Gabby Sidibe to Host Saturday Night Live...

Who was that again who said that Gabourey Sidibe wouldn't work anymore after the Oscars? Yeah, they might wanna stick to what they KNOW. E Online is reporting that Gabby is set to host an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live and I for one cannot wait to see her bring the funny. She's said in recent interviews that she was ready to do comedy (who wouldn't be after "Precious") and then all of a sudden, POW! She's hosting SNL! No word on the exact date yet. But Gabby has a few other irons in the fire too. She has a recurring role on Showtime's upcoming The Big C, about a teacher (Laura Linney) living with cancer. Sidibe plays one of her sassy students. The series, which is set to premiere in August, also costars Oliver Platt.

Gabby Sidibe to Host Saturday Night Live...

Who was that again who said that Gabourey Sidibe wouldn't work anymore after the Oscars? Yeah, they might wanna stick to what they KNOW. E Online is reporting that Gabby is set to host an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live and I for one cannot wait to see her bring the funny. She's said in recent interviews that she was ready to do comedy (who wouldn't be after "Precious") and then all of a sudden, POW! She's hosting SNL! No word on the exact date yet. But Gabby has a few other irons in the fire too. She has a recurring role on Showtime's upcoming The Big C, about a teacher (Laura Linney) living with cancer. Sidibe plays one of her sassy students. The series, which is set to premiere in August, also costars Oliver Platt.

Janet Jackson to Headline at the 2010 Essence Music Fest in N.O.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist, actress, and songwriter Janet Jackson will make her only concert appearance of 2010 at this year's ESSENCE Music Festival on July 4th weekend in New Orleans. This performance will be Jackson's debut at the ESSENCE Music Festival, as well as her first full concert since 2008.

Jackson--who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling artists of all time--joins Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys on the all-star lineup. Jackson is scheduled to perform on July 2nd, the opening night of the festival. The announcement was made today in celebration of Jackson's iTunes release of "Nothing," the theme song she performs, co-wrote and co-produced for Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too?" opening nationwide April 2, 2010.

Jackson's appearance adds more star power to the 40th anniversary celebration of ESSENCE, the first magazine to grace Janet Jackson on its cover.

For more details on festival schedule, to purchase tickets, or find out more about travel and hotels, click here.

Janet Jackson to Headline at the 2010 Essence Music Fest in N.O.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning recording artist, actress, and songwriter Janet Jackson will make her only concert appearance of 2010 at this year's ESSENCE Music Festival on July 4th weekend in New Orleans. This performance will be Jackson's debut at the ESSENCE Music Festival, as well as her first full concert since 2008.

Jackson--who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling artists of all time--joins Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys on the all-star lineup. Jackson is scheduled to perform on July 2nd, the opening night of the festival. The announcement was made today in celebration of Jackson's iTunes release of "Nothing," the theme song she performs, co-wrote and co-produced for Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married Too?" opening nationwide April 2, 2010.

Jackson's appearance adds more star power to the 40th anniversary celebration of ESSENCE, the first magazine to grace Janet Jackson on its cover.

For more details on festival schedule, to purchase tickets, or find out more about travel and hotels, click here.

Sneak Peek: Brandy & Ray J's "A Family Business" *UPDATED*

Looks interesting... Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business’ premieres on VH1 Sunday night, April 11.

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip

*UPDATE* Brandy and Ray J cover Jet Magazine:

Sneak Peek: Brandy & Ray J's "A Family Business" *UPDATED*

Looks interesting... Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business’ premieres on VH1 Sunday night, April 11.

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip

*UPDATE* Brandy and Ray J cover Jet Magazine:

Green Glitch

Hola!

I may have to change my opinion about Sleek's Acid palette, I made a look using it ( and the hardest colors of it) today, and it really wasn't that bad.

So I used Neon Green, Neon Yellow, White and black, with some help of MSCHIC's green mile eye  stain and ModelsOwn Neon Green eye pencil:

I had to pair it with "normal" lips, since it was my LOTD, and I was a bit hurry to get my child from daycare, so I didn't have time to do (and then remove) the green lips I would have wanted, but here's the lips I was able to do:

And here's some (quite bad) photoshopping, where I made myself green lips, so that you would get the point:

Then I also made a "neutral-ish" look with NYX Taupe e/s and Cryptonite e/s.
First I used NYX's Orange Soda l/s, but I also wanted to try the look with red lips. It changes quite much. AND YES, I look like a drag queen (no offense to any drag queens!) when I overline my lips like that :D

But that's all this time, see you tomorrow!

Sleeeeeeeek.

Hola!

Today my LOTD was for my MSCHIC's blog, so I'm only gonna give you one image of it, you can check the rest from MSCHIC's blog:

Check out more pics and step-by-step tutorial here.

And then the mailman brought me some goodies:

My order from Sleek arrived! I paid it 3/20 , and shipping date is 3/22, and it arrived today, so delivery was quite quick.

So here's the ACID palette:

For everyone who's planning to buy this palette, I have a warning:
The matte colors (white, neon yellow, neon orange, neon green, neon pink and maybe the purple too) are really hard to work with.

Colors are really pretty and bright if you get color out of them. I tried them over MAC Painterly paint pot, MSCHIC Eyeshadow Base, UDPP,foundation, moisturizer and NYX Jumbo pencil Milk, and Jumbo pencils definately work best. MSCHIC Eyeshadow Base was the second best option.
You need a light sticky base for them to work well.

And then the BOHEMIAN palette:

This has mostly shimmers in it, so there's nothing that would be extremely hard to work with. The light colors didn't show up on my skin very well, but I guess I'm just too pale ;D

I also got a freebie, Sleek mini lipgloss in Magic Strawberry. It's tiny and sweet. And it smells like strawberries ;D

And as a bonus you'll get a silly look from me:

It didn't quite work out as I hoped :3

Jill Scott Covers Essence Magazine's May 2010 Issue...

Jill Scott is covering Essence Magazine's May 2010 issue, and even though there are reports that she didn't like the cover photo, I think she's been looking fierce lately. 

"Ever since I had my son, I feel like there's a stitch of lava in my spine. I feel like I can do anything."---Jill Scott

With a string of lead movie roles under her belt and on the eve of a new album, the inimitable Jill Scott covers ESSENCE's May issue--looking and feeling better than ever! In "And Baby Makes 2," Jill is photographed at home with her 9-month-old son Jett, as she opens up about the difficult road that led her to single motherhood, her deep thoughts on interracial relationships, the sister circle that helps her get by, and the perfect life she enjoys today.

Jill Scott Covers Essence Magazine's May 2010 Issue...

Jill Scott is covering Essence Magazine's May 2010 issue, and even though there are reports that she didn't like the cover photo, I think she's been looking fierce lately. 

"Ever since I had my son, I feel like there's a stitch of lava in my spine. I feel like I can do anything."---Jill Scott

With a string of lead movie roles under her belt and on the eve of a new album, the inimitable Jill Scott covers ESSENCE's May issue--looking and feeling better than ever! In "And Baby Makes 2," Jill is photographed at home with her 9-month-old son Jett, as she opens up about the difficult road that led her to single motherhood, her deep thoughts on interracial relationships, the sister circle that helps her get by, and the perfect life she enjoys today.

RHONY's Bethenny Frankel is finally a REAL Housewife.

via People:
Real Housewives of New York City's Bethenny Frankel and her beau Jason Hoppy were married at the Four Seasons in New York on Sunday.

The couple's guests included Frankel's castmates Alex McCord and Ramona Singer and Today show co-host Hoda Kotb. Singer tells PEOPLE the wedding was "amazing – the Rolls Royce of weddings!"

Guests dined on lobster ravioli, sirloin steak and fish, and a red velvet wedding cake. The night "was full of emotion and laughter – a beautiful wedding," said a friend of Frankel's. Frankel, 39, who is seven months pregnant, has been with Hoppy, a businessman, since late 2008. She found out she was pregnant last October, and wanted to get married before becoming a mom. She said at the time: "I got engaged, we got pregnant, and we're gonna get married. It's a miracle."

Bravo's cameras were on hand at the wedding to capture the occasion for Frankel's upcoming Housewives spin-off, Bethenny's Getting Married.

RHONY's Bethenny Frankel is finally a REAL Housewife.

via People:
Real Housewives of New York City's Bethenny Frankel and her beau Jason Hoppy were married at the Four Seasons in New York on Sunday.

The couple's guests included Frankel's castmates Alex McCord and Ramona Singer and Today show co-host Hoda Kotb. Singer tells PEOPLE the wedding was "amazing – the Rolls Royce of weddings!"

Guests dined on lobster ravioli, sirloin steak and fish, and a red velvet wedding cake. The night "was full of emotion and laughter – a beautiful wedding," said a friend of Frankel's. Frankel, 39, who is seven months pregnant, has been with Hoppy, a businessman, since late 2008. She found out she was pregnant last October, and wanted to get married before becoming a mom. She said at the time: "I got engaged, we got pregnant, and we're gonna get married. It's a miracle."

Bravo's cameras were on hand at the wedding to capture the occasion for Frankel's upcoming Housewives spin-off, Bethenny's Getting Married.

Sparkle my scenery with turquoise waterfall

Hi everyone, and sorry for my yesterday's absense. Like said before, I'm ill again, so I just kinda chilled the whole yesterday.

I can't say that I would be healthy now, my throat is really sore and I have a horrble cough, but at least I don't feel much pressure in my cheek area anymore.

But anyway, on to the makeup.

Today I felt myself creative, and I made a look using MAC Cloudbound and Violet Trance, as well as my SMH Teal Tuesday and Ultra Violet, and my Gosh Aquatic effect powder + Gosh Extreme Art eyeliner in #11.

Oh, and sorry for my lashes, they don't look so good :S

(No,  I didn't go out with blue lips. In fact, I didn't go out at all :3 )

My yesterday's makeup was bit of a fail, I really didn't know what I was doing, and I certainly didn't have much energy.
So I took MAC Gold Spice and SMH Shimmerbrick, and for some reason I also took Ben Nye Golden Apricot and did this:

I like the smudged eyeliner,but I really don't like the makeup. It isn't blended well, pink looks horrible etc. It just wasn't my day.


And last but least, a pic of my daughter as an easter witch (a tradition in Finland):

Maya Spotted Out in Lots and LOTS of Gold Ruffles...

Singer Maya arrived at The International Dance Music Awards at The Fillmore Theater during the 2010 Winter Music Conference on March 25, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Maya Spotted Out in Lots and LOTS of Gold Ruffles...

Singer Maya arrived at The International Dance Music Awards at The Fillmore Theater during the 2010 Winter Music Conference on March 25, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Under the sea of flowers

Hello sweeties!

Today I really used makeup, first to make my entry for MUG's weekly challenge, and then to my today's look.

I'll start with my LOTD, even though it looks a bit plain in pics, it looked really cool IRL. I used my SMH palettes, there's 1492, Fresh, Teal Tuesday, Walking After Midnight, Rush Hour, Fantasy and Fireflies :P

But anyway, here we go:

Whole look:

Last one is a bad attempt to show my nails, I just LOOOOVE ModelsOwn polishes. They stay wall, cover well, are awesome colored etc.

Here a bit better image of my nails:

I know somebody may think they look messy and horrible, but I like them <3
There's both ModelsOwn Lemon Meringue and Mixed Up glitter polish.
(And my nails aren't pretty. I know :/)


But anyway. I mentioned MUG new Weekly Challenge, this time it's inspired by Plumeria Flower :

When I saw the pic, I know exactly what colors I would use :D

So here's my entry for the challenge:

Previous pics were taken inside with a flash, following are taken out in the sunlight:

NYX Jumbo pencil Milk
MAC Gesso e/s
Ben Nye Sun Yellow
Ben Nye Azalea
Ben Nye Cherry Red
Ben Nye Tangerine
BftE Soleil
Wet'n'Wild Megaliner
Mascara

I think I did pretty good. I have to admit that I felt bad washing this away right after photos :D

But that's all this time!