I noticed that vampy lips has been trending for some time now and thought that this would be perfect for any makeup to look glammin'. So to start off, we need the perfect Face base for our makeup to last all night.


For the FACE base, let's start with the Becca Ever Matte Poreless Priming Perfector, to help prepare our skin with a smooth surface and make our makeup last longer. Then followed by the liquid foundation of your choice. I chose the Too Faced Born This Way in Natural Beige. Then apply concealer to brighten the under-eye area using the Burberry Sheer Concealer in Soft Beige. Then set the T-Zone area with a finishing power to remove any shine on the face as well as the under eye area to set the concealer, something similar to The Balm Sexy Mama translucent powder will work.


Then let's move on to the EYES and Brows. For the brows, I'm pretty straight forward, I normally just use an eyebrow pencil like the Benefit Cosmetics Precisely, My Brow Pencil in Medium. As I find it easier to shape and fill-in my brows that way. For the eyes, I honestly seldom use an eye primer specially if the eye shadow has great quality. So for this look, I would use the ZOEVA Caramel Melange Palette, since it contains both shimmer and matte eye shadows than can achieve Jaclyn's eye makeup. Then I would use the Sephora Collection 24hr Felt Liner in Intense Black to line my upper lash line. I prefer to skip mascara if wanted to use false eyelashes like the Lavie Lash Wildflower Collection in Snowdrop. That should do it for me.


To add a little dimension to my face, I would use the Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Bronzer to contour the hollows of my cheeks, forehead and jawline area. Then I apply blush slightly above the apples of my cheeks and highlight using the Becca Jaclyn Hill Collection Champagne Splits Shimmering Skin Perfector Mineral Blush Champagne pop - Flowerchild. Then finish the look with the The Balm Meet Matte Hughes in Adoring on my lips.

Do let me know if you like this kind of look and share with me what kind of looks you want to achieve this holiday season, I'd love to check out what you ladies prefer.

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Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

TGIF! Hey ladies, I recently rummaged through my beauty stash and realised I had enough Mac products to complete a full face makeup. So, I decided to wear this look to work. hehe

It was a bit gloomy that day since the clouds were dark and looked like it was about to rain. So, I wanted a look that is a bit dewy, fresh and work appropriate.

So, let's start off with the face Base.  After my usual morning skin care routine. I first applied a thin layer of Mac Strobe Cream, which would serve as my moisturiser and primer at the same time. This will help give out that dewy effect I wanted to achieve. Then followed by the Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC30. This foundation is a bit thick and has full coverage, so I only applied a pea-sized amount, focused on the centre of my face using a damp sponge.

Once done, I added a bit more foundation to my under-eye area to serve as my concealer. I then set my under-eye area with the Mac Studio Fix Powder in NC35 and dusted a little bit of powder on my T-Zone area as well.

For my Brows, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade in Dark Brown (not in photo) to fill-in and shape my brows then finished it with the Mac Brow Set in Beguile.

For my Eyes, I started with the crease color using the Mac Powder Blush in Harmony. Then applied the Mac Mineralize Eyeshadow Duo in This and That. I applied that champagne colour all over my lids and used the cream colour on my brow bone area. I decided to skip eyeliner and just applied the Mac Opulash Optimum Black Mascara to define my lashes.

For my Cheeks, I used the Mac Powder Blush in Harmony. 

Lastly for my Lips, I used the Mac Matte Lipstick in Whirl.


So, that is it. Clean, fresh and work appropriate.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

Hey ladies! I've missed you all. I have something new for you. I have been wanting to do a one brand makeup for a while and finally got the time to play with my makeup.

I dug in my makeup stash and realised that I had a lot of products from Mary Kay, enough to do a full face makeup using all Mary Kay products.

They have always been a brand that I admired, because of the great quality and affordable price they offer. Plus their packaging is always so elegant, chic and sturdy as well.


So I'll start with letting you know the products I used for my face.

After my usual morning skin care routine, I started my makeup base with the Mary Kay Foundation Primer with SPF 15, followed by the Mary Kay Timewise Matte Wear liquid foundation. I mixed the shades Beige 4 and Ivory 2 to get the closest colour to my skin. Then I used the the Mary Kay concealer to do a little bit of spot concealing as well as to lighten my under eye area. To set my T-zone and under eye area, I used the Mary Kay Translucent Powder.

For my brows, I used the Mary Kay Brow Definer pencil in Brunette. This one applies smoothly and blends easily, so it's handy for a quick brow fix.

For my eyes, I went for the really simple day time makeup. I used the Mary Kay Mineral Eye Color in Hazelnut for my crease area, Sweet Cream for my brow bone, Amber Blaze for my lids, a hint of Espresso for my outer v and lower lash line, I also wet my angled brush and used Espresso to line my upper lash line. Then used Crystaline for my inner corner.

I then defined my upper and lower lashes using the Mary Kay Lash Love Waterproof Mascara. To contour my nose I used the Hazelnut eyeshadow, then I used Crystaline to highlight the bridge of my nose and high points of my cheeks.

I used the Mary Kay Mineral Cheek Color in Strawberry Cream on my cheeks for that subtle flush. Then for my lips I used the Mary Kay Creme Lipstick in Pink Melon. I only applied a really thin layer, just enough for my lips to have some color. (but I mixed it with another lipstick though)


I then set my makeup with the Mary Kay Makeup Finishing Spray by Skindinavia. It helped my makeup last longer and blend to my skin, making it look smooth and flawless.

Let me know on the comments below what products you have tried from Mary Kay.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I know that I haven't done a makeup tutorial in a really long time (coz this kind of post takes me about 7 hours to edit!).  Luckily I had some free time a few days ago and I finally got the chance to play with my makeup again. Here's something that I created which is perfect for fall.  I got this idea when I was reading Shari's post a few weeks ago about how to make the Garnet shade from the Lorac Pro Palette stand out.


I experimented a bit and created two different eyeshadow looks using Lorac Pro Garnet shade.  I tried to balance out the shades, without making it overly dark. It's something that can be worn from day to night, you just have to pair it with an appropriate lip color.


I personally like the eyeshadow look I created on the right side of the photo, where I lined my lower lash line with Sable.  Anyway, here's how I created both looks. Please refer to the eye diagrams I created below.


For the first eyeshadow look,  I simply used an eye primer as base. I started applying eyeshadow first on the crease area using the shade Mauve, blending it upwards just above the crease. Then followed by Garnet, applying it all over my lids in a patting motion. I darkened the outer-V a little bit by mixing Espresso and Black shade. Then, I added a Nude shade in the inner corner to brighten up my eye. I applied the Garnet color on my lower lash line and topped the outer half of my lower lash line with Espresso for definition.  Lastly, I simply applied the Cream shade on my brow bone area to highlight it and make it look clean at the same time.


I lined my upper lash line with a brown gel liner then, topped it again with Garnet to make it look coppery. Then I finished it up with applying mascara. This would have looked better if only I used false eyelashes.


The second eyeshadow look I created is so much easier and faster to apply.  I applied an eye primer all over my lids, then followed by the NXY Jumbo pencil in Milk on the inner half of my lids and blended it with my fingers.  I then applied the Nude shade on the inner part of my lids, blending it towards the inner corner of my eye as well. Next, I applied the Cream color on my brow bone area.  I then started applying the Mauve color on my crease area blending it in an arc motion and bringing it up a bit. Next, I applied the Garnet shade all over my lids in a patting motion except for the inner corner. Then added a tiny bit of Sable on the outer lid but still topped it off with the Garnet color again blending it just above the crease area. Lastly, I applied Sable in my lower lash line connecting it with the outer corner of my eye.



I finished this eyeshadow look by lining my upper lash line with a black gel eyeliner and applying mascara on both my upper and lower lashes.


Here's the final look with my eyeshadows applied differently. I used Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade in Dark Brown on my brows, The Balm Bahama Mama and The Balm Mary Lou Manizer to highlight and contour my face and completed the whole look with Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in Enamor.  It would also help if you use women Bristle Makeup Brushes to complete your look.

I hope you girls find this helpful.

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

Hey ladies, just one more day and it's Valentine's Day.  I realized that I haven't created any makeup look for a really long time. (sigh) Since hearts day is coming, I just thought that this soft neutral look would be perfect for a date.

Before I chose to do this makeup, I thought "What kind of makeup look would I prefer to wear for a date with Hubby?" The answer is a no-brainer. I only wanted a simple and natural look with a healthy dewy finish.
 

Halloween is always celebrated every year at our company.  This is the only time that kids get to hangout with their parents or relatives at the office. This year our Halloween theme is "Carnival Freak Show".



Each department is tasked to have at least one representative and choose their own kind of freak. Our department (Systems Dept.) chose "The Girl with Many Eyes" which is depicted from Tim Burton's Poem. 

Here is a before picture of our representative (Michelle). I already set her hair before I started to put on the makeup. So, that it will be very bouncy and curly after I'm done.

Hey ladies, Halloween is fast approaching and I've got a look to share that will hopefully give you an inspiration for Halloween makeup this year.



You might be wondering, what a Nymph is. A Nymph is a mythical creature. Based on Greek Mythology, it is a minor female nature deity typically associated with nature. They are generally divine spirits who animate nature. (source from wikipedia)


I originally saw a similar look on youtube, but I forgot the name on the beauty guru. I just made a few changes on the look to make it more evil-looking.


I know this needs a lot of work, thus the reason for not making a tutorial of this look. Some even said, that it probably was a KISS (rock band) inspired makeup. I had to agree, it did look like it. LOL

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

Hey ladies, August is about to end which means Homecoming in the US is fast approaching. For those who aren't familiar, Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in the USA. After a football game it is usually followed by a Dance (source wikipedia).

This a makeup look that I did for my younger sister earyly last year. It was for a Debut celebration she was attending and I think this look would also be perfect for Homecoming.

Here's a more neutral option, which is also another of my older works. I still haven't got around to creating a tutorial for this for because I honestly just forgot the shades I used for this look. LOL

Homecoming will not be complete without stunning Homecoming dresses to pair it with. I stumbled on this site called DressFirst. They offer a wide range of dresses at an affordable price and often times they have dresses on sale for up to 70% off. The best thing is that they offer Free Shipping and they also ship internationally.


This is one of the dresses that I really liked from the site. It is a One-Shoulder Mini Chiffon dress. I find it simple yet elegant and color is very pleasing to the eye. I also love that each dress comes with a detailed description about the cut and fabric.

Do let me know if you want a tutorial for Homecoming Makeup. ^_^

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

April is almost over and I am sure that this coming month of May, many of you will surely be attending beach or pool parties. Here is a simple but fun look for you ladies, I hope it helps. ^_^

I know this is way overdue, but I am only doing this as a favor for a friend. I have a friend from Florida, who recently watched "The Mistress" movie and just fell in love with Bea's Makeup. It spiked my curiosity as to why she loved the makeup so much. So, I watched the movie the next day.

I rarely see brides wanting to have red lips during their big day. When my client requested for bold red lips during her Wedding, I was just ecstatic!



 

The wedding reception was held at a beach resort here in Cebu, so that definitely was a fun experience. Some of the makeup used for the Bride were owned by Raine, like the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It really helps to have a makeup partner who has a lot of good stuff in her kit... LOL

Until next time.

Cheerios!
***Hollie***

I've been wanting to try out a tropical inspired look for a while now. I finally had time to do this today. I didn't realize that it took me a couple of hours to really get the colors right. LOL!