Makeover: Kaycee Asuncion

Here's Kaycee Asuncion, the girl who never wears makeup, dresses or anything girly at all. But she relented to a request on a makeover for her today. I guess that smile for the camera brought out that hidden vanity inside.

Behind The Scenes: 2009-2011

One of the very few BTS shots we have since 2009. BTS was never a priority then! Hehe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prenup Shoot: Jane Molina

September 11, 2011 - Did a makeup for a Prenuptial Shoot last Sunday on Miss Jane Molina. Her makeup was very subtle-looking and natural since it was what Ryuji, her fiance, wanted.

I will be doing her Wedding Trial makeup on the first week of October.

Review: Revlon Custom Creations Liquid Foundation

Well, here is another blog following the Revlon PhotoReady Two Way Cake review from a few days ago. I actually bought them at the same time but I wanted to write about them separately so that every review would cater to one product at a time.

Finding that right foundation shade that matches your face color and undertones is extremely critical nowadays to avoid that awkwardly pinkish, too-white or too bronzed look. Many women are also more experimental now in using foundations to highlight and contour their faces. So, it's either you buy 2-3 separate shades and mix them for that exact color or you may actually purchase foundation kits that offer 3-5 colors in one palette, like the ones from Cinema Secrets, RCMF and Graftobian. Those three are all cream foundations, by the way. If you need a particular color, you only have to transfer portions to your mixing palette and customize to your heart's content.

In terms of various shades of liquid foundations in one bottle, there isn't a lot to choose from. In fact, I have never seen one except for the Revlon Custom Creations Liquid Foundation.

 

I bought one in the Medium shade, which already has 5 colors in one bottle, the intensity of the color labeled by number. The other bottles available are dubbed light, light to medium and medium to deep.

When I got home, I tried squirting all the shades into the back of my hand but I didn't see any particular difference in all the 5 shades. I actually felt like it was just one color, so I guess that defeated the purpose of the product. Also, I tried putting it on my face to check on the coverage and the texture of it. This particular foundation from Revlon is quite more runny than the Colorstay, making it very easy to apply. The coverage is good, but it is somewhat closer to the sheer type of coverage. One big disappointment is the finish. It really looked a little too oily or dewy for me, which is something that I really don't want for my face because my skin is already a little oily.

Overall, I feel like it was a rip-off and that it was not worth my Php900.00. I have tried using Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation and it was waaaaay better. I am going to write about Colorstay sometime soon, too.

Review: Revlon Photo-Ready Two Way Cake

I am not really a fan of two-ways cakes or pressed powders because the ones I tried using before tend to emphasize the pores in my nose area (which becomes worse after a couple of hours) and I just can't take that distraction. So I usuallly end up using sheer baby powder for my face instead. It's hypo-allergenic and I feel like I don't look masked up.

However, I was looking into some products for purchase two weeks ago at Robinsons Ilocos Norte and found the interesting Revlon Photo-ready series, which, perhaps is Revlon's answer to the other brands' HD or Photofinish lines. The PhotoReady series comes in Liquid Foundation, pressed powder and Two-Way Cake. The liquid foundation had little specks of light-reflectors in the mixture when I dabbed some at the back of my hand and I didn't like it very much. I feel like it would make the entire face look shiny instead of the must-highlight parts only. So I passed up on the liquid foundation. I tested the pressed powder next and it was fairly nice, except that I thought the Two-Way cake would be much more functional as it can be applied wet or dry depending on the kind of coverage needed. I got the Revlon Photo-Ready Two-Way Cake in Medium Beige along with Revlon Custom Creations Liquid Foundation in Medium (will talk about it in another blog). I didn't try it on my face at the store because it does hurt to imagine where else the sponges may have gone to, but I tried it immediately after I got home.

I was actually impressed when I tried it because even when applied dry, it has a very nice coverage without looking too cakey. And the best part of it is that the finish is so smooth that my nose pores were actually de-emphasized. Also, I needed very little dabs to cover my entire face. i just love it!

Definitely for day to day face coverage, for a little between Php 800-900, depending on where you buy it.

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"Makeup can either accentuate your natural features and make you glow, or transform you and bring out that unseen charm. Whichever way, it must beautify. Anything less than that and it's a joke."

My Noisy Mind

Photoshoots with Ferina Albano (2009-2011)

Since most of my work has been predominantly with Ferina Albano, I would like to start off with a compilation of my (our) works since 2009.

Malu Velasco-Harper

 

 

Kristel Bueno-Tagatac

 

Sweet Ann Nanca

 

Jane Domingo 

 

Agaran Cousins - The Little Bundles of Fun

 

 

Maybel Soriano - The Timeless Beauty

 

 

Karen Kate Bareng-Manuel

 

Agaran Sisters

Chalsea Badua-Ancheta

 

Erlyn Charmaine Reyes Camacho

 

Ferina Albano

 

 

Fatima Agtina

 

Honey Paulino

 

Stefi Agdigos

 

 

Janea Mae Soriano

 

Jennifer Binag

 

Cristina KC Velasco-Pascua

 

 

Mae Anne Pascua

 

 

Mela and Sasa Ramiro

 

 

Chelley Robiniol

 

Alana Kassandra Reichert

 

That Little Makeup History

I have always been fascinated about makeup as young girl. (I bet we all are!) But to justify that claim, I can tell you that I was about 10 or 11 when I would sneak my Mom's makeup out of her kit and bring it with me for bath time. Before I would take the actual bathing rituals, I remember experimenting over eyeshadow blending (I started with strong pinks and grays which were a fad back then) and gliding eye pencil over my lashline (It was a little painful to apply that because my Mom, due to not using it much, would keep them unsharpened.) I would, then, wash my face vigorously to remove all traces of it before I started with the shampoo and soap. When I come out of the bathroom, I would be clean, fresh, makeup-free and a little guilty.

This folly was to be forgotten for the next few years because a girl could not wear makeup to a private Catholic school, and my family is a little on the conservative side. I guess my next makeup experience was during the Seniors JS Prom when I redid my makeup because I did not like the pink eyeshadow and rose-colored lips some artist gave me. As soon as I got home from the salon, I removed this artist's creation out with good ol' tissue and did my very first smokey eyes with nude lips.

I got a little more makeup-expressive in College but it was mere day to day makeup with cheap stuff that a student can afford. I guess I only started collecting proper makeup when I started doing my gigs for Max's Restaurant in 2005 until 2011. Basically, all were personal makeup. When a eyebrow got crooked or an eyeliner smudged, I only had myself to answer to. But thanks to these gig years, I was able to weather all the makeup jitters, perfect the applications and improve the techniques.

The first orientation to doing somebody else's makeup was in 2009 when my brilliant photographer-bestfriend who was also then starting out, requested that I do her model's makeup. I was hesitant but couldn't leave her hanging in the air. The little makeup I had which was far from professional had to suffice. This was the official jumpstart to my makeup semi-career which I could only then call a hobby.

 

 

 

From this little shoot in 2009, I did an extensive research on proper makeup application through the web, and applied them to shoot after shoot as my buddy got known for her craft. I could say that I grew with her, too. At the moment, I am working on finding the best products that really last, makeup that could hold up to High Definition standards, since I have started branching out to Bridal Makeup.

My ultimate goal is to attend a proper makeup course very, very soon to certify me as an artist (sometimes clients need that flashy info to hire you), to discover the best products that will really work well and flatter every face that I will work with, and finally, to have the best of fun in between.

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