April 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Random Monday CatchUp
Hope that the Easter weekend was great and you got to spend time with the family.
My weekend was just chilled big sis was in town and I just spent time with her, even got to do her make-up but she doesn't want me to share her pics on social which I understand she is super private and I thought I was the private one.
I ate alot of chocolate but I ain't complaining, YOLO....lol.
I just wanted to come over here on the blog that I love
and just wish you a great productive week ahead.
xx
Zanele
Friday, April 14, 2017
Good Friday 2017 | Be Present
I haven't posted a quote in a while here on the blog, and if you have been been following my blog forever you would know that quotes are what I do best.
Being a Good Friday and a Holiday I just thought that I should share quotes about "being present", cause at times I/we tend to focus on for example things that we want to achieve in the future and you know what, the future starts now.
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
― Bil Keane
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
― Mother Teresa
“The future depends on what you do today.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”
― Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings Of Buddha
Have a great weekend
xx
Zanele
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Essence Bloggers Beauty Secrets Mini Reviews & Swatches
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| Essence Bloggers Beauty Secrets Mini Reviews & Swatches |
Hope your Wednesday was off to a great start, sorry for another late upload was filming for YouTube and completely forgot that the swatches for the Essence Bloggers Beauty Secrets are not up yet. I filmed a look today featuring all the palettes I'm hoping that
when I do the editing the look will come out great as it has been one disaster after the next trying to film and I just don't know why.
So in January 2017 Essence did a collab with 4 beauty bloggers to come up with these 4 gorgeous palettes and if I may add affordable.
So I will just go through each palette and share my mini thoughts.
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essence bloggers` beauty secrets – touch up to go!
one-for-all palette
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This palette consist of very gorgeous matte blushes ,
eyeshadows and a lipgloss.
I have been using the blushes on this palette, and when I use them only a small amount of product
picks off and that makes me happy because you guys know how bad some blushes are
(picking up tons of products and turning your make-up look from a 10 to a 0
real quick).
Who is this blush suitable for everyone who loves blushes
that are subtle and matte.
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| essence bloggers` beauty secrets – shape & shadows eye contouring palette |
I did an eyebrow tutorial for my YouTube channel of which
you can see HERE last week using this palette, I’m an eyebrow pencil type of girl
and I’m happy with just doing my brows with that, but
the shape & shadows eye contouring palette made me see the light (“,) I
never got what the fuss was about but now I get it.
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essence bloggers` beauty secrets – the glow must go on
bronzing and highlighting palette
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Bronzers and highlighter are just those items I like to stay
away from when I do my make-up, cause I always ask myself will I look ashy
hence I hardly use highlighters but since this palette has that bronzy feel I was
like let me try it, and maybe just maybe it will suit my skin and yeap it does
not come out ashy at all, TIP HERE: Always use a light hand when highlighting.
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essence bloggers` beauty secrets – vintage rose eye palette
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This palette you can tell that it was done by a beauty blogger
as the shades in the palette are great, I won’t lie when I first swatches the matte
shades I did worry thinking that the color pay-off won’t be that great for my skin tone,
as the pigmentation is on the lighter side of things…
When I used the
shades the color payoff came out beautifully and I had nothing to complain
about, the palette has a dip linear which glides really well and helps create that perfect wing liner.
Overall the palettes are worth the buy and I'm glad I got them.
retail - R104.95
I hope that you have enjoyed my mini reviews,
See you soon
xx
Zanele
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
New In | NYX
Hey guys, hope that all is well and okay I have been editing my pictures and trying different filters
I hope that you have been enjoying the "new fresh/clean look" that the blog offers, I really do enjoy putting posts up now.
Today I welcome Nyx Cosmetics to the blog, I know I know I should have hopped on that train long ago, but if you have been following the blog you know I like dragging my feet on certain things and Nyx just seemed to be one of those products I always wanted to get however I never got and I just don't know why...
Anywho.... I finally got me some Nyx products I'm so happy.....(lil scream)
My favorite so far has to be the Concealer, Correct, Contour Palette
it has taken my make-up looks to a whole new level.
I also wanted to share some swatches but I will leave those for reviews on a later stage,
I just wanted to share with you some of the products I recently got at the Clicks sale and Nyx just ended up having it's own feature.
Please do tell me, have you used any Nyx products before and how did you find them,
cause I do think that they are on the higher priced side of things for a drugstore brand,
but I ain't complaining.
Dream Catcher Eyeshadow Palette Stormy Skies
R225
SHOP: HERE
Concealer, Correct, Contour Palette
R225
SHOP: HERE
Pro Palette Highlight & Contour
R395
SHOP: HERE
xx
Zanele
*links provided are just for information and not affiliate links
Monday, April 10, 2017
Avon Bright Start Foundation Review
Hey guys, hope your weekend was off to a great start mine
was rather boring but hopefully this week things will be better.
So I bought the Avon Bright Start foundation in January 2017
and been using it with caution,
see my review.
The claim:
Avon states “Get your day off to a bright start with this flawless
foundation, packed with nutrients to give skin an instant boost”.
They also say that the foundation is medium coverage, oil
free and has SPF15.
The product:
The foundation comes in a black box written Avon Bright
Start, SPF 15 and at the bottom the foundation shade.
The foundation bottle is plastic, shows a bit of the
foundation contents which might appear a bit lighter than the actual foundation
(as is with most foundations)
I bought 2 shades because they had that buy 1 get free for R189.00 and the shades I got were
Caramel and Saddle because at times Avon’s caramel tends to get lighter on me.
My experience
Ooh boy!!! here we go, I bought the foundation with the sole
purpose of testing it out for the blog as this year I want to bring more variety
up in here.
From the brochure it is rather difficult to tell that you
will be greeted with a plastic bottle which is rather disappointing for me as I
prefer bottled foundations, cause the original selling price is R189.00
Avon claims that the foundation is oil free so the first
thing that I looked at were the main ingredients and it said Aqua (Water), will
give it to them here as some companies would say a product is oil free then
they would have ingredients that are nowhere near oil-free.
The bottle comes with a pump and even though I did shake the
bottle it took a few air pumps to release the product, a generous amount did
come out which I'm happy (cause sometimes you never know what these pumps would
squirt out LOL).
The foundation is light to medium and you can apply it with
a brush or a beauty blender.
My opinion here is to use a foundation brush (those Kabuki
shaped ones) as the foundation is water based and will set beautifully on the
skin
My verdict
The foundation is light -
to light medium coverage and is not at all build-able, so if you are
looking for a make-up no make foundation, this one is for you.
For girls who are like me and have dark marks/circles
everywhere, you will need to color-correct before using the foundation and I
would advise that you also highlight the under area because the foundation
won't cover those areas.
I would also advise that you buy it on special so that you
can get more value for your money.
I tried looking through the Avon site to see if they have
any specials this month they don't have any.
Hope that you my review made sense LOL.
Enjoy your Monday and will see you soon.
Love
Zanele
Friday, April 7, 2017
YouTube | How I Fill In My Brows | Using The Essence Shape & Shadow Palette
Hey guys, I have been using the essence shape & shadow eye contouring palette for over a month now and I have been loving it.
Just thought that I should share a quick brow tutorial on how I have been using it.
Hope that you enjoy my current eyebrow tutorial!!!
Stay blessed
xx
Zanele
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