Free of that Nasty stuff!!!

Because we always carry our makeup bag with us everywhere we go we all tend to forget that it also needs caring ( we already give it a lot of tlc by buying that week's must buy product) but the tlc I'm taking about is a different kind.

Our makeup bags carry a lot of goodies but also can carry a  lot of nasty things, like tips of that black kohl liner pencil that you only realise when your finger tips are covered in black, flacks of that press powder that smash goodness knows how, amongst many other things not forgetting the germs our hands add to the nastiness.

So here are some of the ways I get rid of this problems and many others:

 

~ First definitely put a cap on that kohl pencil

 

~ After using any of my makeup product I make sure that I closed or screwed or covered properly

 

~I wash my makeup bag every other week

 

~ I also bought a new makeup bag so I can rotate, so I can use one while the other one is drying

 

~For the lazy ones you can always buy a plastic, or perplex makeup bag so instead of waiting to dry you can easily wipe it clean with some antiseptic wipes

 

~ Have also added a travel size hand sanitiser to my makeup bag so my hands are germ free when touching my makeup

 

 

~When washing your bag please don't forget that kabuki brush, wash it once a month

If there's any tips you would like to share please comment below, it would be nice to know what else do you do to keep your makeup application germs free!

Hope you found this article useful.

xoxoxo ~ Silvz


cont. of photo shoot with Danielle Graham

Hey guys, here is my back stage shots of the photo shoot with the amazing stylist Danielle Graham, I have also included the final shots. This shoot was covered by a local news paper so I will be including those photos in the Press page ( first press coverage of my work as a freelance makeup artist) yay...

Back Stage Shots

Time for the make up

Some of the palettes I have used (review for each one of them coming soon)

Danielle Graham the Stylist and Adam Harnett the Photograher

Marie Graham the Back stage assistant (my partner in crime, love this chica)

Adam working his magic

Kaleigh Esthop doing her thing, amazing model

Retouching time, sharp and edgy red lips

Extremely concetrated, making sure th eliner is nice and straight

Indoors Picnic

Strike a pose

Danielle testing the accessories, making sure is on point,lol

My new job title, holding the flash

Wardrobe and insirational photos

Delicious props, which later became refreshments, yummy

Still holding the flash

Final Images (edited by Adam and Danielle)

 xoxo ~ Silvz

I'm in love...

Guys I have fell in love, don't get me twisted, I have found my Mr Right long time ago, my best friend, the better side of me. I have fell in love with the current Portuguese street style, I was born in Portugal to be more specific Lisbon,(yeah that's wight capital kids rock), lol I just had a moment, not really guys Portugal has cool kids all over the place.
Now lets get to what really got me to write this post, lately I have been following the street fashion in Lisbon, I was born there but I moved to England and live here for the past 10 years so I tend to follow more British fashion than Portuguese, but I have to confess that I have cheated on the British fashion with Portuguese fashion, I have been following various fashion bloggers, and artists, and creative people I will get into details in a future post. Just thought I would confess that I'm exploring new horizons. So I'm inviting you all to this journey of mine in what was once my comfort zone and now foreign. I'm planning a journey to Lisbon soon, so I will have at least 5 posts about my journey home, and all about getting into the current street style in Lisbon.

Fashion Illustrations

These are some of my fashion illustrations that I have found, in one of my university pastes. These illustrations were done sometime last summer, I love drawing gowns, specially with leopard prints.

Feel free to tell me which one of these gowns you like the most.

Victorian Lust photo shoot

Here is one of the recent shoots I had, a year after buying my camera my photography skills are still not the best but they are getting there, enough to achieve good photos. And I'm so extremely proud to show you some of the photographs from this shoot as it is my favourite of all times, I worked with two people very dear to me which are my cousin Tiago de Oliveira and my bestie Charlene Lewis I hope you enjoy, we had fun doing this shoot.

The Gown and the knitted shrug were designed and made by me and are part of my Haute Couture  project.

Designer Ladieswear ~ Silvia Gomes

Menswear wardrobe ~ TOPMAN

Model Male ~ Tiago Gomes de Oliveira

Model Female ~ Charlene Lewis

Hair/Makeup ~ Silvia Gomes

Styling /Directing ~ Silvia Gomes

Photography ~ Silvia Gomes

Sweet n' Sticky photo shoot

As Promised here is my very first shoot usig my  camera and using all the techniques I have told you about. Cheap and cheerful, these photos are not the best, as I was still working out how to use my camera.

This dress belongs to a acollecton I made called Sweet n' Sticky.

This dress will be up for sale on the SHOP page of this blog, so keep your eyes peeled if you like it!

Designer Silvia Gomes (me)

Model Charlene Lewis (my bestie)

Hair/Makeup Silvia Gomes (me)

Photography Silvia Gomes (me again)

The face behind Style-lista

I often check new fashion blogs, or blogs that have been u and running for quite a long time, and I find myself imagining how does the author of the blog looks like, ( most of the time when is othe blog types, such as cooking ), yes I'm a bit of a housewife at heart. Blogs that dont really required the author to show pictures of themselves, I just feel extremely curious to see what they look like, so for those of you who are a like me heres a quick nap of the face behind Style-lista.

Felt hat ~ SELECT

Earrings ~ Silvia Gomes

Stripy Jumper ~ River Island

Plain camisole ~ H&M

Shop here >   Silvia Gomes          River Island        H&M