Unboxing sephora play august box

Contents of my sephora august box

Vichy dermablend setting powder review

Vichy dermablend is a line of foundation made by vichy, a french brand to cover just about anything that can be covered. Made extremely popular by the use of a model who has vitiligo and whose macules and patches covered well with dermablend, it is fast becoming the go to for makeup artists who need … Continue reading Vichy dermablend setting powder review →

My little box december

So my december box came in janaury as is usual a month later. My little box is beauty and lifestyle subscription box based in Paris and founded by two friends. They offer a subscription box monthly of three beauty products and one lifestyle product. In the past I have gotten a laptop case, a scarf, … Continue reading My little box december →

Benefit porefessional review

A review of benefit porefessional as used on my very African oily face.

shopping in Dubai.

Travel season is upon us again and it occurred to me that when I went on vacation last year to the uae I searched the web frantically for a do it all see it all information page on places to go in dubai. Maybe this will help someone. August is the best month to visit … Continue reading shopping in Dubai. →

site alert- cherry culture

This is a paypal related development for us in Nigeria. I found this site last year but I hadn't started blogging actively at the time and it uses paypal as it's getway so it will reject any non paypal supported card or shipping address other than that in the paypal account. Cherry culture stocks nyx, … Continue reading site alert- cherry culture →

Beauty/cosmetic shops in calabar

Long overdue post for which I must apologise profusely. Here are the cosmetic shops I know in calabar. Pardon my descriptions. I just want this to be as easy as possible for anyone without having to resort to calling/emailing. 1. Start from the market- Fab Sunny Two shops almost beside each other separated by one … Continue reading Beauty/cosmetic shops in calabar →

Online makeup shops in nigeria

I am excited about the growth of online shops in Nigeria. Each new outlet opening is like a dream come true. In no particular order,these are shops that operate online retail my makeup ng invivo beauty - lagos only shipping yanga beauty accessories ng beauty kink konga jumia beauty boon sizelle store for hair products … Continue reading Online makeup shops in nigeria →

Site alert- Latest in beauty

Site alerts posts have been restricted to sites shipping to Nigeria prior to now but I do get a good number of visitors from the united kingdom and it's worth their while including a few posts that could be helpful to them too. If you saw my caudalie polyphenols post you would have also seen … Continue reading Site alert- Latest in beauty →

Finding your maybelline all in one clear and smooth powder shade

Looking for your shade? There's some help here. I started searching for a shade chart for this powder because getting testers is one big issue. There's no palette. The picture above is the only thing I could come up with in this regard after scouring the web and the maybelline ng instagram page. The problem … Continue reading Finding your maybelline all in one clear and smooth powder shade →