I promised you guys a bunch of reviews and I'm keeping my word judiciously. Here's a review of the newest brand in the market proudly owned by a Nigerian and one I'm so glad to call my friend-- Funke Tonye-Preghafi of Gifty's Daughter Makeup Boutique.

I did not realize how long I've been gone until I viewed my newly designed blog header done by yours truly. And I know you are wondering--it's the middle of January already and we 're just hearing from you!!! Well. you'll know the details of my absence in a bit....

Happy New year and welcome to 2016!!! I've been waiting all month long to say that but I've been in a programme and as a rule I'm off social media the entire 12 days; although I still took out time to work on designs and layout for the blog--but nothing major.

Ta-da!!! This is officially my first review post for 2016!!! I'm a sucker for trying out new brands especially ones that dark skinned beauty bloggers rave about and +Sonia Kashuk Beauty is definitely one of them; I sometimes stalk their website just imagining ways I could lay my hands on their products especially when +Jackie Aina raves about their eyeshadow palettes.

Hey Pretties,

I have a good excuse this time,  I promise.

You know all those reasons I keep giving for not posting on YouTube; well I ran out of them and finally pushed and shoved myself to make something happen, and I did.

I try to post pictures of products before doing the swatches of them, but I couldn't help it with my last Zaron swatch. I was really excited to try out them out and I've been in love ever since. If you missed my post on the swatches, click here. 

I'm terribly loving my new swatch techniques so much so that I 're-did' the swatches from Kayge Lipsticks which has been in my drafts for a while. I figure doing these swatches will require dedicating some time as I have to work a full face makeup to rock them.

Its been a while since I last posted about my nails which I must say have grown so long, but I've just been so lazy about nail posts. Again, since I'm learning fantastic new ways to take pictures with Tashia; I've turn over a new leaf.

I can't remember ever being excited to do product swatches!!! It's one of my most dreaded routines especially when I have to do them on myself for picture sake. However, I just got the hang of taking my pictures with my new camera (Tashia) and I decided to try out lipstick swatches and I love the outcome. 

It's been an amazing weekend so far, but I'm so glad for the new week!!! Am I the only one who is always excited when a new begins?? It's so weird!!! I got so many emails on my last posts on products social media made me buy and I decided I'll be posting more stuff like that on here. If you missed that post click here to check what the rave is about.