Annette Akye

April 27, 2012

Natural Hair Obsession

April 27, 2012

I should be writing my dissertation right now but i couldn't help share with you divas about my re-kindled love for natural hair. I got...

I should be writing my dissertation right now but i couldn't help share with you divas about my re-kindled love for natural hair. I got obsessed with it when i first got exposed to watching YouTube videos. I was searching for ways to battle my hair breakage situation when i came across black beauties with amazing tresses. Wow, so natural hair was this beautiful, long and not nasty looking at all?

Hence my decision to transition as i didn't want to cut off my hair completely. Fail! I couldn't deal with the two different textures and i ended up relaxing it. :-( I guess i didn't know much about taking care of my hair then. So after much research i began taking better care of my relaxed hair. The breakage has minimized and now i'd call it shedding.

I have been bitten again by the natural hair bug, i am infested, can't seem to get it out of my mind. I wish to be freed off my relaxer forever. Sounds cliche i know but that's how i feel. Cant wait to see my gorgeous curls and coils after my BC (big chop). Go #teamnatural

My inspirations:

Friends- Mateko, Sika, Nana-Ama, Olive and Afoley

Celebs- Solange

*Disclaimer* - Image not my own

Would you be interested to go natural? Are you already natural? Share your thoughts with me

April 16, 2012

Every Day Simple eyebrows Video Tutorial

April 16, 2012

So i have been meaning to start posting some videos on Youtube and i finally got the confidence to do so. Lol! Also had to stop laughing fo...

So i have been meaning to start posting some videos on Youtube and i finally got the confidence to do so. Lol! Also had to stop laughing for a while but it's quite funny and you can actually see laughter filling my cheeks in the video. But, i'd say i had fun filming and it is interesting to see and know the sort of effort and time some youtubers put in their videos. Well, we'll see how it goes.

So i decided to post a video on the eyebrow pictorial as some readers thought the process complex but after demonstrating it, they wouldn't think so. i have so many ideas on what to film but i just don't know how am going to go about it. Sighs. One day at a time i guess. Check this out and remember to share with your friends, comments are always welcome. Keep the fabulosity levels rising. xoxoxo Annette

March 20, 2012

PICTORIAL: Every day Simple Eyebrows

March 20, 2012

Hello Divas, so on Saturday I had my eyebrows threaded and decided to share with you my diva-ish eyebrows. Threading as the name suggest...

Hello Divas, so on Saturday I had my eyebrows threaded and decided to share with you my diva-ish eyebrows. Threading as the name suggests is a method of hair removal using a thread, a technique which was developed and perfected by the Indians or people from the Middle East. It’s quick, less painful than waxing and your eyebrows stay neat for about 3 weeks before any re-growth. So it lasts roughly 3 to 4 weeks depending on how fast your hair grows. It is good because it saves you from having them shaved every week. For more information on eyebrow threading click here. Now unto the pictorial.

Thing you are going to need:

· Eyebrow Pencil- Brown (Not BLACK)
· Concealor
· Eyebrow Comb
· Concealor/Eyeliner brush

1. Comb your eyebrows in place.

March 20, 2012

Product Rave: Sleek Blush by 3 in Flame

March 20, 2012

Sleek Makeup , as genius as they are, recently came out with a blush trio called Blush By 3 . It is simply a blush palette consisting of 3...

Sleek Makeup, as genius as they are, recently came out with a blush trio called Blush By 3. It is simply a blush palette consisting of 3 blushes. Sleek Makeup blushes are highly pigmented and reasonably priced. I have been meaning to lay my hands on one, so I finally did. There are 5 different palettes. I went to Superdrug and got the Flame palette. It consists of 3 blushes with red undertones which in my opinion are suitable for dark skin tones and complements women of colour better than pink because if we were to flush/blush we’d flush red not pink. It consists of one matte brick red colour and two shimmery colours with red undertones. It also has a mirror which comes in handy if you are ont the go with no mirror in hand. So here are the pictures.

Sleek packaging as usual

I’d give it a 10/10 and recommend to buy if you can get hands on it. For now it’s only being sold at Superdrug but would be available online soon on the Sleek Makeup Website. As usual divas, stay fabulous, xoxoxox, Annette.

P.S. This item is now available both online and also in Superdrug

Update:

I have since added to my collection, Pumpkin a gorgeous orange based blush palette and Pink Sprint, another gorgeous palette filled with pinks and plum. I will definitely recommend these to women of colour as they are super pigmented and just a little bit does go a long way. Sleek has released new versions and will be looking forward to laying my hands on them as well.

March 13, 2012

Pictorial: Pink Beauty

March 13, 2012

So its friday nite, got ghana independece weekend party to attend but unfortunately as i was working very early the following morning so i ...

So its friday nite, got ghana independece weekend party to attend but unfortunately as i was working very early the following morning so i couldn't attend. Sucks yh, so i was bored and decided to do a lil some something, lol! Anyways hope y'all doing great. Listed below are all the products used to acheive this look. Enjoy and keep the fabulosity levels rising Divas xxxxx

Eyes

1. Use a pink and silver cream eyeshadow base, silver in the inner and pink the outer- Sleek Primer Palette

2. Put a hint of purple in the crease and blend- Sleek Monaco Palette

3. Darken the purple by blending a dark brown on top- MUA eyeshadow dark brown

4. Apply silver eyeshadow on the silver base and do the same for the pink as well- Sleek PPQ Palette

5. Line your eyes and apply mascara- MUA pencil in Jet Black & Elf Mineral Mascara

Lips

1. Line your lips with a dark brown - Sleek pencil in Brown

2. Fill in your lips with a pink lip pencil- Rimmel lip pencil in indian pink

3. Apply any nude lipstick to lighten up the pink (optional)

4. Apply any gloss you like- Victoria Secrets Gloss in Pink

Cheeks