makeup ... for GIN

did a makeup yday for Gin ... she needs to attend a wedding dinner :)

on her eyes : just a simple black and brown shadow with false lashes. (NARS & Makeup Store)

on her face : liquid foundation, cream blusher (NARS orgasm) and some highlighting and contouring

on her lips : blend of 2 lipsticks (Sephora) and 2 lipglosses (Smashbox) , line with Sephora lipliner

makeup ... Cassandra for her shop's Grand Opening

am a bit crazy bout the sephora shadows and lippie lately ... this is the outcome :)

by the way she has a lot of nice stuffs at her shop .. CASSE BOUTIQUE (Dataran Sunway, Jalan PJU 5/4)

FACES

one of the makeup I did last week :)

eyeshadows all from SEPHORA LET'S PLAY palette

Thanks to SHEREEN for the wonderful pic 

some of the makeover I did lately ...

hey y'all ... finally have some time for my blog again ...
hopefully my readers are still following me "religiously" hehehehe :)
below are some of the makeovers I did recently ...
quality of pics are not SUPERB as I keep forgetting to take a pic after I've done but I reckon you guys can still see how do they look like :)

will try and post it seperately with a tutorial if i have the time too but for the time being please enjoy the pics and do comments :)

Q & A Wednesday - Part 2

Hey there,

Got some questions by Siloy 诗蕊 .... and below are my 2 cents worth :)

Hi Bryan, I bought an eye gel liner from Kate and it's easy to smear after few hours i applied. May I know which brand of eye gel liner can be stayed long, won't smear and easy to be removed? Thanks thanksss...=)

A : Hi Siloy, there are 2 alternatives; 1. if pencil liner/gel liner tend to smudge a lot perhaps you might wanna try using liquid liner instead. 2. you can try Bobbi Brown gel liner, so far I've no problem with that (try setting it with powder)

Hi Bryan, I just found your blog. It seems a bit late to me, hehe..
I'm actually a Skin 79 user. I'm using their BB Cream as make up base, foundation and concealer. I'm recently looking for an under eye concealer which is willing to cover my "dark eye bag" T.T...do you have any good recommendation? Thanks,hehe...
Oh yea, my eye area is dry and I used to take care of them since i was 18 but still, fine lines...arghhhh..

A : Hi Siloy, try putting on liquid concealer instead of cream ones or put on concealer right after you've applied your eye gel/cream ... if its too dry, try not to set it with powder as it will only make it more apparent and worse ... oh and one more thing, don't over apply concealer or layer it too much with foundation.

Please do keep the questions coming :)

Lauder Lands Smashbox

18 May 2010

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. has today announced that it will acquire cosmetics company Smashbox to sit alongside its other premium brands, which include Tom Ford, MAC and Bobbi Brown. Smashbox was founded in 1996 by Brothers Dean and David Factor, great-grandsons of the make-up legend Max Factor, who were inspired by photo studio celebrities to create a unique makeup brand that met the highly demanding needs of a professional photo shoot.


"We expect to benefit greatly from The Estée Lauder Companies' extensive knowledge in product development, operational execution, and international marketing and distribution, and we look forward to the next great period of growth for the brand," said Dean Factor, co-founder and chief executive officer of Smashbox.

Q & A WEDNESDAY ~ Part 1

Hi ALL,

I've got this email from one of my silent reader on FB .. and to be frank i feel honored that someone actually told me that she has been following my blog for months and wanted to ask for my advice :)

So I've then decided to post it here so that everyone can see my reply to her too (but I'll not disclose her name here, but if she wants she can leave a comment here) 

So gurls/guys, I am going to make this a weekly affair to answer to all your questions :)

Please keep the questions coming and I will try my best to give you the best advice ..

Okie dokie .. here you go ...

"Anyway, I have normal to combination skin. I work in an office but I go out everyday to send and fetch my daughter from her playschool."

My questions are:

1. What kind of foundation is best for me? And are foundation powder strong enough to cover my pimples and uneven skin tone?

Depending on your preference, but for a more natural look go for Liquid and if you are always on the go try LONG WEAR makeup which wont fade and stay put throughout the day .. TRY ESTEE LAUDER DOUBLE WEAR which stays on your skin for 12 hours :)

Foundation will even out your skintone and use concealer to cover pimples as concealer is more pigmented and stays better  
 
I use sunblock, primer, foundation and set with loose powder early in the morning, but by midday, its all gone. So I need to reapply makeup, and I'd prefer NOT to bring my liquid foundation to work. (Bulky). So I thought want to use a powder foundation.

Try not to put too much of products on the skin else the foundation will slip off ... your routine seems okie and setting the foundation with powder will definitely keep the makeup stays longer .. go ahead and try Estee Lauder and see if you like it .. for touch up bring a compact powder ..


2. What is the best powder foundation you can recommend to me (if any)

I am not a fan of powder foundation to be frank hehehe but you can try MAC STUDIO FIX, if you want.

3. When applying make up, should I put on sunblock or primer/makeup base first 

sunblock follow by primer

4. Does BB cream really work, and if so, when do I use it?

again, preference, coz there are many brands in the market and you will really have to try to know it ... so far i find SKIN 79 is good .. supposedly recommended for acne skin .. But definitely not as good of a coverage as foundation/concealer

5. Is it true we need to let everything we put on our face "set" for 30 seconds before applying something else? (Eg: must let moisturiser set for 30 seconds before applying sunblock).

hahaha just some basic rules ... but I dont really follow .. as long as you are not slapping everything in one go I guess you're just fine 

SEPHORA IS COMING TO MALAYSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOW I WANT ALL MY READERS TO KNOW THIS FIRST !!! 

SEPHORA IS COMING TO MALAYSIA ... YES AND THEY'RE ALREADY STARTED RENOVATING ... RIGHT OUTSIDE STARHILL GALLERY AND ITS FREAKING COOL!

CHECK THIS OUT 

MODEL OF THE DAY - NYEN

CANT WAIT to share this with u gals .... so excited ! 

HAIR & MAKEUP by myself @ my house hehehe ... 

will share the details after my dinner :p

Make up : Chance eBoutique

HI ALL ... hv not been updating for the longest time .. thousand apologies :p

Anyway am still sick but managed to pull this off last Sunday for Jessica to feature on her eBoutique

some photos for you all to see :) (for more pls click on her blog)

hint hint *dun skip anything and scroll all the way down for some goodies*

how to do this look : (a very NUDE, sexy, sweet, pinkish look for the season)

on her eyes :

• 2 coats of mascara 
• thin eyeliner (I used Makeup Store cakeliner in GRAY)

on her face :

• MAC makeup base
• Light Foundation - Shu Eumura Face Architect Smoothing Fluid Foundation
• Pink Blusher

on her lips :

• Lustre by MAC Viva Glam LADY GAGA collection
• NUDE Gloss by Smashbox

There you go a FLAWLESS & FRESH look :)

Hope you gals enjoy the tutorial ... hehehe I think this is the first time I am doing this on my blog.