My Morphe brushes trip - Part 1

A few weeks ago I went to L.A and my friend Umber said that I must visit the Morphe Brushes store and omg was it worth it. Have you ever had a dream when you are in you favourite shop or restaurant and its actually possible to have all the things.

This was me - a kid in a candy shop. Everything was super affordable compared to UK prices. Its going to take me a while to go through everything I purchased so I'm going to start with three things, single eye shadows, an empty magnetic palette and a L.A Girl Glazed lip paint.

So buckle and get ready for semi-extensive makeup chat in the next few weeks.

@brownbeautystandards I made it! Xx

A photo posted by Susuana Amoah (@susuana_xx) on Mar 30, 2016 at 11:47am PDT

So I got 7 single shadows, they where about a couple of dollars each and I just wanted to get all the fancy nude/taupe shades I could. I also bought a 35o palette so i didn't need to by loads more shadows, I will do a separate post on that :) If you want these eye shadows in the UK you can order them from Beauty Bay. I've ordered quite a bit of American stuff from them in the past and in terms of service I give Beauty Bay 8/10. 

Until next time!

Susuana xx

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My New Nude Eyeshadow Palette

Hi lovelies, 

So if you you've been following my blog for a while, you would have seen that I'm trying to get better at eyeshadow makeup. So far this year, I've realised that I have quite heavy lids and the importance of a good transition shade. My eyelids are also quite dark and get oily so having a good base and primer is important. I recently bought a Morphe palette (35W), however I didn't really feel like it had good matte nude shades for my skin tone so I decided to make my own palette. So I went to MAC and bought an empty palette for £5 and did some YouTube Research for shades that would look good on me. 

1. MakeUp Geek - Cocoa Bear: Has a warm tone 
2. MakeUp Geek - Country Girl: A bit shimmery and auburn-like
3. MakeUp Geek - Latte: Perfect nude for WOC 
4. Morphe Brushes - Granite: Darker crease colour with a bit of shimmer

All these shadows are under £5 and my go-to eye primer (which I placed on my hand to do the swatches) is the Milani Eyeshadow primer. Also I got my first ever Morphe Brushes brush (MB24) which I am really excited about because I have quite large eyes and its a big brush! :) 

Well, I hope this blogpost has helped you make good life choices! - See you next time!

Susuana xx

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Cheap and glorious tricks - Nivea Men Sensitive post shave balm as primer

So a little while ago I wrote a blog about face primers and which ones work for dry skin - which you can read here. If you have dry skin it's really really important the you exfoliate and moisturise regularly and use a primer. I've been watching loads of youtube makeup reviews for people with dry skin because I'm looking to start buying makeup which is more suited for my skin texture. And you can just tell that some Youtubers quite obviously do not prime their skin properly and before applying the product, therefore they give it a bad review - saying it looks patchy, cakey or that comes off quickly. I'm not a make up artist or dermatologist but come on products are not miracles, often you have to work with them a bit to get your dream effect. 

To me right now, it's pretty obvious but in the past I've probably disowned lots of foundations, even ones that were good for dry skin because I didn't know that priming and prepping my skin was an essential part of the process. But recently I tested out the new youtube fad started by Nikkie tutorials where you use Nivea Men sensitive post shave balm as primer. And it actually works! The photo above is a still from a video I was shooting at work. I  look a bit shiny because of the lights but I wasn't in real life and by the time I got home my make up was still in place. 

• Pros - Your makeup will last all day (which I think is the number point of a good primer). Its really cheap (usually under £5) which is amazing for the amount that you get. There's allot in the bottle and you don't even have to use that much at all. It's also hydrating. 
• Cons - Not pore minimising (it's shave balm, there's not much you can expect). It also doesn't have a pump or anything so it's a bit difficult to control how much pours out. Has a bit of a "manly" scent at first.

I have to admit knowing that my make up hasn't disappeared half way through the day gives me one less thing to worry about! You can run around care free and looking 100%. 

Take Care 

Love Susuana 

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Craftivism - Brush candy jar!

So a few weeks a go I was watching a youtube video on make up  collection organisation. For some reason I really find those types of videos calming/ satisfying lol. Well I like make up and I like cute organiser stuff so I guess its a match made in heaven.                                                   

Anyway one woman had a candy jar that she put her brushes in. I thought that was a great idea, because I sometimes go away for long periods of time, I have a nosey cat and I'm concerned with dust and dirt settling on my brushes. So at first I bought a glass jar but it was too small, then I got a plastic two litre one and it was way to tall. Then I was like whatever I'll cut it up and this is the finished result :) BTW why does glitter take forever to dry!!

Take care!

Susuana xx

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Good News and Good Nails

Hello Lovelies,

So I've actually banned myself from buying any makeup products for the whole of February because I have lots of stuff that I haven't even tried and I kept buying things constantly and I really need to save so I was like DISCIPLINE IS NEEDED. And I aced January where I didn't buy one item of clothing all throughout the month and I was well proud of myself.

So the good news is that I can cross out one of my new years resolutions as I got an offer for my dream Masters Course! So I will be going back to Uni and moving to Brighton with my cat Cosmo! I'm so happy and thankful to everyone that helped me get to this stage.                                  

I've also been accepted on to an activist weekend course in Los Angeles in March. So I'll be heading to America for the first time in my life! Another of my new years resolutions was to go to two countries that I have never been before. Which is funny cuz I have no money. But when the opportunity knocked for funded trip I was like HELLO. I'm gunna buy ALL the make up when I get there!    

 

#doitforthegram #nails #colourshow

A photo posted by Susuana Amoah (@susuana_xx) on Feb 18, 2016 at 11:05am PST

So the good nails are by Maybelline Colour Show in  the colour 232. Its the perfect frosty nude. Online it says it's called Rose Chic, which is sort of on point because it is has that sort of Rose Gold vibe. Rose gold is my new favourite colour and I highly recommend it for the wedding/christening/slaying season. Nudes are not just for autumn!

I'm just pretending that these are how my nails are naturally are from now on. They also feel like they look! - frosty 

Have a lovely week!

Susuana xx

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