Love, Help and Prayers for Aicha…

PLEASE MAKE DONATION FOR THIS 6 YEAR OLD BURNED VICTIM FROM SENEGAL WHO IS ACTUALLY UNDERGOING SURGERY IN BOSTON

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO131115

BOSTON — Her country couldn’t heal her, but a 6-year-old girl and her father have traveled 4,000 miles from Senegal to Boston for a life-changing surgery.

Six-year-old Isha Jahatay has second and third-degree burns over 40 percent of her body.

In March, a kerosene heater overturned in her Senegal home. A mattress caught on fire, and Isha was caught in the flames.

A liaison asked U.S. hospitals and 60 charities to help her.

Only one answered the call — Shriners Hospital in Boston.

7News spoke to Isha and her father via a translator. She said she is enjoying her stay in the United States and loves playing with all the toys.

However, the United States has given her so much more than toys. Shriners Hospital is doing $140,000 of pro-bono surgery on Isha.

“She’s very sad when he looks at the pictures and cry a lot,” said Isha’s father.

Isha said when she looks at the pictures she said she wants to look like how she used to look.”

She will… after up to six surgeries and nine months of recovery. Her dad will be by her side through it all, while her mom waits in Senegal.

Surgeons in Senegal did not have the tools to help Isha. Bah Ousman, an Africa Service liaison, asked dozens of U.S. hospitals to help. They all said no because of the current economy, but Shriners Hospital agreed.

“They want to give this 6-year-old an opportunity to have a life again,” said Ousman.

The Grace Children’s Foundation is raising money for the Jahatays’ room and food during her recovery. To make a donation, please visit http://www.gracechildren.org/.

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO131115

Missing my blog…and my blog fam…

Hello Divas,

I feel so bad and ashamed of myself for having been away for so long…I really have been trying to blog but always have been caught by other things… You must wonder what are these “other” things that can keep your Diva away from her blog…well my life has taken a new turn since I have been back home in my beautiful Senegal! Most of it are good new things…crunching numbers at work…reconnecting with childhood friends…having my own new beauty advising page in a magazine called ICONE (Yes!!! Will scan u a page…)…and some other good stuff going on…  ;o)

So now that I am forgiven, I want to share with you a great product that I discovered not so long ago. The product is called HUILE PRODIGIEUSE and the brand is NUXE. I bought it last time I was in Paris and I am not sure if it is sold in the US as it is made in France. It comes in a little glass bottle and contains 6 different oils and Vitamin E. It is very oily as it is purely oil but it’s just great for the face and hair. I use it every night on my face and my skin absorbs it quickly as it is dry oil. I have a combination skin which gets oily on the T Zone so I do not mind using it. I will not recommend it if you have oily skin, but if your skin is normal or dry, you will love it! I have noticed that my skin looks a lot healthier since I have been using it. Of course I still do my everyday cleansing routine and use my CLINIQUE EMERGENCY MASK once a week.

Hope you will love it!

XoXo

eVaDiVa

Red like Ruby Woo…

 

Hello divas,

I have been thinking about writing for the last four weeks but never got a chance!!! Work has been keeping me so busy I don’t even have time to relax and blog anymore… So I wanted to share with you my new favorite lipstick. Yes I said LIPSTICK! I rarely wear lipstick because I rather have glossy sexy lips but I found out lately how a matte bright lip can look so glamorous! I have been wearing all kind of matte lipstick with chestnut, nightmoth or currant lipliners but my favorite of all is the bright red MAC Ruby Woo! I wear it with nightmoth liner by drawing a very thick line around my lips and then blending the line with lipstick. I usually do not wear a lot of color on my eyes (I guaranty you will look like a clown if you do…). This lipstick looks good on any complexion, if you are light skin, you can use it without any lipliners or with MAC Vino liner. Other nice matte lipstick to try from MAC are:

 • Spirit (beige)

 • Velvet Teddy

• So Chaud

• Kinda sexy

Remember these lipsticks look better worn matte…so no need to add a gloss…

 XoXo

eVaDiVa

New amazing stuff!!!

Hello Divas,

Hope you all started this new week in a divalicious way…I just wanted to share with you a few new products that I have been experimenting with and that I end up loooving !!!

CLARINS DOUX PEELING: I used to use it a long time ago and just recently bought a new tube. It’s the best peeling mask on the market for two reasons: it removes your skin from all the dead cells while you scrubbing it and you do not need to use a lot! A lil bit goes a very long way. It can be a substitute if you miss your monthly deep facial at the spa…it’s that good! Rememember that you need to use it on a DRY and CLEAN face.

ST YVES Apricot SCRUB: This scrub is meant to be used on the face but your diva is using it on her legs!!! LOL…I have not been blessed with hairless legs so whenever I wax, I use this scrub on my legs and they are smooth like a baby’s…This scrub is also good for the face if you have very oily skin with large pores…however I would not recommend it if you have sensitive skin as it can be to harsh on the skin

M.A.C mineralized blush in GEELFUL: My BFF sent it to me 2 weeks ago and I have been using it ever since! Thanks Cyn!!! It’s pink with soft sparkle and will look good on any complexion…you can even use it during the day…try it!!!

XoXo eVaDiVa

1 Year ANNIVERSARY!!!

Hello Divas,

I just realized that it has been exactly ONE YEAR today since I created eVaDiVa’s Makeup Bag! It has been an amazing journey thanks to all of you Divas and I hope that this will only be the first of many more anniversaries…This blog was created for everybody that loves MAKEUP and more importantly for you beautiful Women of Color…

I also would like to thank all of you for your continuous support and for always trusting me when it comes to beauty…

XoXo 

eVaDiVa

YOUR FAVORITE MAKEUP BRAND?

Hello Divas,

I am making a survey on favorite makeup brands for women of color and will need your help on that. I would like to know:

1- What is your favorite makeup line (if you have more than one, list them by order of preference)?
2- Why is it your favorite makeup line (good foundation, good price, buying location easily accessible)?
3- Does the price matter for you?
4 – For how much are you willing to purchase a lipstick (price in Dollar)?

Thank you Divas!!! Your help will be greatly appreciated on that…

XoXo

eVaDiVa

The Diva is Back!!! FOTD finally…

Hello Divas,

First I would like to apologize for being away  for sooo long…my only excuse is my sudden laziness…no let me take that back, my laziness and all my trips should I say…

I went back to my lovely city Washington DC and was soooo happy to see all the people I had left there…especially my BFF   ( ( miss u girl) … So I had a very nice time with everybody and especially enjoyed shopping for shoes and ….makeup of course! I have sooo many new makeup that I need to share with all of you so I will be writing lots of reviews!

I  am posting this pic of me that a friend took in the club last Saturday while I was in DC ( please disregard that glass of Martini… . A few friends asked me how I did that look. This was the best closed-up pic I could find as all the other ones were taken while I was either laughing with all my teeths out or dancing like it was my last partying night…lol

 

All MAC unless specified

FACE

Foundation: mineralize lose powder in Deep Dark

Blush:  Mineralize blush LOVE THING ***just bought it and I loooove it

Cheek bone: Mineralize powder GLOBAL GLOW

EYES

Eyebrows: Tattooed  with a hint of spiked pencil

Eyelid Base: SHELL cream color base

Eyelid: SKETCH

Crease: FOLIE

Highlighter: Concealer NW35 with a lil bit of GLOBAL GLOW mineralize powder on top

Eyeliner: Fluidline in BLACKTRACK and SMOLDER

LIPS

Liner: BOBBI BROWN lipliner in CHOCOLATE

Lipglass: PINK CLASH ***my fav lipgloss of all times but sorry it will be hard to find it was limited edition last year.

I will back with more FOTD and product reviews…

XoXo

eVaDiVa