My Guest Post for Color U Bold

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...just in case you missed it, I had the extreme honour of guest posting for Jasmine over the Valentine's day festivities.

She is a total babe and such an inspiration.  Her posts are colourful, unique and quirky and I will never tire of reading them. 

Here is the link back to her guest post on my blog;  


Romantic to Seductive by Jasmine from @ColourUBold


and for those of you who would like to see my offering...

>> here's the link to my guest post on Jasmine's blog;


If you are not following +Color U Bold make sure you change that....cos she is totally amazing!


Guest Post: Romantic to Seductive by Jasmine from @ColourUBold

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Ahhhh the Day of Love!!! Yes ladies it’s that special day again, time to put on your fiercest outfit, put on that red lipstick and sizzle the night away with your lover man OR with the girls!  If you're like me and you don't won’t to be stressing over makeup and clothes all day long well me and the lovely Kat got you covered! Yes we got some serious makeup and fashion looks just for this special day and night!
With my looks I decided to go with an easy day to night look! To me Valentines is an all-day affair so I love keeping it romantic in the daylight and fierce in the nightlife.
Romantic Day Out
Whether you're out and about with your girls or having brunch with your man this outfit and make-up look will keep all eyes on you!










What's more romantic than a gorgeous rose print blouse PLUS this blouse has lace, adorably sweet! I kept my accessories simple and dare I say totally cute with this gold statement necklace!  I love height so these gorgeous fuschia pumps added that extra pop I needed for this super sweet outfit.
Rose gold Make up Look with a Nude Lip
Step 1: Prime your eyes and put Gold Eyeshadow all over the entire lid!
Step 2: Add a rich burgandy or marsala color from the middle of the eyelid out to the outer corners.

 Step 3: As a transitioning color on your crease add a beige or dark brown matte shade according to your skin color. Blend it out girls!!!
Step 4: On the outer V add a deep chocolate brown color and blend into the crease.
Step 5: Use a black eyeshadow and create a line along your lash line as if you are making a cat eye!  Smudge it upward for a semi smokey effect!
Step 6: Use that gold eyeshadow as your inner corner and browbone highlighter.
Step 7: Add the rich burgandy or marsala color that you used earlier on the middle part on your lower lid.
Step 8: Add that same black eyeshadow on the lower lash past the the burgandy and connect it to the black smudge eyeliner you created on top! Blend the lower lash colors out for that gradient effect!
Step 9: Pop on some lashes (or not) and a nude lip gloss with a hint of pink and your off for your romantic day out!


Ready to Rock the Night Out!


I like to be versatile with my looks so if you are in a rush and need a good outfit and make
up inspiration for that sultry night out or in (whatever floats your boat) this look is the one for you! 

In a rush; keep your jeans on and add another top and some cute heels!

This red shirt is so comfortable and its not so tight that you can't dance the night away with your girls but not to loose that you guy can feel your gorgeous curves! You can also wear it off your shoulder to show some extra skin but still keeping it quite modest (well if you're like me) Pair it with a gold necklace for that extra oomph! Put on a nice pair of black booties and your ready for that fabulous night out!


Sultry Eyes and Glossy Red Lips


No time to change your make up look; add a wing and you’re good to go!

Ok this will be super simple if you got the first look down!

All you have to do is create a cat eye with your fave liquid liner. I love going for a winged eye when I'm in a rush and need to get out the house so by adding this to your Romantic Rose gold make up look it gives it that added sultry appeal!

Deepen the crease with a black or deep brown eyeshadow and blend it out! This gives you a more intense eye look that draws the attention up to your eyes.

Add a red lip and we all know what a red lip does to a woman's make up...TOTALLY SULTRY BABE! 


I hope you enjoyed my Valentine's look and I hope you all try it out! I know, I know all the men will be knocking on your door but hey I warned ya!

I enjoyed creating these two looks with Miss Kat! Head on over to Color U Bold to check out her fabulous look! I mean this girl got some serious styles and the most gorgeous curves EVER! I would so love to wear her gorgeous black sultry outfit, let me tell you IT IS SEDUCTIVE, makes me wanna jump outside my comfort zone with my own fashion!!!

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In the Comments
What will you be wearing this valentine, Romantic or Sultry?!?


The #BeautyKnowsNoSize Tag - my response...

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+Leah XL Channel thought up this amazing idea to promote a Tag for all bloggers to get the message out that Beauty knows no size.

 If you wanna get involved you can find all the questions in her blog post here...

 Here is my response video; I challenge all of you bloggers out there to respond too :)

Make sure to tag #BeautyKnowsNoSize so we can see your response.

 Lovage 
XoXo

Mini MAC Haul

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For my leaving gift from my last job I was very kindly given a MAC gift card which gave me good enough reason to do a little shopping.

Over the last few years I have been lusting over 2 MAC products that seem to be always out of stock in store but I really want to test in person before buying online; Gold Deposit & Lustre Drops, so yet again off I went with the hopes of finding those two items.  Much to my dismay they did not have either despite them both being on display! #GoFigure

So...I consulted a sales rep who will be referred to as "MAC Lady" and asked her to assist me in finding a powder face product that I could use daily rather than a liquid product.  We wandered over to the liquid foundations *raised eyebrow* did she not hear me?? Where she proceeded to tell me that for the coverage I was looking for (at this point we had not discussed my coverage requirements so I figured she must be psychic!) Liquid foundation was a must.

Now I have no issues with a hard sale but if I ask for something specific please listen!
So after I had reiterated myself we finally managed to address the task in hand.

Some say I am lucky because I technically have a neutral undertone, I personally disagree I find it harder to match colours to me especially in MAC. Sometimes I have been told that I seem to have a very pink/red/gold undertone so I have been matched to NW (Neutral Warm) shades!? (I swear pink is cool?) I also have on occasion displayed cooler undertones which they indicated as yellow/blue (I could've sworn yellow was warm?!) leading reps to believe I should opt for NC (Neutral Cool) shades. Now I am no Pro on this matter so I am simply stating what I have been told and upon researching this I figured this was all wrong!!

In an attempt to gain further clarity, I tried the wrist vein test and that complicated matters further; one hand displayed blueish veins whilst the other seemed rather green! Like WTAF! Am I dead?

Anyways, I digress...so the MAC lady finally swatched the Studio Fix powder in an NW48 and came to the conclusion that this was the one and applied it to my entire face. It looked a little dark on first application but after an hour or so the colour seemed to settle and I was happy with the medium coverage it offered. 








After the ordeal of the powder debacle I found solace in the lipstick section and after swatching many shades I announced to the same MAC lady brimming with confidence that I would like the shade "Ruby Woo" in Matte to which her face dropped and she simply uttered..."but babe I don't think it's your colour!"

...oh honey.... I make you very wrong...

"I look FABULOUS...darling!"


#Unboxing #NotSoSecretSantaSwap with Leah XL

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My #Unboxing Video is here!

+Leah XL Channel's parcel hasn't reached her just yet, but she will upload her vid as soon as possible...

 This was such a fun experience. Leah's picks were gorgeous and well thought out.  I am so pleased to have collaborated with such a lovely woman, she's a star!

 I will do a post tomorrow of all the products I got with some tests/swatches :)

 Once again....thank you Leah, my gifts were AMAZING!!!

Feature on The #Beauty & #MakeupJunkie Daily

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Special mention & thanks to +Lizza Monet Morales (xoxolizza) for the feature on her paper; 

The #Beauty & #MakeupJunkie Daily


She very kindly featured my previous article The "Not So Secret Santa" Swap, a collab with +Leah XL Channel in the Arts & Entertainments section.

I'm super humbled by this mention - thank you very much, I'm honoured.

Please make sure to check out Lizza's paper, her features are relevant and make for an interesting read and she's a beautiful lady to boot!

Get involved; 







The "Not So Secret Santa" Swap

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I contacted Leah XL of Style XL yesterday in the hopes of enticing her into a collab and much to my surprise she accepted!

We have agreed to do an Xmas Swap including;

1 High End Item
1 Item I couldn't live without
1 Organisation Item
1 Cute Item
1 Accessory
& 5 Drugstore products

I am so excited about this swap and especially cos it's Christmas soon and I love giving gifts. It's really filling me with Christmas Cheer :)

I popped out yesterday to buy her High End item and managed to grab a few of the other bits too.  Leah's style is quirky & unique and she's got a keen eye for a bargain so I hope she enjoys my "Not So Secret Santa" Box. 

If you haven't had the pleasure of reading Leah's blog, bought tickets to her event; Style XL or watched any of her videos you're missing out. Get acquainted!!

We have agreed to send our parcels on the 8th Dec so the unveiling videos can be up during the festive period, so watch this space....