Velvet's Tribute to the Oscars winning photo - CASABLANCA

Another fun experience that I have down for my books. My wonderful teacher/mentor RB Chanco gave me, along with two other classmates Nikka and Odessa the chance to accompany her and be part of one of the entries for Velvet's tribute to the Oscars photo exhibit / competition.

The layout that we joined RB for was for the movie Casablanca. For those who are unfamiliar, Velvet Tribute to the Oscar's is on its second year. Here local celebrities are chosen to portray the roles of Movies that have won and have been nominated for the Oscars. Although these are all portrayed only on Photographs. But given this, a team of very talented individuals comprise and come together to achieve a photo that not only represents the Oscar movie but also is their own interpretation. So I was and still am very privileged to have been part of this team to re-create Casablanca.

And it did not fail. Casablanca won BEST IN TRANSFORMATION for make up which goes to my wonderful wonderful teahcer RB Chanco and not only that this also won GOLD. Yes GOLD, topping all the other entries. I am super happy for that, super proud of the team and especially RB. :)

Here's the winning photo:

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The team:
Jericho Rosales
Maricar Reyes
RB Chanco (Make Up Artist)
Kat Cruz (Stylist)
Ria Regino (Photographer)

Here are a few behind the scenes photos taken by me during the shoot. I have so much pictures it was hard to choose. As much as I would like to upload the image of me and jericho or maricar, i decided not to since uhhh I look like crap next to them haha.

RB with Jericho and Maricar

The team

It was such a great experience as we got to hang around and watch everything from start to finish. Seeing the make up done by RB for both Maricar and Jericho was the highlight of the whole experience. I learned so much from RB and I am still elated that I was somewhat part of the winning photo of Casablanca. It was an awesome experience. Thanks RB. :)

Congrats to Casablanca for taking home the GOLD! :)


Toodles! :)

Semi Smokey, Smokey and Male Make Up

For the last two lessons for class, we leaned how to do the 4-theme / semi smoky look, the smoky look and make up for males. It was 2 day weekend spent until night time in school, but all was good and fun. :)

Here's my model Ice for the 4-theme look:

Ice with RB :)

The following day, we learned how to do make up for males, it was simple, basically foundation and a little contouring. :)

Here's my good friend Ivan who agreed to be my model :)

Next we were tasked to re-create the 4-them semi smoky look to our models for evaluation. Then came the twist, instead of us doing the smoky look for the model that we brought, we had a rotation with the models and therefore didn't know which model would be our model for smoky. However here's the model I brought and her trasformations.

From left-right
Before
Semi Smokey (done by me)
Smokey(done by nikka)

And here's the model i had for Smokey

From left - right
Eye make up being removed, base done by Carl
Snokey eyes and re touch of face done by me

It had been a long weekend of make up classes but again all worth it and fun.

We just finished our finals portfolio and I can't wait to share the photos! I am super happy with them all! :)


Toodles!! :)

UST CFAD Fashion Show

About a week back, we were given a chance to do make up for the models of the UST CFAD 2010 fashion show. It was a really fun experience to do make up for a fashion show since the make up had to stand out but not over power the whole look. The main objective was for the make up to just complement the fashion designer's creation on the models instead of the make up attracting the most attention.

The designers' peg was to do a really strong smokey look.

I was tasked to do make up for 2 girls, coincidentally both named Jodi! How neat is that hehe. :)

Here are their looks:

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Jodi #1 Before and After

For the second Jodi, the designer asked me to make the look a little more different by adding more oomph to the eyes yet still sticking to the smokey-ish look. And here's the look:

Jodi #2 Before and After

Overall, I was happy with the outcome of both my models. Too bad I wasn't there when they rocked the runway, but I'm sure they did well. :)


Toodles! :)



P.S - I have been lacking soooooo many posts, i'm just super busy right now with the make-up finals!! Aacckk! :( But I promise to do a review on the MAC Studio Fix Mascarra very soon! :)

Live Aids 2010 Circusmaryosep! (Pic Heavy)

Our make up class, through our wonderful teacher RB Chanco was given the opportunity to do make up for the 26th Live Aids show for Sa Maskom students of UP. For those who are not familiar with Live Aids, it is a show done by Sa Maskom org of UP, this is the show where some of the most successful comedians started and was discovered.

The show ran for 3 days, from Friday-Sunday. But since, I flew back in on Friday from Singapore, I was only able to do make up for Saturday and Sunday. Although I lacked one day, it was such a wonderful experience! Stage make up is different from normal every day make up and even for print. Since the students portrayed a certain character, their make up varied too. Aside from that, our timing skills were put to test since there were a lot that needed make up done. All this paid off though when we watched the final show on Sunday. These students are so good at what they do and the show was hilarious!!!!

Without further a do, here are the images of the ones I did make up for. :)

No before picture so just one with flash and without :)

Forgot the before pic too hehe

Out of all, this has to be my favorite, His name is Ralph and he portrayed "Spice Ganda" immitating the role of Vice Ganda (a local comedian). We made 2 looks for him. The first one we did was just a regular smokey for the 3pm show.

3pm look

After the 3pm show, he came back to me for a re-touch and also to spice up the look even more since The Vice Ganda was to watch the 7pm show. Wow were both of us pressured. Hehe but nonetheless, we were both happy with the outcome. And I hope so was the real Vice Ganda. :)

7pm look

Here are some snapshots from the actual show, plus the whole cast with us girls who did their make up. :)

Such a wonderful experience to be part of a show filled with very talented individuals. All the hard work really paid off when we watched the show. :) I am now a sure fan of Live Aids and I can't wait for next year! Happiness! :)

Toodles! :)

My sisters wedding

Hola! It's been a while since my last post, I've been busy the past 2 weeks hence the hiatus from blogging. But I do hope to get back on track with regular blogging soon! :) I recently just came from a trip from Singapore to attend my sister's civil wedding. My sister's then boyfriend is based in Singapore hence the choice to have a civil wedding there. But no complaints what so ever since it gave the family a reason to have a mini out of the country get together / vacation. :)

I was ecstatic to have the privilege from my sister to do her make up on her special day (I hope she still trusts me for her Church Wedding *hinthint to sister*). So I won't really make a lengthy wordy post and just show you guys some of the images from that.

Basically, what I did for my sister was the Prime Look with a little hint of purple. The goal was to make her look stunning but not over the top. I mainly focused on giving her flawless skin so she would look great regardless what eye make up we put. So without further a do, here are the images from my sister's special day.

On her Big Day

Using the Beauty Blender to apply concealer

Checking how the foundation looked on camera with flash
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Prime look with a zest of Purple on the eyes

For some reason, I do not have an after shot of the just finished make up. I think we were all rushing by that time haha. Although here is the closest shot of the After shot I got. :)

The Bride and Groom's Family :)

Their first shot as a married couple Congratulations!!!! :)


Family Shot :) (ugh i'm so fat compared to my sister and mom)

It was such a fun fun day full of love, spent with the whole family. Like what they say, marriage is not just the joining of two people but more the joining of two families. It was such a fun loving day. Congratulations to my sister and my new brother, Anna and JR! :)

In addition, I was browsing through the pics and found this pic of me checking the foundation done on my face if it looked even or not. Then I realized, wow me and my sister look so much alike in this pic and the one I took of her to check her foundation too hahaha. I just look more uhhh androgynous she look sweet. haha

Lastly, here was my look for my sisters wedding :)




Toodles!! :)

Make up School Exercise #3 - Contour and Highlight

Out of all the techniques in make up, I must say Contour and Highlight is my favorite. According to my wonderful make up guru RB Chanco my face shape is square face that is heart shaped, so I really love to contour and highlight.

This session, my model was my good friend Kara. Or more commonly known as Krista's look alike hehe. Kara is naturally gifted with beautiful skin so make up on her face was exquisite. Her face shape is long therefore contour and highlight was also best for her to achieve a smaller looking face. We basically did the whole prime look again on our model and then added the contour and highlight. :)

Here are the pics from that session. :)

Beautiful RB and Kara :)

Kara's light contour :)

Me and Kara

Please forgive the weird lighting of the pictures, i'm still trying to figure out my new camera but amidst the weird lighting, Kara was even more beautiful with just the right amount of emphasis by contour and highlight.

My goal was not ake her look made up, I wanted her to look as natural as possible. And I'm glad I achieved it. :) She was ready to go on her date right after the class. :)


Toodles! :)

A shielding lotion that really shields

I have been on constant search for skin care products for my problematic skin. I have oily skin, prone to blemishes and sometimes I get dry spots on my face. In other words my skin is unpredictable and has a life of its own. Controlling it seems really hard to do. I have gone through my fair shares of cleansers, soaps, toners and moisturizers but somehow not one of those garnered a repurchase. Until I met, and fell in love with Skin MD Natural Shielding lotion.

Taken from website

I have been using this product for approximately a month now and I must say, it has changed my life (okay that sounds too dramatic, but it really has). Why do I say this? Simple. Yes it is the word "Simple". It is not complicated and it is very easy to use. The fact that I can use this lotion for my face, hands, legs, feet and practically all over my body is so simple that it cuts my beauty products in half.

I mainly use this product on my face in the hopes that it will even out my skin's complicated condition. And from the first application, i felt how wonderfully easy it was to use. The product is absorbed by your skin like water! It is so refreshing and light it feels like you have nothing on. In fact, it feels so light and refreshing that you want to just keep putting some on. And the next day after using the lotion, wow, my skin was baby soft!! I couldn't get enough of the product! It was so easy to use and effective! By one week of using the product, my skin's condition was even, my random dry spots all over my face was cured. My oily skin, I noticed was less oilier than previous to using the Shielding Lotion. It was great! I could use this product before my make up and at the end of the day, when make up needs to be taken off already, I experienced no break outs what so ever. Isn't that what you call shielding? :)

Another plus I can say about this product is that it works perfectly amidst the weather you are in. I have read reviews of this product from people who live in cold weather and wondered how this product would work in hot weather like The Philippines. And the answer? Yes, it achieved its purpose and did the job well done even in a hot place like Manila. Amazing. The product is that consistent!

Since this product isn't available in Manila yet, the only way to purchase it was online. This was the only downside for me. But I was able to make a repurchase (take note I made a repurchase when the bottle was still half full, i love it that much!!). Where? In Singapore! Since I just recently had a trip to Singapore, I was ecstatic and elated to see Skin Natural MD on the shelves of Drug Stores in Singapore. Without hesitation, I grabbed a bottle and purchased it right away. I need the backup because I'm scared to run out!!! :)

Overall, I am really in love with this product because it does what it says it will do. It's no frills, it is simple. It protects, heals and cures your skin problems all over your body. You do not need anything else. Just a lotion that really shields. I love my Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion. I have found my Holy Grail of moisturizers with Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion. :)

If you want to purchase or learn more about the product, you can visit their website at:

http://www.skinmdnatural.com

Everyone should be using this product! :)

Toodles! :)

Valentines means Red Lips!

Who will deny that the color most associated with Valentines is Red? Red is a color so vibrant which depict emotions as love, passion and sexy! But honestly, it was never really a color that I favored and sported, especially when it comes to make up.

I have never worn red lipstick until the other day. In the spirit of Valentines, I decided to sport red lips. The occasion? My friend's birthday celebration and gathering with friends. :) Too bad I had no Valentines plans since the other half is still in SFO and comes home next month. But it's all good. :)


Anyway, without further a do. I present to you, my red lipstick moment:




It's not so much seen in the photos but my lips were red-er in person. I must say, red lips sort of gives you a confidence boost. I'm definitely sporting red lips again soon. :)

Anyway here's the products used on my face:
RCMA Foundation
RCMA Invisible Powder
Ben Nye Concealer
Ben Nye Banana Visage Poudre
NARS Casino Bronzer
MAC Sun basque Blush
In2It Brow Powder

Eyes:
MAC Paint pot in Soft Ochre
MAC Photo realism quad e/s
Stila Smudgepot in Black
Too Faced Lash Injection Mascara
Face Shop Falsies

Lips:
32 Lip Palette Red Color

How did you guys spend your valentines? :)


Toodles! :)

P.S I'll be flying out to SIngapore tomorrow, i'll be there for 5 days. I can't wait to go shopping at Sephora and SASA!!!! :)

Styli Style + Accessories + Clothes Haul + FOTD

Hey Girls, today I'll be doing a haul post from my recent purchases. If you remember from a few months back, I made an entry about Styli Style liners and how awesome they were. I had bought those for PHP400+ each at Beauty Bar and now I found out that these were selling on ebay at PHP60 - PHP75 each!!! So here's my Styli Style Haul from MEG, an awesome seller from Ebay. :)

Styli Style Brow Liner in Esspresso
Styli Style Flat Lip Liner in Nude
Styli Style Flat Liner in Soho
Stylu Style Flat Liner in Hamptons
Styli Style Flat Liner in Midtown
Styli Style Flat Liner in Marbella

Freebie:
Meg is so nice she gave me a Creme Eye Trio as a freebie. :) So Sweet. :)


Review and swatch of each liner to follow. :)

Today I also received my Young Hollywood inspired bracelet from Aika. :) It is so beautiful I can't wait to sport it. :)

Moving on to other items, I was at my favorite Department Store: SM earlier today to do a little shopping. Here are the things I bought:

2 headbands with funky designs that can pass as statement pieces :)

Leopard print cotton bubble dress

Cotton vest with Stud design

Jersey Cotton top with zipper sleeve detail

There were so much more clothes I wanted to buy at SM but I had to stop myself since I plan to go clothes and accessory shopping in Singapore since I'll be there next week. SM has the most wicked clothing ever. I hardly go clothes shopping but I like being a little fashionista with classic pieces. I'm more of an accessories girl hence the bling bling head bands. I am into statement pieces and I am hard to please when it comes to clothing. I want each piece of clothing to be a statement piece on its own. But SM is an exception when it comes to clothing. I loveeee their clothes because they are so funky! Oh and don't forget about their shoes! They have such affordable funky shoes too! :) I am a certified SM Department store fan hehe. :)

Just to end my post, here's my FOTD doing the Prime Look that we did during makeup class last Saturday. I basically used the same products as my model Kathy except the different color of Graftobian Foundation. :)




Toodles! :)


P.S my Schedule will be crazy starting Thursday, I do hope to find time to blog within those days!