My Faves 2012 Part II

Here's the part two to my my beauty obsession continues; here are my faves of 2012, I'll be featuring my top makeup and beauty tools :)

Makeup Faves:

 

• Phillips Milk Of Magnesia: Previously reviewed here

• Evian Facial Spray: Previously reviewed here

• Maybelline the Falsies Mascara: Didn't really like this one right off the bat, but now it's all I use; it makes my eyelashes look perfect!

• MAC Matchmaster Foundation & Prolongwear Concealer: I use each of these as a foundation, they give me the coverage that I need.Check out our foundation video here

• Urban Decay Naked palette: If you love neutral eye looks then this is the palette for you, you can create a number of day or night looks and the shadows are very pigmented.

• Bare Minerals Matte Foundation: This is my everyday foundation, the coverage is great and it feels very light on the skin. The minerals in the foundation are great for your skin as well.

• NYX lip pencils: NYX makes great lip pencils in a variety of colours; best of all they're all available at Significant Details

• Bobbi Brown Corrector: I use this around my eyes to cover any darkness, and it does a great job. The consistency is creamy and blendable.

• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base: Who would have know that this primer would have worked so much wonders, it makes my makeup last and apply smoothly.

• NYX Concealer In a Jar: This has a creamy and blendable consistency and I always use it to help shape up my eyebrows.

• Trusty dusty dual sharpener & Wet 'n' Wild Eyebrow Pencil: These two go hand in hand, to have very neat brows your pencil has to be well sharpened and my Wet 'n' Wild pencil is great for filling in my brows and it's SUPER cheap (USD $0.99 cents)

Beauty Tools:

 

• Sephora Travel Bag: Previously reviewed here

• Clarisonic Plus: You need one of these in your life! Say goodbye to enlarged pores, breakouts, dirt, grime and oil. Also has a body brush attachment so it you have body breakouts this should help.

• Oral B Rechargeable Toothbrush: Having a great smile is VERY essential to looking your best and at USD $12.00 this toothbrush is way better than a manual toothbrush.

• Brush guards: I use these when I wash my brushes or when I'm travelling to protect my brushes.

• Hair Clips: I have unruly hair so these come in handy when I'm washing my hair to keep the tangles at bay.

• Makeup Brushes: Real Techniques and Eyes Lips Face (ELF) have the best brushes ever!

That wraps it up guys! One year of beauty products and tools... and it's definitely a lot :) If you need an individual review on anything let me know.
Debbie

My Faves of 2012 Part I

Hello everyone! I wanted to show you guys some of my favourite beauty products for the year of 2012, I have a deep obsession for all things that relate to skin care and beauty so I tried to narrow it down as best as possible to my top faves in several categories, so let's jump right into the post

Hair Faves

• Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Conditioning Repair Cream: Great leave in treatment for my natural hair

• Herbal Essences Hello Hydration: gives my hair the extra moisture it needs and it's a great price as well.

• REAL Black Castor Oil (yea I know it looks ghetto in the bottle :P): This is better than the castor oils that they sell in the beauty supply stores, it's pure black castor oil and it's great for adding to my deep conditioning treatments.

• Creme of Nature Argan Oil Shampoo: Best shampoo ever! the sulfate free formula helps to detangle and moisturize my hair all at once.

• Creme of Nature Argan Oil Treatment: great for smoothing down extensions

• Hollywood Beauty Olive Creme Hairdress: this is the perfect non greasy yet very moisturizing hair and scalp creme

Nail Faves

• DeMert Nail Enamel Dryer: I hate smudging my nails after a fresh polish, but after discovering this smudging is a thing of the past; this spray on nail dryer really helps to speed up the drying process and best of all it's quick and easy.

• Cuticle Oil: Dry cuticles are a big NO NO for me so I use a cuticle oil this on my toes everyday after I shower to seal in the moisture I'm currently using the Sally Hansen cuticle oil, but I will also make my own, check out my DIY Cuticle Oil.

• Cutex Non - Acetone Nail Polish Remover: This makes removing nail polish a cinch! no need for any cotton balls, just dip your fingers in and voila, it takes off my nail polish and moisturizes my nails as well

• Sally Hansen Diamond Flash Top Coat: Love this! it not only gives a brilliant shine to my  nails because of the micro diamond formula, but it also makes my manicures last way longer without chipping.

• Essie & Revlon Nail Polishes: These two brands are my favourite because they have a broad colour range and great opacity, two coats of either brand can get the job done.

Skin Care Faves

• Baby Wipes: I use these as my makeup wipes, they're cheaper than the typical makeup wipes and if they're gentle enough use on a baby's skin then they're just as gentle to use on your face.
• Thayers Witch Hazel: Previously featured here

• Tend Skin: Previously featured here

• Murad Oil Control Mattifier SPF15: The perfect non greasy moisturizer for my face. It has an SPF 15, oil controlling properties, and acne fighting ingredients.

• Purity by Philosophy: After I take my makeup off with the wipes I like to go in with a makeup removing cleanser just to get deep into my pores and this works excellently.

• Clinique Face Scrubs: I love mixing these two scrubs together to get the perfect consistency, using a facial scrub at least once a week is great for your skin!

• Neutrogena Face Washes: Any face wash made by Neutrogena is great in my opinion, I like to alternate between their face washes.

• Evolution Of Smooth (EOS) Lip Balm: This perfect little egg shaped lip balm does wonders for my lips and they're great to just toss in your purse.

• Homeade Body Butter: see how I make it here and why I love it so much.

Stay tuned to part two tomorrow guys!
Debbie

1 Day...2 Events! (picture heavy)

Two weekends ago we decided to attend a few events that were going on over and luckily for us we could kill two birds with one stone so we attended both the Health, Home and Garden 2012 Expo as well as the Beauty and Health Care Expo 2012. Expos such as these are a great way of finding out what the Jamaican market has to offer as it relates to health and beauty of course, and as Jamaican beauty and fashion bloggers we figured these expos would be right up our alley.

Health, Home and Garden Expo 2012

Admission: JMD$500 for adults
Venue: National Arena
Date of event: Rescheduled to November 9 - 11, 2012 because of Hurricane Sandy

Overview:
This event was not exactly our cup of tea as it was more geared towards home improvement, gardening, furniture and home decor, and companies which manufactured or sold specialty home related items. Now don't get us wrong it was a fantastic event, well executed and very organized. The floor plan allowed you to walk around with ease and besides the huge array of home/house related booths there were also banks, insurance companies, health test booths, etc. There were also live demonstrations, giveways, discounts and free sampling from Lasco and other food booths. When we own our own homes then we can appreciate this event even more, but it was great to see the wide variety of home decor items and companies that are in Jamaica, you actually don't need to go shopping outside of Jamaica if you're looking for unique pieces because it's all here! It was interesting to see how fashion actually inspires home decor as well. Our favourite booths were Matahari, they had gorgeous, but very expensive home decor items and also Custom Furnishing and Joinery Limited they have exquisitely made custom furniture/cabinetry/closets...virtually anything!

Shannon & I at the Flow booth

Matahari

Custom Furnishing and Joinery Ltd.

Beauty and Healthcare Expo 2012

Admission: FREE
Venue: Pegasus Hotel
Date of event: November 11, 2012

Overview:
*Kiss Teet* (as we say in Jamaica). Where do we start? We were expecting a whole lot more from this even quite honestly and we were not impressed to say the least. The booths showcased the typical hair products that you would normally find in beauty supply stores in and around Jamaica and the prices of the products were not reduced at all, for us an expo should showcase products at a cheaper/discounted price and honey these prices were not cheap. It was a bit crowded and when we initially arrived we were greeted by a very loud person performing on stage... ah boy! Apart from a very crowded L'oreal booth, we did not see any other makeup retail booths and there were not many locally made natural hair and beauty products being showcased besides Tropic Isle (manufacturers of Jamaican black castor oil products). We were hoping that it would have been more of a learning expo, but it was simply a showcase of products...with hardly any samples of these products and, how do you classify this as a beauty expo when it seemed to be more centered around hair and hair care products, what about makeup, nail care, etc? The highlight of the night however was meeting Youtube guru JamaicanMakeupArtist at the Motions booth and receiving some free goodies (which we cannot mention *wink*).

Hope you enjoyed!
Debbie & Shannon