Makeup Experiment #21: Suzaku (Fushigi Yuugi)

Hello loves!

Here's the part two of our Fushigi Yuugi Beast Gods Makeup Experiment. The first one we did was Seiryuu-inspired (the blue dragon) and now we did the Suzaku-inspired makeup...

Makeup Experiment: Seiryuu (Fushigi Yuugi)

Hey loves!

I had two of my closest friends over last Saturday at my house to hang-out. We decided to do one of our makeup experiments once again. Gucci, my model for this look, actually suggested this idea to do a creative shoot once again. I think I've done my makeup experiments on her the most and I'm happy that she likes doing them! Haha! 

Anyway, we grew up watching animé, so when we were thinking of a look we could do, I had an idea to take inspiration from one of the shows we watched way back when we were in our elementary school days—Fushigi Yuugi. I'm not sure if you're familiar with this animé, but I remember that we make sure we're home before the show air either on the local channel GMA7 or the cable channel AXN. 

Since this makeup experiment should be creative, I didn't pick any of the main characters to draw inspiration from. I chose to pick from the beast Gods—Suzaku, Seiryuu, Byakko, and Genbu. I like that they represent beasts and elements which would make the whole creative makeup process more interesting.

When I asked Gucci which one she liked, it was down to Suzaku and Seiryuu. Why? Because Suzaku is hot while Seiryuu is majority blue (which is a favorite color). 

Anyway, here's a photo of what our experiment turned out. Just by seeing this, you already know which one we went for...

Makeup Experiment #19: Layla-Inspired (From Mobile Legends)

Hey loves!

Since it's Halloween, I think it's a good idea to share a makeover post. This is an old makeover we did months ago...

It's a Layla-inspired look. 

If you're not familiar with the character, she's from a game called Mobile Legends. Here's how she looks like (the blonde version):

It was around early this year that I tried the game. I think I played it for a good 2-3 months til I wasn't interested anymore. During that time, I saw some of my closest college friends also playing the game. So when they planned to get together at my place, we thought of doing a makeover inspired by the characters we played in that game. One of my friends cosplays so she brought her wig and lent it to us for this makeover.

So here's Anna with our Layla-inspired look. We don't have the costume and props so we improvised (well, if you call adding a pair of shades improvisation enough). 

Makeup by : Me 

Hairstyle : Nico Nico

Model : Anna

Photos by : Me

Place taken : My room 

I haven't been playing the game so I dunno if they changed this character's look yet (when I started, her hair was still blue). Haha! But if you also play/ed, which character do/did you use? I usually used Miya, Estes, Eudora, or Aurora. :)

Cheers,
DAWN

Event: Showcase Your Bold Beauty with Ever Bilena

Hello loves!

Last Wednesday, I attended a blog event! Yeah, you heard that right. I finally attended one after probably two years of skipping. As much as I had fun going to these events and learning the newest in the health and beauty scene, I had to sacrifice it so I could make time with work and studies. Now that I'm taking a break from finishing my post grad stuff, I have time again to join in the fun and get to hang with old blogger friends! 

I do have to admit that I was a bit nervous to return to that scene. I don't know if some of the bloggers that I had the pleasure to hang out with back then would still recognize me. I also had the feeling that this event is gonna be big because it was held at White Space, Makati. Other than my slight nervousness, I was also embarrassed because I was almost an hour late! A huge fire occurred at one of the places that we passed by on our way to the venue. It caused heavy traffic and rerouting. :(

 When I finally arrived, I saw so many familiar faces! Friendly faces greeted me and I was able to catch up with most of them! I was welcomed by the Project Vanity team as well and explained to me the instructions regarding the activities for this event. 

The venue was divided in four. At the left most side is the area where you can eat. Food and drinks were available and I must say, I love the skewers and the fried wanton nacho fusion (I don't know the exact name of that food). The right most side has a photography studio set up. At the middle, you get to see makeup stations complete with mirrors, lights, chairs, and makeup and tools. Across it are counters filled with Ever Bilena products just like the one on the photo below.

The main activity was to choose one of the looks that are considered current beauty trends which you see at the photo above. Each look has at least three Ever Bilena product as its key items to create the look. Each guest will pick one and will get the items needed (we get to take them home too! Yippee!) and proceed to the makeup station where we try to attempt to recreate the chosen makeup look.

The walls have the different looks displayed that we can use as our references aside from the given sketch. They were modeled by the beautiful ambassadors of the brand—Diana Menezes and Loisa Andalio.

Check out the bloggers and influencers getting busy with their makeup application.

While the makeup stations were full, I browsed the counters to check out the different products from EB.

I really wanted to try any of these cleansers. I'm curious about how it works since it claims to cleanse the skin, remove makeup, whiten, and one can even tighten pores. I was able to use the makeup remover when I removed the swatches I made. The remover was really effective for it completely wiped off the waterproof makeup I applied. It doesn't feel too oily or greasy too.

I also noticed the liquid lipsticks! Check out the swatches below (Thanks Tellie for letting me take a photo of the swatches you made! Haha!).

Left to Right: Private Beach, Chocolate Truffle, Jet Setter, Skinny Dip, Fire Opal, and Hotel Heiress

Oh, we were also welcome to borrow any of the testers in one of the counters for our looks. The other counter, on the other hand, is equipped with more stocks of the products which the guests can buy on a discount.

From the nine looks to choose from, I chose to try and create Sunrise Pink. I chose this because I think it's one of the ones that I can get creative but not TOO creative (if you get what I mean). I stayed away from the most colorful one because I will have dinner with friends after this event. Haha!

Sunrise Pink has a strong pink blush accompanied with nude eyeshadow and lips. A clean and precise brows are also important to help frame the face. That being said, to create the look, the key products are the Ever Bilena Matic Brow Liner in Earh, Cheek Blush in Shy, and Matte Lipstick in Skin.

Before I proceeded with my makeup, here's a selfie with my makeup buddy, Tellie of Beauty by Tellie. Yeah, she uses my shoulder as her prop for her poses.

Aside from the given products, I also used some of the tools and makeup available at the booth. The testers were unused too and the mini blending sponges were adorable! I was able to try their eyeliners. The black pen type liquid eyeliner was really black and easy to use. It dries pretty quickly after application. I also used the eyeshadow palette that Tellie has (the colorful one at the photo above), mostly the yellow one for highlight.

Check out Tellie posing seductively while applying makeup. Haha! I noticed back when we had our overnight that she does smile and pose a lot when applying makeup. Haha! 

And just look at how pretty her makeup turned out! She picked the most colorful and probably the hardest one to do among the selections, Color Shift. I kept calling her a spring goddess!

Look who's also in the event! It's my good friend Helen of Lucky Citrine! She chose the Brow Story makeup look.

And here's how it looks! Haha! I added a black winged liner to the look. 

After applying the makeup, we proceeded to having our photos taken. Check out how my photos looked like below.

I wish I fixed my hair before going to the photo studio set up. Haha!

I find the matte lipstick in Skin too pale so I added a hint of color.

And yeah, I took a lot of selfies... and yeah, I already narrowed it down to a smaller number than it originally was. Haha!

BUT WAIT! There's more!!!

We were able to get a sneak peek of the new products to watch out for from Ever Bilena!

They have mascaras, brow pens, liquid lipsticks and highlighters! Woooooot!
Which one is my fave? The highlighters, of course!

Just check out the swatches...

They are so smooth and buttery and not chalky! It's a must-try!

Another one to look-out for is the brow pens. They dry on skin pretty quickly and will stay put until the time I used makeup remover.

The darker shade would work well with my dark brows!

I wasn't able to try the mascaras, but four new kinds will be released soon! I wonder which one gives the best volume and length. 

And check out these liquid lipsticks!! These are the classic matte lipsticks of the brand but in liquid form!

(Thanks for swatching these, Helen!)

And there are new shades too!

From left to right: Juno, Serena, Thalia, Aphrodite, Aura, and Iris

These new products will be at Ever Bilena counters either on July or August so you better watch out for them, especially the highlighters and liquid lipsticks. The rest of the year will indeed be more colorful with these in your stash. ;)

And that's all I can report about the event. For more info about Ever Bilena and their products, do check out their WEBSITE
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Do you think I was able to achieve a Bold and Beautiful face? What do you think of my attempt to create the Sunrise Pink look?

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Minako Aino-Inspired Makeover

Hello everyone!

Last Saturday, my friend Nico (who I also call Yuki) came over so we can do a practice makeup for her latest cosplay character—Minako Aino. 

Here's what we did...

But before all the makeover details, who is this Minako Aino?

She's popularly known as Sailor Venus from the anime and manga Sailormoon!

She's also my favorite Sailor Warrior! ;) Here's a link to her wikipage for more info.

Nico and some of her friends have this project to recreate the cast of Sailormoon but not in their traditional Sailor warrior costume. They'll create a J-street fashion version inspired from the characters they'll play.

My friend is still the process of creating an outfit. But since it's not yet ready, she brought a different outfit. That big red bow is part of the outfit and she made it herself!

She asked me if I could help her with her makeup so she came over and I taught her how to apply makeup. 

Nico already has clear skin so I advised her to just go with a BB cream and don't make the face matte with powder. She already has dry skin so adding moisturizer or face oil would help a lot so her face won't get cakey.

The key element in this makeup look is a fierce eye with hints of orange and gold; a bold winged liner; and orange lipstick with gold as well.

And voila! See more of her photos below.

Look at her selfie with Mr. Pickles and my phone (the case is Sailormoon).

Oh, I also used a yellow-gold highlighter and it instantly made her skin glow!

Her eyes are already big and wide so I didn't opt to apply so much eyeliner. I did define the contours of her eyes and cheeks.

The makeup looks good one her that she can even do it for everyday makeup!

All photos are taken by Nico on her cellphone. :P

So what do you think of this makeover?

Cheers, 

DAWN