Surprise!

Now I know I havent been a very dutiful blogger haha so to make up for the lack of posts, I decided to try something new today! A video tutorial! haha well sort of. Ive been asked by a few to do a video and here is me trying to do a video haha.

I just recorded a video on how I do my foundation, conceal and contour. I did a video on how I do my eyebrows and eye makeup too but it was starting to get dark so I trashed those, maybe next time.

And so for the very first time, my nekkid face will make its debut on the world wide web! Que horror! See how much I love you guys! haha. Anyway, here is how I do makeup when I want full coverage without looking like I have too much piled on. The stippling brush allows me to apply a sheer amount of foundation evenly and give full coverage as opposed to using a regular foundation brush.



The image that shows up before you play it is way too funny! haha. This is a 3 part video because I didnt have that fast forward thingy effect on my video editor and its pixelated!! oh wells =)

Part 2

Part 3

If youre not going to apply eye makeup, just fill in your brows curl your lashes and make sure you apply foundation on your eyelids as well. I left mine bare because I will eventually apply on a lid primer. Theres 2 more parts of this video, one where I draw on my eyebrows and do my eye makeup. Im still thinking of whether I should redo those and post it maybe when I get too bored again haha
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I need a better program to edit videos the one im using sucks haha. I want that fast forward like effect to make the video shorter. Any suggestions? =)

And the winner is..

I think I may have found my HG foundation. On my quest to find theee perfect one I considered a few factors. Price (haha, cheapo), and ofcourse quality. With the hype of the new HD formulas, I found 2 brands that already had the HD creds way before the popular lines came out with theirs: RCMA and Cinema Secrets.

Cinema Secrets
I am quite obsessive with color picking because I just really hate poorly matched foundations. I was glad they had the palettes so I could try a bunch of colors or mix them to get a match. Of course color picking on line is terrible but I went with the one with the most colors from the 300 series which was made for people with yellow undertones. The last two colors from that kit made me doubt it though cause they seemed too dark but I ended up using the 2nd and 3 darkest colors from that kit the most.


What I like:

- I think that kit3 is very versatile. You can go from light or medium light to dark as long as the undertones match.
-Easy to blend. Texture is butter like! haha its a soft creme that goes on smoothly
-Very Pigmented. You wouldnt believe how little I have to use. Its mind blowing haha. I use about half a pea to about a pea size every time.
-So far, no break out related to its use haha despite being oil based.


What I dont like:

- Gives you more of a dewy finish which can be great if your skin isnt as funky as mine. But it tends to look a bit shiny on me after a few hours -though this can still be fixed with blotting paper and setting powder.


I also got the color corrector/concealer palette in kit#2. Okay now this stuff I have no complaints whatsoever. It works like a dream! Covers bluish tones under the eyes, red areas, blemishes, everything! And you need so little! It actually works better if you use just a tiny bit. I started with half a pea size and it looked like I had an-an (fungi) on my face because I could see the spots I was trying to conceal. But after getting a hang of it hayyy pure love! haha That is one thing though, if youre used to using regular makeup it might take some time before getting used to this one. Its very pigmented so I had no idea how much I needed to use when I first tried it.

At about 20 plus dollars this comes out cheaper even if you get both the foundation and concealer palette as opposed to say a m.a.c. foundation and concealer or MUFE's HD foundation and concealer. It will definately last longer since you only need to use a small amount.

Unfortunately, my Cinema Secrets Ultimate Foundation has been hanging out in the bottom of my train case because of......


RCMA!
RCMA boasts of its 50% pigment compared to other brands which have about 18%? i think. So you can just imagine how different this is from the regular ones you're used to. Color picking again was a pain since they have a very extensive line with all the undertones imagineable. I think they probably have hmm close to 40 or 50 im not even sure but they have a lot! So again, I just started choosing among the colors under the yellowish undertone. I tried out a few samples I think I got about 5 before I decided to just get two colors so I can mix them to match. I got Shinto 2 and 3. This is a good guide about RCMA colors. (click ME). Oh and a litle tip when choosing a color, the product looks quite dark in the pot due to it being very pigmented so I think its safer to choose one thats a shade darker.


What I like:

- Pea to half a pea sized amount every use! I still cant get over it haha. The sample product is said to be good for about 2 to 3 faces. Ive had mine for about a month already and its only half empty. (EDIT: lasted me 2 months!) Meaning I still have enough for another month from that tiny little jar ( its about the size of a bare mineral foundation starter thingy- about a 5 or 10 gram jar id say but its not even filled up all the way.)
- This is what I mainly use and Ive NEVER had an RCMA related break out even though its oil based.
- I love the finish. Its more of a matte
-Almost undectable when properly blended. It just looks like you have great skin!
- Looks super good in photographs. hehe
- No fuss packaging. It will totally deceive you! haha (id rather have something that looks plain but works)


What I dont like:
- The texture is not something I dont like but others may find it anoying that you have to smash it up and warm it up before using ( I actually enjoy doing that haha). Its a hard creme.
-Color matching is too confusing haha too many colors (but thats actually a good thing)
- I really have no complaints about RCMA


Oh and they have a colorless setting powder that comes in like a salt shaker container. its about 3oz? for $8. This thing is unbelievable. I would say that this is comparable to MUFE's HD ivisible powder and MAC's invisible setting powder, only way way cheaper! It doesnt clump so you can go crazy with it and not worry you'll end up looking like a clown, it doesnt change your foundations color. I also use this to set my concealer or after I color correct before applying my foundation so that colors wont mix and with regular powder im sure you can imagine how horrible that would end up looking.


Anyway, that is it! RCMA wins :)


EDIT: Even in Manila's hot and humid weather, RCMA works! I tried it on my friends and they all love it haha.

Black Eye

Why isnt my concealer working?! 0.0

Under eye circles are probably one of the most common problems. When I first started doodling with makeup, I was always looking for a concealer that would cover the slightly blueish tone under my eyes. That was more than 5 years ago. They are no longer SLIGHTLY bluish.

I blame it on the case presentations, the quizzes and exams in college and the thousands of facts and diseases I had to cram into my head for the Nursing board exam. Hello freshness! haha

Concealers should be applied to the area youre trying to conceal in thin layers. If its not enough continue layering thinly until you get the right coverage. However, it doesnt work all the time. If you keep layering eventually the concealer will deposit in to the creases or lines if you have any and it will look cakey.

If you find that nothing works to cover the evidence of too much partying or you just want to pretend that you didnt stay up all night cramming for an exam then what you need are Neutralizers are Color Correctors.

Neutralizers/Color Correctors work by cancelling out a discoloration such as under eye circles, redness, brown discolorations due to hyperpigmentation and basically any kind of abnormal coloring. These are the crazy colored concealers you see - the green, yellow, purple, orange/pink, etc.

For it to work, you have to have some understanding of colors and what color blocks what. Here is a color wheel:


Opposite of Blue is Orange or Yellow Orange. You can use a neutralizer that has a tint of orange or even salmon pink to neutralize bluish undertones such as those under the eyes.

Opposite Red is Green. You can use a neutralizer that doesnt necessarily have to be green ( I see a lot of those) but has some tint of green to it to neutralize redness caused by acne or spider veins

Also a neutralizer with a hint of pink to it can help covering up brown spots.

When correcting color, remember that you DONT use a pure green, orange or pink color to Neutralize. You need to look for a product with a skin tone color but has the correct color undertone (green, red, etc) to correct problem areas. The most common corrector I see is the one from Physicians Formula and the corrector/primers from Smashbox. The ones that they have to correct redness are Green and though I havent tried them I think they would end up leaving a slightly green cast if you dont mix it or cover it with foundation. I just think its too weird to put green makup on your face.

Another tip I found: After neutralizing or color correcting lightly dust it with powder (prefereably something finely milled like a transulucent powder, mufe hd powder or something like it) and then apply foundation. This prevents the mixing of the two.


I have been trying Cinema Secretss Ultimate Foundation and Concealers/Corrector. I havent gotten the hang of mixing the foundations to get a mtach but I love the correctors. They get rid of the bluish tone under my eyes as well as any hyperpigmentation or redness I have from broken capillaries, veins or pimple marks. But I dont think I can use them as is since I will look like I have an-an HAHAHA. So I have to use foundation (cream or powder) over it to hide the areas I concealed. And it works so well, i am in love with it!

Anyway, thats it for now. Pictures next post.