THE BASICS, Part One

This is an idea a friend of mine (Shamma, from www.hijabiii.com), came up with as she was helping me with my blog. Last night she suggested that i do something for the make up beginners so here I am with "The Basics". For a beginner there is nothing such as a 'rule of make up', it just depends on your creativity and skills. But its always so much easy on the eyes when you do what you do with some points in mind. So, first of all here's a sketch that i drew up last night as I am not that good with drawing on the computer (not that I'm a good at drawing either).

First of all it is good if you know the terms used. Sketch a, will help you when reading my posts as I'll be using them and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. That is what the first diagram is about.

The sketch b, is the style that i usually follow when I'm doing normal makeups (it does not have to be the exact way to apply color, but this will keep things simple yet elegant). 

I really hope this was helpful. I have also started working on another post which will help you further when applying color. Come back again for Part Two.

COLOR UP

COLOR UP

A few days back i wanted to try colorful makeup on a dark skin tone, and i couldn't think of anyone more beautiful than Suha (aka Suppi or as I like to call her 'My Mulan'). Young, and a fresh face away from any form of media, Suppi gave me the time for this shoot. A big thank you. And once again this is the work of my favorite photographer, Millzero, thanks to you.

About the makeup - I covered her face with a mix of Kryolan TV Paint Stick, Dark Egyptian and Chinese and then set the foundation with loose powder.
Applied Jordana primer to the eyelids and applied a light beige highlighter shade under the brows. I used a shimmery coral-orange in the inner half of the eyelids, as well as under the inner half of the lower lash line.I chose a turquoise shade for the outer half of the eyelids and opted for a purple for outer half of the lower lash line, all in shimmery textures.
I went for a medium-thick black liner with a flick at the end on the top lash lash and used white pencil liner on the water line (both the liners in Gosh). Used two coats of mascara and made up her eyebrows with an Elianto deep brown brow liner.
Added a hint of blush to the checks and made up the lips with a mix of two shades of lipstick to bring out the closest color which matched the shade that I  used for the eyes.

The hair - Did a flick-in blow dry and swept back the hair to a side and secured withe grip pins. I left a section of hair on the sides to give some softness to the face.

Enjoy this look and more coming 

MYSTIC BEAUTY

This is one of my recent experimental work done for a photo shoot by one of the best photographers i know, whose work you can see by the signature name, 'Millzero Photography" (Ali Nishan). Thank you Millzero for giving me great shots every time.  And the model is my beautiful friend Sophu, who has always let me experiment my makeup, who has undergone hours and hours of work on her face, without a single question.

About the makeup - I've gone for a very nude eye makeup with bold lashes and defined ruby red lips. And I have used medium-sized gold sequins on the side of her face, to give some drama for this look (this is the first time I used sequins for a photo shoot although i use them for my training classes to teach my students.)

The hair - I added some volume on top of her head with back combing, braided 2 pieces and then placed them on the hairline and used grip pins to secure them. I let the rest of her long locks fall down, which i believe completed this look.

I really enjoyed doing this makeup.