by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Tue, 19 Mar, 2013, \am\31 11:48 AM | Beauty, party makeup, salsa |
This past Sunday it was St Patrick’s day, so our Saturday night Salsa party at Que Pasa was themed accordingly 🙂 I started out playing with this green plaid eye makeup as an option for the night: This was actually inspired by the nail art I also did for the...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Wed, 16 Jan, 2013, \pm\31 12:15 PM | Beauty, Nails, party makeup, salsa |
So this year ( like last year 😉 ) I spent my New Years Eve on the Salsa dance floor at Que Pasa Latin Lounge in Cape Town, South Africa. We didn’t have a theme for this party, but I had been eye-ing this dress for a while, so I decided it was time to take the...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Thu, 20 Dec, 2012, \pm\31 4:39 PM | Beauty, MakeUp, Nail Art, Nails, party makeup, salsa |
This past weekend we had our Christmas salsa party at (my salsa school) Que Pasa. True to the spirit of this time of year, it was a charity party, and all proceeds went to the project that was set up to send some kids from Khayelitsha Cape Town to perform at the Los...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Thu, 15 Nov, 2012, \pm\30 3:15 PM | Nails, party makeup |
This past weekend I went to a year-end function where the theme was 1920’s/1930’s. And once again I had a blast doing MakeUp, nails and dressing up for it! 😉 I kept my makeup simple, with a defined liquid eyeliner on the top lid, a couple of coats of...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Wed, 10 Oct, 2012, \pm\31 12:21 PM | Beauty, MakeUp, party makeup |
Using gray eye-shadow can sometimes be tricky, but when you stick to these basic guidelines, it can also be a great colour to create a smouldering smoky eye look! As with any makeup application, it is important to first create the perfect canvas. Make sure your...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Wed, 04 Apr, 2012, \pm\30 8:08 PM | Beauty, MakeUp, Nail Art, Nails, party makeup, salsa |
And so I finally managed to throw together another post on one of the themed salsa parties at my salsa school. The Army Camo Salsa Party has now become an annual theme at Que Pasa Latin Lounge & is always great fun to dress up for! Here are some of the products I...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Tue, 28 Feb, 2012, \pm\29 1:09 PM | Beauty, MakeUp, party makeup, salsa |
The beautiful land of Brazil plays host to the most celebrated event on the planet, the Rio Carnival, a weeklong celebration leading right up to Ash Wednesday that marks the start of Lent in the Christian calendar. It is known as the Greatest Show on Earth – the...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Wed, 04 Jan, 2012, \am\31 10:17 AM | MakeUp, Nail Art, Nails, party makeup, salsa |
I have two passions in life – being creative through makeup – and my more recently discovered passion for salsa (dancing)! And the reason I love my salsa school – aka second home – so much, is because of the opportunity they give me to combine...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Fri, 28 Oct, 2011, \pm\31 2:26 PM | Beauty, MakeUp, party makeup |
Halloween weekend has finally arrived and I just luuurve the opportunities this holiday provide to dress-up & makeup addicts like myself! 😉 So whether you are still looking for ideas, or simply enjoy the creativity and freedom of Halloween, I wanted to share this...
by Mariaan Tolken (Enslin) | Sun, 01 May, 2011, \pm\31 6:40 PM | Beauty, Bio Sculpture Gel Nail Art, Body Building Shoots, E-shoots, Film, Fitness Shoots, MakeUp, MakeUp & Hair, Maternity Shoots, Model Portfolio Shoots, Nail Art, Nail Art 101, Nails, party makeup, Press Package, Reviews, salsa |
I believe that every woman [and even some men 😉 ] – when looking back on the journey of their life – MUST have that one treasured memory of discovering their mom’s makeup collection for the first time, while she was otherwise occupied.. And although the...
