I’ve been wearing more glossy looks lately and sticking to nude tones. When I do venture into colour, I stick with liquid lipsticks so that i can have a long-wearing look. Lip Gloss: Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss Top Coat – Excitation (available here) Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer – Fenty Glow …
Best of 2017: Makeup – Cheek
Guerlain bronzers were one of my best finds this year. Unfortunately, I’ll never get to try the coveted, yet discontinued, #8 terracotta bronzer, but I’ll settle for #9. Even if I’m using another bronzer, I add a bit of 4 seasons for contour and blush. Bronzer: Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder – 9 (available here) Guerlain Terracotta 4 …
Best of 2017: Makeup – Eyes & Brows
This year I cleared out some old products and treated myself to some palettes I’ve been eyeing for the longest time. Eye Primer: Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer (available here) Eyeshadow Palette: Coloured Raine Queen or Hearts Eyeshadow Palette (available here) Natasha Denona Sunset Eyeshadow Palette (available here) Viseart Eyeshadow Palette – 01 Neutral Matte (available here) Viseart …
Best of 2017: Makeup – Complexion
Check out my favourite complexion and base products below. All of the products below were used for my photoshoots featured on the Kinks of Nature Instagram page. Primer: Becca Ever Matte Poreless Priming Perfector (available here) Foundation: Estee Lauder Double Wear – 6W1 Sandalwood (available here) Concealer: Dior Diorskin Forever Undercover Concealer – 050 (available here) Setting …
Mini Review: My Favourite Brow Products (Benefit Cosmetics)
Most mornings, I need to have my makeup on within 10-15 minutes. Getting my eyebrows together can be quite the task especially when they’re not freshly threaded. However, Benefit Cosmetics makes filling in my brows less cumbersome and easy to do even when I’m on the train. I was using MAC’s Brow Pencil in Spiked …
Review: Lancome Juicy Shakers Lemon Explosion
Remember that episode of Living Single, where Khadijah’s boyfriend returned and Max imitated him: “Baby, I’m back…again!” Well here I am after another hiatus, but this time with a makeup review. Something new for the blog. I’ve been shifting through my makeup lately. After a frustrating incident with eyeshadow application and deciding my brushes were …
Update: Bobeam & Makeup Brushes (Before & After Photos)
Before and after washing with Bobeam. I just wanted to show a before and after of my brushes when using Bobeam shampoo bars to clean them. Check out the original post here for more details. Follow Kinks Of Nature on Twitter (Twitter.com/KinksOfNature), Instagram (Instagram.com/KinksOfNature), Pinterest (Pinterest.com/KinksOfNature), Facebook (Facebook.com/KinksOfNature), and YouTube (YouTube.com/KinksOfNature) for the latest updates. …
Quick Tip: Cleaning Makeup Brushes (with Bobeam!)
Brushes after using Bobeam Vashti Ayurvedic Shampoo Bar. Quick tip: Try using your shampoo bars to clean your makeup brushes. After a few weeks of not properly washing my makeup brushes and just putting them aside, I finally took the time to clean them..all of them! I knew I’d need something strong to remove the …
Why “Kinks of Nature”?
Besides “Kinks of Nature” having an interesting ring to it and the input of ladies of the CurlyNikki Forums (thanks!), I chose the name because of the duality of its meaning. Kinks, for the purposes here, can be defined as quirks or idiosyncrasies of one’s personality. Kinks can also be used in reference to the …