Makeup 101

I graduated from my makeup and beauty course few years ago and i've been doing makeup to other people ever since. I have always, always ... love putting on makeup, since i was a little girl. Because i believe a little makeup goes a long way. It makes you look better, not ghostly pale and you can cover up any 'unwanted' thing on your face by applying some makeup.

But please ... i hate it when people tend to overdo themselves. Or when they choose the wrong color for their skintone, or when they apply using the wrong techniques, or when they use too much pink. If you have 'sepet' eyes, please shy away from light colors such a white, yellow, light green as your eyeshadow. It makes your eyes look smaller. Try using an eyeliner or a dark color eyeshadow, it'll make your eyes look bigger, trust me. And please, if you have light skintone, try to play with more colors. Please try to avoid pink. For some reason i've always hated putting on the pink color on one's face. If you have a 'fat' face, try to do some shading on your jawline. Its not that hard. Just get yourself a dark color powder, preferably 2 tone darker than your skin color (cheap or expensive its doesnt matter), and apply it on your jawline and blend it smoothly. Jangan lah bagi nampak harsh. This is not the 80's ye. And then apply a mix of bronzer or highlighter with your choice of blusher on your cheeksbones. You'll see the difference. And also brush some of the dark color powder dekat your chin and dekat bahagian yang ada anak rambut tu. Jangan letak banyak okay. A little would do, just so that you and the others nampak the difference.

Two days ago, a friend asked for my help to be the model for her shawls. Knowing myself, who is so unphotogenic and rigid when taking pictures, i said no straight away. I had to. I did not want to ruin her photos. I dont know how to pose and i dont know how to smile properly. So i told her, instead of using me as her model, why not use herself? I told her i could help her do her makeup and help her to take the photos and she happily said yes. It took me about 30mins or so to get her makeup done then she took me to USM because we had no other idea where to go. And here is one of the photos. I dont have much in my phone, its all in her camera. I'll upload a few soon.

This is a very light day makeup that i applied on her sebab tadi kami kejar masa. I usually need an hour to get a person done. And im using Dior's liquid foundation which is very light. For more coverage, a HD foundation or Kryolan is good. And below is also light makeup i did for my friend's akad nikah. I wanted to add on more colors on her eyes but she told me not to. She doesnt want to scare the people at the pejabat agama she said LOL.

I had fun working with both of them. Anyone out there who wants to use my makeup service, just let me know! If im free, i would be more than happy to help you with your makeup. If you prefer a light makeup type, then im your girl. Because i do not like the way the bapoks letak foundation berlapis-lapis. Makeup is to enchance your features, not change it! You're not in an opera. So please remember girls. If you're getting married, find a good makeup artist. Do a trial first so that you wont be sorry on your wedding day. Its okay to spend more on your makeup because it is important. I have seen alot of bad bridal makeups. Its so sad. Every girl deserves to look breathtakingly beautiful on her wedding day. Remember, trial makeup is important. If you need my help or tips and what-not, just drop me an email.