A Little About Me...



I have always been a fan of makeup, I consider it one of my passions. My first memories of it date back to a little girl growing up watching my mom apply her makeup. Back then the trend was shaving off  your eyebrows and then drawing it back with an eyebrow pencil… the things we women do to ourselves for the beauty stamp of approval knows no bounds…. I remember being totally fascinated by watching her 'draw' her eyebrows back in place, thankfully she has an artistic background so they were always perfect. I looked on as she applied face powder (Sasha Cosmetics was her brand of choice), eyeliner, mascara and lipstick, the effects of which did not transform her, but enhanced her beautiful features. And although I love the aspect of makeup that can totally transform a person's features, I am more taken aback by the enhanced end product.
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'90's eyebrows'
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As time progressed, and when I was considered old enough, I started dabbling with it. In high school the trend was 'brown powder', eyeliner and lip gloss. Not the awesome glosses of present that can give you luscious looking lips, but those in the little bottles with the balls that roll on your lips for application, which end up making u look like you just ate a greasy pie. And I never dared attempt the eyebrow shaving as the trend was to slick it down with hair gel (Jet Set), comb it upwards with a fine tooth comb, then take the comb and mark off the top to give the effect of marking with a razor blade. Thank God trends change and update frequently!
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'90's lip gloss' 
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When I was able to 'pay my way' I did a couple of basic and advanced makeup courses to enhance my skills, with the aim of being an entrepreneur by becoming a makeup artist. My life's journey took me along different career paths, but my love for makeup artistry never diminished. Perhaps now that I have gained some stability, my passion and ultimate goal can be realised.  As I continue on my makeup journey I encourage you to learn with me about makeup tips, products, local talents and all that the alluring world of beauty has to offer. Please feel free to comment and share my posts....Thanks for reading!






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  1. Frugal Farming in T&T31 January 2018 at 08:48

    Phenomenal Blog !

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  2. Keisha Alfonso31 January 2018 at 13:50

    Awesome

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  3. Lexxie3 April 2018 at 06:07

    ""like you just ate a greasy pie" LOLL

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  4. Unknown9 April 2018 at 07:57

    You slay that pic.

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  5. Unknown9 April 2018 at 08:38

    From the first day I meet you make-up was always part of your life, your passion am so happy to see you going forward with it keep up the good work sis and I love that pic and you ......

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  6. SelfieQueen9 April 2018 at 09:05

    Awesome intro!... you brought back memories with those 90's lip gloss!! LOL

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