July haul video/review

Hi dolls!

I filmed a haul video last month and I honestly don't know why I waited till now to put it up *coversface* In the video, I basically just tell you guys what makeup items I copped, where you can get them and thoughts on some I had used prior to the video.
Of all the stuff you'll be seeing in the video, the Elf cream eyeshadow in black licorice was my least favourite. I use it as a base because it tends to spill after a while, but it's manageable.
Also, I got the Elf stipple brush with the intention of using it to apply foundations, but it's way too scanty and doesn't blend creamy formulas i.e foundations, creme to powders, etc well into the skin. The Elf powder brush however works great with creamy formulas, so I don't feel too bad about the stipple brush. I now use the stipple brush to apply blushers as seen in some of my videos.
The NYX lipglosses are fantastic! I already had  2 of them and they are both really good; I knew I needed to top up my collection. My favourite NYX lipglosses at the moment are Natural (which is like a nude colour) and Capuccino (the name says it all)

Let me know what you dolls think!
 *muah*

Read more »

Mini Haul from Konga/Review of products

Hi dolls! From time to time, I will be showing you guys products that I buy, where I got them, prices and my thoughts after usage (reviews). All products were purchased on the Konga site, www.konga.com Let me know if you want more haul posts! Enjoy!

Revlon Illuminance cream eyeshadow-
Passion Fusion (the one with purples) and Eternal Summer. I've tried only the Eternal Summer and I'm not too happy with the pay off. I used the shimmery orange gold colour as an eyeshadow base and it was *blehh* I'll try it out as a face highlighter and let you guys know how it went

Urban Decay Lashes- Hot number
 This has to be the worst lashes ever! The weft was too thick to even glue on even after I tried trimming it a little. I Love the way it looks though but it's no use if it can't be used. This was about N1,350. I don't know if this is how all Urban Decay Lashes are, but this was more or less a waste :(

Revlon Lipstick- Sienna
Payoff is amazing! I only had it on for about 3hrs and I didn't need to touch even though I kept sipping white wine from a glass. This cost me N1,000

Revlon tweezers and Lash curlers.
Both get the job done! The tweezers are sharp and slanted to ease tweezing. Love it! They cost about N1,000 or less (not sure)

Revlon eyebrow styling gel.
 LOVE this product! I have been using one from Jordana for years now, but this beats that hands DOWN! Cost N750 

Revlon Colorstay lipliner- Mauve.
Love the colour but it has a bit of shimmer to it which is a bit weird. If you have very full lips, you might want to stay away from this. However, I like that it can pretty much be used with any Lipstick colour. It cost N1,000

Read more »

FAIRY GODMOTHER

Hi dolls! In the mood of giveaways, I decided to this look which reminds me so much about fairies. It was the first thing that popped in my head when I did it. LOL and since you all are my Cinderellas, I wish to be your Fairy Godmother! haha! (I feel so cheesy typing this post) Here's what it looks like and I hope you dolls love it the way I did. Enjoy! P.S I can't wait to start getting feedback concerning the giveaway! Excited much!

Read more »

FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hi dolls!

It's exactly 1 year and 2 weeks since I published my first post on this blog! YAAAYYY! My 1year old baby (Dorranne Blog) has come such a long wayy from what it was a year ago. Although technically it has only been active for about 7months (no thanks to Uni work; thank God that's over now *pheww*), there's still much to come in terms of makeup looks, hair advice, tutorials, etc...
To celebrate this, I will be doing my first ever giveaway and 3 beautiful dolls will stand chances of winning amazing prices which includes a full head of the fabulous Ucan Signature Weave  *hugegrin* worth over N100,000! *faints* and TWO goody makeup packages *dancingazonto* LOL!

To qualify for the giveaway simply:

1. Like the DorranneBeauty page on Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/DorranneBeauty
2. Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/dorrannedoll
3. Subscribe to my Youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/dorranne

THEN!
Tweet at me daily telling me why you want to win using the harshtag #DorranneBeauty
Do the same by commenting on posts on the blog and facebook page.
Remember that the more you tweet me, comment on posts and write on the Facebook page, the more you stand the chance of winning.
As the days go by, I will be putting up exact pictures of the prizes to be won!

You have only TWO weeks (10/09/2012) to enter, tweet and comment! I'm UBER excited! I hope y'all are too ;)

Sneak peek :D

Read more »

A touch of Red!

Hi dolls!
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine gave me the Maybelline color tattoo eyeshadow and I was uber excitedd! Although I've used it a couple of times, I realised I had never filmed with it. Hence, I decided to create an easy look using it as a base for my eyelid and crease colours. I added a bit of a shimmery grey and red colours to spice it up. Here are some pictures of what it looked like!

 P.S Red is such a beautiful eyeshadow colour! (at least when applied properly,lol) Don't forget to tell me what you think *mauh*

TWEET ME! @dorrannedoll
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/DorranneBeauty
YOUTUBE: dorranne
TUMBLR: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/dorranne

WHAT I USED:

EYES:
Maybelline color tattoo- 25 Bad to the bronze
Sleek palette- Sunset
Sleek palette- Au natural
Maybelline silk glam- Blue drama
 Maybelline pulse perfection vibrating mascara

FACE:
MUD GY1 Bobbi Brown foundation stick- Golden 6
Estee Lauder compact powder
ELF under eye brightening powder

CHEEKS:
Sleek contour kit- Medium
LA Girl Le rouge blush-BL561

LIPS:
Revlon lipliner- Mauve
L'oreal color riche lipstick- Bronze 869

Read more »

Bridal makeup/Copper eyes

Follow my blog with Bloglovin

 Hi dolls! I've been getting requests to do a bridal look for a while now. This morning, a friend of mine sent me a picture of what she wanted her lips to look like on her wedding day, lol. So, I thought I might as well just do a bridal look. Here are some pictures of the finished look, I'll put up the tutorial once I'm done editing. Enjoy!

Read more »

Tutorial: Poison Ivy!

Hi dolls! I finally finished editing the Poison Ivy tutorial *wheww* lol This particular video is quite long because I wanted to show you guys how to contour and highlight the face using foundation and concealer. I hope you guys enjoy it and don't forget to leave a comment. muah



Tweet me! https://twitter.com/dorrannedoll
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne




 WHAT I USED:
EYES:
Maybelline lasting drama eyeliner
Mac Humid
Mars Deep sea
Mac Carcon
Sleek pencil- Posion Ivy
120 pro eyes hadow palette

FACE:
Bobbi Brown stick foundation-Golden 6
MUD foundation YG3

CHEEKS:
MUD foundation DW5
Sleek contour kit- Medium

LIPS:
Jordana lip pencil- Capuccino
Mac lipstick- So Chaud
Mac Lipstick- Morange
60 pro lip colour palette

Read more »

Poison Ivy!

Hi dolls! I filmed a green smokey tutorial a while back but the lighting was horrible! *sigh* I decided to do another one because of how much I love you guys *wink* I realised this look is actually quite similar to the Bollywood Inspired in case you missed it. Still editing the video, so here are some pictures in the meantime.
 Tweet me! @dorrannedoll https://twitter.com/dorrannedoll
 Facebook: DorranneBeauty http://www.facebook.com/DorranneBeauty?ref=hl
 Youtube: Dorranne
 Tumblr: Dorranne http://dorranne.tumblr.com/

Read more »

How to clean makeup brushes

Hi dolls! Happy sunday to you all! what's everyone doing today? I got a request from a viewer to do a post on how to clean makeup brushes, so I'm just going to tell you guys how I clean mine.

1. I wet the hairs of my brushes with warm water with the hairs facing downwards so water doesn't get into the handles or metal part

 2. Add a little shampoo and run brushes through them, gently squeezing out dirt from the hairs. I normally use Elf brush shampoo or the Pantene hair shampoo. You can honestly use any mild hair shampoo, baby shampoo or even a shower gel.

3. Once they've had a good bath, I rinse off all soap and dry with a clean towel.

4. Then I spray the Elf daily brush cleaner unto brush hairs, clean again with a towel and leave out to air dry.

The good thing about the Elf daily brush cleaner as the name suggests, is that it can be used daily. Just spray unto brush hairs and wipe against a clean cloth or towel and leave to dry. Surprisingly, it dries off quickly as opposed to when you actually wet, wash and rinse. Plus I love the aloe smell it's got!

How do you dolls clean your brushes?

Tweet me: @dorrannedoll
Facebook page: Dorranne Beauty
Youtube: Dorranne

Read more »

My BeautyUk Palette!

Hi dolls! As you all know, I'm addicted to makeup so I'm forever buying something new *sigh* I got two new palettes on saturday, one is by Office....(can't remember the full name,lol) and the other is beautyuk no6. I've read a lot of good reviews on Beautyuk eyeshadows, so when I saw it, I copped it immediately! I decided to do a look using this palette and I hope you guys try it out!

Tweet me! @dorrannedoll
Facebook: DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne

WHAT I USED:

EYES:
Elf stick eyelid primer -clear
Beautyuk no6 palette
Maybelline lasting drama gel liner- black
LA Girl eye glitter

FACE
Bobbbi Brown foundation -Golden 6
Mac Studio finish concealer Nc45
Mac Studio fix Nc45
Esteer Lauder
Elf under eye brightening powder

CHEEKS
Sleek contour kit- medium
Sleek blush- Pixie pink
Mac mineralize powder

LIPS
Jordana lip liner- Capuccino
Mac lipstick- You're Perfect Aready
Revlon lipstcik- Pink Velvet
Revlon lipgloss- Peach

Read more »

OOTD! Denim and Burnt Orange

Morning dolls! Seeing as I got positive feedback on my first "Outfit of the Day" post, I'm definitely going to be doing more of that now.
Today was quite tricky as I really couldn't think of what to wear. In such situations, I always just go for leggings and a cute blouse and look for how to spice it up somehow but because I work, (I work part-time at an entertainment branding firm) I went for jeans instead. So here's what I'm wearing today, let me know what you guys think!

Tweet me! @dorrannedoll
Facebook: DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne

Belt: Came with a Jane Norman Jumpsuit

Blazer: Guray

Rings from Opia

Wedges: River Island

Read more »

Yaay or Nayy?

Hi dolls! I came across this beautiful picture of Nike Osinowo on the cover of Style Mania magazine, on Bella Naija and I instantly fell in love! Her makeup is so chic and classy and can be rocked both during the day, and at night. Her face is well contoured and highlighted in the right areas. To be honest, it's not just the makeup, her hair also caught my eyes; it looks extremely healthy, properly blown out and professionally cut (extra plus). What I love most is that there's not so much going on and the nude lips nailed it! lool If you know me personally, I mostly rock nude/brownish lipsticks! (ok, and pinks too) dead for them! lool
Anyways, what do you guys think of her makeup?

Yaay or Nayy?
Definitely a Yaay for me! muah!

Tweet me! @dorrannedoll
Facebook: DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne

Read more »

Summer Goddess/Full face routine!

Hi dolls! I finally finished editing the Poison Ivy tutorial *wheww* lol This particular video is quite long because I wanted to show you guys how to contour and highlight the face using foundation and concealer. I hope you guys enjoy it and don't forget to leave a comment. muah



Tweet me! https://twitter.com/dorrannedoll
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne

 WHAT I USED:
EYES:
Maybelline lasting drama eyeliner
Mac Humid
Mars Deep sea
Mac Carcon
Sleek pencil- Posion Ivy
120 pro eyes hadow palette

FACE:
Bobbi Brown stick foundation-Golden 6
MUD foundation YG3

CHEEKS:
MUD foundation DW5
Sleek contour kit- Medium

LIPS:
Jordana lip pencil- Capuccino
Mac lipstick- So Chaud
Mac Lipstick- Morange
60 pro lip colour palette

Read more »

Photo Shoot!

Hi dolls!I had a job on sunday and just thought to share some of the pictures from the shoot. My client is into beads of all sorts and she wanted to do a shoot to create a gallery for her pieces. I couldn't get pictures of all the models, but I'll put them up as soon a the photographer emails the professional ones. Enjoy!

 Tweet me! @dorrannedoll
Facebook: DorranneBeauty
Youtube: Dorranne

Read more »

Review: Konga.com!

Hi dolls! For those of you who follow me on twitter, I'm sure you noticed how I've been going on and on about Konga.com. I randomly found whilst doing my usual net surfing.
I've ordered twice from them and my experiences both times were very satisfactory. They offer quite a wide variety of brands , however not so many products. I was also very impressed with the customer service, even after a mix up with my address, it was clarified almost immediately.

This is what the packaging looked like:

These are the items I got:

Ardel Lashes

UrbanDecay After glow blush- Greed

Revlon- Pink Velvet and L'oreal

W7 eyebrow pencil- brown and Maybelline XXL pro  mascara

Nicki Clarke  Hiar dryer with 4 nozzles

Their fast delivery, amazing prices and excellent customer service, I will definitely recommend them anytime!

Read more »