Six Tips To Reduce Oil

1.

Always use a gentle cleanser to wash your skin. Avoid the ingredients Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate in your cleaners.

2.

Use an alcohol-free toner left damp on the skin before applying oil-free lotion.

3.

Use lightweight, oil-free moisturizer —a moisturizer to reduce oil production.

Avoid the ingredients Mineral Oil, Petroleum and Petrolatum in your moisturizer as these may suffocate the skin and clog the pores.

4.

Blot your skin throughout the day with blotting papers or tissue paper. Truly, it’s the fastest and easiest way to get rid of oil.

5.

Never leave your skin bare for longer than 60 seconds after washing, otherwise necessary water will evaporate out of the skin.

Follow immediately with alcohol-free toner and moisturizer.

If you’re someone who cleanses skin in the morning only to find an oil slick by noon, it’s definitely a dehydration issue, and don’t let anyone tell you anything different.

Lastly, it’s proven that drinking water is the least efficient way to hydrate the skin so drinking water is definitely not a cure, no matter what you have been previously told.

List Of Products In My Makeup Bag + Uses

My makeup purse is used to store my everyday products i use whenever I'm going out or when I'm in a hurry, I put it in my hand bag and do some touch ups in the car.

If You have a small budget as a personal makeup artist or a beginner you need drugstore products that are less expensive e.g. elf, classic, ushas, ADS, jordanna, kiss beauty, etc.

The items in my makeup purse includes;
☆ Davis N018 eye pencil - I use this pencil for fill in my eyebrow, it's a common pencil we can get for N50-N100.

☆ DUO spoolie brush and an angled brush - I use this brush to comb my eyebrow into place, and i use the angled brush to fill in with a filler.

> In this case, I do not conceal my eyebrow, it takes time and then while in a hurry, I just wear my foundation and powder before tracing out my eyebrow hair with the pencil.

> Some people might use a concealer to highlight the brow but it depends on your schedule and your daily routine.

☆ Jordanna complete cover 2n1 foundation & concealer - This goes for just N1,500. It's a complete coverage foundation, it doesn't crease out on the face and it lasts all day.

NOTE: Not advisable for people with oily face.

Check out a review of the Product here👇👇
Product review - Jordanna 2n1 complete coverage foundation and concealer 

☆ Sleek pressed powder in Tropical Bronze 170 - This product is absolutely matte, a little on your powder brush goes a long way on the face.

☆ MAYBELLINE colossal mascara - This mascara lengthens my bottom and top lashes.

☆ MAYBELLINE colossal Kajal - It's a retractable eye pencil in Black. Used on my waterline or as an eyeliner. 

☆ Black Opal pressed powder, it's a powder I've been using for a very long time so the shade name cant be seen... lol... - I use this dark with the ecotools brush for a quick contour on my cheekbones.

☆ My foundation and powder brush is from my Bobbi Brown 24pcs brush set - It's always my in makeup purse for a touch up.

☆ my go to lipsticks are classic ruby woo, beyond beauty 24 hours lipstain in BB018M(01, 10, 42), classic 24 hours lipgloss in DUKE & VIP, ADS lipstick in shade 35.

Bonus;
- Eyeliner (liquid or Gel)
- Sharpener
- lip liners
- lip balm
- Toothbrush
- Edge control oil

Spring Makeup Inspired Look + Lip swatches

 Hello lovelies, I decided to open up my makeup box today and started playing with products, I eventually ended up doing something to suit the weather. It's sunny right now in Nigeria and most of my products used can be purchased online, a drugstore or any cosmetics store.

PRODUCT'S USED:
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Brows:

¤ Jordanna brow pencil in coffee brown.
¤ L.A. girl concealer in Fawn to highlight
¤ House of Tara eyebrow powder

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Eyes:

¤ House of Tara eyeshadow primer
¤ BH cosmetics eyeshadow palet in 2nd edition for the eyes
¤ Sleek liquid liner
¤ MAYBELLINE mascara for my top lashes
¤ Milani lengthening mascara for my bottom lashes

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Face:

¤ Flori Robert cream to powder foundation in E4
¤ Jordanna 2n1 foundation in shade 11
¤ L.A. concealer in Fawn for highlight
¤ Mary kay foundation in 708 to contour
¤ Elf bronzer
¤ Ponds white powder to set (optional)
¤ Blush from ruby kisses

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I decided not to apply my false lashes because I'll be going out and I'll put on my sunglasses and it tends to dampen my eyes whenever I go out in the sun with my lashes on.

* I used my Mary kay suncream face primer to help my makeup stay all day without melting.

I changed my lip colours because I didn't know which one to wear out, but out of the 3 lip swatches I used

- Pink ( jordanna lipstick in Pink Passion)

- Purple (Classic 24 hours lipgloss in DUKE)

- Red (Classic matte lipstick in ruby woo)

Some Ankara Inspired Makeup Photos

Hey dolls, i was going around the internet and i came across some lovely makeup photos inspired by ankara.

Here are some,

How To Wash Beauty Blender

Beautyblender sponges (referred to as BB), are amazing for foundation application. they are easy to use, and actually do a great job with makeup application.

The issue is that most makeup sponges are disposable and mostly we don’t think about cleaning them.  But we know how important it is to clean our makeup brushes.

Steps In Cleaning Your Beauty Blender:

1. Dampen the sponge slightly.  You don’t want it soaking, but you do want it moist enough to take in the soap.

2. Dab a dime-sized amount of Blendercleanser or solution onto the stained areas.

3. Massage the soap into the areas, pressing and kneading it well.  Work the stained areas well with your fingertips.

4. Add water and start to rinse.  Squeeze the sponge rapidly and work the stains out

5. Keep rinsing and squeezing the sponge until you see no suds (in my experience this takes a while, and with dish soap or a sudsy shampoo this will take even longer).

6. When the water runs clear, gently roll it in a clean towel to remove moisture and then lay it flat to dry.  If you kept the pedestal it came with, you can set it there to dry as well.