Miyo Sia

So it's spring and I am bound to Miami this weekend to party. I am inspired to do a makeup look that can be worn at the beach and can be easily converted to a nighttime look for the hot Miami clubbing. There are 3 basic things that you need to remember when putting on makeup at the beach - look natural, use waterproof makeup, and protect your skin from the sun.

Spring is all about colors. I know most of the time we give more attention to the eyes than anything else in our face but I wanted to create a look that would accentuate lips. Since bright colors are really in for Spring, here's a simple wearable look that would definitely let you play with lots of colors to your lips.



Lips - First off I used the Maybelline Super Stay 24 color lip color in G002 to even out the color of my lips. You can use any long lasting lip color or lipstick that is similar to the shade of your lips. Once it dried out, I applied petroleum jelly to add moisture to my lips. Then I pat on a bright pink eyeshadow, I used the Urban Decay Junkshow. Then I topped it with the Christian Dior lipstick in Rouge to add a little bit of creaminess to the look. You can add a little bit of bright pink gloss just in the middle part of your lower lips to make it look fuller and plump.

Eyes - I wanted a very simple makeup for the eyes to draw more attention to the lips but at the same time compliment the brightness of its color. After putting on primer, I just pat on Urban Decay Chase eyeshadow on my lids. Then I gradually blended it out towards my crease. Then to add more depth to the color I applied Urban Decay M.I.A. shadow just around the outer corners of my eyes blending in towards the center. I finished it off with a liquid liner, and added a light wing to it, and a mascara.

It's a really simple and very easy to do look so you could practically wear it everyday. You can experiment with more colors by changing the eyeshadow shade that you are using for your lips so you will never run out of looks for spring! Then just stay with neutral shades for your eyes to soften the look and make it look really chic.

I hope you like this quick tutorial. ♥

Yes, I am back after almost a year of not posting anything make-up related. I am sorry if I have disappointed some of you for not posting anything, but I am back and I will try my best to do more makeup tutorials for you guys :)

Since KPop is still very popular and I really love how they play with makeup, I decided to make a wearable version of the makeup worn by Miss A in their MV Touch. The steps are very simple and you may vary some of it to suit your taste.



Step 1: Prime skin - like I have been stressing out over and over my past tutorials, priming the skin is very essential since Korean makeup is all about flawless doll-like look. It is important for your skin to be dewy and supple so makeup can be applied evenly and will blend well with your skin. I suggest exfoliating the skin and moisturizing at least 30 minutes before you apply makeup. Apply a silicone based primer to fill in fine lines and even out skin texture.

Step 2: Prime your eyes - This look will require bold lines and color so apply an eye primer to make the color last longer and to prevent creasing.

Step 2: Eye Makeup - I prefer doing the eye makeup before the foundation for this look since it is easier to clean smudges and fallouts.
a. With a black cream liner, or jumbo pencil, apply color just the same as applying an eyeliner but extend it up the folds of your lids. If you are a monolid, apply just a little thicker than what you usually do with the eyeliner. Start with the inner corner of your eyes and with small strokes fill in the area towards the outer corner of your eyes. Make the line thicker as it goes outward.
b. Wing the outer edge by blending out the color using an angled liner brush or a precision brush by creating a straight 10-degree line from the mid section of your upper lash line to just above the outer corner of your eyes. Fill in the area to blend towards the lower lash line.
c. Draw a thick line in the outer lower lash line which gradually thins out toward the middle lower lash line. Blend harsh edges.
d. Apply a shimmery black eyeshadow over the liner to make it more dramatic and to add a little glam to your look. With a pencil brush, blend the edges and feather out the color.
e. Using a waterproof eyeliner, tight line your lash lines to make your lashes fuller. Line the waterline carefully to avoid the color from smearing.
f. Outline your lower lids with a white glitter shadow starting from the inner corners of your eyes. Make the line fade out as it goes towards the outer corner and blend it with the black shadow that you applied to your lower outer lid. Add rhinestones for a more dramatic effect. (I don't have rhinestones available when I did this look)
g. Curl your lashes and apply a thick layer of mascara. Apply more mascara in your lower lashes allowing it to get clumpy to give a doll-look effect.
h. Fill in empty areas of your brow using a light brown liner using very light small strokes. Then apply an eyebrow gel to lighten the brows and soften the look.

Step 3: Face Makeup - Aim for a china doll texture on the skin, so we will layer foundation and slowly build up only at the areas that need coverage. With a stippling brush or a buff brush (I am using Sigma synthetic brush) apply the foundation by lightly patting the brush bristles to your skin and blending the product from the mid section of your face and gradually thinning the layer out towards the edges. Once the complexion is evened out, spot conceal areas that need more coverage. Let the foundation set for few minutes and spray Evian water on your skin. With a wet sponge, dab it against your skin lightly to remove excess makeup. Repeat the process until you achieve enough coverage that you need.

Step 4: Contour Face: Only light contours are needed since we wanted a very soft look to contrast with the strong eye makeup. With a contouring brush, apply powder to your cheeks that is just one shade darker than your foundation starting from the hairline gradually fading out to just below your cheekbones. Make sure your blend out harsh edges.

Step 5: Highlight Face: Using a satin powder that is one shade lighter than your foundation, apply highlights to the nose of your bridge, area between your brows, under the arch of your brows, cheekbones and chin. Add a very very light pink blush to your cheeks.

Step 6: Contour Lips: Line your lips with a reverse lip liner. Choose a color that is the same shade as your foundation. If you do not have a reverse lip liner, you can use a nude matte lipstick that is close to your skin tone and apply concealer around the edge of your lips and blend in. Apply bright pink lip tint or lipstick to the inner part of your lips blending out towards the center of your lips. Make sure that you do not apply the color to your entire lips and only concentrate in the mid section. Apply bright pink lip gloss to the same area. Then apply a transparent lip gloss to the rest of the areas of your lips.

You may vary some of the steps to suit your taste. you can also add more drama to your eyes by blending a little bit of color and shade to your crease. I hope you like this look and I look forward to making more tutorials very soon. ♥

Hi guys! It's been a while since I posted a tutorial, and I want to share with you this look that I wear almost everyday. It only takes about 15 minutes so it is perfect when you are in a rush. This is a very simple and natural look but you can easily convert this to a more glam and dramatic look in seconds.

Here are the steps to achieve this look:
1. First, it is very important to prime your face. Since this look would look best with light coverage, having a good base would be essential. I used my Paul & Joe moisturizing primer. My skin got really dry from the cold weather so if you have very dry skin like me, I suggest you load your skin with moisturizer night before you apply your makeup. This can give your skin time to restore back moisture so it looks supple and healthy in the morning. My moisturizer isn't enough so I use petroleum jelly instead (not sure if this is ok but it works for me). I suggest you do a skin test to make sure that you are not allergic to it. Also, don't forget to prime your lips :)

I also would want to add that if you have very dry patches, make sure you exfoliate regularly.

2. Once the skin is ready, I applied MAC Studio Fix foundation in NC35 (I got pale so I think I would be switching to NC30 since NC35 look darker on my skin lately, before it was an exact match) with my Sigma flat top kabuki. I just applied very little amount and lightly buff it over my skin to even out any discoloration on my face.

If you have marks on your skin, spot conceal. Try not to layer too much foundation on your skin since we are aiming for a very natural look. Using my Urban Decay multi-tasker brush, I applied the same foundation on specific areas where I need maximum coverage. I blended out the edges so it feathers out naturally. I applied very light amount and add light layers until I get the coverage that I need. I also applied additional layers around the crease of my nose and under my eyes.

If you have even skin, I suggest to skip this step and instead apply a very light layer of loose powder.

3. Next is to shape your brows. It is imperative that you groom your brows since this frames your eyes and totally give you a different look. If you notice, different shapes and shade can change the way you look. Remember that wearing a very pretty eyeshadow without grooming your brows will just defeat its purpose.

Since we are going very natural, aim to stick with your natural brow shape.  I used my Paul & Joe eyebrow powder and lightly brush my brows using very light strokes. I concentrated on filling in gaps and defining its shape. I try to avoid making my brows look drawn, so I try not to put too much. If you have very light brows, the powder would still work but if you want a more defined one, you can use an eyebrow pencil but make sure that you use light short strokes and avoid going beyond your natural brow shape. If you happen to have very thick brows, you don't require to use much product and keep it as it is.

4. Next, I used my Urban Decay NAKED palette for contouring my eyes. Don't forget to prime your eyes to prevent creasing. I first applied Sin using my Sigma blending brush and lightly brush the color over my eyelid. Depending on your shade, use a color that is a little bit lighter than your skin. Don't go too light, just find a shade that is very close to your skin color. Sin has a satin finish so be careful and not put too much as it tends to look shiny when applied too much. I applied Naked over Sin to give it a semi-matte finish. Then to give my lids definition, I applied Hustle (a very deep dark brown color) on the outer corners of my eyes using the same brush. I applied very light layers and slowly build up the color until I get the depth that I need. From the outer corner, I blended the color up and towards the mid section of my eyelids, just under my crease. I don't have very defined crease so this gives an illusion of having one. If you want to go for a smokey eye look, you can add another layer of black eyeshadow to make it more dramatic. I skipped the black shadow since I am aiming for a more natural look. Complete the look by adding Virgin eyeshadow as highlight under your eyebrows.

5. Then to make your lashes look thicker and to keep the natural look, I tight-lined my upper lids with Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil. Then I applied very thin line over my lashes starting from the outer corner going towards the center. Depending on your eye shape, and how you want your eyes look, you apply thicker on either the outer corner or mid portion of your eyelids. Since I want my eyes look a bit rounder,  I applied thicker on the outer part of my lids. Using my Sigma small angle brush, I blended out the eyeliner to get rid of harsh edges and let it fade out naturally.

6. I then applied small amount of Chanel blush in Candy over the apple of my cheeks to add color. I used my Suesh blush brush and blended it towards my hairline. Try not to put too much blush, just a little hint of color will do.

7. Lastly, I mixed my MAC Viva Glam lipstick in Satin and Paul & Joe lipstick in #064. I finished the look with my Eyeko Portobello lip gloss.

♥Miyo

My sister is growing up really fast and I still can't believe that she's old enough to go to the prom. :D Anyway I did her and  her BFF's makeup for the prom. :)



I wanted to achieve a very natural and flawless look since I want them to look their age and not look older. I had to be very careful in contouring their face and make it really subtle so the shadows don't look too harsh. I did 2 different smokey eye look on each girl.

For my sister, I did a different technique since she's a monolid. I used UD's Money, Loaded and Perversion for her look. How to achieve her look:
1. Apply eye primer.
2. Pat on Money over her lids, since she is a monolid, I applied a little over her non-visible crease and blend out to gradually fade out the color towards her brows.
3. Apply Loaded by gradually adding the color slowly starting from the corner of her eyes going outward and upward towards her brows. I keep adding the color up to 2/3 of her eyelid going towards the center and keeping inner corner of her eyes without this color. I keep adding color with her eyes looking straight (and opened) so I can control and see the color buildup just above her crease. Since she is a monolid, she needs more color above her crease and if not careful it could end up putting too much, so it is important that I apply the color with her eyes open.
4. Add dimension by darkening the outer corners with Perversion.
5. Apply eyeliner gradually making it thicker towards the outer corner of her eyes.
6. Curl lashes, put on false lashes and apply mascara.
For Chelleey, I used UD's Snatch, Maui Wowie, Last Call and Perversion She has a good creased eyes so I used the conventional technique with a twist. How to achieve her look:
1. Apply eye primer
2. Pat on Snatch all over the lids up to her crease and blend out to get rid of harsh lines.
3. Pat on Maui Wowie on the center of her lids. This will serve as highlights to her eyes.
4. Apply Last Call starting from the corner of her eyes, lightly brushing towards the center in single horizontal strokes. Keep applying to build up the color as desired. Then apply color on the crease using a 45 degree strokes upward towards the center. Apply lightly slowly building up the color. Keep building up the color on the outer V.
5. Add dimension by adding Perversion starting from the corner of the eyes and lightly blending the color using light circular strokes. Skip putting on the crease to make the look very light and subtle.
6. Apply eyeliner, thicker on the outer corners, apply false lashes and mascara.

Products used:
MAKEUPFOREVER High Definition Primer
MAC Studio Fix Fluid
MAKEUPFOREVER High Definition Powder
Paul & Joe Eyebrow Powder 01
MAC Eye Brow Gel Beguile
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Urban Decay Book of Shadows III UD♥ NYC
MAKEUPFOREVER Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil 01
MAKEUPFOREVER Smoky Lash Extra Black Mascara
Paul & Joe Limited Edition Face Color B 002
Chanel Powder Blush 13 Candy
Revlon Blush and Bronzer Plumberry/Plum
THEFACESHOP Pure Blossom Powder Pearls Mini
L'Oreal Lip Parfait Simply Rose 658
MAC Viva Glam II Lipstick Satin
Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect
Sigma High Defenition Brushes
Sigma Complete Brush Set

Fall is almost here so I was inspired to play with makeup last night when I went out of town with my cousin. It is a wearable look great for night outs and clubbing. I was in a rush so I only used 1 brush to do the look. Yes, that is possible :D I used the Sigma E25 tapered blending brush (M.A.C. equivalent is 217 brush) to apply all the colors.


To get the look:
1. Apply eye primer as this look tend to crease and if you are going out clubbing, an eye primer will help your makeup stay longer.
2. Pat on a matte cream shadow that is slightly lighter to your skintone and apply highlights on the inner corners of your eyes and under your brows.
3. Apply a cream shimmer shadow on your lids starting in the inner corner towards the center and a pink shimmer shadow from the outer corner blending towards the center. Blend out the color to remove harsh lines.
4. Then using a purple shadow, add depth to your eyes by applying it on the outer corner, concentrating on the outer V area and moving towards the crease. Keep blending the color until you get the gradient effect.
5. Using the tip of the brush, apply a black matte shadow on the outer corner to add more depth.
6. Finish off the look with a black liner and mascara.

I came up with another look which is really good for brown eyes. If you have blue eyes, this is also a nice makeup to wear just concentrate more on adding gold color than blue.
Steps to achieve the look:
1. First is to apply an eye primer to your lids as well as on your lower lash line.
2. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, take a light blue shimmer shadow and pat on the color from the outer corner going towards the mid-section of your lid. Make sure that the blue color gradually fades as it gets to the mid-section. If you have blue eyes, you may just keep it up to the quarter of your lids or just concentrate on the outer corners of your eyes.
3. Take an angled brush and lightly blend the color out towards the crease and apply very light touch of the shadow to your upper lash line

8. Optional: Pat on glitter shadow (white or translucent) over your lids.
9. Using a blending brush apply white matte shadow to the corners of your eyes.
10. Apply highlight under your brows by putting on a matte shadow that is a bit lighter to your skin tone. If you like to really intensify the look, you can use the same white eyeshadow that you used in the inner corners of your eyes.
11. Take a copper eyeliner and line your lower lash line, smudge it out using a q-tip or an eyeliner brush.
12. Finish off the look by adding a black liner to your upper lids and mascara. I also put on false lashes for a more dramatic look. Apply black eyeliner just at the outer corner of your lower lash line to define your eye shape.

I used a pink blush and I want it very subtle so I just buffed it over my cheeks. Then apply your favorite lipstick. I sticked with a light shade since I like to soften the look and applied a lip gloss just in the middle section of my lips for highlight :)

Products used:
Sigma Makeup Complete Brush Set and Flat Top Kabuki Brush
Shu Eumura Eyelash Curler
Elianto Doll Lashes
THEFACESHOP Professional Foundation in #23 Natural Beige
MAKE UP FOR EVER 5 Camouflage Cream Palette No5.
Paul & Joe Eyebrow Powder 01
MAC Brow Set Beguile
By Lauren Luke Eye Primer
Coastal Scents 88 Palette (Matte and Shimmer)
THEFACESHOP Jewel Powder WH001
THE BODY SHOP Eye Definer Shade in Burnished Amber and Black
MAC Fluidliner in Blacktrack
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara in Black Brown
Paul & Joe Disney Face Color B
Revlon Renewist Lipcolor in Naturally Revealing 010
Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect #257

It's been a while since I actually posted something about the makeup I wear for the day. So here is the look I have today :)

It is a simple wearable makeup with a hint of light blue and apple green. As most of you know, I am not much of a fan of artsy makeup so most of the looks I wear is subtle. To create the look, I started with a brown shadow as base. Starting with a color slightly darker than my skin tone, I pat on the color to my lids and blend it out so it gradually fades toward the brow area. Then I get a very dark brown shadow and contour the outer corners of my eyes blending towards the crease and mid section of my lid. Then I take a light blue shadow and pat it over my lids doing the same step with the brown shadow. I then used a navy blue shade and contour my eyes by lightly swirling the brush from the outer corner towards the crease until it blends well with the lighter blue shadow. To finalize the look, I take an apple green shadow and pat it on the lids starting from the inner corners blending towards the mid section until it is blended on the blue contour. Finish off the look with an eyeliner and mascara.

If you prefer a really colorful look, you can then skip the brown shadows so the colors will stand out and look very bright. :)

It's almost July 4 ^_~ So I came up with a look inspired by the coming holiday. It's an everyday look so to those who are not that adventurous when it comes to makeup, this is pretty safe to wear.

I joined the Sigma Makeup's Summer Makeup Look Contest  ^_^ I am not really hoping to win since there are a lot of creative people who joined as well but I still sent my entry LOL.

This is the look that I submitted to the contest I won sponsored by Sigma Makeup. Here's a tutorial on how to get the same flawless look. NOTE: I have uneven skin tone due to unprotected sun exposure, dark circles around my eyes and red areas around my nose and eyebrows. (I refuse to post my before photo here LOL)



Skin Prep - this is the most important step in creating a flawless look. The skin should feel soft and supple in order to allow easier application of makeup. Also a clean and moisturized face will make a lot of difference in achieving the perfect look.
1. Start with a clean face. You may wash your face with a gentle facial soap or foam to remove dirt which may prevent makeup to settle nicely on skin. If you are doing makeup of someone else and there is no accessibility to washing, use a facial water spray, like Evian facial spray, and wipe off with a facial cotton or beauty towel.
2. Tone. Facial toners help remove surface skin cells, oil and soap residue. This is important to make sure that the skin is free of residues that normal washing cannot remove.
3. Moisturize. A well moisturized skin will give a healthy glow even when there is makeup. For dry skin, this will prevent makeup from cracking. I have very dry skin so I apply a regular moisturizer and Paul & Joe Moisturizing Foundation Primer to my face. For oily skin, this may be omitted, instead you can use a matte primer to prevent makeup from caking. I recommend using the MAKEUPFOREVER All Matte Primer. If you are not sure what skin type you are applying make up on, use the matte primer.

Face Makeup - a clean, even skin is very important to create a flawless look. The first thing you need to do is identify problem areas of the face. Check where skin tone is uneven and identify dark areas and red spots.
1. Know the right shade for your skin. There are 2 types of skin tone, cool and warm. Asians are usually warm tone and Caucasians are cool tone. There are many ways to know what your tone is.
Vein Test - Check the color by looking through the veins of your wrist. If it is green in color, then you are a warm tone and if it is bluish, then you are a cool tone.
Gold/Silver Test - You can use a gold or silver fabric by holding it under your chin and see if you look better with gold or silver. If your face lights up under gold fabric, then you are a warm tone. If you look better with silver, then you are a cool tone.
Warm tone foundations are yellowish and cool tone foundations are reddish. Once you are able to identify your skin tone, you can then choose the shade that matches the skin color. By applying a thin amount of foundation on your chin will help you determine the right shade to use. You may need to mix foundations to get the exact match. Also choose the same shade and a lighter one for your concealer.
2. Even out discolorations. Use a corrective concealer to cover discolorations on the skin. You may refer to my previous entry for more details on using corrective concealers. Concentrate on the undereyes and areas around your nose. Using a slightly lighter shade apply concealer under your eyes and the V area under your eyes to the center of your face. This will give you a fresh look. Also apply area above your lips and under your eyebrows.
3. Apply foundation using light layers. I used MAC Studio Fix and the product is a bit thick so I applied very thin layers. I wanted to achieve just the right amount of coverage without looking like I have too much makeup on so I used my stippling brush to lightly apply the foundation and layer thin amount of the product until I get the desired coverage. By doing this, you are evening out your skin without applying too much. Make sure you apply very thin layers. What I did is pump a small amount of foundation on a mixing palette. I dip my brush into the product and pat it on the palette until I only have small amount of product left on the brush. I stipple the brush starting over my eyes moving outward and down. Then stipple layers over the cheeks to the nose. Start with the center of your face outwards. You would normally want to fade the foundation out to your jawline and hairline. Less layers should be applied to these areas to make it look more natural. Be very patient stippling foundation and blend it well. A clean well blended makeup base is the key to a flawless look. Set the foundation with a loose powder.
4. Contour the face. Sometimes foundation makes the face look flat and the natural shadows disappear specially when taking pictures. Contouring the face will help accentuate these areas and make it less flat. Using a darker shade matte powder, apply to the area below the apple of the cheeks, on the sides of the bridge of the nose, area near the hairline and jaws. This will give the face dimension.
5. Highlight the face. Highlighting will help give your skin natural glow and shine. Using a shimmer powder or creame, apply this to the high areas of the face - bridge of the nose, cheekbones and brow bones. Apply a bit of high light on the area over the cupid's bow to give emphasis on the lips.
6. Add blush. Apply a little tint of color to your face by patting on peach or light pink blush to the apple of your cheeks. Blend it out letting the color lightly fade towards the hairline. Do not put too much color since we are aiming for a natural flawless look. A subtle hint of color is enough.

Eyebrows - defined brows make a huge difference on how you look so it is very important to perfect your skill with shaping eyebrows. Use very light and small strokes when filling in your brows and follow the natural shape to make it look natural. Lighter color should be used so it makes your face look really soft.

Eye Makeup - eye makeup is important to help awaken the eyes. The eyes are very important since it reflects alot of emotion. If the eyes look tired, no matter how flawless the skin looks, then the overall appearance would not be great. Choosing the right color is important as well as knowing how to apply the color correctly depending on the type of eyes that you have. I have previously posted tips on how to apply makeup for monolids.
1. Apply eye primer to make colors look more vibrant and to prevent creasing.
2. Using a blending brush, apply a light yellow eyeshadow starting from the inner corner going up to the center. Blend out the color until it fades toward the outer corner of the eyes.
3. Using the same blending brush, apply pink shadow starting from the outer corner of the eyes going up towards the crease area. Extend the color towards the center gradually letting it fade to the yellow shadow applied to inner corner of the eyes.
4. Apply a lilac eyeshadow the same as you did with the pink shadow but concentrating more on the outer corner.
5. Apply a light brown color and sweep it over the crease to soften the color.
6. Apply black liner, to upper lash line and apply white liner to lower lash line. Soften the white liner by smudging it with a q-tip.
7. Curl eyelashes and apply mascara.

Lipstick - Choose a lipstick that is close to your lip color. Too light lips for your skin color makes you look sick and too dark makes the look very strong. If you are aiming for a natural soft look, then choose a color that will compliment your skin tone that is not too light or too dark. Put gloss in the center of your lips as highlight to finish the look.

I came up with a spring inspired wearable look but still letting you play around with colors. Here's how I did the eyes. For tips on how to create a flawless look, refer to steps 1-5 of the smokey purple makeup tutorial that I have previously posted.

heya chicas! i was inspired to come up with a new look today so here's a tutorial for those who wish to try this makeup.

1. prime your face. primer would help makeup application easier and also makes your skin feeling supple and smooth. i used paul & joe moisturizing primer. you can either use a wet sponge or a foundation brush in applying primer.

2. even out skin tone and remove blemishes. i used the makeupforever 5 color palette to take care of the blemishes in my skin. for my under eyes, i used the orange tone and dabbed a small amount on the area. i blended it out so the sides are feathered and look blended on the skin. the i used the green tone around my nose and under my brows to neutralize redness in that area. then i applied concealer on those areas to even out my skin.

3. apply foundation. using a stippling brush, lightly apply foundation starting from the middle part of you face going out. take time applying the foundation so you can achieve an even application and an airbrushed effect. i used the mac studio fix fluid in nc42.

4. set foundation. use a loose powder or pressed powder to set your makeup. i used a stippling brush and gently pat on body shop translucent powder all over my face. make sure you do not swipe the brush against your face as this will remove the airbrush finish that you have done when you stipple the foundation on your skin. then using a contour brush or blush brush, i applied another layer under my eyes and forehead by swiping the brush very lightly for a flawless finish.

5. define your brows. make sure that you don't choose a very dark color for your brows. a lighter shade than your hair color can be used and just fill in the color. use small light strokes to make it look natural. i used the paul and joe eyebrow powder and used a flat angled brush to apply.



6. work on eye makeup. i used the coastal scents 88 palette and another 88 shimmer palette (no brand) i got from singapore. prime your eyes before applying makeup.
      a. using a blending brush, apply bright pink eyeshadow in the mid section of your eyelid starting from the outer corners of your eyes going towards the inner corner. leave the area above your lashes empty. make sure that you blend it out as you go near the inner corner of your eyes. for wide set eyes, extend the color up to the area between the bridge of your nose and your eyes to reduce the space between your eyes. don't worry if the edges are too harsh since we will blend it later.
     b. using the same blending brush, apply a deep purple color on the same area where you applied the pink eyeshadow but stop around the center of your eyes. blend it out to remove harsh lines. then apply whatever is left on the brush to the inner half. don't put the same intensity as the outer half since we want to gradually let it fade as it gets to the inner corner of your eyes. apply the same color to your lower lashes.
    c. apply a shimmer violet shadow on the same area. this part is optional but i added it anyways :D
    d. using a pencil brush, apply a black eyeshadow at the outer corner of your eyes and define the outer v shape. blend out any harsh line but do not overblend. apply the same color to your lower lashes.
    e. using another pencil brush or a flat eyeshadow brush, apply a light blue shimmer eyeshadow on the area above your lash line. this will add dimension and will also open up small eyes. blend it out.
    f. add shimmer color that is lighter to your skin in the corners of your eyes and just below your eyebrows.

7. apply eyeliner. using a flat angled brush, apply a gel liner or a liquid liner starting from the outer corner making a diagonal line going to the center. start with a small angle and increase the thickness of your liner gradually. extend the liner outward to give a cat-eye effect. then apply liner from the inner corner and connect it to the center. make sure you apply as close to the lashes as possible and do not leave out spaces in between. then using the rest of the product, apply liner to your lower lashline and blend out using a pencil brush or a q-tip. for wide set eyes, apply around the inner corners of your eyes and blend it out using a q-tip.

8. curl ur lashes and apply mascara. i used shu eumura eyelash curler (the best i've used so far) and body shop mascara. wiggle the mascara wand from the roots going up to the tips of your lashes.

9. apply highlight, contour and blush to your face. avoid too much pink blush for this look. use light peach color or neutral ones. i used chanel powder blush in 13 candy very lightly on the apple of my cheeks.

10. apply a light pink lipstick to soften the intense look brought by the eye makeup. add gloss to the center of your lips.

:) enjoy your new look!

products used:
sigma essential brush kit
shu eumura eyelash curler
paul & joe moisturizing primer (03)
mac studio fix fluid (NC42)
makeupforever 5 color cream palette (No5)
by lauren luke cream eye liner (raven black)
by lauren luke shadow primer (nude slip dark)
body shop loose face powder (02)
body shop divide and multiply mascara
chanel powder blush (13 candy)
coastal scents 88-color matte eyeshadow
6-color contour palette
88-color shimmer palette
maybelline watershine pure lipstick (B24)
dior addict ultra gloss reflect (257)