The day of love is an excuse to step up the game when it comes to makeup. Here I want to share with you what I did on myself on the day of love.
♥♥♥Face
I basically did my everyday face routine but I used foundation today since I need a little bit of coverage on my cheeks just to cover my veins.
Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Benefit Oxygen Wow Flawless Foundation in Champagne
Garnier BB Roll On
Saizen Chiffon Foundation in Natural
San San Single Eyeshadow in Deep Earth Brown *contour*
Wet 'n Wild Icon Blusher in Mellow Wine
♥♥♥Brows
This is the part where I spend most of the time when I'm doing my makeup because I want an almost perfectly crisp brows.
Revlon Fantasy Brow in Brunette
San San HD Concealer in Beige *clean up the edges and to highlight the brow bone*
♥♥♥Eyes
So I did a sloppy work on my eyeshadow since it's a bit too early to do a dramatic or a classy eye makeup. I just quickly defined my crease and added an iridescent shadow on the center of the lip to make my eyes pop. For some lift I coated my lashes with 2 of my favorite mascaras.
San San Single Eyeshadow in Cotton Candy Pink *lid*
San San Single Eyeshadow in Warm Copper Fire *crease*
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Wet 'n Wild Fergie Centerstage Big Girls Don't Cry Mascara
♥♥♥Lips
I experimented today and tried out the ombre lips. What I did is a brighter color on the inside and a pale pink on the corners of my lips
Maybelline Baby Lips *moisturize my chapped lips*
MAC Matte Lipstick in Please Me *outer edges*
NYX Round Lipstick in Fire *inner part*
♥♥♥Hair
I styled my hair today! I was aiming for a beachy waves but my hair has a mind of its own so it looked like a messy bed hair.
Tresseme Keratin Heat Protectant Spray
Revlon Curl Ceramic Wand
♥♥♥OOTD
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY Beautiful People! Stay pretty inside and out. ♥
I finally did my mom’s makeup and it’s the second time around because I already did a trial makeup on her which I posted on my Instagram account @ixadevera. Here is what I did on the trial makeup without editing and without any filters.
The foundation was too light on her since it’s not her shade so we bought another one that’s suits her skin tone.
She attended her company’s awards night and here’s the makeup I did on her:
*Natural Light
*With Flash
At our trial makeup I did a more dramatic eye but she and my dad didn't like a dramatic one so I did a more subtle smokey eye on the day itself. I altered the look a lot since I used different products.
Here is the list of products I used on her:
♥Face♥
Benefit Porefessional
Revlon Photoready Liquid Foundation in Medium Beige
Fashion 21 Loose Powder in #1
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Wet ‘n Wild Blusher in Mellow Wine
♥Brows♥
Revlon Fantasy Brow in Brunette
Urban Decay Naked Basics (Faint)
♥Eyes♥
Wet ‘n Wild Fergie Centerstage Collection Eye Primer
Urban Decay Naked 2 (Outer V: Pistol; Center of the lid: Verve)
San San Gel Eyeliner in Black
Benefit They’re Real Mascara
♥Lips♥
NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Hot Red
Wet ‘n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Red Velvet
I was amazed with the eye primer since her eye makeup lasts up to 8 hours and didn’t crease even though she has an oily lid. Also, the foundation holds on her oily skin. Almost everything that I put on her stays up to the end of the night.
I failed to take a before picture but here are some of the pictures I took after I glam her up.
If you want me to do your makeup, please email me at eliciadevera@gmail.com for inquiries. Thank you!
It's almost Valentine's Day! I have another makeup look for you, beautiful people. This time it's for a night date or for night out for some people who prefer to go clubbing instead. If you haven't watched my video about that, here it is...
Anyway, here is the complete list of products that I used for this look:
|FACE|
Foundation: Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow in Champage
Concealer: San San HD Foundation in Beige
Powder: Fashion 21 Loose Powder in #1
Contour: San San Single Eyeshadow in Warm Copper Fire
Blush: Paint Box Artistry Eyeshadow and Blush Kit (Coral blush)
|Eyes|
Base: Sephora Cream Blush in Rose Glow
Lid: San San Single Eyeshadow in Pink Opal
Transition Color: San San Single Eyeshadow in Warm Copper Fire
Crease: Paint Box Artistry Eyeshadow and Blush Kit (Shimmery Dark Brown)
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Champagne on Ice
Have a romantic Valentine's Day ahead! Remember that you will be happy even though your single or far away from your love one. You can always spent it with your family and friends. Smile! :)
Hello beautiful people! Since I already have a lot of haul videos on my channel, today I'll blog about what I bought today from Watson's. This isn't bragging, by the way. :)
Roaming around Watson's I saw some products that I didn't know about. Did you know that Revlon offers a brow pencil and gel? Are you aware that Watson's offer Pond's BB Cream with a free beauty sponge? They also have buy one get one free products as well.
First thing that I looked for is the Revlon Whipped Foundation. Looking and swatching the product, they are too light for my mom's skin tone. We were about to buy that one because I heard that it is good for oily skin and cream foundations are for skin with large pores. But then again they are too light so we picked out other foundation from the brand. We, then picked out Revlon Photoready Foundation for it is good for night events. The shade that we got is Natural Beige, the darkest one. I will be doing my mom's makeup for their event, by the way, and I will be blogging about that.
Since I have a coupon, that I got from my BDJ Power Planner, of PHP500 off for a purchase of PHP1,500 of Revlon Products so we got another product. I saw that Revlon offers a tinted brow gel so we opted for that. I got the one in Brunette. I will be reviewing that on my YouTube Channel, watch out for that. :) Revlon also have a freebie of a makeup bag (as seen in the picture below).
The Revlon Photoready costs PHP925 and the Brow Fantasy Pencil & Gel costs PHP575, with a total of PHP1,500. Plus the coupon, so we only payed PHP1,000 for both.
We also bought the Pond's BB cream with a free beauty sponge that looks like the real Beauty Blender. It costs PHP299. It is a great deal since beauty sponges costs around PHP120-200. It's like spending for a single product but you got both! Then I bought myself a round brush that only cost PHP99.75 and when you buy 2, the second one has 15% off. So we bought 2 for me and my sister. Also, I got the facial massager from Marionnaud, which costs PHP99. This will help further clean the pores.
That is everything that we bought today at Watson's. Hope you enjoyed reading. Have a great day! ♥
Here are the beauty products that I have been using and in love with for the month of January. :)
For foundation, I have been grabbing on to m L'Oreal Super Blendable True Match Foundation. I am in N4 and it suits m skin tone quite well when I blend it out. It sure is super blendable and it is also buildable. I sheer it down always because I don't want to have a full on foundation for everyday basis. I love this because it has an SPF of 17pa++ and it has a lot of shades and undertones for almost everyone. Also, it is a somewhat high-end of the drugstore makeup which makes it sort of affordable.
My skin is almost corrected now, from super dry to normal. I've been oiling up on my nose and cheeks that is why I looked for an oil control powder. This K-Palette Zero Teka Mat Powder really controls my oil and it gives out a great job in setting my foundation. It only has two shades but it somewhat comes off translucent when applied to the skin. The only downside of this is that it is not available here in the Philippines. My mom bought it for me at Sasa in Macau.
To achieve a rosy glow, I use the Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Blusher in Mellow Wine. It is highly pigmented; a little bit of this will go a long way. It is the perfect color on my skin tone and it doesn't have any shimmers or glitters. It is totally matte but it doesn't make my cheeks flat. Also, it stays on all day even when I only put on a little amount of it.
Highlighting my brow bone is a must for me now and I always use the E.L.F. Single Eyeshadow in Butter Cream. It is a satin cream eyeshadow that has micro shimmers that I love. I also use this on my inner eye corner or even on the highest points of my cheekbones. It gives out a healthy glow and it looks natural. It is also a good amount for a single eyeshadow.
I've been using mascara quite often and I always use the Wet 'n Wild Fergie Collection Big Girls Don't Cry Mascara. It makes my lashes look naturally volumize and it lengthens quite a bit. Even when I put on tons of layers, it doesn't clump. The only downside of this is that it isn't waterproof, but that is not a big deal for me. I love it even more because it is easy take off and doesn't damage my lashes. It also has proteins to condition the lashes too!
A staple in my makeup bag is a my lips but better type of lipstick and a lip balm. Why not have that in a single product with Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. This product is always in my makeup bag because I can never go wrong with mlbb lipstick. It is hydrating, doesn't dry out my lips and it has minty scent and feel to it. It is also opaque but it does transfer. It claims that it doesn't but it does but I still love it.
The last makeup product that I love and my favorite lipstick of all time is the MAC Amplified Lipstick in Fast Play. It is also a mlbb. It is the only MAC lipstick that I have that doesn't make my lips chap. The only thing is that it doesn't stay that long on my lips but I really love the color of it.
Since I've been oiling up, I need to have an oil film before I retouch. I've been loving the Clean & Clear Oil Control Film. I used to use the original one and was curious why this one is pink so I bought it. When I used it I found out that it has a scent. I don't like beauty products with strong scent but I got used to the pomegranate scent of this and learned to love it over time.
A good makeup remover is always a makeup enthusiast bestfriend. I found mine in Ilog Maria Honeymilk Cleanser and Moisturizer. I use this with a cotton ball or pad and run through my face. It will remove makeup right away and moisturize the face at the same time. In addition to that it only cost less than 200 bucks!
I have dry scalp and dry ends of hair because of the cold weather but Ilog Maria Royal Jelly Hair Oil does the trick. It moisturizes my scalp and hair leaving an aroma that I love. It does make my hair look greasy, though, but it does it's job anyway. I always use this after bath, when my hair is still wet. I put a drop on m scalp and massage it through and also to the tips of my hair.
That's about it with my January 2014 beauty favorites. I also made a video about this, watch it here:
Muriel Vega Perez, the chief makeup artist of PAC by Martha Talaar, and PAC organized an exclusive makeup workshop. It is in contest form where people who wants to join will post a status on Facebook about the workshop or repost the picture in Instagram. Well, I did both and was lucky enough to win again on Muriel Vega Perez' contest.
The exclusive workshop held last Wednesday, January 29,2014, at PAC Head Office at Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City. It was at 2pm but the registration started at 1:30, and I came at around 1:40 and I am the 2nd one who arrived. Some are late because of the accident at Magallanes, EDSA.
The picture above is the set up of some PAC makeup products and even skin care. These are the products the makeup artist used in the demo. PAC makeup products are all organic, highly pigmented and can be used in differently. The downside of this is that PAC is slightly overpriced as MAC but their products is with high quality.
The workshop started with an introduction of the brand by their marketing officer and then introduced us to Muriel Vega Perez. He taught us about prepping the skin, application techniques and so much more. He is very bubbly and I never got bored while he's teaching, even though some of the things he taught I already heard from the previous workshops I've been to. We learned a lot while having fun and it was a never ending laughter workshop.
Here is the finished day to night makeup by Muriel Vega Perez on the beautiful model, Clay. After the demo, he asked us to create a look inspired of what he already created. All of us were busy doing our makeup without makeup brushes (as seen below) because he thought that brushes will be provided in the workshop, but we should have brought our own.
Finishing the our makeup, he decided who won and it wasn't me but a soon to be married participant won because of the technique she used. She had layering of eyeliner going on her eyes, which is gold and black. She also won a freebie from PAC.
Unfortunately, I failed to grab the chance of taking a photo with Muriel Vega Perez but here's what I did on myself.
I just noticed that I almost always do the same makeup look on me after every workshop but I do apply different techniques. And I can say that I am proud of my finished look since I didn't have any brushes with me and I only used my fingers and cotton buds. I am not pretty sure about what products I used except all products are form PAC, of course, and for the eyeliner I used the color Terra Brown.
I hope they will have advance makeup workshop soon. :)
♥♥♥Face
