HALLOWEEN 2011 LOOK: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS / SUGAR SKULL

as promised... here is my H2011 look

my attempt at the

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS a.k.a. SUGAR SKULL makeup

~ details ~

PRODUCTS USED:

Smashbox photo finish light foundation primer

Ben Nye tattoo cover - No.1

washable glue stick for the eyebrows

Halloween cream makeup - White

NYC loose face powder - Translucent

NYX jumbo e/s pencil - Milk & Black Bean

L'Oreal HiP cream eyeliner - Black

Milani liquif'eye e/l pencil - Black

MAC e/s - Carbon

88 eyeshadow palette - Shimmer(Coastal Scents) & Matte(eBay)

MakeUpForEver eyeshadow - #92

E.L.F. beauty book bright eye edition - Purple eyeshadows

Carnival Colors halloween makeup (seen HERE)

& just a few more cam whorin just coz I don't want it to go to waste... shoot! took me hours to freakin do this look...

and of course my fave pic of the bunch....

BOO!!!!!

hope you all have a safe & fun Halloween this year!! 

COLORSTAY RETRIAL

if you have been following my blog from the very beginning, you would know that Revlon Colorstay foundation is one of the first liquid foundations I tried since I started venturing the world of liquid foundations... & you probably would notice that after I tried it back in March of 09, I hardly ever picked it up from my stash again... see picture below to see why....

eeek!! right?!? I forgot why I stopped using it... I dunno if the shade I got was wrong... or how it looks on pictures turned me off... I don't think I gave it a second chance after that.... so I ended up returning it....

but then when I started doing makeup on clients, somehow I decided to give it another shot... I bought the shade Rich Tan for Michelle, my first client

at an Easter photoshoot

 & ended up likin the finish & how it looks, atleast on my clients... 

so I bought another shade for the wedding I did in May... 

Kamille for the bridal makeup trial wearing the shade Fresh Beige

and here on their wedding day

it worked out really good but for some reason I just wasn't crazy about it for my self....

so when I saw it in my drawer this morning, I said hmmmmm...

just a simple everyday look to test out the ColorStay foundation again...

PRODUCTS USED:

-FACE-

Rimmel Fix & Perfect foundation primer - 001

Revlon ColorStay makeup - Fresh Beige

Sonia Kashuk concealer palette - Hidden Agenda

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural - Medium

NYC bronzing powder - Sunny

MAC bronzing powder - Refined Golden

Milani blush - Mai-Tai

-EYES-

Sally Girl baked eyeshadow - 388121 (just on the middle of the eyelids)

Rimmel Soft Kohl kajal e/l pencil - Jet Black

Maybelline The Falsies mascara - Very Black

Shiseido Lasting Lift mascara - Black (bottom lashes)

Wet n Wild Ultimate brow kit - Ash Brown

-LIPS-

Neutrogena MoistureShine lip soother - Shimmer

YSL Rouge Volupte l/s - #2 Sensual Silk

Revlon l/g - Coral Reef

[pictures taken with Canon SLR - indoors]

[pictures taken with a Kodak point & shoot cam - outdoor lighting] 

although it wasn't as bad as the first picture, I'm still not crazy about it... doesn't it still look a little too white on my face?? or it might just be the SPF in it that's creating a white cast in pictures... I might give it another try, but at the moment, I know I won't be reaching for this foundation bottle...

CLIENT: MICHELLE - EASTER SUNDAY PHOTOSHOOT (FEAT. MAC RUSSIAN RED)

here is a makeup I did on Michelle for a photo shoot they did for Easter Sunday/her birthday.... remember her from this post?? 

the previous post on Russian Red reminded me of this.... the first time I used that lipstick was on her...

here is the before & after photos...

a few of my favorites from the Fotog_Republic website...

PRODUCTS USED:

-face-

Clinique dramatically different moisturizing gel

Rimmel London Fix & Perfect foundation primer - 001

Revlon ColorStay foundation - Rich Tan

Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda concealer palette

Benefit bronzer - Hoola

MUFE blush powder - Orange Coral #5

Maybelline NY Dream Matte powder - Medium 3-4 / Honey

Urban Decay setting spray - All Nighter

-eyes-

Urban Decay primer potion

Wet n Wild ColorIcon eyeshadow palette - VanityMAC fluidline - Blacktrack

CoverGirl LashBlast mascara - Very Black

Wet n Wild ultimate brow kit - Ash Brown

-lips-

Carmex lip balm

MAC lipstick - Russian Red

I love how Chuck made her do this to showcase the makeup... he knows the blog picture procedures now... hahaha... thanks Chuck!

& of course, the behind the scenes... 

click HERE to see more pictures of Michelle's Easter Sunday photo shoot with her beautiful family...

CLIENT: JESSICA - QUINCEANERA 04092011

back in April, I got the chance to work with Fotog_Republic once again to do Jessica's Quinceanera.... 

hope you enjoy the pictures showing our experience on our first big event.... 

{ MUA at work }

products used are listed on this post....

{ fave pix of Jessica after makeup was done }

{ Jessica with my friends Chuck & Michelle of Fotog_Republic }

this was taken by the end of the event, after crying & everything, makeup is still intact... I got to stay for a few hours to offer her a complimentary touch up but I didn't really need to... it was awesome!

I had a blast working with Fotog_Republic!! nothing beats working with friends.... =)

& I just wanna say....

thanks Jessica & Sonia for letting me be a part of this special event... =) I had so much fun!!

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click HERE if you wanna 

see more pictures of 

Jessica's quinceanera at 

Fotog_Republic's website...