Quick Post: FOTD

Havent posted an FOTD for a while now, heres something I did a few weeks back. Inspired by the Telephone video by Lady Gaga and Beyonce (really liked Beyonce's yellow e/s). Forgot to take a picture of just the eyes though.

Wind blown effect lol. Had to keep the fan
on me to prevent my face from melting haha




Weird hair hayy so hard to grow it out. haha

What I used:

RCMA + VOV Foundation
RCMA Invisible Seting powder
MAC Ombre blush in Ripe Peach
Fanny Serrano Eyebrow Powder
MAC eyeshadow in Chrome yellow, Amber Lights, Woodwinked and Femme-Fi
In2it Gel Liner in Black
Lancome Hypnose mascara
The Face Shop Lashes

Green and Yellow EOTD

After a million years...an update. Sorry ive been MIA for such a long time. Been pretty busy the last few days. Anyway, as promised here is an updated version of MY VERY FIRST EOTD

My lovely Model: Caby

It took me quite a while to redo this, I tried to do it on myself and used Coastal Scents. But after one year, I realized that im not too happy with Coastal Scents Eye Shadows. They faded before I got out of my room, so needless to say I just removed the makeup and didnt post it.


A few weeks ago, I was over at Caby's and she asked me to do her makeup. I thought it would be perfect to try and recreate the look again this time using MAC Chrome Yellow, Eye popping, Carbon and a few of the green e/s from her 180 palette and this is what I came up with!

VS.

A lot better, yeah? hehe I hope you think so too! lol

Finals/Portfolio: Colored Makeup

If there's one thing that I love most about makeup, its mixing colors! I like combining colors that are rarely used. If I had the time to do my makeup everyday, id definitely go for colored, but that isnt the case so I stick with neutrals most of the time hehe.

The first look I did for our Artistic Makeup Class finals was the colored makeup. I knew I wanted an eye popping color, so I used chrome yellow and went on from there. I used orange, purple and blue. Pretty weird if you think about it, but I think it turned out pretty well. This is probably my favorite, also because I wasnt stressed YET. haha

The challenge for this look for our finals, was to make the eyes pop or stand out by using only colored eyeliner. I know my eyes look icky before I put on some eyeliner. But my model, Miel's eye were beautiful and well defined even without eyeliner!

I met Miel the very first time when she came over to help me out with my finals. I found her through Fetz when she posted her shoot a few months ago. I really liked her look and decided to ask (no harm in asking) I was thrilled when she said yes, she came in at 7:3o-8:00 when one of my models cancelled last minute! Life saver! I originally planned on doing a semi smokey on Miel, but I think this turned out better! =)


Still waiting to be graded for our finals, and I tell you its nerve wracking. I just want to get it over with, so I can stop obsessing with the pictures haha. As Ive mentioned, I was quite disapointed with how I performed for the finals. So I kinda just want to move on and forget about it haha but until I get my final grades, I will continue looking for flaws and errors LOL


What I used:
Cinema Secrets Ultimate Foundation in kit #3
RCMA Invisible Setting Powder
A bit of FS Chino Face powder
Coastal Scents Highlight and Contour Palette and Blush Palette
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Chrome Yellow, Amber lights, Nocturnelle
Coastal Scents Orange, Purple, Blue
Mixing Medium for eyeliner (+Blue CS e/s)
A bunch of lipstick mixed together

Looking for inspiration

Ive read or heard from someone that Makeup Artistry goes beyond what is typical. The same goes when looking for inspiration. It shouldn't be limited to just beauty magazines, find inspiration in everything that you see. I am not quite there yet, where the way the sun hits the pavement inspires you to create a look haha so im sticking with mostly looking at other peoples work. Which I have been doing for the last 2 days. I blame it on not having makeup class last saturday. I need my makeup fill for the week! Darn it! haha Plus im really starting to get bored with typical makeup or perhaps getting bored with putting makeup on myself .

Random blah, I know. Just posting another EOTD :)

Used NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk to make the colors pop more on my skin tone.
Black e/s on the crease looking a little crude (forgot to put primer on entire lid which
makes it harder to blend, but I will try...lol)



Blended the black a little bit more with random
orange shadow and expensive pink



Black eyeshadow a little more diffused hehe

What I Used:

-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
- MAC Chrome Yellow
- Orange, Red and Green E/S Coastal Scents
- MAC Carbon for Crease
- MAC Femme Fi Brow highlight
-Loreal Bare Naturale Olive Eyeliener
-Benefit Bad Gal Mascara (Meh, I dont like it) haha

Im curious, where do you get your inspiration? =)

Inspiration

I know ive been whining about not seeing and wanting to be under the sun lately. Then I saw Petrilude's Space makeup inspired by the sun. To go to the video tutorial click THIS. Anyway, he is one of the best gurus on youtube so, subscribe! :) Cant wait for his videos for this years halloween (I get a little too excited when I think about halloween lol)

This has got to be one of my favorites! Pictures dont do any justice and I tried my best to make the colors show but again, phones camera kept washing out the colors. Attempted to do the look (ambitious! i know haha) substituting what was needed with whatever I had.

What I used:

EYES
For the white base I scraped some M.A.C. Vanilla E/S and mixed with primer (didnt have any white base/primer)
M.A.C. Chrome Yellow (Lid)
M.A.C. Bright Future (Lid)
M.A.C. Embark (Crease)
M.A.C. Vanilla (Brow Area)
White Vein in M.A.C. Perfect Topping MSF (highlight)
3 orange E/S in Coastal Scents Palette (Crease)
Red E/S Coastal Scents(Crease)
*E/S used with a slightly damp brush
Stila Kajal Eyeliner in Onyx (Waterline)
Lancome Super Enhancing Base and High Def Mascara

FACE
Cinema Secrets Corrector Palette Kit#2
RCMA Shinto 2 and 3 (Foundation)
RCMA Invisible Setting powder
Prestige Powder Soft Spice (Under eyes)
M.A.C. Perfect Topping MSF (highlight)
M.A.C. Shadester (Contour)
E.L.F. Bronzer
Coastal Scents Blush

LIPS
mixed 3 lipglass: M.A.C. Revealing, Nymphette and Chance Encounter

Whew! okay on to the pictures. Excuse the messy hair, I really do need to get a haircut.

Click on the images to view in full size

Hair is ewwwiiee :/




I wouldnt use a blush for this, just a bronzer. But since the colors are washed out with my phones camera, applied a blush just so It doesnt look too pale

Hope I gave justice to Petrilude's tutorial and that you guys like it! :)



Side note:
I was at the grocery today when I saw some vegetarian Chicharon (Vegetarian Pork Rinds- I think thats what you call it. veggie pork rinds sounds ridiculous). hahaha. I havent had any in soooo long so decided to try it. Surprisingly good, even questioned if it was really meat free haha. Im stocking up on these. LOL

Holiday

Getting ready to go to bed (well no not really) when my friend Michie called and asked what I was doing. I said I was just at home and then she asks "whyy? tomorrows a holiday." I said "well, it makes no difference to me" Everyday is a holiday! lol

Anyway we ended up going to Cedar Grill in BF had some chicken and fries (I just had fries) and absolut kurrant with Sprite. After a while she said she was bored and wanted to move so we moved to Tides BF only to learn they dont serve Mango Margarita by the glass anymore. Sucks. Had some beer, garlic mushrooms and stuffed squid. I didnt know she was allergic to seafood so I had that baby all to myself. hahaha.

Here's my date :)

She came from Makati so I had time to prepare hehe. Getting sick of Neutrals and decided to use Vibrant Grape and Bright Future from M.A.C.'s Style Warrior.

I took th pictures when I got home. Hence, the unruly eyebrows. haha

Added Embark to deepen the color. I need to get a camera blackberry keeps washing out the colors cant see Vibrant Grape too much in the pics

L-R: Bright Future, Femme-Fi and Vibrant Grape. The one in the bottom is Embark (reddish brown)

Anyway, new layout. Im still getting used to it. Like this one better or the old one better? My last layout seemed gloomy to me hehe. Will finish customizing this later some links dont work yet. tululoo

Have not updated in almost a month. Last post was a draft from about 2 months ago. Feeling blah. Not looking forward to next week. Well sort of hehe but blah. I need a change. I just realized I need a healthy amount of stress to keep me going. I rant and whine when im stressed out and pressured but honestly, now that I think of it, I actually enjoy it and thrive better.

BLAH.

A few updates: I now well usually update my twitter. You may follow me if you want to haha Mmanalo

A few more (late) updates:

Pink and yellow eotd with amazing lancome high def mascara and base

(pictures a bit washed out--blackberry's flash is blinding haha)





Michies 23'rd Birthday





Learned a new trick: Jack of all trades, master of none!

I now open line/unlock blackberrys, create personalized themes and attempt to repair them too haha. So if you have any blackberry concerned needs please contact me. LOL

One mess of an entry.

Different things rolled into one entry.


ME:

Great News! I finally feel much better and have the appetite to eat! haha But that is good news, because for 5 days I couldnt eat anything. And if i did eat no matter how small the portion was it just didt not sit well in my stomach. :( But today while walking around in Walnut Creek, i felt it! Hunger! :)



FOOD:

I was looking for pictures of what I had today haha but this is all I found. I had a Yik Yak Salad which is an Oriental Salad with south of the border flair. A crsip of mix greens, cabages, jicama, red peppers, snow peas, tossed with sweet sesame dressing and topped with toasted almonds (yeah, that description is from their menu haha) with a side of Roadhouse Onions which is like the onion brick at Racks but much much much better! :)




And no Im not a pig haha I didnt have two I shared one with my tita. I want one NOW. mmm Im a fussy salad eater haha. I eat them because I have to and I like veggies but its rare that I actually like the salads from restos (this one is a fave and the one from cyma is pure love! ) Which is difficult when youre a starting vegetarian/pescetarian because you think well what else am i gonna eat?! But ive survived for almost a year! :) but anyway i'll save that for an entry on my anniversary haha



MAKEUP:

Anyway, Blue and yellow makeup. I back to mac'ed quite a few things the other day. But the ones I wanted to get were out of stock. Cant really complain when youre getting free stuff so I just got Clarity (they didnt have freshwater or electric eel) and Knight Divine (I want me some chrome yellow!). Clarity is a matte rich aqua color and very similar to Electric Eel, there was barely any difference when I swatched them on my hand but Electric Eel is a satin bright blue e/s with shimmer. Knight Divine ( i kept thinking Dark Knight! haha) is a Black with silver pear e/s its almost like dark gray though. Im about half done with the blue palette! yay! but im not buying anymore haha I constantly have to tell myself not to, but it just happens haha but mind you I just participated in a recycling program and just got them for free so that doesnt count haha.

Hot mess. LOL

This wouldve been so much better with chrome yellow :(

What I Used:

EYES
UDPP - base
Coastal Scent Yellow E/S - lid
M.A.C. Clarity E/S - lid, crease
M.A.C. Prussian - outer corner crease
M.A.C. Nylon - inner corner

M.A.C. MSF in Perfect Topping (Sugarsweet Collection) - brow highlight

FACE:
M.A.C. Studio Sculpt Fdtn
M.A.C.Moisture Cover concealer
Blush from the Coastal Scents Blush Paltte (1st pan on the bottom)

I wish I coudve taken better pictures but we were in a hurry to get to my cousins spelling bee. He was his schools representative for the county and he was one of the youngest. He's in 3rd grade and was up against 8th graders! how fair is that? but anyway, proud that he made it that far :)

MSF - Refined (Tan/peach/coral melange)

MSF - Perfect Topping (Pink/peach/lavender melange)

I love Perfect Topping. I got the wrong one, I was supposed to get refined which suits my coloring much better but I tried it anyway and I love it. Though I dont see myself buying more soon since it has very limited use. Im not a fan of the frying pan look so this I will mostly use as a cheek, nose, brow highlighter and its huge! It will take me years to finish it. My Belightful is about a year old and its pretty much intact.

But looking at Refined makes me want to get it haha. Nah, decisions are constantly made and though i feel tempted all the time to just splurge I always have to remind myself that my luck will eventually run out and in a few months I will be back to being broke again. So i better save!



RANDOM BLAH:

Ahh decisions decsions. I wish that when we decide, it becomes written on stone hahah. But life doesnt work that way and you have to remind yourself over and over again the reasons for your decisions. Like deciding not to get Refined. Whenever I see it, i have to tell myslef over and over again that I dont NEED it haha i just WANT it. No but I guess I wouldnt want it be that way. Its just so complicated haha we always have to conscioulsy make those decisions even when we say or think weve decided haha

We are always faced with decisions. What to eat? What to wear? What to watch?blah blah blah. And bigger decisions in life, "What do I do?" and making decisions is never easy. Especially when you constantly remind yourself that the decisions you make now will affect you in the future (think-butterfly effect haha) But thats the thing, how do you know that the decision you made was the right one? Most of the time, we find out, when we realize that we made the wrong decision.

Coastal Scents - Green and Yellow

Ive had the CS Palettes for about a week now but I havent played with most of the colors. Simply because im usually just at home and have nowhere to go. So today, I decided i'd do something a little bit colorful (dont even ask where we went haha I just wanted to play with my new toys)

And yes, im using green again. I dont know, im a little fascinated with the color green. Next week i'll try purple. Anyway here it is. I think it looks reggae-ish. Sorry about the quality of the pictures, bad lighting.








Of course I used Urban Decays Primer Potion. I was alittle dissapointed with the yellow shadow in the mate palette. I got the color to pop by packing it over and over again, but after a while it would kind of fade. Oh well, at least I can go and get chrome yellow knowing that I can wear a yellow shadow. Another thing that I noticed, the shadows had more fallout than the M.A.C. shadows. But I still love my CS palettes!