Ghana Braids - New Protective Style!

Hey peeps,

So the weather has finally caught up with the seasons and here in the UK we are officially in Summer!! With a new season there's a new protective style. No weave, no wigs, this time I have gone for Ghana Braids.

I recently went to a beach wedding and wanted to protect my hair from the elements whilst also looking simple and chic. I decided to head to my trusted stylist at Revelation hair and beauty. The Ghana braids were the winner.

straight outta the salon

Just a simple updo using an alternative cornrow style. I love them. Ghana braids are simply cornrows but with hair added as you braid. This gives the illusion of the braid getting bigger and gives simple cornrows an alternative style.

I can be a real basic bee so I gave Sally free reign on the colour of the hair used. I'm glad I did as she gave me this gorgeous purple and black look. The style took less than 3 hours to complete and I ended up with a very trendy but sophisticated style. I have to say that I am completely in lobe with these. They matched perfectly with my outfit (will be letting you know more about that later).

Simple but so effective! I thoroughly recommend these if you are looking for an easy to maintain and elegant style.

When I wake u each morning, all I have to do is put the braid in a bun and go! I love the fact that I get an extra 20 mins in bed!

beach wedding look!

If you would like to try these out, be sure to head over to Sally at Revelation Hair and Beauty in Ipswich and book an appointment! She is so talented and can do a crazy amount of styles. She is pretty much responsible for every protective style I have tried out!

Check out their website but clicking HERE!

Until next time xx

Sleek Hightlighing Pallette - Review

Hey Peeps,

So today I decided to share with you my thoughts on the new Sleek highlighting palette. AS you know summer has most certainly kicked in, and this means it is time for the glowy, sun-kissed summer look!

I have been on a search to find some great products for this season and this is the first of my many finds.

So I randomly came across this palette on Amazon when I was look for highlighters and shimmer bronzers. I have the Sleek Contour and highlighting palette, but was oblivious to the fact that they have a highlighting palette.

It is always a gamble to buy something online when you haven’t seen or heard of it before, but judging by the pictures I decided to take a chance. 

This my people is the Sleek highlighting palette. I later saw Manny MUA and Jeffree Star rave about this in their videos, so i'm pretty glad I bought it!

So what this palette all about?

This Palette gives you four shimmer shades to produce a super sun-kissed dewy look. The colours stem from a very bright white shimmer, cream to a deeper shimmer powder. But before I go into that I have to tell you about the packaging.

This shimmer is perfect for a beginner as the out packaging/ box has a 4 step guide to use the highlighters and achieve the perfect look. Now If you are a little more seasoned and practices, you will know that you will probably have to adapt it to suit your skin tone. 

I bought the 'Precious Metals' palette as the majority of the shades are usable for my dark skin tone.

So what does the palette actually look like?

This particular palette consists of 4 shades; Antique Bronze, Platinum, Royal and Renaissance Gold. Each of these are beautiful. They have a gorgeous shimmer, without looking too metallic or glittery. antique Bronze is the powder highlighter in the palette, as the remaining shades are cream highlighters. They are still very much wearable over powder.

I love the fact that you can use all the colours within the palette to create a gorgeous strobe look. As I am dark skin, I decided to steer clear of the Platinum shade as it tends to make my skin look a little ashy, but if you're a little more daring than me, you could use this as an inner corner highlight for your eyes or even pop it on top of a matte lip to ad some sheen.

The cream shades have a really buttery consistency, which make application so easy. I found that using my fingers gave me the best distribution for my nose and eyes. A simple fan or tapered brush applies the bronze perfectly. It is so pigmented a little goes a long way.

This was definitely my go to palette for my holiday and gave me a gorgeous natural look with a healthy glow. This palette can be used perfectly between day and night looks and the colour lasts for a crazy long time.

For this look I used royal and renaissance gold for my brow, nose, eye and cupids bow highlight then Antique bronze for my cheeks.
I used this to give myself a naturally sun-kissed look.

For my Friday brunch look I decided to use the light colours only to give myself a more powerful glow.
I was very impressed with the versatility.

I am confidence this palette can be used on a wide range of skin tones, just switch up the way you use them and it will work perfectly!

I adore the packaging too. I love the fact that the palette is in a mirror look case. You can see yourself in any part of the palette and it as a mirror for when you need to touch up.


This palette is a lot different to any other affordable highlight palette. It is so rare to find something that can transition so well to such a range of skin tones.

So if you are looking for a palette to start your highlighting story, try this one. I have never seen a highlight palette with instructions.

 Try it out. Let me know what you think in the comments. I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed!

Until next time

(want one? click here!)