Do It Like A Pro

Hello ladies,  November first will be a lot of fun as I host a free beauty party featuring makeup and skin care class and offer women an opportunity to network and buy beauty and wellness products at affordable prices.  It's strictly by invitation because I have limited slots to give out. So invites are on a first come, first served basis. Send all invite requests to beessigntures@gmail.com
You must be over 18 years to qualify.
See yah!
XX Olubunmi

TUTORIAL: Browology 101

Hi there, Struggling with your brows? Go through this post hopefully,  you'll make a headway. I know there are tons of videos out there but in case you haven't seen any, or you can't afford to use your precious data to watch a full length video then this right here is for you.

here's what my brows look like. hahaha!

NB.
Some of the pictures were taken with my phone's selfie camera (not so good) and others with my dslr.

Start with well shaped brows. Get a pro to do this for you then you can tweeze out stray hairs every now and then till you decide to grow it out and change the shape.  If you're like me with little or no brows ☺, then get your drawing skills sharpened.

use a pencil one shade lighter than your brow hair to lightly trace the top and bottom of your brows, if you have full brows, you can skip the tracing on the top.

use the pencil to draw hair like strokes, fill all the sparse spaces in your brows. (for me, this is pretty much everywhere), go easy on the inner corners, that's usually lighter naturally

using a mascara brush A.K.A spoolie, brus the hair towards he inner corner of your eyes to fade the colour out and make that part lighter and then brush through back in the direction of hair growth

ELF concealer palette

use a concealer lighter than your skin colour to clean up below your brows and one exactly your skin colour, you can use your foundation, for the top of your brows

blend out the concealer properly, you can use your finger if you cant properly handle a brush here. you dont wanna look like you have eczema under your brows do you? lol

this is optional but i like to do it cause i have very oily skin and cream products run off my face easily. I set the pencil with brow powder, here i set my brows using a mixture of both shades of the Zaron brow kit.

here's the final look.

Let me know if this helped in anyway and share, share share!
till next time,
stay beeyoutiful!
xx Olubunmi

Introduction and party makeup clients

This weekend i was opportuned to work on omolade for her introduction and Halima for a party. Omolade wanted a muted look and a tiny gele, i told her i could do a light look but tiny gele? no way, i stil had to reduce the size though. And her brows? phew!

omolade 

 Halima on the other hand wanted big gele and a flawless look. She was growing out her brows because her aesthetician had over waxed her right brow so i had to work hard on her brows. Prestige brow pen  and mac spiked pencil to the rescue on that.
I used Mac studi fix and matchmaster foundation in NW45 for her and Absolute eyeshadow palette, sleek shadow palette and mac ruby woo lip stick. And aren't her beads giving you life?
When i finished she said "i wish you were in lagos Bunmi, you'd be my regular makeup artist instantly, i could even consider bringing you down if i have a big wedding to go to"
that really touched me!

Halima

And last but Not the least i have Bukunmi who also came to ibadan for an engagement party. She had come once and came back again, She said"you dont do ibadan makeup at all, if you were in lagos you'd be busy every weekend!"

She was in a real hurry and also wanted a very simple look "i just want to look clean" she said, so i had limited time and barely got these pictures.

 for her I used marykay medium coverage foundation bronze 600 and Iman luxury pressed powder, ELF lipstic in fantasy and lined with sleek lip liner...

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Earring inspired FOTD using Tara Margaret Ekpo palette

So i got me a new palette, Tara margaret ekpo paletee and got inspired by my self made colourful earrings to create this look.

 i started by applying foundation to my eye area, fulling and sculpting my brows, then i used tara eyeshadow primer. I used the plum shade, second righ below, on my crease as a transition clour, then i used the dark purple shade, the first from the left to create a cut crease. I applied the yellow, mustard, orange and red colours respectively from the inner corners of my eyes to the edges then blended them into each other.
i lined my water line with maybelline collosal kajal, and used the colours of the palette on my lower lashline using a slanted brow brush and my ELF mist and set spray.
I lined my upper lashline with loreal liquid liner and used maybelline colossal mascara on my upper and lower lashes.
i used mac rubywoo lipstick and lined my lips with sedona red lip liner.

i finished off my look by applying marykay medium coverage foundation 607mixed with a little 600 and set with maybelline smooth finish powder no8.

So thats it. see yah!

xx Olubunmi

Look of the day: Purple pleasure

Hello
I usually don't use much makeup but sometimes I feel like. That was the case this Friday,  I wore a purple Polo tee and was inspired to create this look.

  

products used

Beautique lashes: 003

absolute lash adhesive

Tara brow pencil, brown

Zaron brow kit

Tara eyeshadow palette, Margaret Ekpo

Maybelline colossal Kajal

Absolute eyeshadow palette, Perfect Ten

Kiss beauty jumbo pencil : silver

Milani colour intense lipstick: violet volt

lemonlite oil free moisturizer

milk of magnesia

Revlon colorstay foundation for combination/oily skin: capuccino

LA girl pro concealer: dark cocoa

Ben nye powder: banana

black opal stick foundation: truly topaz, hazelnut

BH studio pro powder: no255

Hope you're inspired to create your own look.

If you want a video tutorial, drop a comment below and if i get more than two requests, ill do a video.

Till next time.

stay Beeyoutiful

xx Olubunmi

Free makeover and photo shoot sessions!

I'm so glad the loooooong school holiday is FINALLY over! Don't get me wrong though, i love my children and i love being with them but when you need to work and have take your two and four year olds with you, whew!

That said, im giving 3 *free makeover and photo shoot sessions at my studio this month.

Conditions for entry are as follows:
follow @beessignature on twitter and like https://www.facebook.com/beessignature then get 5 people to like same and tweet or post comment "invited by--------".
Entries close 12th october.
Beessignatures will determine the date, time and duration of the session
you agree to have your pictures used on our website and any other promotional materials.

till then,
stay beeyoutiful!
xo
Olubunmi

Product review: BH studio pro powder

Hello,
i was at one of my cosmetics suppliers place last week and was introduced to the BH studio pro powder, bought one for myself also and decided to do a review on it.

what BH says:

Silky and gorgeous, this matte pressed powder applies smoothly with light coverage while absorbing excess oils.

Key Ingredients & Benefits:

Paraben & Oil Free!

Hyaluronic Acid- Naturally Moisturizing Hydration

Oil-Absorbing Powder

Sheer To Medium Coverage

Non-irritating formula

Clinically Tested

Allergy Tested

what i sayt:

I have used this with and without foundation and i like the fact that it is not cakey. but tends to do a fantastic job of oil control, it keeps my face matte for 5 to 8 hours and trust me my face has recently gotten oilier than ever! if you want heavy coverage however, i believe this is not the powder for you except of course you cheat by using a damp powder sponge to apply over foundation. 

It retails for N2500 at my studio and this is a good bargain considering the fact that its a close dupe for the much more expensive high end studio brands and its also a considerable good quantity compared to good brands of the same price range.

I would recommend this for private and professional use, but as a professional, you cannot use this for people with lots of blemishes. Also it doesnt have very dark shades, mine is the darkest of the range (i'm a bronze 607 mary kay, cappuccino revlon, NW50 mac)

To test the powder or get your own, please call me on 07031609253.

till next time

stay Beeyoutiful!

xx

Olubunmi

Personal photo shoot client

Hello,

I had a photo shoot client on Monday. I had done something similar for her sister some months back, she saw the pictures and loved them so she came all the way from oshogbo to have the same done for her.



I started with neutral eyes so that it would be easy to make a few changes here and there to suit her different outfits.










Here's what i used:

Eyes

Black opal eye pencil in coffee bean and elf studio brow kit in medium for the brows

Semi matte orangey-bronze from D'clio makeup palette on the eyelids

Ivory shimmering shadow from my Zaron eye palette in the inner eye corner

Lighter brown shade of the Zaron brow kit in the crease,

Darker shade plus black matte sleek shadow in the outer eye corner.

To line the upper lids I used Maybelline colossal kajal

And deep blue jumbo Davis eye pencil on the lower eyelid.

For her lashes I used Mac haute and naughty too black lash mascara (she doesn't like lash extensions)


Face

Mary Kay liquid medium coverage foundation 600

Revlon colourstay foundation mocha

Mary Kay foundation 507

Elf studio concealer

Zaron concealer/foundation stick nz10

Iman luxury pressed powder clay medium dark

Zaron loose powder nz20

D'clio natral blush


Lips

Forever aloe lips

Black opal lip liner in black cherry

ELF essential lipstick in classy.









I later changed the lip color to fuschia and then orange to suit her wardrobe changes, i added a little orange eyeshadoww from my zaron eye palette and deep purple to the outer corner from my sleek limited edition palette.


And yes i made the beads too!
















hope you like the transformation!

To book your own photo shoot session, call 07031609253 or mail beessignatures@gmail.com

Beauty tip: How to clean your makeup brushes

Hello people

  It's been a few days, trust you are all doing great?  Today my post is about hygiene and makeup: how to clean your make up brushes. I hope you have makeup brushes, cause they are very essential tools in any makeup kit. I'll make a mental note to do a post on the must have makeup brushes for every woman and their uses.
Back to the subject of the day,  you should wipe off your brushes after almost every use, baby wipes will do just fine you can even add a few sprays of meth spirit to kill any germs they might have picked up. You should also wash them often to prevent breakouts caused by bacteria due to product and dirt build up which leads to contamination.
There are essentially two types of brushes: 

Natural haired and synthetic.  

Brushes with natural hair have soft, fluffy heads made from fur of goat, horse, squirrel etc while synthetic brushes are usually harder and sharper.
Whether your brush is natural or not, was at least once a month (twice is ideal) with warm water and a mild/baby shampoo. If you have sensitive skin prone to allergies,a useful tip is to use a hypoallergenic soapy facial cleanser in place of shampoo.

Directions: sorry i have blurred pictures, had no one to take them for me!

What i used: Revlon conditioner, clean and clear morning burst facial wash, warm water

Put water in a small bowl and add a little a shampoo depending on the size of the brush.

 Dip the brush head into the soapy water and swirl gently for a few seconds then massage, and swirl again. 

For foundation or powder brushes,  you will probably need to change the water and repeat the process so that you can thoroughly clean the brush. Rinse of shampoo by swirling in clean water.

For synthetic brushes this is all that is needed.  But if yours has got natural bristles, you need to prepare a  conditioner solution and swirl the brush in it for about a minute before rinsing finally.  This will ensure that your brush remains soft and fluffy.

Gently squeeze out the water, be careful to maintain the shape of the brush while doing so

You can then lie it straight down to dry or hang it face down. Never hang wet brushes face up.  The water will erode the glue holding the bristles together and dislodge them.
So that's it!

Till next time,
Stay beeyoutiful.
Hugs
Olubunmi