and Olamidipupo Akinpelu of Olere photography.  It promises to be a thoroughly educative and fun event.
For registration, please visit the official website www.holisticbeautypreneur.webs.com or call Bunmi on 07031609253 or Tayo on 08179055444.
Cheers!

Product review: Clean and clear finishes mattifying cleanser.

I saw this product and decided to try it since I'd been using clean and clear products personally and professionally for some years now and I'm always looking for good yet affordable products to recommend to my esteemed clients. And yes, I've got oily skin even though  I've learned a lot of ways to manage it, I still keep looking cause I love learning.
The product promises to:
Cleanse to remove impurities and work all day to control shine.
While I agree that it removes impurities, it doesn't remove eye makeup so you still need help with that.
It does an amazing job of keeping my face matte for about 6 hours without makeup and about 4 with makeup.
However, this product wasn't designed to work alone, it also has an oil absorbing moisturizer which I did not get to purchase. so when I want my makeup to last all day, which is not very often, I pair it with a face mattifier or MOM.
In conclusion, I'd say it's a very nice product that can help in the war against sebum invasion but to get the best from it, you need to follow the instructions to the letter. If you wish to purchase one please go to the store.
Cheers.
Till next time,
Stay Bee-you-tifull!
Love, 
Olubunmi.

Welcome

Hello people, how are you?  Here's the new official blog of Bee's Signatures. For earlier posts,  please visit www.beessignature.wordpress.com and www.beessignature.webs.com.
Get ready for a lot of fun.
Cheers!