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MAC haul

February 2, 2015February 7, 2015by Dr Angela Nx4 Comments

Hi beauties,

On a recent trip to MAC cosmetics I purchased some goodies which I can’t wait to try out.

1.MINERALISE SKINFINISH HIGHLIGHTER:

Described as a luxurious velvet-soft powder with high-frost metallic finish. This powder is a pressed powder highlighter and comes in 5 different shades. I got the Gold Deposit shade. I actually wanted the Iridescent powder but its been discontinued. Apparently Mac has discontinued many lines this past year.

2.PRO LONGWEAR CONCEALER:NW40,

I will use this to highlight

3.STUDIO FIX FOUNDATION:NW44

I wanted to try a matte foundation for my combination skin. I know it can be quite heavy if too much is applied. It looked nice on in the store, but then it always does. ..

4. FLUIDLINE EYE-LINER GEL:

5.TECHNAKOHL EYELINER -RISQUE:

MAC products may not always be the most penny friendly cosmetics on the market, but they are also not the most expensive and they do produce some quality items. I will do a post on good less expensive alternatives which I also use. Have you used any of these? How did you find them?

I’m looking forward to using these products and will let you know how I get on.

Until next time..

Angela Nx

Beauty, Home page

Back with a smokey eye….

January 25, 2015February 6, 2015by Dr Angela Nx4 Comments

Hi beauties,

Its been a while since I posted due to various reasons. One being that I travelled, then on my return I caught the flu a few times and was completely knocked out. But I’m back now and I must say I have missed you and my blog. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New year – I know it was ages ago :-). Its hard to believe that we are fast approaching the end of January already….

This is a smokey eye that I tried using the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. This palette has more cooler tones like silvers and shimmery neutrals when compared with the original Naked palette.c

To create this look:

Eyelid: Verve

Midlid: Chopper

Crease: Busted

Above crease: Tease

Outer v: Blackout

Inner eye: Verve

Lashes: Ardell Demi WispiesWhat do you think of this look?

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed this post and look forward to seeing you in the next one.

Angela Nx

Home page, Style

How to wear African native style….

August 13, 2014August 14, 2014by Dr Angela Nx1 Comment

Hi,

I wore this outfit to a wedding recently. It is a 2 piece, a skirt and strapless top made out of Kente material from Ghana, West Africa…. my heritage.

The Kente cloth is one of the most recognised fabrics in Africa. It is Ghana’s national material and is extremely symbolic for Ghanaians, particularly from the Ashanti tribe. It represents pride and history and has an important link to the Ashanti Royal Kingdom.

The word kente is from the word “kenten” which means basket. It is a type of silk/cotton fabric and is mainly worn by the Akan ethnic group of Ghana. The cloths are beautifully hand woven with bright, vibrant, mutilcoloured, bold designs. It is worn to many different ceremonies e.g weddings, baby namings, graduations etc. Every design has a story and proverbial meaning and the fabrics come in many different colours. Each colour also represents something for example,

Blue= sky, holiness,peace,good fortune and love

Purple= earth and healing.

As you can now appreciate, Ghanaian’s wear this fabric with pride. The majority of the Ghanaians at this wedding wore Kente and both men and women can wear it. The men wear a large length of material strategically thrown over one shoulder and the remainder wrapped around the body. Women tend to wear a skirt and top or a one piece with a design to fit the persons personal style and taste. You can buy the material from an African textiles/material shop i.e. in Liverpool Street, London and a good seamstress can make the the outfit.
Well that was my attempt to give a cultural lesson… I hope you enjoyed it.

With love
Angela Nx

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