Classic - Audrey Hepburn inspired look

Last Saturday was a blast. Initially, we plan the photoshoot for Tey. But 2 additional teeny bopper joined as well. It was fun.  All girls have their own beauty and style.

The photoshoot for Tey is actually 2 part. We did the first leg last saturday, the classic  50s-60's look. When we say the era of 50's and 60's its gotta be Audrey Hepburn. I really love her in Roman Holiday and most specially as Holly Golightly for Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey was wearing a barely-there makeup that time. Wally Westmore was the makeup artist, very popular MUA during those days. He did the make up simple and yet enhancing Audrey's features, focusing more on her eyes which is so beautiful. I love this make up because it characterize the quote "less is more". It is very fresh, all natural look, and Audrey's small slim face made it look more innocent and youthful.

I've made sure Tey's skin is flawless (its easy because she has good skin). Make it more porcelain and dewy finished (not oily). I've focus on her eyes, with black liquid liner, mascara and falsies. Audrey's eyes are really pretty, quite close to Tey's round eyes but not that deep set. Made sure a crease will be enhance and a black upper lash liner would really make her look like she's gone back into the 60s. For the blush, a fresh coral-pink and the lips is just the same.

We couldn't get her hair up here because of the  head dress

More photos:

can't find a colored photo of this

Hair down version

To get this look I've used the following:

Face:
Audrey has a porcelainy- dewey finished face. Back then brozers are not a hip.
Bobbi brown liquid foundation. Alternative: can be any liquid foundation that match your skin or BB cream
Elf liquid concealer for blemishes, marks and pimples. Alternative: any concealer that hides the rashes and other blemish
Benefit  Moon beam highlighter for the areas needed to be highlighted. Alternative: any powder or liquid highlter or pearl shimmer
Mac lose powder to set the face Alternative: any lose powder that will matify the areas that tends to be oily - oily is different from dewy or perspiration ;p
Bobbi Brow blush in rose 
Audrey's face is very bare but her shadow is very very light pinky coral so I chose this color. Alternative would be any corally pink blush you have


Eyes:
Audrey's eyes in most of her movie specially breakfast at tiffany's (my fave) doesn't really have a very colorful shimmery eye shadow. It is more of a neutral eyes with liners and falsies
Urban Decay Primer potion - to prevent creasing during the photoshoot

Base - Elope (Sigma Bare Palette) Alternative: any neutral color that is almost the same as your skin tone
- Put the base in the whole of the eye lid socket.
Outer V of the eye to crease - Snoop (Sigma Bare Palette). Alternative: Any light grey Matte finished eyeshadow. This is classic look no need for shimmer.
 - Audrey's eyes is deep set and her eye socket is almost perfect, I've put a very light crease from outer V to the crease of Tey's eyes. You need to make sure you blend the harsh line so it would look more natural.
Bobbi brown gel liner in black. Alternative: Maybelline gel liner.
Coastalscents orginal 88 palette (dark chocolate brown and dark charcoal grey colored shadow)
Japanese brand art liner - (I forgot the name hehe. loving japanese and korean cosmetics product hehehe)
- draw a thin line very close to the lashline where the eyelash roots are to enahnce the eyes. Smudge it with a bit of dark brown and dark grey shadow to make it look natural. Get a bit of dark brown and dark grey shadow and line the water line very gently.
Falsies - Apply false lashes for more brighter eyes. I've used DUO eyelash adhesive (you can buy at sephora)

Lips - Same with the blush its a bit of rosey pink lips and top it with a gloss - I've used Nyx lip liner in natural and Coastal scents lip palette.

This look is very wearable everyday, work, school, office or just hanging out with friends.

Next stop: Fantasy look for Tey - Sea Goddess..

Fireworks - Katy Perry

My churchmate's niece would be celebrating her birthday and wanted a photoshoot as a gift. She was inpired by the "Katy Perry Fireworks" MTV look. I've checked it out and I thought the make up is pretty and simple.

I tried to re-create it before I do Pauline's make up. I'm no Katy Perry so bear with me. She's got bigger round eyes and has bigger lids for more make up. But I thought her make up is suitable for anyone since its got almost 3 layering of shadows. I've got small lids base on the types of crease I've discussed before.

Well here it goes:

KATY PERRY: FIREWORKS

Katy eyes closed

Katy eyes open

Now here's my version. I'm using my imac's camera again.. the lighting's not that great due to shadow hues, anyways you can still see the style of the make up i just focus more on the eye makeu up no face or lips done. I didn't wear false lashes and obviously Katy has one. I've been struggling to put falsies to my own eyes but I can do it to another person's eye without any problem.. perhaps next time.

Here you go:

upclose

since I've got an asian eyes this is how it looks when my eyes are open

in another angle.. lightings sucks

Editorial - photo

Previously, I've mentioned the type of make up artist in different field. One of which is the Fashion Make Up artist, the one I'd like to become if I've been given a chance before..

Editorial make up is one of the most common make up done with magazines and run way. It is something that you cannot wear everyday. It is not an everyday makeup look. It has concepts and it is more bold, blunt, dramatic and very avant garde. Most of the time it is very colorful, artistic and it uses not just ordinary makeup.

I've tried to create my very first editorial photo makeup. My theme is "make up boo-boos" Green and blue are my favorite color thus I've used this two colors to make my editorial. It took me a few minutes only because the concept should involve the looks of a makeup gone messed up. I've downloaded a few magazine cover from iphone to try how it should look. I'm missing a lot. First, I am just using a camera from a laptop, I've got no falsies that would enhance the do... Anyways It looks less bolder because I don't  have great lightings and camera.. I purposely didn't blend the eye make up that much to make it look like weird makeup. Editorial makeup normally is not a wearable type of make up.. this one looks a bit wearable if you're living on the 80's hehehe....Anyways practice makes perfect.. I'll try to recreate an existing editorial photo next time..

First shot..covers are from iphone

second shot

different magazine

another shot

Ulzzang!

I've been hearing this word Ulzzang and I was thinking it was a name of another Kpop all girls group or something like that. I got curious and went on to Mr. Google to check it out. Ulzzang ( EolJjang) pronounced as -OL-Jang/Chang, means "Best Face" in a korean slang word.UIzzang are good looking girls or guys. As defined by Wikipedia, they are person following specific style of fashion. "Eol or Ul" comes from the korean word "Ul-Gool" which means face and "Zzang" which means face.

What do they look like? Well, you would recognize them instantly because of their pretty cute looking face. They have small face and nose and dollish eyes (wide-eyed expression). Their skin is so sublte and smooth like that of a porcelain. Their make up trend emphasizes the eyes more than the face. Most of them have different expressions, from blowfish to wink to half smile to pout what-have-you.

Below are two actress who were popular internet Ulzzang before they became celebrities:
Go/Ku Hye Sun of Boys over Flowers

Go Hye Sun blowfish look

Go Hye Sun  a.k.a Go Jandi

 Park Han Byul/Byeol - Original Ulzzang turned actress, she is known to be Sassy Girl's look alike

Park Han Byul doppleganger of Jeon Ji hyun

Blowfish look of PHB

Here is my version of Ulzzang. FYI: I am not trying-hard to be Ulzzang, I just tried to recreate the look.  I have no small face and small thin nose. I don't have round contact lense to make my eyes look bigger. I didn't get a chance to put falsies too. Well anyways just sharing my-so-called Ulzzang look

My ulzzang pose

my ulzzang look with fringe

I've seen this link http://www.wikihow.com/Be-an-Ulzzang-Star - visit that link if your planning to become an Ulzzang! :)

My versions - Pin Up, korean actress, editorials

I've been browsing the internet for a make up look, pin ups, editorials, covers and the korean actress i love. I was planning to recreate the looks I've seen, if the time permits. I know it would not be as good as it would look on the pictures below, first I don't look like them, second, I don't have the product they are using and last.. I'm just a rookie! hehehe

Here are the looks I've been wanting to try out:

I've got it!! UD 15th Anniversary Palette

Yes! I just got back from work and I went straight to our mailbox to see the package I've been waiting for for 3 weeks! I've got the Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette. I bought it from eBay since I can't wait for Sephora Singapore to bring it to SG. The shipping is free, though its a bit pricey but it's worth every penny.

I received the package like this

It was with buble wrap all over and inside it is still sealed like this

Was able to peek the item after removing it from USPS envelope

At last I saw the mirror-like cover.. so pretty

At the back is the name of each shadow

It has like a dark purple velvety case

There you go... so pretty colors

Then I've swatched right away. I've swatched it without primer and see how pigmented it is... I've use my phone camera only for all these pictures:

L-R: Midnight Rodeo; Midnight 15; Vanilla; Flow; Chase

L-R: Deep End; Evidence; Omen; Junkshow; Tainted.. (cut off)

Tainted, i swatched it again since it got cut off

L-R: Half Truth; Blackout; Ace; MIA; Deeper

My favorite Make Up Artist

I've been browsing along you tube make up gurus and there are a tons of them. You can learn alot from them, although most of them have the same stuff being shown, they have their own strategy. Most of them are really make up artist by profession and some are just normal girls who wanted to share their talent in the art of make up. My most favorite guru would be Jung Saem Mool. She is a korean make up artist. She's made up almost all popular Korean actress I've known, like Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Tae Hee and many more.

I like her very simple style of doing make up. From a tired looking face she can turn the girl into a fresh young lady with just simple strokes and minimal make up application. I guess I believe with "less is more". For a wearable type of make up, I would say I love and adore the works of Jung Saem Mool.

Since she's really getting into her. I tried to do a very basic wearable FOTD look. After taking a shower I did it. I don't have digital camera, just using my laptop's camera, that is why the quality and lighting is not that great.

Fresh from shower -- before 

Not as good as JSM but still I like the way it looks all natural and just enhancing my features.

After...

Becoming a Make Up Artist

Who would have thought I would love to learn about make up? I was not interested, not until I've thought about earning extra money when I migrate. I never thought I would enjoy applying make up on my face and on other people's face. I guess it is a work of art. I've enjyed the end result and seeing and the sparkle in a person's eye when they saw the finished look they have.

I thought make up artists are all the same as long as they are very good in applying make up they can do anything. Then I've learned from Lisa Eldridge, that there are types of it. Or should I say, different forte in terms of the techniques in applying make up.  It would be awesome for you to know and be exposed in all fields but like they always say " Jack of all trades, master of  none".

The Top 3 common ones I've seen from the web are: Theatrical, Fashion and Film,. Although Wiki does have added ones like Airbrush, Bridal and High Definition.

Theater Make Up Artist, as the name implies is for actors and actressess working on a stage play or any theatrical preformance. The theatre make up is dependent on the roles or characters the actors are playing. If they need to look old or young, if they portray like an animal or a witch then their make up should adapt to that role.

Fashion Make Up Artist. Being a fashion make up artist is love... for me. I wanted to be like one. I hope. Fashion industry is very large and caters from magazines, editorials, runway, commercials, events like photoshoots or any sort of advertisements. Whew.. this one is a handful of job if you are full time, you might be required to work 24/7 if need be.

Film Make Up artist. Yes, get a chance to made up one of your favorite celebrities be it in their movies, guestings, sitcoms or red carpet premiere, then you should go and be a Film make up artist. Also one of the fab career. You'd get a chance to rub elbows with the stars.

Some additional ones that is discussed in Wikipedia, Airbrush artist, wedding make up artist and special effects (FX) who uses prosthetics etc. Special Effects can also be in line with Films. If the shoot is for science fiction or anything that wold require much advance face transformation that is where you would need to do a prostethics type of make up application. Wedding Make Up can be a branch of  Fashion or photography type of make up and also uses Airbrush. Airbrush, is just another approach to make up application using a tool called "airbrush" some editorials and fashion shows uses air brush make up application.

Airbrush is applied via the airbrush tool that looks like a gun with air compressor. Compared to Traditional makeup it's finish is matte and thin layered. It's just like spraying foundation on your face with better coverage. instead of applying it via fingers, sponge or brush. The cons, it is expensive, and if it gets messed up like sweat or water, it leaves streaks and  the it will be a bit hard to retouch it.


I wanted to learn airbrush and dreamt of becoming a Fashion Make Up artist.. but it would mean long hours of work....

MU Haul

Last July 29-30 is Smoochies Bazaar.  Smoochies is a store here in Singapore that caters US cosmetics brands and skin care products. Well most brands of cosmetics that are in the US is difficult to find here in Singapore. You could either buy online but you need to pay for shipping costs for like a NYX jumbo liner.

So I went over there and grab a few products mostly from ELF and a few NYX ones. Its really affordable but a few ones left. Pictures on the left side are mostly ELF, one of the many affordable with good quality brand of cosmetics in US/UK. I love NYX too, I bought 2 jumbo liner, a mascara and the eyebrow set which I really love.

Anyways.. I just wanna share that experience. For those girls reading this blog located in Singapore, you can find Smoochies Shop somewhere in Jurong. Better yet, like their page and get a handful of details from there.

Review: Sigma cleaning and polishing tool

I've purchased a haul in Sigma before which I've posted on the earlier blogs here. I have already tried their cleaning and polishing brush. So far so great! I'm loving it to exfoliate my skin. I guess it's worth buying specially for exfoliation. It is not as expensive as clarisonic too. I've never tried Clarisonic but most of women out there uses this brand. I've read a few reviews here and there. I guess it is more of a cleaning tool than a polishing. I'm not that sure I can't say anything about it. I don't have it. It's quite pricey for me. 

I love this Sigma polishing tool specially to exfoliate my elbows and even knees. There are 3 brush head that comes with it. The pink one which has soft bristle then the medium bristle which is color white with a touch of pink, and the plain white which is the more hard one for more rough surface I guess for body. My hubby tried it too and he liked it. 

 So far I would highly recommend this cleaning and polishing tool.  The cons, I would say is, it is battery operated and like floor polishing it  rotates in circular motion so for first time use, its gonna be a bit of hard to control. It's color pink, very girly and most of you would love it but, I love green the most hehehe not really that of a cons. I just hope they sell the brush heads separately in case I would need to replace the brush heads. But over all I love it!