Nollywood Actress Uru Eke brands Unveil MakeUp Products

As we welcome the ‘ember months, Unveil MUP partners with Nollywood sweetheart- Uru Eke to present the looks for the season. The last quarter of the year is always known for being exuberant and chirpy. We play with colours and create perfect contours to give the sexiest, chic and fun looks.

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The Lady With the Longest Dreadlocks

 She is the real life Rapunzel with 55ft long dreadlocks that are longer than a bus.

Despite being warned by doctors that her hair that weighs three stone could paralyse her, Asha Mandela said she will never cut them.

The mother-of-one from Atlanta, Georgia, said: ‘My hair has become part of me. It is my life. I will never cut it.

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WEEPING CHERRY - A Novel By Kemi Santos-Omanukwue

This is a novel written by a very dear friend of mine. Her name is Kemi Santos-Omanukwue. It's a young adult fantasy novel that depicts God, love, tears, voodoo, hate, revenge, fantasy, romance, sea world, merman, mermaid, war, games, sickness, disease, madness, dreams and faith. Trust me when I say it's a must read especially with the fact that it's coming from a fellow Nigerian. I have to say, we are doing great things in this country despite the political and economical situations. The novel is available on these online bookstores on Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and Xlibris.com

Excerpt from the book..

When fifteen year old Meredith Hart decided it would be best
to disobey her mother by taking a school trip to Ireland, 
she never imagined what the repercussions were going to be. 
A good grounding would have been foreseeable but nothing that
would mean paying with her life, uncovering her hidden 
family history, delving into the sea world, only a few story books
had told her about.
She confronts her conflicting nightmares and tries to live her life, 
love a Merman and save what she now knows of her family

Read more and know more about the author after the break.....

All About The Lipstick......

Lipstick is a cosmetic product that is used to apply color and texture to the lips and in some cases, protection to the lips in cases of 'lipgloss'. Lipstick is most exclusively worn by women, but in rare extreme cases, we have men wearing lipstick. 

Alot of us don't even know what a lipstick contains, even I didn't exactly know until recently, so I want to share my little knowledge to you all aswell. So lipsticks contain Oils (it could be Olive oil, Mineral oil, Cocoa Butter or Lanolin), Waxes (which provides the structure for the lipstick), Organic dyes and inorganic dyes which constitutes as the various colors.

So when it comes to applying and useage, most ladies have at least one or two lipsticks that they do not like and will never use. Don’t be too hasty in throwing them away. Sometimes the best colors are achieved when you blend different nuances. Try blending your least favorite lipsticks with other colors and you might just find that you like the result.

If you use pencil lip liner but can hardly ever draw a perfect line, then break the rules. According to traditional makeup rules, the lip liner is applied before the lipstick, but it is easier to trace lips which are already colored. Try it for yourself.

It is a horrible feeling when your new lipstick breaks (and that has happened to me uncountable times). Yet you don’t have to throw it away just yet. Pick up the broken piece with a tissue and put it back in, gently pressing and turning. Then put the lid back on the lipstick and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.

If you want your lipstick to last longer, use pencil lip liner as a base. Trace and fill the lips with lip liner and then proceed to apply lipstick as usual. Remember that lighter lipsticks need a colorless base.

When your lipstick is all used up, there is still a little left that cannot be reached. Use a lipstick brush to take it out of the container and mix it with a little clear lip gloss to make a colorful shine.

Source: makeupsjournals

Toning, Bleaching Creams, Skin Lightening?????

Recently, I have noticed that the new trend going on among Nigerian ladies is toning. Most ladies are trying to get that spotless, even and light skin and the processes they go through can be very expensive and interesting. Back in the days, it was referred to as 'bleaching', but now the process has been rebranded....lol.

Ladies use toning creams to brighten or maintain the skin complexion and in some cases to make the skin glow. But lately I have noticed that to get a fairer skin, it's the entire skin that gets bleached.

                                       

The new trend now is the Egyptian salts, Egyptian milk - Kamana and the likes of it.
                                      

Creams with hydroquinone is a strong inhibitor of melanine production, the substance that is responsible for dark skin color. It’s been banned in many countries including Nigeria because of its risk of causing skin cancer.

Now ladies who want to go lighter go for Egyptian Milk otherwise known as Kamana Egyptian milk. Another option is the Glutanova injections which gives a whiter skin while removing all kinds of blemishes like scars and pigmentation.

There other products out there that ladies also use, if they can't afford the Egyptian milks and the rest and these products also give good results according to reviews online. There are: Makari, Meladerm, Skin Success....etc.... but the question for me, is how healthy are they? I'll probably never know since I don't use them, so I can't give reviews, but if you have used it, and it worked for you, your comments are most welcomed. Why can't we be okay with the complexion of our skins, why do we have to go through the hassles of becoming 'oyibos'. And if in the feature complications arise, then story would change. After Egyptian milk what next, Kalahari sand, or Bar beach water????....

I ran into a friend recently, I knew her as a dark complexioned person, but that was like 10 years back, but seeing her the other day, she was white looking, I had walked past her without realising who she was, she had to call my name to draw my attention. (the babe don turn oyibo finish o). Well who am i to judge abi, whatever rocks her boat and every other lady out there. To be sincere, she looked quite good and attractive...lol, i guess being light pays of sha....

My Look of the Day- Smokey Eye Look

Hey guys,

A friend accused me yesterday that she had never seen me without makeup on, that my face is always well made up, and it got me wondering how true was that?. Well, to prove her wrong, I decided to show up at work today without makeup, but an hour later everyone was asking me if I woke up on the wrong side of the bed....lmao.....So I changed my mind and put my best face forward..

Before 

 So this is me without makeup, how terrible do I look?........lol. And the next picture is me after....

After

And this moi after.........(makeup good sha o..lol) but all thesame, I don't think I look all that bad without makeup. So what do you think of the smokey eye look, I dont wear this look often, but I think it suits me.

Products used:

• Orekelewa Foundation by Tara - Color 45 
• Orekelewa concealer
• Davis brown eye pencil - color 18
• Sleek eye shadow palette
• HiP Shadow due- I used it to highlight my brows
• Maybelline the Colossal Volume Express Mascara
• Revlon ColorStay liquid liner -Black
• Wine colored blush (Can't remember the name)
• Mac- Ruby Woo
• And a big fat black eye pencil..lol

You can try re-creating this look aswell...it's very easy to do

Phunmie's Bridal Makeup

Hi peeps,

Just wanted to share one of my recent bridal jobs with you all...This was for Funmi (nee) Lewis (don't know what her new surname is now...lol) wedding day. Please enjoy and give back your constructive criticism and comments........

 I enjoyed working with her, she was so pleasant and full of respect. View more after pics of her after the cut.....