Glimmer N Gloss

Hello guys, I used to blog at glimmerngloss.blogspot.com, my last post was a new year post in 2016 and after that I had serious writer’s block so I kinda gave up on my writing which is a really silly thing to do, I felt like I let my readers down no matter how few they were. Reviving my blog is probably one of the very few good things about this coronavirus lockdown. Before we get into 2020 let me take you people through what I have been up to. When I started blogging I was in makeup school so my blog was focused majorly on makeup back then. I was a makeup artist and I was pretty good at it but I was a broke makeup artist but I didn’t let that stop me because I love makeup and doing what you love is a lot of fun. I had clients but they were not transcribing into money, a lot them didn’t see themselves paying so much for makeup from a newbie. It wasn’t all gloom though I had some pretty amazing clients that appreciated my work until one day. I had a job at Ikorodu, wedding makeup for th

Hey guys, It's important to looks great at all times be it summer, winter , harmattan, party, school or cookouts and there's no room for mishaps but then mishaps still also happen. I remember a while back in secondary school, the school was repainting the building and I, in my usual playful self brushed the wall and got paint on what I was wearing and this was a period school just resumed so everyone is looking peng  you just can't afford to look scruffy and not on point and this was first week of school everyone was wearing their best and this made me feel a little sad because I couldn't figure out how to get the stain off  so when I saw that bloggers were sharing Betabrand's style hacks graphic, I remembered my paint mishap   and how I couldn't figure out a way to get rid of it until much later, I was more than happy to write about style hacks. Betabrand is an amazing online store based in San Francisco, they let the fans co-design and crowdfund and they

Happy New Year Guys, this post was supposed to be posted a long time ago but my laptop gave up in me so I'm really sorry about my inconsistency. The la girl brand is a brand we have all come to love because they are of good quality and very affordable. I was just browsing through the beautyrev website sometime last year and I came across these palettes and I knew I had to try it out. This comes in four different shades: Glow, Pinky, Spice and Glam I felt Spice was the darkest shade so I picked Spice but realised later that Glam is actually the darkest shade, Spice still worked for me though.    According to LA Girl website : " F our gorgeous blush palettes - each collection pairs two blush shades with a coordinated bronzer and highlighter. Instantly contour with complimentary shades and blendable colour in both matte and shimmery finishes for multidimensional colour. Each luxurious, glossy book includes a mirror inside" This comes in a lightweight cardboard p

I first heard of Luxebox from ycfonlinedirectory.blogspot.com  and I decided to check out the website  luxebox.info.com  . I was so happy to find out that we now have our own subscription box in Nigeria. I love seeing the unboxing reviews from bloggers abroad and I used to wonder when it will come to Nigeria, so you can imagine the excitement. Immediately, I subscribed but the box wasn't available at that moment, hence I waited for the next one which was in October. I will give a brief run down of what Luxebox is. Luxebox is a beauty subscription service t hat allows beaut y lovers    the chance to try out new products every month for only #3,500 !  The service is currently available in Lagos only (for now) .   LuxeBox   contains 4-5 full sized beauty or fashion products from known brands that we love. Boxes have been fashionably packaged and contents may be themed, for example an 'all eyes on me ', for a Luxebox   containing eye make-up products. This is a great way to 

Prior to my enrollment in makeup school, I always knew concealer should be applied after foundation but when my instructor was creating the first look, she said concealer should go first and I was startled like 'what is she saying, this is just wrong'. This was going on in my head anyways (I didn't say it out but had my poker face on), even though I felt she was doing the wrong thing. Next day I got to school early and a couple of other trainees that were around, so I randomly asked; "should concealer be applied before or after foundation and they both said it should be before foundation with so much confidence". Well... I wasn't going to back down because I still didn't agree with the rationale behind their position but I don't enjoy arguing, so I just let it pass and more so, I wasn't about to make concealer an issue. Moving on,  I was working on my models and I decided to try out both methods, "before and after foundation" and I realis

Hello sugars, happy independence day! I know most people think we have nothing to celebrate but the fact that we are still one nation and Nigeria has not disintegrated is enough cause for celebration. So my post today will be about the products mostly new release that I'll like to add to my kit. OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE COSMETICS LIP TAR  The fact that this is matte is the main reason I love it. I love anything matte and this has four matte shades and two metallic shades, there is a lot of hype about this product and there are also some not so good reviews so I'll hopefully get it soon and do a review. I have not seen this at all in Nigeria but I heard its available at Giffty's Daughter (thats means it will be expensive), I will definately check it out. I JUST DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AVALIABLE ON BEAUTYKINK AND KONGA  BUY HERE ON BEAUTY KINK FOR #4800 BUY HERE ON KONGA FOR #3800  TOO FACED MELTED LIQUIFIED LONG WEAR LIPSTICKS  This got nice reviews on