Royalty Peepers

If I had to choose my staple eyeshadow color, it would be purple. I think this color suits the eyes best, besides earthy tones like browns and such. Purple is so sexay, and if you may recall from my previous entries, this color accentuates brown eyes, making them look browner.

Okay, last night I did another look making use of purple with four other colors. It was my first time to blend 5 colors together, and was so happy about the result. You might shy away from that idea, cos Holy Spock, five? That's a lot, considering we usually stop with 2 colors.

I didn't bother putting on foundation, concealer, and the works. I immediately proceeded with the eyeshadow. Last night was a school night, and I had 7 am classes this morning(I arrived late cos the traffic was really bad. Good thing the the class, Pathology, didn't start on time). In fact, after all this was done I washed my face then went straight to bed. Cutting the crap, here's the photo with the end result. Again forgive me for the poor picture quality Photo Booth made. Promise, this looks much better in person. :)

Open peepers

If you want to achieve(achev) this look, here's how:
1. Color #1: With a small shadow brush, swipe on a brown color(you can go for a shimmery one, too, it's prettier) to the bottom of your upper lids, the area right above the lash lines. Be careful not to go beyond the creases of the eyes, cos we're going for a different color next. Apply the same color to the lower lash lines. Go a bit further down for the not-over-the-top raccoon eyes effect. It would give a sultry kinda effect to the look.

2. Color #2: Now using a medium shadow brush, apply a warm pink to the creases of your eyes, and blend away. Sweep beyond the creases so it almost reaches the brow bones. This technique needs to be done because we need the warm pink to peek out of the the purple which would be applied over it.

3. Color #3: To add the effect of depth to the eyes, the royal color purple is used. It's the rightful heir to the outer corners or the outer V's of the eyes(too much Game of Thrones, I know). Now apply the same color exactly to the lower lash lines(the brown eyeshadow should still predominate), the same way you apply eyeliner.

4. Color #4: A shimmery cream colored eyeshadow is for the inner corners, as well as along the brow bones, to brighten the peepers.

5. Color #5: Using your pinky fingers, dab a bit of gold eyeshadow on the middle of the bottom lids. There's no need for blending here.

6. Apply your favorite eyeliner along your water lines.

And you're done! Just remember: BLEND TO MEND. ;)

*Colors used are from the e.l.f 100 palette

Live long and prosper
XO Rosary Judielle

Seems expensive, yet expressive

Unleashing the color junkie in me, once again.

Here are some photos of Scarlett Johansson at the Mango Fashion Awards 2010.

Now for a closer look at her makeup:

As you can see gold + charcoal colored eyeshadow and the black eyeliner bring out the color of her eyes. I have brown eyes and from what I've researched, the colors blue and purple can really accentuate them.

Okay. My turn.

Was I able to achieve Scarlett J's makeup? Err, not quite, but okay enough. My gold's less pigmented, eyeliner less out there, and the lipstick I wore was paler. But considering my photos' quality, I have done a good job.

Eyes: e.l.f 100 palette, Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing Neo mascara, Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Drama Gel liner in black

Lips: NYX round lippie in Louisiana(If you're wondering why the lippie looked pale, it's cos I only swiped a bit using a lipstick brush. Louisiana's actually a warm fuschia in color)

The ever trusty photo collage (an excuse of vain people who cannot be content with one photo to put their photos together so they won't look too vain. Or so they think.)

Live long and prosper.
XO Judielle


P.S. After 4 years of being blonde and shizz, I've finally dyed my hair black. My hair's originally dark brown but heck, Morticia Addams all the way, baby. All the way.

Garage Glamorous

Took inspiration from Lady Gaga's song, Paparazzi. I'm so excited for her concert next week I can barely sit still! 

Without eyeliner

Err, not sure why my hand's placed on my face like that

Eyes: e.l.f. eyeshadow palette - I used the colors pink, purple, and eggplant(yes, you heard it right). I swiped pink on the lids, purple on the outer v's, and eggplant on the bottom of the lids, right above the lash lines. Blend really well! It doesn't matter how long it takes, cos blending's the key to pretty eye makeup! Don't forget to put a light colored eyeshadow on top and on the inner corners of your eyes. 

Lips: But of course, MAC Viva Glam Gaga lippie

I suggest not putting too much eyeliner on cos it might conceal the eggplant colored eyeshadow. :)


Live long and prosper.
XO Judielle

Suesh Makeup Workshop 2012

So last Saturday(May 12th) my good friend Tricia and I headed to ATC(Alabang Town Center) for Suesh's makeup sesh. We originally planned to reserve slots for the workshop at their branch in Greenhills(which has a bigger and prettier studio) but we were too late, the slots were already full, so we had no choice but to go for the Alabang branch. It was a good thing though, since it's been years since we last set foot in ATC, thus we were pretty much excited to explore the place once again.

We chose the Basic Workshop, which turned out to be, well, basic. Nevertheless, I learned some new techniques. It was not at all useless, given that I've already practiced makeup long before attending the workshop(thanks to YouTube videos!). It was well worth it, and it was so much fun playing with my new brushes! I settled on the all-black 16-piece toolkit which came with different-sized eyeshadow brushes, the dome brush, a flat top angled brush, and blush and powder brushes, among others. It doesn't have a foundation brush, but oh well, I won't be using it anytime soon. Our teacher, Suzzane Tan, had been awesome. Here's her profile posted on Suesh's Multiply site(http://suesh.multiply.com/):

Suzzane holds Certificates on Chief Trainer’s Training in Skin Care and Cosmetology from 2007-2009 in Tokyo, Japan, as well as a certificate of Cosmetology in the Center of Aesthetics Studies (CAS) in 2006.  She is the current Chief Makeup Artist and Marketing Manager for one of the top 3 Japan makeup brands.  She regularly holds training for Corporate Image enhancements and you can see her work on print magazines like Cosmopolitan, Metro, Mega, Lifestyle Asia, etc.

She may seem intimidating but she's actually really nice and approachable in person. And she's very pretty, too. :)

Here are the pictures I took from the workshop! Enjoy browsing!

Oh I just love our printed bottoms!

Me and the beautiful Tricia sans makeup

The package comes with a free palette! How neat is that!

Miss Suzzane Tan, who happens to be the cousin of Tric's loving boyfie, was the one who taught us the how to's.

Rockin our Day makeup

Our gorj teacher teaching us our Night out look

With my classmates :)

Before and after pics!

Went to eat at a Jap resto called John and Yoko(HOMG, this resto's named after two of my favorite people in the whole entire universe!)

Behold, animal skin printed chairs! Just fab.

I love the combination of Aztec and Leopard prints! Unlikely, but, it looks real good!

 That's a rap! We shall be opting for the Advanced Workshop next year! Ipon muna! Hehe.




Live long and prosper.
XO Judielle Lennon



P.S. If you've visited the Suesh site you may have noticed this part right here: 

The girl wearing the blue top's my Ate! She attended the workshop years ago and was lucky enough to have her photo posted on the site.

Just to see you nude

I-it's not what you think it is!

Yeah right. Kinky title. Called it as such because this look is perfect when wearing nude colored dresses for special occasions. Take note, special occasions, cos you might go overboard wearing make up like this on an ordinary sunny day. Wait. Scratch that. This might work on a fun night out, too.

I did this last February, as preparation for my friend's look for a frat's induction ball she was attending. She asked me to go do her make up for her, so I eagerly agreed, of course. Love you, Nicole. <3 I did it on myself first to see if the colors would look good together.

Cranberry + gold, a little brown on the hollows of your eyes, YUM-UH.

 Add a pop of color to your lips, let's say, MAC Craving, shall we? And you're good to go.

Pardon the bushy eyebrows and the messy eyeliner,  I only did this for a little more than 5 minutes.

Remember: it's okay to break the rules sometimes, but see to it that it's for the right reasons. A dark eyeshadow color calls for light colored lips, but as you can see, I used neutral colors for the eyes, so it really doesn't give that clownish effect. Also, this is quite acceptable especially when going for a nude attire.

Live long and prosper.
XO Rosary

Ch-ch-cherries and chocolates

One of the basic makeup rules(unless you wanna look clownish) is toning down the eyes when a dark shade of lipstick is preferred, and vice versa. Like this one look I made.

Ahh, RED. My ultimate favorite color, which, by the way, is my color of choice for my lips. Way back I often wear red lipstick(yes, even in school, though more toned down) but when I started dreaming of becoming a MUA I began venturing on other shades like pinks, purples, and oranges. I'm still in love with red lippies and If I get to be stuck on an island with just one lipstick in hand I'd bring my Ruby Woo with me. Now what are the odds I'd actually get stranded, hmm?

Ta-da! Finished product.

Not obvious here, but I used gold on my lids, then white eyeshadow over the gold for a more subdued look.

Finally, dark brown on my outer v's, white eyeliner on my bottom waterlines, and brown eyeliner on my upper lashlines and bottom waterlines. Wow that's a mouthful.

Just my two cents: If you like applying eyeliner on your bottom lashline, it's better using a brown one cos it'll look more natural than when using black.

Okay, uhm, ignore my Mom's freaky college grad pic at the back.

See what I did there? Dark lipstick, and just the right amount of eyeshadow, nothing too dark, cos you wanna draw attention to your lips.

On my lips: Nichido red liner, MAC Russian Red
On my eyes: e.l.f. 100-shade palette(dark brown, gold, and white), Prestige white eyeliner, MAC Stubborn Brown eye pencil), Majolica Majorca Lash Gorgeous Wing Neo mascara

Live long and prosper.
XO Judielle

Maquillage

Written Feb 11, 2011

MAQUILLAGE

So what’s with all these experiments with make-up? For the record I’m no professional MUA. I just like to do it as a hobby, one I started doing since college. I was inspired by my sister’s friend. She had attended various workshops, and I was enthralled by how well she can apply eye shadow and how professional-looking her make-up case was, what with all the things there inside. It took a long time before I got a make-up case of my own. My sister gave it to me as a present about two years ago. But it never got full. Not even halfway there. I was a student for crying out loud, I was poor, and I was only able to buy things that were student-priced. Hahaha. Anyway here’s my good ‘ol hollow box of wonders.



On the contrary my sister’s case is quite crammed already. Believe it or not, this sister of mine has about 40 lipsticks in all. Majority of those are MAC lippies. Like WOW. I benefit from this really, cos I can borrow anything from her. Cheers for having a sibling who is just like me, only older.

The perks and upsides of the working class. Sigh.

It just takes practice to perfect applying make-up, really. Even salesladies handling make-up counters have a knack of doing it too.

When I start working and get my own munneh, I’ll purchase more stuff then maybe, just maybe, after work, come med school, I’ll be capable of balancing medicine(priorities, priorities), freelancing as a MUA, and being a mother of three. All that I can become, well, except for the last part. Not yet. :)

Live long and prosper
Judielle